Sat.Nov 28, 2020 - Fri.Dec 04, 2020

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Guest Post: How to Build Your Customer Experience Roadmap

ShepHyken

This week we feature an article from Liliana Petrova , founder of The Petrova Experience. She writes about preparing a productive and successful customer experience strategy and why it’s important to have one. This summer, The Petrova Experience conducted a Customer Experience Preparedness Survey. One of our questions assessed brand maturity in terms of customer experience strategy.

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Building a Customer Success Brand: From Service to Experience Focused

Strikedeck

Vincent Manlapaz, in an interview with Kyle Winward talks about how the evolution of consumer behavior has brought a new set of challenges for business leaders to stand out from competitors and why organizations should become an agent of experience than an agent of service.

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Customer Success ROI: How to Measure and Improve It

SmartKarrot

Any business function that you deploy towards your business goals must be measurable and generate returns. Before customer success was introduced, companies used to spend massive funds in acquiring the customers only to see them finally go. But as customer retention became a major goal for these companies, customer success ROI started paying off. Customers don’t leave your company until they stop getting value from your product.

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5 customer experience trends to watch for in 2021

GetFeedback

How to prepare for your customers' changing expectations in the New Year according to Forrester’s 2021 CX predictions.

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A Roadmap For Modernization: How To Break Free From Your Monolith Before July 31, 2026

Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.

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Are Smart Things Really Smart or is it Just Smart Marketing?

C3Centricity

Earlier this year I wrote about the impact of AI and ML on digital marketing. The article is called “ AI and ML are Taking Digital Marketing to the Next Level.” In it, I compared the positive and negative implications of technology for customers and companies alike. So this week I wanted to write about the impact of smart choices for business in general.

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Customer Journey Mapping: Real-World Examples & Use Cases

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

Are Customer Journey Maps Really Necessary? My client had just returned from a presentation to her executive committee. She was defeated, and realized she made a misstep in trying to get resources for a journey mapping initiative. The C-Suite had heard her desire to understand customers better, but they couldn’t see WHY that exercise would benefit the company, exactly.

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Complete guide to digital customer experience (DX)

GetFeedback

Everything you need to know about DX, including what a good program looks like and how to improve your existing one.

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Cyber Monday Sale: 4 Offers To Make The Most Of 2021

Kerry Bodine

2020 has been a year … And we’re crossing every finger that 2021 is going to be brighter and better. We want to help you make that happen with four offers to bolster your customer experience efforts over the upcoming year. Now through Friday, December 4: Save $500 on our Journey Mapping Master Toolkit , the industry’s only solution to combine the expert instruction and ready-to-use tools you need to create effective journey maps.

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Coffee Break Chat with Mike Wittenstein

Storyminers

The post Coffee Break Chat with Mike Wittenstein appeared first on StoryMiners.

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How AI Is Revolutionizing Contact Centers: 2025 Strategy + ROI Playbook

In 2025, contact centers aren’t just changing—they’re being rebuilt by AI. This no-fluff, executive-ready guide shows you how to capitalize on the transformation. Inside: proven ROI calculators, workforce optimization tactics, deflection strategies, and a 90-day AI deployment plan. Built for CIOs, COOs, CX leaders, and contact center strategists, it goes beyond buzzwords into play-by-play implementation.

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The Best Customer Service Phrases That Will Help in Any Tough Situation

Win the Customer

Being an exceptional customer service representative comes with specific requirements. One of them is understanding the effect of using service phrases. Your goal as a customer service employee is to hear problems and bring solutions. As long as you know how to solve the issues arising, you’re successful. However, communicating well 24/7 can be difficult.

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4 ways to use rNPS to boost retention in 2021, from our CX leader roundtable

GetFeedback

Relational NPS is a great check in with customers. It’s also a valuable tool you can leverage to boost retention in 2021. Here's what we learned from our CX leader roundtable.

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Delivering the Service Customers Expect When the Unexpected Happens

NICE inContact

Agile software can make organizations more resilient and allow them to continue serving customers in the wake of disasters. Organizations need contact center software that supports multiple proactive customer service methods and makes digital channel implementation fast and simple. Providing customers with channel options, rather than restricting them to phone-only service, provides them with convenience and can ease stress.

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Another year, another Black Friday

Storyminers

Every year, we have another Black Friday. They just seem to be getting longer. Did you know that Black Friday traces its roots to a mini human-engineered stock market crash in 1869? That was when the term was introduced, but its use for the day-after-Thanksgiving discount day started in the 1950s. What’s interesting to me as an experience designer, strategist, and long-time marketing guy is how quickly Black Friday is changing.

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Next-Gen Cloud Contact Centers For Dummies®

What does customer service excellence look like in 2024? According to our report with insights from CX expert Shep Hyken, customer expectations are at an all-time high, and there’s a bigger shift toward self-service and leveraging AI capabilities.

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The Story Tells the Story

ShepHyken

What’s your story? What reasons compel your customers to do business with you? What gets them excited about doing business with you? Consider this. If you’re selling a trip to Hawaii, you probably try to paint a vision of a day on the beach, an amazing luau and a beautiful oceanfront balcony that includes a gorgeous sunset. The story you don’t tell—at least I hope you don’t—is the one that includes the technical specs of the engine on the plane that’s flying you to that exotic location, the type

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Everything You Need to Know About Customer Churn Rates

GetFeedback

This guide covers the basics of customer churn, including how it’s calculated.

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What’s New in the 2020 Survey of Business: Global CX Transformation

NICE inContact

Major transformations in customer experience and the contact center are well underway and accelerating this year such that businesses risk increases for companies being left behind by more agile competitors. The results are in from the latest survey of global customer experience leaders in the 2020 NICE inContact CX Transformation Benchmark, Business Wave.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Accessible User Research: Part 1 – Project Planning

dscout People Nerds

Researchers often want to include people with access needs in their studies but don’t know where to begin. This 3 part series covers the various considerations for adapting your practice to include people with disabilities.

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Making the Moment: The Art of Creating Events That Drive Results

Speaker: Aja Bradley Kemp, Founder & Chief Experience Officer at Conversate Collective

In a world where every brand is vying for attention, how do you make your events stand out? ✨ From creative swag strategies to immersive brand experiences, the key lies in fostering real connections that inspire action and leave a lasting impression. Whether you're planning a large-scale conference or an exclusive executive gathering, this session will explore how to elevate event engagement, strengthen brand perception, and maximize ROI.

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What Is Your Formula for Delivering Powerful Customer Experiences?

Wired and Dangerous

Customers have changed! Research shows their expectations for customer service have increased significantly in the last 12 months. Forbes reports that 73% of companies with above-average customer experience perform better financially than their competitors. For today’s wired and dangerous customer any encounter with indifferent service fosters a quick exit to a new provider.

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What is customer-centricity, and why is it important?

GetFeedback

Ensure that your company is creating incredible experiences for every customer by employing a customer-centric approach.

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Strengthen Your Customer Relationships with Service that Packs an Emotional Punch

NICE inContact

The right customer intelligence and quality management software provide a solid platform from which to launch customer engagement initiatives. Businesses that get this right will have loyal customers who are willing to buy more and refer friends and family.

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Kustomer To Join Facebook, Helping Brands Thrive In The Digital Economy with Modern Customer Service

Kustomer

When we started Kustomer in 2015, we did so with the vision of reimagining customer service for a new generation of businesses and consumers. We understand consumers want more from the companies they do business with. They want effortless and seamless customer service across all communications and social channels. They want businesses to understand them and keep pace with how quickly their needs change – especially when there’s a question or issue.

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Campaigns that Click: Practical Personalization Strategies to Boost ROI

Speaker: Jennifer Hodroge, Omni-Channel Strategic Leader, Forrester CX Certified

Marketers know that personalization is the key to engagement—but with limited budgets and time, how do you prioritize what, where, and how to personalize? Aligning your content, campaigns, and buyer experiences requires a deep understanding of customer needs. In this new webinar with expert Jennifer Hodroge, we’ll explore how to leverage insights and customer journey mapping to build personalization strategies that deliver real impact.

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Amazing Business Radio: Philippe Mesritz

ShepHyken

How Chatbots Can Deliver Better Customer Service. Leveraging Technology to Amaze Your Customers. Shep Hyken interviews Philippe Mesritz , Khoros ’ first VP, Customers for Life. They discuss how chatbots and other technology can help deliver a better customer experience. Top Takeaways: Now more than ever, it’s incredibly important to pay attention to your digital customer experience.

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Unlocking the Gift of Feedback: Ensuring eCommerce Success in 2020 and Beyond

Alida

What does the 2020 shopper look like? Despite our best predictions from 2019, understanding the modern shopper has become more of a journey than a destination. With customer preferences, priorities, and behaviours changing daily, what worked last month no longer works today. This presents a huge challenge for brands looking to drive growth in the current retail environment.

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Refresh Your Quality Monitoring Program with these 15 Best Practices

NICE inContact

In today's experience economy, quality is more important than ever. Consumers are much less tolerant of low quality customer service experiences. On the flip side, they'll reward exceptional customer experiences (CX) with more purchases and referrals. Under these circumstances, contact centers can't afford to have agents who are indifferent about or resentful of quality improvement efforts.

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Slaying 6 Myths on Remote Visual Support

TechSee

Emerging technologies make bold promises. Whether they ultimately go mainstream or crash strongly depends on delivering the goods, but also on the buzz surrounding them. And when it comes to determining a technology’s potential, it’s essential to separate fact from fiction. Remote visual support is no different. Remote Visual Support Myths.

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Future-Proof IT: Cost-Saving Strategies Every IT Leader Needs in 2025

With IT budgets projected to grow 9.8% in 2025, leaders must invest wisely—not just cut blindly. This whitepaper introduces The Future-Proof IT Cost Optimization Model, a framework to reduce costs while maintaining service quality. Learn how Cloud Efficiency, AI-Powered Workforce Automation, Vendor Optimization, Cybersecurity Resilience, and Unified Communications can drive savings and improve efficiency.

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Want to transform your customer service? Do this first. We lost a true Legend of CX

The DiJulius Group

4 Quick Tips to Help you Make the Pandemic Irrelevant 1. Customer Service Feature Story Want to transform your customer service? Do this first By Dave Murray, Senior Customer Service Consultant As a customer service consultant, I repeatedly get asked, “When wanting to substantially improve your company’s customer service, where is the best. Read Full Article.

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The 4 stages of contact center maturity and how to use them

Talkdesk

More than 60% of customers are extremely willing or very willing to switch brands to have a better customer service experience. Customer experience (CX) is critical to retaining and driving business and the mandate to improve it is constant. If your CX isn’t building brand love and loyalty, it’s time to transform your CX strategy to align with your company’s business goals and impact the bottom line.

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New Buyer’s Resource: Use Cases in Gartner 2020 Critical Capabilities Report

NICE inContact

Gartner recently published the 2020 Critical Capabilities for Contact Centers as a Service research report and NICE inContact received among the four highest scores in all use cases. We see this as a very useful resource and a real-world perspective on how NICE inContact CXone performs in key use cases for today’s contact centers including Customer Engagement Center and Agile Contact Center.

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