Sat.Mar 07, 2020 - Fri.Mar 13, 2020

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The Proximity Problem

C Space

The Proximity Problem: Is real time tracking of the coronavirus the best thing for customers? Our research shows that the most pressing concern on the minds of US consumers is proximity. Of those who stated that they wished they had more information (50% of our sample), more than half were interested in the spread of the virus. US respondents want to know how to avoid COVID-19.

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Guest Post: 5 Ways a Ticketing System Empowers CS Teams to Build a Delightful Experience

ShepHyken

This week we feature an article by Dwayne Charrington , a technical writer currently associated with ProProfs Help Desk. He shares the benefits of incorporating a help desk ticketing system into your business. “Experience-led businesses have 1.7x higher customer retention, 1.9x return on spend, and 1.6x higher customer satisfaction rates” – Forrester.

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Why Customer Experience Is Now Job No. 1 for CEOs

InMoment XI

This article was originally published here. Compelling Experiences Require Leadership to Focus Job No. 1 for CEOs today is ensuring the company delivers a compelling customer experience. This laser sharp focus on the total experience must span the entire demand and supply chain and incorporate every aspect of how products and services are designed, priced, View Article.

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The CX YoYo

Confirmit

It may not be a classic scenario of “one step forward, two steps back,” but it seems that for every advance and forward trend in the customer experience arena, there is a contrary counter trend moving in the opposite direction or an unintended adverse consequence. Some ebb and flow in a maturing field is inevitable, perhaps even a desirable way of working out the kinks.

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3 Ways Brick-and-Mortar Retailers Can Improve Customer Experience

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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How to Use Imperfect Data to Deliver a Perfect Customer Experience

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

Customer experience solutions are readily available these days. . There are robust platforms that promise a seamless journey for your customers. There are feedback tools to help you gather JUST the perfect, most meaningful insights. There are data sets and analytics and pivot tables, oh my! . The real challenge in any customer experience scenario is the cold, hard fact that your customers are…human.

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What Does Customer Experience Look Like in the World of Coronavirus?

InMoment XI

This article was originally published by Inmoment. Putting Customers and Businesses at Ease We’re getting lots of emails these days from airlines, restaurants, schools, and grocery stores—and they’re not survey invitations! Rather, these messages are about what these organizations are doing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (and how they can attempt to put.

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What is the Difference Between Digital Experience and CX?

GetFeedback

The relationship between digital experience and CX explained. We break down the role DX plays in CX and why it matters for brands who want to grow in the experience economy.

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23 Service Improvement Tactics That Work (Number 4 Is My Favorite)

Steve DiGioia

Reevaluation. It’s a tried and true method to improve your customer service. But how many use this often enough to benefit from its findings? Good question. Sure, each business is different and with specific challenges to be addressed, so the important thing is that you start finding tactics that can make a difference in your business and put them to use right away.

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3 Steps to Measure CX Impact and Align Your C-Suite Around Experience

Customer Bliss

To build support and consensus around the practice of customer experience, I often tell my coaching clients that the very first thing that you must do is: you’ve got to ring the money bell. Recognize that, at the end of the day, we are all here to grow our business—and that’s what your C-Suite cares about. Leaders should do the following three things when you take on the responsibilities of a chief customer officer or head of customer experience.

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Manual Call Reviews? There's a Better Way!

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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5 Ways AI Drives Customer Experience Innovation

InMoment XI

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Customer Experiences It’s 2020, and most will admit we aren’t where some scientists and experts thought we would be when it comes to flying cars, teleportation, time travel, and other futuristic concepts. But the technology and computer capabilities we have today are light-years ahead of where we were even. View Article.

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XM Fireside Chat: Experience Design With Bruce Temkin And Isabelle Zdatny

Experience Matters

Watch Bruce Temkin and Isabelle Zdatny from the Qualtrics XM Institute discuss Experience Management. The post XM Fireside Chat: Experience Design With Bruce Temkin And Isabelle Zdatny appeared first on Experience Matters.

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Celebrating Inclusivity at Intouch Insight

IntouchInsight

We continue to strive for excellence in all aspects of our business and to operate as a forward-thinking innovator, and as a champion of all people in technology, regardless of age, gender, or race.

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Why It’s Time to Get Real About Impostor Syndrome

CX Accelerator

Author: Erica Marois Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you didn’t feel like you belonged? Perhaps you’ve felt this way in a work setting. Maybe you’ve been sitting at a boardroom table feeling unprepared, overwhelmed, and out of your league. Or perhaps you’ve just started a new job, and you’re second-guessing that you can do the work.

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Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

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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InMoment & MaritzCX to Create Future of Work & CX Powerhouse

InMoment XI

Click here to read the original article. The relationships between customers and brands form the core of business success. How well are brands interacting with customers? Are they listening to customer feedback across various engagement channels to improve experiences? Sure, product matters, but today’s experience economy with a high degree of product parity, customers are.

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Tap Into XM To Navigate A Recession

Experience Matters

Companies will use Experience Management (XM) to stay better connected with customers and employees during a recession. The post Tap Into XM To Navigate A Recession appeared first on Experience Matters.

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Pro Tips: Key Takeaways on Building a Solid Foundation for Your Customer Experience Management Strategy

IntouchInsight

We sat down with experts from Parkland Fuel Corporation and Forrester Research to discuss the keys to a strong Customer Experience Management program.

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Why It’s Time to Get Real About Impostor Syndrome

CX Accelerator

Author: Erica Marois Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you didn’t feel like you belonged? Perhaps you’ve felt this way in a work setting. Maybe you’ve been sitting at a boardroom table feeling unprepared, overwhelmed, and out of your league. Or perhaps you’ve just started a new job, and you’re second-guessing that you can do the work.

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The Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Customer Learning

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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Webinar: Artificial Intelligence in Customer Experience Management

InMoment XI

Improve Your CX Program with Innovative AI Technology Imagine if you could predict a customer’s satisfaction score without them ever taking a survey. Or if you could automatically identify patterns in data and take action immediately. The good news is, both things are entirely possible with the help of Artificial Intelligence! Mark your calendar for.

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XM Fireside Chat: ROI Of CX With Bruce Temkin And Moira Dorsey

Experience Matters

Watch Bruce Temkin & Moira Dorsey discuss the ROI of Customer Experience (CX) during this "XM Fireside Chat.". The post XM Fireside Chat: ROI Of CX With Bruce Temkin And Moira Dorsey appeared first on Experience Matters.

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RFP Resources for Procuring an Outsourced Customer Care Solution

BlueOcean

Choosing an outsourced customer care partner might just be one of the most complex procurement scenarios out there. After all, this is a partner who will hold your brand and reputation in their hands, interfacing with your loyal (and often concerned) customers day in and day out. No boilerplate RFP document will do the job. No pressure. But seriously, no pressure – over the years, we’ve created a wealth of customer care RFP resources to help make your job as easy as possible.

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Building the Business Case for Contact Center Improvements

NICE inContact

Even for the most obvious investments that drive improvements to your business; the process of building consensus, addressing cultural change and locking down an airtight business case can be troublesome even for the most seasoned business leader.

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What Does it REALLY Mean to Put CX First?

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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Are You Making This BIG Mistake?

Beyond Philosophy

Have you ever made a snap judgment about another person only to discover you were wrong? I have. Psychologists call this a Fundamental Attribution Error (FAE), and it can wreak havoc on your customer-driven growth. . We explored FAEs in our latest podcast and the effect they can have on your Customer Experience outcome. We also discussed why recognizing them is essential to your bottom line and some steps you can take to prevent them. .

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It’s Crunch Time in the Call Center

Uniphore

In the digital age, when we discuss business continuity we tend to focus on data security and privacy breaches. Disaster recovery takes on a whole new meaning when preparing for the possibility of a pandemic. Call centers must assess their resilience in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Read More.

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Our Commitment to Employees and Customers During COVID-19

Alida

As the world prepares for, and responds to, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, we want to express our commitment to the health and safety of our people. The wellbeing of our employees, their families, and our global customers is of the highest priority.

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Improve CSAT by Improving ASAT

NICE inContact

Contact centers spend a lot of time and money trying to improve customer satisfaction (CSAT). And they should! CSAT drives customer loyalty and their bottom line. Some are investing in ACD routing, IVR and even speech recognition software to deliver a better customer experience. But what if I told you that you might be overlooking one of the most effective tools you have for improving CSAT?

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Reimagine Your Communications With A Unified Platform

Cut complexity and boost efficiency while empowering your customers with Nextiva's unified communications platform. Nextiva streamlines workflows and centralizes customer interactions, all while simplifying business collaboration, increasing productivity, and reducing employee burnout.

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Remote assistance: protecting customers and employees from coronavirus

TechSee

To mitigate the impact of crises such as natural disasters, epidemics and terror attacks, leading companies are adopting innovative remote assistance methods to address the safety concerns of their employees and customers. Organizations will often ask staff to work from home in order to minimize physical contact and because transportation is limited.

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Why Adopt Automation When I Have WFO

Uniphore

I believe Gartner’s progression from an optimized employee (WFO) has finally matured to the engaged employee (WEM). It's time to accept that automation can support traditional coaching methods. Read More.

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When Do You Give Your Customer Service Experience a Thorough Exam?

Wired and Dangerous

You take your car in for regular maintenance and your body in for a physical exam. Women get a mammogram; men get a PSA check. The optometrist checks your eye sight; the audiologist your hearing and your dentist checks for cavities. What about the service experience you provide to your customers? Does it get a regularly scheduled check-up that touches the entire customer journey through your organization?