Fonolo

MAY 16, 2019

Customer service is often not seen as the effective marketing tool that it is. It’s no surprise: on the surface, the two departments and their goals seem distinct from one another: Marketing is all about customer acquisition (or, attracting new customers), while customer service is all about customer retention.

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Marketing Customer Service Advertising Customer retention 124

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

In 2008 Domino’s was struggling and their brilliant leadership turned the company around. What can you do to be more convenient for your customers? Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling business author. I included Domino’s as a case study in the book, but guess what?

Technology 222

Technology Customer Service Customer Experience 222

Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 6, 2018

The slogan resurfaced in the 2008 campaign as “It’s the economy, stupid.”. I decided that for people working in Customer Experience, we needed a way to stay on message, too. So, I am going to share with you some vital statistics about Customer Experience and how they deliver ROI because let’s face it, it’s about the ROI, Stupid.

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Customer Experience Benchmark Customer retention Personalization 410

ShepHyken

MAY 31, 2017

I wrote about this in my book The Cult of the Customer (Wiley 2008), and the example I used was that of an airline employee. He stood out, compared to many of his co-workers, as a person willing to do anything within his power to take care of his customers. It’s very much appreciated by customers. That force is positive.

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Airlines Personalization Customer Service 207

TMP Direct

APRIL 29, 2015

Customer Service Fast Facts. Loss of customer loyalty: “Contact centers leave 18% of customers with unresolved issues. More than half of customers with unresolved issues (56%) are at risk of defection, or have already decided to leave.” customers with unresolved issues indicate the same.

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Customer Service Advertising Contact Center Customer retention 40

Talkdesk

JUNE 19, 2019

Founded in 2008, SimpleBills got its start when two college roommates saw the need for a utility bill-splitting service. Since then, they have expanded to serve more than 125,000 monthly customers in over 170 markets in 46 states across the U.S. SimpleBills does just that!

Customer Service 42

Customer Service contact center solutions Contact Center Metrics 42

Helpware

JULY 14, 2017

Show Off Your Customer Service Team. If your customer service received great ratings from customers, don’t just hide in some backpages. Take the last 20 or so customer reviews and make it the focus of attention on your customer service page. So go public with your customer support team.

Customer Service 40

Customer Service Brand ambassadors Customer Support Wait times 40

CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

In this context, customer service is crucial to attract and retain clients and do good business. Improving customer service for lending businesses is vital. Why Is Customer Care Crucial for Lending Businesses? The landscape of customer care has changed in the past years. Or the lack thereof.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Interactive Voice Response Banking Customer Care 52

BlueOcean

JULY 3, 2019

US unemployment rate as fantastic news – it’s an astronomical improvement over the 10% unemployment rate after the 2008-09 Great Recession. In particular, customer service agents are among the most in-demand roles in the US, making them extremely difficult to fill. That’s why most people see the current 3.6% Let’s chat!

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Customer Service outsourcing Contact Center Education 63

Chip Bell

OCTOBER 4, 2018

How would you feel if the grand opening of your new upscale steakhouse restaurant was in the fall of 2008? The post National Customer Service Week Hero for Thursday appeared first on Chip R. As your doors were opening, the Dow was falling 3600 points. Discretionary income was suddenly zero. image by free-photos via pixabay.

Customer Service 42

Customer Service Marketing Customer Experience 42

Comm100

JUNE 22, 2021

We sat down (virtually speaking) with Derek Gaucher, Coordinator of IT Solutions at Dawson College, to ask him about how Dawson College is embracing new customer service technologies and channels to provide a digital student experience that has become central to their success. I suspect we will end up somewhere in the middle.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Education Technology CRM 52

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2022

” Founded in 2008, 60K provides CXM services to leading U.K., European, and American clients in the media and entertainment, digital commerce and retail, travel, financial services, and insurtech industries. The company has earned more than 40 customer service and industry awards. About ChrysCapital.

Entertainment 52

Entertainment outsourcing Telecommunications Education 52

ShepHyken

APRIL 11, 2017

About: Adam Dorrell started CustomerGauge in 2008 to help companies solve the problem of retaining customers. Compatible with the Net Promoter Score®, CustomerGauge allows organizations to improve customer relationships and encourage loyalty, most immediately in e-commerce functions.

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Customer retention Benchmark Surveys CRM 209

Nicereply

DECEMBER 3, 2019

In late 2008 Malcom Gladwell published his book Outliers: The Story of Success. With these two incredibly different approaches in mind, here’s the challenge this article will answer: How can you become an expert in customer service in just thirty days? Customer service is a broad term. Break it into its components.

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Customer Service Metrics Customer Support Construction 74

TeamSupport

JANUARY 9, 2024

There are more ways than ever for customers to get in touch with tech support. Ever wonder what customer service looked like 50 or 60 years ago? Here’s a look back at how customer support technologies evolved over the last century, and a peak at where they’re going next. Fun fact: TeamSupport was founded in 2008!

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Customer Support Technology CRM Chatbots 59

Ann Michaels and Associates

JANUARY 23, 2018

People love reading about bad customer service stories. They go viral because we’ve all been there – on the phone desperately needing help from customer service, or waiting in an endless line at the airport. Check out these five horribly bad customer service examples and what you can do to avoid them.

Customer Service 40

Customer Service Airlines Advertising Accountability 40

CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Learnship , the business language learning solution provider, announced the launch of Sprint Business Skills Customer Care today. The fast-paced, online learning solution helps customer service professionals acquire relevant English vocabulary to better communicate at work.

Customer Care 52

Customer Care Finance Enterprise Marketing 52

CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2021

In fact, 2021 is forecast to be one of the most treacherous holiday seasons since the Great Recession of 2008-2009. You can’t physically fulfill a backorder for a customer who’s been waiting days, weeks or even months for a product to show up at the door. The Great Resignation is also upon us. Tip #5: Take Advantage of Technology.

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Journey mapping Chatbots Contact Center CRM 97

ShepHyken

MAY 26, 2017

This week we feature an article by Bikash Mohanty about how important customer experience metrics are to your business. Companies that track and measure their customer service have a competitive advantage. seconds in 2008 with a mind boggling 19.19 Shep Hyken. Usain Bolt bettered his own 200 meters world record of 19.30

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Metrics Customer effort Customer Experience Surveys 227

Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 26, 2017

Mortgage bonds that were sold in 2012 stand to create the “next big short,” much like the mortgage-backed securities that went belly-up due to the subprime home loans in 2008. Customer service representatives will phone you back upon request to help sort it out. Instead of a massive crash, however, pundits describe the U.S.

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Consulting Consulting Sales Customer Experience 305

ShepHyken

MAY 8, 2020

Make your customer experience decisions based on math, not stories. Jay is a hype-free digital marketing and customer service strategist, speaker , New York Times best-selling author of six books, and a technology investor. He founded Convince & Convert in 2008, and it is his fifth multi-million dollar venture.

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Feedback Customer Experience Marketing Technology 167

Eptica

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Showing the speed of change, in 2008 the five largest global companies were PetroChina, Exxon, General Electric, China Mobile and ICBC (China). Listen to staff – and support them Customer service staff are on the frontline, acting as ambassadors for your brand. Other companies have merged or transformed what they do.

Automotive 73

Automotive Best practices Banking Customer emotions 73

Talkdesk

AUGUST 19, 2016

While these facts are undeniably fascinating and enviable, the biggest attribute to their success is their incomparable customer service. According to USA Today, Amazon was the #1 company for customer service last year. It is now valued at $250 billion, with its stock soaring 70% in the final nine months of 2015.

Customer Service 41

Customer Service Customer centricity Accountability Call Center 41

Talkdesk

AUGUST 19, 2016

While these facts are undeniably fascinating and enviable, the biggest attribute to their success is their incomparable customer service. According to USA Today, Amazon was the #1 company for customer service last year. It is now valued at $250 billion, with its stock soaring 70% in the final nine months of 2015.

Customer Service 40

Customer Service Customer centricity Accountability Call Center 40

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The firm is helping customers including Cazoo , Direct Line Group’s Green Flag business and South East Water , to boost their customer service using Amazon Connect. Amazon Connect is a self-service, cloud-based contact centre service that makes it easy for any business to deliver better customer service at lower cost.

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Engineering Consulting Consulting Enterprise 52

Liveops

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Since 2008, Liveops has supported SU2C’s biannual fundraising telethon by speaking with donors and processing donations. SU2C innovations lead to better cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, which means that we can help save lives now.”. Liveops agents have stood up to cancer from the beginning.

Customer Service 88

Customer Service 88

Tethr

JULY 17, 2019

In 2008, the research team at CEB (now Gartner) surfaced a new measure, the Customer Effort Score (CES), that would change the way CX leaders evaluated the impact of customer service interactions on customer loyalty.

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Customer effort Surveys Analytics Metrics 49

SmartAction

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The decline continued but stabilized around 2004 until the Great Recession of 2008 hit, which severely affected the labor participation rate. A live agent deals with anything handled outside of self-service. Those customer service reps have an assistant within the virtual agent.

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Contact Center Virtual Agent Agent burnout Self service 76

CSM Magazine

APRIL 19, 2023

makepositive , which provides specialist Salesforce consulting and implementation services since 2008, achieved ‘Leader’ status in the ‘Implementation Services for Core Cloud’, ‘Implementation Services for Marketing Automation’ and ‘Managed Application Services’ quadrants.

Consulting 52

Consulting Consulting CRM Marketing 52

CSM Magazine

JULY 4, 2022

” VM Elevators was established in London in 2008 and has since grown to a nationwide company serving more than 50 locations across the UK. We are also reducing harmful emissions with home working, advanced scheduling and sharing of resources with other BigChange users. These are real savings for both the planet and the business.”

Finance 52

Finance CRM Engineering Enterprise 52

Nicereply

MARCH 14, 2023

The Service Culture Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Your Employees Obsessed with Customer Service By Jeff Toister Published: 2017 Length: 190 pages If your company or team culture sucks, your customers will be negatively impacted. No amount of coaching, training, or quarterly feedback surveys will prevent it.

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Management Call Center Metrics Entertainment 98

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Amazon Connect is a self-service, cloud-based contact centre service that makes it easy for any business to deliver better customer service at lower cost. It is based on the same contact centre technology used by Amazon customer service associates to power millions of customer conversations.

Consulting 52

Consulting Consulting Enterprise Analytics 52

Interaction Metrics

JUNE 19, 2023

In contrast, companies with an appointed CX director aim to improve customer relationships at all touchpoints — packaging, store layout, customer service, onboarding, repairs, billing, product returns, and more — not just the products and websites.

Engineering 62

Engineering Surveys Government Metrics 62

NICE inContact

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

It’s plain and simple, using plain language in customer interactions is good business for your contact center. When you use plain language across the customer journey, you’re offering better customer service. To learn more about improving the customer experience, check out our webinar on Digital-First Customer Service.

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Contact Center Personalization Scripts Interactive Voice Response 54

Contact Center Geek

JUNE 9, 2016

And it is the geometric shape that inspired a Quality Management program I was part of in 2008. In the good years we were adding new products and growing our call centers as we strived to deliver stellar customer service. Ok, now let me answer your second obvious question.

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Call Center Quality management Marketing Management 48

Fonolo

JULY 10, 2019

Customers came to MEC stores to buy the best hiking, rock climbing, and back-woods skiing gear. Back in 2008, then CEO David Labistour looked at the tea leaves and saw that “the times they were a-changin.’”

Healthcare 103

Healthcare Call Center Engineering Self service 103

Lumoa

JUNE 23, 2021

Did you know that American businesses risk losing a whopping $494 billion in revenue from poor customer care? In the age of smartphones, where support is only a click away, consumers have massive expectations when it comes to customer service.

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Cloud contact Interactive Voice Response Contact Center Chatbots 83