Beyond Philosophy
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
Organizations love to talk about building relationships with customers. The trouble is, most of the time it feels like they’re just paying lip service to the idea. Was Wells Fargo “building relationships” when it opened all those unauthorized accounts? What about the car dealership that forces you to haggle over price to the point where you don’t even want a new car anymore?
ShepHyken
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
There is a place I get my car worked on. They do a great job. The repair center’s employees are friendly and knowledgeable. The car always comes back cleaner than when it goes in for service. This is the way business should be done. The head of the service department mentioned I would be getting a survey emailed to me and asked if I would take a few minutes to complete it.
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Beyond Philosophy
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
Michael Lowenstein, Ph.D., CMC Thought Leadership Principal, Beyond Philosophy. For some time, it has been understood that, when purchasing a product or service, consumers are essentially ‘hiring’ a supplier to get a job done. The same can be said of employees. They can hire desired employers, and if things don’t turn out as expected, employees can ‘fire’ their employer, sometimes quietly, sometimes noisily, departing.
Contact Center Pipeline
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
As an executive in any organization that provides customer service, the worst possible message that you can receive is that “suddenly” a customer is leaving due to poor customer service, or that they’re dissatisfied to the point that they’re going to explore their options with your competitors. In these types of scenarios, you have either […].
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ijgolding
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
I am very lucky to live in a beautiful city in the North West of England. Yes… I am not actually there as often as I would like, but when I am, I do not take for granted that my children are being raised in a lovely environment. Founded as a Roman Fort in 79 AD, Chester is one of the best preserved walled cities in Great Britain. With museums, a theatre, a Roman amphitheatre, a river, a canal and mediaeval building a plenty, Chester is a not just a great place to live, but a fantastic city to vi
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Kayako
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
There is a little irony that those of us in the customer service space have been observing since customer support first went online: Customers have become more impatient. Initially, customers wanted to be able to resolve their issues over email. Then they began to expect a response within 24 hours. Now, 39% of modern consumers expect a reply within four hours. 55% of Twitter and Facebook users expect to hear back even faster.
Totango
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
Get ready for two days of great content, speakers, networking and fun! So much is happening in the world of Customer Success. We’re going to bring the best and the brightest from the field to share latest trends in strategy and innovation so you and your organization can make the BIGGEST IMPACT possible in customer adoption, retention and overall customer engagement.
Eptica
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 The 5 rules of Retail Christmas Customer Experience. Published on: November 22, 2017. Author: Pauline Ashenden As we approach Christmas, the festive shopping season is moving into top gear. Big retail adverts are hitting the screen, with UK companies spending an estimated £6 billion to reach shoppers as they fight to differentiate themselves from competitors.
Taylor Reach Group
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
Today, every Customer Service organization deals with between 350 (being the absolute lowest) to 700 different variables when it comes to managing and running a Contact Center. Call Centers are complex and have evolved substantially from what they used to be, thus also being known today as the Contact Center, Customer Engagement Center, Customer Support Center etc.
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Reports of the death of in-store shopping have been greatly exaggerated. This year’s retail survey found that more than 60 percent of consumers start and end their journey by visiting a store. Retail customers value price above everything, but the importance of other factors varies for different brands. In-store shopping is valued highly by grocery and home improvement customers Technology retail customers place less importance on in-store experiences – for them it only ranks sixth Digital exper
Aspect
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
The holiday season is all about giving and on this Thanksgiving Eve there’s no better time to show your customer service and contact center agents how grateful you are for them. It is safe to say that customer service agents and contact center agents don’t always have the most glamorous jobs, especially around the holidays (what happened to holiday cheer?
Plantronics
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
Customer service has seen more change in the last five years than it has in the last 35 years combined. Given higher customer expectations, multiple points of engagement, and the growth of social media, your company’s brand reputation is now under more public scrutiny than ever. People Because of the points mentioned above, it’s your … Continue reading People, Places, & Technology: Developing a Humanized Customer Experience Around the World » The post People, Places, &
Influitive
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
Want to know a secret? Every marketer has an untapped power: the power of their customer advocates. Customer advocates can be unleashed to help your business grow through positive word of mouth, referrals, testimonials, and much more. However, you need to know how to properly incentivize them to wield that power for you. And who.
TRUSTID
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
Technology has changed the way we serve our customers. Evolving threats have changed the way we protect them. But through it all, the one constant in the ever-changing customer environment has been the contact center. In the recent article, ”How Call Centers Cope with Ever-Changing Threats and Technology,” the PYMNTS Call Center Commerce Tracker reported that despite the evolution from home phones to smart phones and cash to mobile checking accounts, the call center is the one interaction that c
Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO
The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.
InTheChat
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
As technology advances at an exponential rate, how can we keep contact centers afloat in a deluge of change? Navigating the future involves much more than adopting new software or devices – it involves changing the way we. The post Digital-Age Thinking for Digital-Age Contact Centers appeared first on InTheChat.
Totango
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
Get ready for two days of great content, speakers, networking and fun! So much is happening in the world of Customer Success. We’re going to bring the best and the brightest from the field to share latest trends in strategy and innovation so you and your organization can make the BIGGEST IMPACT possible in customer adoption, retention and overall customer engagement.
CafeX
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
Thanksgiving is tomorrow in the U.S. followed by the infamous Black Friday sales and, of course, Cyber Monday. Meanwhile, let’s face it: consumer visibility into reviews and ratings combined with the multitude of sellers and buying channels have made it hard for retailers to compete for loyal customers who will repeat business with them and be legitimately thankful.
CX Journey
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
Image courtesy of Pixabay I originally wrote today's post for CallidusCloud CX; it appeared on their blog on May 23, 2017. In this very social world, customers have a lot of options when it comes to getting support from companies about the products and services they buy: there's phone, email, FAQs, knowledge bases, forums, chat, social media, and much more.
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Over the next 12 months, what do you think will have the biggest impact on your CX automation efforts? When asked the same question, only 10% of CX leaders surveyed by Verint chose telephony. It’s no longer the engagement channel leading CCaaS conversations. The customer engagement challenges facing organizations have changed – so a new approach is needed.
Bright Pattern
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
IVR is Here to Stay. Maximizing customer satisfaction at minimum cost is the top goal for any business offering customer service. Many businesses use Interactive Voice Response (IVR) technology to automate frequently performed phone transactions via pre-recorded voice prompts and dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) tones of the phone keypad (i.e., “Press 1 for Sales, press 2 for Billing, press 3 to speak to a representative….”).
inSided
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
Online self-service results in faster answers. Here’s how self-service tools get customers the answers they need while reducing time-to-resolution.
Plantronics
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
Customer service has seen more change in the last five years than it has in the last 35 years combined. Given higher customer expectations, multiple points of engagement, and the growth of social media, your company's brand reputation is now under more public scrutiny than ever. People Because of the points mentioned above, it’s your [ ] The post People, Places, & Technology: Developing a Humanized Customer Experience Around the World appeared first on Poly Blog.
AnswerConnect
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
What does it take to be a successful entrepreneur? Is the ability innate; are you born with entrepreneurial abilities? Or, Continue Reading → The post 5 Characteristics of a Successful Entrepreneur appeared first on AnswerConnect Blog.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!
LiveChat
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
Let’s start with a simple question: is your current inbound marketing strategy making you any money? Let’s face it, you’re not investing your time and money for nothing. You’ve heard that 75 percent of inbound marketing channels cost less than outbound marketing channels, so you’re expecting results sooner than later. But what if those results won’t come?
5CA
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
Many people view customer service as a purely reactional exercise. Questions come in, answers go out. That's it. Right? Nope.
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