Shaun Belding
AUGUST 24, 2021
Customer Service Lessons From a Snake Farmer The very foundation of outstanding customer service, as well as successful selling, is the willingness and ability to be truly interested in each customer you meet. Interest that goes beyond their immediate needs, and into who they are, what they do and what goes on in their […].
Adrian Swinscoe
AUGUST 27, 2021
The major barriers to simplification are closer to home than you may think. An effective strategy starts at the top. In this guest post, Ross Daniels, […]. The post What’s stopping you from achieving simplicity in your contact centre? first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.
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Intercom, Inc.
AUGUST 26, 2021
This month marks the 10th anniversary of Intercom. A decade ago, a small group of friends — our co-founders Eoghan McCabe , Des Traynor , David Barrett , and Ciaran Lee — realized that the impersonal, transactional way of doing online business just wasn’t cutting it for customers anymore. Intercom was born out of a desire to make internet business personal.
Inside Customer Service
AUGUST 26, 2021
Advanced techniques are one of the top requests I receive as a customer service trainer. Many people feel the basics are, well, too basic. If that's you, I have five advanced techniques to share. But first, a word from our sponsor: basic skills. The basic skills never go out of style. Customer service professionals who master the basics will always do well.
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
Fonolo
AUGUST 24, 2021
A company’s work environment isn’t just about air conditioning, water cooler chats, and table tennis. Employees, especially call center agents, spend a significant portion of their lives at work. Your call center or contact center environment plays a big role in how engaged your agents are in their day-to-day work. How to Foster Agent Engagement in a Hybrid Contact Center.
Adrian Swinscoe
AUGUST 21, 2021
When I spoke to Mads Fosselius, Founder and CEO of Dixa, in February of last year, we talked about the emergence of a conversational age of […]. The post Over 100 million reasons why conversational customer service is the way forward first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.
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Myra Golden Media
AUGUST 26, 2021
It might surprise you to know I don’t want customer service specialists to apologize to customers. Before you respond to that, let me say that I see apologizing and saying “I’m sorry” as two different things. Today, I’m breaking down what the research says about apologizing, and I’m giving you phrases for expressing “sorry” and empathy.
Fonolo
AUGUST 26, 2021
Last year, COVID-19 shifted many call center environments to new models. Nation-wide lockdowns forced many call center companies to either shut down or adapt to a work-from-home model. Despite the pandemic, one thing is certain. Call centers provide a vital service to customers worldwide. An overwhelming majority (76%) of customers prefer phone communication with customer service representatives, as it often provides an immediate solution compared with live chat, email, and social media channels
Adrian Swinscoe
AUGUST 24, 2021
Today’s interview is with Monika Jo, Director Of Communications at Mursion, a virtual reality platform for professionals to practice and master the complex interpersonal skills necessary […]. The post What do immersive VR, empathetic interactions and stand out customer service have in common? – Interview with Monika Jo of Mursion first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.
Intercom, Inc.
AUGUST 25, 2021
We’re always adding more and more improvements to Intercom. We want to enable both you and your customers to have the best experience. Over the last few months, we’ve released a bunch of new updates across everything from reporting to integrations to the mobile experience. We’ve also been hard at work adding additional customer engagement features. This means that Intercom is getting more powerful and better for your customers – and your business – every day.
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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.
The DiJulius Group
AUGUST 23, 2021
We are really buying time from Amazon People don’t buy products from Amazon, they buy time. “We offer low prices, vast selection, and fast delivery, but imagine we ignore all of that for the purpose of this estimate and value only one thing: we save customers time,” says Jeff Bezos. “Customers complete 28% of purchases. Read Full Article. The post Amazon Saves you 75 Hours a Year appeared first on The DiJulius Group.
Customer Think
AUGUST 27, 2021
Identity fraud is a very real threat facing businesses today. A breach can quickly result in devastating financial loss for your customers and your organization. A 2021 study by Javelin Strategy & Research has revealed that identity theft cost Americans around $56 billion last year, impacting as many as 49 million customers. While there’s a […].
Shep Hyken
AUGUST 27, 2021
This week we feature an article by Jafar Sadhik, a digital marketer in the fields of SaaS tools, data management, and finance management. He writes about how customer experience can determine the lifeline of a business. What makes a business stand out from the crowd? It is the volume of customers that makes the difference to a considerable extent. Hence, customer satisfaction has become a very important factor for the sustainability of a business.
Kate Nasser
AUGUST 22, 2021
For customer service excellence avoid saying these crushing customer service replies. 30 yrs of experience and insight from Kate Nasser, The People Skills Coach™, Author of Leading Morale. The post Top Five Crushing Customer Service Replies | #CX #CustServ #PeopleSkills appeared first on KateNasser.com.
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.
Sprinklr
AUGUST 24, 2021
There is an interesting story about an interview question at a bank where candidates were asked, “What do you think of social selling?” It was a trick question, intended to weed out the inexperienced social explorers from those that had hands-on enterprise social media experience. The panel listened carefully to how the candidates framed their answers: those that described social selling as just another form of social media marketing or advertising were missing the bigger picture.
Customer Think
AUGUST 23, 2021
The CRM (Customer Relationship Management system) has grown substantially in recent years to provide value for everyone in a business instead of just being a tool for customer relationship management. In today’s customer-driven environment, the only option for businesses to differentiate themselves is to improve their customer experience journeys.
Shep Hyken
AUGUST 25, 2021
I’m always frustrated when I call a customer support number that I’ve called before and have to retell my story. The same goes for when I’m transferred to another person. There is no need for this. . I recently posted that message to social media. My friend and fellow customer service and experience expert Jason Bradshaw responded that the same thing happens with online chat.
Help Scout
AUGUST 24, 2021
We all know the old axiom “knowledge is power.” And though it’s true, there’s a caveat: In order to unlock the power of any knowledge, people first need access to it. Access to knowledge is an issue many businesses face. They have information to share with customers, but they don’t always have an effective means by which to share it. Luckily, there’s a tool that addresses that very issue: knowledge base software.
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.
Lumoa
AUGUST 23, 2021
Before we begin, we’d like to acknowledge the reality that COVID-19 is still an active pandemic. Although we refer to the “post-pandemic world” in this article, we understand that we’re still in the middle of it all — we just hope we can provide a little hope and guidance for the present and future reality of a post-COVID world. In any case, customer experience used to be the largest way to differentiate your brand among the turbulent sea of competition.
Customer Think
AUGUST 27, 2021
In 2020, there were 31.7 million small businesses in the United States, accounting for 99.9% of businesses in the nation. However, despite ownership of such a significant proportion of the U.S. economy, nearly 60% of small businesses do not have a succession plan in place, and family-owned businesses in particular lack these plans. According to […].
Shep Hyken
AUGUST 24, 2021
Managing Customer Success. Preventing Customer Churn. Shep Hyken interviews Philipp Wolf, CEO of Custify , a company that helps SaaS businesses deliver great results for customers. They discuss how to utilize customer information and behavior to help ensure customer success. Top Takeaways: – Customer service can be reactive. It typically happens when a customer reaches out (via phone, chat, email, or other channels) because they have a problem, and the customer service department helps the
Aquire
AUGUST 27, 2021
Shopping has always been seriously big business – with total global retail sales reaching $26.29 trillion in 2019. Yet, the actual retail experience has changed radically from just a generation ago. The only option then was to walk into a store, or if you were feeling particularly adventurous, perhaps buy from a mail order catalogue. Fast forward to today, however, and technological advancements in the retail industry have opened up a whole new world of possibilities.
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
Zendesk
AUGUST 26, 2021
In 2015, when McKinsey started its annual survey on women in the workforce , the numbers said it would take 100 years to reach equity. Every year since, there have been incremental gains—until COVID-19 threatened to wipe out many of those gains. Femily , Silicon Valley’s gender advisor, interviewed McKinsey partner Jess Huang in a panel titled “ 2020: A Pivotal Moment for Women in the Workplace ” for the 2021 SXSW virtual conference.
Customer Think
AUGUST 23, 2021
There’s a reason gamification has continued to be one of the marketing buzzwords you’re seeing everywhere. Because it works. Gamification involves applying game mechanics, as easy as challenges, bingo cards, memory games, scratch-off, or spin-to-win, to marketing-driven outcomes such as visiting a website, watching a video, or interacting on a platform.
Execs In The Know
AUGUST 26, 2021
On August 19, Execs In The Know facilitated an Executive Virtual Roundtable session dedicated to discussing omnichannel customer care, with an emphasis on discussing key metrics as well as current challenges. The session was well attended by more than two dozen customer experience leaders and included a special case study by satellite television provider, DISH Network, and was hosted by one of DISH Network’s key suppliers.
Aquire
AUGUST 26, 2021
Customer experience managers around the world understand the importance of focusing on customer relationship optimization. But what many miss is that customer experience extends far beyond the sale. To truly optimize your customer relationships, you must analyze every interaction they have with your brand, and look at how you can do them better. That way, you significantly increase customers’ lifetime value, drive customer loyalty, improve retention, and encourage referrals. .
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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.
Ameyo Callversations
AUGUST 26, 2021
Contact centers make the spine of your customer experience. Any piece that you miss in the contact center eventually disturbs the experience for the customer. Over the last few years, AI and digital transformation have evolved some new trends, and contact centers fall under that transitioning verticals. As a result, customer expectations are growing/evolving and becoming more demanding in the context of customer services.
Customer Think
AUGUST 24, 2021
The pandemic might’ve expedited the process, but the future of B2B sales has always been virtual. Now that we’ve settled into the age of video conferences and Zoom meetings, the next step is figuring out how to successfully sell virtually. The good news is that if you’re an effective seller in person, you’ll probably be […].
Zendesk
AUGUST 24, 2021
It’s a common myth that B2B companies aren’t as focused on customer service as their B2C counterparts. According to an Accenture report , over 90 percent of B2B leaders believe that providing a great customer experience is the key to reaching their company’s goals. Focusing on the customer experience is especially critical for B2B companies. They typically have fewer customers than B2C companies, making it imperative that none of them slip through the cracks.
Sprinklr
AUGUST 25, 2021
Collecting, managing, and applying feedback is a critical piece of the CX process. In today’s summer flashback episode I go back to my P&G days to regale you with a story about marketing recommendations, and the gift of honest, unfiltered feedback. See all CXM Experience podcasts. The CXM Experience on Apple Podcasts. The CXM Experience LinkedIn Group.
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.
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