Callminer
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
It's critical for companies to mitigate risk in the contact center. The following CallMiner resource guide offers tips & suggestions of how to do it.
Beyond Philosophy
FEBRUARY 2, 2015
'Music has a unique effect on our brain, especially concerning memory. Apple brilliantly capitalizes on all of them in its holiday ad. When it comes to branding there might be no better way than using music to help a Customer remember your brand promise. Here is the ad, in case you missed it: Part of the reason these studies showed the link is because music activates many centers across the brain, including the emotional ones.
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Customers That Stick
FEBRUARY 26, 2015
'Meet Nicole Miller! My name is Nicole Miller and I graduated in 1990 at Marymount University where I received a bachelors degree in business and fashion merchandising. Since graduation, I have always been in the retail industry and am currently the district manager for the Once Upon A Child stores. I am fortunate and proud to work for the original, owner and founder of resale, Lynn Blum.
Win the Customer
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
'The most unexpected finding when evaluating Disney’s “magic” recipe for customer experience is the focus on process—the drive and ability to optimize the mundane. One the most surprising facts about the Disney customer experience may just well be the 70% return rate of first time Disney visitors. When you consider the great lengths that individuals and families […].
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
PeopleMetrics
FEBRUARY 28, 2015
'Exceptional and unforgettable Moments of Truth fuel customer delight and loyalty. So too do pointless and broken interactions douse brand devotion. Unfortunately, disappointment carries more weight. Research undertaken by Richard Normann several decades ago revealed that it takes twelve positive Moments of Truth to recover from one failure. Knowing this, it makes sense to prioritize efforts on removing the pointless and fixing the broken moments first for the greatest return.
Heart of the Customer
FEBRUARY 19, 2015
'As a passionate customer experience (CX) advocate, I frequently get to meet with companies just beginning their customer experience journey. I can consistently predict their future success when the conversation moves to governance. Governance is the active involvement of senior leadership to guide the program and knock down barriers on the way to an improved customer experience.
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Beyond Philosophy
FEBRUARY 16, 2015
'I’m grateful to my colleague, Richard Vanderveer, for making readers of his blog aware of an insightful report – Return on Word of Mouth, or WOM/ROI – recently issued by the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA). As a long-time believer in the power of word-of-mouth and brand favorability in b2b and b2c marketing ( [link] and [link] ), he deserves a sincere thank you for bringing this insightful piece of work to everyone’s attention.
Customers That Stick
FEBRUARY 12, 2015
'Meet Renee Cloyd! Renee Cloyd is a wife and mother of three young boys ages 11, 9 and 6 who balances her busy home life with a full time job as a Center Director at Christ Lutheran Children’s Center. At CLCC, we strive to provide a quality early childhood program. In our center, forming strong ties to the families and the community is the key to the success of our program.
Win the Customer
FEBRUARY 16, 2015
'According to Google, it beats customer service in terms of average monthly search volume 380k+ to 200k. Why is experience nearly twice as popular – what’s the big deal anyway? How much cheaper is it for you to retain a customer than to acquire a new one? Why pull teeth for a testimonial from an […].
ClearAction
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
Customer Journey Mapping: Apply Insights Everywhere. Customer journey mapping is a big investment in most companies, and money is being left on the table. That's because there are many more applications for customer experience insights than first meets the eye. While the sponsoring organization may feel like their hands are full in applying the journey map findings to their corner of the company, there are likely other departments that could benefit from the new-found intelligence.
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PeopleMetrics
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
'We’ve written about why we think customer experience is the future of branding , and we’ve given you tips for transforming your workplace into one with a customer-centric culture. But let’s back up a bit and talk about your relationship with customer feedback. Because if you want to fix your customer experience, you two should be close. Real close.
CX Journey
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
'Is your company committing the 7 Deadly Sins of customer experience? Recently, my kids asked me about the 7 Deadly Sins; I don''t remember how the topic came up, but when they ask, I answer. Of course, as I ran down the list and explained them (in a PG kind of way), I pondered sins of the customer experience. I guess that put me on a 7 Deadly Sins kick.
Beyond Philosophy
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
'Many b2b and b2c companies offer antiseptic, commoditized, vanilla experiences for customers. These are almost guaranteed not to be memorable, not to be talked about (unless neutrally or negatively), and not creating outside-in advocacy and value creation. Some, through culture, discipline, and purpose have succeeded in creating consistent, positive experiences which are appealing to customers and which customers consider worthy of passing along through informal conversation and recommendatio
Customers That Stick
FEBRUARY 19, 2015
'At CTS Service Solutions, we believe one of the best ways to improve customer experiences is by making interactions ad easy as possible and by decreasing the hassle-factor. Enter live chat. Live chat contains a number of attributes that contribute to hassle-free experiences. From ease of first contact, to low-to-no hold times, to the convenience of customers interacting with service reps while performing other tasks, live chat offers an opportunity for organizations to assist customers quickly
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.
Win the Customer
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
'Unhappy customers cost businesses $537 trillion each year. The customer is NOT always right, but even wrong customers can significantly impact your business for the better. Instead of focusing on who’s right and who’s wrong, your time is always better spent doing what’s right and not what’s wrong to continue to keep existing customers and […].
ClearAction
FEBRUARY 11, 2015
Loving Customers for Customer Experience Excellence. "Payin' with lovin'" seemed like a clever twist on McDonald's advertising theme, "I'm lovin' it!" In a Superbowl ad, the company announced its random selection of customers to pay for purchases with "random acts of love", from the big game day through Valentine's day.
PeopleMetrics
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
'I was in a short story class once. We were sitting with our desks in a circle, workshopping a classmate’s story. Here are scenes from the session: Quiet shuffling of paper. Low-hanging compliments. Female classmate suggests a dialog could rewritten for better effect. Author: “But that’s the way it happened.”. Professor: “This is fiction class. We’re trying to help your story.”.
CX Journey
FEBRUARY 24, 2015
'Image courtesy of S.O.O.C Which is more important: the last mile or the extra mile ? A couple months ago, I wrote about first and last impressions , posing a similar question there: which is more important? Today I''m wondering about the last mile and the extra mile. Which one should you focus on more? Which is more impactful to the customer experience?
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.
Beyond Philosophy
FEBRUARY 3, 2015
'Seemingly forever, marketers and researchers have been trying to identify stable and predictable links between what consumers say about product and service experiences, what they mean, i.e. the emotional and unconscious underpinnings about what they really think and believe, and what they do in terms of actual decision-making and actions in the marketplace.
Customers That Stick
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
'Creating great customer experiences and delivering great customer service almost always boils down to one thing: being able to understand the experience of customers — to walk a mile in their shoes and to build a better shoe or create a better walking path with that knowledge. It begins by understanding what your customers are going through, especially when the experience is not a positive one.
Win the Customer
FEBRUARY 26, 2015
'Based on 25 years of research done by Gallup polls, the book "First Break All of the Rules" shares the following 12 questions that are key in keeping your talented employees.
ClearAction
FEBRUARY 26, 2015
Customer Experience Journeys: Map for Actionability. Action — making a significant positive difference — is the point of anything we do in business. And that positive difference must translate to cash sooner or later. How actionable are your customer journey maps? One of the appeals of journey maps is they look sexy. And a picture paints a thousand words.
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
FEBRUARY 6, 2015
'You''ve got your Voice of the Customer program in place. Your Client or Customer Advisory Board is humming along. You have built a discipline around customer journey mapping. You have the attention and support of leadership for customer experience improvement. So why have your Net Promoter Scores started to plateau? The answer is likely right in front of you.
Customer Bliss
FEBRUARY 3, 2015
'We know through social media that customers remember your “hello” and “goodbye.”. Are you deliberate in the memories you deliver at the beginning and ending moments of customer contact? When you map out the customer experience stages, step away from ‘executing tasks’ and focus on the customer experience you want to deliver. To plan reliable delivery, you must know the customer emotions involved in the experience from beginning to end.
Beyond Philosophy
FEBRUARY 10, 2015
'First impressions count. When you start a job interview one of the first things you will do is shake your prospective employer’s hand. What impression will they get of you by doing this? Handshakes can indicate many things. The strength of a handshake conveys a lot of information. From a firm to a limp handshake, each intensity communicates pertinent conscious and subconscious clues about your personality.
Customers That Stick
FEBRUARY 2, 2015
'Technology is an integral part of frontline customer service. From information kiosks to digital signage, from mobile point of sale devices to the customer’s own smartphones; technology is part and parcel of even the most basic face-to-face interactions on the service floor. While much is made of online shopping replacing retail shopping, less is discussed about how online shopping is shaping customer’s expectations in stores.
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
Win the Customer
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
'Extending customer service into social channels presents a truly unique opportunity for service delivery in a truly personal and meaningful way that directly connects with customers and develops more personal customer relationships. Traditional approaches to targeting and marketing to customers doesn’t always work on social media. Likewise, traditional customer service approaches aren’t always feasible or […].
ClearAction
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
Journey Mapping: Focus on the Customers’ Experience. Customer journey maps are all the rage. Everyone's doing it. And there are a wide variety of methods for collecting information and templates for displaying it. But what are "best practices"? Is anything missing in the most popular methods and templates? And maybe most importantly, what's next — what do we DO after creating these attractive displays?
Heart of the Customer
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
'A new digital experience can make or break success for a manufacturer. But what do you do when you discover that many of your customers’ pain points are analog? That’s the situation that Laurie Englert was in. And the way she answered it was by creating an environment where customer experience is everybody’s job. Laurie […]. The post Interview with Laurie Englert – Customer Experience is a Team Sport appeared first on Heart of the Customer.
Customer Bliss
FEBRUARY 19, 2015
'As much as we’d like comments alone to compel operational change, it isn’t going to happen. Operations won’t be inclined to change a process that involves 2,200 employees because of a list of quotes. That information is not actionable or operational enough to gain attention or drive accountability. You need to offer people a way to account for the issues in a reliable and automated manner.
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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