ShepHyken
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
She provides multiple strategies to improve the customer experience in order to gain and retain repeat customers. It’s been said that customer service is dead. But, that does not mean that you cannot improve your customers’ experiences with your business.
ShepHyken
MAY 31, 2019
This week we feature an article by Abdul Babar who explains why your customer experience strategy must be a priority for any customer-facing organization. If we were to inquire as to the last time you had an exceptional experience as a customer it wouldn’t likely take you long to describe the lasting impression made upon you by a brand and how pleased you were with the outcome. What is the customer experience? Use customer feedback constructively.
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ShepHyken
APRIL 5, 2019
This week we feature an article by Irina Kirnos who writes about how chatbots are customer experience tools that are changing the way that companies interact with their customers. These virtual customer experience tools are transforming the way that companies interact with their customers in the contact center environment. When used correctly, chatbots have the power to enhance marketing, sales, customer retention and more.
ShepHyken
MARCH 22, 2019
who argues that digital transformation is bringing customer experience to an entirely different level. Communities were smaller, shopping was local, and technology wasn’t there to either help or confuse the customer. However, I would argue that digital transformation is bringing customer experience to an entirely different level. All this progress requires businesses to provide an “always on, always available” customer experience.
ShepHyken
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Mark Smith, writes about how crucial personalization can be to the customer experience. When you customize or personalize the experience, even during the sales process, you are delivering a better level of service. While marketers today are challenged with making sure they have the best technology to leverage available data to drive more personalized experiences, many don’t know where to start.
ShepHyken
NOVEMBER 29, 2019
This week we feature an article by Rahul Varshneya whos writes about how technology innovations are continuously improving the customer experience. This Maya Angelou quote fits perfectly when talking about the factors responsible for positive brand customer service.
ShepHyken
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
This week we feature an article by Ian Moyse who writes about how important it is to examine the customer journey you are providing. You must deliver a consistent, convenient and frictionless experience. – Shep Hyken. Take a recent experience of my own involving British Gas, whereupon being let down on a maintenance agreement and requesting to lodge a complaint, I entered into their process to be told the complaints team would get back to me within 8, yes 8 weeks!
ShepHyken
JULY 26, 2019
This week we feature an article by Charles Richard who shares an article about how important it is for software development companies to have a successful customer experience strategy. We all crave for “more”- entrepreneurs expect more from their employees whereas your coworkers as well customers may expect more from you. The following post sums up a little bit in the details of what and how when it comes to customer experience strategies.
ShepHyken
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
This week we feature an article by Christa Heibel who writes about how important employee feedback is to a successful customer service experience and high CSAT ratings. – Shep Hyken. In my past experience as both a consultant and owner/operator of a BPO, I understand that CSAT surveys tend to get all the attention. CSAT surveys are critical in determining challenges that your customers are facing so that you may improve the customer experience.
ShepHyken
JANUARY 18, 2019
This week we feature an article by Tim Houlne who writes about the importance of integrating technology into your business to provide the optimum customer experience. – Shep Hyken. Time to start planning for your 2019 customer experience initiatives. How committed are you to creating a better experience for consumers if your strategic goals aren’t truly strategic? Would you consider that a great customer experience?
ShepHyken
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
This week we feature an article by Hamzah Tariq who shares seven ways to improve the overall live chat experience for your customers. Businesses constantly try to improve the customer experience they deliver through new approaches, tools and strategies. . One of the most successful ways to enhance the customer experience is through live chat. However, there’s always room for improvement in how customers are engaged via chat. .
ShepHyken
OCTOBER 11, 2019
This week we feature an article by Joseph Michelli who has written a new book about how Airbnb has used convenience and personalization to deliver an amazing experience. Years ago, while writing my book The Starbucks Experience – 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary into Extraordinary , former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz shared that “we aren’t in the coffee business serving people, but in the people business serving coffee.” Customer Experience Convenience leadership personalization
ShepHyken
MARCH 29, 2019
Customer experience comes first. It is something the buyer looks back at to understand if the whole relationship, or customer experience, was worth it. Customers choose retailers with optimal prices. If your product managers say they would rather use their experience to set the prices, do not believe them. Technology augments their expertise by handling routine tasks, analyzing enormous amounts of data, and providing market and customer insights.
ShepHyken
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
This week we feature an article by Nogol Tardugno who tells us how to get our contact center interactive voice response (IVR) to deliver the best customer experience. Any reports of the death of interactive voice response (IVR) as a customer service channel have been greatly exaggerated. Forrester, for instance, has reported that nearly 40 percent of customer service interactions still take place over the phone.
ShepHyken
MARCH 1, 2019
This week we feature an article by Wayne Elsey who writes about how businesses can improve the experiences of their customers with the use of artificial intelligence. The future is now as it concerns artificial intelligence, and it provides an excellent opportunity for business owners to stay ahead of the competition, but more importantly, offer customers a more tailored and enhanced experience. The way businesses relate to customers is evolving exponentially.
ShepHyken
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
This week we feature an article by Jessica Wise who shares a story to illustrate how you can develop a lifelong relationship with your customers by creating a customer experience they will never forget. It also doubles as a guide that will illustrate how you can forge a lifelong relationship with your customers by creating a customer experience (CX) they’ll never forget. Your customer’s dilemma is your opportunity to be a CX superhero.
Lumoa
MARCH 9, 2023
In the world of customer experience, “customer empathy” is not just a buzzword, it’s a game-changer. Put simply, it means genuinely caring about the experience your customers have with your brand.
ShepHyken
MARCH 4, 2022
He shares how organizations can deliver a total customer experience. What is the total customer experience? Customer obsessive, customer-focused, customer-centric, the idea is to take customer service to a higher level. Engage the customer.
ShepHyken
APRIL 20, 2018
This week we feature an article by Megan Wenzl who writes about the customer experience and online reviews. Ask your customers to post online reviews. This shows that you have confidence that you will take care of your customers by delivering a great customer service experience and taking care of any problems that may arise – in such a way that will earn you a glowing online review. – Shep Hyken. Online Reviews and Customer Service.
ShepHyken
APRIL 6, 2018
This week we feature an article by Anand Srinivasan who looks at a few ways a business can keep tabs on the customer experience through continuous testing. – Shep Hyken. This brings down the time it takes to fix bugs and usability issues on the user’s end and thus contributes to a better customer experience. In this blog, let us look at a few ways a business can keep a tab on customer experience through continuous testing.
ShepHyken
JULY 6, 2018
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. Customer experience is the most important factor in the success of a retail business. The aim to provide perfect customer experiences must be present not just at the organizational level, but at the level of every sales associate.
ShepHyken
JULY 12, 2019
This week we feature an article by Hugues Meyrath who says that by integrating machine learning and AI capabilities into your processes, you can optimize the performance of your facilities and staff to drive a positive customer experience. Across industries, the collection, analysis, and refinement of data is the battleground businesses are competing in to differentiate themselves to customers. Customer Relationships AI facility management machine learning
ShepHyken
DECEMBER 20, 2019
This week we feature an article by Sabio who explains why developing a customer experience strategy is essential for your business to improve its bottom line. Developing a customer experience (CX) strategy for your business has never been more important.
ShepHyken
SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
This week we feature an article by Lindsay Tjepkema who writes about how artificial intelligence marketing (AIM) is becoming more important to our success in engaging with customers. Recently I have read and written a lot about AI and as technology improves and acceptance grows AI will have a strong role in customer service. – Shep Hyken. Below are a few ways AIM can create higher levels of customer engagement. There is a wealth of customer data available to marketers today.
Lumoa
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
The focus on enhancing customer experience has gained traction in recent years. As businesses recognize its value, the shift from a product-centered approach to a customer-centric one continues. How do you take action on customer experience?
ShepHyken
JULY 8, 2016
This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Mike Schoultz shares a few customer experience stories that demonstrate how companies have handled customer experiences, some well and some not so well. It is so important for employees to feel that they can make good customer focused decisions in every situation. How many of you consider customer service or customer experience as elements of your marketing?
ShepHyken
DECEMBER 27, 2019
This week we feature an article by Katie Mares who explains how any business or organization can provide its customers with a five-star experience. The best way I can describe ‘customer service’ is by using the word transaction. So, What is a Five-Star Experience?
ShepHyken
JULY 15, 2016
This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Tom Hoffman shares a personal story that translates into a great lesson for the customer experience. We must always be looking for new and different ways to improve upon the customer experience. This includes trying out new approaches that could improve the customer experience. Of course, there are other tactics that customer experience professionals can explore.
ShepHyken
MAY 4, 2018
This week we feature an article by Meyer Baron who writes about the essential stages of a winning customer experience. Smart companies promise a positive customer service experience, and they deliver. – Shep Hyken. Customer experience” means different things to different people. They both are, because the reality is that there are three essential stages of customer experience: before, during and after the sale.
ShepHyken
MARCH 30, 2018
Depending on whether your Customer Care department is an extension of your marketing or your customer service strategy, the KPIs you give yourself may be different. Type: Customer Centric. Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) is the most common KPI companies track when it comes to Customer Care. Using a simple survey sent to customers/visitors after each conversation, you are able to analyze the level of satisfaction. Type: Customer Centric.
Callminer
MARCH 3, 2021
Read this blog to learn how the right tips and strategies can help your organization deliver positive, effective customer experience
ShepHyken
JULY 22, 2022
He shares how a website’s status page can help keep customers informed and improve their overall experience with a brand. The deal is that customers are unwilling to waste their precious time on web platforms that are down because their standards and expectations are high.
ShepHyken
OCTOBER 7, 2016
This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague Erica McBride, shares a story that explains why your organization doesn’t want to just be good, you want to be great! There was a time when ‘good’ was ‘good enough’ If a customer said we were ‘good’, we were happy. Good grades won’t get you into Harvard, good service won’t win JD Power and a “good conversation” isn’t enough for customers.
ShepHyken
OCTOBER 21, 2022
She’s also a web design consultant focusing on customer experience and user interface. She shares how customer experience is a valuable marketing strategy. Then you describe your general marketing efforts as customer experience marketing.
ShepHyken
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague from Down Under, Warwick Merry, writes about an experience he had that demonstrates why a business must have the systems and processes in place to take care of new and existing customers. If you cannot take care of the customer, it doesn’t pay to advertise! To pay for that, the business needs to bring in a new customer and a new job that pays $1,000 in PROFIT not just revenue.
CX Accelerator
MARCH 14, 2019
When it comes to Customer Experience (CX) work, it takes a very special type of person to be successful. a global community of Customer Experience professionals, where do we tend to excel, and where do we have critical gaps? The bottom line is that Customer Experience Management as a practice is struggling to demonstrate ROI. There is no doubt that Customer Experience work requires charismatic social skills to be successful.
ShepHyken
MARCH 24, 2017
This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Manuel Grenacher, writes about how using bots can help manage and improve the customer experience. Used properly, I believe bots can be an customer service excellent tool. When a customer gets in touch, the bot replies instantly. Just like in the good old days, the customer has arranged an appointment with an actual conversation, not by filling out a series of annoying forms.
ShepHyken
DECEMBER 13, 2019
This week we feature an article by Darcy Alexander who shares a checklist to guide us through the process of selecting the best CX vendors for our customer experience initiatives. Remember, not all experience is fungible.
ShepHyken
OCTOBER 4, 2019
This week we feature an article by Dwayne Charrington who writes about how to engage your customers in personalized, meaningful, and relevant ways. Customers, employees, lead generation, or profit. Well, the best answer is customer engagement. No business can survive without engaging its customers. These are not only customers but brand loyals. They refer other customers like them to your business. What is customer engagement?
ShepHyken
JANUARY 6, 2017
This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Vince Jeffs, examines the hot topic of artificial intelligence (AI) and it’s impact on the customer experience. So rather than falling into a trance that AI will radically transform the world, let’s unpack what is commercially real in how this translates to delivering better customer experiences. This not only drives increased revenue but also provides unexpected value to the customer.
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