Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 21, 2024

So, it’s not a matter of if but when regarding a customer crisis. Too many organizations do not plan for a customer crisis, and I want to change that. To that end, I have five rules to handle a customer crisis. Many of the principles we use to manage a customer complaint apply in this planning and building of a crisis process.

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Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 22, 2018

This shortcut, called Extremeness Aversion, helps me make an important decision—and it helps your customers make buying decisions, too. Now, I know I do this, particularly with the house quotes, but people do not always know they are avoiding the extremes. Getting Your Customer to Choose Your Option. Maybe it is easy to produce.

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Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 10, 2015

You charged for the wrong plan on a Customer’s mobile bill or sent an ‘Extra Small’ instead of a Medium on the Jacket a Customer ordered online. So how do you recover from a mistake with your customers? Give them the facts of the situation and avoid blame. Show how you are going to avoid the problem in the future.

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Regret isn’t an emotion only for disappointed new customers. Not buying their stuff is bad enough, but I didn’t stop there. This example shows that once you introduce regret into your customer relationships, it can go downhill fast and to a bad place for your revenue. I took it to the next level.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 28, 2023

We hosted the Global Customer Service Experience Director of Alvarez & Marsal Alex Mead ( alexmead@sky.com ) recently to talk about it, and I wanted to share what we discussed here with all of you, too. Mead says that he believes AI will reduce customer effort in experiences. He predicts that customers can ask, “Hey!

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 17, 2018

have come under fire recently over their lousy customer service. Both are monopolies, and a monopoly is almost always bad news for the customer. Water service to homes in the U.K. The UK’s water utility regulator, Ofwat, is now actively monitoring the satisfaction levels of water utility customers.

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Cyara

JUNE 23, 2022

This article was originally published on Botium’s blog on October 6, 2021, prior to Cyara’s acquisition of Botium. Chatbots are — lead generators, help desks, customer services, reinforcements for brand recognition, and so on… but what if customers intentionally avoid talking to your bot? What are the pain points?

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 11, 2017

With these services at my fingertips, I’ve discovered that I seldom need to rent a car when I travel. I avoid long lines, confusing contracts and surcharges. In a recent column, New York Times writer Ron Lieber reports that he also avoids renting cars when he travels. Ryan Hamilton of Emory University.

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Customer Service Life

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The other day I was reviewing emails sent to our customers to make sure they were doing all of the following behaviors (Coincidentally, these are the behaviors on our quality form): Making a human connection. Reviewing the customer’s history and notes. Empowering the customer. Properly authenticating the account.

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Nicereply

JANUARY 25, 2022

For a business, there’s nothing better than knowing you’ve delivered an exceptional customer experience. You crave those moments when you exceed your customers’ expectations and successfully carry out your brand vision. On the flip side, there’s nothing worse than failing your customers and not living up to your customer service goals.

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TeleDirect

MAY 6, 2024

Our contact center services eliminate phone-related stress, save you time, and provide the relief your business needs. Professional call center services & contact center services When business comes calling, who’s there on the other end of the line? Customer service is the cornerstone of every successful operation.

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 13, 2022

Customer relationships have to be win-win. There is a process, and today we will look at when and how you should sack a customer. . Robert, who works in software development, has a pickle from time to time with annoying customers. Robert, who works in software development, has a pickle from time to time with annoying customers.

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Steve DiGioia

MAY 17, 2021

Great customer service. That’s what our customers want and that’s what we wish to provide. In today’s post, I compiled my list of the top 10 customer service acronyms to use every day. It was about finding solutions for a customer and finding their pain points ”. Customer Service Acronyms You Need to Know.

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Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

For years, Apple has distinguished itself as a company that knows how to build an emotional connection with its customers. But with its recent missteps in its handling of iPhone battery issues, one has to wonder: has Apple lost touch with its customer base? Poor Communication Leads to Unhappy Customers.

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Nicereply

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

There is nothing worse than using one of these support phrases and make your customers really angry. Running a business is a stressful job, and even if you are doing everything you can to keep all your customers happy, you’re bound to suffer some meltdowns. What these support phrases do is they instantly calm an angry customer.

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JustCall

APRIL 3, 2024

It shows more customers are interested in your product or service. But, it also leads to chaotic calls and handling long call queues for customer support and sales teams. Reports highlight that 83% of callers would avoid a company after a bad brush with the company’s IVR system. Explore JustCall today.

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AWS Machine Learning

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In this blog post, we ask annotators to rank model outputs based on specific parameters, such as helpfulness, truthfulness, and harmlessness. In this blog post, we illustrate how RLHF can be performed on Amazon SageMaker by conducting an experiment with the popular, open-sourced RLHF repo Trlx.

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Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 10, 2020

Psychologists call this a Fundamental Attribution Error (FAE), and it can wreak havoc on your customer-driven growth. . We explored FAEs in our latest podcast and the effect they can have on your Customer Experience outcome. Something in the environment caused us to act like a bad driver momentarily.

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 23, 2019

On the one hand, risk avoidance seems like something that would be healthy for the species. On the other hand, taken to the other extreme, if you get too risk-avoidant, you would never get out of bed in the morning. A little risk is not bad, but if we’re too risky, that’s obviously a problem. There is a balance.

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Nicereply

MAY 25, 2022

Something will go wrong, mistakes will be made and customers will be upset. In fact, a genuine apology is more effective in service recovery than compensation alone. The Carey School of Business found that only 37% of upset customers were satisfied when offered something in return for the issue. Make your sorry personal. “We

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 20, 2016

Customer Loyalty is a gold standard for most businesses. There are numerous ways that you earn (and lose) Customer Loyalty. But one way that anyone can do is one of the most effective ways to create a Customer Experience that keeps them coming back for more. Pivoting is a technique well-known by the Public Relations industry.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Before I explain what I mean by that and how it has to do with Customer Experience, however, let me first tell you where I was born. Here are some abstracts from Wikipedia on Loss Aversion: “Loss aversion refers to people’s tendency to strongly prefer avoiding losses to acquiring gains. We see it all the time.

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ProProfs Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2020

If you’ve heard such customer concerns lately, then it means they’ve been through a bad customer service experience with your brand. It’s not like you wanted this, but let’s face it that your customers may come up with such complaints even in the future. What are Customer Complaints?

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ChurnZero

JULY 9, 2021

Your product or service is not going to be right for everyone. And just because you can sell a customer your solution, doesn’t mean you should. But where do you draw the line on customer fit? When assessing a customer’s fit, defining what’s a reasonable stretch versus a fundamental mismatch is murky territory.

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pindrop

AUGUST 22, 2021

In today’s technology-obsessed world, the way customers communicate with businesses has changed. Still, despite the availability of a variety of communication channels, the phone call still plays a vital role in customer experience. Contact centers use authentication tools to provide frictionless, personalized customer experiences.

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Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 5, 2017

Businesses need to be mindful of mistakes they make that impact their employees and customers. Although corporations may have written policies, particularly in relation to customers, it is important to consider the emotional and psychological impact of your mistake. Customer Apologies. Company Apology Guidelines.

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Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 3, 2023

So, I worked on getting some training for team development, marketing, and customer service. On this topic of different jobs, there is a chance you could end up in a bad position or with a lousy manager. However, avoid being predatory or disingenuous about this. I planned my route, and it worked! What would you add?

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ProProfs Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Has it leveled up your customer support process? That’s because you get to save a lot of time since you can manage more customers and website visitors at the same time. That’s why we need to explore some of these mistakes and how your operators can handle them to create a delightful customer journey with your brand.

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Comm100

JUNE 25, 2020

It all begs one question, “How do customer service agents speak to customers during these sensitive times?”. And there are plenty of mistakes a customer service team can make on social media. It’s a good idea to let your customer base know where you stand on controversial topics. Making It About You.

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Spearline

MARCH 17, 2022

Every successful company has a call center to engage with its customers, addressing their needs and providing assistance. It is vital to ensure that these customer engagements build a strong customer relationship. Leading businesses are always on the lookout for opportunities to improve the customer experience.

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Spearline

MARCH 1, 2022

Your contact numbers support sales orders and customer management. When these numbers are “down” your business is not generating revenue, and may be losing customers. Despite the growing availability of alternative communication methods, the voice channel continues to be the primary contact method for customers.

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ProProfs Blog

JULY 24, 2019

A lot of the times it has something to do with the friendliness of their customer services department. Delighted customers, who receive consistent and satisfying customer service , are always a big asset for any business as they often turn out to be the evangelists for the brand. Avoid using ellipses.

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TeleDirect

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Whatever industry you may be in, it’s important that your customer experience and communication services are always on point. Disconnected calls can’t always be avoided—but that doesn’t mean your clients need to suffer. Many call centers offer outbound booking reminder services as the appointment approaches.

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Nicereply

AUGUST 10, 2022

To give the best customer experience, you need to ensure that your writing skills are spot on. As a business, you’re probably well aware that the days where customers call up to communicate with your business is are slowly disappearing. Deviating from this may seem off form and can even make potential customers distrust you.

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Nicereply

MARCH 2, 2023

Pop-up website surveys are a popular way for companies to gather feedback from their customers. They can provide valuable insights into what customers think about a company’s products or services, and help identify areas for improvement. Here are some BAD examples “Do you think our website is good or bad?”

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Spearline

MARCH 22, 2022

This is an infuriating experience, something you would wish your customers could avoid. Bad Hardware: Internet network connections are made through a number of distinct hardware pieces, such as modems, routers, and switches. Spearline allows organizations to provide uninterrupted services to customers around the world.

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ClientSuccess

OCTOBER 19, 2021

While CSMs put their heart and souls into their customer relationships, there will always be instances of customer churn. Although not all customer churn is avoidable, some common churn reasons can be expected and recognized. If there is no owner, it can be hard to fight your way back into the good graces of a customer.

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