Fonolo

JANUARY 14, 2020

Which customer service blog posts helped to shape the last decade for you? . When we look back at the customer support industry in 2010, we see a very different beast to the one we work in today. Here, we cover the 20 best customer service blogs and influencers to follow in 2020.

Customer Service 136

Customer Service Chief Customer Officer Contact Center Call Center 136

ProProfs Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2019

That’s because of long-term customer loyalty results to: Increase word-of-mouth publicity. Reduce new customer acquisition cost. Reduce customer retention cost. According to a study published by Bain , a customer experience promoter has a lifetime value to a company that’s 600 to 1,400% that of a detractor.

Surveys 84

Surveys Accountability Metrics Feedback 84

Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 1, 2015

The example cited is Starwood Hotels and Resorts where, through its Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) program, there is a focus on personal leisure travel rewards for high-spending frequent guests. Allocate Loyalty Reinvestment to the Most Valuable Customers.

Airlines 210

Airlines Entertainment Consulting Consulting 210

ijgolding

DECEMBER 9, 2014

A few years ago (I think it was 2010), I purchased a pair of Converse trainers from online retailer JD Williams. I know that I entered my details correctly as I personally entered them. Ryanair sounding their bugle when arriving at a destination on time is another. Virgin trains WiFi failing to work is also an annoying certainty!

Customer retention 84

Customer retention Marketing Customer Experience Personalization 84

NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Customer personalization: the springboard for customer loyalty Companies are continuously challenged with changing consumer expectations. Thus, the customization of point-of-sale experiences may be a useful tool for increasing customer loyalty and strengthening trust. How do you begin with personalization?

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Customer centricity Analytics Abandon rate 52

NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Customer personalization: the springboard for customer loyalty Companies are continuously challenged with changing consumer expectations. Thus, the customization of point-of-sale experiences may be a useful tool for increasing customer loyalty and strengthening trust. How do you begin with personalization?

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Customer centricity Analytics Abandon rate 52

GetFeedback

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Customers benefit from sharing feedback too. According to AgilOne’s Consumer Survey , over 70% of US and UK consumers expect some form of personalization from the brands they buy from. Consumers want a personalized customer experience , and they’re willing to hand over data to get it. This is a unique problem.

Surveys 90

Surveys Feedback Abandon rate Personalization 90

C3Centricity

AUGUST 17, 2020

RightNow Customer Experience Impact Report. Walker forecast that by 2020, customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator. Customers 2020 Report. A 10% increase in customer retention levels result in a 30% increase in the value of the company. Bain & Co.

Customer centricity 65

Customer centricity Airlines Big data Marketing 65

ijgolding

JULY 19, 2016

Over the last few years, I have contacted a number of CEOs of organisations I have personally interacted with. However, if a customer takes the time to actually locate your contact details and describe an experience in great detail, I consider that some form of personal response is not too much to ask.

Customer centricity 75

Customer centricity Airlines Enterprise Personalization 75

Education Services Group

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

When the iPad launched in 2010, people couldn’t seem to figure out what it was for. But that world would never have come about if not for the bold few in 2010. Those people are the early adopters — the first customers to adopt a new product or technology before the rest of the population catches up.

Feedback 45

Feedback Sales Technology Marketing 45

ijgolding

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

So with the future health of the business at stake, it’s worth knowing how to keep each customer, and that’s where customer feedback comes in. But there’s a big problem with the way customer feedback and satisfaction surveys have traditionally been done which means they don’t deliver this enormous benefit.

Feedback 85

Feedback Surveys Journey mapping outsourcing 85

eGain

MARCH 3, 2015

In 2010, Dixon, Freeman and Toman (DFT) published an influential paper in the Harvard Business Review, titled Stop Trying to Delight Your Customers. As a consequence, it is much more important to solve customers’ problems than it is to exceed customers’ expectations. Customer Effort Score?

Customer Experience 69

Customer Experience Management Contact Center Average Handle Time 69

Hodusoft

JUNE 7, 2024

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Integration Call and Contact center agents often use CRM software to access: Customer information Previous interactions Purchase history Other relevant data This helps agents provide personalized assistance and streamline communication.

Best practices 52

Best practices Call Center Omni-channel support Management 52

C3Centricity

DECEMBER 3, 2018

(Source: RightNow Customer Experience Impact Report). By 2020, customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator. Source: Customers 2020 Report). A 10% increase in customer retention levels result in a 30% increase in the value of the company. Source: Bain & Co).

Big data 59

Big data B2C Marketing CRM 59

SmartKarrot

MAY 14, 2020

Customer success as a function in a business has undergone a vast evolution in itself, especially in the last decade, when more and more companies have realized the benefits of customer retention and loyalty. Between 2000 to 2010: CRM, Web Channels, Mobile App . 2010: SaaS, 2013: Customer Success .

SaaS 10

SaaS Upselling Customer retention CRM 10

delighted

JANUARY 7, 2020

The same report also revealed that 84% of customers say being treated like a person, not a number, is very important to winning their business and that 51% of businesses ‘fall short’ of consumer expectations. The number of companies investing in the omnichannel experience has grown from 20% to 80% since 2010.

Customer Experience 40

Customer Experience Surveys Feedback Marketing 40

Balto

AUGUST 3, 2022

The older a person was, the longer they were in their job, and the higher on the corporate ladder they were, the more likely they were to view their contact center as an avenue for value creation. The older a person is, the more likely they have been at their job longer, and the more likely they are to have a higher position.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Surveys Self service 52

CSM Practice

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

I emailed a friend of mine who’s a CEO of a 500 person private company a couple of months ago and I said what are you doing around customer success and he said we’re finally doing the things that we always should have done. The Customer Success Economy with the lovely Allison Pickens. Irit Eizips: (18:17).

Upselling 85

Upselling Surveys Chief Customer Officer Consulting 85

SmartKarrot

JANUARY 22, 2021

Here is what we will be delving into today: Customer Success: Past. 1995 – 2000: The Rise of Customer-Centric Business Outlook 2000 – 2005: Customer Relationship Management and Marketing Automation Platforms 2005 – 2010: Automation and Marketing plugs in Engagement and Sales. Customer Success: Present.

SaaS 10

SaaS Customer centricity CRM Analytics 10

TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

This begins by looking at how to better engage both customers and employees through hyper-personalization, better visibility, and tools they actually want to use. In addition, he is the author of The Welcomer Edge: Unlocking the Secrets to Repeat Business and The Endangered Customer: 8 Steps to Guarantee Repeat Business.

Customer Service 252

Customer Service Chief Customer Officer Contact Center Consulting 252

Netomi

JANUARY 5, 2022

LinkedIn: David Avrin – Customer Experience Keynote Speaker and Consultant – Visibility International, LLC. Through her expertise and personal approach, Denise has become an in-demand keynote speaker inspiring business leaders around the world to build great brands and exceptional organizations. Denise Lee Yohn.

Customer Experience 98

Customer Experience Customer Service Consulting Consulting 98