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Justin Robbins

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Founder & Principal Analyst at Metric Sherpa. Keynote speaker, researcher, & business advisor helping organizations improve customer interactions. #CustomerExperience | #CustomerService | #ContactCenter | #CX

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Nate Brown & l are on the ground in San Diego for #CustomerService & Experience West

We're leading main stage panel discussions, facilitating roundtables, & much more the next two days.

Stay tuned here for interviews, updates, & a recap of the biggest topics being discussed onsite. #cx

29.04.2025 00:54 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Stop Thinking Outside the Box. Start Thinking Outside the Sphere. Tired of shouting your team’s value into a void? “Thinking outside the box” won’t cut it. Learn how to think outside the sphere—and translate your work into language other leaders understand. Strategi...

Great work doesn’t always get noticed.

That’s not your team’s fault—it’s a perception problem.

Thinking outside the box isn’t enough anymore. Real leadership means thinking outside the sphere.

In this post, I share how to earn visibility that sticks.

Read here: metricsherpa.com/stop-thinkin...

03.04.2025 12:47 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
Who’s Buying Your CX Tech? Probably the Wrong People. CX technology is failing—not because of the tech itself, but because buyers don’t understand the people using it. Learn why the buyer-user gap is widening, the costly mistakes companies keep making, a...

Who gets looped into CX automation too late?

The service or support ops leader. 😑

The team closest to customer interactions is last to weigh in. The result? Workflows break. Employees struggle. Customers feel it.

I break it down here: metricsherpa.com/whos-buying-...

#CustomerExperience #CXTech

29.03.2025 13:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Imagine this: One of your employees gets a terrible rating from a customer.

Would you allow them to go back and challenge that feedback? We explore it all on CX + Coffee this week.

Watch the full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYaS...

#CustomerFeedback #PatientExperience #CXandCoffee

27.02.2025 23:01 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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☕ Can a $35 coffee outshine Maxwell House? I put it to the test—blindfolded. Plus, is returning to the office really about productivity, or just a trust issue in disguise? Big coffee takes & bigger leadership lessons in this week’s CX & Coffee. Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gUw... #CXandCoffee

07.02.2025 15:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Is your NPS score helping or just making the boardroom feel good?

This week on CX and Coffee, we unpack the flaws of NPS and review Hershey’s Nibby Coffee—a solid brew with a unique cacao twist.

Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lQW...

What’s your go-to CX metric?

#CustomerExperience

21.01.2025 20:57 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Why Contact Center Culture Stalls—and How to Fix It Discover why contact center culture still struggles to evolve and how leaders can break the mold. Learn actionable strategies to empower employees, align metrics, and drive lasting success.

What’s holding your contact center culture back?

In my new article, I explore how outdated practices and metrics are keeping contact centers stuck—and what leaders can do to empower their teams and redefine success.

📖 Check it out: metricsherpa.com/why-contact-...

#contactcenter

15.01.2025 17:44 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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How to create a customer experience journey map Customer journey mapping is a powerful tool for businesses to understand and improve customer experience, but omnichannel interactions pose challenges.

A journey map isn’t just a picture—it’s a plan.

I shared with CX Dive how to:

Pinpoint friction points,
Align teams, &
Create CX that’s intentional.

Journey mapping isn’t fluff—it’s function.

Read more: www.customerexperiencedive.com/news/how-to-... #customerexperience

13.01.2025 15:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Marty left a Christmas tree up until June. 🎄

In Ep. 8 of CX and Coffee, we dive into CX predictions, proactive leadership tips, and Olympia Coffee’s amazing Sweetheart Blend. ☕

What’s your 2025 focus?

Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YPQ...

#CXandCoffee #CustomerExperience

06.01.2025 14:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Experiences in Crisis: The Disparity Dilemma Explore why Customer Experience is struggling to deliver on its promise, uncover the root causes of fragmented journeys, and learn how businesses can align systems, KPIs, and culture to create truly c...

CX isn’t failing because it’s a bad idea—it’s failing because silos and misaligned goals are sabotaging it.

Marketing, Sales, Ops, and Support are chasing different things while customers are stuck in the chaos.

Ready to fix it? Read my take: metricsherpa.com/experiences-...

#customerexperience

30.12.2024 17:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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6 Best Practices for the Work-From-Home (WFH) Contact Center in 2025 CX Today covers WFO news including Workforce Optimization and more.

Work from home isn’t just a trend—it’s the future for contact centers.

In Ep. 3 of Contact Center Talk, Michele Rowan joins me to reveal 6 ways to make remote work actually work.

Catch the episode now: www.cxtoday.com/wfo/best-pra...

#ContactCenterTalk #RemoteWork #CX #ContactCenter

26.12.2024 15:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Introducing Contact Center Talk with Justin Robbins CX Today covers Contact Centre news including Artificial Intelligence, CCaaS, Workforce Optimization and more.

Excited to wrap up 2024 with something big!

I'm partnering with CX Today on Contact Center Talk, a new mini-series diving into QA, AI, & more.

Episode 1: 10 QA Best Practices.

Episode 2: 7 AI Best Practices.

More coming soon!

Watch now: www.cxtoday.com/contact-cent...

#ContactCenter #CX

23.12.2024 21:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
2025: The Year AI Moves from Toy to Tool in Customer Experience Discover how AI in customer experience will shift from hype to essential business infrastructure in 2025. Learn key strategies for pragmatic application, operational alignment, and human augmentation ...

In 2025, AI in #CX won’t be about if you use it—but how well you do it. Pragmatic use cases, cross-functional strategy, & human-AI collaboration will separate leaders from laggards.

Read more: metricsherpa.com/2025-the-yea...

#CustomerExperience #DigitalTransformation #AIFuture

18.12.2024 13:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Value Force Multipliers: The Key to Amplifying CX Impact Discover how Value Force Multipliers (VFMs) can transform your customer experience strategy. Learn actionable steps to identify, implement, and communicate high-impact CX improvements that drive measu...

CX leaders keep telling me the same thing: “We don’t need more stats. We need solutions.”

That challenge sparked my latest research on Value Force Multipliers (VFMs)—small moves that create massive CX impact.

Read more: metricsherpa.com/value-force-...

#customerexperience #cx

11.12.2024 12:18 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Bourbon barrel coffee, smoked turkeys, and #CX wisdom: what more could you want?

In CX and Coffee Ep. 4, Justin & Marty tackle #AI, people vs. tech, and the art of leftovers.

Grab a mug & join us!

Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCgl...

#customerexperience #CXandCoffee

03.12.2024 13:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Moving From Best Practices to Next Practices

Are best practices holding you back?

Transformation isn’t optional. The future belongs to those bold enough to rewrite the rules.

Let’s stop recycling the past and start creating what’s next.

Read more: metricsherpa.com/moving-from-...

#CX #CustomerExperience

02.12.2024 13:13 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Marty and I dive into coffee, CX, and laughs weekly on #CX and #Coffee! 🎙 This week: Peak season prep, lessons from Hershey's "August Crunch," and UK’s Origin Coffee Resolute Blend. 🎧 30 mins of stories + insights! Watch Ep. 3: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmhi.... How’s your team prepping? #CXandCoffee

25.11.2024 19:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Contact Center Training: 6 Skills That Drive Success Great customer service training can help agents turn everyday interactions into memorable experiences and set your brand apart from the competition.

Working in the contact center can be a catalyst for massive growth.

And today, #contactcenter roles are evolving faster than ever.

In my latest for CMSWire, I cover six essential skills to future-proof your team for the changing #CX landscape.

www.cmswire.com/contact-cent...

16.11.2024 17:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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