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How to Create Unforgettable Customer Experiences with Ronn Nicolli

ShepHyken

What role does storytelling play in creating memorable customer experiences? Why is meeting or exceeding customer expectations important in the hospitality industry? How do personal interactions complement technology in creating a seamless customer service experience? Hospitality is more than a job.

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Personalizing the Customer Experience Is a Competitive Differentiator

ShepHyken

I recently released my 2021 Achieving Customer Amazement research. and asked them numerous questions about topics related to customer service, customer experience, loyalty, reviews, and more. One of the questions had to do with creating a personalized experience. . We surveyed 1,000 consumers in the U.S.

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Five Lessons On How To Personalize the Customer Experience

ShepHyken

I love to receive great examples of outstanding customer service. I’m always on the lookout for great stories, whether I personally experience them, or they are sent in by our followers. What I share with you today is a great example of personalized and proactive communication. In other words, it’s mass personalization.

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Mastering the Customer Experience with Edwin Margulies

ShepHyken

This episode of Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken answers the following questions and more:    How can companies effectively integrate new technology into existing systems to enhance customer experience? Why is creating a frictionless customer experience important, and how can businesses achieve it?

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The Challenges of Omnichannel: Why so Many Contact Centers Struggle with Digital Self-Service

To find how contact centers are navigating the transition to omnichannel customer service, Calabrio surveyed more than 1,000 marketing and customer experience leaders in the U.S. about their digital customer communication strategies. Read the report to find out what was uncovered.

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How AI can Transform Customer Experience with Sid Banerjee

ShepHyken

How can companies effectively activate their customer data to make informed business improvements? How does AI’s cost-effectiveness influence its use in customer experience? Top Takeaways Customer experience data is essential for companies to improve their products and services.

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The Secret to eBay’s Phenomenal Customer Experience with Derek Allgood

ShepHyken

By having a purpose beyond making money, businesses can connect with people on a more personal level. Plus, Derek talks about eBay’s innovative AI solutions to support employees and customers. .” We are called to be much more engaged in a way that is not programmatic but in a way that is person-to-person.”

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How Empathy, Creativity and Compassion Drive Results

Speaker: Rhonda Basler, Director of Customer Engagement, Hallmark Business Connections

Using your innate empathy and applying that to your marketing and customer experience through emotional intelligence CAN be the game changer you’re looking for. Brands that connect with customers on a personal, emotional level will be more successful than others.

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Using Customer Reviews, Advocacy, and Referrals in Your Journey Map

Speaker: Jeremy Boudinet, Marketing Manager, Nextiva

But if you have to beg a customer to give a review or referral, you're doing it wrong. Making a customer want to advocate for your brand takes passion, personalization, and gratitude: all things that can be gracefully elicited throughout the customer journey map. The best customer experiences go beyond the sale.

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Study: The Health of the Contact Center

What does it take to engage agents in this customer-centric era? Download our study of 1,000 contact center agents in the US and UK to find out what major challenges are facing contact center agents today – and what your company can do about it.

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Personalized Customer Experience with All-In-One Voice, Video, Chat, Contact Center

Customers are increasingly selective, and companies compete on the customer experience. Reliable communications are mission critical in today’s business environment. Incorporating integrated communications as a key component is driving high returns.

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Everyone Is Accountable and Responsible for a Great Customer Experience!

Speaker: Bryan Horn, Founder, CS Solutions

Further and further down the rabbit hole you fall, and each time you're transferred, the waiting room music plays longer and longer, and the person at the end of the line knows less and less about you and your problems. Examples of both HORRIBLE and FANTASTIC customer interactions. The humanity of customer experience.

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A Practitioner's Guide to Sustainable Customer Experience in the Contact Center

With the right environment, your contact center will transform from a necessary operation to a beacon of customer excellence for your company’s brand. Make conversations personal. Start by making these 5 key changes: Work with your CRM. Focus on people, not technology. Make conversations flow effortlessly.

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Data-Driven Marketing 101

This eBook highlights how data-driven strategies empower marketing campaigns through personalization tactics. Here’s what’s covered: How data-driven marketing drives the customer experience. Understanding marketing strategy & performance. The most challenging obstacles to data-driven marketing success.

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How Self-Service Can Drive Down Costs and Improve CX

Many people think that self-service is a low-end experience and would much rather offer their customerspersonalized attention.”. Best-selling author and customer experience thought leader Blake Morgan has put it all down on paper for you. You can both boost your customer experience while spending less.