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 288

Chatbots Customer Experience Marketing Customer Support 288

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

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

This week we feature an article by Andy Steuer who shares valuable information about how to use virtual web assistants to optimize productivity in areas of customer service, customer support, CRM management and more. – Shep Hyken. Customer Service. Support Tickets and CRM Management.

CRM 239

CRM Enterprise Benchmark outsourcing 239

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 19, 2018

This week we feature an article by Lindsay Tjepkema who shares how people are using AI strategies and the impact they are having on the world of CX. – Shep Hyken. For example, algorithms are able to digest complex customer data and provide relevant content to individuals at the right time. Ask the Experts: How AI is Impacting CX? _.

Customer Service 277

Customer Service Automotive Chatbots Airlines 277

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 28, 2018

This week we feature an article by Pradeep Rathinam who writes about how we must understand what the large population of millennials expect when it comes to customer service. – Shep Hyken. They are literally changing the rules of customer service on the fly. But, believe it or not, this can actually serve companies well.

Customer Service 247

Customer Service Self service Customer Support Scripts 247

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. Complaints are opportunities to show how good you can be. Customer behavior is becoming more dynamic. Customers tend to grumble or express their discontent if things go wrong.

Advertising 274

Advertising B2B Employee engagement CRM 274

ShepHyken

JUNE 8, 2018

This week we feature an article by Daphne Kasriel-Alexander who tells us how to create mega-fans who can then become your biggest advocates. – Shep Hyken. Meet Mor and Yoni, two of the Lightricks support team all-stars. Forced to listen to fake-happy ‘customer care’ puppets reading from scripts? Stay away from scripts.

Customer Support 189

Customer Support Brand ambassadors Scripts Customer Care 189

ShepHyken

JANUARY 4, 2019

This week we feature an article by Anand Srinivasan who writes about how important it is to have a properly trained customer service team to ensure business success. – Shep Hyken. Customer service is one of the primary drivers of growth in many organizations. Traits that define a great customer service rep.

Customer Service 198

Customer Service Calibration Feedback Sales 198

ShepHyken

AUGUST 17, 2018

This week we feature an article by Kaavya Karthikeyan who writes about customer support metrics that you should be tracking. – Shep Hyken. The best way to outperform your peers is through constant evolution and refining, and nowhere does this apply more than in the customer support arena.

Benchmark 189

Benchmark Metrics Customer Support First call resolution 189

ShepHyken

JULY 21, 2017

This week we feature an article by Jason Grills about how to use live chat agents properly in order to delight your customers. I believe that as a quick first line of support, live chat is a great alternative. This means that you should know how to hire live chat agents who are going to delight your customers.

Customer Support 230

Customer Support Chatbots Personalization Education 230

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 25, 2019

This is multiplied in a contact center as often the customer experience is the main focus. You need to deliver memorable and high-quality interactions throughout the entirety of the customer journey. Who you hire, then how you lead them. So how can we do it? Let’s build it from the ground up. Recruitment.

Call Center 192

Call Center Scripts Contact Center Advertising 192

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

Help Scout

AUGUST 11, 2021

One of the best ways to stay current with trends and customer needs is by following customer service blogs. Reading about the tools and techniques that other companies are using to provide excellent experiences helps inform your team and strategy on doing the same. Motivational quotes on customer service.

Customer Service 80

Customer Service Coaching Education Best practices 80

ShepHyken

JUNE 29, 2018

This week we feature an article by Laura Bourne who shares four important factors that can help you achieve success and avoid customer service problems. – Shep Hyken. Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning. There is no denying that loyal customers are the bread and butter of an organization.

Customer Service 206

Customer Service Feedback Coaching Management 206

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 5, 2018

This week we feature an article by Brad Birnbaum who writes about how important it is for companies to deliver great service and create amazing experiences in order to compete with the big retailers and resellers. – Shep Hyken. With top-shelf service, support, and experience, young and modern DTC brands can come out on top.

industry standards 210

industry standards Personalization Engineering Consulting 210

Call Experts

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Welcome to a roundup of our top-performing customer service blogs of 2022! Blogging is a powerful way to share ideas, trends, and strategies in your industry. It’s also a great way to build credibility with real customer insights. . The best blogs are not only informative but also fun to read.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service outsourcing Best practices Morale 52

ShepHyken

MARCH 2, 2018

This week we feature an article by Christophe Cais who writes about how the internet and Millennials have disrupted retail, suggesting that retail KPIs and incentive schemes need to be evaluated. – Shep Hyken. In fact, Accenture found that when made to feel welcome in stores and treated right, Millennials can be extremely loyal customers.

Sales 198

Sales Employee engagement Technology Customer Experience 198

ShepHyken

JULY 27, 2018

This week we feature an article by David Martin who shares an Amazing customer service experience he had with Allbirds shoe company. – Shep Hyken. Here’s how Adrianna turned my purchasing gaffe into a textbook customer service experience. But, like, supportive clouds.”. No checked baggage.

Customer Service 227

Customer Service Personalization Marketing Management 227

ShepHyken

APRIL 28, 2017

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Murph Krajewski, writes about the importance of a single customer view when it comes to serving your customers. This will help lead you to forming important relationship with your customer. – Shep Hyken. Customer service needs customer data.

Customer Service 228

Customer Service Contact Center Technology Big data 228

CX Accelerator

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Surely customer support could help me sort this out. It was incredibly distressing to encounter a customer service representative who clearly couldn’t care less if I ever left my house again. Give inconsistent or incorrect answers to customers. You can try calling back and perhaps another office will have a supervisor.”

Customer centricity 316

Customer centricity Airlines Feedback Construction 316

CX Accelerator

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Collaboration with Ben Motteram and Nate Brown To transform an organization into one that is more customer centric is a complex task that requires many different skills. Customer experience is multi-disciplinary. The 8 skills required by any CX team are: Strategy. Customer Insights/Measurement/Analytics.

Journey mapping 307

Journey mapping Analytics Customer centricity Government 307

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

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 168

Customer Service Customer retention SaaS Best practices 168

ShepHyken

JUNE 2, 2017

This week we feature an article by Matt Nolan who talks about what a great customer service experience really is. As customer service professionals, we have a hard time agreeing on what a “great customer experience” really is, and what’s truly possible. Shep Hyken. They’re hard to believe.

Wireless 189

Wireless Banking Analytics Call Center 189

SmartAction

APRIL 30, 2024

Enter a new era of customer service technology with NOVA, your Natural Omnichannel Virtual Agent design platform. Gradient Text Key User Interface (UI) Features: Drag and drop Functionality: Effortlessly create and customize virtual agents, without the need for code. Users now have the ability to design and edit call flows!

Virtual Agent 71

Virtual Agent Call flow Chatbots Self service 71

Steve DiGioia

JUNE 26, 2023

We have studied ways to best serve our customers ad nauseam. We use numerous metrics to gauge customer sentiments. We sit through seminar after seminar to learn the latest tactics to enhance the customer experience and spend thousands of dollars on certification courses signaling to our peers our “expertise”. Of course not.

Customer centricity 195

Customer centricity Coaching Metrics Accountability 195

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

TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

Customers expect better and faster pre and post purchase services. Whether they need help setting up a new device or to repair a damaged product, the way in which these interactions are handled are at the heart of customer satisfaction. Eric Esguerra, Vice President, Customer Service & Operations at Miele Canada Ltd.

Customer Service 251

Customer Service Chief Customer Officer Contact Center Consulting 251

Comm100

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

What started with Netflix’s sophisticated Machine Learning recommendation algorithms customized to every users’ preferences has now become the buzz in customer service and support. Why does personalized customer service matter? – It earns you loyal customers and boosts retention.

Personalization 52

Personalization Customer Service Chatbots Self service 52

GetFeedback

JULY 14, 2018

A blog survey is simple but powerful way to learn more about your audience. With just a few questions, you can measure reader satisfaction, promote new content, and convert more blog traffic. Here are step-by-step instructions on launching an awesome blog survey in under 30 minutes. Building a Blog Survey.

Surveys 74

Surveys Feedback Best practices Metrics 74

24-7 InTouch

APRIL 26, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) stands as a monumental force reshaping the customer experience (CX). This blog explores how companies can synchronize AI adoption with effective risk management to foster a robust, safe, and customer-centric business environment. Learn and Adapt AI is not a set-it-and-forget-it solution.

Government 52

Government Customer centricity Technology Management 52

Totango

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Having a well-designed plan for those first few months can help to establish clear priorities, align your team, and make meaningful progress toward strategic goals. Among her first initiatives, she combined two separate marketing teams into one cohesive unit. It’s so easy for us leaders to focus on our team. years on average.

Marketing 97

Marketing Enterprise Sales 97

Totango

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Leader” in the Grid® Report for Customer Success Software and “Leader” in Grid® Report for Customer Data Platform are two of our favorites and clearly demonstrate our commitment to driving customer business results. Totango accelerates revenue retention and customer growth Last month at Totango Live! , customer health).

Journey mapping 101

Journey mapping Enterprise Best practices Marketing 101

Totango

JANUARY 10, 2024

Our leadership team embraces a culture of ‘listen and learn,’ redefining how we share and act on customer insights. So, how did they do it? Waystar’s VP of Client Success, Madhavi Bezwada, shared her views on the importance of a listen-and-learn culture as a means to drive customer satisfaction, retention, and growth.

Sales 93

Sales industry standards Benchmark Healthcare 93

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

Totango

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Brent Cogswell, Head of Customer Success at Schneider Electric, shares the organization’s principles and milestones for building a customer success strategy that unites the company and their customers around a shared mission. “It

Customer Experience 106

Customer Experience Best practices Finance Enterprise 106

BlueOcean

MARCH 19, 2024

On the Blue Ocean blog, we talk a lot about the process of sourcing a strategic partner for your outsourced customer care program. It’s the implementation piece that keeps new clients up at night, especially when transferring from one customer service outsourcer to another. Your incumbent team are being personally impacted.

outsourcing 71

outsourcing Customer Care Best practices Management 71