We are in the data explosion era, and wrapping your head around all the in’s and out’s of data for smooth customer experience is nothing short of flabbergasting. Data silos are inevitable, and as painful as they can be, the ironic truth is that the customer experience equation requires allowing unique data input sources, processing and storage destinations, and output avenues. Accessibility is the name of the game. Internally and externally, a single version of the truth at the fingertips of authorized people and systems is what we all want and need.
https://www.business2community.com/customer-experience/customer-experience-data-silos-demystified-01981186/
In looking back at 2017 in retail customer experience, there were lots of big headlines, a big wave of emerging technologies and a long list of strategies in play as retailers strive to enhance and advance the customer experience.
As the new year arrives, it's a great time to look ahead at what's to come from those in the trenches. Retail customer experience gurus, leaders and experts shared their insight with Retail Customer Experience via email as 2017 ebbed to a close.
https://www.retailcustomerexperience.com/articles/industry-experts-offer-up-2018-predictions-on-retail-customer-experience/
Halloween is slowly creeping up on us. There’s that subtle hint of pumpkin spice lingering in the air, costumes filling up all of the party stores and of course, the most quintessential Halloween movie, Hocus Pocus has taken up the number one spot on Netflix. With all of this Halloween fever around us, we simply couldn’t resist adding a little Halloween ‘flair’ to our blog. So – in light of the holiday – we want to emphasize several ways online feedback can prevent your customers from having a ‘scary’ customer experience!
But before we begin, it’s important that you become acquainted with the most common ‘horrors’ (or irritations) that online customers often encounter; horrors that can tarnish the customer experience and ultimately (if not resolved), put these customers off to your brand...
https://mopinion.com/3-ways-online-feedback-can-prevent-a-scary-customer-experience/
It is very refreshing and encouraging to see so many organizations with mission statements indicating their focus on the customer and their mission to deliver the best customer experience. Over the past few years, organizations have begun taking it a step further than just stating this customer focus, but have started establishing teams or divisions who are dedicated to the customer and their experience. Today, we hear more and more about firms with a CCO (Chief Customer Officer) or VP of Customer Experience.
https://www.business2community.com/customer-experience/want-deliver-best-customer-experience-takes-metric-01970711/
Few would argue that two of the most important marketing topics at the moment are customer experience (CX) and data analytics.
Which is interesting as CX and analytics seem worlds apart. CX tends to be a soft, holistic study of how to make customers happier and analytics consists of the cold, hard numbers which fuel return on investment (ROI) calculations.
Yet marketers are tasked with addressing both, and so many are wondering about how these two distinct disciplines can be brought together.
https://www.econsultancy.com/blog/69631-four-steps-to-optimizing-customer-experience-using-data-analytics/
Customer loyalty and advocacy have experienced a shift in gear as of late for Uber in the UK alone. This latest news of a huge hack in the US that exposed personal data of over 57 million customers and drivers is set to see many turn their backs on the ride-service provider and further damage their faltering reputation.
Not only did Uber hide the massive global breach of data in October 2016 and fail to inform those affected, but they’ve also confirmed they paid the hackers to hush them. Uber paid those responsible for the mega-hack around $100,000 to remove the data and keep the accessed data a secret.
https://customerthink.com/uber-the-changing-gears-of-customer-experience/
Customer experience management is generally the domain of the chief marketing officer (CMO) and the marketing department. Information governance usually falls into the domain of attorneys and records managers. It’s time these two groups got together to explore ways they can serve their organization’s mission better as a team.
It’s all about the customers. And their information. And their trust and loyalty.
https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/why-customer-experience-needs-information-governance/
Customer Experience or CX is a hot initiative at many companies and many more companies, from Fortune 500 to 5-10 person start-ups, are looking how to start and build their CX programs. Customer Experience takes passion, perseverance, and a belief to build a great series of experiences for the customer across all customer interaction points in an organization. A great product or service is the start point for great CX. You also need a great billing process, great digital tools, and reasonable pricing, and a great way to resolve and settle customer problems. Here are five easy to follow steps to have a great Customer Experience program.
http://www.vendingmarketwatch.com/news/12388438/5-steps-to-begin-a-customer-experience-program-at-your-company/
Omni-channel is more than a buzzword. It’s a journey that effectively unites every service channel a customer could use to interact with a business. It provides a more comprehensive approach that leverages all customer data to provide a consistent, seamless and personalized experience that 77 percent of today’s consumers demand.
https://customerthink.com/four-omni-channel-mistakes-killing-the-customer-experience/
The best insight on how to enhance, improve, advance and boost the retail customer experience comes from those retailers, whether online or in-store, which are doing just that. And readers love getting that deep knowledge, insight, tips and advice as illustrated by the most read articles and features this year.
https://www.retailcustomerexperience.com/articles/2017-in-review-top-5-features-highlight-retailer-experiences/
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