ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Today, a typical customer expects a prompt response and fast service from any business. Customers are connected. Data innovation progressions fuel the network that unites the world as one major network, from the advanced mobile phones to super-quick information. How and why has technology changed the way consumers behave?

Technology 238

Technology Chief Customer Officer Education Big data 238

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Shaista Haque, writes about the millennial generation’s use of technology and how it is affecting their customer experience. The millennial consumer must be understood in order to deliver an Amazing customer service experience.

Analytics 315

Analytics B2B Technology Enterprise 315

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

This week we feature an article by Christina Lutrell about understanding the shifting consumer experience while maintaining your customer’s trust. As we know, consumer experience and expectations have changed rapidly in response to new technologies, market forces and security concerns. Fast, Easy and Secure.

Accountability 232

Accountability Technology Personalization Customer Experience 232

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

This week we feature an article by Josh Linkner about the DMV, The Department of Motor Vehicles, experience. The location he writes about is a great example of how to provide an Amazing customer experience! – Shep Hyken. When you think of terrible customer service, what types of companies come to mind?

Wireless 202

Wireless Government Entertainment Airlines 202

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

This week we feature an article by Christa Heibel who writes about how important employee feedback is to a successful customer service experience and high CSAT ratings. – Shep Hyken. In my past experience as both a consultant and owner/operator of a BPO, I understand that CSAT surveys tend to get all the attention.

Feedback 235

Feedback Customer Experience Abandon rate Surveys 235

ShepHyken

MARCH 29, 2019

Customer experience comes first. It is something the buyer looks back at to understand if the whole relationship, or customer experience, was worth it. Customers choose retailers with optimal prices. If your product managers say they would rather use their experience to set the prices, do not believe them.

Customer Experience 259

Customer Experience Accountability CRM Enterprise 259

ShepHyken

JANUARY 19, 2018

I really like anything that can offer convenience for our customers. – Shep Hyken. But this innovative, final-mile delivery method can also be a secret weapon for retailers. But this innovative, final-mile delivery method can also be a secret weapon for retailers. Enhancing the Customer Experience.

Transportation 185

Transportation Metrics Customer Experience Customer Support 185

ShepHyken

MAY 5, 2017

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Dan Rood, writes about the precious commodity of time and why we must use the latest technologies to help customers save time and have amazing customer experiences. That perfectly describes an omnichannel customer experience platform.

Self service 199

Self service APIs Surveys Analytics 199

ShepHyken

JULY 12, 2019

This week we feature an article by Hugues Meyrath who says that by integrating machine learning and AI capabilities into your processes, you can optimize the performance of your facilities and staff to drive a positive customer experience. At the heart of this is the need to create better customer experiences and deliver new services.

Customer Experience 266

Customer Experience Technology Enterprise Analytics 266

ShepHyken

JUNE 15, 2018

This week we feature an article by Ayush Chaudhary who writes about the social media customer support experience. Social customer service allows you to take the interactions with your customers to an even higher level. – Shep Hyken. Think of it as a telephonic IVRS analog for customer support.

Chatbots 189

Chatbots Customer Support Healthcare Scripts 189

ShepHyken

JANUARY 11, 2019

This week we feature an article by Agi Marx who shares 3 ways to close the customer feedback loop to prevent churn and increase revenue. – Shep Hyken. What is the customer feedback loop? Customer feedback loop is the practice of responding to customers meaningfully when they leave feedback.

Feedback 232

Feedback Surveys Technical Support Personalization 232

ShepHyken

AUGUST 10, 2018

This week we feature an article by Jarrin Howard who writes about how predictive analytics can enhance customer relations. – Shep Hyken. These are common examples of sites using predictive analytics catering to individual customer preferences. Segmenting Customers. Choosing Channels.

Analytics 168

Analytics Upselling Banking CRM 168

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

This week we feature an article by Megan Wenzl about the importance of online reviews to your business and customer engagement. Customer engagement is the communication with customers through a variety of channels to create emotional connections that foster customer loyalty. Reviews Help Customers Find You.

Advertising 202

Advertising Feedback Customer Experience Customer Service 202

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 27, 2017

This week we feature an article by Tim Fujita-Yuhas that discusses the importance of empathy when using new technology for customer service. When the topic of customer service comes up, the most common associations aren’t typically positive ones. It’s much more than that, especially in the customer service realm.

Customer Service 208

Customer Service Customer centricity Enterprise Personalization 208

ShepHyken

MAY 4, 2018

This week we feature an article by Meyer Baron who writes about the essential stages of a winning customer experience. Smart companies promise a positive customer service experience, and they deliver. – Shep Hyken. Customer experience” means different things to different people. Who’s right?

Customer Experience 198

Customer Experience Advertising Engineering Sales 198

ShepHyken

APRIL 26, 2019

This week we feature an article by Chanice Henry who writes about the importance of listening and understanding your customers in order to give them the experience they want. Wish to inspire a step-change in how customers interact with your brand digitally ?

Technology 214

Technology Marketing Metrics Surveys 214

ShepHyken

JUNE 8, 2018

Forced to listen to fake-happy ‘customer care’ puppets reading from scripts? The dissatisfaction you’ll be left with goes both ways: the cost of disappointed customers is high for companies, too. After just one bad customer support experience, trust in a brand is gone forever. Your customers are moved by honesty.

Customer Support 188

Customer Support Brand ambassadors Scripts Customer Care 188

Fonolo

JANUARY 14, 2020

Which customer service blog posts helped to shape the last decade for you? . When we look back at the customer support industry in 2010, we see a very different beast to the one we work in today. Here, we cover the 20 best customer service blogs and influencers to follow in 2020. Shep Hyken.

Customer Service 136

Customer Service Chief Customer Officer Contact Center Call Center 136

Brad Cleveland Blog

AUGUST 4, 2022

The world is changing and customer expectations are evolving so innovation is the heartbeat of customer experience. Innovation’s a cool word but at its heart is change so you have to be intentional about encouraging and enabling change. But how do you innovate?

Customer Experience 29

Customer Experience Contact Center Call Center Customer Service 29

Enghouse Interactive

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Trends and Realities of Successful Organizations (Blog Series). Contact centers, using AI and UCaaS, drive better customer service perceptions, agent performance and improve overall outcomes . Blog #3 of 4: Customer-facing agents. Chatbots for Customers (31.0% Back office support. Subject matter experts.

Self service 66

Self service Contact Center Chatbots Average Handle Time 66

ShepHyken

JUNE 16, 2017

This week we feature an article by Felix Winstone who says that while technology has impacted our approach to customer service, the oldest channel of communication, voice, is the most important. Approaches to customer service are continually shifting to keep up with how people adopt new technology. Shep Hyken.

Customer Service 211

Customer Service Self service Personalization Technology 211

ShepHyken

JUNE 30, 2017

This week we feature an article by Shaista Haque who writes about the top technology trends of 2017 that she believes will disrupt customer experience benchmarks. Consistent innovation is the greatest invention for all generations.”. Shep Hyken.

Government 220

Government Technology Benchmark call center software 220

Brad Cleveland Blog

AUGUST 4, 2022

The world is changing and customer expectations are evolving so innovation is the heartbeat of customer experience. Innovation’s a cool word but at its heart is change so you have to be intentional about encouraging and enabling change. But how do you innovate?

Customer Experience 26

Customer Experience Contact Center Call Center Customer Service 26

ShepHyken

JANUARY 27, 2017

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Shital Shah, writes about how with the right combination of technology and human touch, customer service doesn’t have to be difficult. She shares four excellent solutions to help manage your customer service more effectively. Shep Hyken. It’s a must-have.

Technology 229

Technology Customer Service Management CRM 229

Nicereply

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Luckily, as customer experience has grown in importance, so has the tooling that helps us provide it. Customer Experience, up until recently, wasn’t really in the limelight. As long as your customers’ questions got answered, it didn’t really matter how it happened. Customer journey mapping. Meeting notes.

Journey mapping 75

Journey mapping Customer Experience Multichannel Contact Center 75

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 16, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Jeff Dahms, writes about one of the most important parts of the customer relationship, authenticity. Being authentic is required by all of us in order to deliver an Amazing customer experience. You have a program in place to track Voice of the Customer data.

Customer Service 197

Customer Service Scripts Feedback Personalization 197

VocalCom

JUNE 3, 2019

Building relationships with customers begins with personalization. When companies tailor each customer experience to the needs of the individual, they are able to foster the kind of loyalty that makes these customers recommend the brand to others. Here are five innovative ways to personalize the customer experience.

Personalization 48

Personalization Customer Experience Contact center software Interactive Voice Response 48

Brad Cleveland Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The term “governance” might feel out of place in the context of customer experience innovation. But as a customer experience consultant, I’ve found the opposite to be true. It’s the department-spanning nature of customer experience that is precisely why governance is so important to innovation.

Government 29

Government Customer Experience Consulting Consulting 29

Enghouse Interactive

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

It’s Not an Option – It’s Expected (Blog Series). Register for our upcoming webinar “When, How and Why Customers Self-Help” with Steve Morrell, Managing Director and Principal Analyst of Contact Babel and John Cray, Vice President – Product Management, Enghouse Interactive. Addressing Customer Needs.

Self service 79

Self service Contact Center Chatbots First call resolution 79

Brad Cleveland Blog

JULY 15, 2021

The world is changing, and customer expectations are evolving. So, innovation is the heartbeat of customer experience. But how do you innovate? … The post Everyone has a role in customer experience innovation first appeared on Brad Cleveland.

Customer Experience 32

Customer Experience Contact Center Call Center Customer Service 32

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, John Smart, explains the leadership term VUCA and how it can relate to customer service. In a previous article I described the difference between customer management and customer leadership. Shep Hyken. Communicate succinctly, with structure and with reason.

Customer Service 174

Customer Service Consulting Consulting Marketing 174

Advantage Communications

JANUARY 30, 2020

Advantage Communications , a top Canadian contact center that uses innovative new technologies to design superior customer experience strategies for its clients’ customers, has won an award for its “highly valuable” blog content.

Contact Center 59

Contact Center Technology Customer Experience 59

CCNG

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Your customers already want AI Customer Service. Artificial intelligence (AI) and Generative AI (GenAI) have created a new era of automating the most vital aspects of customer service. The leaders of this space have already explored how AI can improve your organization’s customer service (or support center).

Technology 195

Technology Customer Service Virtual Agent Self service 195

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

Brad Cleveland Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The term “governance” might feel out of place in the context of customer experience innovation. But as a customer experience consultant, I’ve found the opposite to … Continue reading → The post Good Governance Boosts Customer Experience Innovation appeared first on Brad Cleveland.

Government 26

Government Customer Experience Consulting Consulting 26

Brad Cleveland Blog

JULY 15, 2021

The world is changing, and customer expectations are evolving. So, innovation is the heartbeat of customer experience. But how do you innovate?

Customer Experience 26

Customer Experience Contact Center Call Center Customer Service 26

24-7 InTouch

APRIL 26, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) stands as a monumental force reshaping the customer experience (CX). This blog explores how companies can synchronize AI adoption with effective risk management to foster a robust, safe, and customer-centric business environment. Learn and Adapt AI is not a set-it-and-forget-it solution.

Government 52

Government Customer centricity Technology Management 52