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5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 5-16-2022

ShepHyken

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Are You Tracking the Customer Service Metrics That Really Count? My Comment: We kick off this week’s Top Five roundup with an excellent article about the best customer service metrics. Yes, metrics matter.

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NPS makes it impossible to prove the value of customer service. Here’s why:

Hello Customer

It's tough to manage a customer service department. Your team is always fire-fighting, it’s difficult to keep morale high and it might be easy to think that your efforts go unnoticed by management. When executives don’t see the value of great customer service you’re seen as a cost, not as an opportunity.

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Effort and Responsiveness in Customer Service Impacts Customer Loyalty

CSM Magazine

They claimed what customers really want is a low-effort experience, and reducing the amount of effort customers have to exert to get their issues resolved is a far higher driver of customer loyalty than delight. From this research a new customer metric Customer Effort Score (CES) was born.

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70+ Business Survey Questions You Should Include in Your Next Business Survey

ProProfs Blog

Customer satisfaction is one of the vital aspects that could make or break a startup/thriving business. Hence, survey questions for businesses can help in calculating crucial metrics including customer satisfaction scores, customer effort scores, and customer service satisfaction. .

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The Ultimate Guide to Call Center Agent Performance

Fonolo

The customer service industry is evolving and hasn’t looked back. We’re hoping that CX leaders realize the key to outstanding service is ensuring their employees are happy. But it’s far easier to make a call on whether you would recommend this product or service to friends and family.

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Surprising and Delighting your Customers with Koala [Podcast]

Nicereply

Koala is a winner of the 2021 Nicereply Customer Happiness award for Customer Effort. Marc Bindlechner , Director of Customer Service at Koala , thanks his team for running with the values of Koala and shares some of their secrets in our podcast today.

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How To Preserve Your Contact Center QM Budget

Playvox

Three Vital Layers Of Quality Management QM is far more than just reviewing customer interactions for areas of concern. It’s a layered approach that gives you deeper insights into customer service to help you tackle immediate issues alongside long-term goals. But what’s the real value of a loyal customer?