Provide Support

OCTOBER 25, 2016

In spite of all the tech advancements available for businesses today, many still operate under the presumption that their customers prefer the “good old days” of picking up the phone and relying on a human agent for all their customer support needs. © 2003 - 2015 Provide Support LLC. Read more.

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Fonolo

APRIL 1, 2021

AI is another big topic — specifically, how new technology in this space can help contact centers create a seamless customer support journey. He has been advising contact center outsourcers, their clients, industry associations, BPOs and governments on everything from marketing penetration to service delivery since 2003.

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Customer Experience Contact Center Consulting Consulting 142

Provide Support

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Together with high quality of products or services they expect excellent and smooth customer experience. However, without proper tools which help provide fast and efficient customer support, such excellence cannot be achieved. Loyal customers help you acquire new customers even better than any marketing campaign.

Marketing 50

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Provide Support

MARCH 15, 2017

So what are the most common mistakes made by customer service professionals? In this infographic we’ve collected 15 most dangerous mistakes that can have negative consequences in customer satisfaction and loyalty. Is your customer support team guilty of any of them? © 2003 - 2017 Provide Support LLC.

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Customer Service Customer Support 69

Call Experts

DECEMBER 2, 2021

If you want the best virtual receptionists and live answering service to manage your customer support, Call Experts and Call Ruby are here for you. Our solutions help your business improve results while minimizing the time you need to spend on customer support. What Are the Unique Benefits of Call Experts?

Accountability 98

Accountability Answering services Consulting Consulting 98

Provide Support

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Providing outstanding customer service naturally starts from finding and hiring the right employees for your customer support team. But beyond that, there are certain characteristics and qualities that set excellent customer service employees apart. (.). © 2003 - 2017 Provide Support LLC. Read more.

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Personalization Customer Service Customer Support Best practices 58

Provide Support

JANUARY 7, 2019

A complete system redesign made it possible to add new functionality and start working on major upgrades which will help to improve live chat customer experience and increase customer engagement and customer support team productivity. © 2003 - 2017 Provide Support LLC. Modern embedded chat window.

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Provide Support

OCTOBER 28, 2015

However, other stats showing how big an impact those small number of customers reaching out via social media (compared to other, traditional customer service channels) have on the brand’s image, reputation and in the end, sales volume, become even stronger motivation to put in time and effort into the development of social customer care.(.).

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Customer Care Sales Customer Service Best practices 88

Creative Virtual

JUNE 22, 2020

When I first founded Creative Virtual in late 2003, chatbot and virtual agent technology was still very new in the customer service space. Several years ago, there was a sudden burst of interest in chatbots and virtual agents along with ways AI could be used for customer support.

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Personalization Virtual Agent Chatbots Employee engagement 52

Provide Support

MAY 23, 2017

While 80% of businesses believe they provide excellent customer service, only 8% of customers believe they are actually receiving excellent service. © 2003 - 2017 Provide Support LLC. Published in Provide Support Blog , 2017. Read more. Permalink | No comment.

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Customer Service Benchmark Marketing Best practices 69

Provide Support

AUGUST 4, 2016

Customer support teams in particular can become overloaded and burned out if the company is growing faster than the team has capacity to handle. There’s a big expectation on support teams to continue providing reliable service to customers at all times, and to never let the cracks show. © 2003 - 2015 Provide Support LLC.

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Customer Support Accountability Best practices Customer Service 43

Provide Support

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

More and more customers take an advantage of self service options before contacting customer support representatives. In fact, Gartner reports that improving the self-service experience of consumers is among the top 3 priorities for companies that aim to improve customer experience and service. FAQ page for self service.

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Self service Education Customer Support Customer Service 45

Provide Support

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Technology has changed to the point that a customer can learn anything they want about a product (or brand) on their own, before they even speak to a company representative. With all this power comes great responsibility, so here’s my reasons for using social media for customer support (I encourage brands to take notice):(.).

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Customer Service Customer Support Technology Customer Care 54

Provide Support

AUGUST 23, 2016

In fact, according to the Zendesk Benchmark report , live chat has the highest satisfaction level for any customer service channel. A live chat channel provides clients access to warm, friendly customer support without having to pick up the telephone. © 2003 - 2015 Provide Support LLC. Read more.

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Benchmark Customer Support Customer Service Best practices 42

CX Global Media

JULY 9, 2019

About Randy Rubingh : The author of “Call Center Rocket Science” , Randy has more than 25 years’ experience building, managing, and leading customer support organizations. An author and a frequent international speaker on customer service, contact centers, cx, operational transformation, CRM, sales, and team building.

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Provide Support

APRIL 3, 2018

And customers who feel they are cared for, are the ones that will return. The bottom-line is that you can’t have delighted customers with disengaged, or even disgruntled employees. © 2003 - 2017 Provide Support LLC. Published in Provide Support Blog , 2018. That’s where you need to start. (.). Read more.

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Customer Service Management Employee engagement Customer Experience 51

Provide Support

APRIL 21, 2018

A recent survey by Service Strategies concludes that 96% of respondents judged communication skills and interpersonal skills more important than technical skills for the success in customer support. A balanced approach to training both types of skills is what gives best results in customer support. Permalink | No comment.

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Customer Service Customer Support Customer Care Surveys 45

ProProfs Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

These days a lot of the content we come across on the internet contains terms such as customer satisfaction , feedback, and Net Promoter Score. Developed by Fred Reichheld, Bain & Company, and Satmatrix in 2003, NPS is a tool to measure customer experience and loyalty. Defining Net Promoter Score.

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Surveys Benchmark Feedback Metrics 102

Provide Support

AUGUST 11, 2016

The four key steps below are your landmarks for creating a best performing customer service team.(.). © 2003 - 2015 Provide Support LLC. Published in Provide Support Blog , 2016. If you want to have a team of champions who will propel your business, it’s good to start off with a decent plan. Read more.

Customer Service 50

Customer Service Marketing Sales Best practices 50

Provide Support

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

© 2003 - 2015 Provide Support LLC. Published in Provide Support Blog , 2016. It seems that the biggest hurdle to greater efficiency is one’s psychological state, which can block your progress in many different ways. Below are my few tips on how you can bring yourself to a more efficient state of mind.(.). Read more.

Customer Service 47

Customer Service Personalization Best practices Customer Support 47

Provide Support

MAY 4, 2016

Good training not only boosts productivity, but ensures a higher quality of customer service, which leads to more satisfied customers, increased customer loyalty, and happier employees as well. © 2003 - 2015 Provide Support LLC. Published in Provide Support Blog , 2016. The benefits are innumerable.(.).

Customer Service 44

Customer Service Customer Experience Best practices Customer Support 44

Fonolo

MARCH 9, 2023

CCMC’s Customer Rage Study is a fascinating look at CX, designed to help customer service pros identify pain points and reduce customer complaints in the contact center. The first study was done in 2003 — can you guess which direction the overall trend has headed since then?

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Contact Center Self service Call Center Interactive Voice Response 87

ProProfs Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

This is the basic structure of the fundamental NPS question put forth by Frederick Reichheld in collaboration with Bain & Company way back in 2003. On a scale of 0 to 10, with 10 being highest, what’s the likelihood that you would recommend our company to a friend or a colleague?

Benchmark 79

Benchmark Surveys Metrics Feedback 79

Provide Support

JUNE 22, 2018

Adding a human touch and proactivity to your interactions can create miracles and turn customers into real friends and ambassadors of your brand. © 2003 - 2017 Provide Support LLC. Published in Provide Support Blog , 2018. The post Proactive communication with customers: what benefits can it give to your business?

Customer Service 49

Customer Service Surveys Customer Support 49

NobelBiz

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The Net Promoter Score or NPS is one of the most widely used key performance indicators by call centers to measure customer loyalty and satisfaction. In this article, we will show you how to calculate, interpret, and use the NPS as a customer loyalty lever. As a call center, you need to be where your customer needs you the most.

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Customer Service Call Center Surveys Scripts 52

Enghouse Interactive

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

In 2003, we saw the impact of the first well-publicized viral contagion, SARS. China is actively encouraging its population to self-quarantine with strong encouragement to work from home as much as possible. But, this isn’t the first time we’ve experienced this type of situation.

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contact center solutions Education Contact Center Technology 48

ProProfs Blog

JANUARY 7, 2022

And that’s where things changed when Google introduced the concept of AdSense back in 2003. Just because companies were generating leads by placing their ads in the search results, Google knew that businesses would pay even more if their ads were displayed on the top of search results and relevant websites.

Marketing 78

Marketing Surveys Customer retention Metrics 78

TeamSupport

AUGUST 26, 2020

In Part 1 of this blog series on how to use reports from your B2B customer support software solution to interpret key data and implement strategies as a result. Next, we explore how to use reporting to determine how happy your customers are and what to do if they’re not.

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B2B Customer Support Coaching Metrics 98

Provide Support

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

In this blog post I decided to describe advantages and disadvantages of those ecommerce customer service options which will help you to provide exceptional customer service, win loyal customers and grow your business. (.). © 2003 - 2015 Provide Support LLC. Published in Provide Support Blog , 2015.

Customer Support 78

Customer Support Customer Care Customer Service Personalization 78

Provide Support

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

In this blog post I decided to describe advantages and disadvantages of those ecommerce customer service options which will help you to provide exceptional customer service, win loyal customers and grow your business. (.). © 2003 - 2015 Provide Support LLC. Published in Provide Support Blog , 2015.

Customer Support 53

Customer Support Customer Care Customer Service Personalization 53

Comm100

MAY 11, 2020

Others even further back in 2003. Whenever and how ever it began, omnichannel has never been more important, and it has now become crucial to successful customer experience (CX). We all know that the customer drives the strategy behind customer support – after all, ‘the customer is always right’!

Customer Support 59

Customer Support Chatbots Surveys Wait times 59

delighted

APRIL 19, 2019

They ask customers to rate you based on their overall experience rather than on a specific product or service. The NPS system , created by Fred Reichheld from Bain & Company in 2003, uses a simple, standard question to measure customer loyalty and advocacy: How likely are you to recommend [company] to a friend?

Surveys 58

Surveys Customer Experience Feedback Metrics 58

Comm100

MAY 11, 2020

Others even further back in 2003. Whenever and how ever it began, omnichannel has never been more important, and it has now become crucial to successful customer experience (CX). We all know that the customer drives the strategy behind customer support – after all, ‘the customer is always right’!

Customer Support 52

Customer Support Chatbots Surveys Wait times 52

delighted

APRIL 19, 2019

They ask customers to rate you based on their overall experience rather than on a specific product or service. The NPS system , created by Fred Reichheld from Bain & Company in 2003, uses a simple, standard question to measure customer loyalty and advocacy: How likely are you to recommend [company] to a friend?

Surveys 40

Surveys Customer Experience Feedback Metrics 40

SmartKarrot

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The Net Promotor Score was created by Fred Reichheld in 2003 and is used by businesses globally. The Net Promoter Score, also known as NPS, is a metric used to measure customer satisfaction (CSAT) and brand advocacy. Customer loyalty is a huge aspect for any business to drive success and scale their business. In a nutshell….

Surveys 10

Surveys Feedback Benchmark APIs 10

ProProfs Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Customer retention, customer loyalty, customer engagement, phew, these words are all I read about these days. Ask any customer support expert, and they’ll go on about how good NPS is and how companies are adopting it and using it to their advantage. Created in 2003 by Fred Reichheld, Bain & Co.

Benchmark 123

Benchmark Surveys Sales Metrics 123

ProProfs Blog

MARCH 26, 2020

As per its definition, the NPS score is a metric that helps measure customer experience of your brand, gauge customer loyalty and satisfaction levels. In 2003, Bain & Company and Satmetrix adopted this score to understand customer’s buying and referral behavior. How Is It Calculated? Identify the Weak Business Areas.

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