ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

This week we feature an article by Daniel Bakst who explains why competitive benchmarking is key to better serving your customer base. – Shep Hyken. Contextualizing your brand’s place amongst competitors in the industry you encompass is vital to creating a leading Customer Experience.

Benchmark 217

Benchmark Customer centricity Customer retention Customer Experience 217

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. So, how’s it work? Hello, how can I help you today?”.

Customer Experience 228

Customer Experience Airlines Chatbots Personalization 228

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.

Analytics 315

Analytics B2B Technology Enterprise 315

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

This week we feature an article by Brian Cantor who gives us a list of ways to achieve success and consistency when communicating with customers on any channel. – Shep Hyken. Making for a jointly admirable and problematic reality, the customer contact community often takes a lofty, wide-eyed approach to strategy and technology.

Abandon rate 236

Abandon rate Journey mapping Average Handle Time Customer centricity 236

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.

Customer Service 136

Customer Service Chief Customer Officer Contact Center Call Center 136

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.

Customer Service 251

Customer Service Chief Customer Officer Contact Center Consulting 251

ShepHyken

JANUARY 12, 2018

This week we feature an article by Mike Schoultz who shares his top 20 list of myths on customer experience not to tell yourself or things you should never say to a customer. The problem is never how to get new ideas into your mind, but how to eliminate the old ideas. Check out our thoughts on customer focus.

Customer Service 236

Customer Service Scripts Customer Experience Personalization 236

Beyond Philosophy

JULY 7, 2022

One of the features of The Intuitive Customer podcast is “I’m in a Pickle,” where listeners come to us with business problems that they would like our advice on solving. Customer Experience management has been absorbed into Customer Science in the past couple of years; how will that apply to brick and mortar?

Technology 402

Technology Consulting Consulting Personalization 402

Beyond Philosophy

MAY 15, 2023

People cut back on what they perceive as the ‘nice to haves’ like training and conferences, and many businesses would include Improvement in their customer experience on this list. How confident are you to deliver an excellent Customer experience (CX) in 2023 as we enter these turbulent times?

Customer Experience 195

Customer Experience Self service Feedback Management 195

ShepHyken

MARCH 30, 2018

This week we feature an article by Julien Rio whos writes about the most common KPIs and how to understand them, select the right ones and how to improve them. – Shep Hyken. In this article, we will review the most common KPIs, how to understand them, how to select the right ones and how to improve them.

Customer Experience 213

Customer Experience Average Handle Time Customer Care Customer centricity 213

Beyond Philosophy

MAY 7, 2021

I recently received a letter from a listener on our podcast asking us to cover how a small business with limited resources can improve their Customer Experience using the behavioral sciences in their business. However, that concept might not influence the effect that you need to prioritize in your experience.

Customer Experience 444

Customer Experience Wait times Consulting Consulting 444

ShepHyken

JUNE 30, 2017

This week we feature an article by Shaista Haque who writes about the top technology trends of 2017 that she believes will disrupt customer experience benchmarks. What comes to your mind when I talk about businesses revolutionizing their technology experience? Shep Hyken.

Government 220

Government Technology Benchmark call center software 220

ChurnZero

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Over the last few years, we’ve seen a lot of growth in the Customer Success space, which means there’s now even more content out there on the web for you to research, consume and rely on. You can see this is the case by taking a look at the Google search trends for “Customer Success” and “Customer Experience” over time.

Consulting 98

Consulting Consulting Best practices Upselling 98

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. Are customer experience stories growing in your companies’ marketing?

Customer Experience 189

Customer Experience Marketing Personalization Management 189

Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 12, 2022

The late Steve Jobs said at a 1997 Apple World Worldwide Developers Conference, “You’ve got to start with the Customer Experience first and work backward towards the technology.” However, customers are changing how they have experiences these days, and organizations that don’t keep up will be left behind.

CRM 348

CRM Technology Personalization Contact Center 348

Calabrio

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In fact, the pace of change is only accelerating affecting nearly every facet of our lives, from how we bank, shop and socialize to how we respond to a pandemic. Contact centers have to adapt and continuously evolve in order to meet customer expectations. The consumer experience is becoming easier, faster and more personable.

Contact Center 122

Contact Center Self service Analytics Banking 122

ShepHyken

MAY 18, 2018

This week we feature an article by Gary Anderson who explains why the customer experience creates customer loyalty and generates repeat business. – Shep Hyken. The customer experience you provide will set you apart from the competition. With the rise of eCommerce, customers have more choices than ever before.

Advertising 198

Advertising Surveys Feedback Sales 198

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. How can we take this out of the realm of science fiction and into reality? Shep Hyken. And sure, I too enjoy dreaming about AI as well.

Customer Experience 215

Customer Experience Telecommunications Technology Banking 215

TechSee

AUGUST 14, 2023

TechSee’s Annual Influencer List For a second year, everyone at TechSee is proud and excited to share our annual list of influential leaders in the space of digital customer service. As the Head of Customer Support and Engagement at HotDoc, she is responsible for leading the customer support and engagement strategy.

Customer Service 207

Customer Service Customer centricity Contact Center Consulting 207

Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 28, 2019

Customer Experience is having some growing pains. However, by adopting a renewed focus on the following five concepts in Customer Experience, you can overcome these challenges, and, perhaps more importantly, stay ahead of the competition. Focus on the ROI of CX improvement. Segment your customers into personas.

Consulting 348

Consulting Consulting Benchmark Personalization 348

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.

Self service 79

Self service Contact Center Chatbots First call resolution 79

Enghouse Interactive

OCTOBER 21, 2020

AI Makes It Possible (Blog Series). Blog #4 of 4 The MORE you know. How AI-Enabled Super-Agents Improve CX. 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. The more YOU KNOW. .

Self service 76

Self service Contact Center Benchmark Chatbots 76

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

One of my clients has done an excellent job in the last couple of years improving their customer experience. They focused their attention on the customer-facing teams at first. They focused their attention on the customer-facing teams at first. After all, no one can address everything at once. NICE Systems, Inc.,

Finance 195

Finance Customer centricity Accountability Technical Support 195

ShepHyken

JUNE 10, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Benny Tjia shares lessons learned from the hospitality industry about creating a customer focused culture. It was roughly about three years ago when I started developing Bornevia, a customer service help desk software, along with my team. Shep Hyken.

Best practices 204

Best practices Customer Service SaaS Education 204

CustomerSuccessBox

MAY 18, 2022

So has the customer success industry and the content around the space! Searching for blogs in the arena is getting accessible slowly and it’s time you leverage the essential knowledge these blogs have to offer, to flourish! Here is the list of 10 Customer Success blogs to follow and save in your digital library in 2022!

SaaS 52

SaaS Upselling Education Customer retention 52

CX Accelerator

JULY 1, 2020

Business leaders will benefit from reflecting on how these changes – shutdowns, communication changes, and working from home – have impacted their relationships with their consumers and consider how this season has improved or harmed business continuity. Digital First Mentality. Changing Expectations. Business Continuity.

contact center solutions 266

contact center solutions Morale Contact Center call center solutions 266

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.

Customer Service 167

Customer Service Customer retention SaaS Best practices 167

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. The 6 Top Customer Experience Trends in 2021 by Julien Rio. CXM) The digital transformation of companies accelerated significantly in 2020. (CXM) Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 341

Customer Service Entertainment Customer Experience Marketing 341

Enghouse Interactive

JANUARY 13, 2021

Blog Series #1 of 4: New decade! Anything that dramatically or fundamentally changes how agents and staff do things, has been proven to lead to failure, more often than not *. Customer First” drives success. Customer First” drives success. Customer service has become the top business priority. New approach?

Contact Center 60

Contact Center Scripts Cloud contact Technology 60

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

This week, we feature an article by Claron Kinny, SEO Outreach Specialist at Beaconstac , a company that creates and manages QR codes for brands for an immersive offline and online CX. He shares how companies can use QR codes to improve customer service and experience. Continue reading to learn more. .

Customer Service 161

Customer Service Feedback Advertising Customer Experience 161

Enghouse Interactive

AUGUST 26, 2020

It’s Not an Option – It’s Expected (Blog Series). Register for our upcoming w ebinar “How and Why Customers Use Self-Service” with Steve Morrell, Managing Director and Principal Analyst of ContactBabel . Blog #1 Into the Vortex “Cross Channel is the New Omni-Channel”. Choices Expected. Choices Offered.

Self service 58

Self service Contact Center CRM Customer Support 58

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. link] 6.

Average Handle Time 89

Average Handle Time Best practices Surveys Chatbots 89

ShepHyken

JULY 20, 2018

This week we feature an article by Daniel Bakst who writes about how important it is to monitor and respond to comments on social media and review sites about your brand. – Shep Hyken. Beyond social media sites, another important location to monitor the way customers are discussing your brand is on popular review sites.

Feedback 118

Feedback Customer centricity Accountability Customer Experience 118

Enghouse Interactive

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

It’s Not an Option – It’s Expected (Blog Series). Access the on-demand playback of our recent 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.

Self service 52

Self service Abandon rate Contact Center First call resolution 52

3CLogic

APRIL 10, 2024

A digital-first approach lies at the core of every contact center’s transformation strategy, yet solely relying on digital channels risks damaging your customer service. In this article, we’ll explore how to streamline service management by adopting an omnichannel engagement workspace.

Management 64

Management Call Logging CRM Call flow 64

Zappix

APRIL 22, 2024

With the advent of digital technology, healthcare providers are increasingly turning to innovative solutions to enhance customer service and improve patient experiences. Embracing Digital Communication Gone are the days of waiting on hold for minutes on end or playing phone tag with healthcare providers.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Customer Service Self service Personalization 52

Comm100

MARCH 20, 2024

When done right, digital communication offers governments and agencies the opportunity to build, maintain, and restore trust. This blog explores the decline of public trust in government, backed by data from the U.S., Canada, and the UK, and offers insights into how digital communication can play a pivotal role in reversing this trend.

Government 75

Government Chatbots Self service Wait times 75