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Guest Post: Trends of Customer Service in 2023

ShepHyken

Let’s explore the top trends to watch in the year ahead. #1 Self-service In 2023, self-service options will remain a top priority for customers. Surprisingly, self-service options are provided by fewer than one-third of companies.

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7 Tips to Improve the Customer Experience and Reduce Costs

CCNG

Customers expect an integrated and consistent experience no matter which channel they chose to interact with you. Delivering this seamlessly for your customers also dramatically reduces costs, specifically through increased use of self-service and reduction of repeat calls and misdirects.

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Are Your Customers Losing Patience with Your Customer Care?

Skybridge

As a consumer, I know how I feel when I have to reach out to customer care. But what happens to that short-fused customer who isn’t so lucky? Does your customer care team have the resources to meet the demands of today’s easily agitated customers? Some brands (our favorite brands) make it so easy.

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Is Your Brand Ready to Be Customer Centric? Take this 6 Question Quiz to Find Out

Skybridge

Indeed, many “customer-centric” brands of the pre-2020 era are coming to the sobering realization that, in order to fully rebound, they’ll need to do a lot more than “re-open” or scale up. Well, to quote Blake Morgan in her recent Forbes article: “Just because a company was once customer-centric doesn’t mean it still is in 2021.”.

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8 CX Trends Shaping Customer Care in 2021

Skybridge

Even as 2021 looms, too many people say “Customer Experience” when they actually mean “Customer Service.” And too many executives perceive Customer Experience as something they can train their employees to do without seeing the bigger picture and building the requisite customer-centric culture, processes and technology.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of November 19, 2018

ShepHyken

Customer Service Rookie Mistakes That Could Be Tarnishing Your Business Image! CustomerThink) Let’s face it, poor customer care support service can cost a business a fortune! Fader and Toms recently spoke on the Knowledge@Wharton radio show on SiriusXM about the importance of being customer centric.

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Guest Post: Customer Experience: Expectation vs. Reality

ShepHyken

Customers want their concerns resolved swiftly, without having to wait in line or being handed from one executive to another. . A good customer experience (CX) begins with a 24-hours seamless website user experience, followed by top-notch customer care, and concludes with the receiving of the product/service purchased from you. .