Only the most fervent cord-cutters would be unaware of the many important political changes in 2016 and 2017. There were many, but some of the most important include the pro-Brexit vote in the UK, the... View More
"Voice of the Customer," a discipline used in business and operations (through Six Sigma, for example) to capture customer expectations and preferences, is an excellent resource to evaluate your products... View More
GMC Software continues to dominate as a Leader in Gartner’s recent “Magic Quadrant for Customer Communications Management Software,” as does OpenText, who has been busy expanding their... View More
“We didn’t do anything wrong, but somehow, we lost” was the final statement that was made during a speech by Stephen Elop, the former CEO of Nokia, at the press conference announcing... View More
Many firms in just about all industries have been struggling to keep pace with digital transformation in customer communications management (CCM). The pace of change has increased so dramatically that... View More
As we begin 2017, many enterprises are under pressure to improve their customer experiences. It is becoming increasingly common for enterprises to use customer journey mapping tools to understand the touchpoints... View More
US companies spend millions of dollars each year developing the best strategies and tactics to reach their target audience and increase sales. In fact, a survey on chief marketing officers (CMOs) found... View More
I am not sure if it was General Patton, Lee Iacocca, or Thomas Paine, but someone said, “Lead, follow, or get out of the way.” In any case, it’s time for customer experience (CX) thinking.... View More
Xerox expanded its portfolio of Communication and Marketing Solutions, and enhanced its Document Transaction Processing Services. Both services help large enterprises better manage front- and back-end... View More
Maturity models are not new, and chances are you or your organization has utilized a maturity model in the past. A maturity model enables an organization to assess its methods and processes according... View More
Several DOCUMENT Strategy articles have chronicled the rise of customer experience (CX) within enterprises over the past year or two, but CX has really moved from theory to practice recently. Many enterprises... View More
e-Spirit Inc., the leading expert in content and customer experience management, today introduced FirstSpirit CaaS, a content-as-a-service (CaaS) solution that helps companies monetize content by streamlining... View More
Today, the word "vendor" or "customer" in many companies can still bring up a less than enthusiastic response from internal staff, who are under pressure to work with both of these organizations. With... View More
When we focus on improving customer engagement and customer experiences, we don’t always have the complete story. Some companies have dozens of channels to manage, including offline, online, and... View More
Customer expectations are at an all-time high, placing added pressure on organizations everywhere. In turn, organizations have high expectations of their employees—to do their jobs quickly, accurately,... View More
Just a few short years ago, customer communication management (CCM) was boring. It was dull, old-fashioned, and not digital enough, making archaic print pages from all those old mainframe and client-server... View More
Over the last decade, hundreds of billions (maybe even trillions) of communications have left our industry. It didn’t happen all at once. It happened a little at a time—one project at a time.... View More
I attended the DOCUMENT Strategy Forum (DSF ’16) in Chicago and, as usual, found the meeting to be very insightful. The quality of the discussions was excellent, and the messaging was consistent... View More
Faced with maturing markets and increased competition, many companies are seeking to differentiate themselves by enhancing their customer experience, but those efforts might be misguided. That’s... View More
Over the last several years, the fervor around the “customer experience” has only exponentially increased. Why? It’s becoming clear that it’s tied to an attention-grabbing outcome—yes,... View More
Generative AI (GenAI) is set to revolutionize the Customer Communications Management (CCM) industry, driving profound changes in how businesses interact with their customers
Today, executives are excited about the promise of artificial intelligence (AI) to help their businesses grow and innovate, potentially transforming every part of work, delighting customers with new e
Personalization is the core of what we do in CCM, and we do this on a scale that still requires specialized software that cannot be replaced by marketing or office editing tools. The number of persona
