June, 2020

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6 Ways to Boost Customer Experience Design Adoption & Growth

eglobalis

Customer Experience increase Adoption and Revenue and listen to customers. The post 6 Ways to Boost Customer Experience Design Adoption & Growth appeared first on Eglobalis.

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10 Ways to Listen to Customers Without Surveys

CX Accelerator

Author: Jeremy Watkin. Surveys are a great way to listen to the voice of the customer, so don’t misconstrue the title of this article as being “anti-survey.” Problems occur, however, when surveys become the only way we listen to customers — especially when you consider that a good survey response rate is in the realm of 20-30%. That means you never hear from 70-80% of customers.

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Product Judgment: How some people can repeatedly create product success

Intercom, Inc.

Let’s talk about that trickiest of subjects: Product Judgment. Also known as Product Intuition or Product Instinct or Product Taste, it is the idea that you can use your own judgment to (1) accurately predict what your customers need, want and value, and (2) design and ship the right solution for them. Here, I will tackle some of the common questions around it: Does it exist?

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What is Average Handle Time? Challenges, Examples, and Best Practices for Improving AHT

Callminer

Customer satisfaction is your top priority. As you work toward boosting satisfaction while reducing average handle time, cost reductions will follow.

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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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5 Surprising Rules to Live By When Managing Customer Memories

Beyond Philosophy

Customer Memories are a fascinating subject. In many ways, they are what your Customer Experience is, at least from the customers’ perspective, which we also discussed on a recent podcast. They are certainly the most critical element of your customer loyalty. However, these are big ideas about memory, and the purpose of my newsletter today is not to wax philosophical about how incredible and impactful memories are.

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Empathy.

Heart of the Customer

A key outcome of our work at Heart of the Customer (HoC) – and the essence of CX as a discipline – is to create empathy. That’s how we help our clients better understand their customers. When empathy is high, organizations are more likely to serve their customers better. They invest in the right initiatives […]. The post Empathy. appeared first on Heart of the Customer.

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10 Ways to Listen to Customers Without Surveys

CX Accelerator

Author: Jeremy Watkin. Surveys are a great way to listen to the voice of the customer, so don’t misconstrue the title of this article as being “anti-survey.” Problems occur, however, when surveys become the only way we listen to customers — especially when you consider that a good survey response rate is in the realm of 20-30%. That means you never hear from 70-80% of customers.

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Inside Intercom X Black Tech Unplugged

Intercom, Inc.

As we touched on in last week’s episode, the unjust killing of George Floyd has prompted many of us to look at our own relationship with perpetuating racial injustice and to look for ways we can participate in and reinforce racial equity. At Intercom, we have a lot of work to do in that regard but we feel that a small and organic way for us to start is by connecting the audience we’ve built for this podcast with voices that need to be heard but traditionally aren’t, particularly in t

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What are QA Metrics? Examples of QA Metrics for Call Centers, Aligning Metrics with Your Goals, and Best Practices

Callminer

QA metrics refer to the data your company uses to measure performance. Interestingly, QA metrics can vary significantly by industry, since they reflect performance as defined by that industry.

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How to Manage Customer Wait Time: The Best Tips From Great Companies

Beyond Philosophy

We do a lot of waiting in our lives. We wait to get on a plane, for our drink at a coffee shop, and on the phone to talk to “the next available representative.” Sometimes we don’t mind waiting at all; sometimes we mind very much. Your customers likely wait in your experience, too, and that may or may not be creating negative feelings about your experience.

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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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Face the New Changes in CX and EX in Customer Service (Updated)

Navedas

Businesses must evolve as the people who work them and those who buy from them evolve. Changes in CX and EX in customer service have to come at the speed of change in the world as a whole. The post Face the New Changes in CX and EX in Customer Service (Updated) appeared first on Navedas.

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A nice conversation with Engati Engage AI Customer Transformation, Change, Simplification & Real Innovation

eglobalis

Customer Experience, Customer Transformation, Change, Simplification and Innovation. Customer Success. The post A nice conversation with Engati Engage AI Customer Transformation, Change, Simplification & Real Innovation appeared first on Eglobalis.

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Five Ways to Make Your Surveys Matter

Heart of the Customer

Most survey programs provide information: “Our Net Promoter Score (NPS) is 25, up from 22, compared to our competitive benchmark of 30.” While those figures might be interesting, they don’t provide the context that is essential for prompting action. As Heart of the Customer has been conducting interviews with CX pros (more than 70 so far this year!

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Customer Support is being turned upside down. Here’s what you need to do about it.

Intercom, Inc.

The internet is moving more businesses and people online, and driving a huge increase in inbound support volume. Meanwhile customer expectations are rising – they expect better experiences and immediate support resolutions. The internet is also driving an explosion in customer choice, allowing them to easily switch to businesses who provide better experiences.

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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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Exit Interview Questions for Call Center Employees

Callminer

Employee departures can be tough to handle in the fast-paced environment of a call center. However, even in agent turnover , opportunities to improve your organization’s efficiency and profitability abound. Exit interviews allow lost talent to tell you what went wrong and what aspects of your call center’s operations could stand to be updated.

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The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don’t Make Sense: Part 2

Beyond Philosophy

In our last issue of Why Customers Buy, we discussed how doing things differently than your competition could be the most reliable path to success for your brand. Today, we are going to discuss in more detail why this works and what you can do to implement these surprising ideas that don’t make sense to encourage the success of your brand. Before we get into that, let me remind you that this issue is based on a conversation we had on our podcast recently with advertising legend Rory Sutherlan

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3 Ways to Balance Between Acquisition and Retention

Lumoa

Acquisition and retention are of paramount importance if your business is to succeed. In this piece, find out three ways to juggle between the two seamlessly.

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How Can YOU Make The World A Little More Beautiful?

Kerry Bodine

This post celebrates Service Design Day and everyone who’s working to create our new normal. While walking across the Millennium Bridge in London a few years ago, I noticed a group of people standing around and looking down curiously at a man who was laying at their feet. My first thought was concern: Is this man alright? Is he sick? Does he need help?

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HR Meets AI: The New Way of Keeping Large Workforces Connected and Engaged

Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight

As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.

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The Perfect Call Center Agent Does Exist

Fonolo

So, you’re hiring a new call-center agent. The reality is, finding the perfect new hire can feel like a unicorn hunt. And even if you find them, they may not stick around; call centers are notorious for their high turnover. According to Avoxi , call center attrition rates hover around 33% on average. While these statistics may be sobering, don’t give in to the mindset that “any hire will do”.

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The key to fierce customer loyalty? Your support team.

Intercom, Inc.

For nearly a century, companies held to the same principles for driving growth: deliver value to stakeholders and employees first, then to customers. Over the last 10 years, this thinking has come undone. Crowded markets mean companies can no longer assume they are the only, or best, choice. The rise of the subscription model challenges businesses to place equal emphasis on conversion and retention , or risk spending themselves into oblivion.

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What is Average Handle Time? Challenges, Examples, and Best Practices for Improving AHT Copy

Callminer

Average handle time, or AHT, is an important call center metric. In the simplest terms, AHT is the average time it takes to handle a call or transaction from start to finish – from call initiation, to hold time, to talk time, and all the way through to any related tasks an agent must perform post-phone call to resolve that call. To calculate AHT, add your total talk time + total hold time + total after-call tasks, and then divide by the number of total calls.

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Customer Waiting: The Psychology Of How To Manage For Great Results

Beyond Philosophy

Have you ever picked a line at the store only to realize that you chose the longest, most slowly moving line? Have you ever waited forever to receive a shipment and then felt like they owed you an explanation for what could possibly take that long? Have you ever had such a great time laughing and talking in line with other people that you didn’t even notice how long you waited?

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eCommerce in 2025: How Customer Experience Drives Online Retail Success

Speaker: Jennifer Wright and Nick Barron

2025 is right around the corner, and with it comes a new wave of consumer expectations, competitive pressures, and operational challenges. Success lies in finding the balance between operational flexibility and creating experiences that keep customers coming back. The future of retail belongs to those who can stay ahead of shifting customer preferences and marketing trends. 🔮 In this session, we’ll dive deep into what it takes to keep customers engaged and your operations nimble, no matt

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Remember My Name!

Taylor Reach Group

By Peg Ayers. “A person’s name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.”. – Dale Carnegie . Of the many skills required of me in more than 25 years of running large contact centers, one of the most critical has been the ability to remember employee names. When I left my position as Customer Service Director of a firm in Cheyenne, Wyoming, I received a number of letters of thanks including one, from Deb, that still inspires me.

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4 Ways To Boost Your ECommerce Customer Experience

Lumoa

eCommerce customer experience is vital for online businesses that want to ensure a smooth online experience for their customers. We share 4 ways to boost your eCommerce customer experience that will increase customer loyalty and satisfaction.

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How to Improve Contact Center Agent Performance

Fonolo

Is your contact center providing the best customer experience possible? One of the most challenging aspects of running a contact center is managing your team. After all, these are the people who connect with dozens of your customers each day and support them with any issues or challenges they may have. For this reason, it’s crucial to arm them with the knowledge and skills required to succeed.

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How to use in-app messaging to retain your best customers

Intercom, Inc.

In-app messaging is a key component of a strong customer engagement strategy – one that reaches users at the right place, at the right time, and is consistent across platforms. With our recent launch of Mobile Carousels , we tapped into the possibility of creating and nurturing better customer relationships through mobile. Here, we take a deep dive on in-app messaging – defining exactly what it is and how to make it work best for your customers.

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How to Easily Navigate Crypto Accounting in the Web3 Era

Speaker: Aaron Jacob, VP of Accounting Solutions & Reagan Cook, GTM Lead

Are you struggling to navigate the complexities and challenges that come with crypto accounting? 🤔 This new webinar will cover everything businesses need to know to get started with crypto accounting after incorporating crypto into their business models! Industry experts Aaron Jacob and Reagan Cook of TaxBit will thoroughly explore the prevalent operational hurdles encountered by accounting teams when interacting with crypto on the books, and detail how software solutions can effectively

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Exit Interview Questions for Call Center Employees

Callminer

These employee experience questions may potentially enable you to discover important insights that can inform lasting improvements in your contact center.

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Create Outstanding Memorable Experiences That Drive Value

Beyond Philosophy

General Show Notes: Have you ever driven a long way to a vacation, perhaps with kids in the backseat, and heard the whining query, “are we there yet?” Have you ever wanted to ask that question yourself? It turns out there are good reasons for that. It’s called the Return Trip Effect, and we discuss it on this episode of The Intuitive Customer.

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Preparing Your Contact Center for the Age of Virtual Agents

Taylor Reach Group

by JD Fairweather. COVID-19 is making clear to US companies and other firms around the world the need for better cost management in the midst of uncertainty. These past few months, we’ve watched contact centers turn to backup plans C and D as work schedules were impacted by stay-at-home orders or their agents’ refusal to go in because of the pandemic.

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3 Communications Strategies to Use During a Crisis

Totango

Communication during a crisis is about protecting your core asset, your customers. The digital transformation of business has shifted enterprise focus toward customer retention and the pursuit of long-term value. Challenges such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic only reinforce the importance of keeping the customers you have. Retaining those customers will require efficient, high-value communication between you and your customers.

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7 Essential Criteria for Choosing the Right Payments Partner

Speaker: Brad Pinneke, VP of Business Development at Payrix and Worldpay for Platforms

In this webinar, Brad Pinneke, Vice President of Business Development at Payrix and Worldpay for Platforms, will dive into the 7 must-have criteria for evaluating payments partners, helping you maximize both efficiency and the long-term value of your investment. From assessing technology capabilities to leveraging business development opportunities, this session will give you a clear, actionable strategy to select the right partner for scaling your business.