BlueOcean

OCTOBER 4, 2023

When one in five of your customers speak something other than English as their first language, providing bilingual customer support is critical. If mistakes, delays, or escalations happen because of misinterpretation, your customer loyalty—and your bottom line—is going to suffer.

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TeamSupport

JULY 31, 2023

The data collected in your customer support department does not begin and end with customer support personnel. The benefits of the data collected here touches every other aspect of your business including hiring, product support, marketing strategy, and more.

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CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Lesley Avinou, Group Director of Client Partnerships, Sigma Connected Business outsourcing provider Sigma Connected has announced the appointment of Lesley Avinou into the newly-created role of Group Director of Client Partnerships. Prior to this she held leadership roles at British Gas, Scottish Widows and Standard Life.

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TechSee

AUGUST 14, 2023

TechSee’s Annual Influencer List For a second year, everyone at TechSee is proud and excited to share our annual list of influential leaders in the space of digital customer service. As the Head of Customer Support and Engagement at HotDoc, she is responsible for leading the customer support and engagement strategy.

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NobelBiz

JANUARY 23, 2024

As a call center owner, manager, or supervisor, are you grappling with the challenges of elevating customer satisfaction, retention and boosting lead generation? The answer to these pressing concerns may lie in the transformative power of Customer Support as a Service (CSaaS).

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ShepHyken

MAY 21, 2021

This week we feature an article Alexa Lemzy, a Customer Support and?Content She shares 5 strategies to build a happy and high-performing remote customer service team. Remote working has many benefits for customer service teams but also comes with some challenges. Alexa Lemzy is the Customer Support &?Content

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ShepHyken

APRIL 18, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Tracking Customer Experience? The Drum) Ask any brand to rate their customer experience on a scale of one to 10 and most will probably choose a high number. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 28, 2018

This week we feature an article by Pradeep Rathinam who writes about how we must understand what the large population of millennials expect when it comes to customer service. – Shep Hyken. So, it stands to reason that this group is in search of ease of use when it comes to all things “online.” Get creative!

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Customer Service Heroes: 5 Happy Holiday Tales by Cassandra Vincent. CSAT.AI) The holiday season is rife with customer service horror stories from both customers and workers. Let me count the ways!

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TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

Whether they need help setting up a new device or to repair a damaged product, the way in which these interactions are handled are at the heart of customer satisfaction. Eric Esguerra, Vice President, Customer Service & Operations at Miele Canada Ltd. Tom Hinds, SVP Customer Engagement at Advocate Aurora Health.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 2, 2019

Whether on the phone or in person, it’s important to train your employees the right way to interact with your customers. Customer service is one of the most important parts of doing business. The relationships you create with your customers reflect directly on the success of your business. On the Telephone.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 31, 2020

Pem discusses the importance of shifting customer service tactics in order to cater towards customers from each generation. According to research conducted by New Voice Media, US-based businesses lose up to $62 billion yearly from having bad customer service. The Four Generations of Clients.

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Nicereply

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Customer service communities give you more than you could be expected. Look at our list of the top groups. The importance of strong customer service management is often overlooked, but the numbers speak for themselves when it comes to retaining current customers over acquiring new ones. Support Driven.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 31, 2020

Pem discusses the importance of shifting customer service tactics in order to cater towards customers from each generation. According to research conducted by New Voice Media, US-based businesses lose up to $62 billion yearly from having bad customer service. The Four Generations of Clients.

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TechSee

OCTOBER 27, 2021

When customers need help, they most often turn to the company’s 800 number for support. According to research , more than 50% of customers across all age groups typically use the phone to reach customer service, making it the most used channel for customer support. Customer: Yes!

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CSM Magazine

APRIL 24, 2024

This mindset starts from a point where companies question themselves about how they look at their customers. For some businesses, it’s a group of people that purchases things and uses services. This is next-level customer support, the implementation of which can open up effective communication channels.

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TeamSupport

JULY 20, 2020

“Technical Support Excellence is the achievement of the maximum positive impact on profitability and reputation of the company, product, or brand being supported through the efficient and effective delivery of support.” Profit Contribution: The customer support function has evolved drastically in the past 10–15 years.

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JivoChat

MARCH 12, 2023

That includes customer support. Your customer support system is powering your entire business. What is Multilingual Customer Support? Let’s first take a quick look at the concept of multilingual customer support. This way, your multilingual customer support will work even better.

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ShepHyken

MAY 27, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Amazon Bringing One-Day Shipping To Prime Shows The Real Battle For Customers by Daniel Newman. 3 Reasons Why Marketing and Support Teams Should Work Together by Valeriya. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. What Is Voice of the Customer and What Does it Mean for Customer Experience? The Dijulius Group) This incredible lineup of experts shared so many brilliant “Ah-ha’s” it almost brought our chat feed down.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 1, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and experience articles from various resources. 15 Customer Experience Trends for 2018 by Bruce Temkin. Customer Experience Matters) Every year, Temkin Group publishes a list of customer experience trends for the upcoming year. Who am I to disagree?!

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 15, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 10 Ways to Boost Customer Satisfaction by G. Hult and Forrest Morgeson (Harvard Business Publishing) Customer satisfaction is at its lowest point in the past two decades. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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Taylor Reach Group

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Too often as professionals in Customer Service we report and write about lousy service, long wait times, poor follow through, weaseling phases in terms and conditions, too many steps to get satisfaction plus many, many more. There are always opportunities to impress, especially with complaints and customer service calls.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 22, 2020

Wondering what customer service or contact center conference to attend in 2020? Particularly in an industry like customer support, it’s so important to be around people who are working on the same things and can understand what it’s like to be in our shoes. Chief Customer Officers USA, Atlanta. Lauderdale.

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Comm100

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

For organizations looking to improve their customer service and support operations, SMS is now becoming an essential channel alongside the likes of live chat, email and social media. SMS is the most convenient channel for your customers. SMS customer support is not intrusive.

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2024

We’ll go over how to file a casino complaint and how to use customer support channels to get a resolution in this in-depth guide. This might be screenshots from chats you had with customer support agents, transaction logs, game logs, or any other paperwork pertaining to the problem you’re having.

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ProProfs Blog

JUNE 26, 2020

It’s not just great communication skills that make a customer support operator great at their job. 62% of customers say that a representative’s knowledge and resourcefulness play a key role in creating a good experience. Learn the commonly used customer service and support lingo. But, where to start?

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TeleDirect

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Regardless of what industry you’re in, you can improve your customer service and public image by offering your staff and customers a comprehensive knowledge base. If you’re in the dark about using a knowledge base for customer support, read on. Why Offer a Customer Service Knowledge Base?

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ShepHyken

JUNE 17, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Ian Landsman writes about the importance of training and preparing customer service representatives to interact with customers. I agree that every employee should go through customer service training, and it should be ongoing. Shep Hyken. Positivity.

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2023

As an online casino owner, providing great customer support is key to success. It doesn’t matter if you are offering the most attractive bonuses or new games—if customers don’t have a top-notch experience with your service, they won’t come back. Gather customer feedback.

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Peter Lavers

DECEMBER 11, 2017

In our new guest blogger Jason Grills ’ first instalment of this blog , he shared four great customer service training ideas that will refresh your support service and take it to a higher level. This game consists of dividing your support team into several groups. 7 Customer – Support Confrontation.

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TechSee

MAY 4, 2021

In fact, Everest Group estimated that U.S. Economic and logistical challenges have resulted in businesses turning to the gig economy to support and scale their customer service and sales efforts while lowering their fixed costs and in-house overhead. The Concept of GigCX: Freelance customer service agents.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 18, 2017

Recently one of our subscribers asked me, what traits a person must possess to deliver a good customer service experience. I asked if this was for a customer support rep, and he said no. We ask the audience to shout out the traits of someone who would be good at customer service. All of the above and more.

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OctopusTech

OCTOBER 18, 2021

So, how to build a successful offshore team for customer support? If you really want to have an offshore customer support department then you need to make sure you pick the right people for this job. Building a Successful Customer Service Offshore Team. It is very important. It is very important.

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aircall

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Corporate finance teams tend to view customer support as a cost saver at best and a cost center at worst. These customer support statistics tell that revenue-related story. Poor Customer Support Stalls Growth. Nothing scares away future revenue quite like a reputation for subpar customer service.

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Peter Lavers

DECEMBER 8, 2017

They continuously invest a large amount in improving customer service by training employees. In this article, we are showing you some of the best customer service training ideas that should refresh your support service and take it to a higher level. #1 3 Fake Customer Communication. Jason Grills.

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JustCall

DECEMBER 24, 2022

10 Tips & Best Practices for Better SMS Customer Support. In this way, people can stay in touch even when they’re miles apart, and businesses can provide faster customer responses to customer queries and concerns. What is SMS Customer Support? Let’s have a closer look.

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