Customer communications management (CCM) systems are complicated to implement and maintain for a variety of reasons, but one of the most powerful external forces that adds complexity to these applications... View More
As voice-enabled devices (like Alexa, Google Home, or Siri) continue to penetrate more and more households, there are tremendous opportunities for businesses to use these capabilities to better serve their... View More
In a sneak peek of its latest version 16.6, enterprise information management leader OpenText offered a preview of the latest self-service innovations to its market-leading customer communications management... View More
Customer communications have transformed into conversations. This is because outbound marketing monologues are being replaced by customer-initiated dialogues. For brands, this means taking another look... View More
What has the biggest impact on the success of a customer communications management (CCM) project: people, process, or technology? The reality is that it takes a champion within the organization who can... View More
To keep up with evolving customer needs and the necessary infrastructure required to orchestrate seamless customer experiences, organizations continue to invest heavily in the technologies... View More
Building superior customer experiences has cast a long shadow at most organizations, as many scramble to transform their traditional business models around the customer. It’s also a topic that still... View More
Many who read this publication are well aware of how complex it is to produce and manage certain types of customer communications. For example, take a look at a basic piece of correspondence. Just one... View More
Over the past few years, companies have started to pay an increasing amount of attention to their customer experience (CX) strategies. While the idea of businesses improving customer loyalty through a... View More
It’s been 30 years since the arrival of customer communications management (CCM)— technology that was developed to help enterprises manage their high-volume transaction printing. In 2019, CCM... View More
Managing customer communications is a significant driver for improving customer satisfaction and increasing lifetime customer value in an organization. Yet, it remains under the radar within many businesses,... View More
Developing a customer communications management (CCM) strategy is analogous to putting together a jigsaw puzzle. To arrive at the solution, the pieces need to be interlocked together in an integrated technology... View More
There was a time when banking institutions had a veritable monopoly on products, services, and the customer relationship. However, this influence has been weakening in recent years, as third-party financial... View More
With 2018 behind us, it’s that time of year when we reflect on the past developments that took place in our industry and to speculate on the technology innovations yet to come. We saw the emergence... View More
In the new year, customer communications will continue to be critical for improving customer experiences. As we shift customer communications to a strategic function in the enterprise, it's important to... View More
For those of us in traditional document management domains and highly regulated industries, the ways in which our business operations, products, and customer experiences have changed over the past 20 years... View More
Increasingly, business strategies across many industries are shifting to become more customer-centric than ever. At the same, there is tremendous market consolidation between customer relationship management... View More
We often talk about the value of simplicity in terms of clarity. For example, is a letter or form easy to understand? Does it use plain language? Is the information well organized? While clarity is important,... View More
Every year, we post our list of the top communication trends expected to make the biggest impact on the industry. I think it's important to hold myself accountable for the predictions we've set—sometimes... View More
Customer management technology firm Glassbox announced the closing of a $25 million round of financing, late last week. This investment by Updata Partners, a Washington, DC-based growth equity firm focused... View More
