ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

This week we feature an article by Heather Hamilton who shares why investing in a point of sale (POS) system can empower your staff and improve the employee experience. – Shep Hyken. From stock management to sales reports, customer loyalty, and much more, a POS system streamlines your efficiency in ways that pen and paper just can’t.

Sales 220

Sales Personalization Feedback Management 220

ShepHyken

MARCH 31, 2017

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Jeff Toister, explains why creating a customer service mantra is essential. When it comes to your customer service promise and vision, every member of your organization must be in alignment. you’ll magically have a customer-focused culture too.

Consulting 234

Consulting Consulting Customer Service 234

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.

Chatbots 284

Chatbots Customer Experience Marketing Customer Support 284

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.

Customer Service 190

Customer Service Airlines Self service Customer Experience 190

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 235

Feedback Customer Experience Abandon rate Surveys 235

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

This week we feature an article by Misa Chien who shares great lessons we can learn from the Southwest Airlines customer culture. This also reminds us that customer service doesn’t just happen on the front line. But would customer service ever make the highlight reel of such an event?

Airlines 213

Airlines Customer Service Surveys Feedback 213

ShepHyken

JUNE 24, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Jeremy Watkin shares a story demonstrating the importance of empowerment to great customer service. If you empower employees to come up with creative solutions to problems, you’ll be amazed at the results. Shep Hyken. Think about that for a moment.

Technical Support 211

Technical Support outsourcing Education Customer Service 211

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

This week we feature an article by Pascal van Opzeeland who writes about the quality of customer support and what it takes to provide great customer support. – Shep Hyken. What makes a customer support interaction good or bad? To be good, a customer support interaction needs to be…. Element #1: Fast. Element #3: Clear.

Customer Support 168

Customer Support Customer effort Self service Metrics 168

Nicereply

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

A roundup of the best customer service articles from 2022—to help you learn something new, revisit long-standing topics, or simply enjoy. Achieving stellar customer support is a moving target, involving a mix of strategy, processes, policies, analytics, and even a little art. 2022’s top customer service blogs.

Customer Service 97

Customer Service Complaint resolution Agent burnout Customer Support 97

CCNG

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Your customers already want AI Customer Service. Artificial intelligence (AI) and Generative AI (GenAI) have created a new era of automating the most vital aspects of customer service. The leaders of this space have already explored how AI can improve your organization’s customer service (or support center).

Technology 195

Technology Customer Service Virtual Agent Self service 195

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 325

Technology Customer Experience Complaint resolution Gamification 325

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 19, 2018

For example, algorithms are able to digest complex customer data and provide relevant content to individuals at the right time. AI-driven chatbots are being deployed more and more within customer support functions, but web personalization extends beyond just automated bots. So, how is AI changing customer experience?

Customer Service 276

Customer Service Automotive Chatbots Airlines 276

ProProfs Blog

MARCH 26, 2020

But, when it comes to customers, there are very few companies who understand the importance of standing out of the crowd and making customers feel delighted. Take Tesco Express, for example; they have a habit of replying to negative customer posts with smart, witty comments. So, how do you create a good customer philosophy? .

Customer Service 78

Customer Service Customer Support Self service Customer centricity 78

ShepHyken

AUGUST 26, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Doug Sandler, busts some popular customer service myths. MYTH – Great customer service starts with understanding the customer is always right. MYTH – Great customer service is about being quick to resolve problems.

Customer Service 0

Customer Service Airlines Government Consulting 0

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

ShepHyken

APRIL 14, 2017

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Jaime Scott, writes about how engagement is crucial to delivering an excellent customer service experience. Jaime Scott is CEO of EvaluAgent and leads the team in delivering people-focused software and services to its growing client list.

Contact Center 206

Contact Center Employee engagement Technology Metrics 206

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

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

This week we feature an article by Jessica Wise who shares a story to illustrate how you can develop a lifelong relationship with your customers by creating a customer experience they will never forget. The chance to shock and awe your customers will arise when they present you with a problem that needs solving. Aberdeen ?).

Customer Experience 282

Customer Experience Personalization Customer Service Marketing 282

ShepHyken

JANUARY 12, 2018

This week we feature an article by Mike Schoultz who shares his top 20 list of myths on customer experience not to tell yourself or things you should never say to a customer. Check out our thoughts on customer focus. We often get questions and comments on delivering great customer service and experiences.

Customer Service 236

Customer Service Scripts Customer Experience Personalization 236

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. Jeanne Bliss.

Customer Service 136

Customer Service Chief Customer Officer Contact Center Call Center 136

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, John Smart, explains the leadership term VUCA and how it can relate to customer service. In a previous article I described the difference between customer management and customer leadership. Shep Hyken.

Customer Service 174

Customer Service Consulting Consulting Marketing 174

Enghouse Interactive

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Trends and Realities of Successful Organizations (Blog Series). Contact centers, using AI and UCaaS, drive better customer service perceptions, agent performance and improve overall outcomes . Blog #3 of 4: Customer-facing agents. Chatbots for Customers (31.0% Back office support. Subject matter experts.

Self service 66

Self service Contact Center Chatbots Average Handle Time 66

Calabrio

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

You can read the full post on the Waterfield blog, and register for an upcoming webinar featuring Calabrio’s Dave Hoekstra on September 15th. Are customers inquiries being addressed satisfactorily across channels? The post Guest Blog: Emphasizing the Human Side of Remote Work appeared first on Calabrio.

Contact Center 96

Contact Center Technology Personalization Management 96

ShepHyken

MARCH 23, 2018

They had greater employee engagement and more loyal customers. How to prevent and correct: Companies that differentiate and dominate in their markets have a passion for the products or services they provide and the people for whom they provide them. Negative customer reviews or feedback. Stating your mission once is not enough.

Airlines 204

Airlines Morale Benchmark Marketing 204

TechSee

JULY 28, 2023

Alongside this, advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision technology have revolutionized support centers, field service, and self-service in the electronics industry. AI-powered solutions, such as computer vision, play a pivotal role in enhancing support centers and self-service experiences.

Self service 206

Self service Customer centricity Technology Customer Support 206

ShepHyken

AUGUST 4, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Jeff Dahms, write about the importance of using customer data properly and aligning it with the internal culture of an organization. It appeals to the logical, pattern-oriented left brain, involved in making decisions that shape the customer experience.

Analytics 202

Analytics Employee engagement Morale Surveys 202

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. An e-commerce site always needs to be tweaked and fine-tuned to align with ever-evolving business needs and customer expectations.

Enterprise 204

Enterprise Feedback Personalization Sales 204

Enghouse Interactive

JANUARY 27, 2021

Trends and Realities of Successful Organizations (Blog Series). Video outperforms all other communications methods when agents and customers need to quickly resolve an issue. This blog will provide some insight into the benefits that can be extracted from video along with how. Blog #2 of 4: It’s NOT just another channel.

Contact Center 92

Contact Center Technology Customer centricity Analytics 92

HelpCrunch

APRIL 10, 2019

Having an empowering customer service philosophy is a great way to inspire and motivate your team. The post 5 tips to create a customer service philosophy that will empower your team appeared first on HelpCrunch blog. Sounds good? Then try these 5 steps to create one.

Customer Service 48

Customer Service 48

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

CustomerSuccessBox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Over the last few years, we’ve seen a lot of growth in the Customer Success space, which means there’s now even more content out there on the web for you to research, consume and rely on. Let’s look at the top customer success blogs. As well as their actionable customer success platform they provide a widely respected blog.

SaaS 64

SaaS Customer centricity B2B Best practices 64

ShepHyken

MAY 12, 2017

When we think of good customer service, it’s important to remember that it starts with the leadership of a company or organization. The best leaders coach and guide their people to empower them, instead of fixing their people, which actually disempowers them and comes across as arrogant. – Shep Hyken.

Airlines 198

Airlines Coaching Personalization Management 198

NICE inContact

DECEMBER 12, 2016

We all want our agents to provide “great” service. When I think about “great” service, I envision a customer interaction that required little customer effort, that was resolved on the first contact, by the first agent, and in which the agent served as a positive ambassador for the brand.

Contact Center 74

Contact Center Agent Empowerment Customer Service Finance 74

Kayako

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Customer service is incredibly important to any business. So important, even, that by 2020, it’s projected that customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator. So it’s safe to say that customer service is important. Why unified customer service as a philosophy is essential.

Omni-channel support 82

Omni-channel support Customer Service Self service Customer retention 82

Brad Cleveland Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Many organizations want to do the right thing for customers, but too often put a multi-layered, time-eroding approval process in place to get there. By then, the customer is gone, or the loyalty that could arise from their experience has dwindled. That’s not effective empowerment; in fact, it’s not empowerment at all.

Customer Service 29

Customer Service Call Center Contact Center Customer Experience 29

bold360 Blog

JULY 9, 2019

Well when it comes to customer loyalty and retention, good customer experience talks much louder. Approximately 40% of financial services and insurance (FSI) companies struggle to keep up with changing customer expectations and behavior.* Do they ever have to put customers on hold or even step away to get additional help?

Chatbots 45

Chatbots Accountability Customer Experience Technology 45

Comm100

MAY 25, 2022

Further social upheavals amongst workers and customer expectations have also occurred. Ultimately, customer service and contact centers have not been immune to these changes. Then we’ll analyze how your organization can respond to these changes and the ways in which technology can benefit your ability to serve customers.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Contact Center Interactive Voice Response outsourcing 52