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Tipping Used to Be For Good Service

ShepHyken

When it came time to pay, they didn’t ask me for a tip. For a moment, I thought, “Did I go back in time?” This is just my opinion, but the concept of tipping is getting out of hand. For most of my life – until the recent past – the customer wasn’t expected to tip. Somewhere around 1850 or 1860, Americans started tipping.

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25 tips for improving customer service in call centers in 2023

Callminer

Companies that want to improve customer service in the call center may not know where to begin, so we've created a list of 25 tips from call center experts.

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The Impact of Tipping and “Tipflation” on Customer Satisfaction

ShepHyken

Top Takeaways: The frequency of tipping, or “tipflation,” has increased across industries. Businesses should consider tipping practices’ impact on customer satisfaction and carefully evaluate when and how tipping should be implemented. How does increased tipping impact consumer behavior?

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Tips for improving customer satisfaction (CSAT)

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Read this blog for tips on how you can overcome many of the challenges that surround CSAT and improve your organization's ability to please its customers in the process.

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Customer Experience Management: Optimizing Your Strategy for Financial Success

Speaker: Diane Magers, Founder and Chief Experience Officer at Experience Catalysts

You'll walk away knowing how to: DEFINE the most effective CX measures and metrics for your organization MASTER the art and science of quantifying the value of customer experience NAVIGATE common pitfalls in quantifying CX value and gain tips for mitigation ESTABLISH a structured approach to embedding CX benefits into internal processes and governance (..)

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24 tips for selecting the best text analytics software

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Read this blog for expert quotes and tips to help you find the best text analytics software and tools, and maximize their value at your organization.

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Tips on Creating a Customer-Centric Culture

ShepHyken

His latest book, A Diamond in the Rough: Over 100 Specific Tips to Build a Strong Customer Culture , is available now! Shep Hyken is a customer service and experience expert,  New York Times  bestselling author, award-winning keynote speaker, and host of Amazing Business Radio.    He is the author of six bestselling books.

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12 Tips for Selling to the C-Suite

The following 12 tips can help ensure that you and your team are. That’s why every salesperson’s goal is to make their pitch directly to a senior executive—ideally, sooner rather than later. The question for sales pros is this: Are you ready for the challenge, and opportunity, of selling to the C-suite?

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A Proven Guide to Recruiting Passive Candidates

Download the guide for tips that can help you build a recruitment strategy that attracts both active and passive candidates for the best possible mix. However, it's not efficient or cost-effective to be in the active recruitment mode all the time. It's important to also invest in building a passive candidate pipeline.

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60-Day Plan: Practical Upgrades for Your Remote Contact Center

Speaker: Roger Lee, VP Customer Success, Gridspace

During this conversation, Roger Lee, VP of Customer Success at Gridspace, will share practical tips for how software can solve these problems in less than 60 days, e.g., Automating internet and audio quality checks for remote agents. Streamlining agent evaluations with real-time dashboards.

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The Reciprocal Nature of ROI: Maximizing Value for the Customer

Speaker: Sarah Tarraf, Director of Customer Experience, Gongos & David Robbins, Account Strategist, Gongos

Customer experience is at a tipping point. Despite increasing investment in tools and technologies, executives still struggle to demonstrate the impact to the bottom line – and perhaps more importantly, the value these bring to customers. But tools and technologies aren’t enough.

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60-Day Plan: Practical Upgrades for Your Remote Contact Center -- a Webinar Replay

Speaker: Roger Lee, VP Customer Success, Gridspace

During this conversation, Roger Lee, VP of Customer Success at Gridspace, will share practical tips for how software can solve these problems in less than 60 days, e.g., Automating internet and audio quality checks for remote agents. Streamlining agent evaluations with real-time dashboards.

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Cold Calling Tips and Tricks

If you’re looking to perfect your cold calling techniques, download ZoomInfo’s latest eBook for a number of cold calling tips to help generate more leads to fuel your funnel. However, there is also strong evidence which points to the contrary - 78% of decision-makers have taken an appointment or attended an event as a result of a cold call.

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Tips for Managing a Remote Team

Speaker: Gary Magenta and Rashel Rogers

Listen to this live replay of a recently recorded webinar as Root consultants Gary Magenta and Rashel Rogers guide a discussion around your crisis communication plan, now in full effect. You hit “send” on your company-wide email outlining new restrictions and protocols, but a question remains. Who will bring this new reality to life?

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Virtual + Engaging: How to Bring Classroom Training Online (with Infographic)

10 tips for virtual contact center training that makes at-home workers feel part of the crew while they learn. Download the article to get your virtual training best practices!