CCNG

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Employee surveys are a great way to get employee feedback and implement changes where possible. If the company is smaller or does not want to invest in employee survey software, create an employee suggestion box. Where possible, ask for employee input and allow for flexibility.

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CCNG

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Vendor solutions have evolved in breadth, specialty and versatility, offering more options than ever to maximize customer contact team efficiency, collaboration and productivity. ?3. A 2021 Gallup survey found that a mere 23% of U.S. Engage employees continuously via coaching, polls, surveys and informal check-ins.

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CCNG

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In a recent CCNG Town Hall, Rick Denton helped walk the community through key elements of customer experience that were fundamental pre-pandemic as well as during the pandemic, and will remain fundamental post-pandemic. We’ve all heard how 2020 is the year everything changed. Three key themes did not change: 1.

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CCNG

JANUARY 4, 2023

Elevating the Customer Experience (CX) is an obsession for the contact center industry, and rightly so. The experiences that customers have with your contact center condition the way they think about you as a supplier of goods and services and as a trusted part­ner in providing the things that they need and want in their lives.

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CCNG

APRIL 20, 2022

Honesty forms the bedrock from which all legitimate success derives, and customer contact organizations challenged with attracting and retaining personnel should obsessively seek and share truth to create a culture of trust that can elevate employee and customer experience along with business performance.?

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CCNG

MARCH 9, 2022

Using storytelling and wisdom, Gavin shares his gold dust for customer experience and customer service throughout the episode. Along with delivering speeches and training around this Customer Service Gold Dust, Gavin also wrote a book on the topic, “Finding Gold Dust: How to Create Exceptional Customer Experiences”.

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CCNG

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Every contact center or customer experience leader comes to that fork in the road where you have to conduct a self-assessment with that perennial question “How good are we?” The whole discipline of customer experience and contact centers have evolved dramatically over the past 10 years. They know someone who can help you!

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CCNG

AUGUST 10, 2022

Rick also hosts the CX Passport podcast and believes the best meals are served outside and require a passport.

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CCNG

JANUARY 31, 2024

According to a recent PWC Annual Global CEO survey, 40% of global CEOs think their organization will no longer be economically viable in ten years’ time if it continues its current course. According to a recent APQC Survey, 38% of leaders are now recognizing that managing knowledge is a strategic asset within the organization.

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CCNG

MAY 10, 2023

Bad customer service is our new normal? In the latest “National Customer Rage Survey” conducted by the Customer Care Measurement and Consulting organization, a whopping 74% of consumers said they had experienced a product or service problem in the past year, up from 66% in 2020. Nope, not on my watch.

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CCNG

JULY 20, 2022

It’s no different than the question I often ask organizations about their customer experience. We want both, depending on what our customers want at any given point in time. It’s been said that brand represents the promise made and customer experience represents the promise kept. What’s the difference?

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CCNG

DECEMBER 20, 2023

For example, a March 2023 survey by IPSOS on artificial intelligence found that despite the growing acceptance of AI, most people still prefer to talk with a human customer service agent (88%). And as stated, studies show that customers still prefer to interact with a human when they have a problem.

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CCNG

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

As the first line of defense against angry customers, many customer service associates report they have been blamed for things that are out of their control. By proactively addressing associate burnout, contact centers can empower their associates to improve the customer experience.

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CCNG

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) Unlike many metrics and indicators, CSAT (Customer Satisfaction Score) provides a near real-time view of how your customer experience is lining up against expectations as it asks customers to rate an interaction moments after its conclusion. However, NPS also has limitations.

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CCNG

JULY 27, 2022

Call centers measured customer satisfaction based on the speed at which an agent answered the phone and responded, regardless of whether the request was resolved. This hurried approach frequently left customers feeling dissatisfied. With the shift to multi-or omnichannel contact centers, today's emphasis is on customer experience.

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CCNG

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Less than half of CX execs trust their company's ability to deliver great experiences. Here are over 100 customer experience stats and trends for you to discover. 99% of Customer Experience and Success leaders believe CEM has a positive impact on their business. Only 8% of their customers agreed.

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CCNG

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

We were surveying new hires almost daily to see where we could improve. These special tutors were top-performing agents on our customer-facing teams. Are companies laying off workers to try to reduce costs while negatively impacting the customer experience? We all know that people learn differently and at different paces.

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CCNG

MAY 11, 2022

For now, I would like to point out a few things that could help call center operations curate their approach to the unique needs of today's call center agent: Agent satisfaction surveys - How many call center operations bother to take internal CSAT or NPS surveys of their employees? Not enough, I assure you.

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CCNG

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Gallup’s recent survey has terrifying new data on the state of workplace relationships…indicating that 60% of workers feel emotionally detached at work with 19% being outright miserable. I was recently teaching a Customer Experience workshop for in Orlando, Florida. It’s like she had read the mind of the entire room.

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Beyond Morale

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

I spend a lot of my life working with customer experience and contact center leaders. Two of my most active associations are the Customer Experience Professionals Association ( CXPA ) and the Call Center Network group ( CCNG ). Everybody is looking for it.

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