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Building a CX Dashboard

CX Accelerator

If you’re running a CX program, you need a way of communicating your progress to your superiors and the broader organisation. We are all guilty of not communicating enough on occasion.so what’s required is something that will break down the walls of the CX department allowing everyone in the business to see how the organisation is performing relative to customer expectations and its targets.

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Intercom’s Jonathon Colman on why content designers should do less

Intercom, Inc.

I’m excited to be joined today by Intercom’s own Jonathon Colman, a senior designer who came to us by way of the Nature Conservancy, REI and five and a half years at Facebook, where he most recently worked as a UX Content Strategy Lead for Marketplace. Since coming aboard in December, he’s influenced us with his thinking about the possibilities within the nascent field of content design.

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The Can’t-Miss Workshops, Exchanges and Activities for LISTEN 2019

Callminer

CallMiner’s annual speech analytics conference will feature expert speakers, workshops and the latest in artificial intelligence.

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The Secret of Creating Loyal Customers

Beyond Philosophy

I have a few things that drive me crazy in the business world. In this episode of The Intuitive Customer, we are going to talk about how organizations often define loyalty, and why I think they have it all wrong. It makes me upset when I think about it. Many, if not most, companies believe that when a customer gives you all their business, it means they are a loyal customer.

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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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Building a CX Dashboard

CX Accelerator

If you’re running a CX program, you need a way of communicating your progress to your superiors and the broader organisation. We are all guilty of not communicating enough on occasion.so what’s required is something that will break down the walls of the CX department allowing everyone in the business to see how the organisation is performing relative to customer expectations and its targets.

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A playbook for the impatient SDR: 4 key tips to grow your sales career

Intercom, Inc.

There’s been a lot of discussion around the role of SDRs in modern sales, and what’s changed about the role over the past decade. Buyers now have more information than ever before, inbound and outbound SDRs have to change their approach to capture buyer interest and add value, and the skill set needed to be successful has changed. However, one thing that hasn’t changed is the following: almost every SDR’s goal is to be promoted into a closing sales role, usually as fast as possible.

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Setting the Record Straight on CSAT, NPS, and CES

Customer Service Life

Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay. This article was originally published on the FCR blog on July 2, 2019. Click here to read the original. Did you get a chance to read the article in the Wall Street Journal titled “The Dubious Management Fad Sweeping Corporate America?” To summarize, the author of the article listened to earnings calls for 50 S&P 500 companies in 2018 and found that NPS was mentioned 150 times.

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Building a CX Dashboard

CX Accelerator

If you’re running a CX program, you need a way of communicating your progress to your superiors and the broader organisation. We are all guilty of not communicating enough on occasion.so what’s required is something that will break down the walls of the CX department allowing everyone in the business to see how the organisation is performing relative to customer expectations and its targets.

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Five star advice: Insider tips for dealing with software review sites

Intercom, Inc.

Online marketing content has long been dominated by brands creating product descriptions, how-to guides, branded articles, and blog posts to promote their business. While content creation is still an integral part of digital marketing, potential prospects are increasingly interested in seeing what independent sources have to say about your product. That is why peer-to-peer content is on the rise.

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Under Redaction! Why Companies Can’t Seem To Get It Right When It Comes To Recorded Data

Callminer

Another day, another enterprise giant being forced to admit that sensitive customer data may have been improperly monitored or used without consent. In this latest instance, it was a case of outside contractors listening to user recordings without their knowledge. Yet, this is far from a standalone event when it comes to the privacy of sensitive customer data captured through voice channels or text.

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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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7 Hacks For Your Small Business to Ensure Strong Customer Service and Customer Satisfaction

Return Customer

The first step to providing strong customer service is taken by ensuring that all employees within your company have an extensive knowledge of the inner and outer workings of your product or service. If the customer suspects that the person they’re talking too isn’t well-informed on their issue, they’ll quickly begin to lose trust in your company, which is something you want to avoid at all costs.

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Four Metrics that your Utility Contact Center Needs to Track

Fonolo

Following widespread industry deregulation, the energy and utilities sector has become increasingly competitive. With more and more choices available to customers, providing quality customer service is more critical than ever. Customer loyalty is no longer guaranteed, with negative experiences driving ratepayers to the competition: 43% of utility customers who have a negative experience are still members after a year, compared to 74% of those who’ve had a positive experience.

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Customer Satisfaction Best Practices You Need To Know

Totango

When you meet a customer’s expectations, you make them happy. That’s the basic concept behind customer satisfaction. Sometimes, however, the potential value of your product or service outstrips customer expectations. Though the customer may be content, you can find ways to exceed expectations, thereby providing a service that truly provides the value a customer needs. .

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How Pulling Away for 3 Hours a Week Can Actually Make You More Productive

Myra Golden Media

Every week I set aside three uninterrupted hours to work on me. In this “Strategic Block,” a term coined in the book “12 Week Year,” I don’t allow emails, calls, or meetings, and no regular business tasks. I focus solely on personal or professional development. Pulling back from the hustle and grind to self-develop gives me energy and creativity to come back and own my week, and I promise you, this exercise will help you boss up, too.

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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.

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What is Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) Score? Definition, Calculation, Applications and Advantages

SurveySensum

What is the Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) Score? In simple words, customer satisfaction (CSAT) score is a numeric metric that is a measure of customer satisfaction based on direct feedback received from the customer. It gives a clear picture of how your customer feels about your product or service. This feedback for customer satisfaction measurement is often collected using an online or on-premise survey question.

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Avaya Endgame?

Fonolo

It’s been known for months that industry behemoth Avaya was interested in finding a buyer. Private equity suitors include Apollo, Pemira, and Searchlight (according to this Bloomberg report). There is also interest from Mitel, first reported in April and then reported again – more definitively – this week. (We wrote about an Avaya-Mitel tie-up here: Ghost of Nortel Returns Comes Home.).

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The Bots are Coming!

Heart of the Customer

Actually, they’re already here. But are you aware of them? Today, I’m flying back from the CCW’s Executive Exchange. I not only enjoyed speaking at the event, but also the opportunity to attend its presentations. The audience was primarily made up of contact center leaders, each having a lot to say– and do –about the […]. The post The Bots are Coming!

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How to Measure User Adoption and Increase Your Rates

Totango

Metrics are a means to an end. They are not a goal in and of themselves. Their importance lies in their ability to reveal the customer experience of the product or service so you can add value to that experience and maximize the growth of both the customer and your own enterprise. That’s what customer success is: the use of close customer monitoring to connect the dots of customer data and turn the resulting insights into actions that deliver value. .

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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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What is Net Promoter Score (NPS)? Definition, Formula, Calculation, Applications and Advantages

SurveySensum

What is Net Promoter Score (NPS)? Net Promoter Score (NPS) is defined as a metric for determining the state of a customer’s loyalty and satisfaction with a brand or product. NPS is typically measured using the NPS survey question which asks the respondent the following question (or a slightly altered version of the same question without changing its meaning): Considering your complete experience with us, how likely are you to recommend us to a family or friend?

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6 Best Practices For Optimizing Zendesk

Customer Service Life

Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay. This article was originally published on the FCR blog in partnership with my colleague, Travis Wild on June 18, 2019. Click here to read the original post. One of the cool things about working in outsourced customer service is the opportunity to learn about a wide variety of industries, tools, and technologies. One tool we work with quite often is Zendesk , an omnichannel customer service platform in use by many of our clients.We tend to intersect with Zende

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3 Ways to Prepare Your Retail Contact Center for the Holiday Rush

Fonolo

Here’s a sad (but true) story: The dog days of summer are almost at an end. As customers and clientele begin to re-emerge from their sun-soaked vacations, and step firmly back into reality and back-to-school or back-to-work shopping, contact centers in the retail industry and beyond will no doubt see a sharp influx in customer inquiries, emails, messages, and phone calls.

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When Should You Close a Ticket? Evaluating Different Strategies to Increase Satisfaction

TeamSupport

For support agents, ending the conversation with a customer can be a mixed bag. With some customers, the conversation just flows naturally, and a clear end happens organically. Other times, acquiring and sharing information can be a painful process. You’re never quite sure if the customer is ready to end the conversation and you’re saying too much, or if you haven’t said enough and the customer will be unhappy.

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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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The Factors Your Customers Use to Make Decisions

ClientSuccess

When it comes to knowing your customers, nothing is as important as understanding how they make big decisions in the first place. From initial buying choices to upsells and renewals, knowing what prompts customers to take steps forward with a vendor can help your customer success team structure messaging, discussions, and other critical conversations.

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Compensation Has To Be On Customer Retention Not Just Sales

The DiJulius Group

Restaurant Has Customers Paying $300+ Per Plate Eleven Madison Park, a restaurant in New York, is disrupting the traditional stuffy fine dining experience. The key to their success? The restaurant employs three Dreamweavers, whose sole task is to create unique experiences for their customers. I love what owner Will Guidara says, “I think if you. Read Full Article.

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Get Rid of Opportunistic Fees & Improve Customer Experience

Customer Bliss

In this week’s Daily Dose video, I share a short video inspired by the lessons of my most recent book, Would You Do That To Your Mother. . The following is a lightly edited transcript of the video below. A drink of water from a bottle in my hotel room just cost me about 42 cents. Most big box stores sell a 24-pack of bottles like these for about eight bucks or 33 cents a bottle?

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5 Tips to Improve Customer Support Phone Interactions

ModSquad

How well are you taking care of customers with your inbound customer service program? Like most forward-thinking organizations taking incoming customer calls, you likely understand that your support agents are an essential part of your team. By providing strong, customer-friendly support, you’ll solidify relationships with your audience and keep your company headed in a positive direction.

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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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DMG in the Wall Street Journal

DMG Consulting

DMG in the Wall Street Journal. View this document on the publisher’s website.

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What is Net Promoter Score (NPS®)? Definition, Formula, Calculation, Applications and Advantages

SurveySensum

Table of Contents: What is Net Promoter Score (NPS)? Classification of customers based on NPS survey response. How is Net Promoter Score (NPS) calculated? Strategic business applications of Net Promoter Score (NPS). What is Net Promoter Score® (NPS)? Net Promoter Score (NPS) is defined as a metric for determining the state of a customer’s loyalty and satisfaction with a brand or product.

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Are You Stepping Up to the Challenge? Prepare for Disruptions and Adapt to Consumer Behaviors

Customer Bliss

As a CX practitioner, I continue to see how technology ushers in disruptions across retail and other B2C service industries, but I want you to remember that customer behavior is the actual impetus for these disruptions. I thought this concept would be worth briefly discussing (and revisiting), especially as I came across NJ Goldston’s, 5 Strategies on How to Stay Ahead of Customer-Driven Disruption on Forbes.

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5 Tips to Train Customers on New Product Updates

ClientSuccess

Today’s SaaS companies are on a mission to constantly provide amazing products and value to customers. In order to do this, most SaaS platforms require ongoing updates and new feature releases to both keep up with changing customer needs and ensure the technology is running at maximum capacity. For customer success teams, this means rolling out an ongoing schedule of training and customer support.

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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.