ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Understanding Customers’ Values in a Digital Age. How AI and Human Partnership Can Create a Better Customer Experience. They discuss how automation can eliminate friction and create a better buying and selling experience for customers in a new digital age. Think of AI instead as IA, or intelligent assistant.

B2C 311

B2C B2B Self service Sales 311

Lumoa

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Not only are online retailers enjoying massive revenue from their customers (expected to be over $6 trillion in 2022 ), but the platforms themselves are also becoming increasingly sophisticated. Now, technologies such as AI and machine learning are driving highly personalized customer experiences.

Customer Experience 83

Customer Experience Chatbots Virtual Agent Sales 83

Talkdesk

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Gartner’s Four Best Practices for Implementing Extreme Customer Self-Service. Who is helping your customers when they have questions and problems outside of business hours? The post Improving customer experience with a virtual agent appeared first on Talkdesk.

Virtual Agent 54

Virtual Agent Customer Experience B2C Self service 54

Nicereply

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Companies are storing three times as much data on Zendesk as they did five years ago, and twice as much data per customer. When it comes to knowing what customers really want, data can be illuminating. Fewer than 30% of companies offer self-service, live chat, social messaging, in-app messaging, bots or peer-to-peer communities.

Customer Experience 100

Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer Self service B2C 100

TeamSupport

OCTOBER 26, 2018

With this said, let’s look at how these specific needs apply to a different type of software – help desk software – so you can determine whether a B2C or B2B software better fits your goals and objectives…. Solutions built primarily for B2C teams will place all their focus on each contact and moving their issue towards resolution.

B2C 40

B2C B2B Wireless Finance 40

Mindtouch

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Whether you’re playing in the B2B or B2C leagues, self-service—useful content about your product or service contained in a branded knowledge base —is the name of the game. It’s how customers prefer to troubleshoot issues syncing their fitness tracker with your app, for example.

Self service 67

Self service B2C B2B Education 67

Global Response

JANUARY 9, 2023

Although customer service is often focused on in B2C companies, it’s just as important—if not more so—in B2B companies. In fact, up to 80% of B2B purchase decisions are impacted by a buyer’s experience with the B2B customer service, so it’s an essential quality of your brand or company to consider.

B2B 62

B2B B2C Customer Service Self service 62

The Northridge Group

JUNE 2, 2023

How well-executed outbound customer contacts can deliver excellent CXs. Providing excellent customer experiences (CXs) is important for both business-to-customer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) contact centers. The stakes are usually higher with B2B customers. However, there are some clear distinctions.

B2B 67

B2B B2C Contact Center contact center associations 67

Eptica

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 The 6 key challenges to successful self-service – and how to overcome them. No wonder that both consumers and companies are turning to online self-service systems. Why are some brands pulling ahead when it comes to self-service and others lagging behind ?

Self service 49

Self service B2C Entertainment Best practices 49

Kayako

JULY 28, 2022

Data cited in a Harvard Business Review article shows a strong preference for self-service: Across industries, 81% of all customers attempt to solve their problems with self-service options before reaching out to a live representative. Why do people prefer self-service? So what is the answer?

Management 98

Management Customer Service Self service B2C 98

Global Response

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Achieving excellence in business-to-business (B2B) customer service (CS) requires expertise across numerous fronts. While CS is only part of the larger customer experience (CX) system, it requires understanding the human nuance of your customers’ interactions and communication—their unique challenges and pain points.

B2B 62

B2B Customer Service B2C Multichannel 62

Mindtouch

JANUARY 23, 2020

CX-focused MindTouch customers can see yearly savings from $10K-100K (B2B) and $1M-20M (B2C). To drive customer lifetime value, we first had to look inward. We’d like to first share the results of our own audit, which we ran to make sure our so-called value metrics aligned with what we recommend for our customers.

Metrics 62

Metrics B2C B2B Self service 62

ClearAction

JANUARY 14, 2015

State of Business-to-Business Customer Experience Management. How relevant are the trendiest customer experience management (CXM) practices in business-to-business (B2B) companies? High-Touch in B2B Customer Experience. Trendy Customer Experience Management.

Customer Experience 97

Customer Experience B2B Management B2C 97

ShepHyken

JANUARY 20, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Customer Effort Score or Customer Satisfaction? CustomerThink) Customer Effort Score is a popular metric used to measure customer service satisfaction using one single question.

Customer Service 298

Customer Service B2C Entertainment Customer effort 298

ShepHyken

JUNE 13, 2016

Jack Plantin uses the words “Expert,” “Aggressor,” “Con Artist” and “Turtle” to describe four styles of difficult customers and then shares how to handle them. The Top 8 Customer Experience Trends in 2016 (Infographic) by David Younger.

Customer Service 208

Customer Service Upselling Customer retention B2C 208

JivoChat

APRIL 28, 2021

For example, a non-profit can answer questions about how they champion their cause, while private companies that sell B2C products or B2B services could use live chat to guide customers to the right product. Customer self-service. Software is another industry that should implement self-service resources.

Customer Service 59

Customer Service Customer Experience Chatbots Self service 59

Enghouse Interactive

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Everyone has felt the immediate impact of COVID-19, including those that work in customer experience. The latest Contact Babel 2020-21 Customer Experience Decision-Makers’ Guide , sponsored by Enghouse Interactive, enables everyone involved in CX to track these shifts and respond effectively to them.

Customer Experience 40

Customer Experience B2C Self service Customer retention 40

TechSee

DECEMBER 22, 2019

The ongoing shift to self-service has brought about many positive changes to the customer service field. Fewer customers now require assistance from live agents to pay bills or carry out other simple tasks. Helping customers resolve tricky issues puts pressure on the contact center in several ways.

Call Center 124

Call Center Personalization Contact Center Self service 124

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Digital Customer Service. Transforming Customer Experience for an On-Screen World. Shep Hyken interviews Rick DeLisi and Dan Michaeli, authors of Digital Customer Service: Transforming Customer Experience for An On-Screen World. Virtually every service experience starts as self-service.

Self service 51

Self service B2C Customer centricity B2B 51

Lumoa

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

The future of customer experience is decided. We asked 15 experts with world reputation in Customer experience the same question and the results might surprise you. Every each of them answered the following questions: How do you see the future of customer experience? Probably not.

Customer Experience 129

Customer Experience Customer centricity Education Consulting 129

ShepHyken

AUGUST 1, 2016

There are plenty of unique ways to engage your community and boost your social following, each of which helps customers get to know the names and faces behind your brand and stay loyal to your product or service. My Comment: Social media enhances the customer experience. Customers want an easy and smooth transaction.

Customer Service 208

Customer Service B2C B2B Customer Care 208

Kayako

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

New truth: You are competing with the last best experience your customer had.” Providing a good customer experience is the key to retaining customers and maximizing customer lifetime value (CLV). . The challenge for company management is they don’t just have external customers.

Technology 62

Technology Customer Service Multichannel Self service 62

JivoChat

MARCH 31, 2021

You can ensure this connection stays in place with omnichannel customer service. What is Omnichannel Customer Experience? An omnichannel customer experience is a multichannel approach to selling and communicating with your customers. This is often expected by the customer. Let’s take a look.

Customer Experience 52

Customer Experience Multichannel Metrics CRM 52

Serenova

AUGUST 5, 2019

The message is clear: Brands that set themselves apart by creating exceptional customer experiences rise above the competition. Consistently creating those experiences, though, requires a holistic approach that incorporates organizational and operational change into contact center architectural design. Every time. Automation.

Customer centricity 40

Customer centricity Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Customer Experience 40

Zingtree

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

From November all the way through the New Year, businesses selling goods and services to consumers see a dramatic uptick in the number of people requesting help. A typically busy time of year for most people out there, these raised stress levels can directly translate into how the customer experience is perceived.

Self service 60

Self service Scripts B2C Chatbots 60

Inbenta

JANUARY 17, 2022

The rush for embarking on digital transformation has lulled, and we now find ourselves in the same digital playing field where B2B and B2C have ultimately become B2H (Business to Human). These are some of the notable customer service trends for the coming year that businesses must understand to optimize their digitalization process. .

Customer Service 98

Customer Service Self service Chatbots B2B 98

NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

When companies implement specific tools and best practices, they can significantly improve their customer experience (CX), increase agent performance, and ensure high-quality service. The ultimate objectives are crystal clear: Boost Customer Satisfaction : Happy customers are loyal customers.

Best practices 104

Best practices Call Center Interactive Voice Response First call resolution 104

The Northridge Group

MAY 2, 2023

Download Part 1 of Northridge's State of Customer Experience 2023 Research Report for more CX insights! The Northridge Group needs the contact information you provide to us to contact you about our products and services. This makes it a highly valuable tool for customers and employees alike (see chart).

Contact Center 67

Contact Center B2C Chatbots B2B 67

Answer Dash

MAY 27, 2018

(This article was first published on Forbes ) In our modern world, customer experience is key. In fact, customers are willing to pay up to 16% more for a better customer experience. More than price or product quality, experience will soon be the biggest differentiator for getting customers, even in the B2B space.

B2B 58

B2B Customer Experience Education Customer centricity 58

Solvvy

AUGUST 21, 2020

Your company website can provide answers to many of your customers’ general questions. Next-gen chatbots provide 24/7 customer support. Next-gen chatbots improve your customer experience. Next-gen chatbots provide a better customer experience than traditional bots.

Chatbots 62

Chatbots Customer Support Self service B2C 62

PeopleMetrics

JANUARY 24, 2022

These trends have created what I believe is the next frontier in CX – high-impact customer experience. High-impact customers are those that companies simply cannot afford to lose. This embodies the 80/20 principle – that a small % of your customers (20%) account for a large proportion of your sales (80%).

B2B 90

B2B Journey mapping B2C Benchmark 90

Kayako

JUNE 16, 2022

For many years companies believed that customer service was the vanguard for building customer loyalty. The Corporate Executive Board’s Customer Contact Council (CCC) surveyed 75,000 B2C and B2B customers over three years and published their research in 2010. But what is the Customer Effort Score ?

Customer effort 62

Customer effort Metrics Self service Surveys 62

CSM Magazine

MAY 5, 2023

Clearly there’s a direct link between reductions in consumer spending and the performance of B2C brands. The reality is that all of us will have to fight harder to win the hearts and minds of our customers over the coming few years, and that of course means a renewed focus on the people and technologies that drive your service delivery.

Technology 52

Technology Customer Service B2C Consulting 52

JivoChat

JANUARY 6, 2022

B2B (Business to Business) companies have different needs than the ones that are solely focused on the B2C (Business to Customers) market. You will be able to deliver a customized buyer experience, manage orders, inventory, and customers in a single platform. .

B2B 75

B2B B2C Accountability Sales 75

CSM Magazine

JUNE 16, 2021

Gone are the days where high-quality customer experience (CX) was the exclusive purview of B2C. In today’s rapidly digitizing marketplace, brand perception hangs largely on the ability to offer customers a convenient, effortless use of products and services – in the B2B space as much as B2C.

Enterprise 52

Enterprise B2C B2B SaaS 52

TechSee

APRIL 2, 2019

Bombarded with buzzwords, and ever-conscious of meeting their KPIs, customer experience managers must choose between a dizzying range of automated solutions that all promise to reduce average handling time, motivate agents, improve first time resolution rates and enhance customer satisfaction.

Contact Center 174

Contact Center Average Handle Time B2C Banking 174

TeamSupport

APRIL 21, 2020

Set realistic expectations for chat communication – B2B chat is complex when compared to B2C (business-to-consumer). In the B2C world, agents are often flooded with “What’s the status of my order” and “How can I reset my password” requests. Part 1 – Pre-conversation Chat Planning. Are there any specific hours chat is NOT available?

B2B 59

B2B B2C Self service Personalization 59