You are not your customer.
Some entrepreneurs struggle to understand and work within this concept. It’s not too surprising, really. Successful entrepreneurs are passionate, motivated people who focus on what they want to happen. They then strive to transform their vision into reality.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/281241/
People access the internet on mobile devices more often than desktop computers, and that trend started years ago. It's also been well over a year since "mobilegeddon," when Google updated its algorithms to penalize websites without mobile counterparts.
With so many websites shifting to responsive design, consumers now turn to the mobile web and apps to address online shopping needs. Early adopters make purchases directly from their smartphones. Others use mobile devices to quickly look up items, consume product-specific content and discuss options with peers -- any time, anywhere.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/281269/
A big part of charging more, earning more and attracting more customers comes down to trust. Can your customers trust you to reliably provide what they want? If they can, they will buy from you. If they can't, they won’t.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/272368/
Customer experience. I am sure you’ve discussed improving your CX at least once this year—and if you haven’t you probably should. The truth is, 2018 is the year of the customer experience and customer satisfaction. Why? According to Salesforce, 75 percent of consumers expect a consistent experience wherever they engage and 87 percent of consumers think brands need to do more to provide a seamless experience.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielnewman/2018/04/25/4-technologies-driving-the-future-of-customer-experience/#535471ec3089/
It's no surprise that greater employee engagement leads to better customer experience (CX). It makes intuitive sense and data proves the point. The Temkin Group, for example, has reported that companies with stronger financial performances and better CX have employees who are considerably more engaged than their peers. Not as well-known, though, is that superior CX requires more than general employee engagement.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/deniselyohn/2018/04/18/the-secret-to-superior-customer-experience/#417403c91f2c/
To stay ahead of the customer experience curve, companies can no longer rely on voice and telephone services alone, says Stephen Ball, Senior VP Europe and Africa, Aspect Software.
Recent times have seen some hugely significant developments in industry, with these advances now coming to define how we approach the world of technology. Bitcoin, blockchain and big data have well and truly come to the fore, and AI, automation and chatbots are showing promise on a commercial scale.
These developments are having a huge impact on the ways in which businesses engage with their customers. Here, Stephen Ball, Senior VP Europe and Africa, Aspect Software, looks at the key customer experience trends that we will see developing in the coming months.
http://pressoffice.itweb.co.za/aspect/PressRelease.php?StoryID=281944/
Imagine possessing the ability to resolve a problem for your customer before she had a chance to contact your company to complain. Alternately, by aggregating the customer’s interactions with your company and purchase history, your marketing solution identifies her as the perfect candidate for your new product and sends her a promotion. These are the promising ways in which artificial intelligence (AI) can improve the customer experience.
http://www.destinationcrm.com/Articles/CRM-News/CRM-Featured-Articles/Customer-Experience-How-Artificial-Intelligence-Can-Help-Transform-Customer-Engagement-and-Sales-123447.aspx/
To script out a seamless experience and build the perfect journey, you realize it is not an easy task to pinpoint and monetize the most critical paths in the customer journey in the digital era. However, an effective customer journey management program, helps you eliminate any disruption in the customer purchase process and uncover the critical success factor.
http://customerthink.com/customer-journey-management-the-key-to-better-customer-engagement/
In-App & Web Notifications are increasingly being used by digital-first businesses as a means for boosting conversions or simply conveying an important message to their visitors (while they are active in-app or on the website). According to Localytics, In-App Messaging in particular is capable of boosting engagement by 3x! So to what can we attribute the success of in-app and web notifications? Easy. That would be their exceptional ability to deliver the right content to the right audience at the right time.
https://mopinion.com/10-tools-with-in-app-web-notifications/
Every day is a new opportunity to learn how disconnected businesses are with their customers. But it's also a chance to discover the secret to better experience is really quite simple. All you need to do is listen.
Consider this. I recently spent 63 minutes glued to my phone trying unsuccessfully to resolve a health insurance issue. Five phone calls. A dozen transfers. Multiple hang-ups. Inconsistent information. Contradictory advice.
Come on now, I wondered. Is this any way to treat a customer?
https://customerthink.com/the-most-amazing-customer-experience-starts-with-your-ears/
