ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Andy Masters, shares a story that demonstrates the importance of doing a little something extra for someone with very little effort and time. During casual conversation while deciding what to order, Marilyn mentioned she “goes hog-wild” for A&W Root Beer.

Entertainment 283

Entertainment Morale Sales Personalization 283

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 20, 2019

This week we feature an article by Sabio who explains why developing a customer experience strategy is essential for your business to improve its bottom line. Developing a customer experience (CX) strategy for your business has never been more important. As a consumer, how do you feel when you receive a poor customer experience?

Customer Experience 207

Customer Experience Customer retention Analytics Contact Center 207

ShepHyken

MARCH 23, 2018

They had greater employee engagement and more loyal customers. The key: That passion and purpose must be communicated and conveyed effectively from senior leadership throughout management and all employees, so that they are more compelled to consistently deliver a superior product, service, and customer experience.

Airlines 205

Airlines Morale Benchmark Marketing 205

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

This week we feature an article by Nogol Tardugno who tells us how to get our contact center interactive voice response (IVR) to deliver the best customer experience. Any reports of the death of interactive voice response (IVR) as a customer service channel have been greatly exaggerated.

Interactive Voice Response 236

Interactive Voice Response Customer Experience Self service Contact Center 236

ShepHyken

JANUARY 12, 2018

This week we feature an article by Mike Schoultz who shares his top 20 list of myths on customer experience not to tell yourself or things you should never say to a customer. Check out our thoughts on customer focus. We often get questions and comments on delivering great customer service and experiences. Not my error.

Customer Service 238

Customer Service Scripts Customer Experience Personalization 238

ShepHyken

MARCH 2, 2018

In fact, Accenture found that when made to feel welcome in stores and treated right, Millennials can be extremely loyal customers. The thing is that the physical location is no longer the final destination, but a touch point: customers may come in to browse and then opt to conclude the transaction elsewhere. What does it take?

Sales 198

Sales Employee engagement Technology Customer Experience 198

ShepHyken

APRIL 28, 2017

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Murph Krajewski, writes about the importance of a single customer view when it comes to serving your customers. This will help lead you to forming important relationship with your customer. – Shep Hyken. Customer service needs customer data.

Customer Service 228

Customer Service Contact Center Technology Big data 228

Enghouse Interactive

OCTOBER 21, 2020

AI Makes It Possible (Blog Series). Blog #4 of 4 The MORE you know. As we saw in yesterday’s webinar, both enhancing the Customer Experience (CX) and understanding the Voice of the Customer (VoC) are inextricably linked… for the better. Customers now expect: Their time be valued. The more YOU KNOW. .

Self service 76

Self service Contact Center Benchmark Chatbots 76

Comm100

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

To drive business, attract new clients, and retain existing ones, financial institutions must invest in improving their customer experience. Enhancing your customer experience is important not just because it will increase customer loyalty and satisfaction but because customers also expect it.

Customer Experience 76

Customer Experience Brand ambassadors Self service Chatbots 76

Comm100

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Integrating chatbots powered by AI into your business is a fantastic way to keep one step ahead of your competitors and provide superior customer service. It also improves the level of interaction between your company and its customers. Engaged customers mean greater retention, which in turn increases conversions and maximizes revenue.

Chatbots 61

Chatbots Abandon rate CRM Education 61

ShepHyken

JUNE 28, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. America’s Best Customer Service Companies by Newsweek. Newsweek) Newsweek has again partnered with respected global data research firm Statista to identify the stores that consistently provide the Best Customer Service 2021.

Customer Service 357

Customer Service Government Customer Experience Marketing 357

ShepHyken

MAY 15, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 4 Ways to Create the Authentic Relationships Customers Crave by Ed Hallen (Fast Company) In a world of infinite choices, customers remember brands that provide genuine, trustworthy, and authentic experiences.

Customer Service 162

Customer Service Self service Customer Experience Surveys 162

CCNG

MARCH 15, 2023

With all the investment in technology and AI in call centers, where does that position human-to-human conversations? Omnichannel technologies, defined as those which provide a seamless customer service experience across channels, have seen major growth in popularity over the past few years. Customers Want to Talk to.

Call Center 195

Call Center CCNG Self service Surveys 195

Totango

JANUARY 3, 2024

Totango now offers integrations with leading revenue intelligence platforms Gong and Chorus to help teams enhance operational efficiency and leverage the insights gleaned from customer interactions to drive strategic decision-making. Totango’s integration process is simple and secure.

Revenue potential 102

Revenue potential Enterprise Accountability Marketing 102

Eptica

JANUARY 9, 2019

Date: Wednesday, January 9, 2019 Author: Anne-Claire Bellec - Marketing Director Reviewing 2018 – our top 10 blog posts from the year. At the Eptica blog we’ve looked at all of our posts from 2018 and come up with a top 10 of the most popular and topical, based on the number of views, comments and general feedback.

Average Handle Time 89

Average Handle Time Best practices Surveys Chatbots 89

Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Technology, human behavior, Customer Experience are intersecting through the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and taking marketing in a new direction. To understand how it requires a better understanding of what the inventor of the hashtag Chris Messina’s calls Conversational Commerce. Messina is an expert on this subject.

Airlines 417

Airlines Call Center Consulting Consulting 417

Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In a meeting with a long-time client, I learned how pleased they were with their repeat business, which they saw as loyal customers coming back for more. I knew these customers would leave my client when the competition had a good enough offer. After all, don’t loyal customers bring you repeat business?

Airlines 222

Airlines Metrics Management Technology 222

Totango

APRIL 4, 2024

If you asked your customer success (CS) and sales leaders this question, what do you think each of them would say? Revenue retention hinges on the collaborative efforts of CS and sales teams as they collectively shepherd customers throughout the lifecycle journey, from acquisition to retention and expansion.

Sales 89

Sales Upselling Accountability SaaS 89

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 7, 2021

To most companies, it invariably means “customers give us all their money.” So, today we’re going to talk about the five rules that will build customer loyalty. Having that kind of bond with your customers is fantastic for your business. However, customer loyalty necessitates thinking long term.

Airlines 434

Airlines Banking Accountability Customer centricity 434

ShepHyken

MARCH 4, 2022

He shares how organizations can deliver a total customer experience. What is the total customer experience? Customer obsessive, customer-focused, customer-centric, the idea is to take customer service to a higher level. Here are four areas that help to deliver a total customer experience. .

Customer Experience 181

Customer Experience Customer centricity Sales Marketing 181

Myra Golden Media

MAY 21, 2020

They fear to be in intense interactions with frustrated customers. These are the top concerns I’m hearing from clients about re-opening: Front-facing employees worry about potential fallout when they tell customers masks are required for entry. ” Stressed frontline employees are becoming short and defensive with customers.

Personalization 316

Personalization Management Customer Service Customer Experience 316

Comm100

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Chatbots were designed to streamline customer interaction. They save you time and money on customer services, while also improving your customer satisfaction levels. Today we’re rounding up some of the most amazing ways in which chatbots can improve your customer satisfaction and take your business to the next level.

Chatbots 53

Chatbots Scripts Sales Personalization 53

Steve DiGioia

JUNE 26, 2023

We have studied ways to best serve our customers ad nauseam. We use numerous metrics to gauge customer sentiments. We sit through seminar after seminar to learn the latest tactics to enhance the customer experience and spend thousands of dollars on certification courses signaling to our peers our “expertise”. Of course not.

Customer centricity 195

Customer centricity Coaching Metrics Accountability 195

Totango

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

But, I also need the ability to send a quick text message or call someone without time-on-schedule, and that flexibility comes gradually with investing in that relationship and getting to know your peers as people and the role that they play in your business. However, that doesn’t mean those relationships are any less important.

Marketing 97

Marketing Enterprise Sales 97

Nicereply

JANUARY 27, 2022

Today we will go through 12 things to do to improve your customer support in 2022. 12 things to do to improve your customer support. Blog tip: 3 Customer Service Skills for Handling Difficult Conversations. Blog tip: 3 Customer Service Skills for Handling Difficult Conversations.

Average Handle Time 98

Average Handle Time Customer effort Metrics Customer Support 98

ChurnZero

DECEMBER 27, 2019

I f ChurnZero were to release a greatest hits compilation of our top content, milestones, and life events in 2019, this blog post would be it. With over 70+ published blogs this year, we whittled down our list to the ten most popular posts from the ChurnZero team and friends. . Top 10 Blog Posts from 2019 .

Chief Customer Officer 64

Chief Customer Officer SaaS B2B Best practices 64

PeopleMetrics

APRIL 15, 2021

Voice of Customer (VoC) programs use two types of surveys to gather customer feedback: relationship surveys and transactional surveys. Tune in for short, casual conversations every Tuesday at 2:00pm ET. ? ? ?. Discover our award-winning Customer Experience (CX) blog: [link]. The best VoC programs use both.

Surveys 118

Surveys Best practices Feedback Accountability 118

Totango

MAY 17, 2023

When it comes to understanding customer needs, marketing, sales, and CS teams are the experts, so it’s on us to work together to define today’s most valuable growth opportunities. I was also fortunate to lead a conversation on this very topic with our Totango CRO, Dennis Reardon, and Sr. Here are three insights I took away from TSIA.

Sales 106

Sales Marketing Metrics APIs 106

bold360 Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Comparing customer acquisition to dating isn’t a huge leap – you bring someone in with attractive offers and witty repertoire, but are you thinking about how you keep them? Are you putting in the same level of effort after prospects become customers? They way your customers see it, you stopped trying.

Upselling 209

Upselling B2C Customer retention Marketing 209

aircall

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

To further our commitment to building a best-in-class App Marketplace, we’re excited to share that we’ve partnered with ActiveCampaign , a customer experience automation platform. . “At At Aircall, we believe in building strong partnerships with best-in-class products to provide the best possible experience for our customers.

Call Logging 89

Call Logging CRM Sales Marketing 89

SmartAction

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Artificial Intelligence is what makes automating voice conversations possible. Companies such as Google and Amazon are continually bringing new iterations of conversational AI technology into the mainstream and integrating different applications of machine learning into our everyday lives.

Interactive Voice Response 89

Interactive Voice Response Virtual Agent Contact Center Engineering 89

ClientSuccess

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Understanding Vectors by Vecteezy As an industry and a discipline, customer success managers are getting better at delivering a higher percentage of positive customer experiences. Customers want to feel heard, understood, and supported – and empathy helps customer service teams meet those needs. What is empathy?

Journey mapping 80

Journey mapping Construction Best practices Feedback 80

TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

Customers expect better and faster pre and post purchase services. Whether they need help setting up a new device or to repair a damaged product, the way in which these interactions are handled are at the heart of customer satisfaction. Eric Esguerra, Vice President, Customer Service & Operations at Miele Canada Ltd.

Customer Service 251

Customer Service Chief Customer Officer Contact Center Consulting 251

aircall

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

This funding complements our shared customer-centric missions of delivering best-in-class technology paired with outstanding customer experiences for small and medium businesses. Activating HubSpot workflows using call activity to follow up with customers, and driving greater insights with native reporting.

Customer centricity 127

Customer centricity CRM Sales Customer Experience 127

Totango

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

We know that sales and customer success (CS) teams must work together to drive revenue growth and expansion. Check out three highlights from the conversation, and listen to the full podcast to gain more insights and tips on how your teams can create a mutually beneficial relationship between CS and sales.

Sales 71

Sales Enterprise Accountability Metrics 71

Nicereply

JULY 11, 2022

Commonly we talk about Support teams having the most contact with customers and we need to find ways to utilize this insight to create a better customer experience. Ashley Sachs , Director of Customer Success at Sealed believes the key to that is cross-functional relationships and empathy. Do those exist?

SaaS 98

SaaS Marketing Technology Surveys 98

Totango

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

“Customer success is driving value to customers. Digital customer success is driving value more efficiently using a software or service that allows companies to grow and deliver value without using excessive resources” – Chris Dishman, SVP Customer Success, Totango.

Enterprise 103

Enterprise Best practices Marketing Sales 103