ShepHyken

MARCH 10, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. He always offers up powerful and usable ideas, and this time, he’s sharing how to create a customer-focused culture. Is Customer Empowerment the New Customer Engagement? Imagine that… A Top Five List!

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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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Kayako

MAY 13, 2022

Today’s customer expects efficient, seamless interactions with products, services, and customer service help across various devices. Fortunately, customers also like to help themselves. A customer self-service portal is an important tool for improving customer satisfaction and increasing loyalty.

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TeamSupport

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

If the guitar metaphor isn’t working for you, this is exactly what it can be like for customers when you don’t offer self-service options. Self-service is the DIY of the digital epoch. 75% of customers believe it’s important for brands to offer a full self-service option.

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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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ShepHyken

APRIL 13, 2022

Just out of college I started my career as a customer service expert. It was a chosen profession that had its roots in something that happened to me when I was younger, an event that caused me to become obsessed with customer service. . These lessons laid the foundation that ignited my passion for customer service.

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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. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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JustCall

MARCH 10, 2023

In this guide, we will look at how you can improve your self service customer service and leverage its holistic benefits (for the customer and the business). Mobile self-service: With the rise of mobile devices, more and more customers are using their smartphones and tablets to access self-service options.

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Customer Service Life

MAY 11, 2022

Almost exactly a year ago, I published a column titled How to Optimize Zendesk to Deliver Both Effective and Efficient Customer Support. For those that may not know, AnswerBot works in a couple of different ways to help boost customer self-service. Understanding the Key Metrics for Self-Service.

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TechSee

MARCH 19, 2019

Once upon a time, measuring customer service success was straightforward. Hire some agents, train them, and use standard contact center KPIs to measure how well they perform. With many of these channels and tools enabling self-service, old-school KPIs are no longer sufficient. New Self Service KPI Metrics.

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Playvox

JULY 31, 2023

However, some of the quickest ROI can come from the employee self-service (ESS) aspects of a WFM solution. What Is Employee Self-Service? Employee self-service can nurture employee satisfaction and agent performance and promote a motivated and engaged workforce. All that time adds up quickly.

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 23, 2018

“I just want to speak to a real person” has become a token phrase used by people during almost any type of automated customer service experience. Even so, gone are the days when talking to ‘a real person’ is the customer’s preference: Today, 70% of customers expect self-service options and most brands are taking note.

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TechSee

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

More companies than ever are tapping into the power of AI customer service technologies to enhance efficiency and positively impact the lives of consumers, and with good reason. As self-service technology becomes more sophisticated, both consumers and enterprises are feeling the benefits. Consumers benefit too.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 12, 2022

This week we feature an article by Soumya Juttukonda, a content developer & digital media strategist at Knowmax , an AI enterprise knowledge base solution to enhance customer service. She shares how you can reduce customer support tickets and enhance customer experience. Map the customer journey.

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ShepHyken

MAY 10, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 8 Ways to Win Customer Loyalty With Streamlined Customer Support by Samuel O’Brien. My Comment: We start this week with a great list of ideas on how to create customer loyalty. I like them all.

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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. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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Inbenta

MARCH 30, 2021

Organizations are choosing to use innovative technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) to automate their customer services to complete, improve and personalize end-to-end customer interactions and deliver the best possible customer experience. What is customer service automation and what benefits does it provide?

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ShepHyken

APRIL 1, 2020

We were a self-service station, so our role was that of cashier more than anything else. He said, “Son, this is a self-service gas station. First, we all have two responsibilities: do the job we were hired to do and also take care of the customer. Second, a boss can kill the customer service buzz.

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Myra Golden Media

JULY 1, 2019

A lot of people are curious about self-service options in public libraries and in retail, but many customers will avoid trying self-service if it seems complicated. Here are 6 keys to guiding you through exactly how to teach first-time users to master self-service in your library branch or retail store.

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Babelforce

JULY 15, 2021

Self-service support seems too good to be true. First, it saves you money (by helping customers to help themselves). Second, customers actually want to access support in this way. And, with the right tools, it’s easy to offer phone-based self-service support too. Quick recap: what is self-service?

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Inbenta

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Even though there is no “real” benchmark for automated self-service solutions, we’re going to try to give you some indications of the kind of results you can realistically expect from such solutions. But first, what is customer self-service? Which metrics to measure self-service KPIs?

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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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CCNG

JANUARY 11, 2023

With some of the frustration I’m hearing, you might assume that customer service is taking a hit – particularly when there are daily reports of inflation, an oncoming recession, and the need to cut costs constantly. These same companies found themselves having slow growth and customer service and customer retention issues.

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Eptica

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager Self-service and its importance of self-service to greater customer satisfaction. How can organisations put in place the right strategy for self-service to boost satisfaction and efficiency?

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ShepHyken

MARCH 31, 2018

Over the last few years, customer service has shifted from traditional phone support toward social media channels like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and others. Dan Gingiss started the Social Customer Care Track and interest has grown exponentially. Social Media Changes Customer Service. Even millions!

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SmartAction

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The jump from traditional “press zero” to cutting-edge AI solutions presents both a thrilling opportunity and a daunting challenge in the customer service world. Choosing a self-service provider is more than a technical decision—it’s a commitment to your customers’ satisfaction and trust.

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Eptica

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager Self-service and its importance to greater customer satisfaction. At the same time effective self-service benefits businesses, increasing efficiency and freeing up resources to focus on more complex, added-value interactions.

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JivoChat

JULY 14, 2021

If your customers are always calling, you need to work on your level of self-customer service. 77% of people view organizations more positively if the company offers self-service options for customers. What Is Self-Customer Service? Why Is Self-Customer Service Important?

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DMG Consulting

AUGUST 16, 2022

IVAs: Self-Service Solutions that Work. Customers prefer the expediency of self-service, but they will not sacrifice a good experience for convenience. But these solutions could support only a limited number of options, as they were presented to customers via nested options. August 4, 2022 By Donna Fluss.

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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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