ShepHyken

JUNE 13, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. How Twitter’s Recent Changes Affect Customer Service by Dan Gingiss. My Comment: Twitter has become an important customer service channel. The Top 8 Customer Experience Trends in 2016 (Infographic) by David Younger.

Customer Service 208

Customer Service Upselling Customer retention B2C 208

ShepHyken

JUNE 27, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. ON DEMAND: Microsoft’s 2016 Global State of Customer Service Report Reveal by Bill Peterson. She shared the new report, The Microsoft Global State of Customer Service. Millennials and Customer Service by Heerd.

Customer Service 185

Customer Service Metrics Customer Experience Surveys 185

ShepHyken

AUGUST 29, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. 5 Smart Contact Center Strategies Designed to Improve the Customer Experience by Pam Bednarczyk. ShoreTel) Rising customer expectations and changing delivery preferences are forcing many companies to revisit their contact center processes.

Customer Service 0

Customer Service Journey mapping Contact Center Customer Care 0

ShepHyken

JANUARY 14, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Consumer Trust Languishes at 2016 Levels by MarTech Cube (MarTech Cube) Consumers’ trust in the organizations they do business with has not recovered from its pandemic decline. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 155

Customer Service Best practices Metrics Banking 155

ShepHyken

JANUARY 14, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Consumer Trust Languishes at 2016 Levels by MarTech Cube (MarTech Cube) Consumers’ trust in the organizations they do business with has not recovered from its pandemic decline. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 149

Customer Service Best practices Metrics Banking 149

Vcaretec

JUNE 6, 2022

Customer satisfaction numbers must remain high, even as shopping volumes increase. That means that retailers need to be able to scale up their customer service teams seamlessly. And not only that, but as customer spending increases, so do repeat purchases.

Customer Care 97

Customer Care Customer Support Customer Service Sales 97

Interaction Metrics

AUGUST 14, 2024

Each interaction your customers have with your company’s representatives gives them either a positive or a negative view of your company. In other words, your customer service is either promoting your brand or driving your customers away. What Exactly is Customer Service Consulting? trillion.

Consulting 62

Consulting Consulting Customer Service Surveys 62

Eptica

JANUARY 12, 2017

Date: Thursday, January 12, 2017 What were the top customer service trends of 2016? To help we’ve analyzed all 100+ posts published on the Eptica blog in 2016, and picked a top ten, based on a combination of readership and industry feedback. Is a lack of consistency letting your customer service down?

Multichannel 59

Multichannel Customer Service Contact Center Benchmark 59

CSM Magazine

APRIL 8, 2021

Lots of executives talk about their focus on customer service. Over the decades I’ve been researching and speaking, it has become very clear to me that: The most successful organizations in the world—business, government, and non-profit—keep customer service at the center of their work. I like to follow service leaders.

Customer Service 110

Customer Service Advertising Airlines Government 110

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Ben Roberts, writes about the link between customer service and online reviews. I also think customer service is an integral aspect of any business, and that by improving service, you build customers for life. Shep Hyken.

Customer Service 235

Customer Service Feedback Sales Marketing 235

Comm100

JANUARY 14, 2016

Consequently, as newer technologies enable more ease in performing business transactions, consumers will have higher expectations when it comes to customer service and sales support. In recent years, consumers have placed greater importance on the quality of customer service than on the price and quality of products alone.

Customer Service 0

Customer Service Self service Advertising Airlines 0

CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

As technologies and consumer expectations develop, the customer service landscape is evolving at an accelerated rate. Customers (and companies) faced unprecedented problems causing query volumes to spike, which put huge pressure on customer service teams. Arguably, in 2021 the industry experienced a seismic shift.

Customer Service 98

Customer Service Chatbots B2B Customer Care 98

ShepHyken

JANUARY 27, 2017

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Shital Shah, writes about how with the right combination of technology and human touch, customer service doesn’t have to be difficult. She shares four excellent solutions to help manage your customer service more effectively. Shep Hyken.

Technology 244

Technology Customer Service Management CRM 244

Kayako

JANUARY 7, 2016

We looked back with our best posts from the customer support community in 2015, now we’re looking forward with predictions for 2016. We’ve asked support pros from Kayako and beyond what they think the biggest trends in customer support will be in the next 12 months. Gary McGrath , Customer Success Consultant.

Customer Support 56

Customer Support Self service Technical Support Consulting 56

Vonage

DECEMBER 7, 2015

For most travelers, there are three options: wait in line at the airline’s ticket desk, dial the airline’s customer service line, or seethe quietly at the airport bar. Today’s service providers understand their customers’ evolving demands for seamless, more personalized service via their channel of choice.

Self service 54

Self service Customer Service Sales Management 54

Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 8, 2015

For now, here are some highlights, from a recent ambassadorship study conducted on behalf of the customer service operation of a major insurer: In prior engagement studies, our client had identified poorly performed employee attributes. appeared first on Beyond Philosophy | CX Consultants | Customer Experience.

Brand ambassadors 170

Brand ambassadors Customer Experience Enterprise Feedback 170

Vonage

AUGUST 30, 2016

In fact, we always seem to grow our Dreamforce presence year over year – bigger parties, bigger sponsorship and bigger customer showcases. We’ve kicked off our Dreamforce 2016 prep with a Gold Sponsorship, and we’ve officially launched our microsite , which details our party, booth information and meeting details.

Sales 86

Sales Analytics Personalization Customer Experience 86

Eptica

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Date: Friday, October 28, 2016 Turning service into sales with chat. Published on: October 28, 2016. Author: Angus Prentice Good customer service leads to happier, more loyal customers who stay with you longer, spend more and are more likely to recommend your business to family and friends.

Sales 79

Sales Multichannel Abandon rate Upselling 79

Comm100

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The customer service landscape is forever changing as technologies and consumer expectations develop, but 2021 has seen a shift of proportions that we have arguably never experienced. Query volumes spiked as customers (and companies) faced unprecedented problems, placing huge stress on customer service agents.

Customer Service 90

Customer Service Chatbots Surveys Customer retention 90

TechSee

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Visual engagement has been proven especially effective across a wide range of sales, marketing and customer service and support scenarios, providing the quickest route to success and resolution in a number of use cases. According to Oracle , energy providers worldwide spend about $30 billion dollars every year on customer care.

Customer Service 133

Customer Service Call Center Enterprise Banking 133

Vonage

OCTOBER 24, 2016

When a company reaches the top, does customer service quality still matter? I recently organized a service bench-marking visit to Singapore for 22 Korean sales and service trainers. Key learning point for customer service quality. Customer service quality will still matter. Your Service.

Airlines 102

Airlines Customer Service Education Sales 102

Return Customer

JULY 10, 2019

More and more companies are finding systematic ways to invest resources for better customer service, and this will continue to happen. Let’s check out a few important customer experience statistics as they foreshadow the future of customer service. Huffpost ). Image Source. Microsoft ). Accenture ).

Customer Service 109

Customer Service Journey mapping Advertising Chatbots 109

Vcaretec

JUNE 6, 2022

Naturally, a large portion of sales are concentrated on spending holidays like Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Green Tuesday. On aggregate, Vcare retailers saw their best holiday season ever, thanks in part to the world-class service and support their customers received.

Multichannel 89

Multichannel Entertainment Customer Care Call Center 89

Natalie Petouhof

APRIL 8, 2016

Tweet NICE Systems announced that it has received four prestigious Stevie ® Awards for Sales & Customer Service. NICE’s Sales Performance Management Suite also took home a Bronze Stevie ® in the Incentive Management Solution category. Covering Customer Service, Customer Experience and Digital Transformation.

Sales 45

Sales Customer Service contact center solutions Contact Center 45

Comm100

JUNE 15, 2022

If you’re on the fence about introducing a chatbot to your organization’s digital support strategy, here are four common chatbot customer service use cases, alongside customer stories that show the best chatbot examples and how they can be used in practice. Canadian Blood Services. Tangerine Telecom.

Chatbots 86

Chatbots Customer Service Wait times Technical Support 86

Win the Customer

JULY 13, 2016

’s largest chain store, has decided to stop playing music in its stores following feedback from customers, the retailer announced at the end of May 2016. Complaints from customers and anti-noise groups, coupled with extensive research, prompted the policy change. percent more sales than fast-tempo music.

Sales 97

Sales Marketing Feedback Customer Service 97

Callminer

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Sales Pursuits. Should your company need to put more effort into handling sales-related activities such as order management and appointment scheduling, it can help tremendously to pass this work on to a dedicated team. Many companies are coming up short with customer support. ” – E.

Call Center 207

Call Center outsourcing Contact Center Finance 207

Win the Customer

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

By pushing for the sale in all your Facebook posts and tweets, you end up ignoring many of your customers. How about being a bit more personal and actually communicating with your customers? Remember when customers were limited to using the telephone if they wanted to contact businesses?

Customer Service 145

Customer Service Airlines Marketing Banking 145

Comm100

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The customer service landscape is forever changing as technologies and consumer expectations develop, but 2021 has seen a shift of proportions that we have arguably never experienced. Query volumes spiked as customers (and companies) faced unprecedented problems, placing huge stress on customer service agents.

Customer Service 66

Customer Service Chatbots Surveys Customer retention 66

Talkdesk

MAY 31, 2016

Our inaugural summit, Opentalk 2016, explored the of the future of customer experience. We went above and beyond to make this event interesting and valuable to all of the customer-centric business leaders in attendance. We are thrilled to announce the winners of Talkdesk’s 2016 Customer Awards. Winner: Rev.

Outbound sales 40

Outbound sales Customer centricity Interactive Voice Response Sales 40

Natalie Petouhof

JANUARY 19, 2016

Tweet I’m here with my colleagues, Holger Mueller @holgermu and Doug Henschen @ DHenschen , covering the #OracleCloud Summit 2016 in NYC at the Waldorf Astoria @ WaldorfNYC. BTW the Waldorf Astoria has great customer service!!!). I’m walking into a situation where there is an issue that has not been resolved.

B2B 60

B2B SaaS B2C Advertising 60

Eptica

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2016 How does customer experience affect sales growth? Published on: November 16, 2016. Author: Neil Cox Customer experience has been front of mind for marketing and customer service professionals for a number of years, but does it really have a big impact on the bottom line?

Sales 54

Sales Customer Experience Multichannel Airlines 54

Provide Support

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Customer Service Tips. Your customers like to be liked and to feel they are important. It tells customers who you are and how you feel and what kind of service to expect from you. After all, everyone likes to do business with a friendly sales person. Published in Provide Support Blog , 2016.

Customer Service 77

Customer Service Sales Marketing Personalization 77

Talkdesk

MAY 19, 2016

Opentalk 2016 was a great success! Hundreds of customer-centric business leaders gathered together to discuss the future of the customer experience. This is the golden age of customer service in terms of the tools that are available to you.”. How to Grow Customer-Centric Companies in Down Markets.

Customer centricity 40

Customer centricity Marketing Technology Sales 40

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

Consulting 392

Consulting Consulting Sales Customer Experience 392

JustCall

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

We take pride in powering the productive workflows of sales and support agents across the globe. I believe that the wave of innovation at SaaS Labs has given rise to a new breed of sales and support agents, preparing us to break more boundaries like this in the years ahead.” ” The #SuperAgent Ecosystem. Learn more.

SaaS 98

SaaS Technology Telecommunications Coaching 98

Toister Performance Solutions

AUGUST 27, 2019

A similar scene plays out in customer service every day. The customer service representative is Sisyphus, and the customer's problem is the boulder. Poor Products and Services In 2016, Samsung released the new Galaxy Note 7 smartphone. Here are four ways this happens. There are two solutions here.

Customer Service 58

Customer Service Wireless Advertising Airlines 58