Callminer
JUNE 25, 2015
Speech analytics shouldn’t be a function of the contact center alone. Take a look at the importance and impact of speech analytics across the enterprise.
Heart of the Customer
JUNE 4, 2015
Two years ago I posted Customer Journey Map – the Top 10 Requirements. Since then, it’s been viewed over 60,000 times at this site, as well as many times on other sites. After a little more than two years I decided to revisit it. While the core philosophy remains consistent, we’ve made a few small tweaks […]. The post Customer Journey Maps – the Top 10 Requirements (Revisited) appeared first on Heart of the Customer.
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Beyond Philosophy
JUNE 21, 2015
Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Group, led the charge for better parental leave benefits this week for his employees. The new policy at Virgin allows new parents one year of fully paid leave following the birth or adoption of a child. With Virgin’s announcement on Monday, they are one of only a few companies that offer this kind of benefit for its employees.
Customers That Stick
JUNE 23, 2015
In yesterday’s Monday Motivation, a Monday email sent to subscribers to our eNewsletter The Customer Conversation , we spoke about Walter Mischel’s famous experiment on self control and delayed gratification in children. Here is part of the email: Researcher Walter Mischel at Stanford devised an ingenious experience back in the Sixties to test self control and the ability to delay gratification in children.
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
Win the Customer
JUNE 8, 2015
The call center is evolving. To compete, companies invest in better call center experiences, the right service processes, and system optimization tools. Did you know that almost one in every 25 jobs in the US is within the contact center industry? Pretty thought provoking, huh? But just what does the future hold for the people, […].
Kerry Bodine
JUNE 16, 2015
No two customer journeys look the same. No two customers will ever interact with you in exactly the same way at exactly the same time—nor will they share exactly the same perceptions, thoughts, emotions, and memories about those interactions. And yet, to create customer journey maps , we need to assume some degree of similarity amongst our customers and their experiences with us.
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Heart of the Customer
JUNE 18, 2015
I love this quote from Mark Van Wagenen, Director of Global Customer Experience at Hertz. My friend and client Lori introduced it to me, and it perfectly encapsulates one of the problems we have in customer experience: Are you trying to make your customers love you more or to hate you less? It’s not a […]. The post “A dirty car hurts you more than a clean car helps you.” appeared first on Heart of the Customer.
Beyond Philosophy
JUNE 18, 2015
Many of us would like to know the secret to lasting happiness. Everyone has ideas of course, and not a few of them involve material items. But science might prove that it doesn’t. Dr. Thomas Gilovich, a professor at Cornell University, believes that material items might provide happiness—but it doesn’t last. The problem is as soon as we have the item, we slowly get used to having it.
Customers That Stick
JUNE 16, 2015
A few weeks ago, I stopped by a big box electronics store to make a quick purchase. I had dropped my wife at an appointment and decided to run a few errands until she was done. In this brief trip, I was reminded of how damaging it can be to ignore customers. I was shopping for a Bluetooth speaker system. I had purchased a larger set of Bluetooth speakers two years ago, as we wanted something loud enough to be used in the back yard.
Win the Customer
JUNE 8, 2015
It may be a rather bold statement to say, but I’m just going to put it out there anyway: Every company that relies on customers to purchase their products should strive for wildly happy, exuberant fans of their brand. Yes, every single company that depends on customers to survive. We’re talking about 99% of companies […].
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PeopleMetrics
JUNE 12, 2015
In customer experience management, we use transactional surveys to guide actions for customer centricity. So for example, after you stay at a hotel, you might take a survey about your stay. If you note that the mattress was “lumpy,” and the man at the front desk “dumpy,” then the hotel can take appropriate actions to address your rhyming complaints.
Callminer
JUNE 2, 2015
Research shows outsourced contact centers are on the rise. Take a look at 3 ways your BPO can improve the hiring and onboarding process to get the right kind of talent in place.
Kerry Bodine
JUNE 2, 2015
Many companies embark on customer journey mapping projects without having a clear idea of how they’ll actually use the outputs. At the end such efforts, the CX team has checked “journey mapping” off its to-do list, but is left wondering what to do next…. So before you wander aimlessly into customer journey land, first determine what your primary business objective is for creating a journey map.
Beyond Philosophy
JUNE 4, 2015
Michael Lowenstein, Ph.D., CMC, is Thought Leadership Principal for Beyond Philosophy. More than just a buzzword, ‘being human’, especially in brand-building and leveraging customer relationships, has become a buzz-phrase or buzz-concept. The ‘human’ factor, in marketing, communications, positioning, and experience creation through sales, service, and operations now pervades titles of articles, blogs, white papers, and even books.
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.
Customers That Stick
JUNE 3, 2015
Now that Be Your Customer’s Hero is on bookstore shelves and being used by frontline customer service professionals across the country (and the world!) to help them deliver Hero-Class® customer experiences, I wanted to take a moment to publicly thank some important friends and colleagues who played a part in HERO. Many of those listed below were listed in the acknowledgements section of Be Your Customer’s Hero , but so much of the work surrounding a book happens after publication tha
Win the Customer
JUNE 18, 2015
Too often social interactions simply fail to live up to customer expectations. Comments, messages, and other info make a lot of noise, but fail to deliver any real value. Extending the ability to deliver customer service across social channels is a strategic opportunity that more and more organizations are turning to, but some key fundamental challenges must be overcome […].
PeopleMetrics
JUNE 18, 2015
A few days ago, a LinkedIn follower asked me about my advice to focus on one thing at a time in customer experience strategy. “Can’t you focus on everything at once?” he asked, paraphrased. “Because that worked for us.”. To which I replied, “Maybe” (only in more words). Then I stumbled on an analogy, which was edited down so mercilessly it became unintelligible.
Fonolo
JUNE 17, 2015
The training you provide to your contact center employees prepares them for what’s to come in the workplace and helps them incrementally improve their skills. Rather than put people outside their comfort zones by asking them to perform tasks they know nothing about or complete requests they haven’t been introduced to, you ease them into a position of leadership by giving them the skills they need to be successful.
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.
Kerry Bodine
JUNE 20, 2015
I’m often asked about customer experience conferences: What’s out there? Where am I speaking ? Which conferences would I recommend? I’ve compiled the following list of conferences spanning a variety of topics — like CEM, service design, customer loyalty, customer success, and contact centers — that should be of interest to a wide range of customer experience professionals.
Beyond Philosophy
JUNE 4, 2015
Are you reading this on a mobile device? If all the statistics about mobile technology are true, the answer is likely yes for 70% of you—maybe more! Chances are, 70% or more of your Customers are reading/Googling/posting on mobile devices about your organization, too. What you present to a mobile audience is now the most important part of your online presence.
Provide Support
JUNE 29, 2015
11 Customer Defusing Phrases. It’s no secret that encountering angry, hysterical, upset, and confused customers is an occupational hazard of working at a call center. Experienced agents often develop a diplomatic approach that honors the customer’s perspective while simultaneously protecting themselves from verbal abuse. Though, as the title of this article suggests, there are some magic words and tactful expressions, it’s also important to acknowledge that equally important are a call center ag
Win the Customer
JUNE 22, 2015
With growing online customer numbers and demands, self-service is an untapped option, because hiring additional customer support agents isn’t scalable or financially viable to providing customer success. Summer has barely started and retailers are already beginning to anticipate the back to school season – but are customer support teams ready to scale?
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
PeopleMetrics
JUNE 26, 2015
It’s been an eventful couple of months on the personal front. My wife and I bought a house. ( Gasp! ) We moved into that house. ( Double gasp! ) We have mortgage payments. ( Triple gasp! ). We even signed up as new Costco members. ( Hyperventilation! ). Wait. That last one wasn’t stressful at all. Costco managed that lack of stress handily, and the experience offers four lessons, each of which can benefit your own business’s trek to customer centricity. 1.
ClearAction
JUNE 8, 2015
Creating World-Class Customer Experience Teams. In sports, a great deal of thought goes into creating winning teams. Choosing the right players, getting everyone on the same page, practicing hand-offs and executing a clever playbook are how winning sports teams are created. In a recent #CXO tweet chat these same success factors were discussed as they apply to customer experience teams.
Kerry Bodine
JUNE 18, 2015
Have you seen the website Honest Slogans ? Its clever creators juxtapose well-known brand logos against taglines that would make their respective brand managers cringe. My favorites include: Best Buy : Try it out before buying it on Amazon. Gillette : We’re just going to keep adding more blades. WebMD: Convince yourself that you have a terminal illness.
Beyond Philosophy
JUNE 9, 2015
Ryanair announced this week that they had 66% ($948m) increase in full-year profits. Michael O’Leary credits Ryanair’s Always Getting Better (AGB) Customer experience program as a catalyst for these results. My reaction in a word: Rubbish! Other improved stats for Ryanair attributed to the AGB program include: Passenger traffic increased 11% (90.6m).
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
JUNE 9, 2015
Image courtesy of Unsplash I originally wrote today's blog for LiveNinja; it appeared on their blog on November 24, 2014. The topic is one I've written about before, but it's definitely worthy of repeating. One of the biggest mistakes that I see made by well-meaning folks in an effort to shift organizational thinking toward a greater focus on customers is the inability to distinguish between customer service and customer experience.
Win the Customer
JUNE 1, 2015
Showing real value to customers, as opposed to gimmicks or short-term value, is one of the greatest ways to win customers and change your business for the better. Getting the right customers for your business depends on how well you can attract and retain your key demographics. Every business has a “sweet spot” – a […].
PeopleMetrics
JUNE 22, 2015
Overwhelmed by the sheer amount of options and tools meant to "help" you sell more effectively? Yeah, me too. If you're anything like me, you're always looking for options that are easy to use, that integrate easily into your sales cycle, and that provide the most value to the prospect you're talking to. So to help your search, here are six tools that have become must-haves in my sales process. 1.
Kate Nasser
JUNE 14, 2015
Leadership agility: Don't confuse consistency w/ status quo & uniformity. Agility & consistency produce success amid change. The People Skills Coach™. The post Leadership Agility: Consistency & Agility Are NOT Enemies appeared first on KateNasser.com.
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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