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.

Benchmark 304

Benchmark Feedback Customer retention Consulting 304

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague from Down Under, Warwick Merry, writes about an experience he had that demonstrates why a business must have the systems and processes in place to take care of new and existing customers. If you cannot take care of the customer, it doesn’t pay to advertise!

Advertising 297

Advertising Entertainment Marketing Personalization 297

Totango

OCTOBER 12, 2022

And of course, customers can easily cancel the very second they become dissatisfied, lose interest, or feel they aren’t getting the value they expected. . Naturally, short-notice or no-penalty cancellations also greatly increase the risk of customer churn. Leading the charge. We can see this development in our recent survey.

Enterprise 110

Enterprise Surveys Sales Customer retention 110

Cisco - Contact Center

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

At Cisco, we pride ourselves on our world-class partner ecosystem, and we go to great lengths to recognize how our partners provide value to customers and support digital transformation. I encourage… Read more on Cisco Blogs

Metrics 52

Metrics Technology 52

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.

Chatbots 292

Chatbots Customer Experience Cloud contact Contact Center 292

ClientSuccess

JANUARY 3, 2023

Value Vectors by Vecteezy. As a customer success team, it’s essential to stay agile and in tune with your customers’ evolving needs. To truly understand what your customers value and appreciate about your products, services, or offerings – as well as their experience with you – requires engaging directly with them.

Best practices 81

Best practices Consulting Consulting Metrics 81

ShepHyken

JUNE 28, 2019

Their roles have evolved, with the human performing critical value-added functions and machines handling rote tasks. In the contact center industry, for example, there are fewer phone conversations going into customer support centers than in the past. Fewer phone calls, but more complex conversations.

Contact Center 281

Contact Center Self service Banking Airlines 281

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. . Don’t make customers wait when they initiate live chat requests.

Customer Experience 276

Customer Experience Technical Support Self service Best practices 276

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 Demand Immediate Connection. How to Connect the Right Way.

Customer centricity 300

Customer centricity Advertising outsourcing Chatbots 300

HelpCrunch

JUNE 8, 2021

The post What is Customer Self-Service? Value, Benefits, Best Options appeared first on HelpCrunch blog. Anytime I have a question, I google it first. Whereas my 50ish dad calls taxis via phone and goes for human cashiers or physical stores. When he [ … ].

Self service 118

Self service 118

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.

APIs 254

APIs Enterprise Government Customer Experience 254

JivoChat

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Nowadays, there are multiple ways how to monetize a blog. You will need to analyze what are the most effective strategies to implement on your blog and make money with them. It’s necessary to take into consideration what your goals with the blog are, the skills you have, and the actions you would enjoy dedicating yourself to. .

Advertising 75

Advertising Sales Marketing Best practices 75

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 237

Feedback Surveys Technical Support Personalization 237

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.”.

Advertising 276

Advertising B2B Employee engagement CRM 276

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 18, 2019

The experiences you create for a customer is important, but how they feel about that experience is critical. In designing how you deliver emotion, consider what you can do to make customers: • happier they chose you. In short, do your customers feel happier doing business with you than your competitors? The bar is low.

Customer Service 222

Customer Service 222

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Timi Garai, discusses the power of millennial moms and how to gain their loyalty. And if you’re interested in adding even more value, there’s a special loyalty feature that you can use. They let their customers fund medical research to help those in need.

Education 299

Education Marketing Management Customer Service 299

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. From a business perspective, mobile gives potential and existing customers the ability to onboard and transact wherever, whenever. Fast, Easy and Secure.

Accountability 238

Accountability Technology Personalization Customer Experience 238

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Johnson who writes about the importance of cross-team collaboration when providing B2B customer support. . A stand-alone customer support group can’t handle 100% of the issues they receive in the B2B industry. Customer Success / Account Management – Outside of support, this team interacts with customers the most frequently.

B2B 272

B2B Customer Support CRM B2C 272

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

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? Customer service is top-tier in a plethora of different ways. A little dash of customer service and a smile goes a long way.

Wireless 202

Wireless Government Entertainment Airlines 202

ShepHyken

MARCH 8, 2019

This week we feature an article by Jason Milleisen who shares three simple rules that will set you apart from your competition and help provide great customer service. I once heard about a car dealership who had customer satisfaction scores that were the impressively high. I need that customer so I need to be aggressive!

Consulting 275

Consulting Consulting Personalization Customer Service 275

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

This week we feature an article by Nathalie Herrman who writes about three key principles that are at the root of all great customer service. She also reminds us that the customer experience begins with the employee experience. – Shep Hyken. Otherwise, we lack integrity, employees lose interest, and customer service suffers.

Scripts 231

Scripts Employee engagement Customer Service Customer Experience 231

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. CSAT surveys are critical in determining challenges that your customers are facing so that you may improve the customer experience.

Feedback 240

Feedback Customer Experience Abandon rate Surveys 240

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). Here’s the moment of truth.

Metrics 78

Metrics Customer retention Surveys Analytics 78

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

This week we feature an article by Daniel Bakst who explains why competitive benchmarking is key to better serving your customer base. – Shep Hyken. Contextualizing your brand’s place amongst competitors in the industry you encompass is vital to creating a leading Customer Experience.

Benchmark 217

Benchmark Customer centricity Customer retention Customer Experience 217

ShepHyken

APRIL 12, 2019

This week we feature an article by Joel Gottesman who shares tips to ensure that seasonal employees provide an excellent customer experience. Many of these employees were tasked with challenging customer-facing positions. However, these employees also present unique challenges to delivering exceptional customer experiences.

Customer Service 273

Customer Service Education Healthcare Customer centricity 273

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

Cisco - Contact Center

JUNE 20, 2023

Certifications such as SOC2 and ISO27001 represent an international… Read more on Cisco Blogs In an era of ever-evolving cybersecurity threats, a strong security posture for your cloud-based applications is paramount.

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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. Shep Hyken.

Self service 200

Self service APIs Surveys Analytics 200

ShepHyken

MAY 25, 2018

This week we feature an article by Matt Nolan who shares five keys to building more compelling, sustainable customer relationships. Customer retention used to be considered just a “service problem.” Our engagements must shift seamlessly between selling, serving, and retaining – adapting based on the customer context.

Call Center 185

Call Center Customer retention Upselling Advertising 185

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

This week we feature an article by Rahul Varshneya whos writes about how technology innovations are continuously improving the customer experience. This Maya Angelou quote fits perfectly when talking about the factors responsible for positive brand customer service. How to leverage technology for a better customer experience.

Technology 332

Technology Customer Experience Complaint resolution Gamification 332

CSM Magazine

JULY 17, 2023

If you are a business owner that does not have a blog, it is time to change that. Now that we have that out of the way, let’s cover the most important advantages of having a blog. Later on, we will also give you some tips on how to blog effectively. Later on, we will also give you some tips on how to blog effectively.

Entertainment 52

Entertainment Engineering Advertising Marketing 52

Cisco - Contact Center

APRIL 3, 2023

In fact, we have seen this in practice with partners that have invested in Black… Read more on Cisco Blogs When Cisco invests in partner enablement, it intends to provide assets to maximize profitability and productivity.

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Beyond Philosophy

MAY 17, 2016

Though played for laughs, this scene is all too representative of the value delivery perceptual gaps which often exist between suppliers and their customers. Simply stated, employees frequently see both the importance and the performance of key rational and emotional value drivers very differently when compared to customers.

Customer advocacy 186

Customer advocacy Consulting Consulting Sales 186

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 241

Abandon rate Journey mapping Average Handle Time Customer centricity 241

ShepHyken

JULY 29, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Ross Clurman, writes about how important it is to personalize the customer service experience. Regardless of the type of business you are in, there is always an opportunity to personalize the customer experience. Maintain an up-to-date customer database.

Personalization 224

Personalization Customer Service Customer centricity Marketing 224

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 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 272

Customer Experience Technology Enterprise Analytics 272