Heart of the Customer

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Authors: Topher Mitchell & Jim Tincher This blog is authored by Topher Mitchell, the creator of Qualtrics’ Value Advisory function, and Jim Tincher, the CEO and founder of Heart of the Customer. The article was originally published by Qualtrics. Customer experience is good for business. You believe that, and so does your leadership team. Unfortunately, […] The post To be a change maker in CX, focus on business outcomes appeared first on Heart of the Customer.

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Team Support

DECEMBER 20, 2023

As 2023 comes to a close, now is the time to reflect on wins and losses from throughout the year. Maybe you had a banner year—or maybe you’re celebrating just getting through turbulent times. Either way, before you pop that bottle of champagne, it’s time to start thinking about New Year’s resolutions for your customer support team. In today’s increasingly competitive marketplace, people—particularly those in customer support—are key to setting your company apart from the crowd.

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Blueshift

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The Holiday Season often brings to mind the joy of giving and receiving, but not every gift hits the mark. Have you ever unwrapped a present that left you scratching your head, wondering if the sender really knew you at all? It happens more often than we think. Just like receiving a moldy fruitcake, customers often find themselves on the receiving end of experiences that feel disconnected, impersonal, and downright baffling.

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Zonka Feedback

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In the realm of customer service, the frontline staff serves as the face of a business. Their interactions with customers are important in shaping perceptions, loyalty, and overall satisfaction. To utilize the power of these frontline encounters and deliver a customer-centric experience, companies leverage a potent tool - frontline customer service surveys.

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Customer education has become a key driver for growth, retention, and product adoption. Our latest 2024 State of Customer Education Report uncovers critical data and insights from a survey of over 200 industry leaders, offering a look at the evolving role of education in driving business success. Inside, you'll find data on key trends and strategies, including: Strategies for Scaling & Customization: Find out which investments in learning technology deliver the biggest ROI and scalability.

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Gainsight

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Good data has never been more important to effectively interact with customers both in and outside your product. Knowing how deep (or shallow) customers’ product adoption may be is critical to driving them to achieve value, engaging at the right moment in the right channel, and improving overall customer and user experiences. And this data can only come from effectively capturing and acting on insights measured through product analytics.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 21, 2023

I’m obsessed with AI at the moment. Luckily, the rest of the world seems to be, also. One area that will feel the influence of AI keenly is customer market research. I thought we could discuss this here today since it likely affects many of you readers, too. A recent article by Qualtrics, “ AI Will Reinvent the Market Research Industry ,” had a couple of stats I wanted to share with you today, which include: 83% of researchers see AI as an industry opportunity, and 7% see it as a threat. 2

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Lumoa

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Have you ever thought about how some businesses manage to analyze thousands of customer reviews and feedback quickly? The secret lies in the capabilities of AI and its proficiency in conducting sentiment analysis. Customer feedback is a precious resource for understanding what’s effective and what needs improvement. However, manually sifting through and evaluating this feedback can be incredibly time-consuming.

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The DiJulius Group

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Prepare for an enlightening conversation on how artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing customer service and creating a significant competitive advantage! On today’s episode of The Customer Service Revolution, John’s guest, Aurélien Coq, an astute product manager at Eskers, will share how AI automation liberates customer service professionals from monotonous tasks and empowers them with new.

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Gainsight

DECEMBER 21, 2023

For a long time, proactive vs reactive was a common debate among Customer Success professionals. Now, the verdict is in, and everyone agrees that proactive Customer Success Managers (CSMs) are best positioned to drive value and deliver a better customer experience. But when you’re an early-stage company, proactive management is difficult without the right resources and tooling.

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Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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ECXO

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The European Customer Experience Organization (ECXO) is delighted to announce our first Linkedin live session in 2024: The Yes Code: Cracking the Practical Side of AI-Empowered Customer Conundrum with Lior Arussy at On February 7th at 2 pm CET – 1 pm GMT – 8 am EST Subscribe here: [link] Featuring one of the world’s leading authorities on customer experience, transformation, and change.

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BlueOcean

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Customer care QA processes are moving from limited sampling to real-time, holistic analysis thanks to emerging conversation intelligence technologies that impact every corner of the contact center for the better. At a recent industry conference, the session on quality assurance began with the keynote speaker taking the mic, and boldly announcing: “when it comes to QA, monitoring one percent of one percent is BS, and we all know it.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Let’s talk about goals! We’ve seen a lot of them this year. Big ones. Small ones. But mostly…pretty vague ones! Customer experience work is challenging when the goals are ill-defined and success is never really measured. That’s why we’re curious…how did your CX objectives go this year? What’s your biggest objective for next year? (We’re curious about other things, too, like how do YOU know you’re doing a good job?

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Comm100

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Generative AI stands out as a groundbreaking development this year, showing particular promise in the realm of customer service. But with so much conversation around it, how many people really understand how Generative AI works? This blog post delves into this question, offering a straightforward explanation of Generative AI and how it really works.

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Understanding and improving your customer experience (CX) can have a massive impact on your bottom line. Choosing the right voice of customers (VoC) solution is a critical step to elevating CX. Frost & Sullivan researched more than 50 leading VoC vendors, analyzing both their “innovation index” and “growth index” to independently select the top 10 performers in each of these categories.

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ECXO

DECEMBER 20, 2023

28 1 Personalisation and hyperpersonalisation are as old the dinosaurs. In the same year Jurassic Park arrived in our cinemas (1993), Don Peppers and Martha Rogers predicted in their great book, The One to One Future , the end of mass marketing and a shift to personalisation. Marketers, and enterprise software vendors from dta and analytics to voice of customer, have spent the past 20 to 30 years trying to work out how to get it right – with mostly disappointing results.

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TechSee

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The latest technologies, trends & insights about Customer Service & Support of Things, for contact center and field service professionals.

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AWS Machine Learning

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most transformational technologies of our generation and provides opportunities to be a force for good and drive economic growth. The growth of large language models (LLMs), with hundreds of billions of parameters, has unlocked new generative AI use cases to improve customer experiences, boost employee productivity, and so much more.

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Totango

DECEMBER 20, 2023

We are delighted to share that Totango was recognized in the G2 Winter 2024 reports for its exemplary performance in the customer success software category. These awards reflect superior engagement and commitment from our users, who continue to highlight and share the key aspects of Totango and our software they find most beneficial. The best of both worlds: unmatched enterprise-grade implementation and usability The G2 Winter 2024 reports ranked Totango as the number one customer success softwa

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Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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BirdEye

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Riiing, riiing. Your customers are calling — don’t leave them hanging. According to our research, 35% of businesses still believe that phone calls are the most effective communication channel. Therefore, choosing the right phone system is critical for any small business. It’s not just about making calls; it’s about ensuring seamless communication, enhancing customer service, and supporting your business’s growth.

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Optimove

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Re-engage your churned customers with this guide Download Now Why it Matters: Marketing fatigue happens when consumers feel overwhelmed by generic and irrelevant messages. It can cause customer alienation, diminished loyalty, and reduced trust and lead to negative brand perception, wasted resources, and lower return on investment. For brands, message relevancy and personalization are key to mitigating marketing fatigue.

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AWS Machine Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Customers are faced with increasing security threats and vulnerabilities across infrastructure and application resources as their digital footprint has expanded and the business impact of those digital assets has grown. A common cybersecurity challenge has been two-fold: Consuming logs from digital resources that come in different formats and schemas and automating the analysis of threat findings based on those logs.

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SaleMove

DECEMBER 22, 2023

See 3 top trends for financial institutions in 2024 including delivering value with technology, generative AI, and the value of a unified interaction platform. The post Delivering Value and Efficiency Through Interactions appeared first on Glia Blog | Digital Customer Service Explained.

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Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight

As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.

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NobelBiz

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Have you ever wondered how call centers manage the overwhelming number of customer calls, especially those tricky situations that require immediate attention? The secret lies in effective escalation management, a crucial aspect often overlooked. In this article, we’ll explore how technology can be a game-changer in managing call escalations, ensuring swift and satisfactory resolutions.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 22, 2023

This year has undeniably been dominated by the rise of AI, bringing both positive and negative outcomes. We host Alex Mead , Global Customer Service Experience Director of Alvarez & Marsal ( alexmead@sky.com ), to discuss this crucial topic and its implications for experiences. Mead envisions that AI will significantly reduce customer effort in their experiences.

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AWS Machine Learning

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This post was written in collaboration with Ankur Goyal and Karthikeyan Chokappa from PwC Australia’s Cloud & Digital business. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are becoming an integral part of systems and processes, enabling decisions in real time, thereby driving top and bottom-line improvements across organizations. However, putting an ML model into production at scale is challenging and requires a set of best practices.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Top Takeaways: A brand is not just about a name. It’s about being united and joining together under a common set of values. It starts with leadership defining who you are as an organization and what you stand for. Then, it is reinforced daily throughout the organization through empowerment and recognition. Creating an organization’s positive and supportive culture is key to delivering extraordinary experiences.

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Speaker: Jennifer Wright and Nick Barron

2025 is right around the corner, and with it comes a new wave of consumer expectations, competitive pressures, and operational challenges. Success lies in finding the balance between operational flexibility and creating experiences that keep customers coming back. The future of retail belongs to those who can stay ahead of shifting customer preferences and marketing trends. 🔮 In this session, we’ll dive deep into what it takes to keep customers engaged and your operations nimble, no matt

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BirdEye

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Online reviews have rapidly become the top source of new leads, with 34% of marketers citing them as the number one channel for customer acquisition. And that’s just scratching the surface of their potential – one Birdeye’s latest data report found that 92% of consumers read at least two reviews before deciding whether to trust a business.

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Gainsight

DECEMBER 19, 2023

A carefully crafted customer journey is not static. They shift and change with your products, your markets and even your go-to-market strategy. If you’re facing the need to revisit and revamp your customer experience, our discussion with Mai Elizer, Senior Solutions Engineer at Comeet , offered invaluable insights into constructing a predictable and efficient customer journey.

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AWS Machine Learning

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This is a guest post co-written with Babu Srinivasan from MongoDB. As industries evolve in today’s fast-paced business landscape, the inability to have real-time forecasts poses significant challenges for industries heavily reliant on accurate and timely insights. The absence of real-time forecasts in various industries presents pressing business challenges that can significantly impact decision-making and operational efficiency.

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