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

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. Get Straight to the Point.

Interactive Voice Response 232

Interactive Voice Response Customer Experience Self service Contact Center 232

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

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. So, what can be done to address the problem? Shep Hyken. Three-quarters of U.S.

Self service 199

Self service APIs Surveys Analytics 199

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. Have you ever wondered what it would take to get back to the old days?

Customer Experience 228

Customer Experience Airlines Chatbots Personalization 228

ShepHyken

APRIL 14, 2017

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Jaime Scott, writes about how engagement is crucial to delivering an excellent customer service experience. Many have turned to digital channels in an attempt to find a solution, but have discovered to their cost that automation alone doesn’t hold the answers.

Contact Center 206

Contact Center Employee engagement Technology Metrics 206

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

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

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

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 5, 2018

This week we feature an article by Brad Birnbaum who writes about how important it is for companies to deliver great service and create amazing experiences in order to compete with the big retailers and resellers. – Shep Hyken. It is a crucial aspect of the experience, and one where big retailers and resellers can’t compete nearly as well.

industry standards 207

industry standards Personalization Engineering Consulting 207

ShepHyken

MARCH 15, 2019

This week we feature an article by Tom Buiocchi who writes about the importance of the “behind the scenes” work facilities managers do in order to enhance the customer experience. However, digital transformation has changed the game on who is responsible for delivering customer service and how.

Customer Service 184

Customer Service Management Customer Experience Customer effort 184

ShepHyken

APRIL 27, 2018

This week we feature an article by Seema Nair who writes about the importance of tailoring your e-commerce site to give your customers the best experience. The best customer service is invisible. An e-commerce site always needs to be tweaked and fine-tuned to align with ever-evolving business needs and customer expectations.

Enterprise 204

Enterprise Feedback Personalization Sales 204

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

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. Customer service designs that are remarkable get talked about. And getting talked about in this light is a great thing, right? No question.

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. Here’s what Bjorn had to say: Hello, Ryan and Colin, and thanks for a great show. I follow you every week, and I have a pickle.

Technology 402

Technology Consulting Consulting Personalization 402

ShepHyken

MARCH 2, 2018

Retailers would tell you that digital technologies have disrupted the business, then go on to add that Millennials are proving a tough demographic to crack. In fact, Accenture found that when made to feel welcome in stores and treated right, Millennials can be extremely loyal customers. Let’s consider the impact of the internet first.

Sales 198

Sales Employee engagement Technology Customer Experience 198

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. How many of you consider customer service or customer experience as elements of your marketing?

Customer Experience 189

Customer Experience Marketing Personalization Management 189

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

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Kathleen Hettinger, discusses the importance of handling breaking news and how your organization should be prepared. Certainly, the alternative of having customers on hold for hours during a critical time is not a wise strategy. Shep Hyken. Team Coordination.

Contact Center 211

Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Scripts Coaching 211

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

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. The imagination runs wild as to what this all will bring to our future. Shep Hyken. And sure, I too enjoy dreaming about AI as well.

Customer Experience 215

Customer Experience Telecommunications Technology Banking 215

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

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. Type: Customer Centric.

Customer Experience 213

Customer Experience Average Handle Time Customer Care Customer centricity 213

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

MARCH 17, 2017

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Paul Comarto, writes about how the use of text messaging and live chat are influencing customer service. As companies are making an effort to provide better customer service, they must look at every option for their customers. – Shep Hyken.

Customer Service 230

Customer Service B2B Chatbots Personalization 230

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

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. Digital literacy is the new normal.

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. 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. .

Self service 76

Self service Contact Center Benchmark Chatbots 76

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. Here is what we offered our fake restaurant client. In other words, start general so you can funnel down to specifics.

Customer Experience 444

Customer Experience Wait times Consulting Consulting 444

Beyond Philosophy

MAY 15, 2023

What happens when you put ten economists in a room? ” Having lived through many recessions, I have seen time after time what happens. 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.

Customer Experience 195

Customer Experience Self service Feedback Management 195

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 6, 2019

This week we feature an article by Valeriya Yordanova who writes about how customer support agents can deliver the fast and personal customer support that today’s customers demand. Unfamiliar with the concept of waiting, customers want their problems solved now with minimum effort from their side. Here is how.

Customer Support 177

Customer Support Personalization SaaS Analytics 177

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. Senior management will deploy your resources elsewhere.

Consulting 348

Consulting Consulting Benchmark Personalization 348

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

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”. Customers now also expect to have choices….

Self service 58

Self service Contact Center CRM Customer Support 58

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. The 6 Top Customer Experience Trends in 2021 by Julien Rio. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 341

Customer Service Entertainment Customer Experience Marketing 341

CX Accelerator

JULY 1, 2020

But, in the rush to return to normal, let’s all take time to consider what is worth hurrying back to. Without a doubt, Covid-19 will leave an indelible impression on our planet, and it may even cause a paradigm shift for businesses and the way they meet their employees’ and customers’ expectations, especially regarding communication channels.

contact center solutions 266

contact center solutions Morale Contact Center call center solutions 266

Enghouse Interactive

JANUARY 13, 2021

Blog Series #1 of 4: New decade! Customer First” drives success. Customer service has become the top business priority. Today, customer satisfaction is the top business priority, but successful companies cite it as their 1 priority. 43% using video for customer interactions, and 67.2% AI, Teams UC and Video. .

Contact Center 60

Contact Center Scripts Cloud contact Technology 60