September, 2021

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What’s behind the 2021 M&A boom for conversation analytics (and how to navigate it successfully)

Callminer

CallMiner, CTO, Jeff Gallino, unpacks the recent M&A activity around conversation analytics, answering “why now?” and providing input for how to navigate this complex landscape.

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Don’t Ignore The Pot-Stirring Employee

The Belding Group

The Pot-Stirrer loves an injustice. He (she) lives to find real or imagined issues within the company, or even with you. He constantly questions decisions, and, like a dog with a bone, won't let go of something once he's got his teeth in it. To make matters worse, he just doesn't seem to be happy until everyone at work is talking about it. The Pot Stirrer is almost always in the middle of workplace morale challenges.

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Moving upmarket as a product manager: What changes and what stays the same?

Intercom, Inc.

As Intercom grows, we’re moving into new markets and serving new customers. For product managers, this means evolving to build for upmarket companies while ensuring Intercom’s long-standing customers remain at the center of what we do. Product management varies depending on your industry, company stage, company leadership, or teammates. But one thing is consistent across every product management role – a deep focus on the customer. .

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Contact centres simplified: 3 ways to turn theory into practice

Adrian Swinscoe

This is a guest post from Ross Daniels, Chief Marketing Officer at Calabrio. In our last two blogs, we introduced the concept of adding simplicity to […]. The post Contact centres simplified: 3 ways to turn theory into practice first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.

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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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Building the Business Case: No Pain, No Gain

Futurelab

One of the most-commonly requested needs – often as a result of CEO/executive asks – is to build the business case for the business to focus on the customer experience. (It’s painful just to write that without thinking about this open letter to CEOs , excerpted from my book, Customer Understanding.) Tags: Annette Franz (Gleneicki) business outcomes change management customer experience outcomes Facebook Like.

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Lessons from The Overlook: 5 things vacation rental guests should know

Inside Customer Service

Note: Lessons from The Overlook is a periodic update on lessons learned from owning a vacation rental property in the Southern California mountain town of Idyllwild. It's a hands-on opportunity to apply some of the techniques I advise my clients to use. You can find past updates here. My wife, Sally, and I own a vacation rental cabin called The Overlook Idyllwild.

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How Tone of Voice Affects Customer Service

Fonolo

As the old saying goes: “you can hear a smile through the phone.” It may be a bit cheesy, but it’s true. Studies have proven that tone of voice in customer service is even more important to a successful interaction than the specific words that are being said, and that an agent’s energy will translate to their customer even without face-to-face interaction.

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7 proven techniques for writing a great problem statement

Intercom, Inc.

If you want to ship great product that users love, you need to start with a clear understanding of what problem you’re trying to solve for your user and why. At Intercom, we always “ start with the problem ” when beginning any project – it’s part of how we apply the Jobs-to-be-Done framework. As product managers, this means we must carefully research and understand the problems we’re actually solving for our customers.

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Digital teams suffer from a perception gap that hinders customer experience improvement efforts

Adrian Swinscoe

Organizations are often fraught with gaps in perception, and many of these impact their ability to improve both the customer and employee experience. Bain is responsible […]. The post Digital teams suffer from a perception gap that hinders customer experience improvement efforts first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.

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CX Journey™ Musings: Ride for the Brand

Futurelab

What is a brand? And what does it mean to ride for the brand ? Tags: Annette Franz (Gleneicki) brand customer loyalty employee experience employee expectation Facebook Like. Linkedin Share Button. Tweet Widget.

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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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How to keep customers informed about shipping delays

Inside Customer Service

"The shipping container is stuck in customs." That's the best update I could get from our buyer and it wasn't encouraging. We had been waiting for a replenishment order from our overseas supplier for weeks. Backorders were piling up and customers were getting agitated at the wait. We had been getting a slew of angry phone calls and emails from customers who wanted to know why their order hadn’t arrived.

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Understanding the omnichannel customer journey

Callminer

Gaining an understanding of the omnichannel customer journey can make it easier to harmonize your marketing and customer service efforts across channels. Read this blog to learn more.

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Customer Service Starts At The Top

Shaun Belding

Organizations that deliver outstanding customer service have one thing in common: Clear, consistent, customer-focused messaging throughout the organization at every level. It is a standard of performance by which everyone is measured. It is non-negotiable, and no-one is above it. Shaun Belding | www.beldingtraining.com. Shaun Belding: Author, Entrepreneur, Speaker - Keynote speaker and customer service blog.

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Little Otter’s Rebecca Egger on making mental health care accessible to all

Intercom, Inc.

? ?. For Rebecca Egger, the CEO and co-founder of Little Otter , a mental health service designed for children, digital transformation will play a crucial role in scaling healthcare. That approach is already being rewarded and recognized – Rebecca was recently named on Inc Magazine’s influential Female Founders 100 list for 2021. Rebecca has a background in astrophysics and computer science and spent many of her formative years looking at gamma-ray bursts and supernovas, but eventually, e

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

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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We need to start talking about experience leadership – Interview with Peter Cross

Adrian Swinscoe

Today’s interview is with retail expert Peter Cross who until recently was the Customer Experience Director at John Lewis and Waitrose and prior to that spent […]. The post We need to start talking about experience leadership – Interview with Peter Cross first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.

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How to Create a Call Center IVR Script

Fonolo

When customers call your customer service line, greeting them with a friendly and easy-to-navigate interactive voice response system is a standard in call center software. This is often the first stage in a customer service journey, so making your welcome greeting and routing accessible and intuitive is a key aspect to your call center functionality.

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eCXO day: Ron Kaufman, one of the best CX and EX Speakers around the Globe presenting in ECXO

ECXO

SHARE ARTICLE. Share on facebook. Share on twitter. Share on linkedin. Share on email. Share on whatsapp. eCXO day: Ron Kaufman, one of the best CX and EX Speakers around the Globe number one Guru presenting in the ECXO. Ron Kaufman, one of the best Customer and Employee Experience and Services Doers and Speakers around the globe, will present for the –>eCXo Day, an open-access community for your business and skills. — When: October 6th at 2 pm CET Join us in the open-access Euro

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Nine call center initiatives to consider

Callminer

Read how top call center initiatives can boost team morale and foster a sense of achievement among your call center agents, improve call center efficiency, and more.

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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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Top Use Cases of AI/ML in the Fintech Industry

Customer Think

AI has progressed significantly since then, and it is now employed in a wide range of applications. FinTech are particularly interested in it, either to develop it or to utilise it themselves, because it has so many useful applications. Traditional financial services have traditionally dealt with huge amounts of data that must be processed with […].

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Meet the team: Intercom’s PMMs discuss our approach to product marketing

Intercom, Inc.

At a product-first company like Intercom, our product marketing team has always had a crucial role – and over the years, we have often discussed how we approach product marketing. Of course, not all companies go about product marketing in the same way. Some product marketing managers focus on the pre-launch strategy, others on the go-to-market strategy and marketing campaigns for nearly finished products, At Intercom, however, our approach is what we call full-stack product marketing.

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Digital Transformation: What is it? 10 Successful Big Brand Examples

Aquire

There’s no getting away from it: digital transformation has changed the business landscape. Fail to embrace this change and there’s every chance customers will fail to embrace you. Although that may sound dramatic, the reality is that digital transformation has become a matter of survival. And, in a world getting more digital by the day, that only looks set to increase.

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The Complete Guide to Call Center Management

Fonolo

Congratulations, call center manager! You’re stepping into a world full of exciting challenges, impressive individuals, and constant evolution. There’s never a dull moment in a call center with a myriad of opportunities for growth and success. Of course, all new positions come with learning curves. To help start you off on the right foot, we’ve put together a guide about all things call center management , so you know exactly how to succeed and can teach your agents how to do the same.

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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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What's the difference between knowledge, skills, and abilities?

Inside Customer Service

Many trainers are familiar with the acronym KSA. It stands for the three things that training can develop: Knowledge Skills Abilities Training can help improve performance if someone lacks one of those three things. Knowledge is generally understood as information, such as the steps in a procedure or different product attributes. But what about skills and abilities?

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101 customer service stats you need to know

Callminer

Customer expectations are always evolving. It’s up to businesses and brands to understand those expectations and deliver exceptional customer service.

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Would Customers Pay to Do Business with You?

Shep Hyken

Think about this … what if you were to charge a customer just to talk to you about what you would sell them? Or, if you own a retail store, a fee to enter the store. What would you have to do for your customers to be willing to pay for the privilege of buying your products or services? I’m not suggesting that you should. This is just to get you thinking about how good you really are.

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Kevin Maney on designing your own category

Intercom, Inc.

In this era of ever-increasing digital disruption and innovation, category design can be the ultimate business strategy for brands wishing to stand out from the crowd. And one of the biggest advocates behind the movement is author, columnist, and advisor Kevin Maney. As a tech journalist, Kevin has been witnessing the evolution of the tech industry for more than 20 years.

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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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How to orchestrate customer journeys in real time at scale

Customer Think

Customer journeys are as individual as customers. Every customer has different needs, preferences, knowledge, information and another way to resolve their issues. In brief, every customer has a context of their own. As a consequence, customer journe.

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3 Key Strategies For Call Center Customer Service

Fonolo

Your call center’s customer service strategy dictates customer loyalty, agent satisfaction, and company growth. No matter what product or service you offer, your approach needs to be nothing short of “customer-obsessed.”. Knowing exactly what your customers want and don’t want will help you to maximize your call center’s customer care, leading to growth and revenue opportunities for your business.

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How to keep customers coming back | Shep Hyken interview

Inside Customer Service

Advertising disclosure: This blog participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon and affiliated sites. You don't need to be convinced that customer loyalty is important. If you're reading this, you know that already. The real challenge is achieving it.

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Can data help assess customer vulnerability and affordability? Yes. Here’s why

Callminer

Ahead of his session at the Online Collections Technology Think Tank 2.1 on September 16, Frank Sherlock shares his thoughts on using data to identify vulnerable customers and assess affordability.

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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.