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5 Customer Effort Villains and their Kryptonite

Kayako

A growing concern for customer retention, expansion, and cross-sell opportunities is customer effort. This “effort villain” is out to get your customers at every chance. We know that the more effort a customer has to exert, the more likely they are to churn. Not Starting at Google = Bad.

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Guest Post: The Biggest Value Driver That is Not on Your Journey Map

ShepHyken

Gartner provides various statistics showing that reducing customer effort can greatly impact customer retention and even reduce costs. In the process, B2B and B2C customers from the US, Canada, UK, Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia answered 1m+ survey questions.

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2019 CX Retrospective: The Year of Value Metrics

Mindtouch

CX-focused MindTouch customers can see yearly savings from $10K-100K (B2B) and $1M-20M (B2C). To drive customer lifetime value, we first had to look inward. We’d like to first share the results of our own audit, which we ran to make sure our so-called value metrics aligned with what we recommend for our customers.

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5 Steps Toward a Successful Self-Service Strategy

TechSee

Self-service is finally coming of age, with leading enterprises embracing the paradigm of customers helping themselves. In fact, Gartner predicts that by 2020, 10% of initial B2C interactions will be virtual, up from less than 1% in 2019. But it turns out that not all self-service options are created equal.

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Customer Experience vs. Customer Success: Are They the Same?

ChurnZero

This can be achieved through a Net Promoter Score (NPS)® , Customer Effort Score , Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) Score , or a customer health score. Customer Experience vs. Customer Success : The Differences.

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Do Agents Require Hands-on Experience with your Products?

Nicereply

For this article, I spoke with six customer support and success leaders from various industries with different product offerings so they can share techniques you can use to make your team successful. Marc Bindlechner is the Director of Customer Service at Koala. Loom is a B2B and B2C video software company. Use your Products.

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Unlocking Additional Value From Your Customer Service Technology Stack

CSM Magazine

Clearly there’s a direct link between reductions in consumer spending and the performance of B2C brands. While expected reductions in energy prices should see an easing in this figure, the impact of the crisis is significant, with 76% of adults reporting a cut back in their overall spending.