ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. My Comment: The “mental load” referred to in this article is about frustration, anxiety, and fatigue over a customer service/support experience. My Comment: Self-service is great until it doesn’t work.

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TechSee

MAY 28, 2019

The goal is both to ensure customers receive the answers they are seeking in the most efficient manner and to reduce the number of inbound calls routed to human agents. He navigates to the Contact Us page of the supplier’s website and easily finds the Customer Support phone number. Proactive customer communications.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This week, we feature an article by Prabhjot Singh at Knowmax , a company that empowers customer experience teams to improve engagement through AI-powered knowledge management. He talks about the trends that customer service and experience professionals can expect for the remaining months of 2023.

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Creative Virtual

MARCH 31, 2022

When it comes to your customer service strategy, does age matter? Do you make decisions about how and where you deliver support based on the generations of your target customers? Are you planning for the expectations of younger customers as they gain more buying power over the next few years?

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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. Connect with Shep on LinkedIn.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

What are the challenges in finding the right balance between technology and human support in customer experiences? What frustrations do customers face when dealing with customer service, and how can AI address them? How can AI be used to personalize and contextualize customer experiences in contact centers?

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Customer service, often seen as the heart of a business, is the assistance and advice provided by a company to those people who buy or use its products or services. It operates as a key touchpoint between a business and its customers – a platform where relationships are built, trust is established, and loyalty is earned.

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Comm100

MARCH 21, 2023

Organizations need to take every advantage they can get, and providing excellent customer service has become one of these key differentiators. 99% of customers believe that companies need to improve their service and support and there’s plenty of scope to do so.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 15, 2022

This week, we feature an article by Manpreet Chawla, senior digital marketing specialist at Knowmax , a knowledge base management solution for enterprises looking to provide exceptional customer experience to their customers via enhanced agent satisfaction. Top 5 ways to create a robust customer experience strategy .

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ShepHyken

APRIL 23, 2021

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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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.

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ShepHyken

MAY 22, 2023

Generative AI and other forms of self-service provide a win-win solution for organizations and customers. It gives companies solution to create a better agent experience, and it allows the customers to resolve issues quickly without having to put up with long wait times. What are the advantages of self-service systems?

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TeamSupport

APRIL 12, 2021

Self-service is still good customer service. Offering an option for customers to help themselves can give your customer support reps more time to focus on improving the big-picture aspects of your service strategy. When self-service is a better alternative to submitting a ticket.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. If Customer Service Reps Were Honest [Spooky Edition]: The Scary Reality Your Customer Service Agents Face Every Day Plus How You Can Help by Veronica Krieg. What should they change?

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TechSee

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Contact center leadership must think strategically and find sustainable call center cost reduction strategies that do not compromise the quality and efficiency of the brand’s service. The Best Call Center Cost Reduction Strategies. Slash inbound inquiries with self-service. Techniques to reduce call volume.

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ProProfs Blog

APRIL 5, 2019

Every brand in the market wishes to revamp its customer support strategies after a certain period of time. No wonder we come across so many articles online that speak of various strategies that organizations can implement to improve their customer service. Lindsay is the Founder CEO of Customer Thermometer.

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ShepHyken

JULY 12, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. The Top Customer Service Trends: Digital Channels Overtake Service Options by Phillip Britt. Customer Service Competency Class Now a Requirement for Fordham Admission by Isabella Scipioni.

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Solvvy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

With more people using apps, web-based services, and fintech solutions, businesses must overcome the challenge of providing the best possible customer service to these new customers. What is a Customer Service Chatbot? However, chatbots don’t require customers to ask a question in a particular way.

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TeamSupport

MARCH 28, 2024

If you’re in the customer support world, then you know that achieving excellence in the space requires more than addressing customers’ immediate needs. You must first redefine what customer service means entirely. It's here that TeamSupport Software shines, revolutionizing customer support management.

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Babelforce

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

She nods again and asks: ‘ Did you call their customer support line?’. And that’s why you need self-service. Among millennial consumers, as many as 70% favour self service. It’s far from limited to younger customers though, and it’s not only consumers driving demand. And happy customers stay put! #2

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CSM Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

In today’s fast-paced, customer-centric business landscape, the traditional approach of reactive customer service—to wait for customers to reach out with issues—no longer reigns supreme. Proactive service can lead to pleasant surprise and delight as it shows customers that the company values their time and business.

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TeamSupport

MARCH 28, 2024

If you’re in the customer support world, then you know that achieving excellence in the space requires more than addressing customers’ immediate needs. You must first redefine what customer service means entirely. It's here that TeamSupport Software shines, revolutionizing customer support management.

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TeamSupport

MAY 3, 2023

Ensuring that customers have a superior experience using a product or service is a top priority for most companies. Customers expect to have access to fast and easy customer support when and where they need it. How does support ticket deflection benefit the customer? What is ticket deflection?

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ShepHyken

APRIL 28, 2023

She shares why customer standards matter and how your organization can meet them. Raise your customer service standards. Bell In this article, we’ll discuss the customer service standards customers value the most and how to meet them. Here’s what we’ll cover: What are customer service standards?

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Nicereply

JANUARY 4, 2023

Set up a customer service strategy that works and saves your costs. That will ultimately lead to customer service and support teams being pressured to ‘do more with less’ , as customer support is still seen as a cost center by many organizations. Get ready for 2023!

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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

APRIL 3, 2023

As we will see, the main goal of a self-service system is to reduce the time the agents spend on simple, repetitive tasks or transactions such as paying a bill or getting account balance information. A functioning self-service system generally empowers clients with the tools and resources necessary for their inquiries.

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Hodusoft

MARCH 6, 2024

E-commerce Customer Support: How BPO Can Elevate Your Service Experience Are you an e-commerce business struggling to provide seamless and efficient customer support services? According to a report by Microsoft 95% of consumers consider customer service crucial for brand loyalty.

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TeamSupport

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Simply put, your business needs customer service strategies that improve their productivity and customer satisfaction. The right strategies help your customers resolve their issues faster and enable your agents to provide better support. Self-service. Customer Expectation Management.

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aircall

AUGUST 14, 2022

It’s a surefire sign that you’re doing things right, providing a high standard of customer service quality , and delivering a product people want. . But one way to ensure you can scale without compromising on quality is to scale your customer support team too. The Importance of Scaling Customer Support.

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Expivia

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Transforming Customer Service: The Evolution of Contact Center Outsourcing In the rapidly evolving business landscape, where technological innovation outpaces traditional business models, the contact center outsourcing industry is undergoing a monumental shift.

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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. Jim Iyoob, Chief Customer Officer at Etech Global Services.

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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. Happy Holidays!

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Solvvy

JULY 13, 2022

As companies strive to make the customer experience more personal and empathetic, could the answer be customer service automation? Customer service automation can help you overcome other customer support challenges. Customer service automation can fill some of those gaps.

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Zappix

MARCH 21, 2024

In the ever-evolving business landscape, one thing remains constant: the importance of exceptional customer service. As we delve deeper into the digital age, customer expectations continue to soar, pushing companies to adopt new strategies and technologies to meet these demands.

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Lumoa

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It is no wonder, then, that businesses have started paying much closer attention to their customer experience (CX) strategy. A multi-dimensional CX strategy can be much more beneficial for your brand than one-dimensional customer service. Reviewing your existing CX strategy is a good place to start.

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Enghouse Interactive

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

In our first blog, we explored how customer expectations are rapidly changing and what organizations should consider as part of their Self-Service strategy. This blog will continue that exploration with some insight into some of the benefits we’ve seen in organizations that have implemented Self-Service.

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