December, 2021

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CallMiner State of the Business: Reflecting on an impactful H2 2021

Callminer

CallMiner has made strong progress in helping organizations drive business performance improvement with conversation analytics. Read more from CallMiner CEO, Paul Bernard, on recent company momentum.

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The New Retail Customer Experience: How Humans + Machines Optimize the Conversation and Outcomes

Uniphore

Today’s retail customers have higher expectations than ever—particularly when it comes to digital customer experience. Shaped by the global pandemic, which forced billions to adopt new shopping behaviors, customers are notably less patient, more demanding and more proficient online. They also have more options at their fingertips. To remain competitive in this increasingly digital landscape, retailers must create an inviting and intuitive customer experience that works seamlessly from end to end

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Three ways to help your employees become brand evangelists

Inside Customer Service

There's something amazing about being served by an employee who loves the brand they represent. My wife, Sally, and I experienced that recently at the Dr. Martens store on Newbury Street in Boston. We walked in the store and Sally quickly zeroed in on a pair of shoes she liked. Scratch that. Loved. "Aren't those great?" asked an employee as she approached Sally.

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Genesys is aiming to transform not only customer experience but employee experience too 

Adrian Swinscoe

I recently attended Genesys’ Analyst & Influencer Summit, an event that connected me with leaders at Genesys, and their partners and customers. I don’t attend that […]. The post Genesys is aiming to transform not only customer experience but employee experience too first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.

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Manual Call Reviews? There's a Better Way!

Speaker: Laura Noonan, Chief Revenue Officer at CallFinder + Angie Kronlage, Director of Program Success at Working Solutions + April Wiita, Vice President of Program Success at Working Solutions

Are you still manually reviewing calls? 🤔 If so, this webinar is for you! What was once a common practice in the call center is now a barrier to success. Manual call monitoring is no longer an option if you want to proactively coach your agents to ultimately improve the customer experience using data-driven insights. Join this webinar with Angie Kronlage and April Wiita of Working Solutions to discuss how you can modernize outdated, manual call review processes through the power of autom

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2021 on Inside Intercom

Intercom, Inc.

Another year draws to a close, and there won’t be many people sorry to leave this one behind us. From the ongoing pandemic to political turmoil around the globe, we can all agree that 2021 has been a lot to handle. It has often felt like a year we’d rather forget, even if it turns out to be a year we’ll long remember. And yet, here at Intercom, we have been determined to make the most of these difficult times.

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Wow Your New Employees

Bill Quiseng

It is really disappointing to new employees that the first day of orientation is spent on defining the rules and restrictions, usually required by the legal department, that, if not followed, will result in termination. At the end of the day, someone is asking, “How was your first day at work?” You don’t want their answer to be, “Well, all I learned was what will get me fired.” While that information is important, consider the overall message you are giving new empl

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Reimagining the IT Help Desk with Tech Mahindra’s Lawrence Sathiaraj

Uniphore

The IT help desk is becoming an increasingly critical component for the hybrid workforce. However, despite its newfound prominence, many help desks struggle to effectively resolve its employees’ issues. In fact, according to a recent Computer Weekly article, employee confidence in their help desk’s ability to address their needs has dropped to 25 percent.

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5 Tips for a Great Social Media Customer Service Strategy

Fonolo

A good call center leader understands the importance of customer service. So what if you have an incredible product or service? That means nothing if your customers are displeased with their experience with your brand. . If social media part is not part of your contact center’s customer service vision , you’re missing out on valuable business opportunities, like: . promoting sales; . improving customer satisfaction; and . enhancing your business processes. .

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Getting personalisation right will require marketers to do different things

Adrian Swinscoe

The lovely folk at Braze, a comprehensive customer engagement platform that powers relevant and memorable experiences between consumers and the brands they love., invited me along […]. The post Getting personalisation right will require marketers to do different things first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.

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Future of Machine Learning: Ways ML and AI Will Drive Innovation & Change

Customer Think

Did you know?? By 2022, the global ML market is expected to be worth $8.81 billion. It’s not a surprise that Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are two of the top buzzwords in today’s technological world. But, how will the two technologies create innovation and change in the near future? Do you have […].

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The Pragmatic Path to Composability: Creating Efficient Commerce Systems

Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Brian Walker

Brands used to look for a commerce platform that could do everything. But over time, one vendor was no longer enough to meet a brand’s needs, so they added, and added, and added— and now it's essential that these vendors work well together. That’s composable, and it’s important to get it right. Customers and your board expect you to be in new channels and to adapt quickly to market change.

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Karen Hertzberg: Improving Customer Retention Through Great Customer Service

Bill Quiseng

Customer loyalty is not by offering discounts, upgrades, or subscriptions to repeat customers. Real customer loyalty is built on service so great that customers return again and again, raving to others along the way. This week guest blogger Karen Hertzberg offers three QUI strategies to improve your service to keep customers coming back. You can read more about Karen at the end of her post.

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3 Customer Experience Ideas for 2022

Experience Investigators

It’s time to wrap up another year. 2021 was another strange, unpredictable, not-quite-back-to-normal trip. When it came to customer experience, leaders dealt with all sorts of changes and challenges. The introduction of vaccines led to some employees coming back to the office. And some swearing they’ll never return. Customers were able to pick out their produce again at the grocery store.

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Here’s a New Word: Skimpflation

Shep Hyken

The other day my friend asked me, “Is mediocrity the new customer experience?” He mentioned how he’s had to wait longer when he called customer support and that there weren’t enough cashiers at the grocery store. . I said, “You are a victim of skimpflation.” . The word skimpflation was introduced recently on NPR’s Planet Money podcast. I’ve already written several articles about this ugly word, and I thought it was time to introduce it here.

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The Psychology of the Word “Because” to Get Customers to Accept Your Word As Final

Myra Golden Media

For help de-escalating with customers, check out my De-escalation Academy. Research at Harvard showed us the power of the word “Because.” The experiment had people ask to cut in a line of people waiting to use a copy machine. Researchers had the people use three different, specifically worded requests to cut in line: “Excuse me; I have five pages.

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Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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The problem at the heart of personalization

Adrian Swinscoe

Privacy. Security. Justice. Equity. Accessibility. If you mentioned these words to pretty much anyone, they would probably all agree that they were important. But, ask them […]. The post The problem at the heart of personalization first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.

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5 Best Uses for Artificial Intelligence in B2B Sales in 2022

Customer Think

Seventy-five percent of salespeople believe that they could not do their jobs as effectively without current technologies, according to our latest research. Technology is essential in a world that relies on it to evolve and enhance the way sales teams connect and follow up with leads. Now artificial intelligence (AI) has become a key piece […].

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10 Customer Experience trends for 2022

Steven Van Belleghem

Artificial serendipity. Traditionally, marketers like to make sure that customers can easily find the products and services they are looking for. That’s a no-brainer, of course but perhaps more surprising is that research by the University of Sydney, University of Florida, and Rutgers University recently uncovered that serendipity and seemingly random discoveries can play a huge role in customer satisfaction.

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Lots of Exciting News!

PeopleMetrics

This has been a big week at PeopleMetrics. In case you did not hear, I launched my second book called Pharma Customer Experience ( CLICK TO VIEW ON AMAZON ) on Tuesday (11/30). I wrote this book because pharma and biotech companies have an amazing opportunity to improve the customer experience (patients, HCPs, caregivers) and emotionally connect with these customers.

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Reimagine Your Communications With A Unified Platform

Cut complexity and boost efficiency while empowering your customers with Nextiva's unified communications platform. Nextiva streamlines workflows and centralizes customer interactions, all while simplifying business collaboration, increasing productivity, and reducing employee burnout.

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How Much Do You Trust Your Customers?

Shep Hyken

One of our loyal subscribers, Darrell Grant, The CXO at Hightower Wealth Advisors, shared a great story that provides an excellent learning opportunity. . Darrell stopped by a local bakery to pick up some treats for a client. There was a longer than usual line, and some of the customers were becoming frustrated. Apparently, the internet was down so they couldn’t ring up sales.

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Secrets Revealed: How to Be Distinctive from Your Competition and Win!

Beyond Philosophy

Fernando has a problem that he wants our help solving. In his industry of branding and packaging fast-moving consumer goods, his clients often tell him to do whatever the competition is doing. However, Fernando knows that while imitation is the highest form of flattery, it’s a less than ideal customer strategy when you want to win customers from the competition.

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The great resignation and integrating wellness at work

Adrian Swinscoe

This is a guest post by Asha Tarry, a business consultant, psychotherapist, and life coach, who discusses the “Great Resignation” of 2021, especially among Black and […]. The post The great resignation and integrating wellness at work first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.

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Low-Code Mobile App Development Platform is in Rise | Why?

Customer Think

Low-code usage has been quickly expanding in recent years and it is expected to continue to dominate the software development market. The use of low-code web application development platforms is increasing due to a dearth of trained developers and increased demand for commercial apps. In recent years, there has been a greater emphasis on grooming […].

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Strategic CX: A Deep Dive into Voice of the Customer Insights for Clarity

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.

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The 2022 Customer Experience Predictions from 10 international top CX experts

Steven Van Belleghem

Shep Hyken, customer service & experience expert and author of ‘I’ll Be Back’. As I look into the future, I’d love to share two big ideas. One is something I say almost every year. The other is another way to think about how you measure customer success. The customer’s expectations continue to evolve. Customers are smarter than ever and know what a good CX looks and feels like.

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Top Multi-Tenant IP PBX Features and Benefits to know in 2022

Hodusoft

Top Multi-Tenant IP PBX Features and Benefits to know in 2022. The multi-tenant IP PBX software (Internet Protocol Private Branch Exchange) is a complete communication and collaboration solution for small, mid-size, and large-scale businesses, providing integrated internet-based telephony. They are definitely here to stay, so it’s better to get to know them better. .

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Guest Post: 4 Ways to Transform Customer Experience While Growing Rapidly

Shep Hyken

This week we feature an article by Dan Martin, Chief Executive Officer of Xpress Global Systems , an organization focused on innovation, efficiency, and scalability of shipping and distribution of flooring products. He shares the four key areas that lead to elevated customer experiences while growing rapidly. In April 2021, I had the honor of becoming the chief executive officer of Xpress Global Systems (XGS), a trucking company that specializes in transporting flooring products across all 50

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Are You Winning on Purpose?—The Creator of the “Net Promoter” Tells Us How!

Beyond Philosophy

Back when I was working in corporate life, I went to a presentation in London. Sitting there amongst 1,000 people, I had an epiphany about what I wanted to do with the rest of my career. Soon after that, I founded my global Customer Experience consultancy, Beyond Philosophy. The Speaker was New York Times Best-Selling Author Fred Reichheld , inventor of the Net Promoter Score ® (NPS).

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

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Distinguishing Your Brand In A Hyper-Competitive Marketplace

Doing CX Right

Scott McKain, Hall of Fame Speaker & "Iconic " author, reveals how to create distinction to attract & retain customers and employees too. The post Distinguishing Your Brand In A Hyper-Competitive Marketplace appeared first on Doing CX Right.

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The Power of Client Testimonials in Transforming Customer Experience

Customer Think

Customer experience isn’t just what you create, but the perception you inspire. You might’ve optimized your ads, improved the customer support response rate, and even created an intuitive website; but if your customers don’t think so, then there’s still work to be done. So how do testimonials play into creating exceptional experiences? When it comes […].

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The Best Customer & Employee Experience Content of 2021

The DiJulius Group

The results are in! The DiJulius Group’s top customer service blogs, podcasts, and videos from 2020 are listed below. I recommend sharing this with your entire team. Our Top Blogs from 2021 Stop Calling it a Labor Shortage—It is a Turnover Crisis How to Train your Employees to Deal with Irrational Customer Rage The Great. Read Full Article. The post The Best Customer & Employee Experience Content of 2021 appeared first on The DiJulius Group.

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Customer dissatisfaction: A guide to handling difficult clients

Zendesk

Customer satisfaction has been dropping in the US since about 2018, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). The question is why , especially when so many companies are trying hard to meet customer needs on a variety of fronts. There are some general trends that offer clues—for example, customer expectations keep rising. Customers have become much more critical of everything, whether it’s product quality, delivery, or customer service.

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7th Annual CX Report by The Northridge Group Uncovers Priority Training Focus

JUST RELEASED! New research reveals 92% of business leaders would like to provide additional training to their customer service representatives. Soft skills training stands out as a priority area of investment and/or improvement. Check out The Northridge Group’s latest CX research report —the 7th annual CX survey of 1,000 customers and 250 business executives—to see additional statistics as well as insights that businesses can use to benchmark their customer service and improve the overall exper