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10 Tips for Connecting with Customers Emotionally

NICE inContact

Many studies by groups like Forrester have concluded that customer engagement depends on employee engagement. That means connecting with customers emotionally is the task of the customer service agent. Bearing that in mind, here are 10 tips for connecting with customers emotionally. 1) Be personal.

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Making Optimal Customer Experience A Focus of Your Company’s (And Your) Thinking and Doing: The Case for Foundation and Advanced CEM Training

Beyond Philosophy

These might include customer service speed, occasional price promotions, merchandising gimmicks, new product offerings, and the like. In most instances, the customers see no brand ‘personality’ or brand-to-brand differentiation, and their experience of the brand is one-dimensional, easily capable of replacement.

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3 Examples of Change for the Better in Airlines

Beyond Philosophy

Southwest Attacks Its Late Problem Head-on with Its Customers. Southwest Airlines is a great Customer-centric airline with excellent employee engagement. Personally I hate it when you hear, “This flight is delayed because the inbound aircraft was late.” I know that! WHY was it late is always my thought….

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How Not To Engage Employees: Telecoms Lead The Way Again

Beyond Philosophy

Nearly 40,000 employees from two unions contracting with Verizon have been on strike for a little over a month. Now, Verizon is learning firsthand the cost of not having a strong culture of employee engagement—in actual dollars and sense. Employee Engagement and Customer Experience Are Linked.

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Do You Harness the Power of Habit in Your Marketing Yet?

Beyond Philosophy

“ Duhigg goes on to say that understanding consumers’ shopping habits and personal habits for marketing is a priority despite the fact that most of us are hardly aware of those patterns ourselves. Charles Duhigg is a staff writer for The Times and author of “ The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business. ”

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How to Make or Break Your Customer Experience

Beyond Philosophy

Natural companies, in this case specifically, stand alone in that a person answers your call and works with you until your issue is resolved. I feel that in today’s age of multi-channel options for Customer “calls” it is important to note that call routing and answering applies to all channels, whether there is a call or not.

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Seizing the Digital Future in Customer Experience Transformation 

COPC

Personalized Agent Training The adoption of digital gamification is a major component of this change. This method offers a more personalized and adaptable training experience. The technology provides more intuitive and personalized responses to meet individual needs.