ShepHyken

DECEMBER 26, 2023

I want this year to be your best year ever for creating amazing customer service and experiences. But as it applies to the customer experience, I thought it would be fun to share some ideas we need to do more of. That’s what I want you to do with your customers. Happy New Year! And for everything else, too!

Customer Service 389

Customer Service Accountability Customer Experience 389

ShepHyken

APRIL 22, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 4 Ways to Scale up Convenient CX for Modern Customers by NICE (NICE) The easier things are for your customers, the better they are for your organization. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 196

Customer Service B2B B2C Advertising 196

ShepHyken

JANUARY 30, 2024

Many companies still believe that customer service is what happens when something goes wrong. However, that is only one part of customer service. The bigger picture is that customer service happens throughout a customer’s entire experience while doing business with you.

Marketing 235

Marketing Customer Service Sales Customer Experience 235

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Customer service and customer experience (CX) are more than what happens after the sale. It actually begins long before a customer ever makes a purchase. Then, there’s the experience during the sales process and what happens after the sale, which could include a typical customer support call and more.

Sales 227

Sales Customer Experience Customer Service Customer Support 227

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Someone asked me a question: Sometimes I’m so frustrated when I call a company’s customer service number. Instead, I want to emphasize the last part of my response to the question: sometimes, customer service agents – and other employees – have different answers to the same questions. What do you think if I yell at them?

Customer Service 336

Customer Service Customer Support Customer Experience 336

ShepHyken

JANUARY 10, 2024

I’m always looking for good customer service stories that teach or remind us about creating an amazing customer experience. There are at least three lessons we can learn from this story: Laziness: That should never be an excuse for providing poor customer service. However, she also made a mistake.

Customer Service 227

Customer Service Airlines Customer Experience Management 227

ShepHyken

MAY 16, 2023

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.

Customer Service 302

Customer Service Advertising Sales Marketing 302

ShepHyken

MARCH 31, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Put Yourself 2nd to Place 1st in the Experience Economy by Barry Fiske (Fast Company) Customers can sense when a company’s products and experiences aren’t loyal to their needs, so why should they be loyal to that business?

Government 201

Government Customer Service B2B B2C 201

ShepHyken

JANUARY 3, 2024

I recently wrote two articles in my weekly Forbes column with my top predictions and trends for customer service and customer experience. The employee experience (EX) drives a better customer experience (CX). When you do, you’ll have a better 2024 – and so will your customers! Happy New Year!

Customer Service 231

Customer Service Customer retention Customer Experience 231

ShepHyken

APRIL 1, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Put Yourself 2nd to Place 1st in the Experience Economy by Barry Fiske (Fast Company) Customers can sense when a company’s products and experiences aren’t loyal to their needs, so why should they be loyal to that business?

Government 190

Government Customer Service B2B B2C 190

ShepHyken

MARCH 18, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. by Dan Gingiss (Dan Gingiss) Today, your customers compare you to every customer experience they have with every other brand. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 196

Customer Service Government Customer centricity Customer Experience 196

ShepHyken

APRIL 14, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. That may not indicate true customer loyalty, but that level of satisfaction is a pretty good start! Shep Hyken is a customer service/CX expert, award-winning keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling author.

Customer Service 179

Customer Service B2C B2B Customer Experience 179

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

I was asked the same question three times in the last week: “What is the biggest opportunity in customer service?” Shep Hyken is a customer service/CX expert, award-winning keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling author. But today’s answer is not just timely, but also timeless. Connect with Shep on LinkedIn.

Customer Service 207

Customer Service Customer Support Management Customer Experience 207

ShepHyken

MARCH 25, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Through chatbots and empathy simulators are transforming customer service by taking over tasks traditionally done by humans, such as speech recognition, empathy, and decision-making.

Customer Service 190

Customer Service Call Center Chatbots Call center experience 190

ShepHyken

AUGUST 5, 2020

What gets in the way of creating a great customer service experience for you and/or your organization? Is it a process that is clunky, inconvenient and difficult for the customer? As she moved into this role, she realized the opportunities that would come from providing a better customer experience.

Customer Service 391

Customer Service Customer Experience Management 391

ShepHyken

APRIL 9, 2024

What if I told you that a satisfied customer could ruin your business? Most people think satisfied customers are happy and will come back. In my recent customer service and CX research (sponsored by RingCentral ), I included a question that would give us an updated number for this concept. At least, it appears that way.

Surveys 347

Surveys Customer Service Customer Experience 347

ShepHyken

APRIL 16, 2024

While this applies to any job in any type of company, I want to emphasize the importance of thinking this way as it applies to the customer experience. What is the likelihood a customer would return if their customer service or CX rating of you was just … good enough ? Good enough” is not good enough.

Customer Service 356

Customer Service Personalization Customer Experience 356

ShepHyken

MARCH 10, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. If I had to sum these up in one word, I would say these fall under the category of “friendly,” which, according to our customer service and CX research , is a top reason customers will say, “I’ll be back!”

Customer Service 190

Customer Service Airlines Self service Customer Experience 190

Interactions

APRIL 19, 2024

At the heart of every customer-centric business lies the quintessential question: “How can we improve and optimize the customer experience?” Recently, we hosted a workshop at Frost & Sullivan for the best and brightest in the CX industry. What resulted were seven (yes, seven!) And the Consensus Is….

Customer Experience 62

Customer Experience Multichannel Contact Center Customer centricity 62

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 3, 2023

I’ve said it before – I don’t agree with the saying that the customer is always right. Actually, I believe in the opposite, and it’s one of the concepts we teach in our customer service training workshops. It is this: The customer is NOT always right. … Connect with Shep on LinkedIn.

Customer Service 376

Customer Service Customer Experience Management 376

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Bad Customer Service Puts $3.7 Trillion in Sales Annually at Risk by Bruce Gil (Quartz) Bad customer experiences could cost organizations around the world $3.7 My Comment: Read the title again!

Customer Service 151

Customer Service B2B B2C Engineering 151

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Customer Service versus Customer Experience: Master both! My Comment: I’ve written about the difference between customer service and customer experience in the past.

Customer Service 151

Customer Service Gamification Customer retention Customer Experience 151

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 4 Reasons Why Your Customer Service Is About to Get a Whole Lot Better in 2024 by Mike Murchison (Entrepreneur) When it comes to AI and customer service, we’re going to see a virtuous cycle in 2024.

Customer Service 151

Customer Service Customer advocacy Average Handle Time Customer centricity 151

ShepHyken

JANUARY 28, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. What Can Disneyland Teach Us about the Customer Journey? Keep innovating and properly staff for the customer willing to use self-checkout and needs help. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 163

Customer Service Consulting Consulting Customer Experience 163

ShepHyken

MARCH 4, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. What Exactly Is Customer Experience? by Annette Franz (CustomerThink) Customer experience is the sum of all the interactions (including with product and price!) Connect with Shep on LinkedIn.

B2C 146

B2C Customer Service B2B Marketing 146

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. My Comment: When our clients are interested in our customer service training for their “new” customer service/CX initiative, they are excited and ready to start.

Customer Service 146

Customer Service Personalization Surveys Chatbots 146

ShepHyken

JANUARY 21, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. My Comment: We open this week’s Top Five roundup with four experts from Gartner who share their thoughts about the top three customer service and support trends for 2024.

Customer Service 146

Customer Service Advertising Chatbots Self service 146

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. This article has several ways to foster trust, and I’d like to add one more, and that is customer service. My Comment: Amazon is always at the forefront of customer service and CX.

Customer Service 151

Customer Service Customer retention Advertising Contact Center 151

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

He shares six tips and strategies to share with your team for improving the eCommerce customer experience. Poor customer service costs businesses over $75 billion a year in lost profits. Only by delivering amazing customer service. Decide What “Amazing Customer Service” Means.

Customer Service 352

Customer Service Chatbots Education Feedback 352

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. His appointment as the chief experience officer coincided with the company’s strategic rebranding to Bobby Jones Links, signifying a commitment to a culture that prioritizes both employee and customer experiences.

Customer Service 155

Customer Service B2C B2B Customer Experience 155

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. For example, Gen Z prefers to solve their own problems (self-service customer support), and 52% of Gen Z won’t buy from a brand with bad self-service. Our customer service and CX research confirm this.

Customer Service 163

Customer Service Self service Personalization Marketing 163

ShepHyken

MARCH 12, 2024

Take the time to work through these steps, get everyone on board and in alignment with the personality you want to be known for, and create the experience that gets customers to say, “I’ll be back!” Shep Hyken is a customer service/CX expert, award-winning keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling author.

Personalization 371

Personalization Advertising Feedback Customer Service 371

Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Another thing Tom said was that people use employees now to help in the Customer Experience. However, I disagree; fewer people work in Customer Experience these days. For example, you might see customer service using it with chatbots and sales using it to manage inbound calls and various inbound requests.

Customer Experience 221

Customer Experience Chatbots Customer centricity Education 221

ShepHyken

JANUARY 7, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Whatever drives repeat business – and ideally, customer loyalty – is a good program. This is a taste of what they do to create a better customer, guest, and fan experience. I agree with the title.

Customer Service 163

Customer Service Contact Center Customer centricity Banking 163

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 10, 2023

It’s about the entire customer experience. Imagine if your organization were bold enough to state that the value it delivers to customers would make price irrelevant. It’s the value provided in the customer experience. The title of this article may sound like a lesson in sales, but it’s much bigger than that.

Customer Experience 367

Customer Experience Customer Service Sales 367

ShepHyken

JANUARY 14, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. And if you want to earn your customers’ trust, give them a consistently good customer experience. Customer service is a big part of customer experience (CX), but they are not the same.

Customer Service 142

Customer Service Best practices Metrics Banking 142

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. My Comment: If a post goes “viral” and brings a lot of attention to a company or brand, there is an opportunity for customer acquisition. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 196

Customer Service B2C Customer retention B2B 196