Callminer

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Companies need to do more than meet customer expectations. Here’s a look at 3 ways to enrich customer interactions and drive customer engagement optimization.

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Customer Expectations 182

Customers That Stick

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

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Customer Service 159

Customer Service 159

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Let me set the scene. My career was plateauing. I had done well, but things had started to get a bit stale. Then, I had a meeting/interview with Neil Hobbs. Neil would have the biggest impact on my professional life. Neil had a reputation of being a tough boss. He set high standards and expected people to achieve them. He didn’t suffer fools gladly.

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Win the Customer

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Bad customer service experiences don’t just impact one customer. The costs of bad service compounds as poorly trained agents continue to make critical mistakes in the customer relationship. According to a new study by New York Times bestselling authors, Joseph Grenny and David Maxfield bad customer service experiences cost the average company $54,511 annually per employee.

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Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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Uniphore

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

In 1947, General Motors saw the benefit of reducing labor through automation and established a department to save energy and materials and improve process quality, accuracy and precision. The latter three themes - quality, accuracy and precision - constantly elude many contact center operations where processes can be horizontally and vertically complex and inevitably span multiple business applications.

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Contact Center 140

C3Centricity

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

In the UK, there was a recent, highly publicised “significant and sustained cyber-attack“ on the Telecom company Talk Talk’s website. According to the news as I write this, it seems that a fifteen (!!!) year old Irish lad and a 16-year-old Brit may be responsible. They might have been able to steal information such as [.]. The post How a Company Reacts to a Crisis Says a Lot About its Customer Centricity appeared first on C3Centricity.

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Customers That Stick

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

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Customer Service 149

Customer Service 149

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

In this series, professionals share their secrets to being more productive. Read the posts here , then write your own (use #ProductivityHacks in the body). Consistent productivity doesn’t happen by chance. Productive people have a secret to their productivity: Eliminate distractions. Were you hoping for something more complicated? It isn’t complicated.

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CX Customer Experience 154

Win the Customer

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Continuing to innovate on service experience and improving service delivery requires organizations that are transparent about their service actions and get correct insight to what customers receive from service interactions. Successful organizations that enjoy great customer relationship and customer loyalty need to overcome the common customer service myths that prevent them from delivering the exceptional […].

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Uniphore

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Clients have huge expectations for accepting incredible encounters of shopping experience across all greater part of the channels they utilize. Giving clients problematic or even run-of-the-mill isn’t an alternative – if clients are unsatisfied or baffled with their omnichannel encounters, they'll escape. Read More.

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Omnichannel 124

Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.

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C3Centricity

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

Stories exist in all cultures. They have developed down through the ages as a means of transferring knowledge, long before books and now the web enabled their storage. Today’s information-rich world has made storytelling a required talent for CEOs and CMOs alike to develop. And websites and Fan pages now make it a necessary skill for [.]. The post Clues to a Remarkable Brand Story appeared first on C3Centricity.

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Heart of the Customer

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Last week I had a computer problem that required me to contact technical support. I was sure I would have to send my computer in, but they were able to quickly solve my problem. So why was I so annoyed? And why does this matter to you? I started with phone support, but after hearing […]. The post Don’t Let Scripts Ruin a Great Customer Experience appeared first on Heart of the Customer.

Customer Experience 107

Customer Experience 107

Customers That Stick

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

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Customer Service 143

Customer Service 143

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

“Emotions are contagious. We’ve all known it experientially. You know after you have a really fun coffee with a friend, you feel good. When you have a rude clerk in a store, you walk away feeling bad.”. Daniel Goleman, Author of Emotional Intelligence: Why it Can Matter More Than IQ. If you read my rude title, you will be disappointed to discover that I don’t think you are pathetic, but a new scientific study proves being rude to someone is contagious.

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CX Customer Experience 147

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What does customer service excellence look like in 2024? According to our report with insights from CX expert Shep Hyken, customer expectations are at an all-time high, and there’s a bigger shift toward self-service and leveraging AI capabilities.

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Win the Customer

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

In today’s customer-centric world, empathy, efficiency and sincerity in customer communications is non-negotiable. We’ve heard them all – from, “Thank you for being a valued customer” to “I understand your frustration.” Traditional, scripted support lines are not only sound inhuman, but they tend to upset customers even further.In today’s customer-centric world, support should still carry […].

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ClearAction

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Customer Experience for the Future: Outside-In Beyond Skin-Deep. "Outside-in" is a popular term in the customer experience field. It refers to the importance of customers' inputs as a guiding light for the inner workings of an enterprise. In the quest for "outside-in" most companies have voice of the customer programs, loyalty programs, and high-touch service.

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PeopleMetrics

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

When thinking about the customer experience, it’s smart to imagine it as a series of interactions. A series of tiptoe steps, taken by an individual customer, through your customer-facing people and technologies. If you think about the many ways a given customer can tiptoe through your experience, you might realize that a key element is consistency. Which is why new technologies can seem so promising.

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Customer Experience Matrix

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

With interest in account based marketing (ABM) skyrocketing past even hot topics like intent data and predictive marketing, it’s no surprise to find debates over the true meaning of the term. I recently had a discussion along those lines with Charlie Tarzian and Neil Passero of The Big Willow , who argued that account based marketing must extend beyond reaching target accounts to include messages based on location and intent.

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Speaker: Joe Wroblewski, Senior Sales Engineer

Is your tech stack working for you—or are you working for it ? 🤖 In today’s world of automation and AI, technology should simplify workflows—not add complexity. Seamless integration and interconnectivity are key to maximizing productivity, optimizing workflows, and improving collaboration. Join expert Joe Wroblewski for a practical and insightful session on how you can build a smarter, more connected tech stack that drives efficiency and long-term success!

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Customers That Stick

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

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Customer Service 55

Customer Service 55

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

In this series, professionals share how they embrace the entrepreneurial mindset. See the stories here , then write your own (use #BetheBoss in the post). I was a senior executive with 3,500 people reporting to me globally. I had worked my way up and found my place in corporate life. I had it all: a big expense account, a big budget, and a big salary.

Start-ups 137

Start-ups Customer Experience CX 137

Win the Customer

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Efficient customer service is essential to all businesses. Streamlining processes and functions could make or break your relations with your clients. In businesses across all industries, your customers are your lifeline. Without customers and their continued support, your business will not be able to flourish and take off. This is why it is imperative that you […].

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Customer Service 124

Kate Nasser

NOVEMBER 7, 2015

Leaders, is your organization process driven. Even addicted to process? Launch a leadership reawakening. Ignite and engage employee innovation this way. People, not process, create and innovate! The post Leadership Reawakening: People Not Processes Create & Innovate appeared first on KateNasser.com.

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Innovation 92

Speaker: Carolyn Clark and Miriam Connaughton

Forget predictions, let’s focus on priorities for the year and explore how to supercharge your employee experience. Join Miriam Connaughton and Carolyn Clark as they discuss key HR trends for 2025—and how to turn them into actionable strategies for your organization. In this dynamic webinar, our esteemed speakers will share expert insights and practical tips to help your employee experience adapt and thrive.

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CX Journey

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Today I'm pleased to share a guest post by Denise Lee Yohn. To excel in customer experience, you can't just rely on good design and solid execution. Your customer experience shouldn't just be great -- it should also be differentiated. Customer experience has evolved just as product and service did. Time was, all you needed was a good quality product.

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Customer Experience Retail Manufacturing Start-ups 98

Heart of the Customer

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

As a customer experience professional, you know CX pays. How could it not? Customer experience leads to loyalty – so if your customer experience is poor, you have to spend an inordinate amount of time replacing the customers you’re losing. You understand this, and you understand the ideas and practices that underlie CX and all […]. The post Proof That CX Pays appeared first on Heart of the Customer.

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CX Customer Experience 87

Customer Experience Matrix

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Teradata today announced it plans to sell its Marketing Applications business. I’ll drop the usual analyst pose of omniscience to admit I didn’t see this coming. It’s only three weeks since Teradata expanded its marketing suite by buying a new Data Management Platform – a move I felt made great sense. They also briefed me at that time on a slew of updates to their other marketing products, demonstrating continued forward movement.

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B2C CRM Technology Technology 85

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Kate Spade New York has their hand in many types of luxury items these days, from handbags to clothing to fragrance to stationery. Their website claims the brand has 175 shops internationally. Something else they have? A great new retail strategy. Consumers for the luxury brand can look forward to a change in their experience. According to Business Insider, the new experience is called a “guest journey” and the sales associate is now their “muse.”.

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Retail Sales Customer Experience CX 127

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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Win the Customer

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Millennials and Alphas are beginning enter into they period buying power. From boomers to alphas, the changing customer base signals the need for business owners to adapt and implement new marketing strategies. Over the last century, statisticians and researchers have organized age groups into cohorts that seem to carry buying and value trends. In population and workforce representation, […].

Customer Service 124

Customer Service Customer Experience 124

Kate Nasser

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

How is your customer service people skills timing? Improve it with these 4 steps fr The People Skills Coach™, The post Customer Service People Skills Timing: How to Sharpen Yours appeared first on KateNasser.com.

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Customer Service Contact Center Customer Experience 83

Customer Bliss

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Your work will be successful when you take a stair-stepped approach to gaining leadership clarity and commitment to the CX competency framework. As you embed the five competencies, over time, what your company stands for will shift. Starting with the lives of customers and employees will drive decision-making and elevate how your company is perceived.

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CX Innovation 83

CX Journey

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Image courtesy of hattie.burgher I originally wrote today's post for Intradiem.It appeared on their blog on May 21, 2015. When we empower employees, does that impact their productivity? Employee empowerment is one of those phrases that often causes people to groan. Is it just another piece of employee lingo or a catch phrase? No, absolutely not. It's an important concept to both reducing employee effort and increasing employee engagement.

Customer Experience 82

Customer Experience 82

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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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