February, 2018

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Tear Down This Wall: 27 Ways to Bridge the Gap between CX Company Silos

eglobalis

bridge silos gap customer experience service. The post Tear Down This Wall: 27 Ways to Bridge the Gap between CX Company Silos appeared first on Eglobalis.

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Run Less Software

Intercom, Inc.

by Rich Archbold, Senior Director of Engineering at Intercom. It’s hard to win a battle you don’t realise you’re in. It’s even harder if you don’t know all of the armies on the field, their strategies and weapons, or even who’s a friend and who’s a foe. The same is true in software. We are all in a battle, multiple battles in fact, with a lot at stake: whether it’s the fate of the company we work for or for the product that we build.

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Comparing and Purchasing Call Monitoring Software: 20 Experts Reveal the Biggest Mistakes Companies Make (and How to Avoid Them)

Callminer

Investing in the right call center monitoring software is imperative for today’s call centers. Without call center monitoring, quality assurance can suffer, customer satisfaction inevitably wanes, and compliance issues can arise. But comparing and purchasing call center monitoring software isn’t as simple as it may seem. There are many variables to consider, and careful evaluation is necessary to find the right software to meet your call center’s unique needs.

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How to Improve Customer Experience: A Step by Step Guide

Lumoa

Customer experience plays an important, if not the most important role in success of any business. Nearly all companies (89%) believe that customer experience will be their primary basis for competition. How do you stand in that competition? Customer experience management brings discipline to this somewhat vague and soft area: by establishing a systematic process for collecting, analyzing and acting on the customer feedback, you’ll be able to start taking the customer experience in control.

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An Introduction to AI in Customer Service

Artificial intelligence (AI) adoption has risen dramatically in the customer service industry over the last few years. But many contact centers have yet to implement AI. In this eBook, we give an introduction to how customer service leaders are using AI to improve their customer experience.

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Wells Fargo: They Should Do This

Beyond Philosophy

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) meted out a $185 million fine that included a $100 million penalty to Wells Fargo in 2016 for their violation and abuse of consumer trust. The San Francisco-based bank, whose employees opened many fraudulent and unauthorized accounts in their customers’ name, now enjoys the dubious honor of shouldering the most substantial penalty the agency has issued since its formation in 2011.

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Five Keys To Driving Voice of the Customer Success

CX Accelerator

We now live in the age of the customer, where customers expect consistent, high-value experiences. If customers don’t get immediate value, they will likely leave and go to a company who will deliver an experience that meets their expectations. To be able to know and understand what customers want, companies must listen to their customers. That’s why companies are implementing some type of voice of the customer (VoC) program.

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Want to hire great designers? Start a blog.

Intercom, Inc.

A few years ago I came out of a meeting with my product manager where we talked about the next feature we should build. At the time there was a lot of hype around Foursquare-like location sharing apps. We worked for a social network so we had to build something like that as well. Needless to say, we didn’t have a clear product strategy. To take my mind off things I opened my RSS reader and a post called “ Product strategy means saying no ” caught my eye.

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Auto finance debt collection tips: Regulations, outsourcing collections, best practices, and more

Callminer

Read the Santander Case Study, see how they leverage the CallMiner Eureka platform to stay compliant while maximizing revenue.

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15 CX Experts Talk about the Future and Challenges of Customer Experience in 2018 [part 2]

Lumoa

The future of customer experience is decided. Isn’t it? Probably not. We asked 15 experts with world reputation in Customer experience the same question and the results might surprise you. Some time ago we released the first part of the interview answers, and this week guests are Lynn Hunsaker, Peter Lavers, Jane Treadwell-Hoye, Melinda Gonzalez, Matt Dixon, Vicki Amon-Higa and Raul Guillermo Amigo.

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It’s Time to Be Rational About Your Irrationality

Beyond Philosophy

You are irrational. Your friends are. Your manager is. I am, too. Unless you know a Vulcan, everyone you know is irrational. People are irrational by nature. In my latest book, The Intuitive Customer: 7 imperatives for moving your Customer Experience to the next level my co-author Professor Ryan Hamilton of Emory University and I explore the influence of our emotions on our behavior as customers.

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The Evolving Retailers Fulfillment Strategy: Meeting Demands with Agility

Speaker: Becky Parisotto and John Vurdelja

Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever

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Enhancing Customer Service Interactions With DiSC

CX Accelerator

Using DiSC in a customer service context to enhance both the customer and the agent experience. There is a plethora of training options available to service leaders who are looking to enhance the communication skills of their agents. Having had exposure to many of these, DiSC is my top choice with the most significant impact. Having now studied DiSC and received my credentials as a certified facilitator, there is no mystery why the tool is so great for a customer service environment.

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Treating Customer Experience Silos Dysfunctional Syndrome, and Bridging it. 30 advice’s to Tear Down This Wall!

eglobalis

Treating Customer Experience Silos Dysfunctional. The post Treating Customer Experience Silos Dysfunctional Syndrome, and Bridging it. 30 advice’s to Tear Down This Wall! appeared first on Eglobalis.

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Move fast and optimize for the long term

Intercom, Inc.

As a student of engineering you’re incentivised to write a lot and to read a lot. You’re expected to solve many well understood, discreet, simple problems, on paper, on sunny afternoons in late May and early June. This kind of learning has its place – it encourages discipline of thought and allows you to develop certain important muscles that will be useful for later – but to be successful as product engineer , you’ll also need to master a bunch of different skills.

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20 Call Center Pros Reveal the Biggest Things Companies Overlook When It Comes to Call Center Compliance Issues

Callminer

Call centers are constantly under pressure from regulatory compliance concerns.

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4 HR Priorities for 2025 to Supercharge Your Employee Experience

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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Do You Know Your Customer Journey Map & the Emotions Overlay?

C3Centricity

A recent post by John Ollila on Loyalty Lobby about customer journey maps and touchpoints in the leisure industry prompted me to share with you, an experience I had recently with the Hilton Group. And more importantly the lessons we can all learn from such disasters! Each year around Christmas time, my family get together for a weekend of fun somewhere in Britain.

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Has Apple Lost Touch With Its Customers?

Beyond Philosophy

I’m a great fan of Apple, and not just because I use their products. For years, Apple has distinguished itself as a company that knows how to build an emotional connection with its customers. Because of that connection, Apple claims legions of loyal fans. But with its recent missteps in its handling of iPhone battery issues, one has to wonder: has Apple lost touch with its customer base?

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Customer Feedback Is Never Just a Score.

Lumoa

There's a company X that collects customer feedback. Company X prefers the Net Promoter Score® ( what is NPS? ), yet it could be any other metric. They ask the very familiar NPS question: " How likely is it that you would recommend [brand] to a friend or colleague? (on a scale from 0 to 10) " after each customer purchase or interaction. But guess what?

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5 Lessons From an Arizona State Prison on Awesome Contact Center Culture

UJET

Every year, companies like LinkedIn, Glassdoor, and Indeed put out lists of the top places to work. From hammocks and ping-pong tables to fully stocked break rooms and rooftop zen gardens, it may seem like company culture is directly tied to the amount of money you’re willing to spend. But a recent visit to a contact center, which happened to be located inside of the Perryville Correctional Facility in Arizona, proved the exact opposite: an awesome culture isn’t something that’s bought.

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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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How to master your sales handover

Intercom, Inc.

In a relay race, the most exciting moments often come not at the finish line, but when the baton gets passed from one runner to the next. There is an exhilarating tension because, while the best runners can make it look so effortless, barely breaking stride, it is fraught with risk. Those same runners, with all of their training and talent, can sometimes still fumble the pass, drop the baton and lose the race in a moment.

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Comparing and Purchasing Call Monitoring Software: 20 Experts Reveal the Biggest Mistakes Companies Make (and How to Avoid Them)

Callminer

Without call center monitoring, quality assurance can suffer, customer satisfaction inevitably wanes, and call center compliance issues can arise. But it isn’t as simple as it may seem.

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The Best Customer Service TED Talks, in Under 60 Minutes

Fonolo

The field of customer service is very close to my heart. As a young student I worked as a customer service representative, and as a “young” professional, I’ve dedicated myself to a solution that improves contact center interactions around the world. The customer service sector is unique in that it requires both companies and people to undergo continuous improvement.

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Are you #FreeToHelpYourself? A look at self-care in the workplace

Customer Service Life

The #FreeToHelp movement focuses on how free your customer service agents are to help customers. This is an important component to the overarching customer experience. The idea is – the happier your agents, the happier your customers. The #FreeToHelp movement, founded by Leslie O’Flahavan and myself, surveys teams to understand pain points and areas to improve.

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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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Amazon’s Latest Experiment – Will It Work?

Beyond Philosophy

The new cashierless Amazon Go store is open for business in Seattle , and it could revolutionize the way we shop. At least that’s what some people think. Personally, I’m not so sure. Amazon Go is an 1800 square foot market, with a mix of prepared foods, typical convenience store merchandise and the kinds of grocery items you’d normally find at Whole Foods, which Amazon also owns.

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3 Ways to Turn Negative PR Into Positive PR

Win the Customer

Public relations disasters are many companies’ worst nightmares. Whether it’s a common mistake that leads to a temporary bad reputation or a bigger problem that affects the future of your business, negative PR can be hard to recover from. PR problems not only taints your brand name and personality, but can also eliminate customer loyalty and significantly decrease your profits and financial backing.

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Successful employee onboarding should focus on culture

Intercom, Inc.

Onboarding new employees is a hard process to do well. You might think of onboarding as something you just have to check off your list, but it’s easy to forget that things which are second nature to you are totally new and unknown to someone that’s just started. I joined Intercom a few months ago as an engineering manager and onboarding for the first time in a while made me realize some things I hadn’t before.

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21 Call Center Leaders Reveal What’s Keeping Call Center Managers Up at Night

Callminer

Call center managers are tasked with myriad responsibilities, and they maintain responsibility for ensuring that they are running a call center operation smoothly and efficiently.

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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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The Twilio / Amazon ‘Stack’ Will Dominate the Next Call Center Era

Fonolo

Today’s cloud-based call centers are increasingly built on top of platforms created by Amazon and Twilio. That includes newcomers like TalkDesk and Serenova, legacy vendors like Avaya and Genesys and companies from adjacent sectors expanding into call center like ZenDesk. For better or worse, this “stack” is going to define the contours of the next generation of call center.

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How to Create and Distribute a Responsive Online Course

ProProfs

Today, people are keen to learn new things through online training courses. The reason behind that is online training courses are readily available, accessible and compatible with any device you are using. However, to create such courses, you need to use the right authoring tool that enables responsive design. It not only helps the user to create dynamic online courses but also ensures that it is compatible with multiple devices be it a smartphone, iPad, or desktop.

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SaaS Companies: Implement a Product NPS Program in 5 Simple Steps

PeopleMetrics

It has become all too common for B2B SaaS companies to survey their customers once a year through a moment-in-time customer relationship survey, with at least one section addressing the ultimate question of Net Promoter Score (NPS). Assuming the results are positive, the company then proudly presents their board with the survey results compared to industry benchmarks and proceeds with the board meeting.

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Social Proof: A Powerful, but Underutilized, CX Tool

Heart of the Customer

A common concern I see among CX pros is a concern over customers who are making “bad” choices. Customers who aren’t making the best use of the company’s products or services. This problem exists across industries, both B2B and B2C. Some examples include: Business customers who underutilize their purchased software; Patients who don’t follow a […].

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The Future of Customer Engagement: How AI is Reshaping Contact Centers

51% of contact center leaders have already integrated AI into customer interactions. Those leveraging AI for conversation analysis are seeing faster resolution times, improved customer satisfaction, and reduced agent burnout. Ready to learn more about how AI is transforming the contact center landscape? Download our full report to discover key trends, implementation strategies, and the most critical KPIs for measuring AI success in contact centers.