ShepHyken

OCTOBER 29, 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. Done well, they foster repeat business and can lead to true customer loyalty. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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Customer Service Marketing Customer retention Customer Experience 159

ShepHyken

AUGUST 6, 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. Here are 25 ideas to help you tune into, and better understand, your customers’ pain points.

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Customer Service B2C Customer retention Government 156

ShepHyken

JUNE 14, 2021

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. Actual vs. Intended Customer Experience: The Major Disconnect by Tara Sporrer. It shows your thinking about the customer.

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Customer Service Customer retention Personalization Surveys 231

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

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. 15 Qualities You Need To Get A Good Customer Service Job by James Spillane. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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Customer Service Customer retention Analytics Surveys 167

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

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. Are Lifelike Digital Humans the Future of Customer Experience? My Comment: Is this the future of customer service?

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Customer Service Customer retention Construction Chatbots 173

ShepHyken

MARCH 21, 2022

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. 15 Stats About Post-Covid Customer Service by Blake Morgan. Chief on that list is updating customer service efforts.

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Customer Service Customer retention Engineering Self service 167

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 26, 2022

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 Heroes: 5 Happy Holiday Tales by Cassandra Vincent. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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Customer Service Self service Customer Experience Personalization 161

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Each week I read a number of 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. Winning means losing in the game of customer retention by Linda O’Grady. My Comment: What is context?

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Construction Customer Service Feedback Customer retention 229

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. Beyond the Wow Factor: Why Customer Experience Management Is Not About Exceeding Expectations by Paul Greenberg & Thomas Wieberneit.

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Customer Service Customer retention Personalization Customer Experience 305

ShepHyken

MARCH 3, 2019

Each week I read a number of 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. Why Is Customer Service So Bad? Don’t let your customer experience be remarkable for all the wrong reasons.

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Customer Service Customer retention Customer Experience Marketing 233

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 24, 2022

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. My Comment: This article is actually an interview with PwC Customer Transformation Leader George Korizis.

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Customer Service B2C B2B SaaS 128

ShepHyken

APRIL 6, 2020

Each week I read a number of 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. Improve customer loyalty and retention by focusing on relationships by Sarah Olson. The concept is simple.

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Customer Service Airlines Customer retention Marketing 189

ShepHyken

MAY 15, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service and experience articles from various online resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. My Comment: Let’s start this weeks’ Top Five articles roundup by wishing Southwest Airlines a Happy 50th Birthday!

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Customer Service Airlines Customer retention Personalization 174

CCNG

JANUARY 11, 2023

With some of the frustration I’m hearing, you might assume that customer service is taking a hit – particularly when there are daily reports of inflation, an oncoming recession, and the need to cut costs constantly. These same companies found themselves having slow growth and customer service and customer retention issues.

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Customer Service CCNG Education Self service 195

Totango

AUGUST 16, 2022

Customer Retention Software Cuts Down Client Churn. Customer retention software has become essential for effective SaaS customer success strategies. A winning SaaS business model must prioritize retaining customers, which is far more cost-efficient than acquiring new clients to offset churn.

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Customer retention Upselling CRM SaaS 98

ShepHyken

APRIL 20, 2020

Each week I read a number of 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. Loyalty programs boost businesses’ ability to keep customers by Jill Young Miller. Washington University in St.

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Customer Service Consulting Consulting B2C 161

ShepHyken

JANUARY 23, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. Are You Taking Your Customers For Granted? CustomerThink) What does your B2B marketing program have to do with your customer retention strategy?

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Customer Service Self service Customer retention B2B 149

Help Scout

MAY 12, 2021

Great customer service delivers real business value. That’s a foundational belief at Help Scout, as outlined in our support-driven growth articles. Even so, it can be difficult for empathetic customer service staff to think about customers in terms of business revenue. Say you have 500 customers on March 1.

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Customer retention Finance Analytics Customer effort 116

Global Response

JULY 28, 2023

Many companies focus primarily on customer acquisition, sometimes at the cost of customer retention. After all, the more customers, the better, right? For example, recent data shows that 92% of customers will switch companies after just three—or fewer—bad experiences.

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Nicereply

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Discover great customer retention tools and empower customer satisfaction. Losing customers is something that every business fears. Considering that the SaaS industry is a competitive one, customer retention is crucial. What is Customer Retention? Why is Customer Retention Critical for SaaS?

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Customer retention SaaS Upselling Analytics 98

CSM Magazine

MARCH 22, 2024

Loyal customers are the backbone of any business, regardless of niche, but keeping them engaged can be as challenging as landing a fish with a threadbare net. In today’s financial environment, dominated by fintech players, customer retention may seem like a thing of the past. When people feel cared for, they stick around.

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Customer retention Finance Benchmark Banking 52

Global Response

AUGUST 7, 2023

There’s no business out there who doesn’t want to improve their customer retention and CLV. The secret weapon to improving customer retention and CLV? First, customer retention rates are always measured based on a specific timeframe, typically monthly, quarterly or annually. Your call center.

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Customer retention Call Center Upselling Personalization 62

Nicereply

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In this article, I’ll walk you through the benefits of personalized customer service and some actionable tips on improving it. Now imagine another cafe across the street that offers you and all its other customers the same service. What is Personalized Customer Service?

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Best practices Personalization Customer Service Chatbots 52

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

An important goal of a good customer experience is to make the customer feel special. I was reading an article about customer retention, and it prompted me to start a list of ways to make customers feel special, want to come back, and even want to share their experience with friends, family, and colleagues.

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Education Personalization Customer retention Sales 319

GetFeedback

JANUARY 28, 2020

Although customer retention is cheaper than acquisition, it’s easier said than done. It takes a lot of commitment and dedication to get customers to stay loyal to your business. In this article, we are going to talk about how to use social media to attract and retain customers. What is customer retention?

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Customer retention Education Brand ambassadors Marketing 128

Comm100

APRIL 10, 2024

AI is reshaping countless industries and services, and customer service is one such area that is changing for the better. In this article, we will discuss how the combination of AI and human intuition can be applied to a range of sectors to help solve problems preemptively. But how is this accomplished, exactly?

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Customer Service Chatbots Analytics Big data 84

ShepHyken

MARCH 27, 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. He shares three foundational strategies to enhance your CX and improve customer retention. How much more?

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Customer Service B2B Customer retention CRM 55

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 9, 2022

This week, we feature an article by Nick Bandy, Chief Marketing Officer at LiveVox , an omnichannel platform that helps brands seamlessly communicate with their customers. He shares how you can align your customer’s journey with their brand expectations. The customer journey is essential to any company’s success.

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Sales CRM Contact Center Customer retention 307

ShepHyken

AUGUST 14, 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. This article is about that – and more. Plus, happy customers refer friends and family. It was so easy.

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Customer Service Customer retention Engineering Chatbots 31

Nicereply

JUNE 18, 2020

Customer retention is the act of keeping customers engaged, creating customer advocates, and reducing churn before it happens. Imagine you never acquired another customer. Your sales team went home, and all you had left was your current group of customers. That’s where customer retention comes in.

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SharpenCX

JUNE 8, 2021

If your team can’t retain customers and establish long-term relationships that last, your entire company suffers the losses. According to research out of Bain & Company , increasing your customer retention rate by just 5% can increase profits anywhere from 25 to 95%. Customer acquisition on the other hand is costly.

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Customer retention Coaching Employee engagement Contact Center 76

Totango

JANUARY 26, 2021

Read on to learn what churn is, how an attrition analysis can help you pinpoint why you’re losing customers, and what steps you can take to prevent customer churn. What Is Churn Rate and How Does It Relate to Customer Retention? Prioritize Churn Prevention to Increase Retention and Revenue. Loss of Key Champion.

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Customer retention Sales Marketing Big data 89

aircall

JUNE 30, 2021

Many look to the company for ways to improve customer retention. Email: Ring’s Secret to Improve Customer Retention. For one thing, it sends new customers emails to share tips on properly setting up the product. However, Ring is not the only company to reap the rewards of its stellar customer retention strategies.

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Customer retention Customer advocacy Wait times Brand ambassadors 62

ShepHyken

MAY 1, 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. My Comment: Another one of my favorite topics is customer loyalty. It’s one thing to get the customer to come back.

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Customer Service Customer retention Education Surveys 33

Global Response

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In today’s world, customers expect not only excellent products but also excellent service. Quality customer service matters; just look at the numbers: 83% of customers are more loyal to businesses that respond to and resolve their complaints. So just what is high-quality customer service?

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Call Center Customer Service outsourcing CRM 62

ShepHyken

JANUARY 31, 2020

This week we feature an article by Pem Brooke, Marketing Manager of SuperStaff. Pem discusses the importance of shifting customer service tactics in order to cater towards customers from each generation. The key to dealing with the Matures is to up your personalization when providing customer support.

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Customer Service Entertainment Marketing Customer Support 277

TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

Eric Esguerra, Vice President, Customer Service & Operations at Miele Canada Ltd. Eric’s favorite motto is “The Customer Experience is Paramount and must be the driving force to any organization.” His YouTube channel is a fantastic source of inspiration about customer experience and customer centricity in a digital world.

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