Beyond Philosophy
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
I’m a great fan of Apple, and not just because I use their products. For years, Apple has distinguished itself as a company that knows how to build an emotional connection with its customers. Because of that connection, Apple claims legions of loyal fans. But with its recent missteps in its handling of iPhone battery issues, one has to wonder: has Apple lost touch with its customer base?
Call Center Weekly
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
By Sean Hawkins I recently spoke with an agent for my insurance company, in the hopes of clearing up a misunderstanding concerning my policies. Well, things didn't go as easily as expected. For starters, I called the wrong the number. It seems the contact number on my statement was not the correct for me to call. Mind you, it was correct, but having two policies in two different states seems to cause some internal confusion on their part.
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Contact Center Pipeline
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
Millennials and Gen Z employees are growing in influence of work organizations and cultures, especially call centers and customer service. According to a 2016 Bureau of Labor Statistics report, the median age of an American employee is 42.2 years, while the median age of a customer service representative is 36.5 years. In fact, nearly half […].
Peter Lavers
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
Influencer Marketing is becoming increasingly recognised as an important component in the marketing mix*, particularly with the rise of digitally-enabled customer empowerment and consequential loss of “brand message control” by marketers. The (simplified) theory goes that if your company’s marketing and direct messaging is less trusted than independent voices (bloggers, vloggers, celebrities, experts, etc.), then recruit some of those voices to either impartially or overtly endorse your own mess
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Fonolo
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
The field of customer service is very close to my heart. As a young student I worked as a customer service representative, and as a “young” professional, I’ve dedicated myself to a solution that improves contact center interactions around the world. The customer service sector is unique in that it requires both companies and people to undergo continuous improvement.
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UJET
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
Once thought of as a cost center, service and support are now front and center as two factors that can either make or break relationships with customers—and don’t just take our word for it. Here are 30 stats that emphasize why investing in great service isn’t just the right thing to do for your customers, but also your business.
Centriam Customer Experience Lab
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
Improving customer experience increases customer lifetime value. In fact, it dramatically increases it, as research indicates that satisfied customers spend more than twice as much as unsatisfied customers. But how does one begin constructing a business case applying this fact?
Influitive
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
Taking an advocate community global can be daunting for many organizations. Building and implementing a strategy to connect almost 2,000 advocates speaking multiple languages spanning more than 40 countries has been challenging to say the least. Through this process, the number one lesson I’ve learned is to utilize best-in-class tools to connect and enable your.
8x8
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
“Sure, I can help.”. Do customers hear this when they reach your contact center? If not, it’s through no lack of effort on your side. You’ve trained your agents and given them the tools they need to answer customers’ questions and resolve issues. Every time agents get a new contact, their desktop displays customer-relevant information. Agents know how to access the knowledge base.
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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
Satrix Solutions
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
Employee engagement and loyalty are vital to any business’ success. And, these are fast becoming the behaviors that distinguish successful companies from those that fail. But if you’re not capturing employee feedback , be it from engagement surveys, employee satisfaction surveys, or opinion-type surveys, you’re missing out. That’s because the information gleaned from these programs help management to identify and prioritize issues for action , monitor the effectiveness of change initiatives, est
TRUSTID
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
When it comes to improving banking efficiencies and protecting customers over the telephone channel, contact center supervisors have traditionally relied on knowledge-based information to authenticate customers. Things like passwords were once highly trusted credentials that call center agents could leverage through a standard series of challenge questions.
GetFeedback
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
Finding the right survey software can be challenging if you don't know where to start. Here's a 4 step guide to help you choose the right one.
8x8
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
“Sure, I can help.”. Do customers hear this when they reach your contact center? If not, it’s through no lack of effort on your side. You’ve trained your agents and given them the tools they need to answer customers’ questions and resolve issues. Every time agents get a new contact, their desktop displays customer-relevant information. Agents know how to access the knowledge base.
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.
TRUSTID
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
When it comes to improving banking efficiencies and protecting customers over the telephone channel, contact center supervisors have traditionally relied on knowledge-based information to authenticate customers. Things like passwords were once highly trusted credentials that call center agents could leverage through a standard series of challenge questions.
8x8
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
“Sure, I can help.”. Do customers hear this when they reach your contact center? If not, it’s through no lack of effort on your side. You’ve trained your agents and given them the tools they need to answer customers’ questions and resolve issues. Every time agents get a new contact, their desktop displays customer-relevant information. Agents know how to access the knowledge base.
Toister Performance Solutions
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
A new report from CRM software provider SuperOffice revealed some dismal trends for email customer service. The company sent an email to 1,000 companies. The email asked two questions: Do you have a phone number I can call you on? Where can I find pricing information on your website? The results were not good. Response times were too long, if companies responded at all.
Altitude
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
Altitude is committed to create value for its customers while executing on its own European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance program. Companies can miss that there are benefits from a GDPR program. For Altitude it is an opportunity to build customer trust, improve customer relationships, establish better data controls, and improve internal data handling and availability.
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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.
Horizon CX
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
You often hear of the positive power of a smile. A recent business trip brought this to light to me, as well as the negative power that is portrayed when it is missing. My colleague and I were on our way to see a client and we decided to stop and get a coffee. The first coffee shop we came upon is a nationally well-known one, and especially here in New England—and even especially more in Quincy, MA.
Talkdesk
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
One of the big conclusions from Deloitte’s 2017 global contact center survey was that contact centers would see a shift in their primary function. To quote the survey: “Only three percent of companies responding consider revenue growth to be the primary driver for their contact center. Instead, close to 90% name improving customer experience as a strategic focus.”.
Quadient
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
I’ve been known to tackle the odd home improvement project around my place. If you’re the same then you’re probably familiar with the old adage “measure twice, cut once”. . For those of you who are handyman-challenged this power tool proverb simply means that before firing up the circular saw and cutting that piece of wood, double-check your measurements for accuracy otherwise you could make a wrong cut and waste material, money and time.
Jon Arnold
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
That's the title of my latest analysis, wearing my BC Expert hat for BCStrategies. For this month's post, I've done a recap of last week's ITExpo in Fort Lauderdale. I posted about it here on my blog a few times leading up to the expo, and now it's time for my post-expo takeaways. ITExpo is certainly a different vibe from next month's uber-event, Enterprise Connect , and I've been posting about that here as well.
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!
Brad Cleveland Blog
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
Consider these numbers: Word of mouth drives 20–50% of all purchase decisions. (McKinsey) Advocate customers spend 2 times more than regular customers, and because they stay longer, have a customer lifetime value 5 times greater than regular customers. (Bain & Company) Advocate customers are powerful. They … Continue reading → The post Cultivating Customer Advocates appeared first on Brad Cleveland.
NICE inContact
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
Submit your entries by March 1, 2018! With the 2018 NICE inContact CX Excellence Awards program, we’re excited to once again recognize customers like you who drive exceptionally creative, innovative customer experiences with NICE or NICE inContact products and services. We’ll be shining the spotlight on outstanding performance at Interactions 2018 with awards in five categories: Best Cloud Implementation.
Brad Cleveland Blog
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
Consider these numbers: Word of mouth drives 20–50% of all purchase decisions. (McKinsey) Advocate customers spend 2 times more than regular customers, and because they stay longer, have a customer lifetime value 5 times greater than regular customers. (Bain & Company) Advocate customers are powerful. They benefit your organization in direct ways (e.g., greater lifetime value) and indirect ways (e.g., word of mouth).
Aspect
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
All too often, IT departments have earned a reputation as gatekeepers to employee collaboration. “No, you can’t use Messenger.” “No, you can’t use Slack.” “No, you can’t use your personal device for work.” We have to change; a whole lot more than our reputation is on the line if we don’t! A recent study focused on workplace innovation conducted by Raconteur and Google for Work surveyed executives from North American companies and found that 73 percent of respondents agreed that their organ
Speaker: Keith Kmett, Principal CX Advisor at Medallia
Join Keith Kmett, Principal CX Advisor, in this new webinar that will focus on: Understanding CX Orchestration Fundamentals: Gain a solid understanding of what CX orchestration is, its significance in the customer experience landscape, and how it plays a crucial role in shaping customer journeys. This includes the key concepts, strategies, and best practices involved in CX orchestration. 🔑 Connection to Customer Journey Maps: How to effectively integrate customer journey mapping into the
Brad Cleveland Blog
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
Consider these numbers: Word of mouth drives 20–50% of all purchase decisions. (McKinsey) Advocate customers spend 2 times more than regular customers, and because they stay longer, have a customer lifetime value 5 times greater than regular customers. (Bain & Company) Advocate customers are powerful. They benefit your organization in direct ways (e.g., greater lifetime value) and indirect ways (e.g., word of mouth).
Bright Pattern
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
In company’s early days, the customer service department can consist of a single person (probably the owner) handling phone calls. It relies on customer feedback to improve the product, and as it becomes more successful, the company swells and customer service inquiries surge. What made sense for this company way back when as a small start-up no longer fills the bill for an epic enterprise.
Comm100
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
Source: Liam Pozz. Introduction. Most consumers have noticed: there’s a huge gap in capabilities in the Chatbot industry. While one Chatbot may be able to book you a flight or serve you in many languages, another might not even seem capable of completing the single task that it were designed for, like telling you the weather. What makes some Chatbots so good at solving issues, and others so hopeless?
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