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Expert insights on customer experience, employee engagement, and service leadership. Stay ahead with Brad Cleveland’s blog—featuring CX trends, actionable strategies, and real-world solutions to help you improve customer satisfaction, streamline operations, and drive business success.
Does Service Impact Stock Price?
Yep. Over a seven year period, the S&P 500 Index gained 51.5%. According to Watermark Consulting, customer experience leaders enjoyed a stock increase 77.7%. And laggards? They saw a drop of 2.5%. Follow Watermark Consulting for updates. Or in any country or...
Connecting Hiring, Training and Coaching
55 Billion
According to ICMI, 55 billion agent-assisted interactions are handled in the U.S. annually. Couple that statistic with Dimension Data’s research showing that 74% of organizations worldwide predict an increase in customer interactions. Pondering these numbers should...
Communicating Access Alternatives to Customers
Home-Connected Devices to See Explosive Growth
As the Internet of Things (IoT) and connected devices expand, the connected-home device subset of the market is seeing rapid growth. According to a report by BI Intelligence: Connected-home device shipments will grow at a compound annual rate of 67% over the next few...
Which Customers Use Social Media for Customer Service?
While there may be a perception that only younger consumers use social media as an access channel, research published mid 2014 by eConsultancy suggests that is clearly not the case. Here’s a breakdown of usage by age group: • 18-24 – 49.5% • 25-34 – 44.6% • 35-44 –...
Motivation and Engagement: Your Leadership Matters
Update Your Customer Access Strategy for Social Media
To put effective social customer service in place, you need an updated customer access strategy. Put a team together and think through the following questions: Customers: Who are they, where are they talking about your services, company, market and competitors?...
Employee and Customer Engagement—The Numbers Are Stunning
Forward-looking managers are always looking for ways to increase the engagement of front-line employees. They understand that the secret sauce to the best possible service is a team that is deeply connected to the company’s mission. Can you quantify the impact of...
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