Five Questions for Rich Green, Chief Product Officer with SugarCRM
By Keith Kirkpatrick December 14, 2021
Rich Green, Chief Product Officer, SugarCRM I recently connected with Rich Green, chief product officer (CPO) with SugarCRM, to get this customer relationship management (CRM) industry veteran’s insights into the challenges of integrating AI…
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CXM Firm Alida Receives New Equity Investment
By Alex Gaw December 10, 2021
Alida, the Canadian developer of CXM and customer insights software, said in a recent announcement that it was the recipient of an equity investment from fellow Canadian entity BMO Capital Partners, a major source of subordinated debt and minority…
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Empathy Mapping for CX
By Sherril Hanson December 10, 2021
If you were to create a word cloud to track the trending words in CX, “empathy” would take up some sizable real estate. The ability to understand the feelings of a customer can lead to a more personalized approach or offering, as well as better…
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Backend AI: Not Just for Customer-Facing Bots
- By Keith Kirkpatrick December 7, 2021
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being accepted by customers as tools that allow them to accomplish tasks or get the information they need, without having to speak or interact with other humans. AI-driven automated attendants, virtual…
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CX Specialist Genesys Raises $580 Million in New Funding Round
- By Alex Gaw December 7, 2021
Genesys, a major provider of CX management and call center software, successfully raised $580 million in a new funding round that now gives the Daly City, California-based enterprise a valuation of $21 billion. The latest funding round was led…
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CX Outsourcing Firm Majorel Enters Croatia and Agrees to Acquire Turkish CX Provider Mayen
- By Alex Gaw December 6, 2021
Majorel, the Luxembourg-based provider of multilingual outsourced CX solutions, has expanded its footprint with the establishment of new operations in Zagreb, Croatia, the company announced on December 2, just 10 days after it signed an agreement…
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Training, Safety, Communication, and Flexibility Are Major EX Issues Facing the Travel & Hospitality Industry
- By Sherril Hanson December 6, 2021
The current environment for employees in the travel & hospitality industry is extremely difficult and will not improve anytime soon, given the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. Travelers are facing an ever-changing set of rules,…
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Gartner Survey: Most Service and Support Leaders to Advocate Value-Added Customer Service Strategy for 2022
- By Alex Gaw December 2, 2021
A new report from Gartner shows that a majority of customer service and support leaders favor a value-added customer service strategy to grow their business in 2022, representing a significant shift from the once-prevalent mindset that customer…
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Customer Success Teams Help Build Meaningful Customer Engagement
- By Keith Kirkpatrick November 30, 2021
Customer success is defined as “a long-term, scientifically engineered, and professionally directed strategy for maximizing customer and company sustainable proven value,” by the The Customer Success Association. But for most organizations,…
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