Totango

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Apple and IBM Peanut butter and jelly Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg Marketing and Customer Success They are all unexpected — yet incredibly successful — partnerships. On the other hand, the CCO focuses on what happens after the sale, overseeing onboarding, customer support, driving retention, and minimizing churn.

Chief Customer Officer 91

Chief Customer Officer Customer centricity Metrics CRM 91

Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 14, 2022

I read a fascinating report the other day from Zendesk called The Customer Experience (CX) Trends Report 2022. I saw a dichotomy between what people are saying and what they are doing regarding Customer Experiences (CX). 64% of business leaders say that customer service has a positive impact on the company’s growth .

Contact Center 195

Contact Center Upselling Engineering Education 195

ShepHyken

MAY 18, 2018

This week we feature an article by Gary Anderson who explains why the customer experience creates customer loyalty and generates repeat business. – Shep Hyken. The customer experience you provide will set you apart from the competition. With the rise of eCommerce, customers have more choices than ever before.

Advertising 198

Advertising Surveys Feedback Sales 198

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.

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Technology Customer Service Management CRM 229

Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 25, 2022

Providing proactive experiences is part of the future I see for Customer Experience , a side effect of Customer Science. For those who read this newsletter, you know that Customer Science is where we have a convergence of artificial intelligence (AI), data, and behavioral sciences. Triant says that it makes customers happier.

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Cloud contact Contact Center Construction Consulting 369

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Elevating Customer Experience: Embracing Hospitality as the Foundation by Charles Ryan Minton (Newsweek) When it comes to providing exceptional customer experiences, few industries excel quite like the hotel business.

Customer Service 167

Customer Service Customer retention SaaS Best practices 167

Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 2, 2020

We have all been in line or on hold for customer service , waiting for a company to get back to us. Then, when our wait time runs long and our patience runs short we get cranky and think, this customer service crew is really inept today. Last February, the Harvard Business Review (HBR) published, “ Why is Customer Service so Bad?

Customer Service 470

Customer Service Consulting Consulting Wait times 470

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

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Lately, my Customer Experiences have been lousy. At the beginning of the pandemic, I was more understanding when Customer Experiences weren’t great. The 5 Rules for improving the customer complaint process are: Read between the lines. Embrace customer complaints. Empathize with the customer. Be fast, stupid.

Consulting 383

Consulting Consulting Call Center Metrics 383

Totango

JANUARY 22, 2024

We polled our Customer Advisory Board (CAB) at the end of last year to gauge which way they saw the pendulum shifting for CS in 2024. At the intersection of product, customer, and business insights, CS is uniquely positioned to steer businesses through these changing environments. Most expect to see CS emerging as a growth engine.

Enterprise 94

Enterprise SaaS Engineering Technical Support 94

CX Accelerator

OCTOBER 26, 2019

Clearly, I had what Rachelle Dever , a thought leader in customer experience, calls “emotional affinity” with basketball. I recently attended a seminar where Dever explained that customers who have emotional affinity with a product or brand consider that product or brand essential to their daily lives. Back to CX Accelerator Blog.

Customer Service 182

Customer Service Consulting Consulting Metrics 182

CX Accelerator

OCTOBER 26, 2019

Clearly, I had what Rachelle Dever , a thought leader in customer experience, calls “emotional affinity” with basketball. I recently attended a seminar where Dever explained that customers who have emotional affinity with a product or brand consider that product or brand essential to their daily lives. Back to CX Accelerator Blog.

Customer Service 182

Customer Service Consulting Consulting Metrics 182

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

So, when I share some statistics I read regarding customer satisfaction and leveraging behavioral economics, some of which I felt very glass-half-empty about, I hope a few of you, with your half-glass-full dispositions, will help me see the bright side. It is a shame because behavioral economics is about understanding your customers better.

Customer retention 195

Customer retention Sales Consulting Consulting 195

CX Accelerator

OCTOBER 28, 2020

I know this isn’t the original intent of the song, but to me, this points to the importance of listening to our customers — especially those things that frustrate and aggravate — and then learning from those mistakes. We don’t necessarily try to fix the customer but we definitely try to fix the problem for the long term.

Customer centricity 281

Customer centricity Personalization Customer Experience 281

ProProfs Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Customer lifetime value (CLV) is calculated in business marketing strategies to see the bigger picture. For businesses looking to acquire and retain valuable customers, understanding the lifetime value of a customer is important. What is Customer Lifetime Value (CLV).

Metrics 78

Metrics Customer retention Surveys Analytics 78

Totango

JULY 6, 2021

Measuring customer loyalty gauges the strength of your client relationships, helping you predict and manage performance. Loyal customers are likely to buy from you again and refer you to others, increasing your revenue. Customers who don’t feel committed to your brand are more likely to churn and spread negative word-of-mouth.

Best practices 110

Best practices Metrics Surveys Customer retention 110

CX Accelerator

OCTOBER 26, 2019

Clearly, I had what Rachelle Dever , a thought leader in customer experience, calls “emotional affinity” with basketball. I recently attended a seminar where Dever explained that customers who have emotional affinity with a product or brand consider that product or brand essential to their daily lives. Back to CX Accelerator Blog

Customer Service 140

Customer Service Consulting Consulting Metrics 140

Global Response

AUGUST 7, 2023

There’s no business out there who doesn’t want to improve their customer retention and CLV. The secret weapon to improving customer retention and CLV? In this article, we’re breaking down the recent data and future trends to demonstrate why your call center is an essential element in customer retention—and how to use it effectively.

Customer retention 62

Customer retention Call Center Upselling Personalization 62

ShepHyken

JULY 7, 2017

This week we feature an article by Josh Brown who writes about why you should focus on relational customers, how you should go about doing it, and the data you can use to enhance your initiatives and be sure your efforts are paying off. It’s important to know the value of a customer. Shep Hyken.

Surveys 59

Surveys Personalization Sales Marketing 59

Totango

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

As a leader in customer success, who’s your friend in the C-suite? Is the customer journey mapping exercise a worthwhile effort? Who owns the customer community for your organization? 2023, Chris Dishman , Totango’s SVP of Global Customer Success, hosted the lively Hot Takes! We hope so! At Totango Live!

Journey mapping 97

Journey mapping Construction B2B Education 97

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Dan Gingiss) Find a “candle” in your customer experience and see if you can upgrade it to the way-cooler “sparkler.” (Dan Gingiss) Find a “candle” in your customer experience and see if you can upgrade it to the way-cooler “sparkler.”

Customer Service 207

Customer Service Airlines Feedback B2B 207

JivoChat

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Instagram Marketing 2023 With the Instagram Marketing course, you will know how to have a powerful Instagram account set up for your business, so you can build your brand and convert followers into paying customers. It will teach you several important techniques. Blogging Access type: full lifetime access 4. Workload: 7.5

Marketing 75

Marketing Advertising Accountability Analytics 75

CX Accelerator

OCTOBER 28, 2020

I know this isn’t the original intent of the song, but to me, this points to the importance of listening to our customers — especially those things that frustrate and aggravate — and then learning from those mistakes. We don’t necessarily try to fix the customer but we definitely try to fix the problem for the long term.

Customer centricity 182

Customer centricity Personalization Customer Experience 182

Callminer

APRIL 30, 2018

They also often fail to measure the ROI against the most important KPIs at each step of their Interaction Analytics Programme. So, if you want to turn your contact centre into a profit centre, it’s important to ensure that you always: Identify the correct KPIs and continuously evaluate them to ensure the right things are measured.

Analytics 159

Analytics Self service Sales Customer Care 159

ProProfs Blog

JANUARY 23, 2020

If I were to ask you what is customer value, what would you say? Or any profit you reap from your customers? But, there is more to it than just “profits” and many companies fail to see the effort they need to put in to get good customer value. But how to define customer value? What is Customer Value?

Customer retention 144

Customer retention Marketing Surveys Customer emotions 144

ProProfs Blog

MAY 24, 2019

As a business owner, it is important to think beyond elevating your brand amidst the increasing competition. You may have set the foundation of your eCommerce business on a riveting marketing strategy, a robust customer service team, and brand new ideas for products and services. 8 Ways to Increase the CLV of Your Customers.

Customer retention 151

Customer retention Surveys Feedback Telecommunications 151

teleopti

DECEMBER 13, 2018

What are some of the key trends that will mold business and customer service operations in 2019? Dick Bucci of Pelorus Associates, a market research, consulting, and marketing communications firm that specializes in the contact center industry, dives into 5 trends impacting customer service and which companies need to stay on top of.

Customer Service 48

Customer Service Banking Contact Center Self service 48

ProProfs Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

Young startups obsessively focus always on increasing the number of customers. Get more customers, we need more sales, connect with more leads, these phrases tend to be the most commonly spoken phrases during team meetings. Customer Lifetime Value. But how exactly do you increase your customer lifetime value?

Surveys 106

Surveys Sales Best practices Customer retention 106

ProProfs Blog

APRIL 17, 2020

Customers always have so many options in the market to choose their desired product or service. In short, your success relies on the fact that your customers don’t leave you. And if you successfully increase customer retention rates by 5%, then you can boost profits by 25% to 95%. 1: Customer Churn Rate. #2:

Metrics 142

Metrics Customer retention SaaS Surveys 142

Nicereply

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Customer success metrics are essential to the growth of every SaaS company. When it comes to your SaaS business, you need to be measuring and evaluating your customer success. This helps you analyze how much value your customers gain from your product, and you can select particular KPIs to help you do so. Renewal rate 7.

SaaS 52

SaaS Metrics Customer retention Surveys 52

ProProfs Blog

MARCH 20, 2020

Before you start to think that there’s been some kind of mistake in the profits column of your periodical report, make sure to check your customer acquisition cost value. . And if you can’t check it because you’ve never really paid attention to it so far, read on, this blog is for you. . Let’s start! What does it include?

Sales 137

Sales Marketing Finance Advertising 137

BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Those metrics were born in an era when customer service was a race, where whoever got to the finish line first (i.e. off the phone) – upsetting the least number of hurdles, extra points for a graceful gait – was the champion, the most successful, the most likely to win “customer service agent of the year.”.

Metrics 87

Metrics Customer Care Average Handle Time outsourcing 87

Nicereply

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Customer success is central to the success of a business. The more customers experience success with your product, the more they’ll use it and recommend it to others. Customer success has become a key priority for businesses lately because of the intense competition in most industries. What is Customer Success?

Education 59

Education Accountability Customer retention Journey mapping 59

ProProfs Blog

JANUARY 17, 2020

The SaaS customer lifecycle is something that is continuously growing and ever-evolving. . But, what exactly is this SaaS customer lifecycle? What is SaaS Customer Lifecycle. But before you set out to follow any trend, it is important that you first understand what the SaaS customer lifecycle entails for you.

SaaS 161

SaaS Sales Marketing Upselling 161

Nicereply

DECEMBER 9, 2021

It should promise the customer great things. However, the best efforts should be during the delivery phase; give the customers reason to celebrate choosing you. However, the best efforts should be during the delivery phase; give the customers reason to celebrate choosing you. Cue – customer health scores.

Metrics 97

Metrics Surveys Education Customer effort 97

Totango

JUNE 30, 2020

Communication during a crisis is about protecting your core asset, your customers. The digital transformation of business has shifted enterprise focus toward customer retention and the pursuit of long-term value. Challenges such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic only reinforce the importance of keeping the customers you have.

Best practices 126

Best practices Customer retention Metrics Enterprise 126

Amity

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Ask anyone in sales or customer support regarding important customer success metrics, and almost always, churn is mentioned. Churn is short for ‘churn rate’ and refers to the percentage rate of customer loss or customer defection. Customer Success Metrics: Customer Health Score.

Metrics 132

Metrics Entertainment Customer retention Customer Support 132