CCNG

JANUARY 11, 2023

With some of the frustration I’m hearing, you might assume that customer service is taking a hit – particularly when there are daily reports of inflation, an oncoming recession, and the need to cut costs constantly. These same companies found themselves having slow growth and customer service and customer retention issues.

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Customer Service CCNG Education Self service 195

ShepHyken

APRIL 26, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. CustomerThink) Here are nine new findings from the 2021 State of the Contact Center Report which included 400 US and UK contact center and customer experience leaders. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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Customer Service First call resolution Contact Center Engineering 337

Return Customer

MARCH 8, 2023

All too many companies spend much of their energy and budgets on customer acquisition without investing sufficiently in customer retention. Now that you have customers, can you keep them? Help Customers to Succeed Why do customers support your business? Do you have a customer success strategy ?

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Customer retention Marketing Customer Support Customer Service 67

ShepHyken

MAY 18, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Customer Loyalty Is Flat. What you’ll find are nine fundamental concepts that need to be considered at the base of your customer service and loyalty strategies. by Rachel Lane.

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Customer Service Customer retention Banking Customer Support 234

CSM Magazine

MARCH 22, 2024

Loyal customers are the backbone of any business, regardless of niche, but keeping them engaged can be as challenging as landing a fish with a threadbare net. In today’s financial environment, dominated by fintech players, customer retention may seem like a thing of the past. When people feel cared for, they stick around.

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Customer retention Finance Benchmark Banking 52

ShepHyken

AUGUST 6, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 25 Ways to Proactively Spot Your Customers’ Pain Points by Call Centre Helper Magazine (Call Centre Helper Magazine) When struggling to deal with customer demand, a lot of contact centres try to recruit more people.

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Customer Service B2C Customer retention Government 156

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? First, customer retention rates are always measured based on a specific timeframe, typically monthly, quarterly or annually. Your call center.

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Customer retention Call Center Upselling Personalization 62

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Field Tested Tips for Aligning Customer Service and Marketing by Ronnie Gomez (Sprout Social) If a business is an orchestra, then every department is its own instrument. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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Customer Service Morale Customer retention Marketing 170

Solvvy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

With more people using apps, web-based services, and fintech solutions, businesses must overcome the challenge of providing the best possible customer service to these new customers. What is a Customer Service Chatbot? However, chatbots don’t require customers to ask a question in a particular way.

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Chatbots Metrics Customer Support Customer Service 62

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. If you don’t understand how they think about purchases and support, it’s time to learn. Our customer service and CX research confirm this. Of course, customer service and experience hover over all of these.

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Customer Service Self service Personalization Marketing 166

ShepHyken

MAY 17, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. How to handle customer complaints? Alibaba.com) This article summarizes 4 common types of customer complaints and worked out 6 tips to handle them smartly and strategically. 6 tips you must know by Alibaba.com.

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Customer Service Customer retention Marketing Sales 200

ShepHyken

JANUARY 7, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Whatever drives repeat business – and ideally, customer loyalty – is a good program. My Comment: Some customer service and CX principles are universal, regardless of the industry. I agree with the title.

Customer Service 166

Customer Service Contact Center Customer centricity Banking 166

OctopusTech

JUNE 29, 2023

Most organizations generally use these different tactics such as outbound call center services for customer retention in the long run and to enhance the entire sales process. The total number of outbound call center services has grown quickly in the last few years and these are usually highly demanded by companies these days.

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Customer retention Call Center Upselling outsourcing 62

ShepHyken

AUGUST 10, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. How to Increase Customer Loyalty: 5 Customer Retention Strategies by Christopher Hutchens. My Comment: Let’s start this week with a list of customer retention strategies.

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Customer Service Customer retention Customer centricity Education 232

Quiq

MARCH 31, 2022

Marketing and sales consistently combine their efforts to attain the most customers at the lowest price. But few businesses dedicate as many resources to customer retention. Keeping customers happy and continuing to buy from your e-commerce business deserves (and often requires) as many resources.

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Customer retention Metrics Personalization Benchmark 77

Solvvy

AUGUST 17, 2022

However, some of the most important metrics to track are customer support KPIs, which can provide crucial insights into your operation and the health of your business, from customer satisfaction and retention to cost control and the bottom line. Why Should Businesses Track Customer Service KPIs?

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Customer Support Customer retention Chatbots Metrics 102

TechSee

APRIL 3, 2018

It is well known that the acquisition costs of converting new customers far outweigh the cost of maintaining current customers, further motivating companies to find and implement innovative customer retention strategies. Technology – key to successful customer retention strategies.

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Customer retention Technology Analytics Technical Support 141

BlueOcean

OCTOBER 4, 2023

When one in five of your customers speak something other than English as their first language, providing bilingual customer support is critical. If mistakes, delays, or escalations happen because of misinterpretation, your customer loyalty—and your bottom line—is going to suffer.

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Customer Support Bilingual agents outsourcing Contact Center 124

ProProfs Blog

JUNE 21, 2019

Do you have a customer retention strategy? Companies focus on customer acquisition strategies, since increasing your customer count is the lifeblood of your business. But, customer acquisition won’t help, if you are unable to retain customers. Understand Customer Retention. Source: Intuit.

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Customer retention Sales Marketing Scripts 95

TeamSupport

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Providing honest, good customer service is a low-bar to clear – or so it seems. A good customer service platform really just has to do one thing, put the customer first. But if a business provides good customer service and places the customer first, then the effects of that commitmen t can be significant.

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Customer Service Customer retention Customer Support Customer centricity 98

Totango

JANUARY 26, 2021

Read on to learn what churn is, how an attrition analysis can help you pinpoint why you’re losing customers, and what steps you can take to prevent customer churn. What Is Churn Rate and How Does It Relate to Customer Retention? Take demographic data about customers into account. The renewal process has bugs.

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Customer retention Sales Marketing Big data 89

aircall

JUNE 30, 2021

Many look to the company for ways to improve customer retention. Email: Ring’s Secret to Improve Customer Retention. For one thing, it sends new customers emails to share tips on properly setting up the product. However, Ring is not the only company to reap the rewards of its stellar customer retention strategies.

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Customer retention Customer advocacy Wait times Brand ambassadors 62

CustomerSuccessBox

MARCH 8, 2022

“Customer Retention” is kind of a buzzing word for the SaaS businesses on the digital platform. And to handle the tasks pertaining to customer retention, there is a Customer retention specialist who is also named as customer loyalty specialist. How do I become a good customer retention specialist?

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Customer retention Accountability SaaS Education 52

ShepHyken

MARCH 21, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 15 Stats About Post-Covid Customer Service by Blake Morgan. Chief on that list is updating customer service efforts. Our customer service research supports the theme.

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Customer Service Customer retention Engineering Self service 168

Comm100

APRIL 10, 2024

AI is reshaping countless industries and services, and customer service is one such area that is changing for the better. Its main benefit is in allowing organizations to provide predictive support to their clients, catering to their needs 24/7 to address their concerns proactively. But how is this accomplished, exactly?

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Customer Service Chatbots Analytics Big data 88

TeamSupport

MAY 3, 2023

Ensuring that customers have a superior experience using a product or service is a top priority for most companies. Customers expect to have access to fast and easy customer support when and where they need it. How does support ticket deflection benefit the customer? What is ticket deflection?

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Customer Support Self service Chatbots Wait times 98

Peter Lavers

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Amongst all the hype of customer experience, AI, chatbots and real-time personalisation, don’t forget that staff still need excellent customer service training – no matter how successful your company is right now! When customer support representatives start at a company, they usually get a bit of training upfront.

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Customer Service Coaching Chatbots Customer Support 249

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 8 Ways to Enhance Your Call Center Customer Experience by Eric Sims (CustomerThink) In today’s business landscape, providing an exceptional customer experience is essential to the success of any company.

Customer Service 156

Customer Service Call Center Customer retention Banking 156

JivoChat

MARCH 12, 2023

That includes customer support. Your customer support system is powering your entire business. What is Multilingual Customer Support? Let’s first take a quick look at the concept of multilingual customer support. This way, your multilingual customer support will work even better.

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Education Customer Support Customer retention Self service 75

TeleDirect

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Anyone who has been in customer service understands that the human connection is impossible to replace. That’s how we’ve gone from an eight-chair answering service to a national business process outsourcer. These abilities provide call centers with tremendous opportunities to improve customer support.

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Call Center Technology Customer Support Complaint resolution 62

TeleDirect

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Business call forwarding ensures every call is answered and every customer receives the best customer service and support. Call forwarding for business provides your clients with the best customer experience possible. For some clients, that means 24/7 support. Now, each customer is heard.

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Customer Support Business Process Outsourcing outsourcing Call Center 62

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. My Comment: This article is actually an interview with PwC Customer Transformation Leader George Korizis. My Comment: There is a lot of crossover between customer service and CX training. Today it’s expected.

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Customer Service B2C B2B SaaS 129

ShepHyken

MAY 12, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. LinkedIn) When it comes to the strategic decisions that will help you thrive as a company, a positive experience is not the only factor that will make customers choose you, or stay with you.

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Customer Service Chatbots Customer retention Marketing 230

TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

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. Tom Hinds, SVP Customer Engagement at Advocate Aurora Health.

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Customer Service Chief Customer Officer Contact Center Consulting 251

ProProfs Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Everyone says that customer support used to be easy. For an 18th century blacksmith, the questions and concerns from customers were pretty simple. At least it was obvious that customers would simply walk to the store whenever they needed support. . Customer support is not rocket science.

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Customer Support Surveys Inbound sales Construction 160

Nicereply

MAY 1, 2023

Building customer loyalty requires a strong bond and trust with customers through quality experiences and exceptional support. In today’s highly competitive market, customer service has become a key factor in the success of many businesses. And this is only one of many ways in building customer loyalty.

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Customer retention Feedback Customer centricity Chatbots 59

ProProfs Blog

JUNE 5, 2020

More than that, only 1 in 26 unhappy customers will complain about what they don’t like about your service; the rest will churn. The more customers leave, the less your business grows. With customer retention being the primary driver of companies’ revenue, churn lowers your profits by far.

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Customer Service Chatbots Customer retention Feedback 136