The Vcare Top 50 Customer Care Influencers
When it comes to customer care across major industries, like Retail & E-Commerce, Wireless & Telecommunications, and Healthcare, there are plenty of smart minds out there. As a leader in outsourced customer service solutions, the customer care specialists at Vcare voted on fifty of the top thought leaders in our space. These experts make up our inaugural list of the Vcare Top 50 Customer Care Influencers.
These leading customer support experts go above and beyond to ensure their brands’ customers receive the very best experience; that’s because they know their business depends on customer loyalty, and customer service is a leading driver of loyalty and brand affinity.
Check out the Vcare Top 50 Customer Care Influencers below, and connect with these experts on their blogs, Twitter, and on other social networks.
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Customer Care & Contact Center Influencers
Mike Aoki
Bio: Contact center expert and trainer for Agents (customer service, dealing with "irates," sales skills) and Managers (coaching, presentation skills).
Connect: @mikeaoki
Roy Atkinson
Bio:Sr. Writer/Analyst by trade. I tweet about customer focus, leadership, IT, and tech. Tweets are my own.
Connect: @RoyAtkinson
Chip Bell
Bio: Customer Service Expert, Keynote Speaker, Business Consultant, Author of 'Sprinkles.' Blogger @HuffingtonPost, Advocate of Innovative Service
Connect: @ChipRBell
Carolyn Blunt
Bio: Contact Centre People Development Expert, Founder of Real Results Training. Professional speaker & writer.
Connect: @carolynblunt
Marsha Collier
Bio: Author 48 books: Social Media Commerce, eBay, Online Customer Service. Forbes Top 10, Futurist, Founder #CustServ chat, #techradiopodcast host.
Connect: @MarshaCollier
Steve Curtin
Bio: Author of Delight Your Customers, Fan of exceptional customer service.
Connect: @enthused
Cohan Leon Daley
Bio: Thought Leader @InsideSales
Connect: @cohanleon
Richard Dumas
Bio: Fascinated by startup innovation & tech marketing. Regional Vice President, Demand Marketing at NewVoiceMedia.
Connect: @RichardDumas
Al Hopper
Bio: The Al Hopper #CustServ (chat Tues 9pET) & @Social_Path helping our Customers on the path to social.
Connect: @AlHopper_
Kate Leggett
Bio: VP and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research for CRM and Customer Service. Market research & trends, best practices, tech.
Connect: @kateleggett
Rosetta Lue
Bio: Philly311 Executive Director,@PhiladelphiaGov Chief #CustServOfficer, @Huffingtonpost Top 50 Customer Service Pro, @GoRedforWomenNational Spokesperson
Connect: @rosettalue
Michael Lytle
Bio: Director, Customer Success @ExtremeNetworks. Customer Service Advocate.
Connect: @Michael_Lytle
Greg Meyer
Bio: Customer Success at @RivalIQ. Startup mentor at TechStars, writer on Customer Service.
Connect: @grmeyer
Steve Morrell
Bio: ContactBabel
Connect: @Contactcentre and customer experience analysts, specialising in the UK & US industries. Shares latest research findings.
Anna Sabryan
Bio: Social Media & Digital Marketing Professional, #5 on ICMI's Top 50 ThoughtLeaders. #Customer Service, Customer Experience, CRM Cloud.
Connect: @AnnaSabryan
Greg Sherry
Bio: Software marketing VP | Tweet about Marketing, Customer Service, Customer Experience, Analytics, Big Data.
Connect: @GregSherry
Jeremy Watkin
Bio: Head of Quality for @1callres. Blog @commbetterblog Customer Service, Customer Experience, Customer Satisfaction.
Connect: @jtwatkin
Customer Experience Influencers
Teresa Allen
Bio: Marketing and Customer Experience fanatic, speaker, writer.
Connect: @teresaallenJodi Beuder
Bio: Marketing and Customer Experience fanatic, speaker, writer.
Connect: @cx_jodi
Jeanne Bliss
Bio: Jeanne has led Customer Experience for five major U.S. corporations. In addition, wrote Chief Customer Officer and I Love You More Than My Dog.
Connect: @JeanneBliss
Kerry Bodine
Bio: Kerry is a coauthor of Outside In. She focuses on customer experience, design, and the organization complexities that influence customer interactions.
Connect: @kerrybodine
Becky Carroll
Bio: Becky is the author of Hidden Power of Your Customers. She taught social media @UCSD and contributes to NBC-SD SM.
Connect: @bcarroll7
Bart de Craene
Bio: He is a customer experience advocate, runner, and bass player.
Connect: @bartdecraene
Arie Goldshlager
Bio: Arie has unconventional wisdom on marketing, customer experience strategy, customer insight, & innovation.
Connect: @ariegoldshlager
Martin Hill-Wilson
Bio: Customer Service & Social Business Strategist, Author, Keynote Speaker tweets on #custserv #cx #socbiz.
Connect: @martinhw
Paul Hopkins
Bio: Paul researches innovative ways to improve online and offline customer experience.
Connect: @futurecustomer
Lynn Hunsaker
Bio: Differentiates customer experience by breaking down silos for cross-functional collaboration.
Connect: @clearaction
Shep Hyken
Bio: Customer service expert, business speaker, and New York Times bestselling author, helps companies deliver amazing customer service and experiences.
Connect: @Hyken
Linda Ireland
Bio: Linda is an owner-partner of @AveusLLC. Author of Domino and she helps leaders boost performance through customer experience.
Connect: @LindaIreland
Guy Kawasaki
Bio: Guy is a well-known social media thought leader and advises Motorola. He is also an author of APE.
Connect: @GuyKawasaki
Peter Lavers
Bio: Peter is a customer management and experience expert @WCL. He has worked at Rolls-Royce/Bentley for 17 yrs. Passionate about customer service, and interested in cars & apologetics
Connect: @PeterLavers
Greg Levin
Bio: Employee engagement and customer experience writer, speaker, and humorist. He’s also a published novelist.
Connect: @greg_levin
Mitch Lieberman
Bio: Mitch is a Customer Experience Architect and Strategist, focusing on customer service, CRM, and contact centers.
Connect: @mjayliebs
Aimee Lucas
Bio: Aimee is a fan of sports, sunshine, exceptional customer experiences.
Connect: @Aimee_Lucas
Flavio Martins
Bio: Flavio is VP of Customer Support at @DigiCert. He is a Customer Experience & ATL 2013 Huff Post Top 100 Social.
Connect: @flavmartins
Andrew McFarland
Bio: Growth through high-value B2B customer experiences.
Connect: @andy_mcf
Andrew McInnes
Bio: Customer experience and voice of the customer, writer, speaker. Director of Product Marketing at Allegiance. Former Forrester analyst.
Connect: @apmcinnes
Stan Phelps
Bio: Stan is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, and experience architect.
Connect: @9INCHmarketing
Nancy Porte
Bio: Nancy is a VP of Customer Experience at Verint. She is passionate about making the world a better place for customers.
Connect: @nporte
Doc Searls
Bio: Author of The Intention Economy, co-author of Cluetrain Manifesto, and variously connected at Harvard, NYU, & UCSB.
Connect: @dsearls
Richard R Shapiro
Bio: Richard is a customer retention expert and founder of The Center For Client Retention. He is also author of The Welcomer Edge: Unlocking Secrets to Repeat Business.
Connect: @RichardRShapiro
Neal Shact
Bio: Customer experience evangelist in SAP BCM Contact Center solutions & CEO of CommunitTech Services.
Connect: @nealshact
Colin Shaw
Bio: Colin is a founder of Beyond Philosophy & the Customer Experience Consultancy. He’s a best-selling author and has been featured as a LinkedIn Top 150 Business Influencer.
Connect: ColinShaw_CX
James Sorensen
Bio: James is a reader of great customer experiences, quality systems, process improvement, and ISO.
Connect: @expertinservice
Colin Taylor TRG
Bio: Colin is ranked in the top 100 for Customer Service. He is an experienced Customer Experience Consultant and Chief Chaos Officer
Connect: @colinsataylor
Bruce Temkin
Bio: Bruce is a customer experience expert and transformist. He’s the Customer Experience Professionals Association chairperson.
Connect: @btemkin
Bob Thompson
Bio: CustomerThink founder and global evangelist for customer-centric business. Top buzzwords include CRM, CEM, and Social Business.
Connect: @Bob_Thompson
Mark Turner
Bio: Mark is the director of Content at CloserStill Media. He focuses on cloud, data centre, emerging tech, & customer experience.
Connect: @marklturner
Jeannie Walters
Bio: Jeannie is a customer experience leader and student. She is fascinated by social media and is a working mom.
Connect: @jeanniecw
R Ray Wang
Bio: Constellation research analyst; provocateur; keynote speaker on topics including as disruptive & innovative tech; he’s an author, strategist, negotiator, chairman, and founder.
Connect: @rwang0
Mike Wittenstein
Bio: Mike is an experience and service designer, consultant, and global speaker. 20+ years of experience in customer experience across 25 countries, for over 300 companies.
Connect: @mikewittenstein
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