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How to Use Social Media as a Customer Service Channel (+ Examples from Brands)

ShepHyken

He shares customer service best practices that successful brands use to help their customers on social media. Another intuitive and frankly underutilized way brands can use social media is for addressing customer service inquiries. . Why use social media as a customer service channel? .

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Automated Customer Service: Full Guide & Examples

Helpware

Understanding customers' needs is the main aim of customer service automation. Modern businesses are on the lookout for new methods that will make their customer support more personalized and tailored.

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Upgrade Your Customer Support Rep to a Customer Support Professional

ShepHyken

The other day I was talking with a gentleman who was as passionate about customer service and experience as I am. He had worked with support centers and we were discussing how important the team in a customer support center is to an organization. They’re your front line for your customers.

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Predictive Customer Support

ShepHyken

In the old days – and even in modern times – if a customer wanted help or support, they picked up the phone and called for help. A (hopefully) friendly and competent customer service professional, also known as an agent or representative, would answer the question or resolve the problem. A copy machine is a great example.

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Proactive Customer Support

ShepHyken

Just last week I wrote about the concept of predictive customer support. Now, we take a slightly different angle with the concept of proactive customer support. The company reaches out to the customer before the customer has a chance to reach out to the company. The concept is simple.

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Termination Letter Examples for Call Centers & Customer Service Pros

Callminer

Termination Letter Examples. The following examples of termination letters put the important points touched on above into practice. Customer Support Employee Termination Example. This example clearly demonstrates how employee dismissals over poor performance in a customer support role can be handled professionally.

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The 5 Most-Used Automated Customer Service Examples

Comm100

Wherever you look, automation is popping up across customer service teams as organizations look to improve efficiency, reduce support costs, and scale their business. While we read about the many benefits of automation in customer service, it can be difficult to know how exactly to introduce this into your own organization.