CCNG

JUNE 28, 2023

Customer Experience. Customer Experience does not equal customer service. Someone much smarter than me, but I don't know who, said "Customer service is what happens when your customer experience fails". Call it what it is, Customer Service. Call it what it is, Customer Service.

CCNG 195

CCNG Customer Experience Customer Service B2C 195

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Top Takeaways: Building a solid customer experience foundation is essential for all businesses, regardless of their industry or target audience. Andrew shares the four key steps to deliver experiences that lead to customer satisfaction, repeat business, and retention. Get your CX house in order. Embrace AI. Measure what matters.

Customer Experience 217

Customer Experience B2C Government B2B 217

TeamSupport

APRIL 12, 2021

Self-service is still good customer service. Offering an option for customers to help themselves can give your customer support reps more time to focus on improving the big-picture aspects of your service strategy. When self-service is a better alternative to submitting a ticket.

Self service 58

Self service Customer Support Interactive Voice Response B2B 58

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. My Comment: The “mental load” referred to in this article is about frustration, anxiety, and fatigue over a customer service/support experience. My Comment: Self-service is great until it doesn’t work.

Customer Service 163

Customer Service Self service Surveys Contact Center 163

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Understanding Customers’ Values in a Digital Age. How AI and Human Partnership Can Create a Better Customer Experience. They discuss how automation can eliminate friction and create a better buying and selling experience for customers in a new digital age. In B2B buying, the stakes are incredibly high.

B2C 307

B2C B2B Self service Sales 307

CCNG

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Many businesses are using self-serve customer service options that make their customers more happy and feel empowered enough to keep returning to those businesses. The self-serve option helps customers personalize their wants and makes it easier for them by simply doing it themselves.

Self service 195

Self service CCNG Chatbots B2B 195

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Make Every Day Valentine’s Day by Showing Love and Empathy to Customers by Janelle Estes. Love (in the metaphorical sense) and appreciate your customers year-round. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 235

Customer Service B2B Chatbots Self service 235

TechSee

AUGUST 15, 2021

decrease in customer satisfaction . When dealers are responsible for the warranty management services, the manufacturers are required to reimburse their dealers for repairs performed on equipment under warranty. Assisted Service. Self-service. B2B Warranty Cost Management Using Vision. computer OEMs .

Management 207

Management Self service B2B Contact Center 207

Totango

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

With acquisition costs proving too high in today’s constrained environment, many businesses are finally putting greater focus on nurturing existing customer relationships to ensure retention and expansion. Offer self-service functionalities through community and knowledge centers. Analyzing extensive datasets to forecast trends.

B2B 91

B2B CRM Enterprise Upselling 91

TeamSupport

MARCH 23, 2021

A customer can be very satisfied with the products and services of a company, but that doesn't mean they’ll remain loyal. Competitors can attract them by offering better customer benefits, including proactive customer support. Customer experience is decisive for both satisfaction and loyalty. Know your customers.

B2B 105

B2B Customer Support Self service Big data 105

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

This week we feature an article by Anand Subramanian, a content writer from Freshflows , a product management app for B2B SaaS product teams. He shares how to improve the SaaS customer experience to encourage customer loyalty. Software as a service (SaaS) has grown rapidly in recent years, particularly in recent months.

SaaS 173

SaaS Customer Experience B2B Feedback 173

ShepHyken

AUGUST 6, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 25 Ways to Proactively Spot Your Customers’ Pain Points by Call Centre Helper Magazine (Call Centre Helper Magazine) When struggling to deal with customer demand, a lot of contact centres try to recruit more people.

Customer Service 156

Customer Service B2C Customer retention Government 156

CCNG

OCTOBER 11, 2023

You're definitely a little irritated, and to top it off, the recorded message announces, "For faster service, go to our website, where you can quickly find everything you need." When you find the answer, your company policy doesn't allow you to do what you know is right for the customer. The answer is yes.

CCNG 195

CCNG Customer Experience B2C Finance 195

Totango

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

B2B client engagement strategies can help you retain more customers if you know which best practices to follow. B2B engagement differs from B2C engagement in several important ways which require certain adjustments. Why Are B2B Client Engagement Strategies Different from B2C?

B2B 80

B2B B2C Best practices Self service 80

The Northridge Group

JUNE 2, 2023

How well-executed outbound customer contacts can deliver excellent CXs. Providing excellent customer experiences (CXs) is important for both business-to-customer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) contact centers. The stakes are usually higher with B2B customers. Tips for Improving B2B CX 1.

B2B 67

B2B B2C Contact Center contact center associations 67

ShepHyken

APRIL 23, 2021

He shares customer service best practices that successful brands use to help their customers on social media. Another intuitive and frankly underutilized way brands can use social media is for addressing customer service inquiries. . Why use social media as a customer service channel? .

Customer Service 314

Customer Service Advertising B2B Chatbots 314

TeamSupport

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

If the guitar metaphor isn’t working for you, this is exactly what it can be like for customers when you don’t offer self-service options. Self-service is the DIY of the digital epoch. 75% of customers believe it’s important for brands to offer a full self-service option.

Self service 98

Self service B2B Customer centricity Customer Support 98

TechSee

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Field service organizations in 2020 are challenged to continue providing the service excellence their customers expect while minimizing human contact. It can also alleviate pressure on field forces by enabling customers to resolve issues in self-service. The Use of AR in Increasing Field Service Efficiency.

Self service 207

Self service B2B Customer centricity Technology 207

Totango

MARCH 4, 2022

B2B customer service is often confused with B2B customer success, but they are not the same. Despite their differences, however, they do share an intimate relationship – you need strong customer service to achieve customer success. What is B2B Customer Service?

B2B 91

B2B Customer Service Interactive Voice Response B2C 91

Totango

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Customer Enablement Essentials: What B2B and SaaS Brands Need to Know. Customer enablement empowers customers by giving them the resources they need to use your product successfully. Here we’ll walk you through the essentials you need to know to harness customer enablement to increase B2B and SaaS sales.

B2B 82

B2B SaaS Education Brand ambassadors 82

Integrity Solutions

JULY 20, 2021

In many ways, building sales confidence is about expanding belief boundaries, addressing some underlying perceptions and providing the type of sales training and coaching that maximizes strengths, encourages risk taking and helps your customers think differently. Confident salespeople also gain a lot of credibility with their customers.

Sales 126

Sales Coaching B2B Personalization 126

Satrix Solutions

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

If like me , you’re in a Customer Experience (CX), Customer Success, or Research-related role, I imagine you have. Thankfully this attitude towards surveys is relatively rare in B2B. I’m always curious why some B2B folks “hate” surveys. How many B2B companies field surveys nowadays? What do I mean? We’re all busy.

Surveys 78

Surveys B2B Feedback Technical Support 78

TeamSupport

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Your company’s reputation depends on excellent customer support. Even if you utilize tools like self-help, community forums, or automation, some customer issues still require a human touch. Although hiring staff can be costly, companies can’t afford to skip it if they are concerned about customer satisfaction.

Customer Service 106

Customer Service B2B Customer Support Customer centricity 106

Totango

AUGUST 9, 2022

B2B customer segmentation gives you the power to customize your service and even personalize it for individual clients. This yields superior customer satisfaction, translating into higher revenue for your business. This article will give you six best practices for optimizing your B2B customer segmentation.

Best practices 99

Best practices B2B Journey mapping Upselling 99

Cincom

APRIL 12, 2021

Lean principles are normally associated with manufacturing and services. Beyond using a CRM (customer resource management software) to simplify the salesperson’s job, how can the digital version of the lean concept connect to and complement selling , especially when there are so many different definitions for digital lean?

Sales 99

Sales Technology B2C Customer Experience 99

ShepHyken

MAY 4, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Customer Experience is the way! The Ultimate Customer Experience by Josh Linkner. He offers up an assignment; having a meeting, remote if necessary, to brainstorm the ultimate customer experience.

Customer Service 238

Customer Service B2C B2B Contact Center 238

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

This week we feature an article by Andy Ko who writes about not making your customers wait to have their questions answered. Self-service support is becoming more and more widely accepted. How Can You Stop A Customer From Bailing? The moment a customer has a question, they need an answer. There Are Better Ways.

Self service 209

Self service B2B SaaS Enterprise 209

TeamSupport

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

And it's how we began our story of two B2B customer support departments. His customer support team is starting to doubt their ability to support those that need it. We’re trying to provide good service, what can we do better?” “I Sales is blaming customer support for losing the customers they worked so hard to bring in.

B2B 98

B2B Customer Support Finance Sales 98

TeamSupport

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The main focus of B2B companies is to offer unmatched support to their customers. Failing to do so will increase the likeliness of customer churn and also damage their reputation.That’s why an increasing number of businesses are leveraging AI every year to enhance their brand and provide a level of support required to stay competitive.

B2B 96

B2B Customer Support Chatbots Consulting 96

Integrity Solutions

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Just leave it to the algorithms, the AI and other online and self-serve tools. While the selling environment has undergone some pretty dramatic changes in recent years, if anything, they’ve only heightened the need for sales professionals who care about, can connect with and actively listen to their customers.

Sales 106

Sales Coaching Scripts B2B 106

bold360 Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Today’s B2B buyers shop for business solutions just like they shop for personal products. According to Forrester, 68% of B2B buyers in 2017 preferred to research online on their own, up from 53% in 2015. [1]. So, what’s a B2B company to do? But all of that is changing…and quickly.

B2B 82

B2B Personalization Chatbots B2C 82

Anexa BPO

OCTOBER 11, 2022

As with most other business models, B2B companies were hit hard by the pandemic and were forced to pivot to a remote model while sales reps were confined to their home offices. Recent research shows that two-thirds of US buyers now opt for non-face-to-face interactions or digital self-service at various stages of the decision journey.

B2B 52

B2B Multichannel Business Process Outsourcing outsourcing 52

TeamSupport

AUGUST 5, 2020

In Part 1 of this blog series we started exploring tools that can help your B2B customers solve issues on their own and ways to help them feel more comfortable doing so. Now in Part 2 of this series, we’ll explore one way that customers can speed up the time to ticket resolution with live chat. Let’s Chat! That is the Question.

B2B 89

B2B Customer Support B2C Personalization 89

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In light of National Customer Service Week (2-6 October), a new study has revealed that one in five Brits wastes up to 12 hours a year waiting to be served when eating out. Nearly a third admit that the cost-of-living crisis has made them less tolerant of poor customer service.

Customer Service 59

Customer Service Technical Support B2B Wait times 59

ShepHyken

JANUARY 23, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. Are You Taking Your Customers For Granted? CustomerThink) What does your B2B marketing program have to do with your customer retention strategy? Driving Revenue With Great Customer Experience by Maxie Schmidt- Subramanian.

Customer Service 149

Customer Service Self service Customer retention B2B 149

TeamSupport

APRIL 24, 2023

As a customer support professional, you understand that customer experience is one of the key components to a successful business. Because of this, you’re continuing to navigate through the ever changing landscape of customer service by implementing solutions that enhance the customer experience.

Customer Experience 98

Customer Experience Chatbots B2B Customer centricity 98

inSided

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Did you know that a whopping 73% of people feel that valuing their time is the most important thing companies can do to provide them with good service? If that doesn't make you realise you need to up the ante when it comes to your self-service offering I don't know what will! at the forefront of your overall business goals.

Self service 67

Self service B2B SaaS Gamification 67