Beyond Philosophy
JULY 6, 2016
As a Customer Experience consultancy, Beyond Philosophy , we have worked in China on a few occasions. We learned a few things about what to do and what not to do there, as it pertains to Customer Experience. Three Truths Every Marketer Should Know about CX in China. China is still in the early stages of Customer Experience discovery. China sees us as the thought leadership of Customer Experience.
ShepHyken
JULY 6, 2016
Competitive Strategy. What is one of the most valuable commodities in the world? Time! There is an old saying that goes something like this: “If you build a better mousetrap, the world will beat a path to your door.” This is often attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson and the concept of a better mousetrap is a great metaphor for a reason to continuously innovate.
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Steve DiGioia
JULY 4, 2016
the almighty dollar was not the driving force for every transaction This original article was written by Steve DiGioia. I remember the local hardware store when I was a kid. It was owned by a wonderful man that would go out of his way to assist you with finding anything in the store as well as provide you with general fix-it knowledge. He understood how to build a business.
Contact Center Pipeline
JULY 7, 2016
My mother had a lot of children… 10 to be exact. She had multiple means of teaching this brood of children acceptable social behaviors. These included metaphors, analogies and idioms. I recall an idiom she offered me when I spent the birthday money my aunt sent but had not written a thank-you note. While I […].
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Beyond Philosophy
JULY 5, 2016
Michael Lowenstein, Ph.D., CMC Thought Leadership Principal, Beyond Philosophy. What makes this question so profound, and so pivotal, in customer experience optimization today is that every aspect of value delivery is at play. Further, it should be understood that all stakeholders are keenly aware of when humanity is being practiced by an organization and when there is an insufficiency or an absence of same.
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Peter Lavers
JULY 6, 2016
This series of blogs is based on the early results of research undertaken by Peter Lavers on customer centricity. Participants are asked to tell us what, if anything, they are pulling their hair out over when it comes to customer centricity. There are 10 statements to agree or disagree with that could relate to the issues faced. Respondents are asked how well each statement describes their business, and the issue with most agreement – a massive 60% – is: “My company is organised in silos;
Contact Center Pipeline
JULY 6, 2016
I have always enjoyed reading articles about high-performing contact centers, and over the years at Pipeline, we’ve published quite a few as well. One thing that these centers have all had in common is the belief that culture is the driving force behind much of their success. In this month’s feature column, Susan Hash reviews […].
airespring
JULY 6, 2016
For smaller enterprises, or for businesses with enterprising IT staff, Ethernet-based switched networking solutions can be an extremely cost-effective option for secure, low-latency connectivity. Ethernet Switched Network solutions (ESNs), such as AireSpring’s Ethernet Private Network, differs from traditional connectivity and Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) as ESNs are data-link layer connections based on physical addressing.
ShepHyken
JULY 5, 2016
Dan Gingiss on How to Leverage Social Media to Create a Better Customer Experience. Shep Hyken discusses social customer care with Dan Gingiss, head of digital marketing for a Fortune 100 healthcare company, expert on social media & social customer care, and co-host of the “Focus on Customer Service” podcast. Dan shares his thoughts on the impact that social media is having on customer service and provides tips on how to deliver a better customer experience by using social media.
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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
Kayako
JULY 4, 2016
When we built the first Kayako, we wanted to create a customer service tool that had the customer at its heart. Something that would help us speak the customer’s language, tick their boxes, and voila — ticket closed. Happy customers, happy support team, right? But times have changed. Customers expect 24/7 availability and an uninterrupted conversation, even as they switch between their favorite channels—from Twitter to email, from email back to your Help Center—without thinking twice or w
Contact Center Pipeline
JULY 5, 2016
Coaching is a key role for frontline supervisors, yet few newly promoted contact center leaders receive formal training in coaching techniques. New supervisors who haven’t been instructed in the whys and hows of coaching often make the mistake of focusing on an agent’s quality monitoring results and trying to coach individuals to improve the score […].
C3Centricity
JULY 2, 2016
Your brand is not what you think it is! It is what your customers think it is; its brand image, personality and its value to them. I was lecturing at Miami University a couple of weeks ago on brand image and personality. These are two vital elements of branding. They need to be clear and consistently represented in all your communications. If you’re having issues with your own brand in either of these areas, then you’ll find the following article both interesting and valuable.
ShepHyken
JULY 8, 2016
This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Mike Schoultz shares a few customer experience stories that demonstrate how companies have handled customer experiences, some well and some not so well. It is so important for employees to feel that they can make good customer focused decisions in every situation. – Shep Hyken. The key is to set realistic customer expectations, and then not to just meet them, but to exceed them— preferably in unexpected and helpful ways.
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.
Amity
JULY 7, 2016
These days, customers expect a lot from businesses. Simply offering a great product or service at a competitive price isn’t enough. You need to go beyond that to really stand out from your competitors and bag yourself a loyal customer. Great customer service is a start, but you need to make your clients feel like you are on the same team. You need to take them from being a mere customer and transform them into a “partner” of your business.
Topdown
JULY 7, 2016
DOCUMENT Strategy Media has included Topdown in their "2016 HOT Companies in Customer Experience (CX)" list, published in the Summer '16 issue of DOCUMENT STRATEGY magazine. Topdown was one of only 19 companies in the huge customer experience solution marketplace to be profiled in the publication.
ForeSee
JULY 7, 2016
It’s summertime, and while the rest of us are barbecuing, retailers are already planning their holiday strategies. I thought it might be useful to take a look back at some. The post Christmas In July: What Retailers Should Know About The Lure Of The Deal appeared first on ForeSee.
Calabrio
JULY 5, 2016
When it comes to delivering excellent customer service, most people would say the cable industry isn’t exactly a shining example of customer satisfaction. Historically, their reputation in this arena has been acceptable at best, and more often described as “nightmarish.” So if you’re wondering what you could possibly learn from reading this—don’t worry, I’ll explain.
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.
Amity
JULY 8, 2016
The Customer Success cat is out of the bag. There can be no doubt about the direct correlation between Customer Success and the long-term success of SaaS companies. There are calculations and strategies , analyst research , reports and findings , and numerous compelling blog posts – enough supporting evidence to motivate even the most skeptical C-suite.
CX Journey
JULY 7, 2016
Today I'm pleased to share a guest post by Vit Horky of Brand Embassy. Isn’t science awesome? As Bill Nye said, the great thing about it is that it’s true, whether you believe it or not. That’s why I’m so excited about the new research showing that our decisions are guided by emotions in ways we never imagined. This has the potential to completely revolutionize the way we think about customer service.
Eptica
JULY 8, 2016
Date: Friday, July 8, 2016 Delivering what US consumers want. Published on: July 08, 2016. Author: Chris Eideh Knowing your customers is at the heart of designing and delivering the right experience to engage with them successfully. So, McKinsey’s recent US Customer Sentiment Survey should be required reading for anyone involved in customer experience.
NICE inContact
JULY 7, 2016
One of the most vital components of any contact center is the training department. No matter what kind of center you operate, it’s critical that those interacting with customers possess and maintain a solid understanding of the overall business, as well as its practices and procedures. Having an in-house training team provides a myriad of benefits to any center.
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C3Centricity
JULY 2, 2016
Your brand is not what you think it is! It is what your customers think it is; its brand image, personality and its value to them. I was lecturing at Miami University a couple of weeks ago on brand image and personality. These are two vital elements of branding. They need to be clear and [.]. The post What Every Marketer Needs to Know about Brand Image, Equity, Personality & Archetypes appeared first on C3Centricity.
Amity
JULY 8, 2016
The Customer Success cat is out of the bag. There can be no doubt about the direct correlation between Customer Success and the long-term success of SaaS companies. There are calculations and strategies , analyst research , reports and findings , and numerous compelling blog posts – enough supporting evidence to motivate even the most skeptical C-suite.
Eptica
JULY 6, 2016
Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2016 Understanding 6 key trends in UK customer service. Published on: July 06, 2016. Author: Steve Nattress Customers are increasingly demanding about the levels of service that they receive from brands. Given this pressure, along with the need to operate as efficiently as possible, how are contact centers evolving to meet changing needs?
airespring
JULY 6, 2016
For smaller enterprises, or for businesses with enterprising IT staff, Ethernet-based switched networking solutions can be an extremely cost-effective option for secure, low-latency connectivity. Ethernet Switched Network solutions (ESNs), such as AireSpring’s Ethernet Private Network, differs from traditional connectivity and Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) as ESNs are data-link layer connections based on physical addressing.
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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.
CSR Inc.
JULY 3, 2016
First, some bragging rights: we’re early adopters. Ted Turner once said “I was cable before cable was cool.” In a similar vein, CSR went virtual before virtual was cool – and it wasn’t nearly as seamless from a technology standpoint as remote agent systems are today. Remote Agents: Tech-Enabled Distance Employees. At the heart of the movement away from a brick-and-mortar, centralized workplace (millennials rejoice!
Amity
JULY 8, 2016
The Customer Success cat is out of the bag. There can be no doubt about the direct correlation between Customer Success and the long-term success of SaaS companies. There are calculations and strategies , analyst research , reports and findings , and numerous compelling blog posts – enough supporting evidence to motivate even the most skeptical C-suite.
Comm100
JULY 6, 2016
Customer satisfaction is a crucial metric. Knowing how your customers feel about your product, services, and support team is critical to understanding how to grow as a company. Customer satisfaction surveys can help you yield useful data that otherwise could be hard to quantify. Yet knowing what to ask, and then creating a survey from scratch, can be a daunting task.
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