NTT CX benchmark report’s authors say the time for iterative change is over

Shane Schick tells stories that help people innovate, and to…
Top CX performers collaborate on design, have a formal ‘Voice of the Customer’ program, use analytics to see blind spots and are good at defining how their work is part of an organizational strategy, according to a benchmark report produced by NTT.
The global technology services company based the findings on 1,020 survey respondents representing 13 industry sectors, and drawn from 79 countries from five regions. It has been producing its report for 22 years, starting with research that was more narrowly focused on call centre environments.
According to NTT SVP of customer experience Rob Allman, the 2020 Global Customer Experience Benchmark Report was developed prior to the spread of COVID-19, but he suggested there will be no difficulty in seeing how the results should be applied amid pandemic.
“The questions have never been more relevant in terms of market transitions we’re seeing now,” Allen said during an online presentation of the findings.
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Shane Schick tells stories that help people innovate, and to manage the change innovation brings. He is the former Editor-in-Chief of Marketing magazine and has also been Vice-President, Content & Community (Editor-in-Chief), at IT World Canada, a technology columnist with the Globe and Mail and Yahoo Canada and is the founding editor of ITBusiness.ca. Shane has been recognized for journalistic excellence by the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance and the Canadian Online Publishing Awards.