Where does the customer journey end?

From Telstra Enterprise. End-to-end customer experience is the journey a customer takes from their initial thoughts or considerations to the actual purchase of a product. But the journey doesn’t end there! A customer’s initial buyer experience may have been sensational. The website was easy to navigate and the checkout process was simple and streamlined. But …

Teaching the machine to serve our customers

In recent years the customer experience landscape has seen the emergence of chatbots, virtual digital assistants, and AI. By automating repetitive tasks these tools have saved costs, allowing humans to focus on more complex issues. The long term impact of AI and machine learning applications, however, is potentially tremendous and far reaching. Machine learning refers …

Why Australian organisations need more CCXPs (Certified Customer eXperience Professionals)

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic businesses are increasingly prioritising customer experience over product and pricing as a means to differentiate their brand. As a result, customer experience skills and competencies are in high demand across most if not all industry sectors in Australia. Jobs with customer experience in the title are proliferating across …

Why have ‘customer success’ programs become so important

Ensuring your customers receive maximum value and enjoyment out of the products you sell them is a critical component of their overall experience with your brand. The term ‘Customer Success’ refers adopting a proactive approach to providing solutions and answers for your customers. Along with ‘Customer Experience’, ‘Customer Success’ has become increasingly popular over recent …

We’re targeting you – personalisation vs segmentation

Personalisation is one of the most important aspects of creating a great great customer experience. Today’s customers expect a personalised experience when dealing with brands. Highly personalised customer experiences driven by data analytics about current customers are difficult for competitors to imitate. The challenge lies in: who are we actually trying to personalise for? All too often …

The future of Voice-of-Customer: is the feedback survey on the way out?

This article was originally published on http://www.sproutstrategy.com.au Critical to most CX programs is having a Voice-of-Customer (VoC) component or process which allows companies to understand exactly what their customers want. Traditionally, this process has been heavily reliant on customer feedback surveys. Companies that excel at customer experience, however, use much more than feedback surveys to …

Why you need a ‘Customer Centric’ culture to succeed at customer experience

The ability of a business to deliver an exceptional experience to customers is dependent on one thing – it’s culture. Successful CX requires a culture that puts the customer at the heart of every decision and action made. Unfortunately, for most organisations, that’s easier said than done. You can build as many customer journey maps …

IoT in 2021 – Capitalising on your Data

The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to transform businesses as developing technology presents benefits to every vertical. From a business standpoint, there are two major forces at play right now. IoT adoption is leading to an increase in data volumes, while advancements in the likes of 5G is leading to increasing network speeds that can …