Beyond Philosophy
JANUARY 30, 2017
I have lied about this. I’d wager you have, too. Moreover, per Groupon’s latest survey, most people lie about being happy about the gifts they receive at the holidays. When I read this study, I wondered if we lie to people about our gift receiving experience, isn’t it also likely we lie about other experiences too? Does that also mean our customers lie to us about how they feel about their Customer Experience?
Callminer
JANUARY 26, 2017
A Definition of Sentiment Analysis Sentiment analysis is a method for gauging opinions of individuals or groups, such as a segment of a brand’s audience or an individual customer in communication with a customer support representative. Based on a scoring mechanism, sentiment analysis monitors conversations and evaluates language and voice inflections to quantify attitudes, opinions, […].
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ShepHyken
JANUARY 11, 2017
A few weeks ago I had breakfast at one of my favorite places, First Watch. On that particular day I wasn’t that hungry so I ordered just one pancake. Typically, when I add a pancake they charge a dollar. When the server left the check on the table I noticed they charged me five dollars for the pancake. I asked about the high-priced pancake and learned there was as difference between adding a pancake and ordering just one for breakfast.
Steve DiGioia
JANUARY 30, 2017
how create the memorable experience that your customer will hold dear and carry for years to come. This original article was written by Steve DiGioia. After 146 years, the show that has created memories for countless children of all ages will finally come to a close. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, citing a “variety of factors” will end its spectacular traveling road show in May of this year.
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Peter Lavers
JANUARY 31, 2017
My fellow IBM #THINKmarketing Futurist, Steve Dennis, and I recently participated in a cross-sector forum in South Africa on the subject of “Winning in a digital-first, omni-channel world”. Here are the top challenges that participants agreed businesses are facing in 2017 when it comes to this subject: People don’t “go online” any more – they’re always online.
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Beyond Philosophy
JANUARY 16, 2017
Let’s face it; the holiday season is well over and becoming difficult to even remember. It’s time to get cracking. With a little effort, we should be back on track in no time. If only it were that easy! The truth is the hot mess we return to makes us want to pack up and head right back on holiday. Unfortunately, for the majority of us, this solution isn’t an option.
Callminer
JANUARY 31, 2017
Interactive voice response systems dramatically improve call center efficiency by accurately routing calls to the most appropriate departments or staff.
ShepHyken
JANUARY 4, 2017
To kick off the start of 2017 I could share my “Top Seventeen Ways to Deliver Great Customer Service in 2017.” I’ve done something like that most years. Instead, I’d like to kick off with something a bit more manageable. Not seventeen ideas, but just one. Not only is the focus on one idea, but really it’s just one word. And, that word is… alignment. .
Steve DiGioia
JANUARY 23, 2017
This original article was written by Steve DiGioia. A week or so ago I was again taking part in my favorite tweet chat, #custserv , hosted by Marsha Collier , Roy Atkinson , Al Hopper and Greg Ortbach that takes place every Tuesday evenings 9pm ET. During the chat I answered a question as you can see below: A7: One of my easiest ways to train junior managers has been to have them "walk in the customer's shoes".
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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
Contact Center Pipeline
JANUARY 31, 2017
January was a month of looking ahead, so it’s no surprise that four of the Top 5 most-read posts in recent weeks were about trends, planning and predictions. Check out the links below to read more about the important trends that industry experts see impacting contact centers in the near future, as well as a […].
Bill Quiseng
JANUARY 16, 2017
This week’s guest post is from Teri Yanovitch , author of Unleashing Excellence – The Complete Guide to Ultimate Customer Service. You can learn more about Teri and her book at the end of her post. I am a big fan of Marriott International. With the recent acquisition of Starwood, Marriott is the world’s largest hotel company with over 5700 properties worldwide.
Beyond Philosophy
JANUARY 23, 2017
Imagine going on a cruise and having the ship know your every desire – sometimes even before you do. That’s the goal of Carnival Corporation’s new Ocean Medallion technology , a wearable device that will debut on the Regal Princess cruise ship later this year. It follows on the heels of Disney’s MagicBand and a similar device on Royal Caribbean cruises, but it goes even farther in predicting and responding to customer needs and desires.
Callminer
JANUARY 16, 2017
Mini-Miranda is a legal warning debt collectors are required to use at the beginning of communications with consumers, both written and oral.
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.
ShepHyken
JANUARY 18, 2017
Recently one of our subscribers asked me, what traits a person must possess to deliver a good customer service experience. I asked if this was for a customer support rep, and he said no. He was hiring for his IT department. We went back and forth via email, and I thought that a summary of my answer might be worth sharing. First, as you think of traits, you should consider both attitudes and skills.
Customers That Stick
JANUARY 30, 2017
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Contact Center Pipeline
JANUARY 26, 2017
Skills-based routing (SBR) is a strategy that provides a contact center flexibility when different skills have different call arrival patterns. SBR also offers tenured agents a welcome variety in their tasks. Our customers benefit, our agents benefit and our organization benefits! It is a win-win-win, right? Not necessarily. Sometimes our efforts to increase overall service […].
CustomerGauge
JANUARY 26, 2017
CustomerGauge is very happy to share that this week we have CCXP Ian Golding as our blog guest. Ian advises leading companies on customer experience strategies, as well as measurement, improvement and employee advocacy techniques. He has worked across various industries including retail, financial services and telecoms, accumulating a robust knowledge on best customer experience […].
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!
Beyond Philosophy
JANUARY 9, 2017
The customers have spoken, and they’ve had enough of car dealerships. They’re spending less time talking to salespeople at car lots and more time researching cars online, taking virtual test drives and emailing or texting dealers to find the perfect vehicle. Customers might still visit a dealership or two for a test drive, but they also might just buy the car sight unseen and have it delivered, according to dealers and industry executives who gathered recently for the Tampa International Auto Sh
Callminer
JANUARY 24, 2017
Watch as Jim Rembach from FastLeader.net interviews our own Brian LaRoche at the recent show Call Center Week Winter 2017.
ShepHyken
JANUARY 25, 2017
The Dollar Shave Club continues to impress me with their amazing customer service. I have used them as an example of how to create a membership experience , but now I want to focus on their ability to deliver amazing customer service. For those that may not know what Dollar Shave Club is, it was started by Michael Dubin and Mark Levine in 2011. In 2012, they rolled out a promotional video on YouTube that was hilarious and went viral.
ijgolding
JANUARY 17, 2017
In my exclusive column for CustomerThink in October 2016, I shared my ‘top tips’ for creating the right culture to enable an organisation to become genuinely customer centric. Whilst the list of seven things is by no means exhaustive, in my experience, together they provide a remarkably solid foundation to embedding the right environment and supporting behaviours to turn talk of customer centricity into reality.
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Contact Center Pipeline
JANUARY 25, 2017
January is the toughest time of the year to be a new agent. Early in my career, I worked at a mobile phone company that got hit with sky-high post-holiday call volumes. There were two main reasons customers called to cancel their service at this time. Some people cancelled due to post-holiday belt-tightening. They had […].
CustomerGauge
JANUARY 12, 2017
Sage Group Plc Is Customer-Obsessed Sage Group, a British multinational enterprise software company closed the year 2016 with excellent business results. In November, CEO Stephen Kelly published a press release, which highlighted Sage’s achievements throughout the year and the company’s customer-centric goals for 2017. Results show that Sage’s contract renewal rates grew by 2 percentage […].
Beyond Philosophy
JANUARY 11, 2017
Back in November, Hertz rental car shares fell sharply when the huge rental car company slashed its profit forecast for the year. Hertz (which also owns Dollar and Thrifty) blamed it on vehicle depreciation, but depreciation may be the least of the rental car industry’s worries as we move into 2017. Over the past several months, I’ve become a fan of Uber and Lyft.
Callminer
JANUARY 3, 2017
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ShepHyken
JANUARY 27, 2017
This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Shital Shah, writes about how with the right combination of technology and human touch, customer service doesn’t have to be difficult. She shares four excellent solutions to help manage your customer service more effectively. – Shep Hyken. Customers don’t want to wait on the phone for the “next available representative” anymore.
Customers That Stick
JANUARY 2, 2017
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Contact Center Pipeline
JANUARY 24, 2017
Consider for a moment how much you invest in your agents. Salary and benefit costs are obvious. But don’t forget recruiting, hiring and training. And hardware, software and support costs for desktops and phone systems. And unless you have a remote workforce, you are also paying for rent, furniture, utilities and other facility charges. And […].
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