Sat.Aug 18, 2018 - Fri.Aug 24, 2018

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When is Customer Feedback a Really Bad Idea?

Confirmit

The other day I found myself in the slightly annoying position of being unable to procrastinate any further. I had to – finally – admit defeat and just well get on with a domestic DIY project that I’d been in varying stages of denial and avoidance over for a few days. This meant writing a list. And working things out. And measuring things with a tape measure.

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11 Statements to Help Assess if Your Company Needs a Chief Customer Officer

Customer Bliss

Does your company need a CCO? You may have seen in the news recently that Walmart hired its first CCO , Janey Whiteside, who managed benefits and services – which also included customer engagement, at American Express. Like many other retailers, Walmart is facing serious competition from Amazon and is aiming to improve its customer experience both online and in-stores.

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3 Ways to improve Your Customer Retention Scorecard

One Millimeter Mindset

Do you have a customer retention scorecard? You know what I am talking about. Any of the plethora of scoring systems which measure customer satisfaction and loyalty. Chances are, your organization already has a scorecard or two. And your own performance is measured and compared with the ratings customers provide on a quarterly basis. Do you know which factors these scorecards measure?

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Recreating That Airport Experience

Vocalabs

Recreating That Airport Experience. Peter Leppik. Thu, 2018-08-23 11:32. Customer Experience. This past weekend I went to the movies on a date night with my wife. We went to the AMC megaplex to see Crazy Rich Asians. Normally we go to a smaller (and cheaper) theater that's a lot closer to home, but we had been given some AMC passes so we made the drive.

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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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Who should be using CXM Software in a Chain Store?

ServiceDock

One of the most common problems that leads to poorly performing Customer Experience (CX) programs is a failure to engage staff at all levels of the organisation.

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The Power of Positivity

InMoment XI

My good colleague and HorizonCX business partner Joe Camirand wrote a recent blog around The Power of a Smile. Consider this a companion blog that looks as the broader concept of being positive, to which a smile certainly belongs and serves as a great starter. In the world of customer experience, a smile can certainly. View Article.

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Online Panel: Market Research Panel

QuestionPro Audience

What is a market research panel? A market research panel is defined as a group of research participants, selected for market research studies. These research panelists help a researcher to evaluate a brand or products/services offered by the brand, thus also called brand research panel. A market research panel is a more popular option as compared to the more traditional phone interviews.

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Building a Customer-Centric Knowledge Base

GetFeedback

This is guest post by Reuben Yonatan, CEO of GetVoIP. Most customers would rather solve problems themselves than go through the hassle of contacting customer service. According to Forrester Research , 91% of customers surveyed would use a knowledge base if it were customized to their needs. When self-service content is easy to discover and navigate, businesses not only see higher customer satisfaction rates , but they reduce support costs because customers can help themselves.

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Report: ROI of Customer Experience, 2018

Experience Matters

We just published a Temkin Group report, ROI of Customer Experience, 2018. Here’s the executive summary: To understand the connection between customer experience (CX) and loyalty, we examined feedback from 10,000 U.S. consumers describing both their experiences with and their loyalty to different companies. The CX scores used in this model come from the 2018 Temkin Experience Ratings (TxR), which evaluated 318 companies across 20 industries.

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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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Slaying Algorithmic Aversion: If Co-Workers Resist Your Algorithms, How Will You Improve Customer Experience?

Centriam Customer Experience Lab

Centriam’s Data Science team recently authored a new white paper on the massive opportunities for modern machine learning algorithms to improve customer experience. This paper argued that newer methodologies such as gradient boosting, deep learning, and multi-arm bandits dramatically outperform regression, text analytics, A/B testing, and other methods commonly used today.

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The Unspoken Addiction: Adult Screen Time

QuestionPro Audience

Teens and parents have finally found something they agree on: screen time usage. In a recent report, Pew Research found that 54% of U.S. teens say they spend too much time on their cellphones, and two-thirds of parents express concern over their teen’s screen time. This is not new news. But what isn’t discussed as frequently is adult screen time addiction.

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4 Rules for Responding to Customer Feedback

GetFeedback

Positive or negative, when a customer shares feedback with you, it’s a learning opportunity. You get the chance to see your business through their eyes, and that brief glimpse can change the course of the relationship completely. The direction it takes all depends on how you handle the situation. We put together this quick list of best practices for responding to customer feedback, so you’re always prepared to make the most of it—whether it’s glowing, scatching, or just so-so. 1.

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3 Customer Feedback Hacks For a Stronger Loyalty Program

AskNicely

How many customer loyalty programs do you belong to? I’m not even sure I know. That’s not good news for those brands I’m signed up with, is it? They say the average person participates in 6.4 customer loyalty programs and yet is only active in 3.9. While loyalty programs promise to gain customer engagement with your brand as well as retention, and word-of-mouth, the sad truth is 53% of loyalty users admit to having quit at least one loyalty program in the last year.

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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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Using Predictive Analytics to Smooth the Customer Journey

CloudCherry

In the contact center, the queue is king. We get our data from tags in the queue to learn insights. We get our happiness rankings from surveys sent out after our customer interactions in the queue. We get metrics from the actions that we take in the queue. But, shouldn’t we start to move on? As customers become more and more savvy, and our products become more technical and nuanced, shouldn’t we, too, be trying to level up our game and dethrone the king?

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These 3 Reasons Explain Why Omnichannel Sucks

Omnicus

Here’s why your omni-efforts are failing your business. Is the omni-experience a dying fad? Or will it eventually deliver on its promise of providing an all-in-one and flawless customer experience? The answer remains debatable. Despite the popularity of omnichannel, a 2018 survey by BRP Consulting showed that a measly 7% of retailers offer a comprehensive customer experience.

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4 Rules for Responding to Customer Feedback

GetFeedback

Read up on the best practices for responding to customer feedback, so you’re always prepared to act on input—good, bad, or somewhere in between.

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Legendary Tales of Customer Experience – The Karma Department

AskNicely

This is the next in an ongoing series of stories about how businesses create customer experiences that surprise, delight, and grow their brand through customer advocacy. Does your business serve up legendary customer experiences? Contact AskNicely us. We’d love to share your story. The Karma Department. Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery. “I’m sorry, sir, we don’t take credit cards.”.

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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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Are You Getting the Most Value from Your Data?

iCiDIGITAL

You may remember the BASF commercials back in the 80’s and 90’s that always included the tagline “ We don’t make the products you buy, we make the products you buy better. ” That line always stood out to me and I recently realized why. That line reiterates a core reason why companies partner with us and trust us to develop their customer experiences.

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These 3 Reasons Explain Why Omnichannel Sucks

Omnicus

Here’s why your omni-efforts are failing your business. Is the omni-experience a dying fad? Or will it eventually deliver on its promise of providing an all-in-one and flawless customer experience? The answer remains debatable. Despite the popularity of omnichannel, a 2018 survey by BRP Consulting showed that a measly 7% of retailers offer a comprehensive customer experience.

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Building a Customer-Centric Knowledge Base

GetFeedback

Arming your customers with self-service content saves everyone time and energy. Learn how to optimize your knowledge base for your customers' needs.

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Retail Auto: Client Loyalty is not Dead, But Client Follow-Up is!

InMoment XI

You’ll never see a dealership Google image that isn’t like the one above—a smiling couple, seemingly happy with their experience of buying a vehicle. But are car buyers really that happy with the sales experience they receive, or happy to have it behind them? Are they still smiling with the dealership experience after the initial. View Article.

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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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You Need to Know the TRUTH About Customer Empathy!

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

We toss the word empathy around these days, especially in customer experience circles. And while most of us agree it’s vital to have and show empathy with customers, many rarely go beyond that in really capturing the touchpoints to understand emotions. The best customer-centric organizations leverage customer empathy to create a more positive journey for all customers.

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4 Customer Retention Strategies To Help Online Businesses Boost Loyalty

Kayako

What is customer retention? Simply put, customer retention refers to the strategies and tactics businesses use to encourage repeat purchases and ongoing loyalty from their existing customer base. Getting it right can be a game-changer for businesses large and small. According to recent research, as many as 68% of customers will turn to a competitor when they feel a company doesn’t value their business.

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Psssssst! The Buzz Around Interactions 2019 has Already Begun

NICE inContact

How will we top Interactions 2018? By leading the charge in industry trends. Raising the bar on the customer journey. And, of course, listening to what our customers tell us is most important to them. Even more hot topics and incredible speakers. “…this is our first opportunity to come to an Interactions event. I’m blown away by the depth and breadth of the information that’s been provided here, and we’ll definitely be back.”. – Jay Baucom, Alphanumeric Systems.

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5 Steps to CX Management in the Public Transportation Industry with Anand Sampat

Customer Bliss

At a time when more and more people are taking public transportation, customer experience for commuters has a big impact on their daily lives. How do you create great service for such a complex system? In today’s conversation with Anand Sampat , the head of customer experience for c2c , a public London commuter train that services 40,000 daily commuters, we discuss how he manages the customer experience for a service that so many people rely on.

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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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Customize Your Customer Experience For Each Generation

Storyminers

If the majority of your customers are baby boomers or Gen Zers, then marketing is a simple matter of reaching that generation where they spend the most time and in a way that speaks to them. However, what if your business targets several different generations? How do you customize your customer experience to appeal to various age groups while remaining relevant to all of them?

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These 3 Reasons Explain Why Omnichannel Sucks

Omnicus

Here’s why your omni-efforts are failing your business.

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You Need to Know the TRUTH About Customer Empathy!

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

We toss the word empathy around these days, especially in customer experience circles. And while most of us agree it’s vital to have and show empathy with customers, many rarely go beyond that in really capturing the touchpoints to understand emotions. The best customer-centric organizations leverage customer empathy to create a more positive journey for all customers.