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. When embarking on a customer experience (CX) change initiative, there are few decisions more critical to success than selecting the right vendor.

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APIs Enterprise Government Customer Experience 254

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. How to leverage technology for a better customer experience.

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Technology Customer Experience Complaint resolution Gamification 338

ShepHyken

AUGUST 31, 2018

This week we feature an article by Yura Filimonov who shares some of the many ways we can use AI to provide customer support. – Shep Hyken. However, there are enough examples that prove that companies can analyze the data to categorize it, find patterns and provide personalized recommendations to their customers.

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Self service Chatbots Personalization Interactive Voice Response 186

ShepHyken

AUGUST 16, 2019

This week we feature an article by Michelle Jarsen who shares seven ways your support team can learn and practice essential communication skills. It’s crucial that your support team learns and practices new ways of exchanging information and ideas. Communicating clearly and effectively is key when working with customers.

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Personalization Customer Service Marketing Sales 225

Fonolo

JANUARY 14, 2020

Which customer service blog posts helped to shape the last decade for you? . When we look back at the customer support industry in 2010, we see a very different beast to the one we work in today. Here, we cover the 20 best customer service blogs and influencers to follow in 2020. Shep Hyken.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 11, 2019

This week we feature an article by Agi Marx who shares 3 ways to close the customer feedback loop to prevent churn and increase revenue. – Shep Hyken. What is the customer feedback loop? Customer feedback loop is the practice of responding to customers meaningfully when they leave feedback.

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Feedback Surveys Technical Support Personalization 242

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Shaista Haque, writes about the millennial generation’s use of technology and how it is affecting their customer experience. The millennial consumer must be understood in order to deliver an Amazing customer service experience. nurture bonds with customers.

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Analytics B2B Technology Enterprise 317

ShepHyken

APRIL 26, 2019

This week we feature an article by Chanice Henry who writes about the importance of listening and understanding your customers in order to give them the experience they want. Wish to inspire a step-change in how customers interact with your brand digitally ?

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Technology Marketing Metrics Surveys 223

Enghouse Interactive

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Trends and Realities of Successful Organizations (Blog Series). Contact centers, using AI and UCaaS, drive better customer service perceptions, agent performance and improve overall outcomes . Blog #3 of 4: Customer-facing agents. Back office support. Chatbots for Customers (31.0% Subject matter experts.

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Self service Contact Center Chatbots Average Handle Time 66

ShepHyken

MAY 5, 2017

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Dan Rood, writes about the precious commodity of time and why we must use the latest technologies to help customers save time and have amazing customer experiences. Insight technologies that deliver personalization and predictive analytics. Shep Hyken.

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Self service APIs Surveys Analytics 201

ShepHyken

JUNE 17, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Ian Landsman writes about the importance of training and preparing customer service representatives to interact with customers. I agree that every employee should go through customer service training, and it should be ongoing. Shep Hyken.

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Customer Service Education Customer Support Management 209

Enghouse Interactive

OCTOBER 13, 2020

AI Makes It Possible (Blog Series). Understanding Why Transforms the Customer Experience. Blog #2 of 4: Seeking th e Root Cause and Affecting the Right Outcome. To address that, there are limitations to be overcome and diverse approaches to be considered. The Promise: With context, AI seeks to improve – more quickly than ever.

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Scripts Interactive Voice Response Analytics Contact Center 95

ShepHyken

JUNE 24, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Jeremy Watkin shares a story demonstrating the importance of empowerment to great customer service. This speaks to a value that really marks a great customer service professional. Or perhaps you work in a restaurant where customers take orders to go.

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Technical Support outsourcing Education Customer Service 211

Call Experts

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Welcome to a roundup of our top-performing customer service blogs of 2022! Blogging is a powerful way to share ideas, trends, and strategies in your industry. It’s also a great way to build credibility with real customer insights. . The best blogs are not only informative but also fun to read.

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Customer Service outsourcing Best practices Morale 52

Enghouse Interactive

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

It’s Not an Option – It’s Expected (Blog Series). Register for our upcoming webinar “When, How and Why Customers Self-Help” with Steve Morrell, Managing Director and Principal Analyst of Contact Babel and John Cray, Vice President – Product Management, Enghouse Interactive. Addressing Customer Needs.

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Self service Contact Center Chatbots First call resolution 79

ShepHyken

APRIL 28, 2017

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Murph Krajewski, writes about the importance of a single customer view when it comes to serving your customers. This will help lead you to forming important relationship with your customer. – Shep Hyken. Customer service needs customer data.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 10, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Drawing inspiration from my experiences and insights into the evolving dynamics of customer interactions, let’s explore five pivotal strategies that can elevate your small business from being good to unforgettable.

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Customer Service Airlines Self service Customer Experience 200

Enghouse Interactive

OCTOBER 21, 2020

AI Makes It Possible (Blog Series). Blog #4 of 4 The MORE you know. As we saw in yesterday’s webinar, both enhancing the Customer Experience (CX) and understanding the Voice of the Customer (VoC) are inextricably linked… for the better. Customers now expect: Their time be valued. The more YOU KNOW. .

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Self service Contact Center Benchmark Chatbots 76

Call Experts

DECEMBER 29, 2021

At Call Experts, we are dedicated to providing supportive content every week through our contact center blogs. Because contact center blogs can be an essential tool for understanding services from a company and what it might be like as their customer. . To keep reading, click here ! .

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Comm100

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

To drive business, attract new clients, and retain existing ones, financial institutions must invest in improving their customer experience. Enhancing your customer experience is important not just because it will increase customer loyalty and satisfaction but because customers also expect it.

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Customer Experience Brand ambassadors Self service Chatbots 82

ShepHyken

JULY 22, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Boaz Amidor, shares four techniques that have striking, measurable results when it comes to the efficiency of the Customer Support Program of companies providing online and mobile customer support. Customer support is just like this.

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Journey mapping Customer Support Feedback Surveys 180

CX Accelerator

MAY 25, 2022

Written by Jenny Dempsey, 5.25.2022 You don’t actually want to contact customer support. Before a customer can reach out to get support, there needs to be communication channels in place. Your company will choose which channels to configure for customers to reach out. 68 Customer Support Email Address Name Ideas.

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Eptica

JANUARY 9, 2019

Date: Wednesday, January 9, 2019 Author: Anne-Claire Bellec - Marketing Director Reviewing 2018 – our top 10 blog posts from the year. At the Eptica blog we’ve looked at all of our posts from 2018 and come up with a top 10 of the most popular and topical, based on the number of views, comments and general feedback.

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Average Handle Time Best practices Surveys Chatbots 89

Enghouse Interactive

OCTOBER 19, 2020

AI Makes It Possible (Blog Series). Blog #3 of 4 With context, AI seeks to improve more quickly than ever. Customer Feedback takes many forms and most are relatively static and easily processed – surveys, feedback forms, polling questions, correlated to the customer’s continuity of purchases. Aggregating.

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First call resolution Feedback Enterprise Contact Center 52

Totango

MAY 17, 2024

Economic pressures are compelling companies to rethink their strategies, with a heightened focus on both acquiring new business and nurturing existing customer relationships to drive revenue growth. This juncture is a serendipitous moment for AI to take a prominent role in how businesses drive growth and accelerate impact for customers.

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Accountability Government Chatbots Engineering 96

Comm100

MAY 25, 2022

Further social upheavals amongst workers and customer expectations have also occurred. Ultimately, customer service and contact centers have not been immune to these changes. Then we’ll analyze how your organization can respond to these changes and the ways in which technology can benefit your ability to serve customers.

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Customer Service Contact Center Interactive Voice Response outsourcing 52

Lumoa

APRIL 28, 2024

Every interaction with your business has the power to build or damage the relationship with your customer – and can directly impact your revenue. 78% of customers have backed out of a purchase due to a poor customer experience (CX). More than 80% of business leaders see customer experience as a growing priority in 2024.

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Feedback Consulting Consulting Enterprise 83

Comm100

MARCH 14, 2024

Chatbots have become a ubiquitous part of customer service and support. As businesses strive to meet the ever-increasing expectations of their customers, the adoption of chatbots has emerged as an essential move to enhance service delivery and operational efficiency.

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Chatbots Customer Service Personalization Feedback 93

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Elevating Customer Experience: Embracing Hospitality as the Foundation by Charles Ryan Minton (Newsweek) When it comes to providing exceptional customer experiences, few industries excel quite like the hotel business.

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Customer Service Customer retention SaaS Best practices 171

Zappix

MAY 1, 2024

From personalized recommendations to automated customer service, AI is reshaping digital engagement in innovative and transformative ways. This blog explores how AI impacts the connection between businesses and consumers, highlighting key trends and benefits to both sides.

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Chatbots Advertising Wait times Analytics 52

Lumoa

JANUARY 8, 2024

AI tools are changing the way we analyze customer feedback. They’re not just speeding up the process; they’re enriching it with deeper insights, making it smoother and more efficient in terms of resources. Think about all the customer feedback we see – tweets, reviews, comments, surveys. Their customers?

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Feedback Analytics Multichannel Surveys 157

ChurnZero

DECEMBER 27, 2019

I f ChurnZero were to release a greatest hits compilation of our top content, milestones, and life events in 2019, this blog post would be it. With over 70+ published blogs this year, we whittled down our list to the ten most popular posts from the ChurnZero team and friends. . Top 10 Blog Posts from 2019 .

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Chief Customer Officer SaaS B2B Best practices 64

Nicereply

MARCH 23, 2021

Staying on top of new customer service trends can be exhausting. Having a well-rounded collection of sources can help your team identify new opportunities for improvement and up your customer service game. We’ve got quite a few friends in the customer service world who inspire us. Shep Hyken (@Hyken) February 1, 2018.

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Chief Customer Officer Customer Service Consulting Consulting 141

Enghouse Interactive

JANUARY 5, 2021

Due to the pandemic we’ve seen major shifts in the contact centre, with existing trends such as remote working accelerating and customer needs changing dramatically. In this post, we highlight some of the key developments of last year in a review of our top blogs from 2020. Optimising for contact centre remote working.

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Self service Service level Technology Customer Service 40

Totango

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Leader” in the Grid® Report for Customer Success Software and “Leader” in Grid® Report for Customer Data Platform are two of our favorites and clearly demonstrate our commitment to driving customer business results. Totango accelerates revenue retention and customer growth Last month at Totango Live! , customer health).

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Journey mapping Enterprise Best practices Marketing 102

TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

Customers expect better and faster pre and post purchase services. Whether they need help setting up a new device or to repair a damaged product, the way in which these interactions are handled are at the heart of customer satisfaction. Eric Esguerra, Vice President, Customer Service & Operations at Miele Canada Ltd.

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Customer Service Chief Customer Officer Contact Center Consulting 251

Nicereply

JANUARY 27, 2022

Today we will go through 12 things to do to improve your customer support in 2022. Each month, choose a new focus and commit to integrating it within your support team. 12 things to do to improve your customer support. Blog tip: 3 Customer Service Skills for Handling Difficult Conversations.

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Average Handle Time Customer effort Metrics Customer Support 98