Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 25, 2024

Since my request, we were lucky enough to have a new one from Justin Stafford ( justin@customersmarts.co ), founder of Customer Smarts , based in Sydney, Australia, and podcast host of “Customer Smart.” Justin shared how sports can teach us a lot about how to improve your Customer Experience.

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Customer Experience Customer centricity Finance Sales 195

ShepHyken

JANUARY 28, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. What Can Disneyland Teach Us about the Customer Journey? Keep innovating and properly staff for the customer willing to use self-checkout and needs help. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 163

Customer Service Consulting Consulting Customer Experience 163

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 3, 2021

He shares the four key areas that lead to elevated customer experiences while growing rapidly. This is often a tough act to balance: rapidly scaling up business while still providing personalized customer service. Happy Enabled Employees = Happy Customers. Voice of Customer. Closing the Operational Gap.

Customer Experience 342

Customer Experience Transportation Feedback Metrics 342

ShepHyken

APRIL 28, 2023

She shares why customer standards matter and how your organization can meet them. Raise your customer service standards. Bell In this article, we’ll discuss the customer service standards customers value the most and how to meet them. Here’s what we’ll cover: What are customer service standards?

Customer Service 161

Customer Service Accountability Self service Customer Support 161

ShepHyken

JUNE 8, 2023

This week, we feature an article by Sage , an international company that helps organizations of all sizes with accounting, payroll, and payment solutions. It discusses customer experience gaps that hinder profitability and how to close them. Are you providing as good of a customer experience as you think you are?

Customer Experience 156

Customer Experience Upselling Accountability Feedback 156

ShepHyken

AUGUST 4, 2023

This week, we feature an article by Srushti Shah, a digital marketer focused on effectively helping her clients and customers achieve their desired results. She writes about how artificial intelligence and machine learning technology can help businesses automate processes and put more focus on delivering amazing customer experiences.

Customer Experience 156

Customer Experience Technology Accountability Marketing 156

ShepHyken

JANUARY 1, 2021

Sh e provides tips and examples of how to improve the customer experience with automated support emails. Email automation is a way to keep your customers happy. With automation, you improve the quality of communication and keep customers updated in a timely manner. Problem with Automated Emails for Customer Support.

Customer Service 376

Customer Service Customer Support Education Personalization 376

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Are You Asking the Right Customer Experience Questions? My Comment: Our customer service research indicates that US consumers consider an easy return policy a reason to come back. by Janelle Estes.

Customer Service 307

Customer Service Surveys Customer Experience Accountability 307

Contact Center Pipeline

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Customer service operations in the hardest-hit industries are still struggling to perform at the most basic level. Customers have taken to social media and have even reached out to the media to share accounts of their time-consuming efforts spent […].

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Customer Service Accountability Customer effort Contact Center 263

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This week, we feature an article by Prabhjot Singh at Knowmax , a company that empowers customer experience teams to improve engagement through AI-powered knowledge management. He talks about the trends that customer service and experience professionals can expect for the remaining months of 2023.

Customer Service 151

Customer Service Chatbots Self service Customer Care 151

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

I had a chance to interview Matt for my Be Amazing or Go Home TV show, and he shared specific insights on how to improve the customer experience. Personalization is a hot topic, and “on-demand” is about giving the customer what they want when they want it. That is the way to truly transform the customer experience.

Customer Experience 280

Customer Experience Transportation Personalization Accountability 280

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

He writes about how to turn negative customer service interactions into positive experiences. You would more than likely prefer if all of your customer interactions and transactions were completed smoothly and resulted in positive experiences for the customer and your business. Talk With Your Team.

Customer Experience 243

Customer Experience B2B Accountability Feedback 243

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Improve Your Customer Outcomes With 5 Customer Service Best Practices from Leading Consumer Shipping Brand FedEx by Veronica Krieg. The 2021 Customer Experience Outlook by Kerry Bodine.

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Customer Service B2B Best practices Customer Experience 344

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

And of course, one of my favorite “holidays” is National Customer Service Week , which happens the first full week of October each year. Traditionally, Customer Service Week has been the time to highlight and celebrate the great work employees do to take care of their customers. This year it’s October 5-9.

Customer Service 313

Customer Service Surveys Accountability Customer Experience 313

ShepHyken

JUNE 7, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Customer Interviews for CX: How to Conduct Interviews & How They Can Make a Difference by Jeannie Walters. Experience Investigators) Customer interviews can highlight issues in emotional ways.

Customer Service 331

Customer Service Customer centricity Government Upselling 331

ShepHyken

JULY 17, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 5 Factors That Make for a Great Employee Experience by Tiffani Bova (Harvard Business Review) Decades of business strategy have urged leaders to concentrate the bulk of their business efforts on the customer experience.

Customer Service 156

Customer Service Chatbots Customer Experience Contact Center 156

ShepHyken

APRIL 23, 2021

He shares customer service best practices that successful brands use to help their customers on social media. Another intuitive and frankly underutilized way brands can use social media is for addressing customer service inquiries. . Why use social media as a customer service channel? .

Customer Service 314

Customer Service Advertising B2B Chatbots 314

Lumoa

MARCH 9, 2023

In the world of customer experience, “customer empathy” is not just a buzzword, it’s a game-changer. Put simply, it means genuinely caring about the experience your customers have with your brand. So, how exactly does customer empathy impact the customer experience ?

Customer Experience 169

Customer Experience Accountability Customer Service Customer Care 169

ShepHyken

MAY 28, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Cramer sat down with Apple’s SVP of services Eddy Cue earlier Tuesday at the inaugural CNCB CEO Summit in Santa Barbara. Driving accelerated, sustainable growth while delighting customers is a complex puzzle.

Customer Service 161

Customer Service Customer centricity B2C Government 161

Lumoa

JANUARY 27, 2023

This is especially true when it comes to serving your customers. Customer service in the 21st century is not just the prerogative of one specific department but of every business process, role, and philosophy. This article looks at how customer service can be optimized for better results. So what can be done?

Customer Experience 83

Customer Experience Journey mapping Customer Service Feedback 83

TechSee

AUGUST 14, 2023

TechSee’s Annual Influencer List For a second year, everyone at TechSee is proud and excited to share our annual list of influential leaders in the space of digital customer service. As the Head of Customer Support and Engagement at HotDoc, she is responsible for leading the customer support and engagement strategy.

Customer Service 207

Customer Service Customer centricity Contact Center Consulting 207

COPC

APRIL 1, 2024

The challenge of keeping pace with changing customer expectations looms large. Technological advancements, notably artificial intelligence (AI), fuel customer experience transformation. Companies worldwide are grappling with leveraging technology to enhance the overall customer experience (CX).

Customer Experience 89

Customer Experience Gamification Benchmark Chatbots 89

CSM Magazine

APRIL 1, 2021

Notwithstanding your high level of proficiency in accounting, poor customer service all too often becomes an issue for clients. Today’s customers are looking for personalized service and that’s not an easy need to fulfil when you are busy working on the accounts. Be a Great CPA. Communicate and Listen.

Accountability 52

Accountability Customer Service Feedback Self service 52

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

This week we feature an article by Rahul Varshneya whos writes about how technology innovations are continuously improving the customer experience. This Maya Angelou quote fits perfectly when talking about the factors responsible for positive brand customer service. Customer experience has not been left behind.

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Technology Customer Experience Complaint resolution Gamification 325

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Talkdesk Research Reveals the Role of Customer Service in Driving Consumer Loyalty Will Expand Beyond Support. A good customer support experience drives loyalty. (We We knew that!)

Customer Service 173

Customer Service Brand ambassadors Contact Center Customer Support 173

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

There are thousands of articles about the importance of customer service to your business’s success. You can read just as many articles about the importance of customer feedback in operating your business successfully. Of course, it’s important to take into account the kind of feedback you’re asking for.

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Feedback Customer Service Surveys Accountability 307

Myra Golden Media

APRIL 28, 2021

This morning I hosted a webinar for leaders of customer service departments and operations. I walked everyone through how to prepare customer service specialists to apply psychological tactics to bring down the temperature in interactions and de-escalate. What advice can you give me? Engage with video.

Customer Service 317

Customer Service Morale Contact Center Call Center 317

ShepHyken

APRIL 25, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Consumers Prefer Traffic Jams Over a Bad Customer Experience by Retail Customer Experience. I love customer service statistics , and this short article has several.

Customer Service 161

Customer Service B2B Surveys Best practices 161

TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

This list is an homage to the business leaders and influencers pushing the envelope when it comes to innovation in customer experience. Eric Esguerra, Vice President, Customer Service & Operations at Miele Canada Ltd. Eric Esguerra, Vice President, Customer Service & Operations at Miele Canada Ltd.

Customer Service 251

Customer Service Chief Customer Officer Contact Center Consulting 251

TechSee

OCTOBER 9, 2018

According to Accenture , Millennials have overtaken Baby Boomers as the largest consumer demographic, expected to account for 30% of retail sales — that’s $1.4 This penchant for technology has shaped their consumer behavior and preferences, and brands must tailor their customer service strategies to suit Millennials’ attributes.

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Customer Service Self service Virtual Agent Chatbots 359

Fonolo

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

A commitment to care for your personal well-being is above and beyond the customer service you might usually expect from a financial institution. To serve customers well, innovation and excellent customer service is a must. Hawaii State FCU is one of the Aloha State’s leading financial institutions.

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Abandon rate Customer Service Wait times Call Center 140

Lumoa

MARCH 21, 2023

For example, there are plenty of good customer experience books to read if you want to learn more about customer experience. To help you out, we have listed our top 10 must-read customer experience books. In This Article: Customer Experience 3 The Cult Of The Customer Chief Customer Officer 2.0

Customer Experience 94

Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer Customer centricity Management 94

CSM Magazine

APRIL 16, 2024

By integrating AI tech into online gambling, the gaming experience is lifted to a whole new level; players enjoy tailored customer service and the overall operations of the casinos become more efficient. A casino’s reputation hinges on the quality of its customer support.

Customer Experience 52

Customer Experience Wait times Chatbots Customer Support 52

Lumoa

JANUARY 15, 2024

This article will explore ways to leverage conversational commerce to improve customers’ experiences with your brand. Conversational commerce is all about interacting with customers through various communication tools, like live chat, chatbots, and contact centers. In This Article: What is Conversational Commerce?

Customer Experience 83

Customer Experience Chatbots Best practices Metrics 83

TechSee

JUNE 9, 2022

Providing a digital, omnichannel customer experience is a clear imperative. Allowing customers the flexibility to digitally self-serve can dramatically increase customer satisfaction, and lower your operating costs. Gartner reports that self-service costs around $0.10 per contact. Who Changed the Channel?

Customer Experience 145

Customer Experience Self service Interactive Voice Response Technical Support 145