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The role of emotions in CX and how you can use them to design better experiences

ECXO

The emotions in CX Emotions have a pivotal role in the customer experience and can significantly impact customer loyalty and repeat purchases. This can be better understood by dissecting the customer journey into two main components: the functional and the emotional. The functional component of a customer’s journey pertains to the practical aspect of a product or service.

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Actioning Customer Feedback: The Secret to Turning Difficult Customers into Loyal Advocates

C3Centricity

Difficult customers! Every business has them, and no one likes to get customer feedback that is challenging to handle. So what’s the secret to turning difficult customers into loyal advocates? The most important thing to remember is not to think of customers as difficult but merely as angry, frustrated or disappointed with the product or service they bought from us.

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How AI will Impact CX in 2024

Customer Think

AI will impact Customer Experience (CX) in 2024 in at least three different ways. First, the call center will be transformed as AI plays a larger role in solving customer demands. Second, “citizen developers” in CX and elsewhere will transform their work with automation.

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[Experience Action Podcast] CX Pulse Check – January 2024

Experience Investigators

Get ready to navigate the cutting-edge of customer experience (CX) with Jeannie Walters and special co-host Michelle Morris – Associate Director of CX Business Transformation at Verizon Connect. We’re peeling back the curtain on Sam’s Club’s groundbreaking AI-based receipt verification system and exploring the ripple effects on the future of retail.

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From Start to Scale: Driving Growth Through Seamless Payments Implementation

Speaker: Michael Veatch, Senior Director, Implementations & Ella Aguirre, Director of Solution Consulting

Embedding payments can be a transformative step for software companies looking to enhance their platform capabilities, boost customer satisfaction, and drive long-term growth. However, the success of payments hinges on a single thing: implementation. Drawing on real-world insights and experiences, payments implementation experts Michael Veatch and Ella Aguirre will explore actionable strategies that can lead to a transparent, friction-free launch and mitigate potential challenges like technical

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The Art of Getting Buy-In: A Journey of Vision and Transformation

Customer Think

In this blog, we showcase a recent Sales Leadership Awakening podcast episode where Steven Rosen and I interviewed Keith Rzucildo. He is Vice President of Sales at Miller Electric and a seasoned leader who has successfully navigated the complexities of gaining buy-in for a new vision within his organization.

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(Tech) stack ‘em up: Tap into apps on the Zendesk Marketplace to give customers a helping hand

Zendesk

Every business needs software solutions to thrive, and building the right tech stack means companies can put customer experience front and center. But with so many options out there, finding the best integrations for each of your clients can be a head scratcher. In the context of Zendesk, “tech stack” refers to a combination of tools and technologies that work together with our products—all geared toward improving a business’s customer experience (CX).

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Elevating demand generation in your business

Zendesk

Demand generation can be the initial step to building a long-lasting relationship with your customers. So, making a good first impression is critical. Forget about the age-old cold calls and impersonal ads—now it’s all about creating genuine connections, becoming a trusted resource, and guiding potential customers on a value-driven journey. If you need a demand-generation refresher: The goal is to generate and nurture leads.

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Six Components of a Customer’s Experience

The DiJulius Group

To create brand loyalty and customer evangelists, you must (1) operate at a high level in six distinct areas of business and (2) constantly evaluate your company’s customer service across each category, separately, and as categories overlap. Physical: Deals with the actual brick-and-mortar component of your operation. These are the physical elements that are more.

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15+ Essential Customer Experience Interview Questions to Ask CX Professionals

SurveySensum

A few months ago, I interviewed candidates for the Customer Experience Head position in our team. The role is crucial – CX professionals shape how customers perceive a company. It’s not just about skills; it’s understanding the company and sharing its values. That got me thinking – what interview questions really help identify a great CX professional?

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ibex Launches Wave iX: The Next Evolution in AI-Powered Digital-First Customer Experience

Customer Think

Wave iX redefines customer engagement and employee empowerment—from consulting and solution design to execution and insights

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Frost Radar: Voice of Customer Analytics, 2024

Understanding and improving your customer experience (CX) can have a massive impact on your bottom line. Choosing the right voice of customers (VoC) solution is a critical step to elevating CX. Frost & Sullivan researched more than 50 leading VoC vendors, analyzing both their “innovation index” and “growth index” to independently select the top 10 performers in each of these categories.

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Using AI for Email Writing: The 9 Best Tools

Help Scout

AI email assistants can take email from a hassle to, well, less of a hassle. Learn all about AI-powered email assistants and discover 9 tools to try in 2024.

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Are the 4P’s Still Relevant for Today’s Marketers?

Customer Think

Source: Shutterstock (The concept of the “marketing mix” has been a staple of marketing for over 70 years. It’s discussed in virtually all marketing textbooks and taught in virtually all introductory marketing courses. But does the marketing mix idea still have a place in 21st-century marketing? The answer is “yes,” and here’s why.

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Thanks to AI, the CCaaS Sector Comes on Strong

DMG Consulting

Thanks to AI, the CCaaS Sector Comes on Strong View this article on the publishers website The contact center-as-a-service (CCaaS) market continues to thrive despite challenging macroeconomic conditions. The factors driving rapid growth include the recent adoption of these solutions by cloud holdouts, including large financial services institutions; ongoing seat expansions from many existing customers; a strong replacement cycle of earlier-generation CCaaS solutions; and increased international

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Strive for Top 5 in product and service quality

Customer Think

Earlier this month I analyzed 27 mid-range hotels in the Orlando market using publicly available data from Tripadvisor. These properties ranged from locations near the airport, convention center, and theme parks.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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3 Ways Growth Leaders Can Use GTM Technology to Their Advantage

SugarCRM

A recent McKinsey study of more over 5,000 companies that ‘outpace’ their peers in building scalable growth found three key similarities in how these firms use Go-to-Market (GTM) technology. GTM technology offers enterprises multiple development opportunities, personalized customer experiences, and drives growth. McKinsey says tech-driven organizations create 80 % more shareholder value than their peers over ten years.

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The raw and honest truth about what agents think about their jobs – Interview with Juanita Coley

Customer Think

Podcast Today’s interview is with Juanita Coley, who is best known as the “Contact Center Whisperer” and is also the CEO and Founder of Solid Rock Consulting, a workforce management consulting firm.

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How Applying Key Sports Principles Can Boost Your Customers’ Experience

Customer Think

You might recall how I like to say, “None of us are as clever as all of us.” Recently I decided that I would like to leverage the power behind that phrase.

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