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.

Benchmark 299

Benchmark Feedback Customer retention Consulting 299

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.

Chatbots 287

Chatbots Customer Experience Cloud contact Contact Center 287

Toister Performance Solutions

APRIL 16, 2020

Advertising disclosure: This blog participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Your customers are facing unprecedented hardships. Some customer-focused companies are offering proactive service.

Customer Service 78

Customer Service Wireless Advertising Airlines 78

ShepHyken

MAY 17, 2019

This week we feature an article by Ashwini Dave who writes about how important it is to show your customer’s appreciation in order to retain their loyalty. Organizations are irrelevant without customers. Data from NewVoice Research revealed that 53% of customers switched brands because they felt unappreciated.

CRM 273

CRM Personalization Engineering Enterprise 273

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

My obsession for Customer Experience (CX) started when I received a package in the mail on a random afternoon. Since my Stacy’s Chips incident, I have been fascinated by CX and continue to pay very close attention to how companies deliver unforgettable experiences to win over customer’s hearts – and wallets.

B2C 268

B2C B2B Customer centricity Employee engagement 268

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 14, 2018

This week we feature an article by Chanice Henry who writes about the importance of cyber security in providing a trustworthy experience for your customers. – Shep Hyken. Customer loyalty is built on trust. Every employee working with customer data needs to consider their treatment of data very carefully.

Customer Experience 256

Customer Experience Government Coaching Customer retention 256

ShepHyken

MAY 3, 2019

This week we feature an article by Jaime Bailey who writes about how important convenience has become to the customer experience and how it is a necessity for providing a competitive edge in today’s marketplace. . And the latest area widely touted to provide a competitive edge in the customer experience is convenience.

Chatbots 284

Chatbots Customer Experience Marketing Customer Support 284

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.

Interactive Voice Response 232

Interactive Voice Response Customer Experience Self service Contact Center 232

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

This week we feature an article by Sawaram Suthar writes about how live chat can simplify the customer journey. Always remember that the customer just want to be taken care of, regardless of how you go about it. – Shep Hyken. Businesses often face multiple challenges with respect to how to simplify the customer journey.

Transportation 185

Transportation Analytics Banking Metrics 185

ShepHyken

JUNE 23, 2017

Once representatives used to be able to physically approach customers to see if they needed their assistance, now when visitors are on a website many companies are not aware of their existence unless the visitor makes contact. Some less proactive businesses will do just that, however, they will not be the next eBay or Virgin!

Banking 190

Banking B2C Advertising B2B 190

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. Proactive support.

Self service 184

Self service Chatbots Personalization Interactive Voice Response 184

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 28, 2018

This week we feature an article by Pradeep Rathinam who writes about how we must understand what the large population of millennials expect when it comes to customer service. – Shep Hyken. They are literally changing the rules of customer service on the fly. Compare that with 10-15 hours of screen time! Get creative!

Customer Service 243

Customer Service Self service Customer Support Scripts 243

Nicereply

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

A roundup of the best customer service articles from 2022—to help you learn something new, revisit long-standing topics, or simply enjoy. Achieving stellar customer support is a moving target, involving a mix of strategy, processes, policies, analytics, and even a little art. 2022’s top customer service blogs.

Customer Service 97

Customer Service Complaint resolution Agent burnout Customer Support 97

ShepHyken

MAY 25, 2018

This week we feature an article by Matt Nolan who shares five keys to building more compelling, sustainable customer relationships. Customer retention used to be considered just a “service problem.” Service has become an always-on, everywhere requirement – in the customer’s eyes, great experiences have to be connected and fluid.

Call Center 185

Call Center Customer retention Upselling Advertising 185

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. Customer experience (CX) is being talked about and thrown around in so many boardroom conversations. Online Reviews and Customer Service.

Customer Experience 204

Customer Experience Benchmark Education Surveys 204

CrazyCall

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Believe it or not, but the same rule applies to customer service. And to rephrase your grandma’s wisdom, it would be: Why be reactive when you can be proactive? Yet, companies who know that customer service and brand loyalty is what makes or breaks many businesses in today’s era, do not underestimate grandma’s wisdom.

Customer Service 79

Customer Service Surveys Best practices Feedback 79

ShepHyken

AUGUST 24, 2018

This week we feature an article by Wayne Turmel who writes about how to be successful with a remote customer service team. When you’re trying to serve your customers, your reps must be self-starting, relatively autonomous, and focused on their jobs. This is a new challenge that many employers are facing. – Shep Hyken.

Customer Service 198

Customer Service Real estate Call Center Best practices 198

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. Chatbots for Customers (31.0% Back office support. Subject matter experts.

Self service 66

Self service Contact Center Chatbots Average Handle Time 66

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Ben Roberts, writes about the link between customer service and online reviews. I also think customer service is an integral aspect of any business, and that by improving service, you build customers for life. Shep Hyken.

Customer Service 229

Customer Service Feedback Sales Marketing 229

VocalCom

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Offering your customers quick and efficient service is likely to win their satisfaction. When your service turns proactive, satisfaction turns into awe. By showing customers that you appreciate their business and care about saving them trouble, you establish a human connection that wins their trust and loyalty.

Contact center software 48

Contact center software Airlines Interactive Voice Response Surveys 48

ShepHyken

MARCH 3, 2017

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Jeff Dahms, explains the importance of encouraging internal collaboration within your organization. These are great strategies to help take care of your internal customers. Just like the Voice of the Customer, you can and should also measure the Voice of the Employee.

Surveys 206

Surveys Feedback Customer Service Management 206

ShepHyken

APRIL 13, 2018

This week we feature an article by Jaime Bailey who explains why your company is best served by considering every possible source of insight about customer behavior, goals, and expectations, and implementing the tools that most effectively serve your needs. – Shep Hyken. Is there a specific product or service that needs an update?

Feedback 206

Feedback Contact Center Journey mapping Surveys 206

VocalCom

APRIL 9, 2018

While artificial intelligence helps brands deliver personalized customer experiences, the technology also offers another major benefit: proactive customer service. Artificial intelligence can analyze customer data, empowering companies to solve problems before they arise while giving customers richer experiences.

Customer Service 48

Customer Service Self service Contact center software Chatbots 48

Etech GS

AUGUST 9, 2019

Proactive customer service is about foreseeing client needs and meeting them before they have to ask. This type of service is also aimed at increasing retention rates while boosting performance. Unfortunately, many companies do not employ proactive strategies. Types of Proactive Messaging.

Customer Service 40

Customer Service Call Center Education Customer retention 40

Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 25, 2022

The phone notices that I want to use the apps at a particular time of day, so it pushes them to me proactively. Providing proactive experiences is part of the future I see for Customer Experience , a side effect of Customer Science. So, how can you create a proactive experience in your organization?

Cloud contact 369

Cloud contact Contact Center Construction Consulting 369

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

JANUARY 27, 2017

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Shital Shah, writes about how with the right combination of technology and human touch, customer service doesn’t have to be difficult. She shares four excellent solutions to help manage your customer service more effectively. Shep Hyken.

Technology 229

Technology Customer Service Management CRM 229

ShepHyken

JULY 27, 2018

This week we feature an article by David Martin who shares an Amazing customer service experience he had with Allbirds shoe company. – Shep Hyken. Congeniality, proactive problem-solving, and a genuine follow up made me an Allbirds fan. Here’s how Adrianna turned my purchasing gaffe into a textbook customer service experience.

Customer Service 227

Customer Service Personalization Marketing Management 227

Tethr

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Here are our top ten blogs of 2020: 10. Power and Tethr collaborate to fuel customer experience insights. Any list of our top ten blogs would be incomplete without mention of our partnership with J.D. Power’s industry data with the voice of customer insights from Tethr. QA measures customers actually care about.

Analytics 72

Analytics Call Center Enterprise Sales 72

ShepHyken

AUGUST 26, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Doug Sandler, busts some popular customer service myths. MYTH – Great customer service starts with understanding the customer is always right. MYTH – Great customer service is about being quick to resolve problems.

Customer Service 0

Customer Service Airlines Government Consulting 0

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 16, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Jeff Dahms, writes about one of the most important parts of the customer relationship, authenticity. Being authentic is required by all of us in order to deliver an Amazing customer experience. You have a program in place to track Voice of the Customer data.

Customer Service 197

Customer Service Scripts Feedback Personalization 197

ShepHyken

MARCH 23, 2018

They had greater employee engagement and more loyal customers. How to prevent and correct: Companies that differentiate and dominate in their markets have a passion for the products or services they provide and the people for whom they provide them. Negative customer reviews or feedback. Stating your mission once is not enough.

Airlines 204

Airlines Morale Benchmark Marketing 204

Outsource Consultants

JULY 17, 2018

A recent article by Maneesh Sharma discusses the significance of fixing customer problems before they happen. Some companies take the customer service approach of waiting for their customers to come to them with complaints, and their customers end up being angrier and potentially leave for competitors.

Contact Center 59

Contact Center Customer Service outsourcing Social media contact 59

Uniphore

MAY 12, 2017

Solving the customer’s problem – before they are aware of it. A proactive approach to customer service may be more difficult to pull off, but it offers a wide array of benefits that should excite any enterprise. Read More.

Customer Service 53

Customer Service Enterprise 53

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

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.

Customer Experience 76

Customer Experience Brand ambassadors Self service Chatbots 76

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. Shep Hyken.

Journey mapping 180

Journey mapping Customer Support Feedback Surveys 180