These days, there are tons of key performance indicators (KPIs) and call center metrics to evaluate call center performance and call center agent performance. How to Foster Agent Engagement in a Hybrid Contact Center. How to Improve Contact Center Agent Performance. MORE

He shares 5 habits of companies that went through dramatic transformation and still managed to improve the customer experience. Over the last few months, most businesses have had the opportunity to reconsider processes, products, and people. Fortunately, there is no mystery to it. MORE

Along with all the responsibilities of your job and the myriad of tasks you must do each day, I want to add a few more things to that list by asking you to use these 10 phrases that will make someone’s day better. It’s not that difficult to do. Here’s how to do it. MORE

No one likes to deliver bad news to customers, but for a lot of us, giving bad news is a regular part of business. You know the feeling – you probably get nervous, or you have to transfer a call to your supervisor because the customer won’t accept your word as final. It’s time to figure out how to fix that! Here are Three Simple (But Important) Things To Remember About Giving Bad News To Customers. MORE

I’d bought something for my Dad and had it shipped directly to his home. So I reached out over chat, and this is what I was told: “We are constantly looking for the best prices to offer our customers, and that sometimes means a lower price is featured. Now, because this was a gift for my father, I wasn’t willing to drive to his house, take the gift back, package and ship it, re-order, and then send it back to my dad. MORE

Denyse Drummond-Dunn · How to sell more to less: the essentials of segmentation. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts to get new episodes as they become available.”. . Businesses often make the mistake of trying to sell to everyone. Well, if you try to please everyone you end up delighting no-one. Read on to find out why. Your brand needs to appeal to a group of customers who are looking for the solution you are offering. MORE

Not long ago I covered six ways to handle angry customers. So, after you read this, I urge you to go back and read the original article. This is a follow-up with another half dozen techniques to manage angry and/or difficult customers. MORE

Now children, we are going to have free time. Each of you will be able to do whatever you want until class is over” said the teacher. Adaptability is rampant to suit the client’s wishes/needs. And the bosses want to be a “friend” to their subordinates. Any great business must run like a movie set where each employee is an actor with a specific role to play. The director, or senior management, sets the tone for all to follow. But to what extent? MORE

He wanted them to be more focused on the customer, but he could not possibly dictate any decision to them because they were more experienced than he was. Not really knowing what he could bring to the table, Sean tried to figure out what value that he could bring to the team, and he realized that if he could create space for them from the bureaucracy within the company, then they would be able to perform better and be incredibly successful at what they do. MORE

Get ready to do a little math. It’s about customer retention—which can lead to customer loyalty. Loyal customers are important to all businesses regardless of industry or size—large, small, B2B or B2C. It’s easy to measure customer satisfaction at different levels. MORE

How to Respond to the Yelling or Cursing Customer – Plus More Diplomatic Phrases to Help You Regain Control in 9 Common Situations with Difficult Customers. Customer Experience Design Difficult Customers How to deal with Difficult Customers How to Talk to CustomersGet your packet now and share with your employees. MORE

Next comes finding the perfect location to set up shop and after almost a year you’re finished. Sure, you had to get over a few hurdles and you corrected some mistakes but now business is steady. But for how long? Your focus is only on the things that are important to you. But what about the unspoken messages you’re sending to your customers? can a crooked sign ruin your business? This original article was written by Steve DiGioia. MORE

Time to share a meal with great company, whether family, friends, or coworkers. For them, it’s a time for stress, a time to deal with frantic shoppers looking for the perfect gift, and a time to work long hours with little time for themselves. Click To Tweet. MORE

Less than one week before the release of my new book, The Convenience Revolution: How to Deliver a Customer Service Experience That Disrupts the Competition and Creates Fierce Loyalty , so I thought it appropriate to share some thoughts on how being easy – or convenient – can give you a competitive advantage over your competition. Your customers want your product to meet their expectations. Everyone is striving to create a good experience, at every level. MORE

First, to set the stage, we know consumers are shopping online more often than ever before — and they’re using mobile phones to do it. If your company isn’t taking advantage of the ability to text customers, you’re missing out on an incredible opportunity. MORE

Their goal is to make their customers feel important and serve them well. But most servers are friendly and really try to make your dining experience enjoyable. How Do You Make Your Customers Feel Important? What is the Key to Great Service? Click To Tweet. MORE

Those of us in the customer service industry focus much on procedures, ease of use, product availability, and the steps of service, to name a few, all in the hopes of providing our customers the best overall experience. What Does an Allergy Have To Do With Customer Service? MORE

Today’s post tells you how to stop giving customer service like a useless scarecrow. These are the deadwood employees hired in a desperate attempt to quickly fill open positions and with little regard to their qualifications. He knew what to do and when to do it. MORE

Guilt was my first response to burnout. How dare I feel bored, dis-interested and un-creative. So many people would be happy to be where I am; I should be grateful. Don’t allow customer service employees to spend more than 80% of their time on the phones. Can you imagine how draining this must be? But there are other ways to get employees off of the phones for part of their day. Let employees attend meetings, perhaps in your place, from time to time. MORE

In the 1994 film Angels in the Outfield, a disembodied voice talked Kevin Costner into building a baseball field with some of the worst marketing advice of all time: “If you build it, they will come.” Success in advocate marketing takes way more than just launching a program. No team of ghostly heroes will materialize. MORE

Although I love quotes, especially about how to succeed, I love success even more. One of my favourite quotes on the topic of success comes from Winston Churchill during his address to the Harrow School (UK) during WWII in 1941. How you React to Failure Could Make You a Success. MORE

Do you really know how your customers feel about your products and services? How about the quality of your customer service? The only way to really find out is to ask, which is why so many companies measure customer satisfaction regularly. The most common way is by sending customer satisfaction (CSAT) surveys, which ask customers to rate their experiences and share open-ended feedback. When to use CSAT. MORE

Do you reach out on social media to the businesses you purchase from? Your Facebook or Twitter account provides an opportunity to let them know how happy you are with their product – or not! So, how do you tell if your favorite brand monitors social media? Many of you have read an earlier post of mine where I told the story of when Zappos, very unexpectedly, sent me a tweet in response to a conversation I had with a friend in a Twitter chat room. MORE

My course, “Delivering Bad News to a Customer” for Lynda.com and LinkedIn Learning is now live! If you struggle with how to deliver bad news to customers, you’ll want to take this class. Here’s a description of the course: Customer service is about providing the best experience to a customer—yet, a lot of the time customer service reps find that their hands are tied and that what the customer wants is not something the rep can deliver. MORE

It seems that most of the companies that customers love to do business with have something in common. Sure, they want to make the sale, add more revenue and get higher ratings. But when they focus on the customer’s needs, the rest seems to fall into place. MORE

does your Net Promoter Score tell you enough to make a difference? I’ll get to that in a moment but first, some background. According to NPS’s own website, respondents to NPS-based surveys are grouped as follows: Promoters (score 9-10) are loyal enthusiasts who will keep buying and refer others, fueling growth. Passives (score 7-8) are satisfied but unenthusiastic customers who are vulnerable to competitive offerings. MORE

He told me about an experience he had on Facebook when he set out to understand what to consider as a career. He came across a university page and decided to have an interaction with a messenger bot. The post How to Build Chatbot for Facebook? MORE

He wanted them to be more focused on the customer, but he could not possibly dictate any decision to them because they were more experienced than he was. Sean Ryan was put in charge of an engineering team that had more experience than he had been alive. MORE

I’m excited as I’m writing this article because I’m about ready to take the first trip since the COVID-19 lockdown. Many of us “road warriors” choose to be “luggage minimalists” and pack everything into one small piece of luggage that fits in the overhead. MORE

How to provide the best customer service and support during this unprecedented holiday season. Guides MORE

Your interactions with customers who have experienced a problem need to be structured in such a way that you restore the customer’s confidence in your company, and you regain their goodwill. You can do this in just three steps, whether you’re talking to your customer over email, chat, text or social media. The first thing you have to do, to restore confidence, is acknowledge customer concern in the first sentence of your interaction. MORE

Always address the point of the argument, NOT, the emotions attached to it. Example: John is upset that his suggestions for improvements to an upcoming project weren’t adopted, so he vents his frustrations about being overlooked or undervalued. Do this before speaking to John again. MORE

Do you find it difficult to get customers to accept your word as final? Or even better, do they ask to talk to your manager? The thing is, we all need to get better at making our answer the final answer. It’s pretty easy to give a firm answer when you have the right approach. Making your answer the final answer comes down to two things. I talk about how to make your answer the definitive solution in the short video below. MORE

But never have I dared to cuss at a person in a customer service role. And I get rather upset about lousy customer service and still manage to talk nicely to people about any issues I encounter. You have to draw the line on unacceptable behavior with customers, just as I hope you do in your interpersonal relationships when people disrespect you. Diplomatic comebacks to cussing set you up as professional and assertive, and they help you get the respect you deserve. MORE