Bill Quiseng
APRIL 25, 2021
When first confronted with this pandemic we moved quickly to identify the high risks for our employees and our customers and then worked to define the action steps required to minimize those risks. We got everyone involved at all levels of the organizations, followed local, state, and federal guidelines which changed week-to-week, and innovated, looking at every possible solution to keep us safe.
Experience Investigators by 360Connext
APRIL 27, 2021
How important is customer experience in your organization? Most executives now consider customer experience a priority, but so many of them are still not ready to get serious about it. Yes, according to data from SurveyMonkey, 89% of C-level executives say they are “extremely invested” in CX, but we know that 89% of budgets don’t reflect that commitment.
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GetFeedback
APRIL 25, 2021
Learn why CX design is a critical component of creating great customer experiences and why you need a CX strategy.
ECXO
APRIL 28, 2021
SHARE ARTICLE. Share on facebook. Share on twitter. Share on linkedin. Share on email. Share on whatsapp. Tabitha Dunn guest speaker for ECXO announced. You are invited to our second event with the fantastic Tabitha Dunn , the Chief Customer Officer, Head of Customer Experience and Global Sales Excellence at Ericsson. Taking Your CX Programme to the next level of Maturity Register in advance for this webinar.
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.
ShepHyken
APRIL 28, 2021
This is why some companies get a bad rap! Our colleague here at Shepard Presentations, Nate Jones, shared a story about something that recently happened to his father. This is a great customer service training lesson. He bought a new car. About a month later he’s in a parking lot and the car won’t start. So, he calls the dealership’s customer service number, which was actually a support center for all of that brand’s dealerships in the U.S. – maybe even the world.
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GetFeedback
APRIL 27, 2021
New capabilities to accelerate and scale your CX program.
ECXO
APRIL 28, 2021
SHARE ARTICLE. Share on facebook. Share on twitter. Share on linkedin. Share on email. Share on whatsapp. Customer Success – Sowing the Seeds for Mutual Growth. While the role of customer success is not new, it has rapidly become mainstream as companies now recognize its contribution to business growth. According to Jason Lemkin, “Customer success is where 90% of the revenue is”.
ShepHyken
APRIL 27, 2021
Diversity and Inclusion Within the CX Featuring Stacy Sherman. How diversity and inclusion impact the customer experience and what practices to adopt. Shep Hyken interviews Stacy Sherman, Founder of DoingCXRight and Director of Customer Experience & Employee Engagement at Schindler Elevator Corporation. They discuss Diversity and Inclusion and how it links to the Customer Experience.
BlueOcean
APRIL 30, 2021
A couple of years ago, we explored the state of omnichannel customer care , recognizing the fact that consumers have more channel options available to them than ever before. We also, as an industry, have exponentially more data and insight about consumer behaviors around these channels. When we wrote that article, we could not have ever predicted a global pandemic and the resulting change in consumer behaviors that pushed omnichannel into the spotlight.
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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.
NICE inContact
APRIL 28, 2021
The industry is abuzz with talk of AI (artificial intelligence). Advocates claim that contact center AI can do wonders to improve CSAT and lower operating costs. But how credible are these claims? It pays to carefully consider the specifics as to when, why, and how you plan to utilize AI in your contact center. This article provides context for how current AI solutions work, allowing you to decide which problems to solve, and offers eight best practices to help select and successfully manage an
Bob Hayes
APRIL 29, 2021
I recently reached out to data professionals on LinkedIn to ask a series of questions about their work. Results from one of those polls revealed that data professionals are generally dissatisfied with their company’s use of analytics in helping it gain a competitive advantage; nearly 6 in 10 data professionals said they were dissatisfied with their company’s use of analytics (22% extremely dissatisfied).
ShepHyken
APRIL 30, 2021
Dhruv Mehta is a Digital Marketing Professional at Acquire , a customer engagement platform that focuses on conversational CX. He writes about using technology to meet the evolving needs of customers and preparing for future disruptions.?. The changing conditions in 2020 redefined how we lived and worked. As businesses struggled with frequent disruptions, customer service teams grappled with increasing call volumes from distressed customers, establishing the importance of empathic customer servi
Omnicus
APRIL 27, 2021
Poor customer service is a terrible business. In the United States alone, companies lose nearly $ 75 billion in revenue due to poor customer service. The reasons can be many. Poor (self) insight can be an essential factor. It must be said when 80% of companies think they provide superior customer service, while only 8% of customers believe the same.
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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.
NICE inContact
APRIL 26, 2021
2020 was certainly a year unlike any other. A global pandemic of previously unimaginable extent has fundamentally changed the way we live, work and interact with each other, not only privately but also in a business environment. The use of digital channels has been on the rise for many years, both for how we communicate in our personal life, as well as for how we interact in a business environment.
Help Scout
APRIL 29, 2021
Your customer service culture is not what your fancy “Customer Guarantee” promises, and it’s not whatever you say it is in your new employee handbook. For proof, compare this 2014 customer promise from Comcast — “We are committed to providing Comcast customers with a consistently superior customer experience” — to this recording from the same year. Your culture is the set of beliefs held by your employees about your company: who and what it is for, what it values, and how they act in response to
ShepHyken
APRIL 26, 2021
Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Here are my top five picks from last week. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. 9 New Findings from the 2021 State of the Contact Center Report by Tricia Morris. (CustomerThink) Here are nine new findings from the 2021 State of the Contact Center Report which included 400 US and UK contact center and customer experience leaders.
Omnicus
APRIL 27, 2021
Poor customer service is bad business. In the United States alone, companies lose nearly $ 700 billion in revenue due to poor customer service. The reasons can be many. Poor (self) insight can be an essential factor. It must be said when 80% of companies think they provide superior customer service, while only 8% of customers believe the same. One way companies have tried to solve poor customer service has been to introduce a chatbot.
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.
NICE inContact
APRIL 25, 2021
Answering routine questions, assisting contact center agents to handle calls, creating support tickets, checking statuses—conversational AI technologies have transformed all of these contact center tasks. And by doing so, this advanced call center technology has undoubtedly enabled enterprises to create a range of differentiated user experiences and increase productivity in specific workflows.
Help Scout
APRIL 27, 2021
Your relationships with your customers have more in common with relationships in your personal life than you might think. Like the happiness that you derive from being around your friends and loved ones, customer happiness is a product of a lot of time, effort, and learning. It’s not just about a single action but the accumulation of activities over time.
Alida
APRIL 30, 2021
We’re less than a week away from Alida Activate and we couldn’t be more excited to connect with hundreds of customer experience professionals from around the world and support them on their transformation journey to CX excellence. If you haven’t registered , it’s not too late! We have a series of unforgettable sessions and masterclasses lined up that will provide the tools and knowledge needed to champion CX transformation in your organization.
Comm100
APRIL 30, 2021
Social media and customer service have become an integral partner in customer support as social platforms have grown to become a part of most of our daily lives. There are 2.7 billion monthly active users on Facebook and over 1.2 billion on WeChat. Instagram has over one billion, and Twitter has 330 million. But while it’s crucial to offer customer service on your social media platforms, venturing into this space can be a minefield.
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.
Calabrio
APRIL 28, 2021
There’s something to be said for planning ahead. But no one was planning for a pandemic. Or were we? . On the surface, Calabrio and our customers were planning for a continued shift to a hybrid workforce, more agent autonomy and flexibility in scheduling. We were planning for a cloud-first infrastructure that would enable fast scalability , greater innovation and cost optimization.
Alida
APRIL 27, 2021
The excitement in the air is palpable. It feels a bit like a marathon where you know you still have miles and miles to go, but you have a tailwind and you’re drafting behind some strong runners. But the thing is, a marathon has a finish line at exactly 26.2 miles from the start. Delivering value to our customers isn’t finite. We don’t have a finish line.
Help Scout
APRIL 27, 2021
For customer service teams, the support queue shapes their work lives, shifting from a trickle of questions to a raging torrent of customer confusion throughout the various seasons of a business. Understanding and managing the power of the queue is critical to a sustainable customer service organization. The art of the support queue. You might well ask, “Why do we need a whole article about dealing with a list of questions?
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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.
Totango
APRIL 29, 2021
In this blog series, we discuss different Totango integrations that help to harness the powers of all of your technology platforms into one dynamic system that improves your team’s efficiency and takes your customer success to the next level. . In October 2019, Slack reported that more than 6 million people were using its online collaboration software.
Alida
APRIL 26, 2021
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