ShepHyken

AUGUST 22, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. 45 Ways to Improve Your Customer Churn Rate by Dev Tandon. TheKiniGroup) Here are 45 different ways for your team to reduce churn, at every step of the customer management process. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 28, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Michael Becker, talks about how negative reviews and poor customer service can impact your business. Negative customer service is often the root of a negative review. 1 happy customer will tell roughly 9 other people about their positive experience.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 8, 2014

We have had the pleasure of working with Caterpillar for a while, and recently I was asked to judge their ‘Excellence in Customer Experience Awards for 2014.’ I am pleased to say Carter Machinery , one of the leading Caterpillar dealers in the U.S., won the award, and I thought I would share with you what they did well.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 15, 2019

This week we feature an article by Tom Buiocchi who writes about the importance of the “behind the scenes” work facilities managers do in order to enhance the customer experience. When you think about how to provide excellent customer service, chances are facilities management might not be the first thing that comes to mind.

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Customers That Stick

JANUARY 15, 2015

We introduced our Faces of Customer Experience series in April 2014, and we’ve had the privilege of meeting and sharing the stories of a number of wonderful customer-facing professionals. So let us reintroduce you to our Faces from 2014. She now represents Magic Travel to plan clients’ Disney Vacations.

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Win the Customer

FEBRUARY 7, 2015

The 2014 Global Customer Service Barometer by American Express found that 74% of Americans spent more money with companies that had previously provided them exceptional customer service. The survey also found that customers are far more likely to tell friends about negative customer experiences than positive ones.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 24, 2014

1 Attraction ” on Thursday, October 30th, 2014. Downie, who I enjoy working with for many reasons, has an analogy he uses to describe his approach to improving Customer Experience: You have to gain these life experiences. 1 Attraction ” on Thursday, October 30th, 2014.

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Win the Customer

JANUARY 28, 2015

The telephone has been proven to be the most basic and core tool for any organization to truly understand its customers and effectively serve them. I recently attended the Association of National Advertisers’ 2014 Masters of Marketing Conference, alongside some 2,800 other marketers and vendors.

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Win the Customer

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Thanks to increasing connectivity, your customers can now voice their frustrations to everyone on social media. Research has shown that in the period between 2009 and 2014, the number of Twitter users using the platform for customer service doubled to 22%. So, which companies do social customer service right?

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Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 31, 2015

At a time when banks are closing branch locations at a record pace (over 1,400 in 2014, with Bank of America, alone, closing more than 140) that is likely to continue, the need for the services they offer remains pretty much the same. Are they both? Are they neither? The concept even has a name: the Neighborhood Store.

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Win the Customer

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

When one thinks of providing a great customer experience, it’s easy to visualize some of the more common aspects of customer service – employees with customer friendly attitudes, giving the customer their money’s worth […]. Customer Service Technology'

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 3, 2014

In doing so, the Royal Yacht Britannia team has thought through every aspect of the visit to create an excellent Customer Experience. Downie explained that this was the result of recognising that Customer Service is only the final action in what has to be a much more strategic focus on the whole Customer Experience. “If

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Return Customer

JULY 8, 2015

Chinese retailers are taking interactive consumer engagement and social e-commerce to the next level via private messaging platforms like Weibo and WeChat, helping shoppers throughout the entire purchasing process via live chat and ongoing customer service. And it works. Clear path to purchase. Conclusion. About the Author.

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Help Scout

APRIL 29, 2021

Your customer service culture is not what your fancy “Customer Guarantee” promises, and it’s not whatever you say it is in your new employee handbook. It’s worth noting that companies with any of these primary cultures can still deliver good customer service experiences. Strategies for company executives.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 24, 2014

1 Attraction ” on Thursday, October 30th, 2014. Downie, who I enjoy working with for many reasons, has an analogy he uses to describe his approach to improving Customer Experience: You have to gain these life experiences. 1 Attraction” on Thursday, October 30th, 2014. 3 Steps to Becoming #1 on Trip Advisor.

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Vonage

MAY 25, 2016

Research unveiled this week from NewVoiceMedia reveals that $11 billion is lost by businesses in Australia each year following a bad customer experience – an increase of 38 percent and $3 billion from 2014. Related Posts Create a vision for your customer service education. It’s not the product. It’s the experience.

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Win the Customer

APRIL 2, 2015

According to a 2014 study conducted by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 83 percent of Fortune 500 companies maintain active Twitter accounts. Communication Culture Customer Experience Customer Service Technology' The result […].

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CCNG

OCTOBER 19, 2022

(Gartner, 2021) 8 in 10 consumers report that businesses are meeting or exceeding their expectations for service, compared to 67 percent in 2014. In fact, 40% say businesses have increased their focus and attention on service, a significant increase in just three years (up from 29% in 2014). Temkin, 2018).

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Win the Customer

DECEMBER 25, 2019

The significant benefits of effectively engaging with customers on social channels make the investment worthwhile. “Social care” isn’t anything new, but providing effective multi-channel customer service that includes social care can be pose significant challenges for organizations big and small.

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PeopleMetrics

AUGUST 1, 2014

It may feel like even this is difficult if you are running a large, complex business or are short on customer service employees. — Alton Brown (@altonbrown) July 1, 2014. — Alton Brown (@altonbrown) July 1, 2014. — Alton Brown (@altonbrown) July 1, 2014. Hey, @comcast , I''m serious.

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Joe Rawlinson

AUGUST 9, 2017

Mobile technology has been changing consumer expectations for both e-commerce and brick-and-mortar retailers, making it more challenging to deliver satisfactory customer service. percent of brands are delivering leading-edge customer experience , while 33.5 percent are delivering average service and 39.6

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CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Just like the chicken or egg conundrum the same could apply to COVID-19 and poor customer service. As many organisations hide behind the pandemic for failing service standards, Abbie Heslop, Commercial AI Analyst, EBI.AI What came first, Coronavirus or poor customer service? Established in 2014, EBI.AI

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Customers That Stick

JANUARY 19, 2015

It has been a great run of mashed up customer service and customer experience tips, tricks and observations, but it’s time to evolve. Volume 37: November 2014 – The Sympathetic Holiday Shopper: To be open or not to be open on national holidays. When experience and service diverge.

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ProProfs Blog

AUGUST 24, 2018

After making a purchase, you’re dissatisfied with a product or service. After being in touch with a customer service representative, the process becomes even more aggravating when a solution isn’t reached. Take your customer relationships seriously. Walgreens’ Customer’s Health Scare. We’ve all been there.

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HGS

OCTOBER 30, 2014

What trends are you seeing in the world of customer service? Interacting with our customers we see two major shifts in providing a great customer experience. Self-service platforms are gaining in popularity because they allow consumers to take control of solving their own problem. Thu, 10/30/2014 - 19:59.

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Call Center Weekly

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

A call center expert, Mike serves on the Advisory Council of the Greater Toronto Area Contact Center association, and was Master of Ceremonies for their 2012-2014 and 2016 Annual Conferences. He was also chosen as one of the “Top 50 Customer Service Thought Leaders on Twitter” for 2014, 2015 and 2016.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 18, 2017

Amy responds by saying that Lifesize has four core values, and that customer obsession is number one. Many companies talk about “treating customers great,” but you must make sure that you have the right people on board. People with customer service DNA and customer service hearts.

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CX Journey

JUNE 9, 2015

Image courtesy of Unsplash I originally wrote today's blog for LiveNinja; it appeared on their blog on November 24, 2014. Instead, I hear a lot of misplaced ideas and excuses; one that I hear often is: "But we have a customer service department. We spend time and energy making sure we get customer service right."

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Vonage

JULY 29, 2015

Building a culture of customer service excellence is key to building and sustaining a company’s livelihood in almost any industry. Here’s why: The number of interactions between customers and employees is nearly infinite, and the chances to get things wrong or right are nearly innumerable. To serve is to rule.

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Call Center Weekly

APRIL 25, 2018

He was also chosen by ICMI.com as one of the “Top 50 Customer Service Thought Leaders on Twitter” for 2014-17. A contact center expert, Mike serves on the advisory council of the Greater Toronto Area Contact Center Association and was Master of Ceremonies for five of their Annual Conferences. Follow: LinkedIn | Twitter.

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Win the Customer

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Mobile has been essential to engage with customers, but it takes more than a mobile contact channel for a complete customer experience and to make the sale. And customers expect there to be more. Business Customer Experience Customer Service Technology'

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 30, 2016

For instance, a study conducted by Nielsen in 2014 indicated that 55 percent of customers are more likely to pay more for services and goods from companies that have a positive environmental and social impact. Read Shep’s latest Forbes Article: Here Is The Key To Improving The Customer Service Experience.

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Eptica

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Date: Friday, September 11, 2015 What the latest Apple launch tells us about customer service. Web customer service Online, performance in the sector dropped, from answering 70% of questions in 2014 down to 67% in 2015. Published on: September 11, 2015. Again, these figures are half those of electronics retailers.

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Eptica

AUGUST 19, 2015

Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Robots – the future of customer service? Author: Derek Lewis Recent Forrester research pointed out the importance of understanding customer emotion and creating empathy with consumers if brands are going to deliver a successful customer experience. Published on: August 19, 2015.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 2, 2017

This week we feature an article by Matt Nolan who talks about what a great customer service experience really is. We can learn a lot when we look at what companies around the world are doing to adopt new service models. As a result, they’ve reduced their customer churn rate by more than 50 percent since 2014.

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aircall

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Spotahome initially managed bookings through individual emails and Google groups when the business launched in early 2014. It wasn’t long before Fernando began the search for a more scalable customer communication solution. This was the beginning of our Customer Experience education,” Bueno admits.

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CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

” Recent data reveals that 80% of consumers want to see AI in customer service, but only 15% of brands have fully deployed such technologies. The CommBox platform has become a strong partner for brands operating in industries such as financial services, insurance, healthcare, utilities, logistics, and the public sector.

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