Articles - Annette Franz

Annette Franz, CCXP, is a customer experience expert with over 30 years of experience helping organisations understand employees and customers, improve retention and engagement, and design effective experience strategies.

She’s the author of two acclaimed books, “Customer Understanding” and “Built to Win”, which provide actionable insights on building customer-centric cultures and mastering journey mapping processes.

Recognised as one of “The 100 Most Influential Tech Women on Twitter” by Business Insider, Annette is also an Advisory Board Member for CX@UCI, an international keynote speaker, and a prolific writer featured in Forbes, CustomerThink, and CMSWire.

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25 Ways to Proactively Spot Your Customers’ Pain Points
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12 Inspiring Tactics for Sharing the Call Centre With the Wider Company
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The 10 Pillars of EX (Employee Experience)
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Improve the CX With Journey Maps
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Customer Service Automation Guide
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How AI Is Changing Customer Service Agents
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Remote Teams Efficiency: The Value of Knowledge Management
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Talkdesk Digital Showdown Returns
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Best Way to Build a Chatbot for a Knowledge Base?
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100 Excellent Customer Service Quotes
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Podcast – What Makes a Great Customer Experience?
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The Contact Centre Podcast: Catch-up with Every Episode So Far!
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3 Principles of Fostering a People-Centric Culture
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4 Key Customer Experience Practices to Implement