Sat.Feb 10, 2024 - Fri.Feb 16, 2024

article thumbnail

The imperative of customer trust in 2024

Adrian Swinscoe

How to gain and keep a customer’s trust has become an ever-present challenge in recent years, with customers becoming increasingly concerned about data, privacy and security […] The post The imperative of customer trust in 2024 first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.

article thumbnail

Good CX IS LIKE GOOD SEX

Futurelab

#NoBullshitCX #20yearsFuturelab “Just be honest.” It’s Valentine’s day, so don’t throw tomatoes at me for this cheeky title, I am only joking. But am I though? It’s not the first time I use romantic analogies when getting CX concepts across. I called out “one-night brands” for not fulfilling their promises to the customers. I explained NPS by means of an old joke “I heard in the pub that you were a great lover”.

CX 176
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Zendesk completes acquisition of Klaus

Zendesk

Zendesk today announced it completed its acquisition of Klaus, the industry leading AI-powered quality management platform. The acquisition of Klaus is the latest addition to the company’s existing WEM solutions which includes Tymeshift, a modern workforce management tool built exclusively for Zendesk. “Workforce engagement management is key to not only meeting, but exceeding customer expectations.

AI 144
article thumbnail

Three Cold Email Templates that Generate Meetings, Not Spam Complaints

Customer Think

We’ve all had that neighbor. They’re the one you avoid when taking out the trash or collecting the mail because if you don’t, you’re in for it: the dreaded half-hour update on their prize-winning Schnauzer, a deep dive into their latest hobby, or the most recent gossip on their entire extended family.

Sales 111
article thumbnail

Manual Call Reviews? There's a Better Way!

Speaker: Laura Noonan, Chief Revenue Officer at CallFinder + Angie Kronlage, Director of Program Success at Working Solutions + April Wiita, Vice President of Program Success at Working Solutions

Are you still manually reviewing calls? 🤔 If so, this webinar is for you! What was once a common practice in the call center is now a barrier to success. Manual call monitoring is no longer an option if you want to proactively coach your agents to ultimately improve the customer experience using data-driven insights. Join this webinar with Angie Kronlage and April Wiita of Working Solutions to discuss how you can modernize outdated, manual call review processes through the power of autom

article thumbnail

The frontline is where you connect EX and CX together in a very natural way – Interview with Joe Tyrell of Medallia

Adrian Swinscoe

Today’s interview is with Joe Tyrell, CEO of Medallia. Joe joins me today to talk about why brands must consider EX in their journey to CX […] The post The frontline is where you connect EX and CX together in a very natural way – Interview with Joe Tyrell of Medallia first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.

CX 130
article thumbnail

FEAR OF TALKING TO CUSTOMERS

Futurelab

“Customers don’t bite. Most of them.” Talking to customers is vital for customer-centric product management. But for those who aren’t used to direct customer contact, it can be daunting. When I worked with a leading Greek bank, I trained a team of twenty or so product managers, giving them homework to do in between my visits so we could develop the new approach together.

157
157

More Trending

article thumbnail

The Ethical Roadmap: 5 Rules for Business Ethics from Academia

Beyond Philosophy

Exploring ethics is challenging. Given its abstract nature, it is a tough subject for learning and discussion. That said, we never falter in the face of a challenge. We developed five principles of professional ethics we believe are vital to revisit periodically. Are they rigid guidelines? Do they offer absolute answers? Are they timeless? Not quite.

article thumbnail

Lumoa’s biggest features for 2023!

Lumoa

Lumoa’s biggest features for 2023 Another year down! Crazy how time flies. And Lumoa has been flying by as well, with over 1000+ tickets released this year aimed at improving how Lumoa works – based on your feedback! So let’s get started counting down our top features of the year, starting with… GPT Summaries Lumoa can now summarize thousands of feedback at the push of a button: Save time – No longer need to read feedback one by one Reporting made easy – C

article thumbnail

Good CX IS LIKE GOOD SEX

Futurelab

#NoBullshitCX #20yearsFuturelab “Just be honest.” It’s Valentine’s Day, so don’t throw tomatoes at me for this cheeky title, I am only joking. But am I though? It’s not the first time I used romantic analogies when getting CX concepts across. I called out “one-night brands” for not fulfilling their promises to the customers. I explained NPS by means of an old joke “I heard in the pub that you were a great lover”.

CX 157
article thumbnail

How to Streamline Auto Loan Origination with Intelligent Document Processing (IDP)

Lightico

Lenders are taking a more cautious approach and tightening their lending criteria to mitigate risks associated with lending to today’s financially stressed borrowers. Additionally, government authorities and regulatory bodies may intensify their scrutiny of lending. The auto loan application and underwriting process stand as pivotal stages where caution and regulation are highest.

article thumbnail

The Pragmatic Path to Composability: Creating Efficient Commerce Systems

Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Brian Walker

Brands used to look for a commerce platform that could do everything. But over time, one vendor was no longer enough to meet a brand’s needs, so they added, and added, and added— and now it's essential that these vendors work well together. That’s composable, and it’s important to get it right. Customers and your board expect you to be in new channels and to adapt quickly to market change.

article thumbnail

How to Create Unbreakable Brand Loyalty through Emotional Connection

Beyond Philosophy

Learn more about Colin Shaw : Join over 80,000 people on our LinkedIn Newsletter list or visit our website for more great podcast episodes. Listen to the podcast: Bob Black, one of our podcast listeners, loves our ideas about evoking specific customer emotions. However, he hasn’t the faintest idea of how to do it from a practical sense. As someone who appreciates the practical application of an excellent theory, Black’s pickle stood out as one I wanted to address here with you reader

article thumbnail

How to Upgrade to an Advanced Customer Experience Strategy

Lumoa

The internet has no shortage of platforms for consumers to share their unfiltered opinions about businesses. From social media posts to Google and Yelp reviews, every buyer can recount their customer experience with your company to a global audience. It is no wonder, then, that businesses have started paying much closer attention to their customer experience (CX) strategy.

article thumbnail

Good CX is like good sex

Futurelab

#NoBullshitCX #20yearsFuturelab “Just be honest.” It’s Valentine’s day, so don’t throw tomatoes at me for this cheeky title, I am only joking. But am I though? It’s not the first time I use romantic analogies when getting CX concepts across. I called out “one-night brands” for not fulfilling their promises to the customers. I explained NPS by means of an old joke “I heard in the pub that you were a great lover”.

CX 157
article thumbnail

Feedback Fuelled Success: The Dynamic Duo of Continuous Improvement and Customer Insights

C3Centricity

Last week I spoke about the importance of actioning customer feedback. I want to continue this topic focussing on using the information for continuous improvement of the brands and services you offer. The Custometrs’ Need for Continuous Improvement The only constant in business today is change! And customers expect businesses to be constantly adapting and preparing for their future needs.

article thumbnail

Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

article thumbnail

From me to you, Happy Valentine’s Day!

Bill Quiseng

From me to you, from one customer service advocate to another, Happy Valentine’s Day. For having read my blog, I very much appreciate you. On this special day, I wish each of you the very best, but I already know you’re one of the very best. So, I wish you GREAT happiness, kindness, enthusiasm, and success. Today, let’s appreciate each other and show our love for all business professionals.

CX 78
article thumbnail

How to Become One of the Top Customer Service Companies in the US

The DiJulius Group

Do Your Customers Love You? Forbes’ latest ranking, “Best Customer Service,” highlights the companies that, according to consumer feedback, stand out in delivering exceptional service in the United States. “Customer service is one of those areas that has historically been viewed as a cost, but our data shows that there’s an opportunity to view it.

article thumbnail

EQ in Customer Service (10 Ways to Apply It)

Customer Think

Imagine the frustration when a customer service interaction takes a turn for the worse. Tension spikes, tempers flare, and by the end, everyone feels exhausted and frustrated.

article thumbnail

The Great Debate: Price Versus Customer Service in Securing Brand Loyalty

Doing CX Right

Does price and deals win repeat business or customer service experiences? Uncover what sways consumer loyalty and actionable strategies. Read expert views now. The post The Great Debate: Price Versus Customer Service in Securing Brand Loyalty appeared first on Doing CX Right.

article thumbnail

Reimagine Your Communications With A Unified Platform

Cut complexity and boost efficiency while empowering your customers with Nextiva's unified communications platform. Nextiva streamlines workflows and centralizes customer interactions, all while simplifying business collaboration, increasing productivity, and reducing employee burnout.

article thumbnail

Burning AI questions answered—with Zendesk’s Peter Neels

Zendesk

Excited about AI, but not sure where to get started? You’re not alone. According to our 2024 CX Trends report , 65 percent of CX leaders see AI as a strategic necessity and reality—one that has rendered previous operations outdated and obsolete. But recognizing this need for change and knowing how exactly to enact it is a different story entirely. Concerns about changing team roles, potential negative impacts to the customer experience, and a perceived lack of transparency around the rollout of

AI 59
article thumbnail

E-Commerce Business Strategies: Zero Risk in the Digital Age

The DiJulius Group

In the electrifying realm of e-commerce, a single click can whisk your desired products to your doorstep. Thus, the concept of “zero risk” has taken on a whole new dimension. As a customer experience consultant working with e-commerce businesses, I’ve witnessed firsthand the metamorphosis of customer satisfaction in this landscape.

article thumbnail

Integrating First and Third-Party Data to Revolutionize Customer Experience and Engagement

Customer Think

Delivering memorable customer experiences and managing engagement with precision are paramount for driving increased revenue and fostering loyalty. The strategic integration of first and third-party data offers a robust foundation for achieving these objectives, providing businesses with the insights needed to tailor their strategies across various aspects of customer interaction.

article thumbnail

Our AI chatbot Fin now supports your customers in 45 languages

Intercom

Last year we launched Fin, a breakthrough AI chatbot that resolves your customers’ queries automatically by generating accurate, conversational answers based solely on your support content. Since then, we’ve launched over 20 new improvements to Fin , including answer streaming, clarifying answers, new content sources, answer-level reporting, and more.

AI 59
article thumbnail

Strategic CX: A Deep Dive into Voice of the Customer Insights for Clarity

Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO

The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.

article thumbnail

Link Surveys: What are These and How to Use Them?

Zonka Feedback

Sharing feedback surveys to collect customer feedback is crucial for any business to know how customers perceive their experiences with its products, services, and the overall business. One of the most common and oldest methods (after traditional paper forms) of sharing feedback surveys with your customers is Link Surveys.

article thumbnail

143: How to Get Millennials & Gen Zs to Deliver World-Class Customer Experience

The DiJulius Group

Welcome to a new chapter in The Customer Service Revolution, where we explore the seismic shift in how businesses approach client satisfaction and its profound ripple effect on company culture and employee morale. In this conversation, join John and Franco Greco of NewDay USA as we unravel the ethos of exceptional customer service and how. Read Full Article The post 143: How to Get Millennials & Gen Zs to Deliver World-Class Customer Experience appeared first on The DiJulius Group.

article thumbnail

Using AI for Voice of the Customer in 7 steps

Customer Think

Much mentioned but not always a clear guideline on how to apply it in your customer research. Here are three common Prompts I use to classify the customer feedback. Topic modeling, Customer sentiment, Emotional Value Index. What methods to use with AI?

article thumbnail

Reviving NHS Patient Satisfaction

CallCare

The latest NHS public satisfaction survey released in March of 2023 revealed a startling trend – a significant drop in overall satisfaction by 29%[1]. This drop brings the total satisfaction from 70% in 2010 to an egregious 41%. This alarming decline highlights the ongoing struggle of the NHS to satisfy the health demands of the public with the results being lower than it has ever been in 41 years.

article thumbnail

Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

article thumbnail

A tale of two contact centres: Omnichannel versus multi-channel 

Logicalware

Here’s a question: what two words sound the same but are actually worlds apart? That’s right, omnichannel and multi-channel. While they share a common goal of providing customers with multiple ways to interact with a brand, they differ significantly in their approach. Historically known as the call centre, an omnichannel contact centre is so much more than just that one communication channel.

article thumbnail

Emotion Detection: Deriving Sentiments from Customer Feedback

Zonka Feedback

Emotion detection enables businesses to identify customer sentiments from feedback. Using emotional insights, businesses can find ways to delight them.

article thumbnail

Example of a Bad Customer Service Recovery

Customer Think

A True Story to Understand the Importance of Service Recovery For confidentiality reasons the names of the airlines company have been changed to X and Y. Recently, I traveled with my wife to Vietnam with a company X in Business class. I have nothing to say about the service on board; it was excellent.

article thumbnail

Driving Excellence: An Interview with Microsoft’s Carlos Castano

Execs In The Know

In a recent Brand Spotlight from our January issue of CX Insight magazine , Carlos Castano, Senior Director of Customer Experience & Success at Microsoft , delves into the core principles that have shaped his career and the strategies that underpin Microsoft’s customer experience ethos. He believes that great customer experiences start with fostering a positive and empowering environment for employees.

AI 52
article thumbnail

How Retailers Are Transforming Customer Experiences with Data & AI

Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and Guest Speaker Sucharita Kodali

Imagine a retail landscape where every interaction is personalized, every decision informed, and every opportunity maximized 🤔✨ Join us for an exploratory journey into the heart of AI-driven retail innovation. We’ll unveil the transformative potential of AI and data analytics in shaping the future of omnichannel personalization and e-commerce.