ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Make Every Day Valentine’s Day by Showing Love and Empathy to Customers by Janelle Estes. Love (in the metaphorical sense) and appreciate your customers year-round. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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Customer Service B2B Chatbots Self service 235

Anexa BPO

JUNE 15, 2022

The businesses that were able to stay true to their customer promise were few and far between – at the end of the day, customer experience is anchored to customer service – and businesses that fail there, fail everywhere. Reach out to Anexa for information on the future of customer experience.

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Customer Experience Business Process Outsourcing outsourcing Customer centricity 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

ShepHyken

JUNE 13, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. In 2009 only 18% of the value of the top 100 brands was in subscriptions. Customer Experience Is Getting Worse by Katie Deighton. s latest annual study on customer experience, which analyzed 96,211 U.S.

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Customer Service Government Customer Experience Sales 167

CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

So, in these tough economic times, what are the best customer service strategies to provide elephant-astic experiences? Jim Davies explores 5 brand- and money-saving customer experience (CX) options. This means they rarely forget wonderful or horrible customer experiences. Unleash the chatbot!

Customer Experience 52

Customer Experience Gamification Analytics Self service 52

Contact Center Pipeline

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Frank joined Contact Center Pipeline in 2009 and brought with him a big […]. Our Contact Center Pipeline family was saddened recently by the passing of long-time friend and colleague, Frank Priola. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Frank have lost a true friend and an inspiring human being.

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Contact Center Call Center Customer Experience 113

ijgolding

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Customer journey mapping and touchpoint analysis. Whilst process improvement is pretty well understood by many, Customer Experience Design is a skill set that has been less commonly deployed in organisations around the world. Process improvement methodologies and discipline. These are empathy, insights and prototyping.

Customer Experience 127

Customer Experience Banking Journey mapping Education 127

ShepHyken

JULY 31, 2018

Leveraging Customer Data In Real Time. Focusing on Business Intelligence and Customer Experience. Shep Hyken sits down with Scott Walker, the CEO of ethosIQ ,and discuss three levels of customer optimization, finding the correct customer service metrics to focus on, and why companies should give back to their communities. ? ?.

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Average Handle Time Metrics Customer retention Call Center 195

ClearAction

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

Customer Experience Articles. Customer experience articles. Tools, techniques, and case studies catalyze your customer experience management success. Peruse ClearAction articles, podcasts and webcasts, and ask how these best practices can be customized to your specific needs. Customer Centricity.

Customer Experience 48

Customer Experience Customer centricity Employee engagement Enterprise 48

Beyond Philosophy

JULY 26, 2017

For many of us, my guess is annoyed, which is the type of emotion that isn’t doing the Customer Experience any favors. In fact, the numbers show that since 2009, the rate of shrinkflation has been growing at a “staggering pace.” The Great Recession made many customers more price sensitive than they were before the recession.

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Consulting Consulting Banking Customer Experience 300

ShepHyken

JULY 31, 2018

Leveraging Customer Data In Real Time. Focusing on Business Intelligence and Customer Experience. Shep Hyken sits down with Scott Walker, the CEO of ethosIQ ,and discuss three levels of customer optimization, finding the correct customer service metrics to focus on, and why companies should give back to their communities. ? ?.

Average Handle Time 195

Average Handle Time Metrics Customer retention Call Center 195

Eptica

JUNE 20, 2018

Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2018 Author: Pascal Gauvrit How AI-based self-service can transform the customer experience. hours per day online , up from just 3 hours in 2009. hours per day online , up from just 3 hours in 2009. How artificial intelligence can transform your customer experience.

Self service 58

Self service Customer Experience Analytics Banking 58

Win the Customer

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Organizations that continually excel in their customer experience and service delivery average increased growth of 4-8% in revenue over competitors in their industry. Are You Experienced Enough in Customer Experience? Higher than average customer loyalty. Category-leading brand. Faster growth than competitors.

Customer Experience 64

Customer Experience Customer advocacy Consulting Consulting 64

CSM Magazine

APRIL 18, 2024

Founded in 1998 by Dave Stephens, DSSL Group was formed in 2009 and is now run by Dave’s eldest son Aaron Stephens as Group Managing Director with his two brothers alongside him on the board.

Management 52

Management Engineering CRM Finance 52

Spearline

APRIL 10, 2022

Until 2009, contact centers and other organizations had to rely on relatives abroad or holidaymakers to call their overseas numbers to make sure they were working and that the line was of sufficient quality to hold a conversation. In turn, this leads to greater customer experience and brand reputation, amongst other benefits.

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Contact Center Telecommunications SaaS Self service 98

NICE inContact

JULY 13, 2016

Uncovering the best way to deliver outstanding customer experiences is something that every contact center strives to do. Last October, inContact was named the 2015 Customer Value Leadership Award by Frost & Sullivan. The post Power Countless Customer Experiences with inContact appeared first on inContact Blog.

Customer Experience 48

Customer Experience Contact Center contact center solutions Personalization 48

Beyond Philosophy

MAY 5, 2016

This buyback agreement, described by Reuters as a framework deal, includes the Jetta Sedan, the Golf compact and the Audi A3 models sold since 2009. As Customer Experience consultants, we can tell you that trust is an important thing for a Customer Experience. liter diesel cars sold in the U.S. Find a remedy.”.

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Consulting Consulting Customer Experience Sales 262

Beyond Philosophy

JULY 19, 2018

Your customers have one, too, and you can use it to get them to do what you want in your Customer Experience. Thaler and Sunstein, 2008, 2009). This way, if a customer has strong feelings about renewals, then they are still in control and won’t feel swindled, an emotion that does no Customer Experience any favors.

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Customer centricity Government Customer Experience Consulting 498

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 2009! So, what are the most-necessary Customer Experience metrics your Business should keep tabs on?

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Metrics Customer effort Customer Experience Surveys 227

Contact Center Pipeline

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Since the very first issue of Pipeline (March 2009), we have published a regular feature called Inside View. The column is devoted to recognizing best-in-class service providers and leaders, and highlighting their accomplishments.

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Contact Center Call Center Customer Service Customer Experience 100

CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Every year organizations invest millions to deliver a high-quality customer experience (CX) during their seasonal periods. It’s also a 50% increase from 2009’s record low of $4.06 There’s a reason for that: Retail sales hit a record of $6 trillion in 2018, according to the U.S. trillion spent in 2007. trillion.

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Interactive Voice Response Customer Experience APIs Average Handle Time 52

ShepHyken

JANUARY 5, 2018

This week we feature an article by Ford Blakely about text messaging which can provide that instant, convenient and low-friction customer experience that delivers delight. Let’s face it, customer service is the lifeline of any company. It’s really instant customer service. Why not customer service?

Customer Service 201

Customer Service Multi-channel support Customer Experience Personalization 201

Beyond Philosophy

JULY 16, 2019

We discussed Choice Architecture on a recent podcast and how it could be affecting your Customer Experience. A couple of principles about Choice Architecture are essential to keep in mind when designing it into your Customer Experience strategy. HOW YOUR CUSTOMERS’ IDENTITY ISSUES ARE AFFECTING YOUR CX.

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Journey mapping Consulting Consulting Banking 317

Spearline

APRIL 10, 2022

Until 2009, contact centers and other organizations had to rely on relatives abroad or holidaymakers to call their overseas numbers to make sure they were working and that the line was of sufficient quality to hold a conversation. In turn, this leads to greater customer experience and brand reputation, amongst other benefits.

Telecommunications 52

Telecommunications SaaS Contact Center Self service 52

ShepHyken

JULY 11, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 3 Ways to Create a Better Customer Experience That Increases Conversions by Joel Comm. They also need to win them over — a process that starts and ends with a good customer experience (CX).

Customer Service 61

Customer Service Average Handle Time Metrics Analytics 61

Customer Guru

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

At Customer Guru, we believe that Customer Experience (CX) should be the number one priority for all the Indian businesses so that they become more sustainable and successful globally. Thus, we are on a mission to spread this awareness, inspiring and guiding professionals to adopt and inculcate a customer-centric approach.

Marketing 112

Marketing Customer Experience Banking Customer centricity 112

Transparent BPO

DECEMBER 11, 2019

We also recognized a disturbing trend: Massive consolidation was taking place in the market and customer experience was getting lost. Vendors were putting warm bodies in seats to bill me rather than customizing a solution around the satisfaction of my customer. But they always ran a black-box type of solution.

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outsourcing Education Call Center Marketing 109

ClearAction

JULY 20, 2023

Non-stop for the past 25 years, technology for experience management and marketing have been super hot since CRM arrived on the scene. Especially in hard times like the 2009 global financial crisis and the 2020 global pandemic, demand for tech skyrocketed. It gobbles up most of the budget along with dedicated staffing to run it.

Technology 62

Technology Consulting Consulting B2B 62

Interactions

JULY 22, 2021

On top of all of this, it has created countless customer experience challenges which many organizations have been unable to meet. A recent study by the UK Institute of Customer Service found that complaints about poor customer service are at their highest levels since 2009. Covid customer experience challenges.

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Customer Service Wait times Technical Support Advertising 62

ClearAction

OCTOBER 25, 2022

You can fast-track your customer experience (CX) maturity with gigantic financial gains, as I learned when we faced a customer crisis early in my career. What’s the point of customer experience management, ultimately? To maximize value to customers, employees, partners, and investors.

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Journey mapping Customer centricity Accountability Metrics 71

CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Now more than any other time of year, e-Commerce becomes a more dominant force in companies’ sales, and subsequently, online customer experience. In fact, 2021 is forecast to be one of the most treacherous holiday seasons since the Great Recession of 2008-2009. The Great Resignation is also upon us.

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Journey mapping Chatbots Contact Center CRM 97

CX Global Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The quality of leadership is one of the most important predictors of an organization’s future success (Peterson, Walumbwa, Byron and Myrowitz 2009). The sooner the contact center industry embraces this the sooner we’ll begin to turn our outcomes, performance and customer experience impacts.

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Contact Center Coaching Benchmark Call Center 233

Robert Davis

JULY 16, 2018

Recently I read an article by Toma Kulbyte entitled “32 Customer Experience Statistics You Need to Know for 2018” ( [link] ). In addition to all of the statistics she quotes, I particularly like her definition of CX: “Customer experience is your customers’ perception of how the company treats them.

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Surveys Banking Contact Center Sales 96

ijgolding

AUGUST 12, 2014

I first met Martin at a customer service conference in 2009 – his knowledge, passion and expertise is infectious – his collaboration with Carolyn has produced a resource that is a ‘must-read’ in my opinion. As a Customer Experience Specialist, I am constantly looking to refresh my knowledge and expertise.

Customer Service 92

Customer Service Customer Experience Management Consulting 92

Fonolo

MAY 1, 2019

Avaya’s core call center business was the result of an acquisition of Nortel assets, following the latter’s bankruptcy in 2009. 6 Must-Read Customer Experience Trends in 2019. Live Better Electronically: AI and the Customer Experience. Change the Channel: Prioritizing Omnichannel in Customer Experience.

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Contact Center Entertainment Call Center call center software 99

ijgolding

MARCH 1, 2017

As I wrote last week , when it comes to the world of Customer Experience, many journalists are writing about the subject without necessarily understanding what it is, or that they are even writing about it at all. In 2009 one of the most prominent collapses in the industry came with the demise of Borders.

Customer Experience 62

Customer Experience Marketing Management Technology 62

Chip Bell

JANUARY 15, 2019

who served as NASA Administrator from 2009 until he retired in 2017. He was appointed NASA Administrator by President Obama in 2009. Intrepid, an aircraft carrier docked in the Manhattan harbor. The museum on the deck of the ship houses the space shuttle, Enterprise. Nearby is a tribute to Charles F. Bolden, Jr.

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Enterprise Customer Care Customer Service Customer Experience 49