ShepHyken

APRIL 11, 2017

First Up: Shep Hyken’s opening comments focus on the Net Promoter Score®, which is the result of a survey question that asks a customer “How likely would you be to recommend us?” Shep feels that NPS is one of the simplest, yet most powerful feedback measurement tools. Customer feedback should be responded to in a timely matter.

Customer retention 209

Customer retention Benchmark Surveys CRM 209

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

He shares the process of conducting consumer research and how to implement your findings into the customer experience. Whole Foods understands what drives their customers’ purchase behavior. Their customers go to Whole Foods for organic grocery items and not a whole lot else, which allows them to own their niche.

Marketing 255

Marketing Customer Service Consulting Consulting 255

ShepHyken

JUNE 19, 2020

An “unsupervised” AI bot has led businesses to receive sudden surges in negative feedback, bad reviews, and increased churn. Every customer in the world, including myself, will always choose “talk to a person” or “connect to a representative” as the first choice over a call. Despite the hype, commercial AI is still maturing.

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Customer Service Feedback Marketing Technology 200

ijgolding

MAY 11, 2016

I am writing this blog having just watched a Hollywood movie about the 2008 banking crisis – The Big Short, featuring Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt is a tough watch – not because of the quality of the acting, but because of the almost completely unbelievable plot. It was very real.

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Customer Experience Banking Benchmark Enterprise 65

Clarabridge

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Simply put, we empower small businesses and non-profits to grow customer relationships and succeed. Sentiments: How do you currently use Clarabridge to listen to the voice of your customers? Rogers : We are currently analyzing customer feedback – both text-based comments and customer ratings – from multiple customer surveys.

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Feedback Surveys Technical Support Analytics 40

Clarabridge

MARCH 30, 2017

Are you able to connect your customer experience survey program to key business goals, like increased revenue and decreased churn? Response rates for the typical customer experience survey have been dropping over the past 20 years, from about 20% to only 2% today. Rogers : Sure. We took our findings to the Product team.

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Surveys Customer Experience Feedback Analytics 45

Playvox

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

UserVoice popularized the concept in 2008, but now there are many providers of idea management software, used by companies like Spotify , Airbnb , and Microsoft. A solution like Playvox Customer AI is a comprehensive way of assembling and analyzing customer feedback for themes and sentiment at scale.

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Engineering Feedback Customer centricity Management 52

Lumoa

JUNE 14, 2023

When it comes to gauging customer sentiment and loyalty, few metrics enjoy such widespread acclaim as the Net Promoter Score (NPS). Its lean and straightforward formula for measuring customer contentment has made this metric a veritable “gold standard” in the customer experience space.

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Customer centricity Airlines Metrics Feedback 83

Satrix Solutions

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Many of us can still vividly recall the great recession of 2008. Collecting and curating employee feedback. If you are not already administering an employee feedback or voice of the employee initiative on a regular basis, an Employee Net Promoter Survey (eNPS) is a perfect place for your organization to get started.

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Morale Employee engagement Surveys Feedback 78

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Historic Call Center & Customer Experience Trends. More than 80% of customers now say the experience a company provides is as important as its products. . The contact center is destined to evolve further into the ‘Customer Experience Hub’ of the future.

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Contact Center Gamification Call Center Average Handle Time 176

PeopleMetrics

OCTOBER 22, 2015

In our last post, we covered the difference between customer satisfaction and customer effort score. Both of those metrics are good for examining transactional elements of the customer experience. As we discussed, the best customer experience metric for your business is a matter of finding the best fit for your business.

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Benchmark Metrics Customer effort Customer emotions 106

Interaction Metrics

JUNE 19, 2023

The best way to think about CX vs. UX is that customer experience spans the ENTIRE customer journey. CX (short for customer experience) and UX (short for user experience) are sometimes used interchangeably. The best way to think about CX vs. UX is that customer experience spans the ENTIRE customer journey.

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Engineering Surveys Government Metrics 62

TeamSupport

OCTOBER 8, 2020

In addition to our customer success solution that will launch in the near future , we will introduce a powerful new reporting and analytics solution that will provide our customers with a deep understanding of their customer experiences.

B2C 59

B2C B2B Enterprise CRM 59

ijgolding

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Apart from being a lovely chap, like many people in the global Customer Experience (CX) community, he is as passionate and enthused about developing knowledge and education around CX competencies as I am. Is it really possible to measure customer culture? I have known Chris for a couple of years now.

Customer centricity 105

Customer centricity Customer advocacy Marketing Finance 105

Nicereply

MARCH 14, 2023

The 4 Disciplines of Execution By Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling Published: 2012 Length: 296 As a support manager, it’s your responsibility to build a strong team and create a fantastic customer experience. No amount of coaching, training, or quarterly feedback surveys will prevent it.

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Management Call Center Metrics Entertainment 98

SharpenCX

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

New research alert: The stats are in – all this talk about “happy employees, happy customers” isn’t fluff. In August, Glassdoor released a decade of research linking employee and customer experience. From 2008 to 2018, they studied the connection between reported employee satisfaction levels and CSAT scores on the ACSI index.

Contact Center 67

Contact Center Coaching Metrics Average Handle Time 67

SharpenCX

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

New research alert: The stats are in – all this talk about “happy employees, happy customers” isn’t fluff. In August, Glassdoor released a decade of research linking employee and customer experience. From 2008 to 2018, they studied the connection between reported employee satisfaction levels and CSAT scores on the ACSI index.

Contact Center 67

Contact Center Coaching Metrics Average Handle Time 67

CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Financial technology is one of the best customer support methods you could embrace. Customer service means more than having an agent answering a phone. It means top-notch customer experience with your entire facility. Make Customer Service a Part of Your Business Plan. It will set you apart from the competition.

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Customer Service Interactive Voice Response Banking Customer Care 52

Kayako

OCTOBER 29, 2015

A great indicator of this is in 2008 odesk.com had 2,500 job postings 2,500 for “virtual assistant”, and by 2012 that number had risen to 25,000. Today Upwork.com shows 53,000+ for virtual customer service work alone. Customer feedback doesn’t make it back to your company.

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outsourcing Customer Support Feedback Surveys 98

CX Journey

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The customer experience is a journey; your transformation work is, too! I was recently asked for suggestions on how to prevent different business units and divisions within a larger organization from becoming complacent when they are performing well based on their customer experience metrics. This is a journey!

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Metrics Benchmark Surveys Customer retention 35

CX Journey

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The customer experience is a journey; your transformation work is, too! I was recently asked for suggestions on how to prevent different business units and divisions within a larger organization from becoming complacent when they are performing well based on their customer experience metrics. This is a journey!

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Metrics Benchmark Surveys Customer retention 32

Natalie Petouhof

JANUARY 29, 2016

Tweet I remember back in 2008-2009 being asked whether social / digital / communities had any business value. Think about customers talking to companies and giving honest feedback that helps: Improve products and services and even helps the company innovate. Why is that? Reduces unnecessary steps or processes.

B2C 49

B2C B2B Feedback Customer Service 49

Netomi

JANUARY 5, 2022

This is especially true in the customer service industry. Customer Experience (CX) has catapulted into one of the most important aspects of determining business success. At Netomi, we deeply care about improving the customer experience. Can I Work a Customer Service Job from Home? Adrian Swinscoe.

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Customer Experience Customer Service Consulting Consulting 98

Contact Center Geek

AUGUST 7, 2014

We all need compelling reasons to keep our customers coming back. Customer retention is vital and getting customer feedback can give great insight into the future success of our business, but we need to allow customers to leave us. Are we capturing specific feedback about our customers’ reasons for cancelling?

Government 48

Government Average Handle Time Call Center Metrics 48

Tethr

JUNE 21, 2019

In 2008 when we first reported on our findings, we recommended companies use a new metric—the Customer Effort Score—to gauge the level of effort in their customer experience. The irony, of course, is that companies really shouldn’t have to survey customers about the level of Effort they’re experiencing.

Surveys 68

Surveys Coaching Customer effort Metrics 68

ProProfs Blog

MAY 15, 2020

In short, you try to make use of everything under your power to provide good customer experience. feedback on how you’ve done and if they’re happy with you. But we all know how difficult it is to get proper customer feedback , even after you have provided good customer experience.

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Surveys Customer Experience Feedback Best practices 97

Ann Michaels and Associates

JANUARY 23, 2018

They go viral because we’ve all been there – on the phone desperately needing help from customer service, or waiting in an endless line at the airport. When you read about a bad customer experience, you feel empathy (and maybe some outrage) on behalf of the wronged party. The Bottom Line: Always Put your Customers First.

Customer Service 40

Customer Service Airlines Advertising Accountability 40

Nicereply

DECEMBER 3, 2019

In late 2008 Malcom Gladwell published his book Outliers: The Story of Success. Great customer service agents are able to understand when these unusual situations arise and are quick to come up with workarounds or other creative ways to still provide a great customer experience. Remember, this is only temporary.

Customer Service 74

Customer Service Metrics Customer Support Construction 74

Lumoa

JANUARY 2, 2022

The Net Promoter Score® (NPS) framework is the most commonly used survey methodologies globally and is upheld as the gold standard for customer experience metrics. Depending on their response, customers fall into one of these three categories used to establish an NPS score. That’s what you’ll learn in this guide.

Feedback 83

Feedback Surveys Customer centricity Customer retention 83

ClearAction

MAY 28, 2015

If It’s Called Customer Experience, Why is it All About the Company? While companies clamor to get their share of revenue from new and existing customers, the delta between what brands say they do for customers and what actually happens has never been larger. See the math problem here?

Customer Experience 110

Customer Experience Journey mapping Surveys B2C 110

Callminer

JANUARY 18, 2021

A 2008 report by CFI group explained that when customer service professionals are perceived to converse softly and clearly, they resolve customer issues 88% of the time. Put yourselves in the shoes of your key customer demographic type and call your own centre today.” ” – F.

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Best practices Call Center Contact Center Scripts 226

ClearAction

AUGUST 21, 2016

If It’s Called Customer Experience, Why Is It All About the Brand? While companies clamor to get their share of revenue from new and existing customers, the delta between what brands say they do for customers and what actually happens has never been larger. Janice Cuban.

Customer Experience 54

Customer Experience Journey mapping Surveys B2C 54

NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Given the ongoing evolutions in the online and digital worlds, using telephony, Webchat and social media to maximize business development is ideal for improving your company’s customer service and also the customer experience. In this article, we dissect Customer Service 7 pain points in call centers, and how to tackle them.

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Call Center Customer Service Brand ambassadors Average Handle Time 52

NobelBiz

MAY 17, 2022

Given the ongoing evolutions in the online and digital worlds, using telephony, Webchat and social media to maximize business development is ideal for improving your company’s customer service and also the customer experience. In this article, we dissect Customer Service 7 pain points in call centers , and how to tackle them.

Call Center 52

Call Center Customer Service Brand ambassadors Average Handle Time 52

aircall

JANUARY 6, 2021

Hints of economic decline can lead to a national recession, such as the Great Recession that occurred after the financial crisis of 2008. Sales teams will have a hard time selling additional products and getting referrals when customer service teams fail to meet customer expectations. Aim for first-call resolution.

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Sales Banking Call Center Upselling 62

aircall

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

In many ways, the customer experience is driving transformation within the financial services industry. With a call center, your financial services institution has greater ability to gather information about your customers and get to know them better. Nicereply –Automates sending surveys to help gauge customer satisfaction. .

Call Center 62

Call Center call center software Interactive Voice Response voip 62

Comm100

DECEMBER 22, 2016

In this article, we’re going to give you a sneak peak at some of the customer experience trends that you can expect to see in the new year, and some tips on how you can put them into practice. Third party messaging applications, like Facebook messenger and Kik, will become mainstream channels for customer service.

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