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How to align AI and human expertise for exceptional CX
Artificial intelligence is reshaping how businesses interact with customers — but let’s be honest, AI alone isn’t the magic bullet for customer experience. The best results happen when AI and human expertise work together. AI can automate repetitive tasks, provide insights, and boost efficiency, but it’s the human touch that builds trust and lasting relationships. So how do you strike the right balance? That’s where the AI + Human Maturity Model™ for Customer Experience comes in. This model is a practical guide for businesses looking to assess where they are today, where they can go next, and how to structure their teams to get the most out of AI and human collaboration.
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Grow Customer Satisfaction by Practicing Respect in Customer Service
If you respect your customers, they are more likely to respond positively to you and you will increase customer satisfaction.
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10 Ways to Use Customer Service to Say Thanks to Your Customers
There are many reasons for businesses to be thankful to their customers during Thanksgiving, over the holiday season, and throughout the year. Being grateful to your customers should be a central point in your customer service training.
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Customer Experience Lessons from Buddy the Elf
Wouldn’t it be great if all customers were like Buddy, the naive character played by Will Ferrell in the popular holiday movie “Elf“? All customer experiences would be completely perfect, as demonstrated in this scene where Buddy stumbles on “The World’s Best Coffee.” Even though the coffee being offered in the clip is clearly sub-par, the sign next to it says it’s the “World’s Best”, so Buddy thinks it must be. It’s a customer service agent’s dream.
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10 Stunning Customer Experience Facts
Wondering if investing in creating a great customer experience is worth it? I can tell you from a personal point of view that I’m more likely to purchase from a company that offers me a fantastic customer experience. In fact, I’d go so far as to say I’d pay more for something if I knew it was going to be an above average experience, and I’d both bring repeat business and recommend the company to my friends.
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Ten Quotes to Inspire You to Amp Up Customer Experience
As Tom Martin, Glance CEO, said in his epic blog post, we are migrating from customer service to customer care.
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Customer Care: Get Pissed Off!
Change is hard. This is no less true in customer care than it is in any other aspect of life.
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Top Three Ways Companies Are Changing to Meet Customers’ Requirements
Customers are still human beings. Sometimes, in this day and age of mountains of data, it’s easy for companies to lose track of that seemingly obvious fact.
Customer Service
Are your customer service agents better than my smartphone?
Part of my job is to research customer service, online commerce, and the ongoing technology investment required for retailers to make the jump from offline to online. You see it everywhere from customer service agents to the customers themselves – we’re truly on the verge of amazing change.
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How the pandemic has changed digital customer experience for good
The pandemic has been a driving force for change in the way we live, work, and interact with one another. Most customers have drastically changed their expectations, and brands must step up to meet the need or risk being left behind. In the post-pandemic landscape, companies must adapt their customer service, marketing, and digital experiences to meet the heightened demands of consumers.