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3 Customer Experience Ideas for 2022

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

It’s time to wrap up another year. 2021 was another strange, unpredictable, not-quite-back-to-normal trip. When it came to customer experience, leaders dealt with all sorts of changes and challenges. The introduction of vaccines led to some employees coming back to the office. And some swearing they’ll never return. Customers were able to pick out their produce again at the grocery store.

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3 Tips for Shaping Brand Experiences With New and Loyal Customers

Alida

What happens when a beloved business rebrands? Or when new product formats emerge that risk alienating some audiences while impressing others?

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Expert perspective: How to level up your voice of customer program

NICE inContact

Imagine having a gold mine in your yard and never venturing out to dig up some nuggets.

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InMoment’s Modern Market Research and Data Analytics Approach Ranks in Top 50

InMoment XI

In the latest 2021 Insights Association Top 50 Market Research and Data Analytics report, InMoment ranks in the top 20 established industry reports and market research or market experience (MX) brands, alongside other powerhouse brands such as JD Power, Gartner Research, and Forrester Research Services. About InMoment’s Market Research and Data Analytics Approach.

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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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Uniphore Collaborates with Cisco to Enable Better Customer Experiences

Uniphore

Uniphore joins Cisco SolutionsPlus Partner Program PALO ALTO, December 14, 2021 – Uniphore, the leader in Conversational Automation, announced today that it has joined Cisco SolutionsPlus, an industry-leading partner program that helps enterprise buyers design and implement complete end-to-end customer solutions. Through Cisco’s SolutionsPlus Program, Cisco’s customers and channel partners can purchase Uniphore’s conversational automation products to enable more efficient, frictionless and secur

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Karen Hertzberg: Improving Customer Retention Through Great Customer Service

Bill Quiseng

Customer loyalty is not by offering discounts, upgrades, or subscriptions to repeat customers. Real customer loyalty is built on service so great that customers return again and again, raving to others along the way. This week guest blogger Karen Hertzberg offers three QUI strategies to improve your service to keep customers coming back. You can read more about Karen at the end of her post.

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Employee Advocates: Their Role as Committed Company Assets, Active Communicators, and Key Contributors to Stakeholder Value

InMoment XI

T his article was originally published on CustomerThink. Whenever the subject of employee satisfaction and engagement arises, it is often difficult to differentiate between them. Just as customer satisfaction doesn’t equate to loyalty behavior, if you believe that “a satisfied employee IS an engaged employee”, it’s likely that you can’t articulate a distinction.

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The New Retail Customer Experience: How Humans + Machines Optimize the Conversation and Outcomes

Uniphore

Today’s retail customers have higher expectations than ever—particularly when it comes to digital customer experience. Shaped by the global pandemic, which forced billions to adopt new shopping behaviors, customers are notably less patient, more demanding and more proficient online. They also have more options at their fingertips. To remain competitive in this increasingly digital landscape, retailers must create an inviting and intuitive customer experience that works seamlessly from end to end

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CX Top-Ups: New Features for the Holidays

IntouchInsight

Happy holidays and happy new feature releases! This month we have added several new features and product enhancements to the Intouch Platform and IntouchCheck™.

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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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Let Them Go, Really…Just Let Them Go! – Tip #36

Steve DiGioia

Being in the hospitality industry for 20+ years, and providing customer service for many more, I have learned that you win some and lose some. No customer interaction will be perfect for your business. A customer’s taste, perception, culture, expectations, etc. all boil down to “their” opinion of your product or service. What you offer is not what YOU think it is but what the CUSTOMER thinks it is.

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How to Improve Government-to-Citizen Engagement in 2022

Comm100

Nearly everyone has come into contact with their government, whether to renew a driver’s license or apply for a police check. Unfortunately, these interactions have become synonymous with poor, and even terrible, customer experience (CX). . These government-to-citizen (G2C) relations have been strained even further by the pandemic, yet it’s not all doom and gloom. 2022 promises new opportunities for governments to engage the public and reclaim much of the trust that has been lost.

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How Can Payers Improve Member Experience and Efficiency at the Same Time?

Uniphore

The adoption of digital healthcare skyrocketed during the pandemic, exposing both persistent issues for payers as well as opportunities. The more healthcare consumers become comfortable with digital channels, the higher their expectations are for the same level of convenience, selection, and service they receive in other areas of their lives. This means that the more than 900 payers 1 in the current U.S. healthcare market must continue to transform how they interact with consumers if they want t

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EMEA Delta Award Winners 2021

Alida

Every year Alida holds the Delta Awards, a ceremony in which we highlight and praise the year's achievements in customer experience and insights by our esteemed customers. In light of our launch of Total Experience Management this year, we recognized customers who significantly improved their customer, brand, employee, and/or product experience. Special credit was given to those who managed to encompass agility and unite all four experience types for a truly integrated approach.

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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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Always Available, Always Informed Service: How Chewy.com Proves They Care About Your Pet As Much As You Do

Customer Bliss

If you have a pet, it’s likely that you have become a “Pet Parent.” Your pet is a member of your family, and you seek out the best of everything for them. Most important, you want smart, knowledgeable people guiding you to the right food and equipment. And when your little one is out of sorts, you want whomever you reach out to for help to care as much as you do.

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4 Reasons Why Credit Unions Need to Offer Live Chat in 2022

Comm100

Today’s credit unions have to contend with an incredibly difficult challenge – finding the balance between online access and human interaction. They need to offer the convenience of self-serve solutions, while providing personalized support and human experiences. In our digital-first world, live chat serves as the perfect solution to achieve this. In this blog, we’ll look at the four top reasons why credit unions need to offer live chat services in 2022, from improving member experience to gaini

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Customer Contact Week 2022

Uniphore

Where. The Star Gold Coast. When. Feb 24th & 25th 2022. Who. Ravi Saraogi Co-founder and President APAC. Join Uniphore at the Customer Contact Week event on the Gold Coast this February! Where? The 2022 CCW will be hosted at The Star located at 1 Casino Dr. Broadbeach QLD 4218 Australia. Booking information and discounts can be viewed on the CCW website.

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Don’t Cut What Is Obvious to the Customer??

ShepHyken

Last week I covered the concept of skimpflation. In case you missed it, the short definition is that skimpflation is the result of a labor shortage, some say due to The Great Resignation , and higher business costs that come from inflation and supply and demand issues. This translates to the customer experiencing a lower level of service, and in some cases, quality.

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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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The Best Customer & Employee Experience Content of 2021

The DiJulius Group

The results are in! The DiJulius Group’s top customer service blogs, podcasts, and videos from 2020 are listed below. I recommend sharing this with your entire team. Our Top Blogs from 2021 Stop Calling it a Labor Shortage—It is a Turnover Crisis How to Train your Employees to Deal with Irrational Customer Rage The Great. Read Full Article. The post The Best Customer & Employee Experience Content of 2021 appeared first on The DiJulius Group.

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2022 Trends: Imagine the Future of Call Centers

TechSee

In the last few years, the customer service industry has been upended by a combination of new pandemic-driven ways of working, the growing trend of digital transformation, and the continuously rising bar for positive customer service experiences. There are many new ideas, initiatives, and technologies flooding the market that aim to help the industry address its myriad challenges.

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A Playbook for the Transformational BPO

Uniphore

Learn how to optimize outsourced customer service. operations with next-generation conversational AI. Higher call volumes, more complex requests and overburdened employees are driving more BPOs toward digital transformation. But just what does that mean—and how can outsourced service providers ensure their digital initiatives are making the right kind of impact?

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The 4 Steps for Listing Your Business Online

ReviewTrackers

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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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Distinguishing Your Brand In A Hyper-Competitive Marketplace

Doing CX Right

Scott McKain, Hall of Fame Speaker & "Iconic " author, reveals how to create distinction to attract & retain customers and employees too. The post Distinguishing Your Brand In A Hyper-Competitive Marketplace appeared first on Doing CX Right.

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Fast Food vs. Fine Dining in Customer Service

Help Scout

What can customer service professionals learn from Geraldine DeRuiter’s review, 'Bros., Lecce: We Eat at The Worst Michelin Starred Restaurant, Ever'?

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Secrets Revealed: How to Be Distinctive from Your Competition and Win!

Beyond Philosophy

Fernando has a problem that he wants our help solving. In his industry of branding and packaging fast-moving consumer goods, his clients often tell him to do whatever the competition is doing. However, Fernando knows that while imitation is the highest form of flattery, it’s a less than ideal customer strategy when you want to win customers from the competition.

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Local Listings Guide: Get Started and Get Found Online

ReviewTrackers

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Case Study: Key Insights on Wait Times and Customer Service

Faster response times mean happier customers Are your customers on hold too long? Nearly half of consumers find hold times unacceptable, and a quarter will leave your brand because of it. Our latest report reveals how companies are affected by wait times and the impact on customer satisfaction. Read the report to get insights into the impact of long hold times and areas for opportunities.

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Innovating to improve research integrity

Clarivate

How we’re expanding support for dealing with editorial expressions of concern and retractions. Research integrity is a key part of our mission at Clarivate to be a trusted, indispensable partner to innovators everywhere. Our research data, insights and analysis are used by the world’s top research institutions, by multiple governments and by national research agencies for global research assessment, which gives us a responsibility to monitor and act where we can to ensure the integrity of our da

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Customer Self-Service: Benefits, Tips, and 5 Great Tools

Help Scout

When backed by human support, customer self-service is key to delivering excellent support. Here's what you need to know to get started.

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The Psychology of the Word “Because” to Get Customers to Accept Your Word As Final

Myra Golden

For help de-escalating with customers, check out my De-escalation Academy. Research at Harvard showed us the power of the word “Because.” The experiment had people ask to cut in a line of people waiting to use a copy machine. Researchers had the people use three different, specifically worded requests to cut in line: “Excuse me; I have five pages.

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