ShepHyken

MARCH 5, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. Customer service and the customer experience are at the forefront of conversations about success and excellence in business.

Customer Service 34

Customer Service Metrics Healthcare Upselling 34

TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

At Miele, Eric is also accountable for the management of escalation departments, offline processes, e-care solutions, national call center consolidation, multi-product services, upselling / cross selling and re-defining the consumer experience. Tom Hinds, SVP Customer Engagement at Advocate Aurora Health. Follow on LinkedIn.

Customer Service 251

Customer Service Chief Customer Officer Contact Center Consulting 251

Horizon CX

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Too often businesses treat customers with minimum effort which comes across as perfunctory— a superficial and routine interaction that lacks genuine care, empathy, or effort to meet the individual needs and expectations of customers. This can lead to higher turnover rates, decreased productivity, and a negative cycle of poor service.

Morale 52

Morale Customer centricity Upselling Feedback 52

CustomerSuccessBox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Lincoln Murphy is a leading customer success consultant, keynote speaker, and author. He posts regularly on customer success, customer experience, and customer-centricity and is a Growth Consultant focused on Customer-centric Growth. You’ll find a lot of interesting data-driven articles on their blog.

SaaS 64

SaaS Customer centricity B2B Best practices 64

Totango

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The report also explains that advanced technologies, like AI and machine learning, also enhance the efficiency and impact of CS teams by: Extracting actionable insights from customer data to prompt customer-centric business decisions. Analyzing extensive datasets to forecast trends.

B2B 92

B2B CRM Enterprise Upselling 92

Quality Contact Solutions

JANUARY 27, 2022

The topic of increasing sales is so prevalent that thousands of books and articles are published. These clues will give you insight into the customers’ perception and allow you to edit scripting and have meaningful discussions with your team about what is important to discuss while selling. Increase Sales by Upselling.

Sales 98

Sales Upselling B2C Best practices 98

Totango

JULY 13, 2021

Strategy for customer success growth has changed as commerce has gone digital and big data has made marketing and sales customer-centric. Tell people about your business, get them in the store, sell them things, then look for more customers. In the future, you may be able to offer them an upsell.

Customer centricity 101

Customer centricity B2C Enterprise Upselling 101

Totango

MAY 5, 2021

By measuring product experience, as a facet of customer experience, you can view how your clients interact with your product on a daily basis and the level of satisfaction they get with your service. Once these metrics are recorded, you can use this information to proactively engage customers and meet their needs in a more personalized way.

Customer Experience 118

Customer Experience Education Customer centricity Metrics 118

Ann Michaels and Associates

MAY 9, 2023

A year later, I went in to one of the locations as a customer with my family. I placed my order after waiting in line and there was no upsell or cross sell at the register. Forbes recently published a great article titled, “No Help is Better than Bad Help: Focusing on the Customer Experience.”

Customer Experience 52

Customer Experience Customer Service Technical Support Upselling 52

ChurnZero

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Higher Logic is an engagement platform provider and they share advice on how to grow a community and drive customer engagement along each stage of the customer lifecycle. Recommended read: How to Give Your Customer Success Team Superpowers. Recommended read: Proactive Customer Expansion Strategies. CSM Practice Blog.

Consulting 98

Consulting Consulting Best practices Upselling 98

Totango

MARCH 4, 2022

B2B customer service is often confused with B2B customer success, but they are not the same. Despite their differences, however, they do share an intimate relationship – you need strong customer service to achieve customer success. B2B Customer Success vs. B2B Customer Service.

B2B 92

B2B Customer Service Interactive Voice Response B2C 92

Totango

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Promote customer engagement. Increase overall customer health for an improved customer retention rate. Build a brand reputation as a customer-centric business. These benefits make customer success playbooks invaluable for SaaS companies. How Do You Use Playbooks For Customer Success? Onboarding.

SaaS 87

SaaS Upselling Best practices Customer retention 87

Win the Customer

JANUARY 20, 2020

This article will look at why a business should integrate live chat as well as AI to their eCommerce business as well as how to integrate them correctly to your eCommerce business. This also results in building more opportunities for upselling and cross-selling. The eCommerce boom has resulted in lots of competition.

Chatbots 159

Chatbots Feedback Surveys Sales 159

Totango

JUNE 1, 2021

This knowledge is essential to creating a customer-centered enterprise that can generate ongoing value for customers. Using Customer Success Data to Achieve Your Goals . The digitization of business has created a customer-centric economy dominated by subscription services and SaaS enterprises.

Enterprise 69

Enterprise Upselling Metrics Accountability 69

Russel Lolacher

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

OR The Death of the UPsell Brand and the Birth of Doing More with L.E.S. ” “It’s not about getting gum at the checkout or manipulating your customers into getting a few more dollars from them. ” “Trust is the ultimate UPsell.” ” “Trust is the ultimate UPsell.”

Upselling 45

Upselling Customer centricity Sales Personalization 45

Totango

OCTOBER 6, 2020

To help further your understanding of these important differences, this article will breakdown the customer success vs. customer support dynamic and outline how prioritizing a proactive approach towards client relations can empower you to prevent churn, create value, increase the likelihood of renewal, and encourage upsells/cross-sells.

Customer Support 106

Customer Support Customer advocacy Construction Enterprise 106

Totango

JULY 28, 2021

To help customers achieve desired outcomes, success managers may perform duties such as: Helping customers set measurable customer-centric goals. Assisting with customer onboarding. Coordinating resolution of customer support issues. Suggesting upsells. Promoting feature adoption and engagement.

Best practices 118

Best practices Management Brand ambassadors Upselling 118

Totango

AUGUST 18, 2022

One way to tackle these challenges is to utilize a customer onboarding checklist for your CS team that delineates all of the targets that need to be hit during this stage of the customer journey. In this article, we’ll cover what you need to know to create an effective onboarding checklist.

Journey mapping 93

Journey mapping SaaS Upselling Enterprise 93

Totango

OCTOBER 20, 2022

At other companies, CS managers may be assigned to follow up on sales during the customer onboarding phase. Customer success managers are critical at SaaS companies, where they help deliver results that promote subscription renewals and upsells. What Makes a Good Customer Success Manager? Persuasion Skills.

Management 91

Management Upselling Coaching Best practices 91

Playvox

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Salesforce reports that 48% of customers have left a brand for better customer service elsewhere, and 94% say good customer service makes them more likely to buy again. Your team also builds revenue through cross-selling and upselling. Related Article: 5 Proven Strategies To Help Remote Contact Center Agents Feel Valued.

Customer Support 67

Customer Support Contact Center Upselling Customer centricity 67

Totango

OCTOBER 20, 2020

By measuring customer experience, you can view how your clients interact with your product on a daily basis and the level of satisfaction they get with your service. Once these metrics are recorded, you can use this information to proactively engage customers and meet their needs in a more personalized way.

Customer Experience 85

Customer Experience Education Customer centricity Metrics 85

Pointillist

MARCH 20, 2020

By Stephanie Ventura Customer-centric enterprises are increasing their investment in technologies that enable teams to measure and improve CX, while achieving key business outcomes such as maximizing customer lifetime value, reducing costs and more. But, too often, customer data is locked in silos.

Analytics 70

Analytics Upselling Interactive Voice Response Banking 70

CSM Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

The Voice of Customer (VoC) is an invaluable asset for businesses, providing crucial insights into the needs, preferences, and feedback of customers and prospects. By actively listening to the Voice of Customer, businesses can gain a deeper understanding of their target audience, their pain points, and their expectations.

B2B 52

B2B Customer Support outsourcing Customer centricity 52

ClearAction

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

Customer Experience Vision Silos Dictate Value Lynn Hunsaker. Does your vision for customer experience match your customers’ vision? If yes, then you’re on your way to customer-centricity, and the growth touted by customer experience management. Customers are the source of paychecks, budgets and dividends.

Customer Experience 69

Customer Experience Customer centricity Morale Finance 69

ChurnZero

JANUARY 25, 2024

CS teams are increasingly involved in the entire customer journey, not only shaping the customer experience but directly influencing revenue outcomes through renewals, upsells, and cross-selling. This means that sales acumen is no longer just a bonus for CS professionals—it’s a new baseline for many companies.

Education 52

Education Upselling Consulting Consulting 52

Totango

JULY 24, 2020

Rather than—or along with—increasing your revenue base by pursuing new customers, you encourage current customers to expand their license agreement, purchase additional features, renew at a higher rate, or extend the use of your platform across their enterprise. 6 Ways to Drive Client Expansion.

B2B 62

B2B Enterprise Best practices Upselling 62

TechSee

MAY 29, 2018

With clear ROI demonstrated almost immediately upon implementation, C-level decision-makers and call center management have turned to visual engagement as an important stepping stone on their journey towards providing a digital customer-centric experience. Higher agent engagement. Enhanced agent knowledge.

Contact Center 95

Contact Center Call Center Best practices Customer centricity 95

Nicereply

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Users now have more options than ever before and businesses have to work harder to retain them as customers. By implementing effective customer success initiatives, you can help customers gain maximum value from your product, thus increasing customer happiness. What is Customer Success?

Education 59

Education Accountability Customer retention Journey mapping 59

NobelBiz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

According to ninetailed.io , 51% of marketing professionals believe creating a more personalized customer experience is the top opportunity. No wonder that 84% of organizations that claim to be customer-centric focus on the mobile customer experience, according to smith.ai.

Personalization 59

Personalization Interactive Voice Response Customer Experience First call resolution 59

aircall

DECEMBER 9, 2016

If you set your ebusiness’ focus on the customer rather than your strict profit margin, then you can increase your bottom line through an improvement of the customer experience. This article will look into just how to do that, from a specifically ebusiness perspective. Why your ebusiness needs to encourage customer success.

Customer centricity 81

Customer centricity Customer retention Upselling Customer effort 81

CSM Magazine

JULY 22, 2021

Richardson’s definition, while revolutionary for its day, has become commonplace in today’s customer-centric world and has made the move from residing purely on the side of B2C to encompassing the B2B sphere too. Gone are the days of static one-sided advertising that speaks at the customer.

Advertising 98

Advertising SaaS B2C Engineering 98

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

This week, we feature an article by Devin Pickell, Growth Marketing practitioner and head publisher of Do I Need SEO. He writes about designing a compelling customer experience process and training your team to implement it. Regularly update training materials based on customer feedback.

Customer centricity 340

Customer centricity B2C Feedback Upselling 340

Global Response

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

And by increasing customer retention by a mere 5%, companies raise their profits between 25% and 95%. Improving your customer service sets your company apart from competitors and improves your bottom line. Understanding customer service excellence The first step is to truly understand what makes excellent customer service.

Call Center 62

Call Center Customer Service outsourcing CRM 62

CustomerSuccessBox

DECEMBER 9, 2021

This article aims to compile the key Customer Success KPIs we have to look out for in our Customer Success journey in 2022. Customer Satisfaction Score (CSAT). Customer Success is not just about those retention rates, it is about creating a customer-centric business. Even we cannot believe it.

SaaS 52

SaaS Benchmark Customer advocacy Upselling 52

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Upskilling is upselling for agents – the art of a good conversation begins before the customer call itself, but with ongoing, open communication between management and the agents. Then, focus on the positive and the resolution. The phrase: “Let’s see how we can put this right,” may do the trick. About Calabrio.

Coaching 52

Coaching Upselling Analytics Customer centricity 52

Lumoa

AUGUST 8, 2023

By understanding the key insights hidden within your survey data, you can address specific customer concerns, tailor your products and services to meet their needs and stay ahead of the competition. This shows the tangible, bottom-line benefits of listening to your customers. This includes not only your staff but also your customers.

Surveys 83

Surveys Feedback Banking Best practices 83

CSM Magazine

MARCH 16, 2023

This means applying Machine Learning (ML) to call transcripts to automatically find the ‘needles’ or key topics and library of associated phrases that really matter such as those relating to churn risk, compliance or upsell. Create Conversational Clarity The average organisation analyses just 2% of customer interactions.

Analytics 52

Analytics Coaching Finance Upselling 52