By Paula Courtney, CEO. It’s an exciting time to be immersed in the cutting-edge world of retail technology and the perennial challenge of better engaging with customers. I was reminded of this recently when I attended the annual CEO summit hosted by the Wharton School’s Baker Retailing Center. The daylong conference, attended by thought leaders […]
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Market Research: It’s Not An End – Just The Beginning
By Lori Childers, Senior VP. Imagine going to see your doctor for an annual physical and he or she tells you your weight or blood pressure is too high. Hey, it happens to most of us at some point. The key is what you do with that information moving forward. Do you put together a […]
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Customer Memory: Timing is everything
Recently, I attended the Forrester CX NYC 2019 Forum, which brings together customer experience leaders from around the world to learn how to better understand customers and expand relationships. As I made my way around the conference sessions, learning about many of the new tools and technology that delve into customer preferences and decision-making, it […]
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Is Your Customer Service Department Making Things Worse?
Having a customer service department is essential to business success. Customers who have issues with your product or service want comfort in knowing that they can speak to a representative about their concerns. There are companies such as Amazon, that have international acclaim for their stellar customer support. On the other hand, there are […]
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Top 5 Customer Experience Mistakes to Avoid in 2019
Going into 2019, the customer experience is still one of the biggest trends driving business success. In fact, roughly 84% of consumers agree that the key to winning them over is to treat them as people and not as numbers. While organizations are taking note of this and changing their models to better suit the […]
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5 statistics that prove the importance of customer reward and recognition
Our CEO, Paula Courtney, recently wrote an article regarding the four major customer experience trends happening in 2019. As a follow up to her article, we thought we would dig a bit deeper into one of the 2019 trends which we’ve seen emerging for many years: reward and recognition (R&R) for customers. Rewarding and recognizing […]
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CEO Thoughts: 4 Customer Experience Trends That Will Shape 2019
One of the most common questions I get asked by my clients is “what’s next?”. Where is the customer experience (CX) going? In an era of disruption, hyper-digitized economies and value-seeking customers, the pressure to be better and cheaper has been replaced with the pressure to be different and relevant. The leaders of tomorrow will […]