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Launched in 2014, Typeform has already reached over 1.5 million users worldwide and is not planning on slowing down anytime soon. The Southern European startup based in Barcelona is on its journey to making things a little more human with game-changing forms, surveys, and more. MORE
CONTENTS. Intro: Word of mouth marketing. 1: The importance of getting it right first time. 2: Our experiment. 3: The results. 4: What this means for your business. 5: Is it too late to win the customer back? What you can do to rectify bad customer service. Takeaways. Intro: Word of mouth marketing. Word of mouth marketing is one of the most valuable forms of marketing with 92% of consumers believing recommendations from friends and family over all forms of advertising. MORE
Whenever I rent a car, I dread the moment when the agent asks if I want collision damage waiver insurance. I don’t want it, but the way the question is asked always makes me second guess myself for a moment. And then there is the confusing array of refueling options, and the half dozen clauses I have to initial on the application. By the time I’ve got the keys, I’m never entirely certain what I’ve signed up for. And I’m slightly worried that it’s more than I thought. MORE
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Peter Lavers’ blog on the “Forging the link between customer experience and innovation” has been published on IBM #ThinkMarketing. Read it here. Tweet to @PeterLavers. The post “Customer Experience and Innovation” blog published on #ThinkMarketing appeared first on Think CX. Latest Thinking MORE
CustomerGauge has listed Peter Lavers on the The Top Customer Experience Influencers to to follow in 2017! View the list on CustomerGauge.com . Tweet to @PeterLavers. The post Peter Lavers makes the Top 20 Customer Experience Influencers to follow in 2017 appeared first on Think CX. Latest Thinking MORE
This week’s blog post is contributed by a very special guest, actually more like a guest star, Nancy Friedman , better known as “The Telephone Doctor.” ” The author of the recently published book, Customer Service (finally) Defined – Ideas, Tips, techniques & Skills You Can Use Now and Forever , and eight other books, Nancy is simply one of the best keynote speakers on customer service. Can you tell I’m a big fan?) MORE
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. MORE
What is marketing? A quick Google search on the word marketing reveals this from the American Marketing Association (And, they should know!): Marketing is the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large. Great definition, but marketing has changed. Some say it’s about lead generation, creating demand, building relationships and engagement. MORE
How much time did you spend on your mobile today? Are you reading this article on it right now? When you misplace it or forget it at home, be honest: Do you feel naked without your phone? Smartphone users love their phones. I know I do (my answers are 2.5 hours; no, but if it weren’t mine I would be; and yes.) Over two billion people use them two hours a day. MORE
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. You need to get inside the mind of your customers. MORE
because my loyalty does have limits This original article was written by Steve DiGioia. You failed them again. Be honest – face the facts! You worked hard for years to build a loyal customer base and now look at you. Your customers are leaving in droves. What happened? Sales are down, bills now pile up. Employee morale is low and coming to work is no longer fun. When business was good you thought it would last forever. MORE
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It’s been a while since I approached the topic of customer loyalty. All of the tips, ideas, tactics, and techniques I write about are about driving a better customer service experience, which can (and hopefully will) lead to customer loyalty. The concept of repeat business, and ultimately customer loyalty is huge. A small increase in loyalty, just as little as one or two percent, can have a dramatic positive impact to your top and bottom line numbers. MORE
The term ‘customer service’ evokes nostalgia for sales clerks in long aprons in country town emporiums. Some see it as the old-fashioned version of customer support. Many people can’t distinguish between terms ‘customer support’ and ‘customer service’. It’s confusing! Some businesses have rejected the term ‘customer service’ – in a bid to modernize an existing department – in favor of ‘customer support’ which sounds contemporary or even call it ‘customer success’. MORE
Jim Collins, author of the bestselling business book, Good to Great said, “Good is the enemy of great.”. A twist on this excellent concept is that, “Good is the foundation of exceptional.”. A good customer service experience is doing what you are supposed to do. That’s expected. In other words, it meets basic expectations. It’s satisfactory. It’s just good. Beyond satisfactory – and beyond good – is an exceptional customer service. MORE
As a customer experience company, we field a lot of questions from prospects about customer feedback. In fact, it’s common for prospects to have a system for collecting feedback—from rudimentary snail-mail surveys to online survey platforms. But it’s uncommon for them to have a system for acting on that feedback. Here's the thing: If you’re not acting on customer feedback, then there’s not much reason in collecting it. Well, unless you’re after another pointless meeting or two. MORE
Has anyone else ever heard the term “digital transformation” and let loose one of the longest eye rolls of their life? Don’t worry, I was in your shoes once. Before I worked in marketing, I was a development editor at a technical publication for software books (I know, I know, I’ve gone to the dark […]. The post NPS and the Digital Transformation of CX appeared first on CustomerGauge. Blog Customer Experience Digital transformation Featured NPS Customer experience cx MORE
Universities, consultants, authors and experts all have a lot to say about employee engagement. The attention paid to this topic is encouraging, as it is a critical ingredient in a high-performing company. The best insight, though, does not come from the experts. It comes right from the source—the employees themselves. Agents in contact centers have […]. Agent Engagement call center contact center employee empowerment employee engagement recognition training work-life balance MORE
The “Internet of Things” (IoT) is easily the biggest buzzword in the tech sphere to break out into the mainstream in 2016. Just check out the search volume in that Google Trends data! We’ve seen smart home devices, one-button product purchases, and even the prospect of an employee-less supermarket (Amazon, take a bow). Rather than questioning whether […]. The post How the “Internet of Things” Will Revolutionize the World of Customer Experience appeared first on CustomerGauge. MORE
This original article was written by Steve DiGioia. Businesses across the land champion their great service and the positive experience given to their throngs of loyal customers. They tout the benefits of their product and how they tend to the specific needs, wants and desires of their customers. But as time passes many forget their original stated intent and lean more toward reducing payroll, lowering operational/product costs and finally to increasing profit as their primary goal. MORE
No one can deny the remarkable impact that mobile technology has had on consumer behavior. Texting has displaced phone calls and email as the preferred communication channel among millennials, and social media has emerged as their top choice for obtaining information and content. Our employees are also consumers of the latest cool tools and applications. […]. Work environment BYOD call center contact center digital transformation digital workplace employee engagement MORE
Supermarket giant Tesco has been ordered to make “significant changes” in the way it deals with suppliers after the Groceries Code Adjudicator found that the supermarket had deliberately delayed payments to boost its profits. CEO Dave Lewis accepted the report, apologised, and promised to “reenergise” supplier relationships. Watch his response by clicking on the image, left). MORE
New data shows that 45 million hours a year are wasted on inadequate customer service. The fact of the matter is this: Companies simply can’t afford to waste time or money when brand and budgets on the line. But the question is: How can you ensure your contact center is best utilizing the scarce time […]. The post How Do You Define Call Center Adherence Best Practices? appeared first on CallMiner. Call Center Best Practices MORE
It goes without saying there is no one-size-fits-all solution for how to run an efficient call center. While solutions such as speech analytics technology, agent scorecards, and social monitoring can help to improve agent performance and provide for a better customer experience, the fact of the matter is that each individual call center will need […]. The post 7 Call Center Best Practices from Industry Experts appeared first on CallMiner. Call Center Best Practices MORE
As recent research shows, the U.S. call center industry is alive and well. According to the data, the industry saw a total of 22,265 new positions added in Q3 2015, minus 5,678 jobs that were cut due to force reductions and closures. What this means is there’s an imperative for call centers to drive operational performance excellence […]. The post 11 Call Center Best Practices You Need to Be Doing Right Now appeared first on CallMiner. Call Center Best Practices MORE
Toblerone fans got a nasty surprise when they bought their favorite treat recently. The chocolate bar got a makeover, losing volume and a noticeable gap between the triangles. Customers noticed the change, but not in a good way. Toblerone, a chocolate bar known for its triangular shape and unique packaging, reduced the size of their 170-gram (Almost 6 oz.) candy bar to 150 (5.291). Their 400-gram (14 oz.) candy bar lost 40 grams (1.4 The price, however, remains the same. MORE
One of the best things to happen to the contact center in the last 10 to 15 years is the attention placed on customer feedback. Surveying customers used to be an informal activity done by a small minority of centers; today, it is a best practice followed by the vast majority of us. Customers now […]. Customer Feedback calibration call center call monitoring contact center customer feedback customer satisfaction surveys focus groups sampling bias survey fatigue MORE
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Jim Collins, author of the bestselling business book, Good to Great said, “Good is the enemy of great.”. A twist on this excellent concept is that, “Good is the foundation of exceptional.”. A good customer service experience is doing what you are supposed to do. That’s expected. In other words, it meets basic expectations. It’s satisfactory. It’s just good. Beyond satisfactory – and beyond good – is an exceptional customer service.
How much time did you spend on your mobile today? Are you reading this article on it right now? When you misplace it or forget it at home, be honest: Do you feel naked without your phone? Smartphone users love their phones. I know I do (my answers are 2.5 hours; no, but if it weren’t mine I would be; and yes.) Over two billion people use them two hours a day.
because my loyalty does have limits This original article was written by Steve DiGioia. You failed them again. Be honest – face the facts! You worked hard for years to build a loyal customer base and now look at you. Your customers are leaving in droves. What happened? Sales are down, bills now pile up. Employee morale is low and coming to work is no longer fun. When business was good you thought it would last forever.
As recent research shows, the U.S. call center industry is alive and well. According to the data, the industry saw a total of 22,265 new positions added in Q3 2015, minus 5,678 jobs that were cut due to force reductions and closures. What this means is there’s an imperative for call centers to drive operational performance excellence […]. The post 11 Call Center Best Practices You Need to Be Doing Right Now appeared first on CallMiner. Call Center Best Practices
The fight to find new customers and retain existing ones is the biggest business challenge for many companies. Technology will continue to play a part in fostering buyer allegiance and building brands in the “new normal.” In 2021, as companies continue to move more functions online, employees will take a more virtual -- and flexible -- mindset and lifestyle in parallel to the digitization of businesses. To succeed, you must change the way you conceive and build new products as a digital business. Download the report today to discover more!
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Supermarket giant Tesco has been ordered to make “significant changes” in the way it deals with suppliers after the Groceries Code Adjudicator found that the supermarket had deliberately delayed payments to boost its profits. CEO Dave Lewis accepted the report, apologised, and promised to “reenergise” supplier relationships. Watch his response by clicking on the image, left).
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Supermarket giant Tesco has been ordered to make “significant changes” in the way it deals with suppliers after the Groceries Code Adjudicator found that the supermarket had deliberately delayed payments to boost its profits. CEO Dave Lewis accepted the report, apologised, and promised to “reenergise” supplier relationships. Watch his response by clicking on the image, left).
Universities, consultants, authors and experts all have a lot to say about employee engagement. The attention paid to this topic is encouraging, as it is a critical ingredient in a high-performing company. The best insight, though, does not come from the experts. It comes right from the source—the employees themselves. Agents in contact centers have […]. Agent Engagement call center contact center employee empowerment employee engagement recognition training work-life balance
CONTENTS. Intro: Word of mouth marketing. 1: The importance of getting it right first time. 2: Our experiment. 3: The results. 4: What this means for your business. 5: Is it too late to win the customer back? What you can do to rectify bad customer service. Takeaways. Intro: Word of mouth marketing. Word of mouth marketing is one of the most valuable forms of marketing with 92% of consumers believing recommendations from friends and family over all forms of advertising.
Launched in 2014, Typeform has already reached over 1.5 million users worldwide and is not planning on slowing down anytime soon. The Southern European startup based in Barcelona is on its journey to making things a little more human with game-changing forms, surveys, and more.
Has anyone else ever heard the term “digital transformation” and let loose one of the longest eye rolls of their life? Don’t worry, I was in your shoes once. Before I worked in marketing, I was a development editor at a technical publication for software books (I know, I know, I’ve gone to the dark […]. The post NPS and the Digital Transformation of CX appeared first on CustomerGauge. Blog Customer Experience Digital transformation Featured NPS Customer experience cx
In our 24-criterion evaluation of B2B marketing data providers, we identified the 11 most significant vendors — Data Axle, Dun & Bradstreet, Enlyft, Global Database, InsideView, Leadspace, Oracle, SMARTe, Spiceworks Ziff Davis, TechTarget, and ZoomInfo Technologies — and researched, analyzed, and scored them. This report shows how each provider measures up and helps B2B marketing professionals select the right one for their needs.
This week’s blog post is contributed by a very special guest, actually more like a guest star, Nancy Friedman , better known as “The Telephone Doctor.” ” The author of the recently published book, Customer Service (finally) Defined – Ideas, Tips, techniques & Skills You Can Use Now and Forever , and eight other books, Nancy is simply one of the best keynote speakers on customer service. Can you tell I’m a big fan?)
What is marketing? A quick Google search on the word marketing reveals this from the American Marketing Association (And, they should know!): Marketing is the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large. Great definition, but marketing has changed. Some say it’s about lead generation, creating demand, building relationships and engagement.
Whenever I rent a car, I dread the moment when the agent asks if I want collision damage waiver insurance. I don’t want it, but the way the question is asked always makes me second guess myself for a moment. And then there is the confusing array of refueling options, and the half dozen clauses I have to initial on the application. By the time I’ve got the keys, I’m never entirely certain what I’ve signed up for. And I’m slightly worried that it’s more than I thought.
This original article was written by Steve DiGioia. Businesses across the land champion their great service and the positive experience given to their throngs of loyal customers. They tout the benefits of their product and how they tend to the specific needs, wants and desires of their customers. But as time passes many forget their original stated intent and lean more toward reducing payroll, lowering operational/product costs and finally to increasing profit as their primary goal.
Over the last two years, there’s been a 76 percent increase in AI adoption across sales organizations. For sales teams, AI opens up a world of new possibilities, including automating outreach, identifying best-fit buyers, and keeping CRMs flush with fresh data. Read on to learn the four AI hacks sales teams need to improve their performance. Download the eBook today!
It goes without saying there is no one-size-fits-all solution for how to run an efficient call center. While solutions such as speech analytics technology, agent scorecards, and social monitoring can help to improve agent performance and provide for a better customer experience, the fact of the matter is that each individual call center will need […]. The post 7 Call Center Best Practices from Industry Experts appeared first on CallMiner. Call Center Best Practices
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Peter Lavers’ blog on the “Forging the link between customer experience and innovation” has been published on IBM #ThinkMarketing. Read it here. Tweet to @PeterLavers. The post “Customer Experience and Innovation” blog published on #ThinkMarketing appeared first on Think CX. Latest Thinking
No one can deny the remarkable impact that mobile technology has had on consumer behavior. Texting has displaced phone calls and email as the preferred communication channel among millennials, and social media has emerged as their top choice for obtaining information and content. Our employees are also consumers of the latest cool tools and applications. […]. Work environment BYOD call center contact center digital transformation digital workplace employee engagement
CRM software is a powerful tool when used correctly, yet another obstacle to a sales team’s efficiency when it’s not. Leveraging research and commentary from industry analysts, this eBook explores how your sales team can get back valuable time by overcoming some pain points with your CRM, such as low adoption rates, integrations, and data quality.
The term ‘customer service’ evokes nostalgia for sales clerks in long aprons in country town emporiums. Some see it as the old-fashioned version of customer support. Many people can’t distinguish between terms ‘customer support’ and ‘customer service’. It’s confusing! Some businesses have rejected the term ‘customer service’ – in a bid to modernize an existing department – in favor of ‘customer support’ which sounds contemporary or even call it ‘customer success’.
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. You need to get inside the mind of your customers.
The “Internet of Things” (IoT) is easily the biggest buzzword in the tech sphere to break out into the mainstream in 2016. Just check out the search volume in that Google Trends data! We’ve seen smart home devices, one-button product purchases, and even the prospect of an employee-less supermarket (Amazon, take a bow). Rather than questioning whether […]. The post How the “Internet of Things” Will Revolutionize the World of Customer Experience appeared first on CustomerGauge.
As a customer experience company, we field a lot of questions from prospects about customer feedback. In fact, it’s common for prospects to have a system for collecting feedback—from rudimentary snail-mail surveys to online survey platforms. But it’s uncommon for them to have a system for acting on that feedback. Here's the thing: If you’re not acting on customer feedback, then there’s not much reason in collecting it. Well, unless you’re after another pointless meeting or two.
Fact: Good data lives at the core of every successful B2B demand generation strategy. Without quality data, it’s nearly impossible to identify and segment your target audience and create messaging that speaks to their values and interests. Whether you’re stepping into a new position or you’re new to demand generation, learning the tricks of the trade can be, well, tricky. In this eBook, you’ll discover how to improve your demand generation program—and your bottom line.
It’s been a while since I approached the topic of customer loyalty. All of the tips, ideas, tactics, and techniques I write about are about driving a better customer service experience, which can (and hopefully will) lead to customer loyalty. The concept of repeat business, and ultimately customer loyalty is huge. A small increase in loyalty, just as little as one or two percent, can have a dramatic positive impact to your top and bottom line numbers.
Toblerone fans got a nasty surprise when they bought their favorite treat recently. The chocolate bar got a makeover, losing volume and a noticeable gap between the triangles. Customers noticed the change, but not in a good way. Toblerone, a chocolate bar known for its triangular shape and unique packaging, reduced the size of their 170-gram (Almost 6 oz.) candy bar to 150 (5.291). Their 400-gram (14 oz.) candy bar lost 40 grams (1.4 The price, however, remains the same.
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.
New data shows that 45 million hours a year are wasted on inadequate customer service. The fact of the matter is this: Companies simply can’t afford to waste time or money when brand and budgets on the line. But the question is: How can you ensure your contact center is best utilizing the scarce time […]. The post How Do You Define Call Center Adherence Best Practices? appeared first on CallMiner. Call Center Best Practices
Hybrid or 100% cloud? The choice is yours. With comprehensive security, unmatched scalability, cost certainty, and guaranteed reliability, a cloud-based contact center solution will serve your customers 24/7 without the operational headaches and cost issues of an on-premise solution. Download Enghouse's eBook today and learn the top reasons you should move to the cloud!
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CustomerGauge has listed Peter Lavers on the The Top Customer Experience Influencers to to follow in 2017! View the list on CustomerGauge.com . Tweet to @PeterLavers. The post Peter Lavers makes the Top 20 Customer Experience Influencers to follow in 2017 appeared first on Think CX. Latest Thinking
One of the best things to happen to the contact center in the last 10 to 15 years is the attention placed on customer feedback. Surveying customers used to be an informal activity done by a small minority of centers; today, it is a best practice followed by the vast majority of us. Customers now […]. Customer Feedback calibration call center call monitoring contact center customer feedback customer satisfaction surveys focus groups sampling bias survey fatigue
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