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Business-to-Business Customer Advocacy: Is It A Real Possibility Or A Real Oxymoron?

Beyond Philosophy

Twenty years ago, in their 1994 white paper entitled “Customer Loyalty:Toward an Integrated Conceptual Framework,” academics Alan S. But, what about customer advocacy in BtoB products and services? Is business-to-business customer advocacy an oxymoron? Does it exist?”.

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Why, Oh Why, Is ANYBODY Still Measuring Customer Satisfaction?

Beyond Philosophy

35 years ago, Deming said “Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your product and service, and that bring friends with them”, he was talking about what, for the past decade, we have understood, and effectively measured and applied, as customer advocacy behavior.

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The Preoccupation With Pre-Customers

Beyond Philosophy

Process-oriented companies focus on creating benefit by keeping customers, optimizing their purchases over time and stemming rates of defection or recovering lost customers. They rarely give enough attention to pre-purchase processes or value creation.

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2019 in Review: A Year of Contact Center Transformation, Portfolio, Project, and IT

InGenius

Not just an exhibitor, we were excited to join our customers in several different presentation tracks and keynote sessions: Revolutionizing Salesforce Phone Integration and the Future of CTI , featuring partner Illuma Labs. You can read the full case study now. Looking Ahead - We're Just Getting Started.

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10 Trends That Will Disrupt Customer Service in 2018 [White Paper]

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This digital evolution has fostered a significant increase in customer expectations: 84% of consumers now expect companies to respond within 24 hours of reaching out on social media, while 72% of Twitter complainants expect a response within an hour. Conversely, the benefits of using social media for support are great.

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

Beyond Philosophy

As concluded in a 2010 white paper by marketing software company Neolane: “… with the right technology, skill sets, and C-level buy-in, social media provides an opportunity to take a more personalized and interactive approach to achieve true engagement… So, stop broadcasting, start engaging and put your social media intelligence to work.”.

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How to win friends and influence people with Workforce Management

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Building an organization that is fuelled by customer service makes sound business sense. Having loyal customers who offer guaranteed revenue streams boosts profitability, maintains a positive corporate reputation and enhances customer advocacy. Download White Paper.