article thumbnail

5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 8-1-2022

ShepHyken

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. Start by reading this article. 7 Ways Leading Companies Boost Repeat Sales by Nicholas Leighton.

article thumbnail

5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 5-24-2021

ShepHyken

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. CustomerThink) Focus on customers’ goals which lead to sales and their referrals.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 7-19-2021

ShepHyken

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. The article explains the role is “transitionary,” however I believe that there is no destination.

article thumbnail

5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 6-7-2021

ShepHyken

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. Here, he shares an article focused on culture.

article thumbnail

6 Killer Applications for Artificial Intelligence in the Customer Engagement Contact Center

In this article, we discuss six killer applications and. eGain’s virtual assistant to engage thousands of its own sales. reps and answer their questions on products, sales, and customer. How: Use AI to conduct a best-practice sales conversation with.

article thumbnail

5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 1-2-2023

ShepHyken

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. In this article, there are four of them, and two of them are worth paying close attention to.

article thumbnail

5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 5-3-2021

ShepHyken

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. Their CEO and Founder Chuck Surack places the experience over the sale.

article thumbnail

5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 11-29-2021

ShepHyken

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. If you are in a business that ships merchandise, then you must read this article.

article thumbnail

5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 1-10-2022

ShepHyken

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: Here is an interesting article from the New York Times about the state of customer service.

article thumbnail

5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 6-13-2022

ShepHyken

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. It was originally established in London as a way to expand newspaper sales.

article thumbnail

5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 4-18-2022

ShepHyken

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. The post 5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 4-18-2022 appeared first on Shep Hyken.

article thumbnail

5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 6-6-2022

ShepHyken

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. I love his articles. That’s why this article in Travelers Today caught my eye.

article thumbnail

5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of December 21, 2020

ShepHyken

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. I’ve written a number of articles with similar findings.

article thumbnail

5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 2-28-2022

ShepHyken

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. I found this article fascinating, and I think you will, too!

article thumbnail

5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of April 26, 2021

ShepHyken

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. Brian Solis has a compelling article about this very topic.

article thumbnail

5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of November 7, 2020

ShepHyken

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. This article should spark some ideas.

article thumbnail

5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 6-27-2022

ShepHyken

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 how to measure the return on your investment in creating customer loyalty.

article thumbnail

5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 5-17-2021

ShepHyken

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. My Comment: For our readers who are focused on online customers, this is a great article for you.

article thumbnail

5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of February 22, 2021

ShepHyken

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. Enjoy this article that focuses on creating positive memories for your customers.

article thumbnail

5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 5-16-2022

ShepHyken

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: While on the theme of measurement, here’s an article by CX thought leader, Jim Tincher.

article thumbnail

Guest Post: How SaaS Companies Can Use Customer Experience to Drive Sales

ShepHyken

This week we feature an article by Noa Danon, co-founder and CEO of EverAfter, a company that helps build lasting relationships with customers and partners using data and content. SaaS has changed the traditional sales rules.

SaaS 406
article thumbnail

10 Tips for Sales Prospecting Success

Quality Contact Solutions

Sales prospecting is possibly one of the single most vital sales tools to increase your organizational revenue and hit your annual goals. Quality Contact Solutions has extensive sales prospecting experience.

Sales 98
article thumbnail

5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of February 17, 2020

ShepHyken

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.

article thumbnail

The Link Between Coaching Skills For Sales Leaders and Sales Coaching Maturity

Integrity Solutions

Effective sales coaching yields results, and sales leaders intuitively seem to understand this. You don’t have to look far to find another article or blog post talking about the importance of coaching in the workplace. The Sales Coaching Paradox.

Coaching 103
article thumbnail

Guest Post: Is Your Customer Journey Aligned with Brand Expectations? If Not, It Could Be Costing You Sales

ShepHyken

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. And more importantly, how can you ensure that it’s not costing you sales?

Sales 334
article thumbnail

5 Skills Needed to Excel In Healthcare Sales Today

Integrity Solutions

The important skills that contribute to sales success are constant, regardless of disruptive external events, but they’ll need to be sharpened and tailored to the changing healthcare environment. Sales managers are key to that. Coaching Healthcare Sales Reps to Excel.

article thumbnail

5 Ways Telemarketing Services Can Increase Sales

Quality Contact Solutions

At Quality Contact Solutions , we believe our company exists because sales drive the world. Quality Contact Solutions is no different, and proud to be part of the sales world that keeps our economy running. This is where telemarketing services can help increase your sales.

article thumbnail

Adapting to the Realities of Remote Sales

Integrity Solutions

And that means, when it comes to remote sales, your team needs to keep raising its game. Remote sales is the reality for most companies now, and likely will be for the foreseeable future. Some sales teams adapted fairly quickly to this new world of virtual selling.

Sales 97
article thumbnail

5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of November 30, 2020

ShepHyken

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. My Comment: I’m surprised to see empathy and efficiency discussed in the same article.

article thumbnail

Guest Post: 5 Strategies for Mastering Customer Experience at the Point of Sale

ShepHyken

This week we feature an article by Mathew Cooper, a Content Marketing Head at POS Plaza. He shares tactics to help ensure a point-of-sale system will enhance the customer experience. Why Point of Sale Matters So Much?

Sales 265
article thumbnail

12 Metrics You Need To Know To Hit Your Sales Goals

Quality Contact Solutions

What’s the correlation between hitting your sales goals and leprechauns? Closing sales deals is like the journey to finding your pot of gold—a lot of challenges, obstacles, and some tough leprechauns… errr, I mean prospects, ?along a nalyzing sales metrics.

article thumbnail

5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of July 1, 2019

ShepHyken

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. The author of this short article shares his take on the similarities and differences between the two. 3 Tips to Empower your Sales Team, Inspired by Top Sales Organizations by Falon Fatemi .

article thumbnail

5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 5-2-2021

ShepHyken

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. Their CEO and Founder Chuck Surack places the experience over the sale.

article thumbnail

5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of November 23, 2020

ShepHyken

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. If you enjoy this article, you’ll want to download the full report.

article thumbnail

5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of August 19, 2019

ShepHyken

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. The idea is that putting the customer before the sale is a good strategy. This article reminds of this strategy. Even if you’re not in retail, you should read this article. If live chat and chatbots are part of your customer service strategy, read this article.

article thumbnail

5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of July 29, 2019

ShepHyken

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. RetailWire) Presented here for discussion is a summary of a current article published with permission from Knowledge@Wharton, the online research and business analysis journal of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Then you must read this article.

article thumbnail

Sales Coaching: How To Accelerate Your Sales Team’s Success?

JustCall

Competent sales teams are not built overnight. It involves continuous efforts to coach and better sales teams. Sales coaching plays a key role in raising a high-performing team of sales representatives. Missed sales quotas can be a source of chagrin for managers.

Sales 52
article thumbnail

5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of May 6, 2019

ShepHyken

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. And, even though the emphasis of the article is on small businesses, this can work for any type of business. For many organizations and industries, this is a new way to think in terms of sales, loyal customers and more.

article thumbnail

Effective Sales Onboarding: Your Secret to Increasing Retention + Engagement

aircall

One of the best strategies for increasing engagement and retention is to refine your sales onboarding process. In this article, we’ll look at effective sales onboarding and how it can fundamentally improve the new hire experience for your sales professionals.

Sales 117
article thumbnail

Guest Blog: Using Sales Contests to Lift Customer Experience

ShepHyken

This week we feature an article by Natasha Postolovski who shares the idea of using sales contests to help motivate a higher level of customer experience at your organization. – Shep Hyken. The aim to provide perfect customer experiences must be present not just at the organizational level, but at the level of every sales associate. I believe that fun and friendly contests are one of the fastest and most effective ways to motivate high performance among sales associates.

Sales 191