Beyond Philosophy

JULY 13, 2021

Sometimes your Customer Experience requires you to outsource a portion of it to a third party. Maybe it’s an installer or a tow truck service, or even an entire call center, but whatever or whoever it is, this part of the experience is not under your control. Today, we will examine whether this is a good idea or not.

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CustomerGauge

JUNE 21, 2017

acquisition of Whole Foods. This is a big move for the retail powerhouse, and one of their largest acquisitions to date. The post Why Amazon’s Acquisition of Whole Foods is a Big Deal for Customer Experience appeared first on CustomerGauge. So, why did […].

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CustomerSuccessBox

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Customer Success (CS) and customer experience are often disregarded when firms merge, despite the fact that it is undoubtedly one of the most crucial components of any business. According to Gartner’s research, organizations of the future will compete mostly on customer experience.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This episode of  Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken  answers the following questions and more: What role does employee experience play in customer experience? How can companies improve employee experiences for better customer experiences? Be a customer of your own business.

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Customer retention Analytics Customer Experience Customer Service 190

ClearAction

MAY 25, 2023

Growth via Massive Customer Experience Savings Lynn Hunsaker Customer experience savings are NOT about automation or slashing value to customers! Your enterprise goals are to continually increase value to investors, so by definition, you must continually increase value to customers. Well, you CAN!

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TLC Associates

AUGUST 6, 2019

We’ve seen plenty of PR nightmares arise as businesses, with the best of intentions, attempt to prune their own acquisition budgets. The most common problem is that as businesses slash customer procurement costs, they also erode their customer experience – creating a financial wash or even a net loss when the dust settles.

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 10, 2019

Understanding Customers’ Mental Budgets. The answer is found in the concept of mental accounting, and it might have significant implications for your Customer Experience. We discussed how our mental accounting affects our behavior as customers in our recent podcast. It wasn’t a huge amount, but it was a nice windfall.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

This week we feature an article by Hamzah Tariq who shares seven ways to improve the overall live chat experience for your customers. Businesses constantly try to improve the customer experience they deliver through new approaches, tools and strategies. . Don’t make customers wait when they initiate live chat requests.

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Fonolo

JUNE 5, 2019

Big question: How should text-based communication work alongside voice for customer service? Chat gained popularity quickly when customers realized chatting could be more pleasant than calling; and companies realized that agents could handle multiple conversations in parallel (thus lowering costs). Then real-time chat came along.

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Aspect

JUNE 30, 2017

When I look at the month of June’s customer experience highlights, I keep going back to Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods. But it’s really about customer service and technology innovation. Amazon has a reputation for stellar customer service and Whole Foods has a reputation for being out of touch with many shoppers.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 27, 2020

He writes about different types of customer experience surveys and how they can help businesses gain customer loyalty. Did you know that customers who have a positive experience are 54 percent more likely to make another purchase and are five times more likely to recommend your brand to others ?

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ShepHyken

MAY 3, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. An online music gear retailer tackles customer experience with a ‘Sweetwater’ difference by Judy Mottl. Retail Customer Experience) Sweetwater Sound Inc.,

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

For many years, there has been a debate whether you could assign a dollar amount to determine the return on investment for any Customer Experience improvements. For the subscription business the researchers found that “ a member who rates as having the poorest experience has only a 43% chance of being a member a year later.

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ClearAction

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Gratitude Grows Gains from Customer Experience Strategies Lynn Hunsaker. On other holidays (Veteran’s Day, Memorial Day, Mother’s Day, CX Day, Customer Service Week, etc.), On other holidays (Veteran’s Day, Memorial Day, Mother’s Day, CX Day, Customer Service Week, etc.),

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

This week we feature an article by Jessica Wise who shares a story to illustrate how you can develop a lifelong relationship with your customers by creating a customer experience they will never forget. The chance to shock and awe your customers will arise when they present you with a problem that needs solving.

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Spearline

MARCH 27, 2023

(L-R) Luan Tran, CTO and Co-Founder of Cyara; Kevin Buckley, CEO and Co-Founder of Spearline; Alok Kulkarni, CEO and Co-Founder of Cyara; and Matthew Lawlor, CTO and Co-Founder of Spearline Strategic acquisition expands Cyara’s solutions for AI and cloud contact center migration assurance SILICON VALLEY, Calif. business line from 8×8.

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Aspect

MARCH 19, 2018

Consumers in many industries now change vendors more quickly than in the past, which makes a great customer experience more important than ever. A large German utility conducted a project with Aspect and a system integrator, that focsed on both of these challenges: customer acquisition and retention.

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

However, another statistic shows that only 30 percent of organizations have improved their experiences enough to satisfy customers over the last ten-plus years, and it’s getting worse not better. 23:06 Colin shares a statistic from Emplify that explains why customers will pay a higher price to buy from you.

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Advantage Communications

JANUARY 10, 2020

(ACI) is pleased to announce that it has expanded its global presence, as well as strengthened its position as a challenger to the conventional outsourced contact center industry, with the acquisition of leading Mexican call center, First Kontact.

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24-7 InTouch

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Winnipeg, MB – February 13, 2024 – IntouchCX has announced today the acquisition of Beliveo, a leading nearshore contact center and business processing outsourcer (BPO) in Mexico. IntouchCX and Beliveo are leaders in the customer care industry, focused on pairing the highest customer experience with best-in-class technology.

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Kayako

JANUARY 17, 2018

When we talk about customer experience, many of us think about support. We think about the touchpoints between customer and business when the customer needs help buying or using a product. These interactions make up part of the customer experience, but not all of it. NPS measures customer loyalty.

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Callminer

APRIL 25, 2022

Contact centers are critical for customer experience, retention and acquisition strategies. But building and maintaining your own is a huge investment. Read this blog to learn the benefits of CCaaS.

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CX Journey

MAY 9, 2018

Image courtesy of Quadient Where does your company put a greater focus, on acquiring new customers or on retaining existing customers? The old debate stands: should companies focus on customer acquisition over retention ? Here's my bottom line on this dilemma: Both acquisition and retention will always be important.

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Aspect

JUNE 17, 2019

It’s no secret that customer experience has been rapidly evolving in recent years, with consumer habits and demands changing daily and new communication channels opening continuously. Through this acquisition, it would be creating personalised drive-thru menus which are dependent on weather, traffic and trending menu items.

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Nicereply

APRIL 27, 2022

To understand CXM and its importance, brands must first absorb the impact good (or bad) customer experience has on their customers and reputation. What is customer experience management (CXM)? Customer Experience is how a customer feels about your brand. The Benefits of CXM.

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bold360 Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Comparing customer acquisition to dating isn’t a huge leap – you bring someone in with attractive offers and witty repertoire, but are you thinking about how you keep them? Are you putting in the same level of effort after prospects become customers? They way your customers see it, you stopped trying.

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Upselling B2C Customer retention Marketing 209

Peter Lavers

MARCH 17, 2015

There’s a view that ‘real’ innovation is all about anticipating what customers will want before they even know that they want or need it. acquisition) rather than about serving existing customers better (i.e. CUSTOMER EFFORT. That’s only partly true! retention). OUTSIDE-IN.

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Certified Languages International

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Monolingual banking that only caters to English speakers results in poor customer experiences, lost opportunities, and decreased satisfaction for large segments of the population with limited English proficiency (LEP). Miscommunications can also occur when working across languages, severely damaging customer experiences.

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Nicereply

OCTOBER 24, 2023

What’s customer experience (CX)? It’s not just their products or services; it’s the memorable experiences they create. Such experiences can truly touch the hearts of our customers and stay with them long after. What is customer experience (CX)? Why is customer experience important?

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PeopleMetrics

MARCH 5, 2018

The same way you should check your fuel level before embarking on a long road trip, private equity firms need to ensure that an acquisition company’s customer base is still going to be there when the deal is done, and that the internal structure of the company is properly configured to support customer-centric goals.

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ShepHyken

MAY 3, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. An online music gear retailer tackles customer experience with a ‘Sweetwater’ difference by Judy Mott. Retail Customer Experience) Sweetwater Sound Inc.,

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Customer Service Entertainment Banking Marketing 156

SharpenCX

DECEMBER 28, 2021

You can’t just sell a quality product and expect customer loyalty. In fact, according to studies done by Microsoft, 69% of US consumers say customer service is an essential factor for them to experience brand loyalty. In my own experience, the brands I’m most loyal to have to impress me not only with their product.

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SharpenCX

DECEMBER 28, 2021

You can’t just sell a quality product and expect customer loyalty. In fact, according to studies done by Microsoft, 69% of US consumers say customer service is an essential factor for them to experience brand loyalty. In my own experience, the brands I’m most loyal to have to impress me not only with their product.

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Customer Experience Feedback Construction Customer Service 128

ShepHyken

JANUARY 28, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. What Can Disneyland Teach Us about the Customer Journey? Shrewd customer design choices, of course. I’ll sum it up this way: Don’t plan your customers’ journey without knowing the customers’ journey.

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Taylor Reach Group

MARCH 10, 2020

Over the past number of years, the customer experience (otherwise known as “CX”) has become a profession unto itself. Roles like Chief Customer Officer, Customer Experience Director, Manager, Customer Success have been popping up. they aim to improve the client experience in some way.

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Natalie Petouhof

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Tweet Cloud-Based Customer Service and Customer Experience. announced its acquisition of Contact Solutions , a leading provider of real-time, contextual customer care solutions. The combination of Contact Solutions and Verint will increase the value proposition that customers of both companies receive.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Calabrio , the workforce performance company, has hired Daniel Maier as chief revenue officer and Ryan Toben as senior vice president of customer success and sales operations. He is tasked with driving overall revenue at Calabrio including leading the sales function which now encompasses customer success programmes.

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