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 185

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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Comm100

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In today’s hyper-connected, personalized customer service isn’t just a isn’t just a nice-to-have; it’s a must. While we’re all familiar with the basics, like using a customer’s name in an email, today’s innovators are going far beyond these conventions to deliver personalization.

Personalization 74

Personalization Chatbots Surveys Engineering 74

Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 9, 2021

Let’s imagine that you’re an account manager with 200 customers. If you know that 80 percent of your revenue comes from 20 percent of those customers, what do you think happens to the other 80 percent that only accounts for 20 percent of the revenue? There are limits that are challenging for us to overcome. Probably not.

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Comm100

DECEMBER 12, 2023

We all know that the world of customer service and support is constantly on the move. This blog will delve into the top four customer service trends that are expected to take center stage in 2024. consumers by Qualtrics, a customer’s feelings were found to be the biggest driver of consumer loyalty.

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Customer Service Chatbots APIs Government 84

CX Accelerator

JUNE 8, 2020

Surveys are a great way to listen to the voice of the customer, so don’t misconstrue the title of this article as being “anti-survey.” Problems occur, however, when surveys become the only way we listen to customers — especially when you consider that a good survey response rate is in the realm of 20-30%. Interview customers.

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 8, 2021

However, as the COVID-19 vaccine rolls out, we have a chance that is, dare I say, unprecedented to reimagine Customer Experience. Now, we can decide what parts of the change we want to keep to respond to what customers want now. When we can return to a pre-pandemic way of life, what happens with your Customer Experience?

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Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 8, 2019

Whenever I talk about Customer Experience with audiences, I begin by explaining that customers do not buy things rationally. Customers buy things emotionally and then justify the purchase with logic. A lot of organizations assume customers make rational buying decisions. Customers think they are telling the truth.

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Surveys Self service Consulting Consulting 315

Totango

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

we’re accelerating the motion to customer success-led growth by introducing two new partnerships and nine technology integrations into the Totango software and ecosystem. And, that growth comes from consistently and quickly delivering customer value. Announced during our flagship event, Totango Live!

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CCNG

MAY 31, 2023

The client was a Fortune 200 international company that had contracted us to answer technical support calls from customers. The hiring profile for these employees requested a high level of customer service, but strong technical support experience was not required. This impacted customer service scores in a big way.

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

I’m ordinarily skeptical of technology as a solution to customer experience problems. A customer’s experience is largely made up of subconscious and emotional factors – what we call the “ Emotional Signature.” Lorraine and I usually spend the ride home bemoaning the abysmal customer experience. We now buy our milk at the shop.

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Consulting Consulting Technology Customer Experience 396

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. Understand what your customers want from your experience: Customers have goals, too.

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Customer Experience Wait times Consulting Consulting 444

Comm100

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

It’s all the product of the on-demand economy, which has come to dominate across industries and has forced organizations to rethink the way they do business and provide customer service. It heavily utilizes digital technology products and services to cater directly to customer needs. Let’s break down how you can do just that now.

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Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 18, 2024

So, today we are going to look at how you can strike a balance between personalizing your interactions and offerings for customers without freaking them out. When I go in, we chat to catch up, and then he recommends a lure for me to try that day. Personalization is a way of showing potential customers that you respect them.

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Personalization Advertising Technology Marketing 195

ProProfs Blog

JANUARY 30, 2020

“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” — Bill Gates. Elaborating on this maxim, I would also like to add that unhappy customers can ruin the brand value in minutes. It takes less than a minute for an angry customer to post their bitter experiences online. Customer expectations.

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B2B Banking Personalization Employee engagement 204

Comm100

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Chatbots were designed to streamline customer interaction. They save you time and money on customer services, while also improving your customer satisfaction levels. Today we’re rounding up some of the most amazing ways in which chatbots can improve your customer satisfaction and take your business to the next level.

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Comm100

JULY 20, 2020

Guest blog – Nahla Davies is a software developer and tech writer. As one would expect, an increasing number of business organizations are now using chatbots to fuel their marketing and customer service efforts. Customers can also get instant responses to urgent queries 24/7 which contributes to a better customer experience.

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Chatbots Finance Marketing Surveys 53

ProProfs Blog

AUGUST 14, 2020

Imagine being in your customers’ shoes. That my friend is a tale of bad customer experience. As a business owner, understand that customers don’t just wish to buy a product and leave. 67% of customers expressed how good customer experience encourages them to stay longer or spend more money. ”. Tweet this.

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Analytics B2B Education Feedback 174

ProProfs Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2020

Understand that not all your buyers journey end up converting into customers. It’s wrong to assume that every prospective buyer is going to convert into a customer immediately. While some customers purchase instantly, a majority of them take their own sweet time during their own customer purchase journey.

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Journey mapping Education B2B Sales 148

OctopusTech

JULY 31, 2023

Customer engagement and happiness have emerged as the cornerstones of successful eCommerce businesses in today’s growing digital market. As competition heats up, businesses choose live chat outsourcing method to attempt to separate from the crowd and create genuine connections with their customers.

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Comm100

AUGUST 10, 2022

In this blog, we’ll look at the top 5 benefits of chatbots in customer service with case studies and data to back it up. With a bot in place, customer service teams can reduce repetitive, low-value work that consumes agent time. Read more: Canadian Blood Services improves customer & agent experience with Comm100 AI Chatbot.

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Chatbots Customer Service Wait times Sales 88

Nicereply

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Whether you have visited our blog or listened to the Customer Experience Leaders Chat podcast, we are incredibly happy and grateful for you. So as we approach the end of the year, it’s the perfect time to look back and show you our best blogs and podcasts published in 2020. But this year was different.

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Nicereply

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Support’s direct voice is an opportunity for your product to have better guidance, your social media to be more helpful, and your starved company blog to contain more technical insight. You can listen to Customer Experience Leaders Chat also on: Apple Podcasts. Google Podcasts. Writing is a powerful medium.

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Education Feedback Customer Service Customer Experience 98

ProProfs Blog

JANUARY 28, 2021

If you search the web, you’ll find valuable studies and statistics on customer satisfaction. Those can help you shed light on your own customers’ behavior and understand some of their needs or struggles. But what the studies don’t teach you is how to reach out to your customers and build a friendly relationship with them.

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Comm100

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, maintaining high levels of student engagement appeared to be a losing battle for many institutions. This undoubtedly made student engagement a challenge. The key to engaging these students is through accessibility and speed via digital channels. Improving Student Engagement in Higher Education.

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Education Chatbots Surveys Customer Experience 86

Playvox

MARCH 21, 2024

Let’s face it — no one contacts your contact center to tell the person who answers the phone, text, or chat to tell your organization that they love your brand, service, or product. When customer interactions are the heartbeat of business operations, one crucial factor often takes center stage – agent morale.

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Morale Contact Center Quality management Coaching 90

Comm100

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

There’s no question that the use of AI in customer service is on the rise. Introducing AI for customer service is allowing organizations in every industry to improve service while cutting costs, improving employee workloads, and more. Improve customer experience Customer experience (CX) is more important than ever today.

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Comm100

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The life of chatbots in customer service has been turbulent. However, as bot technology has rapidly improved, so too has organizations’ readiness to adopt chatbots in their customer service operations. Staffing has become increasingly difficult in customer service. On some days this number rose as high as 91%.

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Chatbots Customer Service Self service Agent burnout 86

Aspect

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Don’t you hate it when you have an urgent customer service matter that requires live assistance? An SMS conversation with a live agent or chat bot won’t cut it, web chat will require too much back and forth typing; and email—well, really?! The representative apologized and attempted to transfer me to the US office.

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Technology Interactive Voice Response Customer Service Accountability 160

ProProfs Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2020

We’ve seen live chat in action as the customer service and support tool. Other than connecting with users and engaging them in real-time conversations, it can also capture qualified leads and increase conversions. Live Chat Sales Funnel: How it Works. But things can be different with a live chat sales funnel.

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Sales CRM Abandon rate Marketing 148

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. This is sometimes easier said than done.

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Management Call Logging CRM Call flow 64

Comm100

MARCH 14, 2022

Public customer service expectations are higher than ever before. As the private sector has adopted digital channels and technologies to improve customer experience (CX) and satisfaction, the public sector has begun to fall behind. In the US, the top-performing private sector boasts an 8.3 out of 10 customer satisfaction score.

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Government Wait times Surveys Accountability 87

Comm100

JUNE 23, 2022

Students want fast and convenient digital support that matches their lifestyle and expectations, and that is why more and more schools are adopting live chat – the only channel that can deliver on this. In this blog, we’ll look at the top reasons why universities and colleges are choosing Comm100 Live Chat.

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Chatbots Education Wait times CRM 84

Nicereply

DECEMBER 28, 2021

We are incredibly thankful you joined us on the ride through 2021. Even though the pandemic continued bugging us throughout 2021, we’ve enjoyed an inspiring year full of quality content that helped thousands of support representatives. 5 Most Favorite Blog Posts Published in 2021.

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ProProfs Blog

APRIL 2, 2020

Here’s a list of tools that we use for time management, communication, collaboration, project management, training, and hiring, along with some motivational tips from our CEO’s desk that keep us going during these tough times. This remote attendance tool has turned out to be really useful for our HR division. Time Management.

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Surveys Construction Time management Management 151

bold360 Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Today’s customer expects quick responses across all channels, especially during an uncertain time of global pandemic and economic recession. Many customers justifiably don’t want to spend their valuable time waiting on the phone or writing an email that might not get a response for days. Live Chat, Defined.

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Chatbots Virtual Agent Customer centricity Customer Support 90

Spearline

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Today’s customers are connected customers, they expect personalized, seamless, omnichannel engagement and they are willing to pay a premium for it. Let’s build a picture of what this environment will look like by first discussing some CX issues that frustrate rather than delight our customers. This is a scary statistic.

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