Sat.Sep 29, 2018 - Fri.Oct 05, 2018

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Data quality (or the lack thereof) and its influence on your CX

Quadient

In the age of the empowered consumer, if you don't really know your customers then they're going to find a competitor who does. High quality, managed customer data will help you keep your customers, because it enables you to make the right offer to your customer at the right time and through the channel that they prefer.

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What Kind of Customer Experience Leader Do You Need to Be?

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

The job descriptions for a customer experience leader vary between tactical analyst and strategic overlord. Defining just what a customer experience leader does can be tricky. But what’s even trickier is when you may not have customer experience or customer insights in your title. Maybe you’re a survey pro or a journey mapping guide, but only when your regular duties allow.

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AI and the Customer Experience: 3 Situations Where Customers Prefer AI

Interactions

OCTOBER 3, 2018 These days, you can’t turn on the. Read more » The post AI and the Customer Experience: 3 Situations Where Customers Prefer AI appeared first on Interactions Resource Center.

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4 Keys To Delivering Outstanding Customer Service

Omnicus

Customer service improves customer retention and boosts your bottom line.

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2024 State of Customer Education Report

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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Customer Experience and Customer Service: What's the Difference?

CX Journey

Image courtesy of CXPA It's that time of year again. This week, we are celebrating CX Day and Customer Service Week. I love that they land on the calendar at the same time, and yet, let's just keep adding to the confusion! I've written about the differences before: Customer Experience is More Than Just Customer Service Customer Service or Customer Experience Customer Experience Isn't Just about Customer Service Looks like I need to get more creative with my blog post titles!

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CRM + CEM: The Perfect Pairing to Empower Frontline Agents and Uncover Predictive Insights

CloudCherry

Combining the data from a CRM and a CEM is a perfect pairing – like wine and cheese or peanut butter and jelly. Great by themselves, but amazing when combined. Together, a CRM + CEM can provide a well-rounded picture of what your customers are doing, and help to predict what they do next. What is a CRM? Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software provides useful information such as the amount of money that a customer has spent, how long they have been a customer, or what they usually b

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One Brand Who Used Market Research to Crush the Competition

QuestionPro Audience

I’m going to let you in on a deep, dark secret: there are still companies who do not conduct market research. They actually launch new products without having the research to back up their assumptions. Now, don’t ask me to try to explain their rationale, as it it far too crazy for me to comprehend, but I can say with confidence that I’m fairly certain these companies aren’t growing by leaps and bounds.

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Building the Contact Center SOW: The Framework for Success

BlueOcean

You’ve heard it before – stress is the outcome of reality not aligning with expectations. And nothing takes a toll on relationships quite as quickly as stress. When outsourcing your company’s customer support – whether for the first time or the fifth time – the relationship is understandably complex. You simply can’t rely on an unwritten set of rules or assumptions or, sooner or later, that relationship will come under serious stress.

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eBook: Humanizing Customer Experience

Experience Matters

Temkin Group has labeled 2018 “The Year of Humanity.” To support this theme, over the past year we have conducted research and developed content – such as this eBook – specifically aimed at helping fellow CX professionals improve the world around us. In this eBook, Humanizing Customer Experience, you will learn about: The Six Key Traits Of Human Beings that are important to understand how people think, feel, and act.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

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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CRM + CEM: The Perfect Pairing to Empower Frontline Agents and Uncover Predictive Insights

CloudCherry

Combining the data from a CRM and a CEM is a perfect pairing – like wine and cheese or peanut butter and jelly. Great by themselves, but amazing when combined. Together, a CRM + CEM can provide a well-rounded picture of what your customers are doing, and help to predict what they do next. What is a CRM? Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software provides useful information such as the amount of money that a customer has spent, how long they have been a customer, or what they usually b

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The Best Infographics of September

QuestionPro Audience

September may have gone by in the blink of an eye, but we can still learn something interesting from it. We’ve compiled the top 5 infographics, with a wide variety of topics. From quitting jobs to medicinal drugs, these infographics are sure to capture your attention and teach you a thing or two. 1 — 8 ENTREPRENEURS WHO STARTED LATE AND FOUND SUCCESS.

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CX is Served “On the Rocks”

InMoment XI

Thursday night in August, all the stars had aligned. I was sitting at dinner with four of my treasured girlfriends for the first time in months, drinking margaritas and catching up on life. Between all of us, we have 18 kids, so combine all our schedules (and my work travel schedule) and you soon realize. View Article.

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Report: Net Promoter Score Benchmark Study, 2018

Experience Matters

We published a Temkin Group report, Net Promoter Score Benchmark Study, 2018. This is the seventh year of this study that includes Net Promoter® Scores (NPS®) on 342 companies across 20 industries. Here’s the executive summary: Many large companies use Net Promoter® Score (NPS®) to evaluate their customers’ loyalty. To compare scores across organizations and industries, Temkin Group measured the NPS of 342 companies across 20 industries based on a survey of 10,000 U.S. consumers.

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Frost Radar: Voice of Customer Analytics, 2024

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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4 Strategies to Improve Customer Experience in the Airline Industry

Customer Bliss

Though many of us may enjoy out-of-town excursions that require a flight, we’re often a little less enthusiastic about the thought of the airport or the in-flight experience. Thankfully, there are leaders in the airline industry who understand this and are working tirelessly to improve both of these experiences. In today’s episode, you’ll hear from Karen Ellis , the Chief Customer Officer of San Antonio airport , and Sonya Lacore , Vice President of Inflight Operations at Southwest A

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A Look Back at Dreamforce 2018

GetFeedback

Last week, we joined nearly 200,000 Trailblazers for 4 days of learning and exploration. Dreamforce 2018 was a blast from start to finish. It was our biggest year yet—with 9 sessions, 3 booths, and a Demo Jam to boot. And we got to connect with amazing people along the way, from the customer success and support gurus who are using Salesforce for good to the admins who make it all possible.

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Ameren Missouri’s Gains CX Success Through Culture Change

InMoment XI

In today’s service-obsessed world, community and citizen expectations are rising. Ameren Missouri has been acutely aware of the fact that they need to compete with new trends, employee needs, control operational costs, and implement modern technology to help them better serve their customers. In a recent webinar, Ameren Missouri shared how they have improved and.

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Your Guide to Choosing the Best NPS Software

AskNicely

How to Choose The Best NPS Software For Your Customer Feedback Program. You understand NPS best practices and have a plan in place to create an awesome program that will automate voice of the customer and parlay that into advocacy. You are ready to go from customer conscious to customer powered. That means you need to select an NPS software solution that will help your team execute this great plan and help you hit every best practice along the way.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

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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3 Ways Digital Twin Technology is Transforming Customer Support

TechSee

A Digital Twin refers to a virtual replication of a physical object – with the two linked together dynamically – enabling insights to be learned and actions to be taken within the virtual environment that can be applied to the physical object — ultimately to meet business goals. The digital twin concept impacts a wide range of domains, from engineering to architecture to aerospace.

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4 Keys To Delivering Outstanding Customer Service

Omnicus

Customer service improves customer retention and boosts your bottom line. Here’s how to win the customer service game: Customer experience is surpassing price and product selection as the key brand differentiator that drives consumers’ purchasing decisions. In fact, 86% of customers are willing to pay more for a better shopping experience.

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Celebrating CX Day Superheros

InMoment XI

Happy CX Day 2018 from all of us here at MaritzCX! On this day, we love to celebrate the tireless efforts of those who make great customer experiences happen. Our customers and employees deserve recognition for their outstanding CX efforts and expertise, because not all heroes wear capes! In honor of CX Day, we’d like. View Article.

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A Look Back at Dreamforce 2018

GetFeedback

As the dust settles on Dreamforce 2018, we're still reliving our favorite moments from the world's biggest tech conference. Here's a recap of the week.

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HR Meets AI: The New Way of Keeping Large Workforces Connected and Engaged

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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5 Ways Technology Can Improve Your Customer Satisfaction Rates

Kayako

With the use of technology on the rise, the customer experience landscape has changed forever. Long wait times and slow responses are no longer acceptable and have a huge impact on customer satisfaction. Immediate gratification and meeting high customer expectations are paramount. Technology is what got your customers to start feeling this way, and it is also the solution to giving them the best experience possible.

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4 Keys To Delivering Outstanding Customer Service

Omnicus

Customer service improves customer retention and boosts your bottom line. Here’s how to win the customer service game: Customer experience is surpassing price and product selection as the key brand differentiator that drives consumers’ purchasing decisions. In fact, 86% of customers are willing to pay more for a better shopping experience.

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All Things Omnichannel – Join the Inner Circle

NICE inContact

It seems like the “adoption of omnichannel” has appeared on all of the annual industry prediction lists for at least the last four years. And I predict it will appear on those lists for at least four more. This is because omnichannel isn’t a quick win, passing fad. It’s typically a multi-year business strategy that requires a significant investment of resources, time and money.

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How to Improve CX at Every Level of the Organization Through Personal Responsibility

Customer Bliss

In lieu of alieu of a regular Daily Dose video, I want to share with you an excerpt from an interview I did this summer with my good friend Laura Ortman—chief customer officer of Equinix—in which we discuss how practitioners from call center representatives to business leaders can impact customer experience in their roles every day. . The following is a lightly edited transcript of the video below.

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eCommerce in 2025: How Customer Experience Drives Online Retail Success

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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How Does Time of Day Affect How Much We Sell?

Beyond Philosophy

Each of us has a time of day when we are at our best. Likewise, we have times when we are not at our best. These times affect how we behave, and that can have repercussions for your Customer Experience. For example. I am a morning person. When I have something creative or complicated to do, I like to tackle it first thing. However, in the late afternoon to evening, I am useless.

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Why I Fired Allstate

Customer Enthusiast

On June 19 th of this year there was a significant hailstorm in my neighborhood that damaged dozens of roofs and automobiles. My Allstate agent texted me on the same day – impressive – and asked me whether or not we had been affected by the storm. One thing led to another and within a matter of weeks a roofing contractor and an Allstate field rep met at my home to examine the roof.

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Think You're Cut Out for Customer Experience? Take This Quiz

Omnicus

Find out if you’re cut out for creating an amazing customer experience Follow this link and take our quiz.