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4 out of 5 organizations have not increased their customer satisfaction since 2010!

Beyond Philosophy

There is nothing worse for a score than relying on an unhappy, poorly trained, underpaid person providing customer service with a frown on their face, Morgeson says. The post 4 out of 5 organizations have not increased their customer satisfaction since 2010!

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What Next Gen 9-1-1 means to me – personally!

Customer Interactions

” that struck me as poignant – because “what Next Gen 9-1-1 means to me” is something very personal. Diamond Chaflawee made some excellent points about the benefits of Next Gen 9-1-1. But it was his blog title, “What does Next Gen 9-1-1 mean for you?” I have a daughter, and like most 21 year olds she uses a cell phone instead of a land line. And like most young people today she texts far more often than she talks. In that way, she isn’t so unique.

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Guest Blog: How to Personalize Your Chatbots for Customer Journey Tracking & Provide a Better Experience

ShepHyken

In 2010, the boys over at Apple released Siri that astounded the world because for the first time you had a super-commercial chatbot/personal assistant that was so easy to have the mass market adapt to. A Personalized Guide to Help Out Your Customers. People love personalization. People love personalization so much that 71 percent of people will only like advertising that is customized for them. .

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Situation Management – One Way PSIM Is Applied

Customer Interactions

Therefore, the security personnel watching the cameras may not have enough information to recognize that the person who seemed to swipe his card and walk through the door did not in fact have access. Excerpt of Hunt Business Intelligence PSIM Market Overview 2010, reprinted with permission. PSIM principles may be used to produce better situational awareness, and thereby promote better security and business decisions.

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A Q&A Interview with PlantCML Product Marketing Manager and NG9-1-1 Expert Michael Rosen

Customer Interactions

Younger workers typically – although not always – tend to employ more technology-based tools throughout their lives (both work and personal), having been exposed to tech gadgets from a very early age and employing them in daily usage. Michael Rosen, Product Marketing Manager for PlantCML (an EADS North America Company), was one of several NG9-1-1 experts to join our NG 9-1-1 Panel Discussion at APCO recently.*

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9-1-1 Public Safety Communications is more than just technology

Customer Interactions

So the next time you pass a console or piece of equipment being worked on, stop and say “thanks” to the person working there. As Director of the Fairfax County, Virginia Department of Public Safety Communications, I have the distinct honor of heading up a new full-service, state-of-the art, next generation 9-1-1 public safety communications center that serves Fairfax County.

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Wow, What a Year! What is Our Personal and Business Learning for The Year

Beyond Philosophy

We did that on a recent podcast, thinking about what we learned professionally and personally this past year. . Between 2010 and 2019, only 30 percent of the companies tracked on the ASCI increased their scores. On the personal side, it has been different areas for me.

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The 3 Biggest Customer Experience Game Changers of the Last Decade

Customers That Stick

As we close out the 2010’s, I thought it would be interesting to look back at the top three customer experience game changers of the past decade.

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Don’s Sleep on What Gen Z Wants From Work

Myra Golden Media

Born between 1996 and 2010; Gen Z is quitting jobs in droves. I want the flexibility to work from home a few days a week, but I also want the community you only get from in-person. They found hybrid workers were happier than virtual and in-person employees.

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An Authoritative View: Three Pioneers of CX Predict Big Changes in 2023

Beyond Philosophy

From 2010 to 2019, two-thirds of organizations did not improve their customer satisfaction, while all the effort went into improving Customer Experience. Talk to Colin about how he can speak ‘in person’ or ‘virtually’ at your conference.

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100+ Customer Experience Stats to Prepare for 2023

CCNG

Marketing Metrics, 2010) Increasing customer retention rates by 5% increases profits anywhere from 25% to 95%. Oracle, 2022) The top three reasons a consumer would trust a brand are the quality of the product (66%), personal experience with the brand (53%), and consistency (32%).

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17 Must-Read Books for Support Managers

Nicereply

Packed with helpful advice relevant to leaders of all kinds—including support managers—this book shows the difference between leading and managing and comes with plenty of personal examples to inspire you in your role. You’ve become the bad person in this scene.

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Small Business Saturday 2021

VirtualPBX

Created in 2010 by American Express, Small Business Saturday is the anthem for consumers to “Shop Small” between Black Friday and Cyber Monday by patronizing local brick-and-mortar stores. Make it Personal. Find ways to personalize.

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The Book That Changed My Customer Service Career

Help Scout

The first book that made a real impact on my thinking about customer service was 2010’s “ Exceptional Service, Exceptional Profit ,” by Micah Solomon and Leonardo Inghilleri. Delivered by a caring, friendly person —.

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Guest Post: The Shocking Percentage of Customers Who’d Leave Your Business Due to Bad Service – and What You Can Do About It

ShepHyken

Two-thirds of businesses now use their customer service as a unique selling point (USP) to help them stand out in the market, compared to 10% in 2010.

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5 Essential Features for Customer Service Success

Kayako

One study found that the brands that provide the best customer experiences achieved 17% compound growth between 2010 and 2015. Provide a positive, personalized, and engaging conversation. Optimizing a personalized service experience leads to satisfied customers.

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Encouragement = the “Miracle Grow” of Employee Morale

Steve DiGioia

Between 1979 and 2010, the median weekly income of full time wage and salary workers grew from 241 to 747 U.S. The median weekly income in 2010 constant dollars only increased from 675 to 747 U.S. Gone are the days when a young person starting out in his or her career joined a company and stayed until retirement – in today’s business environment there are no guarantees. This original article was written by Steve DiGioia.

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Is Your Customer Service Ready for Gen Zalpha?

CSM Magazine

This unique demographic encompasses both Gen Z, those born from the mid-1990s onwards, and Gen Alpha, those born from 2010 onwards. As the newest generation of consumers enters the marketplace, companies have to ask themselves: is their customer service ready for Gen Zalpha?

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Laying the Groundwork for Our Five Best Practices for Creating Unbelievable Customer Experiences

Up Your Service

An article in Forbes reports that today an estimated 89% of companies compete primarily on the basis of customer experience – up from just 36% in 2010. Your customers—whether B2B, B2C, or partners within your organization—have always been your focus.

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A Spotlight on Woman-Owned Language Service Providers in the U.S. Today

Certified Languages International

Some of Laura’s accomplishments include: 2009 Minority Business Leader, Philadelphia Business Journal 2010 EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2010 Enterprising Women of the Year Award, Enterprising Women magazine. Okay, ladies, now let’s get in formation.

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Small Business Saturday 2021

VirtualPBX

Created in 2010 by American Express, Small Business Saturday is the anthem for consumers to “Shop Small” between Black Friday and Cyber Monday by patronizing local brick-and-mortar stores. Make it Personal. Find ways to personalize.

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Small Business Saturday 2021

VirtualPBX

Created in 2010 by American Express, Small Business Saturday is the anthem for consumers to “Shop Small” between Black Friday and Cyber Monday by patronizing local brick-and-mortar stores. Make it Personal. Find ways to personalize.

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Reshaping The Future Of Digital Customer Service: 22 Influential Leaders to Watch in 2022

TechSee

This begins by looking at how to better engage both customers and employees through hyper-personalization, better visibility, and tools they actually want to use. Customers expect better and faster pre and post purchase services.

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4 Powerful Rules to Create Employee and Customer Word-of-Mouth Programs That Work

Beyond Philosophy

Another factor was consumer interest in learning about new products and services from companies they were engaged with, indicating a desire for deeper, more strategic and personalized relationships. Customer Advocacy Behavior: Personal Brand Connection That is More Than Loyalty, Word-of-Mouth, or Recommendation. Michael Lowenstein, Ph.D., CMC Thought Leadership Principal, Beyond Philosophy.

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The history of the search engine: from index cards to the AI chatbot

Inbenta

Since then, search has improved exponentially to the point where a personal chatbot to help with our most routine tasks is becoming a reality. The Inbenta Semantic Search Engine was first created in 2010 and was able to understand searcher intent and the contextual meaning behind customer’s searches rather than rely on keywords. Google added “personalized recognition” to Voice Search on its Android phones in 2010 as well as its Chrome browser in 2011.

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Car Talk: The Marketing Gift of (Automotive) Gab

Beyond Philosophy

brands, covering 16 product categories, were analyzed during the period from 2007 to 2010. Quattro Turbo, I can ver ify a personal level of active, positive, enthusiastic communication on behalf of my vehicle, not so much o nline but certainly offline. According to Nielsen, word-of-mouth is the most trusted source of decision-influencing and decision-making information for consumers around the world.

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New to Working Remotely? Three Perspectives to Consider for the Short Term and the Long Run

Momentum Telecom

The technology you use while working remotely might not replace the in-person interactions you’re used to. In the US, more than 93 percent of Americans have access to broadband, compared to only approximately 75 percent in 2010².

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A Spotlight on Woman-Owned Language Service Providers in the U.S. Today

Certified Languages International

Some of Laura’s accomplishments include: 2009 Minority Business Leader, Philadelphia Business Journal 2010 EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2010 Enterprising Women of the Year Award, Enterprising Women magazine. Okay, ladies, now let’s get in formation.

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Supply Chain Risks: It’s Everybody’s Business

ConvergeOne

Nation-state hackers and their attacks have increased steadily between 2010 and 2019. It allowed hackers to steal credit and personal information of well over 70 million clients. There is an old saying that states, “Take care of your house and let others worry about theirs.”

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Workplace Welfare: What Are Your Obligations as an Employer?

CSM Magazine

Under the Equal Opportunity Act 2010, employers have a positive duty to eliminate the aforementioned issues as much as possible.

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Better brand, better world: Alpha Foods CMO Kierstin De West on the opportunity in helping people become more conscious consumers

Maru Group

First implementing the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan in 2010, Unilever pioneered meaningful change throughout the organization—even moving away from short-term quarterly financial reporting because it undercut a focus on long-term sustainability. “I

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Is ‘Being Human’ With Customers A New Concept? And, Does It Create Emotional, Experiential, Social and Financial Value?

Beyond Philosophy

To make the brand or company more attractive, and have more impact on customer decision-making, there must be an emphasis on creating more perceived value and more personalization. In most instances, the customers see no proaction, brand ‘personality’ or brand-to-brand differentiation; and their experience of the brand is one-dimensional, easily capable of replacement. In his 2010 book, Marketing 3.0: Michael Lowenstein, Ph.D.,

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Behind the Scenes of Government Social Media Customer Care

Russel Lolacher

In 2010, the ministry was putting together something that hadn’t existed for them before. Another conference I always enjoy, whether it’s in person or online, is Podcast Movement.

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How Modern Family Shows the Value of Modern IVR

Aspect

One of the episodes from season 2, titled Unplugged, originally aired in 2010 but its plot is still extremely relevant when it comes to consumer engagement and interactive voice response (IVR). Forcing customers to navigate through poorly designed IVR systems never bodes well and leads to low containment rates—the percentage of calls which end in the IVR and don’t reach a live person. The other day I was nursing a cold and bi nge watching Modern Family re-runs.

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Communication — Essential to Creating and Sustaining a Customer-Centric Culture 

ijgolding

The Shop Direct Board of Directors with the stiletto shoe at the launch of ‘Feet in the Street’ in 2010. Each article has taken me on a personal journey, delving into my own experiences of putting into practice (with varying degrees of success), the things I continue to share with, teach and guide, practitioners and clients alike, all around the world. In 2010, two of my amazing colleagues came up with a communication campaign that we ended up calling ‘Feet in the Street’.

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3 Responses to Pandemic-Related Consumer Change 

Real Blue Sky

In addition to portraying your brand-story consistently, you should strategize to personalize your customer journeys for the specific demographic and the needs of your individual customers. . In fact, 87% of companies do so now up from 36% in 2010.

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How Getting Recognition and Building Authority Can Advance Your Customer-Centric Culture 

ijgolding

Entering and winning nationally recognised awards, has been a core part of my customer experience strategic planning since 2010. I first experienced the effect of ‘getting recognition and building authority in 2010’. By 2010, over 10,000 issues had been raised, with approximately 70% coming from front line Contact Centre staff. Your ability to transfer knowledge to your people will also build their personal authority in the subject.

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The need for CX

TMP Direct

Investing in CX pays off with strong customer relationships, personalized digital solutions and innovative products or services. Companies that lead in CX personalization have increased their revenue by up to 15%. Personalization has a strong ROI.

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Why isn’t customer experience working?

Interactions

Imagine if we time travelled back to 2010. I’m pretty sure that we would be astounded at the lack of channels, integration, and overall speed, personalization, and convenience of service that we had back then. Personalization.

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4 Things Banking Contact Centers Can Do Now to Optimize Their Workforce

pindrop

Consider this, from 2010 to 2019, the number of full-service bank branches fell by 12% , dropping from 95,000 to around 83,000. Customers have come to expect streamlined service, personalized attention, and more self-service options. .

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