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Top Ten Customer Service and Customer Experience Predictions for 2023

ShepHyken

And in the world of customer service and CX, there is much to be excited about. Last month I released my annual Top Ten Customer Experience Predictions in my weekly Forbes column. Just as we want our customers to come back, we want our employees to stay.  . Keep those phones open for your customers!

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Customers Don’t Know the Difference Between Customer Service and Customer Experience

ShepHyken

As I talk to people about their experiences with the companies and brands they do business with, they often use the terms customer service and customer experience interchangeably. All you should worry about is giving them the experience they want, expect and deserve – regardless of what your customers call it. .

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Customer Service Versus Customer Experience … What’s the Difference?

ShepHyken

It is one of the most common questions I’m asked in interviews: What’s the difference between customer service and customer experience (also known as CX)? While I’ve written about this before, my original article about customer experience was more about how to create a more interactive experience.

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Customer Service Is Like Dating

ShepHyken

I like the title of this article, but perhaps a more appropriate title might be: Customer Service Is Like Being Married. The buying cycle for a customer typically includes a little research, talking to a salesperson, making the purchase, and whatever happens after the sale. Connect with Shep on LinkedIn.

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2021 State of Customer Service Experience Report

The Northridge Group's State of Customer Service Experience report provides a clear message to businesses. Today’s consumers are shopping online more now than ever, but find the service experience inadequate. Download the report for more insights into the latest customer experience trends.

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WHY ISN’T CUSTOMER SERVICE IMPROVING?

CCNG

Despite what industry experts may profess, customer service isn’t getting any better. While customers expect immediate answers to their inquiries, efficient order processing, and fast shipping, there’s no indication that fulfilling these expectations is improving customer service. But I do have my own experiences.

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for the Week of May 29, 2023

ShepHyken

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Cramer sat down with Apple’s SVP of services Eddy Cue earlier Tuesday at the inaugural CNCB CEO Summit in Santa Barbara. Driving accelerated, sustainable growth while delighting customers is a complex puzzle.

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The State of Customer Experience 2023 Research Report

The Northridge Group’s State of Customer Experience 2023 research report reveals a surge in preference for online agent chat versus the phone amongst 18–35-year-olds—the first time online chat has eclipsed phone! JUST RELEASED!

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The State of Customer Experience 2023 Report: Part 2

The Northridge Group’s State of CX 2023 Part II research report reveals that nearly half of consumers surveyed had knowingly spoken to a customer service associate working from home—and almost 75% of those respondents felt the associate's location did not impact the service or experience. JUST RELEASED!

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Customer Engagement + Bots: Connect with your customers in a new way

Speaker: Noel Roberts, CTO and VP of Marketing, Aria Solutions

Join CCNG member Noel Roberts of Aria as he discusses how to leverage chatbots to deliver excellent customer service that improves the customer experience and drives ROI. We’ll look at some of the challenges facing organizations, including common pitfalls, and will recommend ways to avoid them.

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The Health of the Contact Center: Are You Ready for 2019?

A survey of 1,000 contact center professionals reveals what it takes to improve agent well-being in a customer-centric era. This report is a must-read for contact center leaders preparing to engage agents and improve customer experience in 2019.

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The Top 3 Ways to Forecast for Your Contact Center

Download our ebook to learn how to reduce overstaffing and understaffing, lower customer wait times and improve the customer experience with proper forecasting. It can be difficult to schedule the right amount of agents at the right time.

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5 Ways to Engage Employees for Immediate Impact

Speaker: Vicki Brackett, Author and COO of Sinousia

To provide a better customer experience, build brand loyalty and increase your revenue and bottom line, keeping your employees engaged is critical. The most important asset of any call center are the employees. This can be hard to do. Even when you feel like you have this nailed down, your tactics could become stale.

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Study: The Health of the Contact Center

What does it take to engage agents in this customer-centric era? Download our study of 1,000 contact center agents in the US and UK to find out what major challenges are facing contact center agents today – and what your company can do about it.

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Executive Report: The Customer Data Too Often Overlooked by the C-Suite

A recent Calabrio research study of more than 1,000 C-Suite executives has revealed leaders are missing a key data stream – voice of the customer data. Download the report to learn how executives can find and use VoC data to make more informed business decisions.