kommunicate

JULY 26, 2020

However, we had come a long way from the company post box with unanswered letters to directly contacting a support agent and hoping to resolve the issue faster. Fast forward to today, we have multiple modes of connecting with the customers. The post Whitepaper: Customer Support in 2020 appeared first on Kommunicate Blog.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

CX50 2020: Great customer experience starts with company culture by Morag Cuddeford-Jones. MarketingWeek) At our exclusive roundtable featuring members of 2020’s CX50, the consensus was that taking care of employees has helped take care of customers in this time of crisis. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

(Achievers) vAbove all, Customer Service Week is an opportunity to stop and think about the interconnected well-being of all the people who make up your business: the ones who use your product or service and the ones who serve your customers and help make your organization run seamlessly. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Customer Service Life

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

4 Good Reasons to Kill Email-Based Customer Support – In this column on CustomerThink I share reasons why some companies are doing away with email as a customer service channel in favor of other options. Best Uses of AI in Customer Service – AI will continue to be an area of intrigue in 2020.

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Customer Service Contact Center Chatbots Customer Experience 149

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2020

With keen competition in the eCommerce space, customer service is a top priority. Alon Ghelber looks at some of the top Shopify Customer Support apps available today. Provide Support Live Chat by Provide Support. However, it’s challenging and expensive to meet these customer demands with human support staff alone.

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ShepHyken

MAY 18, 2020

This is an interview of three customer success executives discussing the always-important topic of customer retention. 4 Good Reasons to Stop Email-Based Customer Support by Jeremy Watkin. (8×8) 4 Good Reasons to Stop Email-Based Customer Support by Jeremy Watkin. (8×8) Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Customer Service Customer retention Banking Customer Support 231

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

This is what will help customers choose you over your competition. 20 Must-Learn Customer Service Skills in 2020 (Bonus: Tips to develop them faster) by Jared Cornell. CustomerThink) This blog sheds light on the 20 essential customer service skills and how you can improve them. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 15, 2018

This week we feature an article by Ayush Chaudhary who writes about the social media customer support experience. Social customer service allows you to take the interactions with your customers to an even higher level. – Shep Hyken. Think of it as a telephonic IVRS analog for customer support.

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Chatbots Customer Support Healthcare Scripts 189

Fonolo

JANUARY 22, 2020

Wondering what customer service or contact center conference to attend in 2020? Particularly in an industry like customer support, it’s so important to be around people who are working on the same things and can understand what it’s like to be in our shoes. Chief Customer Officers USA, Atlanta.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

My Comment: This is a special report from Gladly regarding the contact center’s role in delivering a great CX that gets customers to want to come back. You’ll have to download the report, and when you do you’ll get eight ideas on how to turn your customer support center into a revenue generator. And, who doesn’t want that!

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Customer Service Customer centricity Customer Experience Marketing 235

ShepHyken

JANUARY 6, 2020

This excellent article from the good people at CCW, who put on several amazing conferences for the customer support world cover eight strategies in the contact center. That said, ROX can apply to any part of the customer experience. 6 Ways to Upgrade Your Customer Experience in 2020 by Gene Hammett.

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Customer Service Journey mapping Contact Center Customer Experience 260

Ameyo

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Businesses use customer support software to align with their customer queries and respond to them as quickly as possible. … Four Key Features That Your Customer Support Software Must Have in 2020 Read More » The post Four Key Features That Your Customer Support Software Must Have in 2020 appeared first on Ameyo.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 27, 2020

” 15 Customer Service Strategies To Help You Deliver A 5-Star Experience by Forbes Coaches Council. Forbes) If your company is struggling, transforming your customer support into a 5-star experience can inject new life into your business. Not sure where to start? Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Customer Service Government Coaching Customer Experience 201

ProProfs Blog

JANUARY 30, 2020

In this blog, we aim to collate various customer engagement statistics in one place that will give you an idea about various aspects of engagement with customers. Customer Engagement Statistics 2020 Explained. More than 60 percent of failed customer support calls could have been solved with better access to data.

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B2B Banking Personalization Employee engagement 204

ProProfs Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

They’ll even read white papers and live chat statistics to understand the current trends of the customer support industry. These statistics of live chat on the website will help you learn its relevance for your business and how its use can help your support team manage customer expectations. Source: Inc ) Tweet this.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 10, 2020

And, even if the focus is on the customer support/care center, most of these are good ideas for anyone who has customers – both internal and external. For information on The Customer Focus™ customer service training programs go to www.TheCustomerFocus.com. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Customer Service Customer retention Customer centricity Education 232

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 19, 2020

(CCW Digital) Just as our everyday lives have changed in significant and unprecedented ways, so has the world of customer support. Support teams in all industries are navigating new ways of working and the outbreak’s impact on key metrics like inbound volume, wait times, and CSAT scores. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Customer Service Chatbots Metrics Wait times 187

TeamSupport

JANUARY 20, 2021

The 2021 Customer Support Transformation report examines current trends in Support delivery and offers tangible guidance for Support and Service professionals to meet growing expectations of both customers and company executives. From Reactive Support to Proactive Success.

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Customer Support B2B Technical Support Accountability 81

Fonolo

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The State of the Contact Center in 2020 is a far cry from where we expected it to be this time last year. Read the Full Report, FREE: Download The State of the Contact Center in 2020 Industry Report. In last year’s Contact Center Trends 2020 report, we predicted that there would be a mass migration to the cloud over the coming years.

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Comm100

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Email is a foundational pillar of customer support. And yet, although companies have had a long time to perfect their email customer communications, many still fumble when it comes to this support channel. According to a benchmark report by SuperOffice, 62% of companies do not respond to customer service emails at all!

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Best practices Customer Support Benchmark Metrics 52

Comm100

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Email is a foundational pillar of customer support. And yet, although companies have had a long time to perfect their email customer communications, many still fumble when it comes to this support channel. According to a benchmark report by SuperOffice, 62% of companies do not respond to customer service emails at all!

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Best practices Customer Support Benchmark Metrics 52

TechSee

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Field tech support has already begun merging the digital and physical worlds by utilizing immersive technologies – such as augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR) or virtual reality (VR) – to manipulate real-life objects. The post 3 Ways Digital Twin Technology is Transforming Customer Support appeared first on Techsee.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Philip Say, VP of Innovation Product Management, Sutherland Labs shares his CX Predictions for 2020. AI unlocks intelligent experiences in customer support. Conversational AI interfaces will become the new standard in customer experiences. Automation spurs organizations to move customer support to onshore facilities.

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ShepHyken

MAY 4, 2020

But while reopening is the order of the day, re-marketing will be the order of 2020 as retailers try to transcend simple survival and get back on their feet. This article features some expert commentary (honored that the author included my comments) about how companies are managing support and flattening their customer support curve.

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Customer Service B2C B2B Contact Center 238

TeamSupport

MARCH 31, 2021

Self-service is still good customer service. Offering an option for customers to help themselves can give your customer support reps more time to focus on improving the big-picture aspects of your service strategy. And the right customer support software makes it easy to give customers what they want when they need it.

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TechSee

MAY 20, 2020

Two years ago, we cracked open the champagne when Gartner named TechSee as a Cool Vendor in its CRM Customer Support and Service Report. TechSee was honored as a pioneer in Computer Vision AI-powered Visual Assistance for customer service, based on our proprietary, multi-patented technology.

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CRM Customer Service Enterprise Contact Center 207

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

With change and uncertainty looming thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, you can count on one thing for sure — that your customers will be leaning heavily on your customer support team. Your best bet is to plan and prepare in advance, so your agents and customers alike are set up for success! Look at your historical data.

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Call Center Interactive Voice Response Self service Contact Center 132

ProProfs Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Efforts to retain customers, help you formulate effective loyalty programs that your customers enjoy being a part of. Let’s take a look at customer loyalty statistics and observe the various ways that help a business improve and boost customer loyalty. Customer Loyalty Statistics 2020 You Shouldn’t Miss.

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Customer retention Sales B2B Marketing 164

TeamSupport

OCTOBER 14, 2020

In Part 1 of this blog series, we introduces why it’s more important than ever to revisit how to keep customer support teams engaged with each other and what tools will help enable collaboration and keep agents motivated and excited about providing excellent support to their customers. May 19, 2020.

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Customer Support Call Center Coaching Consulting 98

ProProfs Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Everyone says that customer support used to be easy. For an 18th century blacksmith, the questions and concerns from customers were pretty simple. At least it was obvious that customers would simply walk to the store whenever they needed support. . Customer support is not rocket science.

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TeamSupport

JANUARY 12, 2021

ServiceXRG and TeamSupport have joined forces to create a comprehensive study of the Support industry that is now available for download. The shift to subscription fundamentally changes the financial relationship with customers from pay-upfront to own products, to a pay-as-you-go to use products. Key Imperatives for Support.

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B2B Customer Support Technical Support Coaching 86

Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Customer support is currently standing at a crossroads: One road leads to exciting automated technologies, and the other to the ‘human touch’. Despite these advancements, the human element still rules as the best way to deliver efficient customer support. 24x7x365 availability and customer support is the new normal.

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Customer Support Contact Center Benchmark contact center solutions 139

ProProfs Blog

MARCH 27, 2019

The promise of a delightful customer support experience comes with the responsibility of actually delivering it consistently. Just buying and installing the latest customer support software onboard does not automatically mean that you will provide a great experience to your customers. That’s a lot of chatbots!

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Customer Support Chatbots Customer centricity Enterprise 163

TeamSupport

DECEMBER 7, 2020

If your support software features custom automation triggers , they won’t need to. This blog series explores four types of sales opportunities that can be identified by customer support using automation triggers from support tickets. The system will just let them know.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 1, 2020

My Comment: If you are in a customer support/contact center, then this article is a must-read. What happens when there is an increase in customers reaching out for support? For information on The Customer Focus™ customer service training programs go to www.TheCustomerFocus.com. How do you scale up?

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ShepHyken

MARCH 23, 2020

My Comment: When it comes to customer service and support, I’m not a big believer of “surprise and delight.” While this article does cross into the customer support world, their focus of surprising and delighting loyal customers with more perks can work. by Niharika Gupta.

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Customer Service Customer Experience Customer Support 177

Fonolo

JANUARY 14, 2020

Which customer service blog posts helped to shape the last decade for you? . When we look back at the customer support industry in 2010, we see a very different beast to the one we work in today. Here, we cover the 20 best customer service blogs and influencers to follow in 2020. Flavio Martins @ WinTheCustomer.

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