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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Today’s digitally savvy customers have high expectations of retailers for convenience, responsiveness, and ease of doing business both in-store and online. Our recent survey of over 2,000 US consumers found that retailers that can drive a seamless, omnichannel customer experience (CX) – across physical and digital channels – have huge benefits for brand relevance, profitability, and customer loyalty.

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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: Laura Noonan, Chief Revenue Officer at CallFinder + Angie Kronlage, Director of Program Success at Working Solutions + April Wiita, Vice President of Program Success at Working Solutions

Are you still manually reviewing calls? 🤔 If so, this webinar is for you! What was once a common practice in the call center is now a barrier to success. Manual call monitoring is no longer an option if you want to proactively coach your agents to ultimately improve the customer experience using data-driven insights. Join this webinar with Angie Kronlage and April Wiita of Working Solutions to discuss how you can modernize outdated, manual call review processes through the power of autom

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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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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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Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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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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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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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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Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your organization’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.

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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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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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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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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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The 5 Essentials of a CX-First Platform Customer experience was once considered a soft metric, or a “nice to have.” But it is now a board-level priority for many brands. The experience you provide your customers is a defining way to differentiate your business from the competition. But how can you really make CX a priority when you have competing budget and resource constraints?

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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 22, 2023

Large language model (LLM) training has surged in popularity over the last year with the release of several popular models such as Llama 2, Falcon, and Mistral. Customers are now pre-training and fine-tuning LLMs ranging from 1 billion to over 175 billion parameters to optimize model performance for applications across industries, from healthcare to finance and marketing.

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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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Ready to explore 2024’s CX landscape? Join experts from SMG and guest Forrester as they discuss prominent trends actively shaping the industry and dive into a stack of bold predictions for the year ahead. Will the average customer experience improve? How can leaders leverage their CX metrics to establish financial linkage? What will global firms achieve using customer-facing generative AI?

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 16, 2023

The Future of Customer Research Teams: Innovating for Success in 2024 and Beyond AI’s enthralling me these days, and it seems the world’s caught in the same spell. One realm set for a profound AI makeover is customer market research—a topic worth diving into since it’s likely on many of your radars too. Exciting or nerve-wracking—depends on which way you look at it.

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Integrity Solutions

DECEMBER 20, 2023

So often, we listen to respond. We’re waiting for the other person to finish talking so we can tell them what we know. Effective sales conversations, however, are rooted in a mindset of listening to understand. Let’s explore why that distinction is so fundamental in sales, and what you can learn about active listening in sales from the best sales coaches.

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Cyara

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) refers to the process of voice being compressed and then transmitted over the internet to a receiver. At the receiving end it is decompressed back into an audible voice.

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