Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 25, 2017

I always say that Customer Experience is a journey, not a destination. After all, once you arrive, it is already time to refine your experience more. So, celebrate your successes for 2017 but prepare for new challenges in 2018. To get you ready for what is next in Customer Experience, let us review what we have learned so far. As the hustle and bustle of 2017 come to a close, here is a list of our top ten Customer Experience concepts to get your new year off to an emotionally engaging start.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 27, 2017

The other night, I was out with some friends. We were at a well-known place, listening to music and relaxing. One of my friends said she wanted something chocolate, so she ordered a piece of chocolate cake. A few minutes later it arrived, and she took her first bite. You could tell by looking at her facial expression that she was not happy. She said it tasted very dry.

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CX Global Media

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Coaching is the #1 agent experience focus for 2018. Yahoo! At least it is as stated in CCW’s Executive Report Contact Center Priorities for 2018. I am thrilled to see the importance of people development being a lead focus for 2018. I am just praying that this year we will not see many of the people development intentions fade or never come to fruition like I’ve seen happen in the past.

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Contact Center Pipeline

DECEMBER 27, 2017

In the effort to ensure that all students have equal access to the broadband they need for digital learning, there are challenges and triumphs every year. There is no doubt, however, that incredible progress has been made in connecting America’s classrooms to high-speed Internet. Here are five of the most important victories for K-12 connectivity in 2017. 1.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Michael Lowenstein, Ph.D., CMC Thought Leadership Principal, Beyond Philosophy. Most organizations do not fully understand, or leverage, the key linkages and relationships between customer experience and employee experience/behavior. Enterprises typically focus on employee satisfaction or engagement, in the belief that high levels in either area will directly drive customer loyalty.

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Myra Golden Media

DECEMBER 28, 2017

“I really do love your webinars, Myra. They are very well done and extremely beneficial. I always find little helpful hints in your information.”. Kristy L. Bolen, Project Manager. Carlson Hotels Worldwide. Learn more about my Full-Access Program.

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Contact Center Pipeline

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The end of December is a great time to reflect on the past year. It’s also a time when I like to dip into our blog statistics to see which topics appealed most to readers. For 2017, not surprisingly, the emphasis was on people-centric topics. Among the articles published on artificial intelligence, the chief concern […].

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Episode Zero – Colin Shaw discusses what you can expect from The Intuitive Customer podcast. Colin outlines in very understandable way, how behavioral economics and phycology fundamentally influences your customers experience and how you can use these to improve your customer loyalty and customer retention. The post 0: The Intuitive Customer Episode Zero appeared first on.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Companies Grow When Customers are Treated as Unique Individuals. Shep Hyken Interviews Eddie Yoon, Author of Superconsumers: A Simple, Speedy, and Sustainable Path to Superior Growth. Do your customers feel like friends or just transactions? . . ? ? <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”>?

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Reports of the death of in-store shopping have been greatly exaggerated. This year’s retail survey found that more than 60 percent of consumers start and end their journey by visiting a store. Retail customers value price above everything, but the importance of other factors varies for different brands. In-store shopping is valued highly by grocery and home improvement customers Technology retail customers place less importance on in-store experiences – for them it only ranks sixth Digital exper

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Aspect

DECEMBER 27, 2017

2016 saw an explosion of interest and investments in chatbots, as I wrote in my last annual recap. What happened in 2017, and what will 2018 bring? Let’s have a look. It is still early. Much like in 2016, this year I’ve had countless conversations about chatbot needs with numerous customers, prospects, and partners around the globe, and it’s clear to me that as an industry we have made progress.

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Contact Center Pipeline

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Procurement processes are undergoing change in concert with the revolution ushered in by cloud solutions. Buyers want the benefits of advanced technology without the bottlenecks that hampered premise-based selection, implementation and upgrades. Vendors revel in simplified sales, implementation and support processes that shorten the decision cycle, get customers into production quickly and drive down costs. […].

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Win the Customer

DECEMBER 28, 2017

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DECEMBER 27, 2017

Providing great customer service is as simple as being a good friend. Customers want someone they can count on to be there when it matters most, always offering the words they need to hear. And if you can add some patience and altruism to reliability and resourcefulness, you could quickly achieve best friend status. The problem is, these personal qualities aren’t exactly quantifiable — at least not in a precise sense.

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Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO

The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.

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Customer Guru

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Customer Guru has taken this initiative of sharing the experiences of successful Customer Experience (CX) leaders across India to inspire and guide professionals in adopting and inculcating a customer-centric approach in their organizations. We believe that CX is the only way forward for Indian businesses to be more sustainable and successful globally.

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VocalCom

DECEMBER 25, 2017

Chat, SMS, social media…there are so many channels these days for customer service. But is it really necessary for your brand to use them all? In short, absolutely. Not only do customers have their preferred channels, but they are also expecting you to deliver the best service possible on these channels at all times. According to a survey by Aspect Software, companies that adopt an omnichannel strategy achieve 91% greater year-over-year customer retention rates compared to those that do not.

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Win the Customer

DECEMBER 23, 2017

When you think about attracting and retaining new customers to your business, you might focus on the importance of having a team of friendly and capable employees devoted to making them feel welcome and appreciated. Having great products and services doesn’t hurt, either. But while these are definitely smart goals to have as a business owner, there’s yet another key way to improve customers’ overall brand experience: cybersecurity.

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Myra Golden Media

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Just for fun, I am posting this funny video.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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GetFeedback

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Is your customer feedback sitting in an Excel spreadsheet? You're not alone. Get more from customer feedback by integrating your surveys with Salesforce.

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Bright Pattern

DECEMBER 27, 2017

There is a lot of speculation about how AI will affect the call center in the coming years. The alarmists claim AI will be able to completely replace human interaction and the call center will be completely automated.

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ClearAction

DECEMBER 28, 2017

The Art of Listening: A Key to Customer-Centricity Lynn Hunsaker. Curiosity is the key to great listening skills that improve customer experience. When you’re truly curious about your customer’s opinions, expectations and requests, you’ll find the customer to be more pleasant, interesting and fulfilling to you as well. Consider internal customers as well as external customers in honing this skill.

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Influitive

DECEMBER 27, 2017

As an advocate marketer, you’re probably used to having the value of your program questioned. “Isn’t it more of a nice-to-have than a need-to-have?” “What exactly is the ROI of engaging customer advocates?” “Why should we devote our budget to this over other marketing programs?” These doubts are exactly why it is so vital for.

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Dive into the realm of contact center dialers with our infographic! Explore the various types – Preview, Predictive, Automatic, and Progressive Dialers – and unravel their roles in boosting call center performance.

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Envision

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Who could ask for anything more? Patents, awards, contracts and customers! There are times when you are so grateful, you just have to shout it out and tell all your friends. This year has been especially productive and rewarding making all of us at Envision so incredibly honored and proud.

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Toister Performance Solutions

DECEMBER 26, 2017

According to Salesforce, I'm on one of the most productive salespeople. That's not really true. Someone at Salesforce just thinks I am because the company profiled me in it's 2014 ebook, Secrets of the Most Productive Salespeople. The only reason I'm in there is I was blogging for Salesforce at the time and responded to a vague request from an editor to take a productivity survey.

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GetFeedback

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Is your customer feedback sitting in an Excel spreadsheet? You're not alone. Get more from customer feedback by integrating your surveys with Salesforce.

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ClearAction

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Solving System Silos for Customer Experience Excellence Lynn Hunsaker. The irony of technology is that it’s often marketed as customer experience management , yet it inevitably creates its own set of customer experience snafus. Examples I’ve heard recently include: “You’ll have to log-in to our other site” or “That mobile app isn’t available for the type of account you have” or “That went to the fax machine at our national site” Is it

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Over the next 12 months, what do you think will have the biggest impact on your CX automation efforts? When asked the same question, only 10% of CX leaders surveyed by Verint chose telephony. It’s no longer the engagement channel leading CCaaS conversations. The customer engagement challenges facing organizations have changed – so a new approach is needed.

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Customer Experience Matters

DECEMBER 28, 2017

As the year winds down, it’s fun to look back and appreciate what’s been done. As you can see in the chart below, Temkin Group published a lot of interesting research in 2017. I’m very proud of what our team accomplished. We used many different research approaches (e.g., best practice interviews, company surveys, and large-scale consumer studies) to deliver insights about customer experience that shaped the thinking and actions of 1,000s of professionals around the world.

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Toister Performance Solutions

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Bryce (not his real name) dreaded coming to work. A regular customer frequently complimented Bryce on his appearance and made sexually suggestive comments. It made Bryce feel so uncomfortable he went to his manager for help. Bryce's manager was unsympathetic. Putting up with the customer's offensive behavior was part of the job, he told Bryce. The customer did over a million dollars in business every year and the manager didn't want to jeopardize the revenue.

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Tenfold - Contact Center Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Improved agent efficiency and productivity turn call centers from a cost into a profit. The two qualities can also create a competitive advantage, which is key priority for growing organizations. While agents hold the keys to your company’s success, they are also the most expensive resource you have – accounting for 60% to 70% of expenses in a contact center.

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