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Don’t Fake the Personal Touch

ShepHyken

One of the most powerful customer service and CX tactics is personalization. We interviewed more than 1,000 consumers for our CX research , and 71% said a personalized experience is important to them. When personalization is used correctly, customers feel as if you recognize them.

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Five Lessons On How To Personalize the Customer Experience

ShepHyken

I love to receive great examples of outstanding customer service. I’m always on the lookout for great stories, whether I personally experience them, or they are sent in by our followers. What I share with you today is a great example of personalized and proactive communication. In other words, it’s mass personalization.

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The Worst Sales Call Ever

ShepHyken

Even though this is about a sales presentation, it ties into customer service. It has to do with preparation, knowing your customer, understanding what they want, and more. This is what great salespeople do to prepare for a meeting with a customer or client. The lesson: Know who your customer is.

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Don’t Just Personalize the Customer’s Experience – Individualize it?

ShepHyken

Recently I wrote my annual Forbes article featuring customer service and CX predictions and trends for 2023. 4 on the list was Personalization Gets More Personal. The best marketers have realized that personalization is a way to get closer to the customer – or at least make it appear to be so.

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The Challenges of Omnichannel: Why so Many Contact Centers Struggle with Digital Self-Service

To find how contact centers are navigating the transition to omnichannel customer service, Calabrio surveyed more than 1,000 marketing and customer experience leaders in the U.S. about their digital customer communication strategies. Read the report to find out what was uncovered.

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of April 14, 2024

ShepHyken

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Customers want the attention on them—and they’re willing to walk if they don’t get it. My Comment: This week’s TOP FIVE roundup has a theme: Customer Loyalty. First, the subtitle of the article mentions personalization.

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A More Personal Personalized CX

Creative Virtual

This year, one of the customer experience (CX) predictions for 2023 falling into that category is that ‘Personalization will get More Personal’. But what does it mean to make personalization more personal? engagement with the customer. This can be applied to marketing, sales, and customer support.

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6 Killer Applications for Artificial Intelligence in the Customer Engagement Contact Center

If Artificial Intelligence for businesses is a red-hot topic in C-suites, AI for customer engagement and contact center customer service is white hot. This white paper covers specific areas in this domain that offer potential for transformational ROI, and a fast, zero-risk way to innovate with AI.

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Ramping-up Your Digital CX Strategy: Adaptation of Omni Channel and Conversational Support

Speaker: Michael McMillan - Customer Experience Expert, TEDx Speaker, and Author

Customers who have a seamless buying experience, from speaking with sales and purchasing the product to easily finding support, are more likely to return to your organization and recommend it to others. Are you looking to elevate your CX support strategy?