ShepHyken

APRIL 27, 2018

This week we feature an article by Seema Nair who writes about the importance of tailoring your e-commerce site to give your customers the best experience. The best customer service is invisible. It just happens. – Shep Hyken. Building an e-commerce site is just the first step of a successful e-commerce journey.

Enterprise 205

Enterprise Feedback Personalization Sales 205

ShepHyken

JUNE 23, 2017

Once representatives used to be able to physically approach customers to see if they needed their assistance, now when visitors are on a website many companies are not aware of their existence unless the visitor makes contact. Are companies just expected to sit back and wait to see if a purchase comes through? Shep Hyken.

Banking 192

Banking B2C Advertising B2B 192

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

ShepHyken

APRIL 13, 2018

This week we feature an article by Jaime Bailey who explains why your company is best served by considering every possible source of insight about customer behavior, goals, and expectations, and implementing the tools that most effectively serve your needs. – Shep Hyken. Is there a specific product or service that needs an update?

Feedback 206

Feedback Contact Center Journey mapping Surveys 206

Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 31, 2020

Just over a decade ago, just as the world was coming out of the deepest recession since the Greatest Depression, we carried out significant research across the globe with the largest container shipping company in the world. There could hardly be many winners out of this but some will emerge stronger or less shattered than others.

Airlines 499

Airlines Healthcare Government Self service 499

ShepHyken

MAY 15, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 4 Ways to Create the Authentic Relationships Customers Crave by Ed Hallen (Fast Company) In a world of infinite choices, customers remember brands that provide genuine, trustworthy, and authentic experiences.

Customer Service 162

Customer Service Self service Customer Experience Surveys 162

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. Also, the smart customers are becoming more inclined towards the online mediums of interactions like live chat, social media or even email. Shep Hyken.

Government 223

Government Technology Benchmark call center software 223

Calabrio

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

More than half a century later, his lyrics couldn’t be more relevant. 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 Center 122

Contact Center Self service Analytics Banking 122

Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 28, 2019

Customer Experience is having some growing pains. However, by adopting a renewed focus on the following five concepts in Customer Experience, you can overcome these challenges, and, perhaps more importantly, stay ahead of the competition. Segment your customers into personas.

Consulting 348

Consulting Consulting Benchmark Personalization 348

Hodusoft

APRIL 24, 2024

A Comprehensive Guide on ISDN Even if you aren’t that well-versed with telecommunication lexicon, you still might have come across a term—ISDN, which is the abbreviation for Integrated Services Digital Network. ISDN is a circuit-switched telephone network system that transmits both data and voice over a digital line.

voip 52

voip Wireless Telecommunications Technology 52

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. This is sometimes easier said than done. What is Computer Telephony Integration (CTI)?

Management 64

Management Call Logging CRM Call flow 64

3CLogic

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In today’s digital world, your competitors are no more than a click away, drastically increasing the importance of delivering personalized customer experiences (CX) on the first go. The question is — where do you begin? Success starts with an honest assessment of your organization's weaknesses. You’re far from alone!

Contact Center 59

Contact Center Cloud contact CRM Self service 59

Upstream Works

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Before the term “customer experience” (CX) became widely used in the industry, the contact center was focused on “customer service.” ” When customers needed service – whether a question, a complaint, or technical support – they reached out to the contact center.

Technology 78

Technology Customer Service Contact Center Technical Support 78

Creative Virtual

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This year, one of the customer experience (CX) predictions for 2023 falling into that category is that ‘Personalization will get More Personal’. But what does it mean to make personalization more personal? engagement with the customer. This can be applied to marketing, sales, and customer support. Absolutely!

Personalization 105

Personalization Virtual Agent Chatbots Self service 105

Upstream Works

DECEMBER 6, 2021

There is a lot of innovation that enables businesses and customers to engage more directly than ever before, allowing call centers to modernize their operations. One of the most important upgrades will be the ability to add digital channels. Learn more about Upstream Works’ digital solutions here.

Contact Center 78

Contact Center Customer centricity Call Center Sales 78

Comm100

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

There’s no doubt that telephone remains a stalwart customer service channel. Firstly, the majority of consumers now want to connect with brands digitally. In Salesforce’ latest research, they found that 57% of customers prefer to engage through digital channels. Grow customer base.

Upselling 80

Upselling Chatbots Customer retention Analytics 80

Upstream Works

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The term “digital channels” has become core to the contact center lexicon recently, and for good reason. Much of this pertains to how the adoption of relatively new communication channels is impacting the customer experience (CX) landscape, and contact center leaders need to respond. Social Media.

Contact Center 78

Contact Center Call Center Self service contact center solutions 78

VirtualPBX

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Guest Blog from Sphinx Solution Nowadays, a solid communication system is the key to any business success. Integrating VoIP & texting in your business transforms the way you communicate with your partners, customers, and employees. It has more useful and advanced features than traditional calling systems.

voip 105

voip CRM Consulting Consulting 105

JustCall

APRIL 9, 2024

Focusing on and creating the best customer experience is no longer a competitive advantage, it’s critical to the success of your operations. You have to be closely attuned to your customer’s wants and needs and strive to exceed those expectations. Why is customer experience important?

Customer Experience 40

Customer Experience Call Logging Brand ambassadors Multi-channel support 40

Fonolo

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Companies place a great deal of importance on meeting customer expectations. According to Forrester, nearly 95% of leaders say that providing a good customer experience is a top strategic priority, and 75% want to use customer experience as a competitive advantage. What do customers want?

Advertising 81

Advertising Feedback Call Center Wait times 81

Calabrio

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

More than half a century later, his lyrics couldn’t be more relevant. 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 Center 52

Contact Center Self service Analytics Banking 52

SharpenCX

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Customer service can be a thankless job. Agents work hard every day to help customers, and while the internet and social media abound with customer service horror stories, very few customers publicize their positive experiences. The acceleration of digital technology. Need to pay your credit card?

Customer Service 67

Customer Service Contact Center Banking Call Center 67

Hodusoft

APRIL 6, 2022

Top 5 Customer Experience Trends to Consider in 2022. In recent years, businesses have realized the impact that customer experience has on the growth of their businesses. To make sure that their companies stick out in the market, they do everything to ensure that their customer experience is optimal.

Customer Experience 105

Customer Experience call center software Contact Center Call Center 105

Comm100

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The modern global consumer is impatient, specific about their needs, and more than willing to jump ship to go to another brand if you fail to impress them immediately. Let’s break down how you can do just that now. It heavily utilizes digital technology products and services to cater directly to customer needs.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Chatbots Self service Transportation 52

Comm100

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In today’s hyper-connected, personalized customer service isn’t just a isn’t just a nice-to-have; it’s a must. While we’re all familiar with the basics, like using a customer’s name in an email, today’s innovators are going far beyond these conventions to deliver personalization.

Personalization 69

Personalization Chatbots Surveys Engineering 69

Comm100

JANUARY 17, 2024

Lean into Automation – Transforming Customer Service with AI & Human-Bot Harmony In a world where immediacy and personalization have become the cornerstones of brand communication, the realm of customer service is undergoing a revolutionary transformation. How does it benefit organizations and customer experience?

Customer Service 74

Customer Service Chatbots Customer centricity Feedback 74

SharpenCX

AUGUST 19, 2021

The company’s built a best-in-class customer experience that’s ignited growth like rocket fuel. In a short, 15-year time span, Shopify’s shapeshifted into one of the world’s leading supporters of small businesses, now powering more than a million stores and generating more than $307 billion in annual economic impact across the globe. >>

Customer Experience 137

Customer Experience Morale Consulting Consulting 137

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. Reviewing your existing CX strategy is a good place to start.

Customer Experience 83

Customer Experience Chatbots Analytics SaaS 83

Spearline

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

trillion in consumer spending, due to poor customer experiences. The same Qualtrics study found that more than half (53%) of consumers cut spending after a single bad experience with a company, and 60% of consumers say they would buy more from a company if it treated them better. Businesses globally stand to lose $4.7

Customer Experience 105

Customer Experience Telecommunications Coaching Call Center 105

ProProfs Blog

JANUARY 30, 2020

“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” — Bill Gates. Elaborating on this maxim, I would also like to add that unhappy customers can ruin the brand value in minutes. It takes less than a minute for an angry customer to post their bitter experiences online. Customer expectations.

B2B 204

B2B Banking Personalization Employee engagement 204

Nicereply

APRIL 27, 2022

To understand CXM and its importance, brands must first absorb the impact good (or bad) customer experience has on their customers and reputation. What is customer experience management (CXM)? Customer Experience is how a customer feels about your brand. 1 Fosters loyalty in customers and increases user retention.

Customer Experience 104

Customer Experience Management Feedback Surveys 104

Hodusoft

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

A Comprehensive Guide to Coordinating and Unifying Channels & Devices in the MSP Industry Today, more and more enterprises are investing money in Managed Service Providers (MSPs) than ever before. But now, larger and well-established businesses are using the specialized services of MSPs.

Contact center software 52

Contact center software Contact Center Multi-channel support Analytics 52

NobelBiz

APRIL 2, 2024

Are customers becoming more and more demanding with time? With the growing customer expectations, enterprises are under great pressure to deliver exceptional service. They serve as centralized hubs for managing multichannel interactions, voice calls, emails, chats, social media, and more.

contact center solutions 105

contact center solutions Enterprise Contact Center Interactive Voice Response 105

Upstream Works

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Digital customer engagement is about more than simply adding new channels to the contact center. Digital CX also enables contact centers and back office digital workers to truly understand their customers’ behaviors, wants and needs. Providing great CX requires more.

Journey mapping 78

Journey mapping Multichannel Contact Center Self service 78

Expivia

APRIL 29, 2021

Everything seems to be more digital nowadays. Customers aren’t as comfortable with picking up the phone as they are with sending an email. Contact centers should embrace digital customer service, and use best practices to take care of customers over the internet. What Is Digital Customer Service?

Call Center 90

Call Center Customer Service Best practices Contact Center 90

Spearline

JANUARY 25, 2022

According to Forrester , it costs 5 times more to acquire new customers than it does to keep an existing one. Customer churn is a fact of life for almost every organization around the world. What is customer churn? Qualitrics define customer churn as “when someone chooses to stop using your products or services.

Contact Center 132

Contact Center Telecommunications Call flow Benchmark 132

Comm100

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The customer service landscape is forever changing as technologies and consumer expectations develop, but 2021 has seen a shift of proportions that we have arguably never experienced. Organizations relying on call center support were forced to transition to digital channels during lockdowns.

Customer Service 82

Customer Service Chatbots Surveys Customer retention 82