Lumoa

JANUARY 9, 2018

Customer experience has been already a hot topic in business during 2017 and is promising to be even of higher importance in 2018. “CX transformation is no longer a nice-to-have, it's a necessity” – concludes Forrester , one of the most influential research and advisory firms in the world. It’s predicted, that by 2020 customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator when making consumer choices.

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JANUARY 6, 2018

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QuestionPro Audience

JANUARY 10, 2018

Market research is a valuable tool, and one that the smartest companies invest in. Companies like Lego, McDonald’s and Apple have been utilizing market research (MR) for years, and dominate their respective markets. But MR is not just for big companies with even bigger budgets; with today’s technology, every company has the ability to conduct research.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 8, 2018

Customer experience repair and improvement can be completely overwhelming! There are so many areas to tackle. Those surveys don’t develop and send themselves. Then you simply must understand the journey by undertaking a robust customer journey mapping process. And of course, don’t forget to educate the executives and employees throughout your organization!

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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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eglobalis

JANUARY 7, 2018

Customer Experience The Pillars of seamless “ IOT ” transformation into better servitization, customer experience and living experiences - Where Services, Digital & Physical Products Meets #CX #IOT. The post The Pillars of seamless “IOT” transformation into better servitization customer experience and living experiences appeared first on Eglobalis.

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QuestionPro Audience

JANUARY 12, 2018

Move over, smartphone. Smart speakers are the new “it” device. While not exactly new to the market (both Amazon Echo and Google Home launched over a year ago) consumers are coming out in droves in 2018 to purchase these smart speakers. Consumers are drawn to the ability to use these voice activated assistants to make their lives easier, from creating shopping lists to calendar reminders and beyond.

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Experience Matters

JANUARY 10, 2018

In a recent post, I showed the correlation between customer experience and consumers’ likelihood to repurchase. Since that post was so popular, I decided to once again tap into our survey of 10,000 U.S. consumers to analyze the relationship between CX (Temkin Experience Ratings) and likelihood to recommend. To determine likelihood to recommend, we asked consumer how likely they were to recommend the company to friends and family.

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JANUARY 11, 2018

Real-time NPS measures enable Aegon to establish operational processes to close the feedback loop across multiple touchpoints MOVING TO REALTIME NPS FEEDBACK Aegon’s purpose is to enable their customers to achieve a lifetime of financial security, by offering tailored products and services meeting the needs of their wide customer base. With the changing regulatory, economic.

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BlueOcean

JANUARY 9, 2018

Siri, Alexa, and OK Google… these are the virtual interactions that Sci-Fi movies have portrayed for decades past. The future is, it seems, here at our fingertips. These technologies are sparking new expectations in today’s consumers on an almost daily basis. We want intelligent interactions that are personalized to our own situations and we want them on demand – not after we waste our precious time sitting on hold.

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QuestionPro Audience

JANUARY 8, 2018

As an industry leader in market research, people look to us for thought-provoking content. We love sharing insightful data with our readers, so we curated a list of our top 10 favorite projects from the month of December. Enjoy! 1 – Comparing the World’s Money & Markets. By: The Money Project. Imagine the amount of detail that went into an infographic that took two years to make.

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CX Accelerator

JANUARY 10, 2018

Happy 2018, folks! Ready or not, the new year is here. And with the turn of the calendar comes everyone’s favorite annual process: goal setting! Sadly, this rite of passage is often overlooked or marginalized within customer service departments. We can become wholly focused on things like quality scores, metrics, and new technology (all of which are extremely important), but annual goals should help you get out of the day-to-day way of thinking and practice continual improvement.

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InMoment XI

JANUARY 11, 2018

Real-time NPS measures enable Aegon to establish operational processes to close the feedback loop across multiple touchpoints MOVING TO REALTIME NPS FEEDBACK Aegon’s purpose is to enable their customers to achieve a lifetime of financial security, by offering tailored products and services meeting the needs of their wide customer base. With the changing regulatory, economic.

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Steve DiGioia

JANUARY 8, 2018

This original article was written by Steve DiGioia. Do you reach out on social media to the businesses you purchase from? If not, why not? Your Facebook or Twitter account provides an opportunity to let them know how happy you are with their product – or not! So, how do you tell if your favorite brand monitors social media? Many of you have read an earlier post of mine where I told the story of when Zappos, very unexpectedly, sent me a tweet in response to a conversation I had with a friend in a

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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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QuestionPro Audience

JANUARY 6, 2018

Most retailers still don't want to accept bitcoin, but that doesn't mean they want to be left out of the cryptocurrency craze.

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Customer Bliss

JANUARY 11, 2018

As we start off 2018 with the focus of continuously improving customer experience work, talking about the role of the Chief Customer Officer (CCO) is a great place to start. According to an AdAge article from 2016, this position has been on the rise since the early 2000s – and as of 2014, nearly a quarter of Fortune 100 companies had a CCO (or something akin to it).

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JANUARY 11, 2018

Checkout some of our CXFusion 2018 Keynote Speakers This year’s CXFusion is taking place April 10-12, at the Aria hotel, and will feature power-packed keynote speakers, dynamic workshops and sessions, and networking galore at one of the most dynamic locations in the world. Attending Industry Events Boosts Your Career In the hustle and bustle of. View Article.

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ijgolding

JANUARY 12, 2018

If you happen to live in the UK and regularly have to rely on public transport to commute to and from work, the heralding of a brand spanking new year is unlikely to have filled you with much joy – from the commuting perspective that is. Travelling to and from work can rarely be described as an experience we look forward to – whatever part of the world you come from.

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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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TechSee

JANUARY 9, 2018

In anticipation of the biggest boxing fight of the year – Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor- a major US cable company had high expectations. Pay-per-view (PPV) is one of their most lucrative revenue streams, especially when broadcasting live combat sports such as boxing, mixed martial arts and professional wrestling. The PPV fee was set at $99.95 , and based on past sales, an estimated six million homes in the US and the UK were expected to purchase access to the private telecast.

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Customer Bliss

JANUARY 12, 2018

Overview. How do you transform customer experience within the postal service – an industry that affects the whole nation? In this episode, Christine Corbett , a hybrid CCO of Australia Post , shares how she’s using her background in operations and communications to unite the organization and reinvent the Australia Post customer and employee experience.

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InMoment XI

JANUARY 11, 2018

Checkout some of our CXFusion 2018 Keynote Speakers This year’s CXFusion is taking place April 10-12, at the Aria hotel, and will feature power-packed keynote speakers, dynamic workshops and sessions, and networking galore at one of the most dynamic locations in the world. Attending Industry Events Boosts Your Career In the hustle and bustle of.

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GetFeedback

JANUARY 12, 2018

Focusing on customer satisfaction on the frontline isn't enough. Here are 5 tactics to build a customer-centric philosophy that breeds happy customers.

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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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Experience Matters

JANUARY 8, 2018

We just published a Temkin Group report, Lessons in CX Excellence, 2018. The report provides insights from six winners in the Temkin Group’s 2017 CX Excellence Awards. The report, which has more than 70 pages of content, includes an appendix with the finalists’ nomination forms. This report has rich insights about both B2B and B2C customer experience.

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CX Journey

JANUARY 9, 2018

Image courtesy of Pixabay Does your company place top priority on culture and employees? I've asked this question many times over the last several years - over the last 25 years. I've said more times than I can remember: "Quite simply, without employees, you have no customer experience." Companies have to put employees first. They have to make sure employees have a great experience.

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InMoment XI

JANUARY 9, 2018

At MaritzCX we focus on helping organizations understand and improve their customers’ experiences through our sophisticated technology platform and our research expertise. We help our clients learn and understand their customers better so they can take the appropriate actions to improve their experiences—while being able to make better, more-informed business decisions.

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NICE inContact

JANUARY 9, 2018

The last entry detailed how designing your automation based on existing live agent behavior is essential to a consistent and efficient customer experience. We all know that in this age of digitization, however, your company’s self-service strategic plan has to consider more than just the voice channel. This post details the importance of omnichannel, and how to consider introducing AI self-service across all channels in an integrated way.

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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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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 10, 2018

Popular belief has long held that oldest children are responsible, high achievers. And recent social science research indicates that this trait extends to their careers. As explained in this National Public Radio report , firstborn children have the benefit of their parents’ undivided attention early in life, and that advantage can influence their development.

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CX Journey

JANUARY 11, 2018

Image courtesy of Pixabay Today I'm pleased to share a guest post by Ford Blakely , founder and CEO of Zingle. According to Google , 98% of Americans switch between devices in the same day. Today’s savvy consumers have a variety of options when it comes to engaging with your brand. From desktop and laptop computers to tablets and smartphones and even brick and mortar stores, the customer journey is more complicated than ever.

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IntouchInsight

JANUARY 11, 2018

Thank you for all of the views, clicks, shares and likes in 2017! We have lots of exciting new content in store for you in 2018 - but before we get to that, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on some highlights from 2017.

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