CX without the BS
Honest takes on customer experience and UCaaS for the SMB and mid-market buyers enterprise vendors forgot... hosted by Brian Nichols.
Displaying 9 items of CX without the BS with the tag "customer retention".
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Why KPIs Are Killing Your Business
October 24th, 2025 | 51 mins 51 secs
agent performance, ai in contact centers, brian nichols, business strategy, call center management, contact center, customer experience, customer lifetime value, customer loyalty, customer retention, customer service, cx leadership, cx metrics, cx strategy, cx without the bs, key revenue indicators, kpi mistakes, kpis, revenue growth, sonic cx
Are KPIs actually killing your business? Justin Jones joins CX Without the BS to explain why chasing numbers destroys customer experience — and how to turn every service call into a revenue event.
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How Do I Fix Bad Customer Service at My Business?
October 14th, 2025 | 52 mins 1 sec
agent experience, ai in cx, call center, ccaas, chatbots, contact center, csat, customer complaints, customer experience, customer journey, customer loyalty, customer retention, customer service, cx, cx metrics, employee engagement, first contact resolution, generative ai, help desk, hold times, human support, ivr, nps, omnichannel, reduce churn, self-service, service design, small business cx, support tips, ucaas, voice of customer
Is AI fixing CX or just getting in the way? In this no-BS episode, we show how to use AI where it helps, bring humans back where it matters, ditch vanity metrics, and fix the basics that win loyalty.
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Top 5 Unified Communications Trends for 2025 (And Beyond!)
October 1st, 2025 | 39 mins 20 secs
brian nichols show, business communication tools, customer complaints, customer experience, customer retention, customer service problems, cx strategy, cx trends 2025, cx without the bs, how to keep customers happy, sales and marketing strategy, small business communication, smb growth, smb technology, unified communications, why customers leave
Why do so many businesses keep failing at customer experience? 🤔 In this episode of CX Without the BS, we break down the real reasons customers get frustrated — and the simple steps SMBs can take to finally fix it
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5 Warning Signs Your Support Is Failing
July 16th, 2025 | 11 mins 53 secs
bad support signs, business growth tools, business support system, call center issues, contact center help, customer ghosting, customer retention, customer service problems, customer support mistakes, cx strategy, cx without the bs, fix support issues, how to improve customer service, small business churn, smb support tips, support burnout, support red flags, tech advisor tips, ticket escalation problems, ucaas sales
Your support system might be quietly chasing away your best customers. In this episode of CX Without the BS, I break down 5 sneaky signs your CX is failing — and how to fix it fast.
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How to Fix BAD Customer Service | Why Your Company Story Matters to Customers
August 9th, 2024 | 53 mins 3 secs
brand alignment, brand narrative, brand promises, business communication, company culture, corporate storytelling, customer engagement, customer experience, customer feedback, customer journey, customer loyalty, customer retention, customer satisfaction, customer service tips, cx improvement, cx strategy, employee empowerment, frontline employees, story archetypes, storytelling
Discover how crafting a compelling company story can transform your customer experience, empower your employees, and turn dissatisfied customers into loyal fans by aligning your brand's promises with real-world actions.
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Customer Service Secrets | Turning DISASTERS into Opportunities
August 2nd, 2024 | 47 mins 36 secs
ai in customer service, airline customer service, airline loyalty programs, airport chaos, brand loyalty, crowdstrike outage, customer complaints, customer experience, customer feedback, customer retention, customer satisfaction, customer service recovery, cx, cx technology, delta airlines, flight cancellation, frontier airlines, frontline employees, personalized solutions, service failure, skymiles, travel industry, travel problems
A travel nightmare turns into a masterclass in customer loyalty as Delta Airlines demonstrates how effective customer service recovery can transform a potentially disastrous experience into an opportunity to strengthen brand allegiance, highlighting the critical importance of empowering frontline employees and prioritizing personalized solutions in creating exceptional customer experiences.
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Fix Your Customer Service Like We Fixed Our Health
June 28th, 2024 | 36 mins 42 secs
ai hype, ai implementation, ai in business, business improvement, business strategy, business success, business transformation, customer experience, customer retention, customer satisfaction, customer service, customer service nightmares, cx without bs, diet and exercise, gastric sleeve, health and business, lifestyle changes, long-term solutions, marketing bs, personal growth, quick fixes, sustainable progress, technology in business, weight loss, weight loss journey
Personal weight loss journeys mirror business transformations, revealing how quick fixes in both health and customer experience can lead to devastating consequences, while emphasizing the importance of building strong foundations for lasting success.
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How to Make Customers LOVE Your Call Center
June 14th, 2024 | 48 mins 36 secs
ai in customer service, ai replacement, automation, brian nichols, bs in cx, business leadership, business strategy, ccaas, charlie newark-french, cloud-based technology, contact center, contact center management, contact center of tomorrow, contact center tech, customer engagement, customer experience, customer experience management, customer experience technology, customer journey, customer loyalty, customer retention, customer satisfaction, customer service agents, customer service management, customer service technology, cx industry, cx innovation, cx solutions, cx tech, cx without the bs, digital transformation, entrepreneurship, future of cx, hyper science, industry insights, industry trends, innovation, innovation in cx, machine learning, marketing fluff, mortgage processing, radiologists, ringcentral, sales and marketing, sharpen cx, smb market, stability, startup scaling, technology disruption, thought leadership, tom milligan, ucaas, usable ai, venture capitalist
Charlie Newark-French, CEO of Sharpen, discusses how practical AI and innovative solutions are transforming the contact center industry to create customer experiences that people love (or at least don't hate as much).
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Why Customers Leave (How to Make Them Stay!)
May 31st, 2024 | 29 mins 28 secs
actionable cx insights, business growth, business owner tips, business podcast, customer experience, customer experience podcast, customer journey, customer loyalty, customer retention, customer satisfaction, customer service advice, customer service expert, customer service hacks, customer service improvement, customer service mistakes, customer service solutions, customer service tips, cx culture, cx podcast, cx professional insights, cx strategies, cx transformation, cx without the bs, debunking cx myths, enhancing customer experience, improving customer interactions, pam cx expert, practical cx advice, real-world cx examples, technology in cx
Today we challenge conventional customer experience strategies by debunking common myths and offering actionable insights to transform how businesses understand and enhance their customer interactions!