Tue.Apr 02, 2024

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You don’t get promoted for teaching people how to wash their hands – Interview with James Lawther

Adrian Swinscoe

Today’s interview is with James Lawther, Director at Squawk Point Consulting and Author of ‘Managed by Morons: The Path to a Thriving Organisation’. James joins me […] The post You don’t get promoted for teaching people how to wash their hands – Interview with James Lawther first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.

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How to Improve CSAT Score – 6 Step Strategy

Comm100

Customer satisfaction (CSAT) scores are a vital metric for any business trying to track and improve their customer service and support. The scores provide a snapshot of how satisfied your customers are with your products or services, indicating areas of success and those needing improvement. A higher CSAT score not only reflects happier customers but also drives loyalty, positive word-of-mouth, and increased revenue potential.

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Resilience isn’t just a safety net – it can help your organization leapfrog the competition

Customer Think

In the past few years you’ve probably heard some version of the following, more than once: “Disruption is the new normal.” “Organizations need new ways to weather the storm.” “You have to be resilient to survive.” All these sentiments are true.

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What a Customer Touchpoint Is (and Why Customer Experience Leaders Should Care)

Experience Investigators

Your relationship with customers is built one step at a time. Every interaction they have with your organization leaves an impression — and you want it to be a good one! ‘Touchpoints’ have been a hot topic for marketing, sales, and customer experience teams for decades. And for good reason! Each customer touchpoint is an opportunity to reinforce your brand value and engage customers in meaningful ways.

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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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Find Products For Customers, Not Customers For Products

Customer Think

Seth Godin said, “Don’t find customers for your products, find products for your customers.” I’m a huge fan of this quote and have used it many times over because it summarizes nicely what I’ve preached over the years: solve problems for customers; do that, and your business will go far. What’s the Difference?

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What a Customer Touchpoint Is (and Why Customer Experience Leaders Should Care)

Experience Investigators

Your relationship with customers is built one step at a time. Every interaction they have with your organization leaves an impression — and you want it to be a good one! ‘Touchpoints’ have been a hot topic for marketing, sales, and customer experience teams for decades. And for good reason! Each customer touchpoint is an opportunity to reinforce your brand value and engage customers in meaningful ways.

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[Experience Action Podcast] Must-Haves for Successful CX Programs

Experience Investigators

Embark on a journey with Jeannie Walters as we unlock the secrets to customer experience success that transcend industries. There are aspects to managing the customer experience in an intentional and proactive way that are true no matter the size of the organization, the leadership, the industry, you name it. We’re exploring the must-have elements as opposed to nice-to-haves and mentioning some things you might want to actively ignore.

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The Myth of the Silver Bullet: Unraveling Quick Fixes in Business

Customer Think

Listen to the podcast: “Colin, could you tell me the one thing that we need to do to improve our Customer Experience?” This question is one that many of my clients want to ask me. They don’t say that in so many words, but effectively, that’s what they were asking me to do.

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Something big is coming

Intercom

Wednesday, April 10th, 2024. What might appear to be your average Wednesday will in fact be the day a new era of customer service is revealed. Join our CEO Eoghan McCabe at 5.30pm BST / 12.30pm EDT / 9.30am PDT on April 10th as we share some big news about our latest AI breakthrough. In this 15-minute, action-packed broadcast, you’ll learn how we’re evolving our entire platform to make things easier for your customers, agents, and support managers.

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Building a Culture of Agility in CX and Marketing

Customer Think

Agility has become a cornerstone for success in the enterprise and a culture of agility within marketing and customer experience teams can significantly enhance an organization’s ability to adapt to market changes, meet customer needs more effectively, and foster continuous improvement and innovation.

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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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Why product training matters in the contact centre  

Logicalware

The role of the contact centre agent is continually adapting to changing customer behaviours and new technologies. Contact centre agents are more than problem solvers – they need to be experts in products, software, and communication. And, with high turnover rates in contact centres, investing in product training and the development of contact centre agents is not just beneficial but critical for achieving sustainable success.

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8 Ingredients To Cava’s Growth Plan That You Can Carry Away

Customer Think

Price and promotion might be the key proteins of retail operations, but make no mistake, there’s a lot to be learned from what’s inside a $13 pita wrap. The fast-casual chain Cava Group offers proof. The Washington, D.C.

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How Large Language Models and Generative AI Are Transforming Sales Activities

SugarCRM

Large Language Models (LLMs) have gained the attention of B2B operators over the past two years. Sales professionals are curious about integrating this technology into their daily activities and how LLM and generative AI can simplify their workflows and relieve them of some of the mundane tasks that take up the time they could use for actively selling.

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Customers Are in Charge

Customer Think

Today’s blog post is a part of a series that I will be sharing over the next couple of weeks related to what I learned at the Agilysys Inspire User Conference in Las Vegas, March 18-20, 2024.

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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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The Body Shop? What went wrong, and what can we learn from it?

The Customer Service Blog

In my role as a lecturer in Business Studies, I am often asked who is my favourite female entrepreneur. My answer is Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop, who tragically died in 2007. Business women like Karen Brady and Jacqueline Gold are often held up as examples of the best British female 'entrepreneurs'. But I would argue that both Brady and Gold were not entrepreneurs at all, having been born with ‘silver spoons’ in the mouths, and given ready-made successful companies to run (with a lot

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The Future of Banking: Embracing Automation with No-code and Low-code Solutions

Customer Think

The future of banking is being reshaped by the rapid integration of automation technologies. Banking institutions worldwide are recognizing the transformative power of automation to streamline processes, enhance customer experiences, and drive operational efficiency.

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How To Automate Data Integration: Achieving Efficiency & Scalability

Customer Think

Automating data integration is a significant step businesses can take to improve efficiency, reduce errors, and enhance scalability. In the rapidly evolving digital era, having real-time data updates is crucial to remain competent. However, pairing the amassed data from disparate sources can be daunting and time-consuming without automated processes.