I believe that the customer experience (CX) space is becoming like prog rock in the 1970s……. overly technical, too elaborate and complicated, inwardly focused, a little exclusive and in danger of disappearing up it’s own a***. Punk rock exploded out of the back of prog rock in 1970s with it’s democratic, DIY, back to basics and all heart and energy approach that inspired both a cultural and musical movement and a mindset. It dared to be different and was OK …
Category: Customer service
Today’s interview is with Joshua March, Founder and Board Director of Conversocial, a digital care platform for social messaging, and also author of Message Me, a book about the future of customer service in the era of social messaging and artificial intelligence. Joshua joins me today to talk about some recent research that Conversocial just released, the overall state of digital customer care, what the future of messaging and customer care looks like and what we should be doing about …
Today’s interview is with David Avrin, a keynote speaker, an author, a consultant and also CEO of Visibility International. David joins me today to talk about his new book: Why Customers Leave (and How to Win Them Back), what it’s about, what we can learn from it and what we should be doing differently to improve customer service and experience. This interview follows on from my recent interview – Gender and diversity imbalances will impact your ability to connect with …
This is a guest post by Angela White on behalf of ProProfs. Many companies see customer experience as a necessity when it comes to keeping their consumers happy. In doing so, not only are their customers happier, but the business itself flourishes too. A PWC worldwide study from 2018 stated that 73% of consumers believe that customer experience is an integral part of their purchasing decisions, while 43% of customers would pay more for a greater experience. Despite the obvious …
Today’s interview is with Adriana Gascoigne, founder and CEO of Girls in Tech, a San Francisco-based non-profit organization devoted to empowering, educating and engaging women in the tech industry across 43 chapters in 32 countries. Adriana joins me today to talk about Girls In Tech, her new book: Tech Boss Lady: How to Start-Up, Disrupt, and Thrive as a Female Founder and the impact that gender and diversity imbalances have on an organisation’s ability to best serve its customers. Here’s …
If you stop and think about your own behavior for a minute. I’m betting that when faced with a question that you don’t know the answer to then one of the first things that you will do is ‘Google’ the answer. This is not unusual and is what many of your customers do too. When applied to questions that are related to products or services that we use or are considering buying that’s called self-service. Personally, I believe, helping customers …
Today’s interview is with Michael Redbord, General Manager of the Service Hub at HubSpot, a technology company that builds sales and marketing software. Michael joins me today to talk about their new research into the state of customer service, what we can learn from it, what the future holds and what we should be focusing on if we are to deliver a great customer experience. This interview follows on from my recent interview – How using a network of experts …
In early May, Sprout Social released their 2019 Index which looks at the state of, use, challenges and relevance of social media. The main findings of the report were that: Marketers struggle to create social strategies to support overall business goals. Marketers need to dig deeper to understand their audience. Consumers want to be engaged and entertained before they buy. Facebook continues to dominate the social landscape. Brands are only scratching the surface of what social can do. Given that …
Today’s interview is with Antony Brydon who is the CEO and co-founder of Directly, a leader in customer support automation that works with enterprise companies to launch and train virtual agents that double their automation rate. Antony joins me today to talk about asynchronous messaging, conversational interfaces, AI and expert networks. This interview follows on from my recent interview – How your procurement team is impacting both your employee and customer experience – Interview with Todd Olson of Pendo – …
