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On-site search, customer experience and inexplicable inaction

Adrian Swinscoe

In 2015, I wrote an article called “Why Relying Only On Reactive Customer Service Is No Longer Good Enough.” In it, I quoted a couple of […]. The post On-site search, customer experience and inexplicable inaction first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.

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Meet the Intercom team at Web Summit 2021!

Intercom, Inc.

We’re extremely excited to connect with the tech community – in person – at Web Summit in Lisbon from November 1st to 4th. This year’s event will be especially significant, as thousands of people from across the industry gather in person after so long in remote-working isolation. We can’t wait to see old friends and make new ones. The Intercom team is looking forward to showcasing our latest features and improvements to the world’s leading Business Messenger and powerful customer sup

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How much AI is ‘real’ in CallMiner? All of it.

Callminer

The question should be, “does one company do that better or more powerfully than the competition?” For CallMiner, our solution, with a logical blend of AI and heuristics, is the best on the market.

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What Soft Skills are Important in a Call Center?

Fonolo

Call center agents do much more than answer the phone. To achieve their performance goals , agents must be excellent problem solvers, expert rapport builders, and highly empathetic to the challenges of their customers. That’s why soft skills are so important in this line of work. To keep your customers happy, your contact center needs to know what types of transferable skills to look for in new hires, while also supporting the development of these same skills in your existing team members.

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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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12 principles for turning customers and employees into lifelong fans – Interview with Jon Picault of Watermark Consulting

Adrian Swinscoe

Todayâ??s interview is with Jon Picoult is founder of Watermark Consulting, a leading customer experience advisory firm, and author of a new book: FROM IMPRESSED TO [â?¦]. The post 12 principles for turning customers and employees into lifelong fans â?? Interview with Jon Picault of Watermark Consulting first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.

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Building a sales team in a high-growth environment

Intercom, Inc.

Getting the team right is one of the hardest parts of scaling sales. Rapid growth means you need a large, high-performing team, and you need it right now. But no sales team can afford to grow without intention. Many leads’ first meaningful interaction with your business will be a conversation with a salesperson – you have to carefully consider what kind of experience you want that to be, and who will be delivering it.

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Introduction to Loyalty Archaeology™

Customer Think

Tools for Excavating Sources of Next Generation Loyalty Marketers have an overly optimistic perspective on customer loyalty and their implementations of customer loyalty programs. The reality is that very few customers are loyal and much of what we speak of as customer loyalty is no more than repeat transaction behavior. Customer Loyalty Programs Are Really […].

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Leadership secrets from The Service Culture Handbook

Inside Customer Service

"How do you define leadership?" That's the question I posed to the self-described leadership expert. I had just met him at a conference. He told me he had spent the past 20 years delivering keynote speeches on leadership and had written several books, so I thought this would be an easy question for him to answer. It wasn’t. He stopped and started, struggling to find the right words.

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Dealing With Angry Customers: Be Sincere When You Apologize

Shep Hyken

“I’m sorry.” Customers love to hear those important words, especially when they are calling about a problem or have a complaint. I briefly covered this in a recent article ( The Five Best Things to Say to an Angry or Upset Customer ), but I want to dive into the “I’m sorry” comment a little deeper. . Not long ago I called a customer support center and early in the conversation the agent said, “I’m sorry you are experiencing this problem.

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How to Train your Employees to deal with Irrational Customer Rage

The DiJulius Group

It appears that customer rage is at an all-time high. There is an increasing number of stories of customers becoming unruly, disrespectful, displaying both verbal and physical abuse in certain industries such as airlines, hotels, and restaurants. First off, I want to be clear, ANY type of abuse towards employees is totally unacceptable and should. Read Full Article.

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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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Employees Expectation – How to Overcome the Challenges of Returning to the Office

Customer Think

Photo by Pexels, CC0 1.0 During the pandemic, many people have had to work from home and companies have had to let thousands of people go in their roles. Bringing those employees back into the office after so long at home is not going to be an easy feat for a business. There are going […].

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Customer Experience Vibe: Are You Being Generous or Greedy? #cx

Kate Nasser

What customer experience vibe do customers get from your brand? Here are 6 ways the best create a generous vibe to keep customers coming back! The post Customer Experience Vibe: Are You Being Generous or Greedy? #cx appeared first on KateNasser.com.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 10-25-2021

Shep Hyken

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Here are my top five picks from last week. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. What Kind of CX Do Customers Really Want? by Eric Krapf. (No Jitter) Many customers still prefer email and voice channels for customer service requests over chatbots.

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How to Deliver Great SaaS Customer Support: Tips and Examples

Help Scout

SaaS customer support has a deeper impact on your business's key metrics than you might think. Here's why it’s important and how to do it well.

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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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Current B2B Content Marketing Challenges to Beat

Customer Think

Every year, Content Marketing Institute and Marketing Profs release their latest B2B marketing research. This year the report includes a chart of current B2B content marketing challenges. A few of them surprised me as I thought (or hoped) we had beaten.

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What we can learn about e-commerce “twins” Amazon and Alibaba about CX

Steven Van Belleghem

The biggest difference. The biggest difference is probably that Amazon is hugely customer driven , where Alibaba is highly relationship driven. That might seem the same but it really is not. Most of us know that Amazon is deeply customer obsessed and does everything in its power to make the purchase process as well as the lives of customers better. But in their case, this approach unfortunately sometimes comes at the cost of their relationship with employees (how they treat the blue collar work

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Why and How to Collect Student Feedback?

Zonka Feedback

According to research by Grattan Institute , a well-developed strategy to collect student feedback can improve teachers’ effectiveness by 20-30%. And how students are taught has a direct impact on their academic performance and overall success. Be it universities, coaching institutes, or colleges, you can collect student feedback around the quality of seminars, study material, projects, teaching strategies, etc.

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Announcing Help Scout's 2021 Customer Service Awards

Help Scout

Check out the companies who are delivering exceptional customer experiences in B2B, B2C, and Ecommerce.

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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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What Customer Experience Will Generation Alpha Expect From The Mall?

Customer Think

The most important future shoppers can’t yet drive. But they buy. Can retailers steer them to the store? The oldest members of the next generation of consumers, Generation Alpha, were born in 2010, yet in just a decade they’ve learned to become smart online shoppers. In 2020, 81% of children under the age of 12 were reported […].

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Integrations to be thankful for

Zendesk

Here are the newest integrations from Zendesk to help your team provide great experiences. Parcel Panel. Parcel Panel (Support) is the best tracking app specially designed for millions of Shopify merchants, driving customer loyalty and increased sales by providing the best post-purchase experience. ParcelPanel and Zendesk help eCommerce brands shorten the time answering questions related to “Where is my order?

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Why should you move from Legacy PBX to Modern Contact Center Software?

Hodusoft

Why should you move from Legacy PBX to Modern Contact Center Software? The one point every business harping upon over the last two years unanimously is customer experience. Any customer service leader will tell you that customer experience has always been a second fiddle— the lowest rung in the rank of elites among sales, marketing, and finance. However, the slow movement in work for years has suddenly found a voice.

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Terrifying Tales of Spooky Support

Help Scout

The relentless customer with suspiciously sharp teeth, and the disturbing silence of an empty inbox. Three support stories to scare any customer service professional this Halloween.

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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.

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Three Keys To More Successful Thought Leadership Marketing In 2022

Customer Think

(If you've decided to add thought leadership marketing in 2022, or if you need to improve your thought leadership program next year, the time to start planning is now. This post describes three steps B2B marketers can take to elevate their thought leadership efforts in 2022.) It's now abundantly clear that compelling thought leadership content […].

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Contact Center Digital Transformation – The Essential Stages for a Smooth and Successful Transition

Comm100

Today’s customers expect digital communication channels from the businesses that they connect with. It’s well documented that millennials hate phone calls , and to meet the needs of these customers, businesses are undergoing digital transformation to remain competitive. Call centers are evolving to become contact centers in increasing numbers, supporting a wide variety of contact channels for customers.

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Fall 2021 CRS & Five Key Takeaways from Five Keynotes — Part 2: Malwarebytes

Execs In The Know

Execs In The Know recently held its Fall 2021 Customer Response Summit (CRS) event (October 18–22, 2021) featuring nearly two dozen online, virtual sessions including engaging panels, a featured case study, highly informative Shop Talks, and five powerful keynote presentations from these top brands: Williams-Sonoma, Inc. , Malwarebytes , DISH Network , Angi , and UnitedHealth Group.

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9 Zendesk Alternatives for 2022 (with Side-By-Side Comparison Chart)

Help Scout

Zendesk is the biggest, but that doesn’t mean it’s the best. Check out our list of 9 Zendesk alternatives to consider for your support team.

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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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007 Leadership Skills we can Learn from 007 (James Bond)

Customer Think

This is my 750th blog post on this blog and I wanted to write about something that I absolutely love. I absolutely love watching movies and have been a James Bond movie fan almost since the first time I watched him on screen (since Sir Sean Connery br.

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Improving Student Engagement – Why Phone Support is Dead

Comm100

Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, maintaining high levels of student engagement appeared to be a losing battle for many institutions. Spring break 2020 heralded the most sudden of changes in the span of a few days, putting an end to traditional face-to-face tutoring and in-person events and activities, and heralding remote digital teaching and learning experiences.

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How to Be a Customer Success Ghostbuster

Totango

What’s scarier than a ghost roaming around your attic? Being ghosted by a client – especially one that you’ve put a lot of time and effort into nurturing. There are a number of reasons why a customer may ghost you. They could simply be in the midst of a really busy period or they could have decided they just don’t like or need your product anymore. Whatever the reason, being ghosted hurts.

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Is Customer Experience Dying? The Pioneers of CX Discuss

Beyond Philosophy

Is Customer Experience dying? Maybe it is. At the very least, Customer Experience is dying as we know it. I recently discussed whether Customer Experience is dying on LinkedIn Live with two other Customer Experience champions, Joe Pine, co-author of The Experience Economy , and Lewis Carbone, Customer Experience expert and speaker, and founder of ExpereinceEngineering.

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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.