Customer Experience

June 22, 2017

PERSPECTIVES

We’re Listening Blog Series: Sea Change – CX Lab on the move at Cisco Live

3 min read

Boats are a passion of mine. As any boating enthusiast will attest, boat owners are constantly looking for enhancements – a tweak here and there to improve their vessel and...

Turning Retailers into Superheroes: Join Us at Cisco Live

2 min read

Today we hear about “transforming the customer experience,” but for developers and IT staffers, what does this really mean? Join us in Las Vegas at Cisco Live on June 25-29, where...

June 12, 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Is Online Banking Getting Old?

4 min read

Many years ago, my family used to drive to our local community bank to cash checks, make deposits, and pay bills. My grandmother would wait in a longer line to...

May 23, 2017

CLOUD

Customer Experience and Cloud. Why Cisco?

4 min read

I recently wrote a previous blog about Starbucks Digital Transformation to highlight that, it is really happening and that there are actual business results out of their strategy. It is not only a marketing campaign nor a crazy idea but a vision and a strategy to drive business outcomes. As part of Digital Transformation, Cloud, permeates everything we do and powers digital transformation. Its impact on customer experiences, business processes and models, and workforce innovations, is undeniable.

May 18, 2017

PERSPECTIVES

We’re Listening Blog Series: Making Lemonade – Turning Negative Customer Feedback into a Positive

1 min read

Our hyper-connected world allows for an open market and on-demand access to products and services 24/7. This puts customers in the driver’s seat and when competing products are equal, customer...

Securing Your Retail Network with Cisco SAFE in the Age of WannaCry

3 min read

Thousands of companies around the globe were affected this week by a major ransomware attack called WannaCry. Ransomware is a type of cyberattack that encrypts data until the user pays a specified fee, and is one of the industry’s top evolving cyberthreats. As these and other threats continue to proliferate, the Cisco SAFE Threat Defense […]

March 8, 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Digital Disruption in Financial Services: A Surprising 1-2-3 Connection

2 min read

It’s not news that the financial services industry is being vigorously shaken by digital disruption. While this is true across industries, the wind gusts are particularly strong for financial companies. Financial Services (FSI ) firms are predominantly aiming their digital business initiatives at improving their customer experience. Yet, what about employee experience? Is it a […]

February 21, 2017

RETAIL & HOSPITALITY

The Worst Problem in the Retail Industry? Turnover.

3 min read

Retail has one of the highest turnover rates in any industry. The Hay Group reports a median turnover rate of 67 percent for part-time retail employees.[1] I doubt any of us would be too challenged to list the problems driving this high turnover: Retail jobs are considered boring and repetitive, with little training and low […]