Callminer

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Top Call Center Conferences 2017: 49 Must-Attend Events to Learn the Latest Trends and Technologies for Boosting Call Center Performance Call centers remain the most important customer channel companies have; indeed, Forrester claims that 73% of consumers opt to call when they need service, and a study by Arizona State University finds that customers are 11 […].

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Technology Technology 265

Uniphore

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Digital Strategy: 5 Best Practices to Improve Customer Service. Today’s digital landscape has ushered in a new age in customer service. As companies use digital interfaces to engage with customers and build relationships, customer interactions are spanning across an ever-expanding array of touch points, with customers often using various channels in the quest to get the service that they need when they need it.

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Customer Service 110

Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Childhood bullying gets a lot of attention these days, but bullying and other bad behavior can be just as destructive in the workplace as on the playground. Over the years, I’ve seen people with poor social and interpersonal skills unnecessarily make life miserable – not just for themselves, but for everyone else in the workplace. For managers and executives, poor relationships with employees and customers are one of the surest ways to undermine any efforts to create a positive customer experien

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Customers That Stick

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

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Customer Service 141

Customer Service 141

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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Customer Bliss

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

I wrote a few weeks ago about how good CX is tied to revenue gains. I firmly believe that and preach it to all my clients and anyone I ever work with. If you do customer experience right — think in terms of the five core competencies — then you will (over time) create a customer-driven growth engine and see revenue uptick from your customer experience side.

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ProProfs

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Considering that so many of our employees associate training with some sort of punishment, the more appropriate question would be – What employees hate in training courses? As any other student, corporate trainees dislike continual learning for two simple reasons: first, it’s rarely inspiring and challenging enough to make them motivated, and second, it imposes an additional hour or two of work to their already busy daily schedules.

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Gaming Education Technology Technology 86

Uniphore

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Android Instant apps are all the buzz in the tech industry news, lately. The promise is very appealing. Who actually enjoys being forced to visit the Play Store and install an app before getting to the content they are after? Android users will soon have instant access to the entirety of a mobile applications content, without the annoying blockades and buzzkill of having to download the full application.

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Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Hotel giant Hilton recently dropped the H from its rewards program , replacing the linguistically puzzling Hilton HHonors with an easier to pronounce version, Hilton Honors. The change is more than cosmetic. The new rewards program will be the first in the industry to allow members to combine points and money for a hotel visit. Members can also combine points with friends or family members for free, or use points to buy things on Amazon.com.

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Customers That Stick

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

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Customer Experience 123

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Win the Customer

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Because you can’t always turn to an expert in times of trouble and crisis, there are strategies you can turn to protect confidential customer information from getting in the wrong hands. Beyond a good customer service experience, customers seek out businesses whose owners are credible and trustworthy, will safeguard their personal information, and stay up on the latest trends.

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Education Customer Service Technology Technology 80

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Heart of the Customer

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

A while ago I led a journey mapping workshop at the ICMI conference. It was a ton of fun, as we mapped out how Amanda chooses her new health insurance plan. We looked at how and when to use journey mapping (answers: frequently, and in partnership with customers). During a break, one call center director asked […]. The post Don’t Forget to Map the Employee Journey appeared first on Heart of the Customer.

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Customer Journey Map Customer Experience 79

Callminer

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

How Marketers Can Leverage Big Data for Customer Experience Insights: 35 Marketing Experts and Customer Experience Pros Share Their Top Tips for Leveraging Big Data to Improve CX

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Uniphore

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Android Instant apps are all the buzz in the tech industry news, lately. The promise is very appealing. Who actually enjoys being forced to visit the Play Store and install an app before getting to the content they are after? Android users will soon have instant access to the entirety of a mobile applications content, without the annoying blockades and buzzkill of having to download the full application.

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Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

On his first day on the job as U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson stood before a crowd of State Department employees and introduced himself. “Hi, I’m the new guy.”. The humble comment brought laughs because, until recently, Tillerson was CEO of ExxonMobil, one of the biggest companies in the world. But it also reflected something very true about Tillerson’s status: cabinet secretary or not, he was a brand new employee in unfamiliar territory.

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Construction Social Media Start-ups Customer Experience 131

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

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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Customers That Stick

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

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Customer Experience 117

Customer Experience 117

ClearAction

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Why Only 15% of Voice of Customer Programs are “Very Successful” Lynn Hunsaker. Only 15% of voice of customer (VoC) programs are considered “very successful”* by their managers, according to the Temkin Group’s State of Voice of Customer Programs 2016 report. What’s broken? Just 34% say their VoC program is “good” or “very good” at making changes to the business based on VoC insights.

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Kerry Bodine

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

When you’re developing your journey maps, it’s important to remember that one journey map template will not meet all your needs. You need to tweak (or sometimes completely redesign) your journey map based on two key considerations: What kind of story you want to tell. You might want to show the pain points and highlights in your customer journey. But that’s a different story than, say, trying to show how often customer cross channels or how often they interact through digital touchpoints.

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Touchpoint Voice of the Customer Customer Journey Map 70

Callminer

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

There are three common mistakes that most businesses are making when relying on software that offers natural language processing.

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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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Uniphore

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Those very first few seconds when customers engage with our organization can be make-or-break of either a new relationship or the end of what may well have been a long and mutually beneficial association. (And perhaps hugely profitable to the organization.) It begs the question: Is your IVR good, bad or very ugly? Read More.

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Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Some people love to tip and others do, but begrudgingly. However, it appears that nowadays everyone is expecting a tip even if they are just serving you at the checkout! When you see a tip jar by the cash register what do you think? To me, the tip jar says “I deserve a tip”. But it says quite a bit more, too, and none of it good about your Customer Experience.

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Start-ups Customer Experience Customer Loyalty Customer Expectations 126

Customers That Stick

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

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Customer Service 114

Customer Service 114

Customer Bliss

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

“Internal stakeholders” refers to employees. A lot of companies tend to focus most of their attention on external stakeholders, which would typically include customers and potentially investors. There is nothing wrong with that approach, per se. You obviously want to pay a lot of attention to the people who buy your product/service (customers) and the people who help you have money to do it better (investors, if you have any).

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Customer Satisfaction Customer Experience 70

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

Customer Experience

Heart of the Customer

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Anthem, Inc. is in the middle of customer experience (CX) resurgence. I had the chance to catch up with Natalie Schneider, VP of Customer Experience, to learn more about their efforts to help build customer empathy in their employees. Tell us a little about what led you to start working on customer experience. A few […]. The post Building Customer Empathy: An Interview with Natalie Schneider appeared first on Heart of the Customer.

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Start-ups CX Customer Experience 68

Callminer

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Sales and collections agents use call flows frequently - but all contact center agents can also benefit from ideal call flows.

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Uniphore

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Those very first few seconds when customers engage with our organization can be make-or-break of either a new relationship or the end of what may well have been a long and mutually beneficial association. (And perhaps hugely profitable to the organization.) It begs the question: Is your IVR good, bad or very ugly? Read More.

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Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

In our customer experience consultancy, we find there’s one thing that consistently prevents companies from adopting a more customer-centric approach. It’s not (as you might guess) cost! Instead, the problem is priorities, and specifically the priorities of people who make critical company decisions. You see, as people move up the chain of command, they get further and further removed from the average customer.

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Finance Retail Sales CX 123

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

CX Journey

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Image courtesy of Adobe Stock/Robert Kneschke Today I'm pleased to share a guest post by Elena Lockett with FM Outsource. People are motivated by very different things. Money, personal achievements, or workplace goals – it differs person to person. To ensure your customer service (CS) teams remain motivated, whatever gets thrown at them, you need to make sure you are providing them with the inspiration and tools to do their job well and be happy!

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Customer Service Retail 65

Customer Bliss

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Episode Overview. Karen Quintos is the EVP and CCO of Dell Technologies, which came about as the result of Dell and EMC merging, which created the world’s largest privately-held tech company. Karen is a great leader, but I also thought this conversation was interesting because of the merger aspect, the tech industry aspect, and the privately-held aspects.

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Technology Technology CX Customer Satisfaction 64

Heart of the Customer

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

According to Forrester Research, 30% of CEOs indicated that they are going to fire their CMOs this year. The primary reason? Too many CMOs haven’t adjusted to the concept of the customer journey that fluidly moves across touch points. According to Forrester’s Shar VanBoskirk, “Businesses are in a ‘post-digital era’ in which customers don’t think […].

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Customer Journey Map Customer Experience 68

Callminer

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Companies that deliver superior customer experience beat the competition by retaining customers, growing their bottom line, and reaping the benefits of satisfied customers.

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Customer Experience 182

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.

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