Intercom, Inc.
APRIL 24, 2018
Today is a big day for our customers. We’re releasing the biggest ever update to our Messenger. We’ve completely rethought how a messenger designed for business should work. And it goes way beyond chat. With over 500 million conversations every month, we’ve long known that our Messenger provides a personal, mutually beneficial experience for both our customers and their customers.
Callminer
APRIL 23, 2018
No matter what industry you serve, one thing is certain; call centers can’t deliver a positive customer experience without the right agents in place.
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Lumoa
APRIL 24, 2018
The Net Promoter System® (or NPS) has been a popular customer experience metric since its creation in 2003. NPS is used by the biggest companies and leaders in its industries: from Apple to Airbnb, from Amazon to Tesla. At the same time, NPS is often a subject of critics and misunderstanding. In doubts, I wanted to reach out to the thought leaders and influencers to know what they think of NPS, or rather, according to the best traditions of NPS, if they would recommend NPS to a fellow CX colleag
Customer Service Life
APRIL 23, 2018
Guilty as charged. I’m guilty of it myself. While I love working in customer service, I admit, I’ve done it. Done what, you ask? I’ve worn the honorable badge of hours worked. . I was caught up in the swirl of “the more I work, the more worthy I am” The more valuable I am. The more people I can help. The more I can lead my team.
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
Intercom, Inc.
APRIL 26, 2018
The most successful products aren’t always the ones that win. Often, it’s the products that are first to mind. The products that create habits. Some habits, however, are much healthier than others, so what’s the secret to designing healthy patterns of behavior? As author Nir Eyal has learned, it requires a rigorous commitment to ethics – and empathetically questioning even your best intentions.
Callminer
APRIL 26, 2018
Every year post-holiday analysis shows there are some significant challenges at play in the retail sector and it will most likely continue in the same vein with cost pressures intensifying.
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Return Customer
APRIL 25, 2018
Companies are always looking for new ways to streamline their customer support department efforts. This doesn’t strike us as a surprise. Markets worldwide are becoming more volatile and saturated as we speak, and providing excellent customer support is important for business success. In order to keep customers returning and keep that competitive edge, businesses have to use the latest software to deliver profound care.
Intercom, Inc.
APRIL 23, 2018
When building your products, the security and privacy of your customers’ data needs to be a top priority. And that is also true when selling and marketing your product, particularly with the arrival of GDPR, which has brought the issue of data security and privacy to widespread public awareness. It is at this point that companies need to focus on bringing their privacy ecosystem up to the required standards.
Myra Golden Media
APRIL 26, 2018
Last week I facilitated a team building workshop for one of my favorite clients. Typically, I only deliver training on customer service, but my client had a special request. My client explained that “We need to work together, make decisions together, and communicate according to the styles of each person. In essence, we need to build a strong cohesive team.”.
Fonolo
APRIL 26, 2018
I read countless articles on how to reduce stress in the call center and often wonder, “why is the contact center environment so traumatic?” Well, there are a few reasons for this. The first is quite obvious: Most call center horror stories feature an angry customer, venting their frustration about a faulty product or terrible service. Dealing with angry customers is difficult!
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Customer Bliss
APRIL 27, 2018
Spring is finally here, and you know what that means… spring cleaning! Just like that full-to-the-brim closet you’ve been ignoring, the customer listening data you’ve collected can pile up until it’s more a nuisance than it is informative. By this point, you have no idea what it really contains. Let’s talk about de-cluttering your customer listening!
Intercom, Inc.
APRIL 25, 2018
Yesterday marked one of our biggest releases yet – our all new messenger. One of the most exciting concepts is the customizable home screen, the start screen you see when you open the Intercom Messenger on an app or website. Think of it as the perfect front desk for your company. Using apps, you can create tailored experiences for leads and customers when they open the Messenger.
Customer Service Life
APRIL 27, 2018
This article was first published on the FCR blog on April 6, 2018. Click here to read the original. As contact center leaders we’re often lightning rods for the latest, greatest technology on the market. While it’s fun fun to see what’s new, it can be a challenge to find the time in our busy schedules to attend a lot of demos. Good news! Our Emerging Technologies Team at FCR is constantly looking for the latest in technology that can benefit our teams, and it’s our pleasure to share some of the
ProProfs
APRIL 24, 2018
A large number of organizations today are implementing learning and development (L&D) plans for their teams to ensure their learning curve never ceases. Implementing a rock-solid learning and development strategy can help employees learn new skills in almost every conceivable vertical; whether it’s software development, change management or simply soft skills. “ As much as ERP is critical to a manufacturing supply chain environment, e-learning is critical in a knowledge dependent supply chai
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.
Beyond Philosophy
APRIL 27, 2018
Colin Shaw and Professor Ryan Hamilton discuss how customers make complex decisions, even when they don’t really understand what they are doing or how they can make a decision. Find out what you can do to understand this and what you can do to design a great customer experience. The post How Do Customers Make Complex Decisions? appeared first on.
Intercom, Inc.
APRIL 27, 2018
Intercom’s mission is to make internet business personal. But it’s impossible to be personal when your product is broken. Uptime is critical to the success of our business, and not just because our customers are paying us, but also because we heavily dogfood our own product. If our product is down, we acutely feel our customer’s pain. Being on call out of office hours is inherently disruptive to your life.
Heart of the Customer
APRIL 25, 2018
Are you going to the CXPA’s Insight Exchange? Along with the incomparable Nancy Porte, I’ll be co-hosting the event. Plans are coming along – you can see the agenda here. I’ll also be leading a Show and Tell table with journey mapping best practices on Wednesday. Look for me at the “We’ve Arrived” welcome mixer. […]. The post Join Jim at the CXPA’s Insight Exchange appeared first on Heart of the Customer.
Fonolo
APRIL 25, 2018
They say you can’t choose your family, but you can choose your friends. And, like anything in life, work is made so much better when you have a great friend with you. In fact, it turns out that having a friend at work isn’t just great for your personal and psychological well-being, it’s actually great for business as well. Whether a department or company is looking to maintain high morale and employee retention, or looking for creative ideas to increase customer satisfaction, a corporate culture
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.
CX Journey
APRIL 25, 2018
Image courtesy of Pixabay Today's post was originally written for Brand Quarterly. It appeared in their November 28, 2017, issue. It has been slightly modified. Customers are yearning for better experiences. But what are you doing to design a better experience? How do you know what your customers’ expectations are? What are they trying to achieve? And how well is that going for them?
UJET
APRIL 26, 2018
Unplanned outages, hidden fees, and painful UX—just a few things that your contact center solution provider probably forgot to mention before you signed on the dotted line.
Heart of the Customer
APRIL 25, 2018
Journey mapping is powerful. A clear visualization of your customer’s journey helps rally the company to support a new vision of your customers’ challenges, and how you can make it easier to be your customer. But why should customers get all the love? If it’s such a powerful tool, shouldn’t we find other uses for […]. The post Three Tips for Employee Journey Mapping appeared first on Heart of the Customer.
Fonolo
APRIL 24, 2018
It’s been an exciting year so far in the world of contact centers. In just the last month we saw the release of Apple’s Business Chat, the announcement of Twilio’s new Flex call center platform and the acquisition of Altocloud by Genesys. A new pricing model, based on pure consumption, seems to be emerging. A new privacy regulation (GDPR) has multiple impacts on call centers that operate in, or provide service to, Europe.
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
Comm100
APRIL 24, 2018
Have you ever experienced that feeling when you encounter a new piece of information that completely shifts your understanding of the world around you? Whether it’s a great book, an enlightening movie or a blog post with a fresh perspective you’d never considered, those moments are at the core of all great learning experiences. As a manager or trainer of a customer service team, you’ll know that excellent customer service teams aren’t born that way.
ClientSuccess
APRIL 25, 2018
There seems to be rigorous debate in the SaaS customer success space about the value of measuring customer satisfaction through various survey methodologies, whether CSAT, NPS or CES (customer effort score). While each of these methodologies have their merits, I believe there’s a better question to ask, maybe the ultimate question every SaaS (or subscription) company should use to best measure customer sentiment.
Customer Bliss
APRIL 24, 2018
This is the 100th episode of the Chief Customer Officer Human Duct Tape Show , and I have YOU to thank for it! I’m sending a huge, heartfelt thank you to all of the podcast guests I’ve interviewed since the launch of this podcast back in 2016. And of course, thank you to the listeners who support this show and tune in to hear all of the wonderful CX insights, lessons, and tactics discussed.
Kerry Bodine
APRIL 23, 2018
Last week I outlined some tactics to prevent customers from derailing a workshop with out-of-scope ideas and feedback. But what if your workshop includes a tricky customer who continues to push the conversation in an unproductive direction? . An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. To ensure you’re recruiting customers who will be opinionated but constructive, we strongly recommend a phone or Skype conversation to vet potential workshop participants.
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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.
Provide Support
APRIL 21, 2018
If you are aiming for excellence, you can never stop learning and polishing your skills. What skills are needed for a great customer service? There is a long-running debate over which set of skills is more important for a customer service rep, soft skills or technical skills. A recent survey by Service Strategies concludes that 96% of respondents judged communication skills and interpersonal skills more important than technical skills for the success in customer support.
ClientSuccess
APRIL 25, 2018
For those just joining our blog series CSM from the Trenches , welcome. This series, now a community for frontline Customer Success Managers (CSMs), discusses trends, best practices, and advice that can help the frontline. Being on the CSM frontline allows us to directly influence the success of our clients. I love that; as our clients are successful, we’re successful.
Comm100
APRIL 25, 2018
Much has been studied, discussed and debated about keeping customers satisfied and loyal to your brand. In the past, people believed that providing a unique customer service experience was the key to customer loyalty. However, customers rarely frequent your business for exceptional customer experience. While a few types of customer service scenarios can be driven by exceptional service (such as a traveler patronizing a specific hotel based on the personalized care he received on his last visit),
Kerry Bodine
APRIL 22, 2018
Happy Earth Day! I feel fortunate to have a short daily commute. It greatly reduces not only my stress, but also my daily contributions to the Earth’s greenhouse gasses. However, when I’m not walking to my office, I’m flying around the US—or to some other country around the globe—to meet with a client, deliver a speech, or facilitate a workshop. In fact, as I write this, on Earth Day, I’m sitting at 35,000 as a Boeing 777 whisks me from San Francisco to Boston, where I’ll be speaking at the CX N
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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