One of the most popular arrows in the quiver of a customer experience professional is the customer journey map. And for good reason…it’s a straightforward,...
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The Biden Administration’s “Time is Money” Initiative
Bad customer experiences invite costly regulation. These compliance costs and liability risks are unnecessary burdens...
Read More >>>Using AI in Customer Service: Steps for Seamless Integration
As customers, we’ve all experienced technologies that aren’t helpful or that create even higher levels of frustration. They offer many options, just none that we...
Read More >>>The Seven Factors of Customer Tolerance
Customer tolerance influences how long customers will wait, how many give up and leave, whether they try alternatives, and how they feel about the experience....
Read More >>>What’s Happening with Contact Center Workload?
What’s happening with contact center workload? Is the work handled by agents declining as AI capabilities become more robust and prevalent? Are calls being supplanted...
Read More >>>What Do Your Customers Want? 10 Expectations to Guide Your Service Strategy
Understanding what customers want is essential to building an effective customer service strategy. In turn,...
Read More >>>Unmasking the Service Illusion: Why Listening to Customers Matters More Than Ever
Consumer Reports’ November/December 2023 issue is on newsstands now. The company’s flagship website and magazine...
Read More >>>Prepare Your Contact Center for the Future
Megan Jones, Editor at Call Centre Helper, recently interviewed me to discuss the habits every leader should adopt to succeed in planning ahead. The article...
Read More >>>Better Service at Lower Costs? Yes, It’s Possible
The need to identify and address customer expectations stems from a widely accepted principle: improvements in customer satisfaction lead to increased customer loyalty, better business...
Read More >>>How to Leverage Your AI-Powered Customer Support Strategy
When jumping into artificial intelligence, many organizations inventory what they’re doing now and look for opportunities to automate. This fixed-pie thinking can be limiting out...
Read More >>>Future-Proof Your AI-Powered Customer Service
AI is dramatically transforming customer service. The opportunities – and risks – are unprecedented. As we leap into the future, literally by the day, how do...
Read More >>>What Is Good Service? Customer Perceptions Keep Changing
The experiences that customers have with any organization—not just yours or others in your industry—shape their perceptions. So you’ve got to continually revisit what good...
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