ShepHyken

JULY 31, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. To that end, Young Entrepreneur Council members share a few key actions you can take to address negative feedback and create a positive outcome for the customer—and ultimately, your business. I can agree with most.

Customer centricity 156

Customer centricity Customer Service Chatbots Customer Experience 156

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. For example, Gen Z prefers to solve their own problems (self-service customer support), and 52% of Gen Z won’t buy from a brand with bad self-service. Our customer service and CX research confirm this.

Customer Service 163

Customer Service Self service Personalization Marketing 163

Myra Golden Media

APRIL 5, 2023

It’s a crucial skill for anyone who frequently takes calls, such as customer service representatives, salespeople, or receptionists. Mastering the art of signposting can help you control the call, build rapport with the caller, and ultimately achieve your desired outcome.

Best practices 156

Best practices Call Center call center software Healthcare 156

ShepHyken

JUNE 15, 2021

Winning Customer Trust through Omnichannel Communication. Utilizing Omnichannel Communication to Connect with Customers. They discuss the value of omnichannel communication in the different stages of the customer journey. They discuss the value of omnichannel communication in the different stages of the customer journey.

Multichannel 378

Multichannel Contact Center Customer Service Technology 378

ShepHyken

JANUARY 4, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Customer Experience Tips and Advice from the Pros During Disruption by Srijana Angdembey. Our friends at Oracle CX Marketing asked six experts (myself included) how to create a better customer experience in times of disruption.

Customer Service 357

Customer Service Entertainment Customer Experience Marketing 357

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Customers are not loyal because of the Customer Experience you provide. They are loyal because of the Customer Experience they remember you provided. Furthermore, customers don’t remember the entire experience but only bits and pieces. The memory your experience creates inspires customer loyalty.

Consulting 419

Consulting Consulting Customer Experience Marketing 419

ShepHyken

JULY 26, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Negative Employee Experiences Can Translate Into Poor Customer Service, Report Says by Emilie Shumway. (HR workers surveyed by consulting firm Eagle Hill said that the employee experience impacts their ability to serve customers.

Customer Service 254

Customer Service Customer retention Contact Center Upselling 254

Outsource Consultants

APRIL 18, 2024

Lastly, some metrics are synergistic with strongly correlated outcomes, where others can be distinct and have more opaque connection to each other. Take Customer Satisfaction (CSAT), for instance. It’s more important to you and your customer if you understand the nuance between different metrics and their respective impacts.

Metrics 67

Metrics Abandon rate Call Center Average Handle Time 67

ShepHyken

APRIL 7, 2021

Today’s customers are smarter than ever. The digital/online world has given customers the power to research products, read reviews, and compare prices. Often, customers have made up their minds about what they are going to buy before they ever leave their home or office. Confused customers will never be loyal.

Upselling 342

Upselling Customer Service Sales Customer Experience 342

ShepHyken

AUGUST 27, 2021

He writes about how customer experience can determine the lifeline of a business. It is the volume of customers that makes the difference to a considerable extent. Hence, customer satisfaction has become a very important factor for the sustainability of a business. Customer experience leads to customer satisfaction .

Customer Experience 380

Customer Experience Technical Support Finance Customer advocacy 380

Beyond Philosophy

JULY 16, 2020

Today, we decided to address memory and how crucial it is to enhance your customers’ recollections of their experience with you. We wrote about memory in our latest book, The Intuitive Customer , as one of the seven imperatives. Customer loyalty is a function of memory. Chen builds on this concept more.

Feedback 486

Feedback Consulting Consulting Government 486

Real Blue Sky

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

It’s about leveraging the strength of customer loyalty, the potential of existing relationships, and the efficiency of streamlined operations. With a focus on cultivating deep connections, fostering a culture of engagement, and driving a business model centered on outcomes, growth is not just possible—it’s achievable.

Employee engagement 105

Employee engagement outsourcing Upselling Customer retention 105

IdeasUnlimited

MARCH 6, 2024

In the ever-evolving world of business, customer service stands as a pivotal pillar in building brand loyalty and ensuring customer satisfaction. With a decade-long history of excellence, IdeasUnlimited has been instrumental in transforming the customer service landscape for businesses worldwide.

Customer Support 105

Customer Support Brand ambassadors Call Center Enterprise 105

Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 11, 2020

When I was in corporate life, my boss asked me to improve the Customer Experience and do it for the least cost. what is a Customer Experience?” This idea was revolutionary in that day, but today, the business world has more or less accepted that emotions are a significant part of interactions with customers. Sure, but….what

Customer emotions 435

Customer emotions Management Journey mapping Customer advocacy 435

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Improve Your Customer Outcomes With 5 Customer Service Best Practices from Leading Consumer Shipping Brand FedEx by Veronica Krieg. Why Saying ‘No’ Helps Build Great Customer Experiences by Zach Lipson.

Customer Service 344

Customer Service B2B Best practices Customer Experience 344

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.

Customer Service 249

Customer Service Coaching Chatbots Customer Support 249

Totango

AUGUST 16, 2022

Customer Retention Software Cuts Down Client Churn. Customer retention software has become essential for effective SaaS customer success strategies. A winning SaaS business model must prioritize retaining customers, which is far more cost-efficient than acquiring new clients to offset churn.

Customer retention 98

Customer retention Upselling CRM SaaS 98

Lumoa

MARCH 9, 2023

In the world of customer experience, “customer empathy” is not just a buzzword, it’s a game-changer. Put simply, it means genuinely caring about the experience your customers have with your brand. Customer empathy is at the heart of Lush’s approach to building trust with its customers.

Customer Experience 169

Customer Experience Accountability Customer Service Customer Care 169

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

Cisco - Contact Center

JANUARY 10, 2023

Using the digital transformation framework below will help your company’s operating model mix to: Enable – Digitize the Things you Already Do; IT Agility and Increased Productivity; Reduced Tech Costs, both OpEx and CapEx; Better, Cheaper, Faster Response Times to Customer Needs.

Banking 145

Banking Enterprise APIs Contact Center 145

CSM Magazine

MARCH 13, 2024

Turning that sale into a loyal, lifelong customer. That’s where customer success management (CSM) comes in. In this article, we’re going to explore how you can supercharge your branding efforts by leveraging the power of customer success management. But you know what’s even better than making a sale?

Management 52

Management Upselling Marketing Sales 52

TechSee

MARCH 7, 2023

Taksina Eammano, EVP & GM Field Service, Salesforce – Taksina is leading the conversation in applying AI and workflow to manage cost and improve field service outcomes while improving customer experience in the SFDC Field Service Customers.

Chief Customer Officer 207

Chief Customer Officer Contact Center Telecommunications Finance 207

ShepHyken

MAY 6, 2022

He shares how you can improve your customer service strategy and team to take advantage of the benefits an exceptional customer service function has to offer. Before customer service outsourcing , there was once a time when customer service was largely limited to one-on-one phone calls. 1: Clear communication. Patience

Customer Service 173

Customer Service outsourcing Construction Feedback 173

ShepHyken

MARCH 31, 2020

The Customer is Your Bottom Line. They discuss his book, Excellence Wins: A No-Nonsense Guide to Becoming the Best in a World of Compromise , and strategies for hiring the right team, building the right service vision and delivering an unparalleled customer experience. Being nice to your customer doesn’t cost anything.

Morale 161

Morale Consulting Consulting Marketing 161

Uniphore

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Today’s retail customers have higher expectations than ever—particularly when it comes to digital customer experience. Shaped by the global pandemic, which forced billions to adopt new shopping behaviors, customers are notably less patient, more demanding and more proficient online. Download The Article.

Customer Experience 105

Customer Experience Upselling Self service Sales 105

Lumoa

APRIL 4, 2023

A customer engagement strategy is vital to increasing customer loyalty and driving revenue. It will help you build relationships with existing customers. Ultimately, it raises customer satisfaction with your brand. You must plan, think creatively, and understand your customers to build your strategy.

Upselling 83

Upselling Feedback Personalization Chatbots 83

ShepHyken

MAY 31, 2019

This week we feature an article by Abdul Babar who explains why your customer experience strategy must be a priority for any customer-facing organization. A positive customer experience isn’t just about “feel good” experiences, it is about branding, market positioning, perception, and at the end of the day, your bottom line.

Customer Experience 290

Customer Experience Feedback Construction Personalization 290

Totango

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

As businesses expand and customer success becomes increasingly important, companies must find ways to scale their customer relationships and strengthen connections. Higher Logic and Totango teamed up to empower businesses to do just that, combining one-to-one customer relationships with one-to-many community relationships.

Chief Customer Officer 94

Chief Customer Officer Best practices Feedback Enterprise 94

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Brie Tascione, writes about the importance of improving the customer experience in the healthcare industry to improve loyalty and reduce frustration. Any service industry today must keep up with the technological advances when communicating with their customers.

Healthcare 318

Healthcare Advertising Education Technology 318

Bill Quiseng

MARCH 15, 2022

In the past, businesses served to sell products or services to customers. Recently businesses served to satisfy customers. Satisfied customers feel service is good, not better, just average. And satisfied customers will leave when they find something better or less expensive. Nobody raves about average. has the answer.

Customer centricity 103

Customer centricity Coaching Employee engagement Consulting 103

CSM Magazine

APRIL 22, 2024

Explore key trends in online gambling customer service, including AI integration, personalization, and enhanced security, shaping the future of player satisfaction and loyalty. By analyzing this data, operators can customize their interactions with customers.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Entertainment Chatbots Analytics 52

ShepHyken

MAY 4, 2023

In today’s digital world, customer service productivity is more important than ever. This means that it is critical for customer service professionals to have the best tools and processes in place to handle these inquiries efficiently and effectively. What is customer service productivity?

Customer Service 156

Customer Service Metrics Self service Customer retention 156

Vistio

APRIL 1, 2024

Delivering outstanding customer experiences requires highly skilled and well-trained agents who can navigate complex interactions. Instead, companies must look to innovative contact center technology solutions like Vistio, which offers next-best-action guidance and automation, to prepare their customer service agents fully.

Accountability 52

Accountability Customer Service Contact Center Morale 52

BlueOcean

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Check your wallet (digital and/or physical) – do you have loyalty cards for your favorite retail outlets? loyalty programs on average. Ulta tells a similar story— 95% of their revenue comes from their loyalty program members. The data is clear—loyalty pays… but it is often harder to achieve than it looks.

outsourcing 71

outsourcing CRM Accountability Contact Center 71

CSM Magazine

MARCH 26, 2024

But developers are instrumental in shaping customer experiences that can make or break the success of a SaaS product. In this guide, we’ll explore strategies that SaaS developers can implement to enhance customer satisfaction and forge lasting relationships with their user base.

SaaS 52

SaaS Customer Experience Construction Analytics 52

SmartAction

JANUARY 11, 2024

FORT WORTH, Texas, January 10, 2024 SmartAction, a leading provider of AI-powered virtual agents for customer-obsessed brands , is proud to announce a comprehensive brand refresh and the launch of its innovative NOVA (Natural Omnichannel Virtual Agent) agent design platform.

Virtual Agent 85

Virtual Agent Customer Service Call flow Self service 85