ShepHyken

JULY 28, 2017

This week we feature an article by Ted Janusz who writes about how customers are always looking for a better customer experience. It’s important to stay up to date on new technology and trends in order to keep your customers and attract new ones. . Was this a typical Friday event for you and your family?

Consulting 197

Consulting Consulting Marketing Customer Experience 197

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

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

This week we feature an article by Brooke Harper who writes about the importance of using social media to provide great customer service. If you’re not monitoring what customers are saying about you and your company on social media, what are you waiting for?! – Shep Hyken. Communication is key to great service.

Customer Service 220

Customer Service B2B B2C Accountability 220

ShepHyken

AUGUST 12, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Adam Toporek, writes about how important improvisation is in frontline customer service. It is also important to hire customer service reps that care, and who already have the personality to succeed in a customer service position.

Customer Service 221

Customer Service Scripts Consulting Consulting 221

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.

Abandon rate 236

Abandon rate Journey mapping Average Handle Time Customer centricity 236

Steve DiGioia

MAY 23, 2022

Or what if you’re a franchised hotel that cannot match the rates of the corporate properties because you don’t offer the same amenities? Can you still provide the same level of service as others? All “In-Person” Service is Local. All in-person service is local. Use social media wisely.

Personalization 361

Personalization Marketing Customer Service 361

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

MARCH 24, 2017

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Manuel Grenacher, writes about how using bots can help manage and improve the customer experience. Used properly, I believe bots can be an customer service excellent tool. Now, the process is much the same as it used to be—it starts with a message.

Customer Experience 228

Customer Experience Airlines Chatbots Personalization 228

ShepHyken

AUGUST 11, 2017

This week we feature an article by Borge Hald who writes about the importance of being a customer obsessed company and how it is the key to success. We need to obsess about creating such an amazing customer experience that our customers will want to do business with us and nobody else. – Shep Hyken.

Customer centricity 232

Customer centricity Feedback B2C Customer Experience 232

Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 20, 2020

We can see this concept manifest in customer reviews and advertising response behavior. The technology through which customers write reviews and interact with your organization influences the content produced and information shared. . The focus was on customer-generated reviews, like restaurant reviews.

Transportation 870

Transportation Surveys Consulting Consulting 870

JivoChat

AUGUST 22, 2023

Learning how to start a travel blog will help you share your passion for visiting different places and getting to know cultures from other countries all around the world. Step by Step How to Start a Travel Blog How to start a travel blog is simpler than you might believe. Will you make videos for your blog too?

Engineering 75

Engineering Analytics Best practices Customer Support 75

Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 4, 2024

Having a plan and doing the work is an excellent path to success, but I agree that sometimes luck plays a role, too. However, I also see some of them repeating the same mistakes we did in the past with the “World Wide Web.” The same thing is happening with AI. We did this on the podcast recently.

Customer centricity 243

Customer centricity Morale Finance Education 243

ShepHyken

MARCH 15, 2019

This week we feature an article by Tom Buiocchi who writes about the importance of the “behind the scenes” work facilities managers do in order to enhance the customer experience. When you think about how to provide excellent customer service, chances are facilities management might not be the first thing that comes to mind.

Customer Service 184

Customer Service Management Customer Experience Customer effort 184

Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 25, 2024

Since my request, we were lucky enough to have a new one from Justin Stafford ( justin@customersmarts.co ), founder of Customer Smarts , based in Sydney, Australia, and podcast host of “Customer Smart.” Justin shared how sports can teach us a lot about how to improve your Customer Experience.

Customer Experience 195

Customer Experience Customer centricity Finance Sales 195

Calabrio

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Complacency is not an option as agents, supervisors and contact center managers are forced to become more strategic, taking on increasingly critical new responsibilities to deliver engaging customer experiences. Contact centers have to adapt and continuously evolve in order to meet customer expectations.

Contact Center 122

Contact Center Self service Analytics Banking 122

ShepHyken

JULY 22, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Boaz Amidor, shares four techniques that have striking, measurable results when it comes to the efficiency of the Customer Support Program of companies providing online and mobile customer support. Customer support is just like this. Shep Hyken.

Journey mapping 180

Journey mapping Customer Support Feedback Surveys 180

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

This week we feature an article by Doug Bell who writes about how leaders can optimize their company’s customer experience. It is important to have a plan in place for managing the customer experience and having a customer-focused culture. – Shep Hyken. A Simple Playbook for Managing Customer Experience.

Employee engagement 135

Employee engagement Feedback Customer Experience Management 135

Beyond Philosophy

JULY 13, 2021

Sometimes your Customer Experience requires you to outsource a portion of it to a third party. Maybe it’s an installer or a tow truck service, or even an entire call center, but whatever or whoever it is, this part of the experience is not under your control. Unfortunately, customers do not differentiate between the two parts.

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outsourcing Customer Experience Journey mapping Call Center 418

Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 11, 2022

Many of my followers weighed in with their own experiences that tell a truth that is hard to swallow, the world has changed for good, but it’s not good for customers. She thinks customer service is out the window and that getting a good experience is a pleasant change from the usual. Sure, it happens, I thought.

Airlines 365

Airlines Calibration Self service Consulting 365

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

Comm100

JUNE 15, 2022

If you want your brand to stand head and shoulders above the competition, developing an unbeatable customer experience is essential. However, consistently achieving customer satisfaction across all aspects of your business is a considerable challenge. What is a customer experience (CX) program? of the changes you propose.

Customer Experience 86

Customer Experience Journey mapping Surveys Feedback 86

Enghouse Interactive

JANUARY 13, 2021

Blog Series #1 of 4: New decade! For some, it’s more of the same, but better. Customer First” drives success. Customer service has become the top business priority. Getting out in front of competitors, by emulating the most successful companies, will help shortcut timelines. AI, Teams UC and Video. .

Contact Center 60

Contact Center Scripts Cloud contact Technology 60

Totango

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Every customer interaction matters in today’s digital age. These touchpoints serve as critical indicators of overall customer health, enabling leaders to proactively detect risk, prevent churn, and identify opportunities for expansion and revenue growth. Totango also integrates with Outlook email to provide the same benefits.

Accountability 107

Accountability Enterprise Marketing Management 107

Steve DiGioia

MAY 17, 2021

Great customer service. That’s what our customers want and that’s what we wish to provide. In today’s post, I compiled my list of the top 10 customer service acronyms to use every day. It was about finding solutions for a customer and finding their pain points ”. “You were never trying to close a sale.

Customer Service 341

Customer Service Personalization Sales Technical Support 341

Totango

JANUARY 2, 2024

In an era when customer success (CS) has become pivotal, it’s no longer enough to have a team dedicated to CS. More importantly, you need an organizational strategy that ensures your customers don’t just come to you but stay, thrive, and become your biggest promoters.

Automotive 99

Automotive Journey mapping Self service Sales 99

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

3CLogic

APRIL 10, 2024

A digital-first approach lies at the core of every contact center’s transformation strategy, yet solely relying on digital channels risks damaging your customer service. In this article, we’ll explore how to streamline service management by adopting an omnichannel engagement workspace. This is sometimes easier said than done.

Management 64

Management Call Logging CRM Call flow 64

BlueOcean

APRIL 24, 2024

This holds especially true in the world of outsourced customer service, where your vendor is literally representing your brand and your values. This holds especially true in the world of outsourced customer service, where your vendor is literally representing your brand and your values.

Contact Center 71

Contact Center outsourcing Government Customer Care 71

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

Nicereply

MARCH 23, 2021

Staying on top of new customer service trends can be exhausting. Having a well-rounded collection of sources can help your team identify new opportunities for improvement and up your customer service game. We’ve got quite a few friends in the customer service world who inspire us.

Chief Customer Officer 141

Chief Customer Officer Customer Service Consulting Consulting 141

Calabrio

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Complacency is not an option as agents, supervisors and contact center managers are forced to become more strategic, taking on increasingly critical new responsibilities to deliver engaging customer experiences. Contact centers have to adapt and continuously evolve in order to meet customer expectations.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Self service Analytics Banking 52

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

Totango

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Recent years have seen an astonishing rise in the popularity of subscription-based products and services. The world of ownership is being replaced by Spotify, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and a host of other on-demand services. Naturally, short-notice or no-penalty cancellations also greatly increase the risk of customer churn.

Enterprise 110

Enterprise Surveys Sales Customer retention 110

ProProfs Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Ever wondered how challenging it must be for your operators to handle multiple chats at the same time? Yes, there’s no doubt that the best possible live chat software helps you manage multiple chats and visitor queries simultaneously; but if not handled properly, operators can irritate your customers, which may also lead to losses.

Wait times 141

Wait times Management Customer Support Customer Service 141

ChurnZero

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

This is a guest article by Michael Su , senior consultant of Customer Success, The Success League. Customer Success is still a young field and a new concept for many companies. When I ventured out to build my first Customer Success department at a tech software company, my leadership team thought I was nuts.

Scripts 98

Scripts Sales Customer centricity Coaching 98

ChurnZero

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Searches for customer retention peaked in early 2022. . Searches for customer churn neared their all-time high around the same period. . Companies couldn’t rest on their laurels; it was hold onto their customers or float into the abyss. . You can do that with an investment in Customer Success and customer education. .

Education 98

Education Customer centricity SaaS Customer retention 98

customer sure

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

In the last few weeks you might have noticed that we’ve changed course on our blog strategy. People whose businesses are thriving on great customer service. So far we’ve uncovered fantastic advice from two companies dedicated to delivering outstanding customer service. Our initial blogging strategy.

Feedback 91

Feedback Metrics Customer centricity Customer Service 91