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Beyond the Buzzword: The Operational Playbook for Mastering Effortless Experiences
Takeaways from a Virtual Event Most organizations agree that "customer-centricity" is the goal, yet most fail to operationalize the concept because they treat research as a phase rather than a pulse. In a virtual, members-only event, thought leader David Massey broke...
Turning Customer Signals into Better Customer Service
Most organizations are surrounded by signals but struggle to turn those signals into execution that holds. Visibility turns data into understanding, and understanding must translate into decisions that carry across the enterprise. The Gap Between Signals and Execution...
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Mission-Driven Customer Experiences (CX): A Guide
So much has changed in the world of customer experience. Over the past many years, the concept of convenience has been the undisputed focus of most...
Improving Video Visits and Other New Patient Experiences
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many new challenges in healthcare. Most importantly, providers want to ensure the highest quality of care and...
Silver Linings in a Pandemic – “Humanizing Agents”
Key Takeaways from Customer Contact VIRTUAL:
A Frost & Sullivan Executive MindXchange
INTRODUCTION Agents are the front lines in handling customer emotions. Often when customers call, they have already exhausted poorly designed...
Featured Video Presentation:
4 Lessons from the Most Customer-Centric
Genre of Rock
James Dodkins used to be an actual, real life, award-winning rockstar. He played guitar in a heavy metal band, released albums and tore up stages...
Let’s Make Our Frontline’s Work Easier So Customers Win
The key is making it easy for frontline agents to deliver empathetic and effective customer experiences.
Searching for the Magic… CX in Tough Times
What is the magic answer to unlocking the Customer Experience? The answer is… there is no magic. The Customer Experience (CX) requires being open to...
The Importance of Operational Technology Cybersecurity for a Rich Customer Experience
Introduction – Growth of IT-OT convergence in industrial verticals As networks evolve and elements such as ultra-low latency and network dependency...
Serendipity, Technology and Creating Opportunity
Frost & Sullivan recently posed a few timely questions to customer experience industry expert Vinod Varma, who will be leading a session,...
3 Key Ways to Create a Winning Touchless Experience
Last year COVID-19 rocked the way we live and conduct business. Overnight, customer expectations changed and for Safelite AutoGlass it meant that...
Featured Video: Not All Superheroes Wear Uniforms,
They Wear Headsets Too
Harnessing Voice of the Customer to Drive Growth
When we talk about Voice of the Customer what do we mean? Well, in essence, it is the process of capturing the customer's expectations, preferences...
Brand Experience: What’s That and Why Should I Care?
In my career, I’ve had the great pleasure of working with some iconic brands in varying industries: food and beverage, hotel, travel, and now,...
Top Takeaways from Customer Contact VIRTUAL:
A Frost & Sullivan Executive MindXchange
Last September, Frost & Sullivan launched our first ever Customer Contact VIRTUAL event. The new platform proved very successful for an...
Making Work from Home Work for You – The Long Game
It’s no secret that this year has changed a lot for everyone. Customer experience teams know the impact of COVID-19 all too well. As the world faced...
The Returns from Investing In your Customer Experience
Adapted from DoingCXRight.com
By Stacy Sherman Customer Experience Strategist and Practitioner Over the years, we often hear “The customer is always right.” While “always” may...
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Customer Story: Maximize Human Capital to Increase Loyalty and Profitability
5 Things Teams Can Do To Help Each Other Thrive While Working From Home
From a teamwork expert who has helped everyone from Google to the Oakland A’s
By Mike Robbins Motivational Speaker and Author Mike Robbins, LLC The coronavirus has had a significant impact on the world, the economy, and just...
Get ready for Customer Contact VIRTUAL: A Frost & Sullivan Executive MindXchange Coming 9/22-9/24
Frost & Sullivan is thrilled to present our first Customer Contact VIRTUAL event. We’ve brought a growth mindset to our previously in-person...
The Road to Empathy
You can teach technical skills, but you can’t give someone a heart. It’s easy to say, “Hire for empathy,” but to do so quickly, and at scale is hard...
Join us for our Webinar Week Series: Customer Engagement From Crisis to Opportunity: Reimagining the Customer Experience
Presentations by Neil Crane Vice President of Product & Technology Cicero Inc. Plus thought leaders from Genesys, ServiceNow and SurveyMonkey...
Webinar on Demand:
The Future of Customer Engagement
Creating Customer-Centric Communications in the Time of COVID-19
Over the past months, I’ve received countless emails from companies and organizations that I do business with, and some that I can’t remember the...
An Excerpt from Enable Better Service: A Customer Service Contact Center Story
Chapter 3 - Soft-Serve Your Way to Self-Service Just like the self-service frozen yogurt stores, grocery stores with self-checkout, and banks with...
Webinar Week Presentation: Adjusting Your CX Strategy in the Midst of COVID-19
In this webinar you will learn how to be nimble and still deliver your CX strategy as we face the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, we will discuss...
Customer Contact Webinar Week: Essential Take-Aways
With the current health crisis creating unprecedented challenges, Frost & Sullivan recently created a Customer Contact Webinar series comprised...
Five Essential Skills for CX Leaders
The work of the customer experience leader is infinitely complex. We must be capable of telling compelling stories through a combination of the...
Five Tips to Make your Customer Experience Team Ready for Growth
Since 2012, Drizly has worked to build the nation’s first and largest alcohol e-commerce marketplace and delivery platform. After a months-long...
Q&A with John Broderick, Chief Executive Officer, Cicero, Inc.
A Customer Engagement Leadership Council Member
We recently caught up with John Broderick, who has held the title of Chief Executive Officer of Cicero Inc., for the last fifteen years. Cicero is a...
Why Companies Fail In Pursuit of Delivering Great Customer Experiences
Imagine my surprise when speaking at a recent summit for Customer Experience Officers when I asked the audience to define their "company's customer...
Featured Video: Ask the Experts Panel Discussion Socializing CX Across the Organization
Moderated by Nate Brown Head of Customer Experience UL, EHS
