I came across an article this week that immediately caught my attention: Top Takeaways From The 2017 Customer Rage Study. While the study itself is not yet available on the Customer Care and Measurement & Consulting website, the fact that they have previously conducted similar research and you can filter articles by the subject of “rage” leads me to believe they are a bit of an expert.
http://customerthink.com/three-ways-to-avoid-customer-rage/
We’ve all been there. That grudge payment we have to make. And on top of it, to make it, we need to go and stand in a queue that are usually extra long. Today was no different. I stopped at the traffic department to pay my license, saw the people queuing out the door and decided to come back a bit later (hoping that things would calm down a bit).
https://customerthink.com/do-you-talk-about-great-cx-or-do-you-do-great-cx/
According to Kantar TNS’s latest Connected Life research, brands still have work to do to build trust in digital channels.
The report reveals that acceptance of chatbots, which are increasingly used in customer service functions, is generally low in Europe: just 28% of British consumers are willing to interact with them online. However, consumers in other markets are even less open to them: less than a quarter (22%) of Australian consumers said they were happy to interact with AI.
https://uk.kantar.com/tech/digital/2017/british-consumers-not-ready-to-embrace-online-customer-service/
GOOD customer service and having an online presence have been highlighted as the keys to competing with Amazon.
After months of speculation, the US retail giant launched Amazon Marketplace in Australia this week.
But Belmont Business Enterprise Centre founding manager Carol Hanlon said service was the only way to competing and building customer advocacy and loyalty.
https://www.communitynews.com.au/southern-gazette/news/good-customer-service-and-online-presence-key-to-competing-with-amazon-says-belmont-business-enterprise-centre-founder/
It’s the rare construction firm that doesn’t pride itself on putting customers first. But are those customers getting what they truly want? And when employees are asked to go the extra mile on a project, are they clear about where to go?
https://www.enr.com/articles/43585-new-customer-service-role-raises-client-advocacy-to-its-highest-level/
Customer journey mapping sounds like it could be yet another technical exercise that your team could probably do without but according to these experts, it's quite the contrary. They are a necessary part of understanding and breaking down the barriers between your business and it's customers.
Customer journey maps are just as simple as they sound but they can be more useful than you could imagine.
https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/how-to-get-started-with-customer-journey-mapping/
Gartner made some interesting predictions about customer experience (CX) and the marketing technology associated with it in early 2017. The research firm suggested customer experience management would continue to top CEO, CMO and CIO agendas, calling it the “watchword of our age.” On the technology side, Gartner predicted CMO technology spending would exceed that of CIOs and that eventually, the CIO role will fall under the CMO organizationally.
https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/surveying-the-customer-experience-technology-landscape/
Customer service leaders frequently ask me about employee empowerment. It sounds so good in theory, but it’s often difficult in practice.
When I talk to them, there’s usually something missing. Here’s an example...
http://customerthink.com/the-new-rules-of-employee-empowerment/
Ask anyone. There are many companies out there that make use of several tools as a means for communicating with their visitors or customers on their website, be it through a chatbot, feedback form or direct review. Now, you might be thinking ‘Hey these are basically classified as customer experience tools and I have one!’ and because you already utilise one of these tools, there is nothing else you need to do to improve the customer experience. Well that’s not entirely true…
https://mopinion.com/which-website-tools-are-best-for-effectively-engaging-the-online-customer/
Listening to your customers is a vital skill. That much is obvious.
Your current Voice of the Customer activities may be falling short of the mark and not giving you the insights you suspect are out there. Customer satisfaction surveys might not be giving you the information you expect. Asking too many questions may even have annoyed your customers.
As a B2B company, you are likely to have many touchpoints within your customers – those who purchase your products, those who use them, the decision makers and the influencers. Who to target and how you approach them will vary depending on the objectives you set.
If you are setting up a customer survey for your B2B clients, here are some things we suggest you think about.
https://customerthink.com/b2b-customer-surveys-how-to-nail-them/
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