Customers That Stick

JANUARY 15, 2018

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 15, 2018

Prospect Theory is the name of the concept developed by Nobel-prize winning professor Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, who were the “Godfathers of modern decision science.” It describes the hidden influences that exist that drive our behavior—and they aren’t what you think. Before Kahneman and Tversky’s paper on Prospect Theory, most economists felt like what drove decision-making was wealth, as in, the more wealth you had, the more options were available to you.

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ProProfs

JANUARY 19, 2018

The e-learning industry is growing at a staggering pace and is set to surpass $275 billion by 2023. Sounds crazy, isn’t it? Imagine your courses competing with hundreds and thousands of similar courses screaming for attention. To claim a fair share of the pie, you need to work smart. But until you know what areas bother learners the most, your courses won’t lead you anywhere.

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PeopleMetrics

JANUARY 19, 2018

The master rule to customer-centricity is this: solve your customers’ problems. Every change, every action, every improvement your company makes should have the end goal of solving a customer problem. So how does this apply to the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries? In The Beginning. Healthcare and pharmaceutical companies of yesterday served what seemed to be a fairly straightforward purpose: provide their customers (physicians) with access to and information surrounding newer and better

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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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Fonolo

JANUARY 18, 2018

Three years ago Gartner reported that by 2018, more than 50% of organizations would implement significant changes in their efforts to improve the customer experience. In other words, the battle for delivering the best experience was predicted to become even fiercer. My thoughts? Gartner was bang on: We see more and more companies trying to improve their customer experience efforts ( just look at the awards we gave out last year ), and doing so will only become more critical.

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 17, 2018

Imagine that you bought a ticket to see a play for $20. But when it’s time to go to the theatre you have lost the ticket. Would you buy another ticket for the show for $20? The reason I ask is that it is a significant economic decision and not everyone places the same value on their $20. This leads me to the concept of fungibility. Unless you are an economist, you have probably never heard the word fungibility.

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Heart of the Customer

JANUARY 16, 2018

My daughter was home from college this holiday break, and wanted to visit her brother in Ames, Iowa, about four hours away. As we’re a one-car family, she elected to take the bus. That started a series of inexcusable events that makes a CX enthusiast shudder in disbelief. It started when I went to buy her ticket. If the credit card doesn’t match […].

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UJET

JANUARY 18, 2018

Artificial intelligence (AI) is deemed by many as the next big thing in customer support. The concept of intelligent data or pattern-driven automation is exciting and we are seeing organizations welcome it with open arms. In fact, a recent study by Oracle titled, “Can Virtual Experiences Replace Reality?” found that nearly 80 percent of business leaders plan to or have already implemented AI into their customer support solution by 2020.

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 16, 2018

Michael Lowenstein, Ph.D., CMC Thought Leadership Principal, Beyond Philosophy. A recent article on corporate customer-centricity by a prominent market research firm made the case for this type of culture as “the most effective way to meet customers’ changing needs.” The article’s author, though, quoted a study his company had conducted, saying that fewer than half of the CX professionals included felt that their colleagues shared this belief.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 16, 2018

Last week I wrote about the cloud-based call center gang. This week, let’s look at the “legacy” gang. Yes, the term “legacy” is used in a negative way these days, but I don’t mean it that way. I just want to group together companies that have been selling call centers for many years, compared to the relative new-comers. (If there’s a nicer term, someone please let me know in the comments.).

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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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Myra Golden Media

JANUARY 13, 2018

If you find it difficult to get your customer to stop telling you the story of just how inconvenienced they were, or are, and to stop rambling on about the problem, it’s likely because the customer is stuck in the past. You’re going to have to reframe the issue in the customer’s mind. That is, you must strategically move your customer out of a past problem to a focus on the present so that you can offer a solution.

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Customer Bliss

JANUARY 19, 2018

My mission throughout my career has been to highlight companies that choose to grow by honoring the lives of customers and employees. It’s been the basis behind my book, “ I Love You More Than My Dog, ” in which I highlight companies that base their culture on decision making that shows their humanity, and in turn, drives extreme customer loyalty in both the good times and the bad.

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 13, 2018

Colin Shaw and Professor Ryan Hamilton discuss how customers evaluate your organization. They do so buy looking at the interactions they have, but this is also affected by the ‘Halo’ that you project. What does this mean for your organization? How can you use this to improve your Customer Experience? Evaluate the people they are dealing with?

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Fonolo

JANUARY 17, 2018

Chatbots have earned a number of pseudonyms over the last few years. Some are accurate representations of the technology; others are just downright wrong. I mean, you wouldn’t call your customer service agent by a different name other than the one they gave you, right? It’s important to understand that not everything that comes under the umbrella of artificial intelligence is considered a “chatbot”.

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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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SugarCRM

JANUARY 17, 2018

Editor’s note: the following is a guest blog post in collaboration with Tracy Blanchard, an experienced freelance writer and business blogger, who focuses on providing advice for small businesses, customer service teams, and sales departments. Why should businesses be marketing to mobile-first customers? Mobile use has been on the rise for years, that’s no surprise.

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Taylor Reach Group

JANUARY 18, 2018

By: Peg Ayers . Peg’s Page. You know how time moves faster when holidays are coming up, and you have a huge to-do list? It was that time for me about 15 years ago when I realized I hadn’t figured out the holiday parade theme for my Contact Center. In our small city in the hills of West Virginia, we were the largest private employer. Our participation in the parade, which took place around Thanksgiving, was nearly mandatory.

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 19, 2018

Colin Shaw and Professor Ryan Hamilton discuss how customers make intuitive and rational decisions. We learn that sometimes these can be in conflict with each other. It is important that you understand which system your customers are using. Brought to you by BeyondPhilosophy.com. IC5. The post How Do Customers Make Decisions Anyway? appeared first on.

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Provide Support

JANUARY 17, 2018

The value of keeping the right customers. Acquiring new customers is important, but retaining them is more profitable. In order for a business to survive, it needs money. To make money, you need customers. More specifically, you need happy and loyal customers. If your business focuses on customer satisfaction, it is more likely to keep these customers happy and returning.

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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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Confirmit

JANUARY 15, 2018

Market Research clients are demanding research faster than ever before as they struggle to keep up with consumer and market changes. To meet this demand, Market Researchers are constantly seeking new opportunities to be agile and automate as many processes as possible. New innovations and evolving technology are now available to help researchers turnaround projects faster and respond to client demands in an agile way.

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Taylor Reach Group

JANUARY 16, 2018

CX and Contact Center Consulting firm working with major retailer to establish the most cost-effective, customer experience focused operational model for the Contact Center. TORONTO (PRWEB) January 16, 2018. The Taylor Reach Group, Inc. a globally recognized CX and Contact Center consulting firm, announced today that they are working with a major North American retailer to redesign their Contact Center operating model.

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Customer Bliss

JANUARY 18, 2018

Overview. “I have a passion for customer service and customer care, and I know that I have high expectations.” says Kathy Tobiasen , VP of Customer Experience at The Nature’s Bounty Company. “When I give a company my money. I expect to be treated a certain way when I’m buying their products and services, and that’s my goal as I approach this work.” In this episode, Kathy talks to me about her path to the role of leader of customer experience.

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CX Journey

JANUARY 17, 2018

Image courtesy of Pixabay Today I'm pleased to share a guest post by Paul Laughlin. This post was originally published on his blog on October 2, 2017. Do you have a stakeholder map? Is it up-to-date and do you use it? Those questions frequently come up when I’m working with clients. In either training or coaching, the need to "know your stakeholders" is a common one.

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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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DMG Consulting

JANUARY 17, 2018

DMG Consulting Releases 2017 – 2018 Workforce Optimization Product and Market Report. 1/3/2018. New architectures and intelligent automation position WFO sector to suceed. Who: DMG Consulting LLC, a leading provider of contact center, back-office and real-time analytics market research and consulting services. What: Releases 2017 – 2018 Workforce Optimization Product and Market Report.

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Kerry Bodine

JANUARY 16, 2018

Journey mapping has become a regular practice both inside and outside of customer experience organizations. But are you getting the full mileage from your journey mapping efforts—or did your efforts stall upon delivery of the maps? Join me as I share the power of customer journeys to develop your self-service strategy. Following my presentation, Solvvy CEO Mahesh Ram will discuss how emerging advances in self-service technology compliments the journey mapping model and is paving the way to next

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SugarCRM

JANUARY 16, 2018

As I’m sure you have heard by now, an emergency alert notification sent out over the weekend claiming a “ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii” was a false alarm. Pushing the “wrong button” was the explanation provided in an official timeline for that false warning. In truth, it’s a bit more complicated than simply pushing the wrong button.

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ClientSuccess

JANUARY 16, 2018

For innovative customer success leaders, preventing customer churn while increasing retention, revenue, and renewals is already top of mind. There are a myriad of ways to leverage your customer success team to decrease customer churn and help combat the negative costs associated with attrition. In our previous post “ The Trust Cost of Customer Churn: Part 1 ”, we discussed 3 major components of churn cost including the loss of recurring revenue, the loss of expansion opportunity revenue, and in

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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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Confirmit

JANUARY 17, 2018

Why would you want to be in the middle? It’s OK for an hour or two, but long haul? No thanks. Yet the person in the middle can facilitate communication between the edges, share perspectives, join people together. Your organization’s middle managers are in the middle seat. How can you get the most out of their unique perspective and enable positive change across the business?

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Confirmit

JANUARY 16, 2018

The NPD Group, Inc. (NPD) is a Market Research company, operating in 20 countries, interviewing 12 million consumers a year, and monitoring consumer purchase data from over 165,000 stores. The NPD team is realistic – and proactive – about the challenges with getting consumers to complete surveys and to keep those that do engaged throughout the process.

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