There are many moving parts in play when trying to explain, let alone execute, an exceptional customer experience. Therefore it truly takes a village and a good game plan to get things done effectively. Staying on top of your customer experience strategy is vital as the customer behavior and digital channels of engagement continue to change how business is done. But it’s easy to be overwhelmed even before you get started. Where do you start?

Did you know that over 63% of customer service leaders globally have seen an increase in customer expectations? While 64% of consumers say that they expect companies to respond to them in real-time, approximately 72% of customers expect representatives to know their issue and order history. That’s why you need to enable seamless omnichannel customer service or multi-channel support, making it easy for your customers to reach you whenever and wherever they need you.

The COVID-19 crisis has pushed us all out of our comfort zones – both merchants and consumers. What might have evolved over a decade happened within eight weeks in 2020, when retailers quickly launched e-commerce websites and figured their way through digital payment, order fulfillment, and warehouse management processes. Consumers got equally adventurous too.

When you work in a high-stress role where conversations are difficult, and work is seemingly endless, you need a dependable source of comic relief to unwind. In this internet-driven world, only one thing comes to mind: memes. A meme has the power to lighten the mood, bring a humorous perspective to tough situations, and dare we say – unite people. At the end of the day, it works best as an expression of opinion that people can relate to and laugh about.

Every business owner, including the founder of one of the most magical places on Earth – Disneyland, credits the success of their vision to PEOPLE. Our research indicates that 55% of consumers will recommend a company to their friends and family due to good customer service, but 47% of them would no longer do business with a company as a response to bad service.

Tracking productivity and performance of the customer service function emerged as the #1 challenge of customer service leaders through the pandemic crisis, as per The New CX Mandate report. It isn’t surprising that 79% of these leaders in the US are investing 31% more in measurement and analytics in 2021.