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6 Simple Ways to Improve Your Email Marketing Strategy

Customer Think

Image source: Canva for free It’s no coincidence that the more knowledgeable you are about email marketing strategies, the better your results are. Below I’ll share some easy ways you can make your emails better. Sometimes, the smallest tweaks can get you spectacular results.

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25 tips for improving customer service in call centers in 2023

Callminer

Companies that want to improve customer service in the call center may not know where to begin, so we've created a list of 25 tips from call center experts.

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The state of customer engagement: Progress, work to be done and a delicate balance

Adrian Swinscoe

Any regular readers of my posts here on Forbes will probably have realised by now that I am partial to a bit of research and, in […] The post The state of customer engagement: Progress, work to be done and a delicate balance first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.

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Performance observations: a step-by-step guide

Inside Customer Service

If you want to solve a customer service problem, go and see it. That's a performance observation. It's a process for observing employees doing their work to understand how they currently do things and what can be improved. It's a go-to technique for improving performance, designing training, or identifying best practices. You might worry employees won't be truthful if you observe them.

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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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Acting Upon Customer Listening Culture Channels, featuring Tzachi Ben-Sasson, Head of VOC at Amdocs.

ECXO

Formato Convencional(26) We are thrilled to extend an invitation to our upcoming event with only six days to go, subscribe on ZOOM to ensure your seat: [link] The European Customer Experience Organization (ECXO) is excited to announce our upcoming practical webinar for CX leaders on Designing and Acting Upon Customer Listening Culture Channels, featuring Tzachi Ben-Sasson , Head of VOC at Amdocs.

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Can customers tell you how to run your business?

Customer Think

If you put what’s important to them ahead of what you think is important for your business, and allow your imagination to take over, customers will begin to drive your business and ultimately, if you let them, drive your success.

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Growth via Massive Customer Experience Savings

ClearAction

Growth via Massive Customer Experience Savings Lynn Hunsaker Customer experience savings are NOT about automation or slashing value to customers! That’s a recipe toward many unexpected costs. Whenever you think about savings, think about value expansion. Your enterprise goals are to continually increase value to investors, so by definition, you must continually increase value to customers.

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The Power of Hyper-Personalization in the Contact Center

Fonolo

Customer service is all about meeting and exceeding customer expectations. Contact center managers know this implicitly. But did you know that hyper-personalization in the contact center is one of the best ways to delight your customers? It’s true! Customers want to feel seen. Deloitte reports that 90% of people are attracted to hyper-personalized advertising content, and customers are quickly coming to expect it.

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CRM Value Chain Enablers: Data & Analytics and Marketing/Sales/Service Processes

Customer Think

By Francis Buttle[1], Julie Jones[2], Merlin Stone[3] The CRM Value Chain (CRM VC), shown in figure 1, aims to demystify, characterise, and conceptualise CRM. The CRM VC is made up of three Core Processes supported by five Enablers all of which contribute to CRM’s goal of driving up customer profitability.

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How Aegon is Benefiting From Customer Centricity

MyCustomer Experience

How Aegon Is Reaping the Benefits of Customer Centricity At Forrester CX EMEA, we heard from InMoment client Aegon, a Dutch public company.

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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 integrate Customer behavior into your journey maps to gain ROI

Beyond Philosophy

Journey Maps can be useless exercises. That’s right…we said it. However, these often-used tools don’t have to be as useless as they usually are. Journey Maps are only useless if you don’t include the customer’s emotional journey in them. Emotional journeys are the “squishy stuff” associated with why customers buy from you.

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9 ways to use AI in customer service

Zendesk

AI has been a part of pop culture for generations (enter: The Terminator), but the recent developments of ChatGPT and AI-powered bots have breathed new life into the conversation surrounding its role in business. Company leaders and consumers now understand more about the benefits of AI in customer service and how it can make our lives easier. How can AI help customer service?

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4 Ways Subscriptions Can Create Long-Term Customers

Customer Think

Businesses have finally learned what publications knew for years: The subscription model works. However, it takes more than a great idea to grow to the likes of a subscription-based company like Spotify or HelloFresh. It takes strategic planning, including putting an emphasis on initiatives that encourage subscribers to stick around.

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ClientSuccess Introduces SmartCS™: AI-Powered Customer Success Insights & Actions

ClientSuccess

ClientSuccess launches SmartCS , its groundbreaking AI-driven solution designed to empower customer success managers and executives with data-driven insights, optimized workflows, prescriptive recommendations, and intelligent actions. SILICON SLOPES, UTAH (PRWEB) MAY 23, 2023 ClientSuccess, a leading customer success software provider, has announced the launch of SmartCS , its groundbreaking AI-driven solution designed to empower customer success managers and executives with data-driven insights

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

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin

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 5 Most-Used Automated Customer Service Examples

Comm100

Wherever you look, automation is popping up across customer service teams as organizations look to improve efficiency, reduce support costs, and scale their business. While we read about the many benefits of automation in customer service, it can be difficult to know how exactly to introduce this into your own organization. This blog will help you on your way, providing the top automated customer service examples that can be used across industries.

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One Bad Employee Can Spread Like Cancer Even In A Healthy Culture

The DiJulius Group

I recently saw a sign in a business window that read: “We are hiring”. Then it listed numerous positions, likely every position they had. That wasn’t what shocked me, though. What was shocking was the message at the bottom of the sign: “We do not drug test”. So many businesses continue to look similarly desperate. Read Full Article The post One Bad Employee Can Spread Like Cancer Even In A Healthy Culture appeared first on The DiJulius Group.

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Why Generative AI Can’t Create Real Thought Leadership Content. At Least Not Yet

Customer Think

Last November's release of ChatGPT set off a remarkable frenzy of activity in the AI space. Over the past several weeks, a host of technology companies, from start-ups to heavyweights like Microsoft and Google, have announced or rolled out appli.

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Digital Transformation and Customer Experience Innovation Lessons

Doing CX Right

Dr. Joerg Storm, a digital transformation expert, and Stacy Sherman reveal emerging tech trends, such as virtual and augmented reality, AI tools, and voice recognition, providing real-world examples of how these innovations shape customer experiences. The post Digital Transformation and Customer Experience Innovation Lessons appeared first on Doing CX Right.

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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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Customer Insights Shape Your Firm’s Growth Curve

ClearAction

Customer Insights Shape Your Firm’s Growth Curve Lynn Hunsaker Customer insights have so much more potential to shape everything in your enterprise. Every growth effort and every efficiency effort can be greatly improved by customer insights guidance. This goes well beyond ratings and scores. It’s the comments and patterns that are pure gold.

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Looking to Boost Your CX? Boost Your Agent-Focused Employee Experience First

Execs In The Know

The customer experience (CX) industry is a competitive and ever-evolving space, and many organizations struggle to stay ahead of the curve. For businesses that specialize in providing top-tier CX, staying on top of agent-focused employee experience is a priority. What does a positive agent-focused employee experience look like? The answer may differ depending on individual needs, but ultimately, an ideal employee experience should be uplifting and impactful.

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Artificial Intelligence Applications: Top 10 Artificial Intelligence Applications in 2023

Customer Think

AI technology today has much wider applications than anyone can anticipate. In this situation, it becomes important to learn about the top artificial intelligence applications to understand the existing possibilities. A computer-based system capable of decision-making, learning, and evolving, felt like fiction. However, in the present time, it is the reality we live in.

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What will the future of customer service look like? We asked 400 CS professionals to find out

Intercom

We recently shared some early insights from our research into the effects of AI on customer service. Given how fast the industry is changing in the wake of these technological advancements, we wanted to share more of the learnings that we’ve gotten from more than 400 support leaders in North America to help support teams take advantage of this monumental opportunity.

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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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5 thing we can learn from McDonalds about creating a fantastic customer experience

Steven Van Belleghem

Find the perfect balance between consistency & adaptation The McDonalds food experience is probably one of the most consistent around the globe. Anywhere in the world, if you crave something recognizable, something familiar, you can enter a McDonalds and find exactly what you expect and want. The same burgers, the same drinks, the same deserts, the same atmosphere, the same cleanliness and convenience.

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Chat-Based Development Changes the Build vs Buy Equation

Customer Experience Matrix

The size of most markets is governed by a combination of supply and demand. Typically one or the other is limited: while there may be a bottomless appetite for chocolate, there is only so much cocoa in the world; conversely, while there is a near-infinite supply of Internet content, there are only so many hours available to consume it. The marketing technology industry has been a rare exception with few constraints on either factor.

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What To Do When Customer Advisory Board Members Ask To Send a Substitute

Customer Think

Occasionally, customer advisory board (CAB) managers will receive a request from a CAB member to substitute another representative from their company to take their place at an upcoming meeting.

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Understand Types of Net Promoter Score (NPS) Surveys

SurveySensum

What is Net Promoter Score (NPS)? Types of Net Promoter Score (NPS) Transactional NPS (tNPS) Relationship NPS (rNPS) 4 key differences between tNPS and rNPS surveys Transactional NPS vs Relationship NPS – which one should you go for? Best Practices to conduct tNPS and rNPS surveys Employee NPS (eNPS) Conclusion Net Promoter Score (NPS) is one of the popular CX metrics in the business offering valuable insights to the businesses to measure customer loyalty and gauging the overall satisfaction

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AI for Business Outcomes: Selecting the Right Tools to Drive Results

Customers expect to be able to interact with your organization whenever and however they want. They also expect your agents to have insights into their journeys so that they don’t have to repeat themselves as they move through various channels. And, if they’re not able to, they just might find one of your competitors who will offer the flexibility they are looking for.

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CAREing for your angry customers

RateMyService

Practical frameworks for transforming frustration into delight Things go wrong — it’s inevitable. Imagine this scenario: Sarah, a loyal customer of a popular online retailer, had a frustrating experience when her long-awaited package arrived damaged and incomplete. Frustrated and angry, she contacted the customer service department, hoping for a swift resolution.

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Zonka Feedback recognized as the Best Survey Software in Capterra’s Pricing Value Report

Zonka Feedback

Zonka Feedback is proud to announce its mention in Capterra Value Report: A Price Comparison Guide for Survey Software , which features and compares the top Survey Software tools that have received high ratings from users regarding Value for Money and Functionality. Further, the report also breaks down the starting cost and relevant pricing details for each product.

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The Benefits and Pitfalls of Self-Service Customer Support

Customer Think

Have you considered offering self-service customer support? It’s a useful and increasingly popular option for businesses to support and educate their audiences. However, if you’re not sure about whether it’s the right decision for your business, then this post will help you. We’ll look at what self-service customer support is and how it works.

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How combining this behavioral checklist to your journey maps will dramatically improve them

BeyondPhilosophy

Journey Mapping is an excellent tool in experience design efforts. However, I often complain that they do not include the emotional journey, which is essential to designing an experience that engages emotionally with customers in a way that promotes customer loyalty. So, today, we will look at how you can incorporate the concepts we often talk about in this newsletter into your Journey Mapping efforts.

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Business Intelligence 101: How To Make The Best Solution Decision For Your Organization

Speaker: Evelyn Chou

Choosing the right business intelligence (BI) platform can feel like navigating a maze of features, promises, and technical jargon. With so many options available, how can you ensure you’re making the right decision for your organization’s unique needs? 🤔 This webinar brings together expert insights to break down the complexities of BI solution vetting.