ShepHyken

JANUARY 8, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Industry Experts Offer Up 2018 Predictions on Retail Customer Experience by Judy Mottl. My Comment: The 2018 customer service and experience predictions continue to roll in.

Customer Service 0

Customer Service B2B Contact Center Technology 0

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Top 5 Tips to Improve Social Customer Service by Kristina Knight. And, while about two-thirds of consumers contacting b usinesses for customer service are doing so on social media, this is a problem.

Customer Service 204

Customer Service Self service Chatbots CRM 204

ShepHyken

AUGUST 13, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Are You Making This Critical Connection With Your Customers to Strengthen Relationships and Drive Loyalty? Want better customer service? My Comment: Want to get better at customer service?

Customer Service 180

Customer Service B2C B2B Customer retention 180

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I call it The Convenience Revolution , and I’ve written an entire book about it and how you can use convenience to take your customer service to the next level. Save the Customer. Here’s Why.

Customer Service 198

Customer Service Chatbots Consulting Consulting 198

ShepHyken

APRIL 9, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 3 Ways Amazon Has Raised the Bar on Customer Experience by Joey Coleman. My Comment: Joey Coleman is one of the leading customer service and CX experts. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 220

Customer Service Chatbots Feedback Consulting 220

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Shep Hyken’s Best Customer Service and Experience. Articles, Videos & Podcasts from 2018. Top Cartoon for 2018. Top 5 Articles to Share With Your Team: Five Customer Service Must-Do’s For 2018. That’s Not My Department” and 10 Other Phrases Customers Hate. I peruse dozens of others.

Customer Service 303

Customer Service Technology Customer Care Customer Experience 303

ShepHyken

JANUARY 15, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. A Greater Purpose Will Give Your Customer And Employee Experience An Extra Edge by Adrian Swinscoe . Forbes) Historically, customers used to buy the practical benefits of a product or service. Great info!

Customer Service 0

Customer Service Surveys Banking Marketing 0

ShepHyken

APRIL 2, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Three Important Considerations for Customer Service Surveys by Paul Selby. CustomerThink) A lot has been written on performing customer service or customer satisfaction surveys.

Customer Service 135

Customer Service Self service Surveys Scripts 135

Fonolo

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Summer may be over, but the sun is rising on a busy 2018 fall trade show season. Fonolo has many events on the horizon, but is especially excited to be a first-time exhibitor at SOCAP’s Re-Imagine Customer Care Conference , October 21-24, 2018, at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Customer Care 78

Customer Care Gamification industry standards Service level 78

CCNG

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Here are over 100 customer experience stats and trends for you to discover. 99% of Customer Experience and Success leaders believe CEM has a positive impact on their business. Lumoa , 2018) In 2019, customer experience will continue as a major factor in how companies do business.

Customer Experience 195

Customer Experience Journey mapping Metrics Surveys 195

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Top Technology Trends That Will Reshape The Customer Experience In 2019 by Puru Govind. 3 Customer Loyalty Trends for 2019 by SmarterCX Team. Here are my top five picks from last week. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

Customer Service 151

Customer Service Technology Analytics Customer Care 151

Global Response

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The theme of Customer Service Week this year – which runs from Oct. It celebrates the point where customer and service professionals meet, says more. The post Customer Service Week 2018: Excellence Happens Here at Global Response appeared first on Global Response.

Customer Service 78

Customer Service Customer Care 78

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 7, 2018

This week we feature an article by Brian Elrod who discusses how texting has become an important customer service tool for any type of business. – Shep Hyken. Numbers show that customers enjoy text message communication. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not suggesting you drop every other customer communication channel you’ve got.

Customer Service 286

Customer Service Healthcare Management Customer Care 286

Russel Lolacher

MARCH 8, 2020

Microsoft , in their 2018 Global State of Customer Service Report, found 77% of Millennials and 60% of GenX have a more favourable view of organizations that respond to customer service questions and complaints on social media. And it’s not only a preference, but also an indication of how they view an organization.

Customer Care 80

Customer Care Advertising Marketing Engineering 80

Nicereply

MARCH 23, 2021

Staying on top of new customer service trends can be exhausting. Having a well-rounded collection of sources can help your team identify new opportunities for improvement and up your customer service game. We’ve got quite a few friends in the customer service world who inspire us. Founder of CoSupport.

Chief Customer Officer 141

Chief Customer Officer Customer Service Consulting Consulting 141

Working Solutions

JANUARY 3, 2019

From new insights into the benefits of outsourced customer care to news about what’s going on in our community of clients and associates, 2018 proved to be memorable here at the Working Solutions blog. The post Year in Review: Our Top Customer Service Blog Posts of 2018 appeared first on Working Solutions.

Customer Service 40

Customer Service outsourcing Customer Care virtual call center 40

Fonolo

JANUARY 15, 2019

In an industry driven by customer gratification, learning the difference between customer service vs. customer care vs. customer satisfaction became quintessential in 2018. Yes, we all know this is a tale as old as the call center, and we also know the importance of the customer experience.

Contact Center 80

Contact Center Gamification Call Center Self service 80

Russel Lolacher

DECEMBER 20, 2021

A lot goes into providing social customer care during an emergency event considered a “once-in-500 year flood” As the team leading public engagement and digital communication for BC’s provincial transportation, it’s done with a process that prioritizes intentional effort, accessibility and empathy. Why It Works.

Customer Care 98

Customer Care Transportation Government Construction 98

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Have you been searching for the best customer service conferences to attend in 2019? We’ve made the case before that conferences offer customer service professionals a host of rewards, including valuable knowledge, product exposure, and the opportunity to build new relationships. Smart Customer Service 2019.

Customer Service 108

Customer Service Contact Center Engineering Education 108

Comm100

AUGUST 23, 2018

It’s 2018, and customer expectations are changing faster than ever. While some businesses have struggled to withstand the shifting tides, others have reacted in a timely enough fashion to keep up (at least minimally) with changing customer expectations. Organic Mobile Experiences Blur Channel Lines. Who is doing this right?

Customer Service 40

Customer Service Chatbots Customer centricity Customer Care 40

Creative Virtual

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Members of the Creative Virtual team will also be available at our stand to share live demonstrations and success stories of organizations around the world already using our V-Person virtual agents, chatbots, and live chat to optimize their conversational customer care.

Customer Service 45

Customer Service Chatbots Virtual Agent Best practices 45

Fonolo

JANUARY 11, 2018

But what does this mean for the future of customer service? Well, it’s been said that social customer care is actually the new business marketing. We are in an age where customer service has the potential to go viral, which means there is a lot more at stake for brands. Enter: messaging.

Customer Service 87

Customer Service Chatbots Customer Care Contact Center 87

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. G2 Crowd)Facebook may be for social connections between families and friends, but its Messenger platform is home to over 300,000 customer service, marketing, and sales chatbots – and this number isn’t slowing down anytime soon.

Customer Service 54

Customer Service Chatbots Consulting Consulting 54

Skybridge

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Further, we must demonstrate how transformative customer experience is to every industry. Even as 2021 looms, too many people say “Customer Experience” when they actually mean “Customer Service.” Customer experience must be part of your business strategy. That is non-negotiable.

Customer Care 52

Customer Care Government Self service Education 52

Cisco - Contact Center

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Here are six things we foresee for the customer care industry in 2018. Cisco's contact center business has held number-one market share in North America for four straight quarters.

Contact Center 46

Contact Center Customer Care Marketing Customer Service 46

InTheChat

JANUARY 10, 2019

In our last post, we talked about the difficulty of balancing the excitement that the limitless potential of digital technology inspires against the practical realities of implementation on a large scale, which led us to ask: Wasn’t 2018. The post Wasn’t 2018 supposed to be the year of the chatbot? What happened?

Chatbots 93

Chatbots Technology Customer Care Contact Center 93

Russel Lolacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

74% of Millennials (18-34) and 58% of GenX (35-54) have a better opinion of organizations that provide social media customer care – Microsoft . The secret weapon in social customer care isn’t that much of a secret, it’s all in the name. – Statistica (2018). Great social customer care can do the same.

Customer Care 45

Customer Care Advertising Feedback Customer centricity 45

Toister Performance Solutions

JUNE 14, 2018

Gopher Sport won the 2018 award for Best Small Contact Center. It specializes in selling sports equipment to schools for physical education and athletic programs and prides itself on friendly service. The company is a client of mine and I've been consistently impressed with the customer care team and it's commitment to service.

Contact Center 78

Contact Center Education Customer Care Coaching 78

DMG Consulting

MAY 7, 2018

DMG Consulting Releases 2018 Knowledge Management Product and Market Report. Who: DMG Consulting LLC, a leading provider of contact center, back-office and real-time analytics market research and consulting services. What: Releases 2018 Knowledge Management Product and Market Report. When: Today, 12 March 2018.

Consulting 48

Consulting Consulting Marketing Management 48

Netomi

JANUARY 5, 2022

Customer service leaders come in all shapes and sizes. This is especially true in the customer service industry. Customer Experience (CX) has catapulted into one of the most important aspects of determining business success. Top 51 Customer Service Leaders and CX Influencers (Editor’s Choice): Adam Toporek.

Customer Experience 98

Customer Experience Customer Service Consulting Consulting 98

Monet Software

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Monet Workforce Optimization honored for improving customer service technology and customer experience. Los Angeles, October 2 nd , 2018— Monet Software announced today that TMC , a global, integrated media company, has named Monet WFO as a 2018 Contact Center Technology Award winner, presented by CUSTOMER magazine. “We

Contact Center 48

Contact Center Technology Quality management Engineering 48

Russel Lolacher

DECEMBER 20, 2021

A lot goes into providing social customer care during an emergency event considered a “once-in-2000 year flood” As the team leading public engagement and digital communication for BC’s provincial transportation, it’s done with a process that prioritizes intentional effort, accessibility and empathy.

Customer Care 59

Customer Care Transportation Government Construction 59

Comm100

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Now that 2017 is out of the picture, what can we expect customer service to look like in 2018? The question isn’t new – after all, customer service is always changing. That is why reducing customer effort was voted the number one priority for contact centers in 2018. Introduction.

Customer Service 40

Customer Service Chatbots Journey mapping Multichannel 40

Taylor Reach Group

MARCH 26, 2018

With that, here are some of the events taking place in April 2018 (in chronological order) with direct links to each event: Ecommerce Operations Summit April 3 – 5, Columbus, OH. Customer Contact East: a Frost and Sullivan Executive Exchange April 8 – 11, Marco Island, FL. Smart Customer Service 2018 April 9 – 11, Washington, DC.

Contact Center 51

Contact Center Call Center Customer Experience Big data 51

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Five Musts For Delivering ‘Legendary’ Customer Care On Social Channels by Andrew Kokes. My Comment: There are some basics in delivering an excellent customer service experience on social media.

Customer Service 34

Customer Service Customer Care Chatbots Personalization 34

CSM Magazine

JUNE 28, 2021

The icing on the cake for your customers is good customer service, which is why according to the 2018 State of Global Customer Service Report, 95% of respondents indicated that customer service is important to their choice of brand. Make your company easy for customers to access.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service SaaS Chatbots Self service 52

Taylor Reach Group

MAY 24, 2018

With that, here are some of the events taking place in June 2018 (in chronological order) with direct links to each event: The 2018 Canadian Telecom Summit: June 4-6, Toronto, ON. 2018 SWPP Annual Conference: June 4-6, Nashville, TN. Customer Contact – Europe: June 11-13, Dublin, Ireland.

Contact Center 48

Contact Center Healthcare Best practices Call Center 48