Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 28, 2014

All the little parts along the way in your experience are what make a Customer experience Customer-Centric. Putting the Customer first in everything you do applies to every part of your organization, from the way you greet them to the way you bill them. Why Systems Matter to Your Customers.

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Beyond Philosophy

MAY 14, 2015

Parature is a research and advisory firm specializing in communicating service-centric best practices. Their Customer Service Success Blog reported some interesting stats to consider about Customer’s self-service options, including: By 2017, Only 1/3 of Customer service interactions will require human assistance.

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

According to trendwatching.com, the feelings a Customer has when they are getting excellent Customer service are the same as the feelings they have when they feel love. Most excellent Customer Experiences leave Customers feeling valued and important, or, in other words, feeling the love.

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

All organizations are on a journey from being Naive to Natural in the way they focus on the Customer, passing through each of four stages: Naïve, Transactional, Enlightened, and Natural. Naïve companies are the least customer-focused and Natural companies are the most customer-focused. What emotions are we trying to evoke?

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 12, 2016

billion in sales, representing 12% growth for Cyber Monday sales in 2015. A survey by CFI group , global leaders for providing customer feedback, conducted a holiday retail report sponsored by Radial, an Omni channel commerce technology and operations provider. Per USA Today , this year’s Cyber Monday booked $3.45

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Several years ago, in worldwide customer service experience research conducted for a major high-tech client, to drive stronger downstream customer behavior, it was found that processes and customer interaction had to take service employees well beyond the basics of knowledge, efficiency, and friendliness.

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 18, 2017

Overall, the newspaper reported, airlines did a better job on some measures in 2016 than in 2015, with 7 percent fewer late arrivals. Alaska Airlines earned top rank for the second year in a row, but as a customer experience consultant, I was just as interested in the airlines at the bottom. Absolutely not.”

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 8, 2017

I like the idea of a customer engagement center. – Shep Hyken. Customer service has the power to make or break a company. Until recently, contact centers were playing a passive role in customer service by responding to basic queries, but not necessarily playing any major role in the strategy for customer experience (CX).

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 12, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Adam Toporek, writes about how important improvisation is in frontline customer service. It is also important to hire customer service reps that care, and who already have the personality to succeed in a customer service position. Shep Hyken.

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CCNG

AUGUST 21, 2024

The customer experience technology market has ballooned in the last ten years, but given the current economic climate sales are cooling for this once unstoppable industry. What does that tell us about how decision makers are buying customer experience software today? Is it critical?

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Whether Customers are on the phone with your call center, chatting with your digital team online or talking face-to-face with an employee in a brick and mortar location, your channels need to present a united front to your Customers, providing them with the Customer Experience you designed.

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Customers That Stick

JANUARY 5, 2015

Happy New Year, and welcome to the first Customers That Stick TM blog post of 2015! To begin, we’ll be creating more free resources you can use to enhance your customer service and customer experiences. You will find even more helpful resources posted as 2015 progresses. More Video.

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Surveys Customer centricity Education Customer Experience 111

Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 18, 2015

The media is the typical culprit for overinflating the minor event in many cases, i.e. Snowmageddon 2015, or winter storm Juno, now simply called the blizzard that wasn’t. Discovering What Customers Don’t Know Themselves. The post 3 Ways Customers’ Minds Plays Tricks on Them appeared first on.

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Personalization Customer Experience Customer emotions Customer Service 413

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

30 Days to Better Customer Service. Journey Mapping Your Way to a Better Customer Experience. Shep Hyken sits down with Doug Sandler to discuss journey mapping, important customer service skills, and assessing risk and value throughout your customer journey. Return Every E-Mail. Deliver Every Promise.

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Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 3, 2015

It was the first few days after I had been promoted to the SVP, Customer Experience for British Telecom a number of years ago. You don’t care that Customer service is getting worse. How could we save costs AND improve the Customer Experience? My team and I quickly discovered that poor service costs money.

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CCNG

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Less than half of CX execs trust their company's ability to deliver great experiences. Here are over 100 customer experience stats and trends for you to discover. 99% of Customer Experience and Success leaders believe CEM has a positive impact on their business. Only 8% of their customers agreed.

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ijgolding

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

During these years of producing their Customer Experience Excellence Analysis, they have conducted over 1 million customer evaluations of more than 900 brands (across all sectors) – these facts alone suggest that the annual release of their research findings is essential reading for anyone with an interest in Customer Experience.

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Customers That Stick

MAY 13, 2015

In the Temkin Group’s 2015 Experience Ratings Industry Snapshots, Internet Service Providers were ranked last out of 20 different industries. Comcast announced recently that it will be putting a massive effort behind changing its customer service. Why Cable Needs Great Customer Service.

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TechSee

APRIL 10, 2019

In the highly competitive telecom industry, customer experience is a critical factor in building and maintaining a competitive advantage. A recent report by Forrester takes this concept one step further by proving that improving customer experience in telecoms delivers a boost to all KPIs. OK, so CX is important.

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Lately, my Customer Experiences have been lousy. At the beginning of the pandemic, I was more understanding when Customer Experiences weren’t great. Microsoft suggested last year in their Global State of Customer Service report that 58 percent of American consumers would switch companies because of poor service. .

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 8, 2014

By 2015, eBay plans to establish PayPal as its own company to make my prophecy become reality. With their own brand to build and more freedom to test the waters, they can recruit more of the movers and shakers in the industry, which will lead to better products and services for their account holders.

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PeopleMetrics

JULY 14, 2015

These individuals received the most customer recognition through PeopleMetrics customer experience software in 2014, proving their consistency in going above and beyond to deliver for customers. Winners of the 2015 Award are: Jen Beier of 1st National Bank. They are attuned to customer and client needs.

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Kristina Evey

JANUARY 13, 2015

First off, I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday season and are looking forward to the promises and opportunities of 2015. . What does this have to do with your business and the customer experience? I have great plans for all of us in 2015. Resolutions Don’t Work… HABITS Do. . EVERYTHING! . .

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 21, 2014

It takes a lot of work and concentration to create a deliberate Customer experience from all the parts of your organization. The reason you are delivering the Customer experience you do today is because of the way the organization is. What Your People Need to be More Customer Focused.

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Vcaretec

JUNE 6, 2022

One of the pillars of holiday customer care in 2015 is omnichannel support. Customers want to shop early in the morning and late at night during the holiday season, and brands have it in their best interests to accommodate their shoppers by almost any means necessary. Phone This is the stalwart of customer care - phone support.

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Win the Customer

MARCH 20, 2017

The cost of poor customer service is going up, rising from $41 billion lost in 2013 to $62 billion in 2015 , according to research reported by NewVoiceMedia. Independent retailers are in a unique position to really set themselves apart from big corporations with the special touches they add to customer experience.

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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. We look forward to meeting more interesting professionals like them in 2015! So let us reintroduce you to our Faces from 2014.

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Eptica

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2015 Making a success of Twitter customer service. Published on: September 09, 2015. Author: Michael Cheung The immediacy and reach of Twitter means it has become a vital channel for customer service. times over the past two years.

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ProProfs Blog

APRIL 16, 2020

Do you contact customer service vs. technical support ? Let’s not get into the debate of which one is more apt in these situations because you start by trying the self-servicing options first. Left with no choice, you try getting hold of a customer service agent on the phone. Census records.

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ProProfs Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2020

For many years, marketing and customer service have been running in parallel lines, helping businesses acquire and retain customers. But lately, both customer service and marketing are working in unison, helping brands capture attention, generate more business and guide customers simultaneously. No, really.

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Vonage

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

As a CRM provider, Marc’s perspective on customer service is unique; he has to look after his customers just as much as he has to help other businesses look after theirs. Here are three lessons to learn from the customer service expert: 1. Customers are discussing a company’s products and brand in real time.

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ClearAction

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

5 Keys to Customer Experience for the Future. I have a dream that in the future we'll look back and say "Remember how hard it was to be a customer back in the 2010s? Yet, for customer experience (CX) managers in companies, these are the first things on their minds. Can this gap continue indefinitely?

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Lumoa

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Customer experience consists of countless details, but at the end, it all comes to what a customer thinks of your brand. Sometimes, you think your brand and customer experience are the same thing. Very often, your customers are already using social media to discuss your brand. Did they ask you a question?

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Vonage

OCTOBER 12, 2015

To be truly effective, customer service must permeate the culture of a company. As such, this article, although it focuses on sales tactics, actually falls under the heading of customer service. Incorporate these five customer service strategies into your sales tactics and watch sales grow.

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Eptica

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 The widening UK customer experience gap. Published on: September 30, 2015. The rise of social media and increasingly demanding customers has changed all of this. It shows there has been scant change to customer service levels, with no overall improvement since 2013.

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CX Journey

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Image courtesy of eurobasefulfillment1 Looking for some suggestions on how to improve your customer service and the overall customer experience? We know that delivering a great customer experience is critical to the success of a business. Without customers, what's the point?

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Steve DiGioia

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing many leaders in the business world and customer service industry. Constant reinforcement of the importance of customer service is key to sustaining the culture. As they grew and added different areas to their business, they always put the customer first. Shep Hyken.

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