Beyond Philosophy
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
How we feel affects how we behave. Understanding the connection between our feelings and our decisions is an essential foundation for creating customer loyalty and retention. If you aren’t sure this is true, then ask yourself: would I open a Yahoo email account today? Yahoo is in the news all over the world. No longer because of their appointment of an up and coming CEO (that just happened to be female).
ShepHyken
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
It doesn’t matter if you are in retail selling to consumers, or in a business that sells to other businesses, it is virtually impossible to create customer loyalty by being the lowest price provider. Consider this. Low price shoppers are loyal to their wallets and purses, not to the business. As soon as these price-conscious customers find a retailer or any other type of business or vendor with a lower price than the one they have been doing business with, they will move.
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Steve DiGioia
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
Guest post by Ben Motteram This original article was written by Steve DiGioia. Today’s guest post is by Ben Motteram , the Principal at CXpert, a customer experience consulting company. Ben has over 20 years’ experience in customer service, and is a recognized CX thought leader. Thanks Ben! As someone deeply involved in customer service and the overall customer experience, I am interested in identifying companies that share my love of service and how they tend to the customer’s needs.
Callminer
SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
A well-run call center is one where agents create meaningful relationships with customers. Take a look at CallMiner’s list of 7 call center best practices.
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Customers That Stick
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016
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Beyond Philosophy
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016
We all have habits. Some of them are good, and some, well, aren’t. But for good or ill, habits drive our behavior every day, and even more so when we are customers. In my latest book, The Intuitive Customer: 7 imperatives for moving your Customer Experience to the next level , Professor Ryan Hamilton of Emory University and I explore habits and their influence on how customers behave.
ShepHyken
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
QUICK REMINDER: Don’t forget about National Customer Service Week , October 3-7, 2016. For more information about the week check out these resources. Everyone wants to WOW their customers. They think that customer delight comes from going above-and-beyond or delivering an over-the-top customer service experience. I’ve always preached that the most amazing companies will occasionally deliver the above-and-beyond customer experience.
Steve DiGioia
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
and not like a kindergarten teacher This original article was written by Steve DiGioia. Read this script and memorize each line. You must get into the character and feel his pain, study his emotions. What makes him tick? Let’s do it again. Those were the words of the movie director. It was a far cry from the kindergarten teacher…. “Now children, we are going to have free time.
Callminer
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016
There is no denying that an efficient call center is one where agents address customer concerns in a prompt and thorough manner, creating meaningful relationships with customers at each and every point of interaction. But, the question is: What does it take to establish a well-organized and efficient call center? Earlier this year, we brought […].
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.
Customers That Stick
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
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Contact Center Pipeline
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
Take a look at our top five blog posts for the month to see which topics your fellow contact center professionals were most interested in—tips on how to hire the right service staff; insights on using customer analytics to unlock customer experience; managing dysfunction in the contact center; the impact of on-hold music on your […].
Beyond Philosophy
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
When you ask a person why they bought something, they can always tell you straightaway. It might not be the reason, but it’s the reason they give. Is the person lying? Except for rare exceptions (politicians, criminals, celebrities learning too late that Twitter and Booze don’t mix), not at all. Many times people don’t know the real reason they did something.
ShepHyken
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
I’m very excited to share this concept with you, especially as we approach National Customer Service Week. If you’ve been following me for longer than a year, then you know that Customer Service Week is the first full week of October, and this year its October 3-7. So, as we approach this year’s customer focused holiday, I want you to consider working through an exercise that will help you create a better customer service experience.
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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.
Steve DiGioia
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
do what's in the best interest for me, not your wallet This original article was written by Steve DiGioia. Don’t hard-sell me. I don’t like it and I promise you won’t change my mind. Touting the benefits of a product/service over my objections does nothing to sway me. All it does is want me to leave the item at your register and walk out the door.
Peter Lavers
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
Andrew Hargreaves, Director of Customer Experience, Marketing and UCAS Media at UCAS, spoke to the third forum of The Customer Council in September in Cape Town on the subject of “Lighting a CX fire in the heart of others”. The forum was hosted by Sanlam Investments and facilitated by Peter Lavers, and here are some key nuggets from the session: The CX Leader has got to be someone with enough power and willing to play the “customer card”.
Customers That Stick
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
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Contact Center Pipeline
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
Departmental silos will stop a customer service initiative dead in its tracks. Silos also throw wrenches into daily service delivery goals when the contact center is unaware of projects and activities in other areas of the company, or cannot get other functions to respond to requests in a timely manner. Knowledge is power, which gives […].
Dive into the realm of contact center dialers with our infographic! Explore the various types – Preview, Predictive, Automatic, and Progressive Dialers – and unravel their roles in boosting call center performance.
Beyond Philosophy
SEPTEMBER 18, 2016
Q: What has two Million phony accounts, 5,300 fired employees, a fine of $185 million and a retiring leader enjoying $124 million in stock and options after retirement? A: Wells Fargo Bank, the latest bank to suffer the scrutiny of the truth and forced to answer for taking advantage of its customers’ trust. Carrie Tolstedt , unit leader of Wells Fargo’s community banking division, is set to retire at the end of this year after 27 years of service.
ShepHyken
SEPTEMBER 23, 2016
This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Brie Tascione, writes about the importance of improving the customer experience in the healthcare industry to improve loyalty and reduce frustration. Any service industry today must keep up with the technological advances when communicating with their customers. – Shep Hyken. Digitally native millennials are quickly becoming the largest base of healthcare consumers, yet they are consistently left frustrated and underwhelmed by disj
Steve DiGioia
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016
This original article was written by Steve DiGioia. Customers appreciate your positive attitude. They prefer to buy from those they like and those that have their best interest at heart. Here’s a post adapted from my book that shows it works in the restaurant industry. Assume the sale. This is one of those phrases that is drilled into the head of any good salesperson.
Peter Lavers
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
Peter Lavers’ first blog on the Top 5 Obstacles has been published on IBM #ThinkMarketing. Read it here. Tweet to @PeterLavers. The post “Top 5 Obstacles” blog published on #ThinkMarketing appeared first on Think CX.
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Amity
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
So here you are, building the next up and coming SaaS tool, with the ever so common recurring revenue model. Things are going really well. Your customers really seem to love you, and why wouldn’t they? Your product is awesome! You and your growing customer base seem to be linked arm in arm skipping into the sunset. More and more users sign up.
Contact Center Pipeline
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
Kathleen Peterson is Chief Vision Officer for PowerHouse Consulting. Kathleen shares her insights on contact center strategies that help promote and elevate our “power” within our organizations. She explains our opportunities, our “currency” we collect in our centers, why we are an asset and how we have the right to have a seat at the […].
Beyond Philosophy
SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
Have you ever heard someone say, “I’m of two minds about this issue.” It means he or she can see both sides of the argument. However, this idiom confirms a deeper truth about the way we think, and, more importantly, the way our two minds can be in conflict with each other. We all have two ways of thinking: Irrationally and Rationally. As you might surmise, they don’t always agree with each other.
ShepHyken
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
Dr. Michael LeBoeuf on. How to Win Customers and Keep Them for Life. Shep Hyken speaks with the author of one of his favorite customer service books, professor, speaker and world famous author Dr. Michael LeBoeuf. They discuss his timeless classic that was well ahead of its time titled, “How to Win Customers and Keep Them for Life.” Dr. LeBoeuf was a pioneer of his industry, who was discussing the customer experience well before it was a trend.
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In 2022, businesses recognized the value of optimizing their contact center operations to streamline processes, increase efficiency, and meet the rising expectations of their customers. However, only 10% of customers believe that experiences have significantly improved over the past year, making productivity a non-negotiable metric for success. To empower agents to do more with less, this report highlights the leading pain points that prevent efficiency and establish a framework for maximizing p
Steve DiGioia
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
Guest post by Steve Curtin This original article was written by Steve DiGioia. One of the Top 30 customer service experts in the world, Steve Curtin provides today’s guest post. Thanks Steve! Earlier this year I was asked for my opinion about which key performance indicator (KPI) was the most important. I think if you ask five different people you may get five different answers.
Win the Customer
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
Customer feedback and consumer reviews are very important aspects of any business activity. Traditionally, small retail businesses that keep a brick-and-mortar presence have been able to gather customer feedback immediately and on the spot. These days, however, large companies have many tools that can help them collect and analyze consumer reviews and feedback.
Amity
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
The key in building a successful product is about building the right thing for the right target audience. If you think it’s all about the product you are selling, you’re missing the point. It’s about creating the product your users need and want. Listen to your users, but really listen. That way, you’ll be able to fine-tune your product into something they will want to use and be willing to pay for.
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