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Is Customer Experience Really The New Marketing? Join The debate!

Beyond Philosophy

After meeting a fellow Customer Experience proponent on a new social media platform called Clubhouse, we invited author and speaker Stacy Sherman to debate. The topic: Is Customer Experience the new marketing, or is it an entity on its own? Key Ideas to Improve your Customer Experience.

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Is Customer Experience Really The New Marketing? Join the Debate!

Beyond Philosophy

For example, one of the recent debates asked the question, is Customer Experience the new marketing? . Sherman is the Director of Customer Experience and employee engagement by day and the founder of DoingCXRight.com by night. In my view, I do not think Customer Experience replaces traditional marketing.

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Why the Marketing Budget Should Include Customer Service Training

ShepHyken

Traditionally, that is marketing and sales. Then, throughout the journey, you have an experience. That experience could be with a salesperson or any other company employee who aids in the purchase. Or, it can be a customer landing on the company’s website and navigating to find what they want, eventually making a purchase.

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Guest Post: Why Customer Experience Should Be at the Forefront of Your Marketing Strategies

ShepHyken

She’s also a web design consultant focusing on customer experience and user interface. She shares how customer experience is a valuable marketing strategy. Then you describe your general marketing efforts as customer experience marketing. Build a Customer-Centric Infrastructure .

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The 2023 Customer Experience Management Value Index

Verint is named an Exemplary Leader in the 2023 Customer Experience Management Value Index by Ventana Research. In the complex ecosystem of CX tools developed for disparate use cases, metrics, and processes, Verint ranked as Exemplary through thorough analysis of product and customer experience in the Index.

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Aligning Marketing and Training for a Consistent Customer Experience with Barry LaBov

ShepHyken

If new hires don’t receive the same training as the rest of the team, the result is inconsistency, which can create a disconnect with customers. Brands should aim to bridge the gap between their brand image and customer experience. Aligning the messaging and experience is crucial in maintaining customers’ enthusiasm.

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The Customer Experience Is Your Best Marketing

ShepHyken

What is marketing? A quick Google search on the word marketing reveals this from the American Marketing Association (And, they should know!): Great definition, but marketing has changed. Great definition, but marketing has changed. Both are part of the customer experience (CX). Here’s a thought.

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The Health of the Contact Center: Are You Ready for 2019?

A survey of 1,000 contact center professionals reveals what it takes to improve agent well-being in a customer-centric era. This report is a must-read for contact center leaders preparing to engage agents and improve customer experience in 2019.

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CCO + CMO: The Unstoppable Duo of Business Growth

Speaker: Rachel Orston, CCO of SmartRecruiters & Latane Conant, CMO of 6Sense

With this paradigm shift in buyer behavior, the partnership between the Chief Customer Officer (CCO) and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) has become critical for organizations. How to effectively engage and optimize your customer experience. Models for collaboration across the organization.

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Customer Perceptions of the Community Experience

What is most important when interacting with a brand, and what is the ideal experience they’re looking for? Customer experience expectations are ever-changing so understanding what they are is crucial to the success of your brand.

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Using Customer Reviews, Advocacy, and Referrals in Your Journey Map

Speaker: Jeremy Boudinet, Marketing Manager, Nextiva

Making a customer want to advocate for your brand takes passion, personalization, and gratitude: all things that can be gracefully elicited throughout the customer journey map. The best customer experiences go beyond the sale. In this webinar, you will learn: The importance of customer appreciation.

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Executive Report: The Customer Data Too Often Overlooked by the C-Suite

A recent Calabrio research study of more than 1,000 C-Suite executives has revealed leaders are missing a key data stream – voice of the customer data. Download the report to learn how executives can find and use VoC data to make more informed business decisions.

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Study: The Health of the Contact Center

What does it take to engage agents in this customer-centric era? Download our study of 1,000 contact center agents in the US and UK to find out what major challenges are facing contact center agents today – and what your company can do about it.

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Why Conversational AI Is Key to Customer Service in the Customer Experience Era

In today’s hyper-competitive market, every business must become a customer experience-first business. Customer satisfaction has become more important than price or any individual feature. Read the new Tractica white paper to learn how important conversational AI is to your CX strategy.

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Data-Driven Marketing 101

This eBook highlights how data-driven strategies empower marketing campaigns through personalization tactics. Here’s what’s covered: How data-driven marketing drives the customer experience. Understanding marketing strategy & performance. The most challenging obstacles to data-driven marketing success.