Tips & strategies for improving customer experience
Callminer
MARCH 3, 2021
Read this blog to learn how the right tips and strategies can help your organization deliver positive, effective customer experience.
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Guest Post: Why Customer Experience Should Be at the Forefront of Your Marketing Strategies
ShepHyken
OCTOBER 21, 2022
She’s also a web design consultant focusing on customer experience and user interface. She shares how customer experience is a valuable marketing strategy. Then you describe your general marketing efforts as customer experience marketing. How To Infuse the Customer Into Your Marketing Strategies .
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Customer Experience ROI: How You Prove You Understand Customer Experience Strategy
Beyond Philosophy
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
Customer Experience as an industry is at a crossroads. In our recent podcast, we had a guest Bob Thompson, CEO of Customer Think Corp., an independent research and publishing firm focused on customer-centric business management and the founder and editor-in-chief of CustomerThink.com. It’s time to put up or shut up.
How to Upgrade to an Advanced Customer Experience Strategy
Lumoa
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
From social media posts to Google and Yelp reviews, every buyer can recount their customer experience with your company to a global audience. It is no wonder, then, that businesses have started paying much closer attention to their customer experience (CX) strategy.
The Secret of Creating an Effective Customer Experience (CX) Strategy
Beyond Philosophy
AUGUST 30, 2019
The Secret of Creating an Effective Customer Experience (CX) Strategy. What is the experience you are trying to deliver to your customers? Marketing, Sales, Customer service, Finance, IT, etc. More importantly, the Customer looks at your organization as a whole and ends up being frustrated.
Guest Blog: How To Improve the Customer Experience Starting Today
ShepHyken
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
She provides multiple strategies to improve the customer experience in order to gain and retain repeat customers. It’s been said that customer service is dead. We live in such an instant gratification world that customers will often simply seek the next best thing if they don’t get the desired outcome to start.
Guest Blog: How Does AI Marketing Help Drive Customer Engagement?
ShepHyken
SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
This week we feature an article by Lindsay Tjepkema who writes about how artificial intelligence marketing (AIM) is becoming more important to our success in engaging with customers. Recently I have read and written a lot about AI and as technology improves and acceptance grows AI will have a strong role in customer service. – Shep Hyken.
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Guest Blog: Ways to Improve Your Customer Experience Online
ShepHyken
MAY 31, 2019
This week we feature an article by Abdul Babar who explains why your customer experience strategy must be a priority for any customer-facing organization. Same goes for a poor experience and how badly it turned you off from that company, brand or product. What is the customer experience?
Guest Blog: How to Engage Customers with Your Brand
ShepHyken
OCTOBER 4, 2019
This week we feature an article by Dwayne Charrington who writes about how to engage your customers in personalized, meaningful, and relevant ways. Customers, employees, lead generation, or profit. Well, the best answer is customer engagement. No business can survive without engaging its customers.
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Gratitude Grows Gains from Customer Experience Strategies
ClearAction
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Gratitude Grows Gains from Customer Experience Strategies Lynn Hunsaker. On other holidays (Veteran’s Day, Memorial Day, Mother’s Day, CX Day, Customer Service Week, etc.), On other holidays (Veteran’s Day, Memorial Day, Mother’s Day, CX Day, Customer Service Week, etc.),
How to Develop and Implement a Customer Experience Strategy
Lumoa
MAY 5, 2022
Most people understand the importance of creating great customer experiences —nevertheless, many struggle with the complexity of working holistically and long-term with a Customer Experience strategy. Customer Experience (CX) is far more than traditional customer service and marketing.
Building a Successful Customer Experience Strategy
GetFeedback
FEBRUARY 15, 2019
Companies frequently designate customer experience (CX) as the most exciting opportunity for their business, according to the Digital Marketing Trends Report. Successful customer experience strategies will lead to greater customer satisfaction, higher revenue, and diminished customer churn.
Guest Post: 5 Strategies for Mastering Customer Experience at the Point of Sale
ShepHyken
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
He shares tactics to help ensure a point-of-sale system will enhance the customer experience. In today’s highly competitive and constantly advancing retail industry, there is no place for ordinary customer service. They demand a seamless shopping experience to convert from a regular shopper to a loyal customer.
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Customer Experience in Retail Guide: Explanations, Strategies, & the Future of CX
Lumoa
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Before the digital age, customer experience in retail was a completely different world. But the need to deliver an outstanding customer experience hasn’t. According to research, 95% of consumers believe customer experience is the key to brand loyalty. Where and how they take place has changed, of course.
Customer Experience Digitization: 7 Strategies to Get The Best Results
Lumoa
JULY 17, 2023
Key Drivers of Successful Customer Experience Digitization Today, businesses must continually evolve to address the needs of their customers. Embracing new technology solutions and digitizing customer experience has become a crucial part of this evolution. Seamless experiences 5. Immersive experiences 7.
Guest Blog: The Rise of Chatbots in Customer Experience
ShepHyken
APRIL 5, 2019
This week we feature an article by Irina Kirnos who writes about how chatbots are customer experience tools that are changing the way that companies interact with their customers. These virtual customer experience tools are transforming the way that companies interact with their customers in the contact center environment.
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Best Practices for Developing a Customer Experience (CX) Strategy
PeopleMetrics
JUNE 28, 2021
A Voice of the Customer (VoC) program driven by thoughtful and thorough strategic planning will not only help you achieve your customer experience objectives -- it has the power to positively transform your business time and time again. Discover our award-winning Customer Experience (CX) blog: [link].
Guest Blog: How to Manage Customer Emotions
ShepHyken
DECEMBER 2, 2016
This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleagues, Thomas A. Stewart and Patricia O’Connell, write about how to manage customer emotions and ensure that employees know how to be empathetic. Customers are smarter than ever and we must know how to create a positive experience. Shep Hyken .
Guest Blog: Customer Feedback Loops – 3 Examples & Strategies
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.
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Guest Blog: Digitizing the Customer Experience Without Losing the Customer
ShepHyken
MARCH 22, 2019
who argues that digital transformation is bringing customer experience to an entirely different level. Communities were smaller, shopping was local, and technology wasn’t there to either help or confuse the customer. All this progress requires businesses to provide an “always on, always available” customer experience.
Guest Blog: How Will Artificial Intelligence Impact CX and Customer Service?
ShepHyken
OCTOBER 19, 2018
This week we feature an article by Lindsay Tjepkema who shares how people are using AI strategies and the impact they are having on the world of CX. – Shep Hyken. Self-learning machines can improve your website visitors’ personalized experience in a multitude of ways. So, how is AI changing customer experience?
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Guest Blog: Connect With Your Customers & Watch Your Business Grow
ShepHyken
JUNE 7, 2019
This week we feature an article by Molly Moore about why phone calls and online chat can make the difference between customer-centric brands and everybody else. In fact, nearly t wo-thirds (65%) of potential customers want to reach brands by phone. Consumers want to connect with your business. Consumers Demand Immediate Connection.
Guest Blog: How to Boost Retail Customer Experience Through AI-powered Price Optimization
ShepHyken
MARCH 29, 2019
This week we feature an article by Alexandr Galkin who writes about how retail management should focus on direct communication and/or a balanced pricing strategy and allow AI to manage price optimization. Customer experience comes first. Customers choose retailers with optimal prices. Definitely, no.
Guest Blog: Why Convenience is a Key Differentiator in CX
ShepHyken
MAY 3, 2019
This week we feature an article by Jaime Bailey who writes about how important convenience has become to the customer experience and how it is a necessity for providing a competitive edge in today’s marketplace. . And the latest area widely touted to provide a competitive edge in the customer experience is convenience.
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Guest Blog: Winning Tactics for CX Vendor Selection
ShepHyken
DECEMBER 13, 2019
This week we feature an article by Darcy Alexander who shares a checklist to guide us through the process of selecting the best CX vendors for our customer experience initiatives. When embarking on a customer experience (CX) change initiative, there are few decisions more critical to success than selecting the right vendor.
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Guest Blog: Why Customer Experience Is Essential to Your Bottom Line
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. 67% would pay more for a better customer experience.
Guest Blog: Building a Human Powered, Technology-aided 21st Century Customer Experience
ShepHyken
OCTOBER 11, 2019
This week we feature an article by Joseph Michelli who has written a new book about how Airbnb has used convenience and personalization to deliver an amazing experience. As a reader of Shep’s blog, I’ll assume you know you’re in the people business. How have leaders at Airbnb crafted a 21 st -century customer experience?
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Top 5 Strategies To Boost eCommerce Customer Experience In 2023
Nicereply
JUNE 19, 2023
eCommerce customer experience is the most crucial thing you can invest in to secure your online store’s long-term success. 74% of consumers are highly likely to buy from businesses based on their experiences, which now need to extend both online and offline. Table of Contents What is an eCommerce customer experience?
Guest Blog: Improving Customer Experience Using Employee Feedback Data
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.
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Guest Blog: Customer Service Training Ideas to Help Build Brand Advocacy
ShepHyken
FEBRUARY 9, 2018
This week we feature an article by Kristin Erikson writes shares great customer service training tips and ideas that will help your company build brand advocacy. Remember customer service training is not something you di, it’s something you do. – Shep Hyken. The answer is as obvious as it is overlooked: improve customer service.
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Guest Blog: How Virtual Web Assistants Provide Productivity for Busy Companies
ShepHyken
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
This week we feature an article by Andy Steuer who shares valuable information about how to use virtual web assistants to optimize productivity in areas of customer service, customer support, CRM management and more. – Shep Hyken. Customer Service. Support Tickets and CRM Management. Email and Phone Support.
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ShepHyken
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
This week we feature an article by Hamzah Tariq who shares seven ways to improve the overall live chat experience for your customers. Businesses constantly try to improve the customer experience they deliver through new approaches, tools and strategies. . Be quick to accept live chat requests. Communicate clearly.
Guest Blog: Empathy – What Your Customer Service Strategy Is Missing
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.
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ShepHyken
JUNE 28, 2019
In the contact center industry, for example, there are fewer phone conversations going into customer support centers than in the past. Gartner estimates that by 2021, 15 percent of all customer service interactions will be completely handled by AI, an increase of 400 percent from 2017. Fewer phone calls, but more complex conversations.
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Guest Blog: [Infographic] How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Your Brand Deliver a Better Customer Experience
ShepHyken
JULY 19, 2019
This week we feature a short article and infographic from Matteo Gasparello explaining why influential brands are using the combination of artificial intelligence and data to provide customers with the experiences they want. 44% of customers are frustrated when companies fail to deliver relevant, personalized shopping experiences.
Guest Blog: Deliver Them Amazing and They Will Love You Back: Millennial World
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.
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Top Call Routing Strategies to Improve Customer Experience
Hodusoft
JULY 6, 2022
Top Call Routing Strategies to Improve Customer Experience An exceptional customer experience is critical to a business’ immediate and long-term success. Today, 83% of customers expect to engage with someone when contacting a business. Call Routing System: What is it and How Does it Work?
Guest Blog: 4 Easy Ways to Achieve Difficult Customer Contact Goals
ShepHyken
NOVEMBER 30, 2018
This week we feature an article by Brian Cantor who gives us a list of ways to achieve success and consistency when communicating with customers on any channel. – Shep Hyken. Making for a jointly admirable and problematic reality, the customer contact community often takes a lofty, wide-eyed approach to strategy and technology.
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Guest Blog: 4 Things to Learn from a Disappointed Customer
ShepHyken
APRIL 7, 2017
This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Swati Kungwani, writes about the value of customer complaints to a business. Customer behavior is becoming more dynamic. According to the reports, “It is in the hands of the companies to prevent 85% of the customer churn caused due to futile poor service.”.
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ShepHyken
NOVEMBER 16, 2018
This week we feature an article by Jim Iyoob who talks about how and why technology has changed consumer behavior and how you need to reinvent strategies to keep up with consumers. – Shep Hyken. Today, a typical customer expects a prompt response and fast service from any business. Customers are connected.
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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of March 11, 2024
ShepHyken
MARCH 10, 2024
Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Drawing inspiration from my experiences and insights into the evolving dynamics of customer interactions, let’s explore five pivotal strategies that can elevate your small business from being good to unforgettable.
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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.
Optimize Your Customer Experience Management Strategy
GetFeedback
OCTOBER 21, 2019
A recent study by PwC found that one in three consumers will walk away from a brand they love after just one negative experience. At the same time, 54% of respondents said that the customer experience at most companies needs to improve. . What is customer experience management? Sounds simple, right?
Guest Blog: Instant Customer Service – Just Add Text Message
ShepHyken
JANUARY 5, 2018
This week we feature an article by Ford Blakely about text messaging which can provide that instant, convenient and low-friction customer experience that delivers delight. I like the idea of the convenience of texting but as Ford points out, you must have a strategy in place for your team to answer texts correctly.
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