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The Impact of Tipping and “Tipflation” on Customer Satisfaction

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Top Takeaways: The frequency of tipping, or “tipflation,” has increased across industries. Rising prices and increased pressure to tip can create a sense of guilt for consumers. Positive experiences in one industry can shape customer expectations in others. How does increased tipping impact consumer behavior?

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

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Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Lessons from the Field: 3 Easy Ways to Customize Customer Experiences & Increase Brand Loyalty by Anand Subbaraj (Fast Company) Personalization encourages customers to both return for more service and recommend that service to others.

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of April 1, 2024

ShepHyken

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. If we don’t have a product or service that meets a customer’s needs, we will go out of business. And when you combine it with meeting the customer’s service needs and expectations, you go to another level.

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for the Week of September 11, 2023

ShepHyken

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. How the ‘Zero Consumer’ is Inspiring Innovative Visual Imagery for Retail Success by Peter McCall (Total Retail) Consumers’ shopping expectations have skyrocketed. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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The Top 3 Ways to Forecast for Your Contact Center

Forecasting is no easy task. It can be difficult to schedule the right amount of agents at the right time. Download our ebook to learn how to reduce overstaffing and understaffing, lower customer wait times and improve the customer experience with proper forecasting.

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of March 25, 2024

ShepHyken

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Through chatbots and empathy simulators are transforming customer service by taking over tasks traditionally done by humans, such as speech recognition, empathy, and decision-making. It’s one thing to expect better service.

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of April 1, 2024

ShepHyken

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. If we don’t have a product or service that meets a customer’s needs, we will go out of business. And when you combine it with meeting the customer’s service needs and expectations, you go to another level.

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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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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.