ShepHyken

APRIL 9, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 3 Ways Amazon Has Raised the Bar on Customer Experience by Joey Coleman. Used the right way, chatbots and AI improve the customer experience. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 235

Customer Service Chatbots Feedback Consulting 235

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Top 5 Tips to Improve Social Customer Service by Kristina Knight. My Comment: I’m still surprised at the number of companies that don’t embrace social media as a viable customer support channel.

Customer Service 210

Customer Service Self service Chatbots CRM 210

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.

Customer Experience 195

Customer Experience Journey mapping Metrics Surveys 195

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Read Shep’s latest Forbes Article: Ten Ways To Celebrate National Customer Service Week. The post Guest Blog: Which Road Is Your Customer Experience On? . – Shep Hyken. For more articles from Shep Hyken and his guest contributors go to customerserviceblog.com. appeared first on Shep Hyken.

Customer Experience 273

Customer Experience Big data Technology Chatbots 273

ShepHyken

MARCH 9, 2018

Businesses that already have a strong digital customer service strategy in place are steps ahead of the competition, however here’s how you can catch up in 2018. Therefore it is advisable that businesses do not fully switch to AI controlled customer service, but look at areas that they can begin to automate in 2018.

Customer Service 189

Customer Service Chatbots Advertising Technology 189

ShepHyken

APRIL 2, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Three Important Considerations for Customer Service Surveys by Paul Selby. CustomerThink) A lot has been written on performing customer service or customer satisfaction surveys. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

Customer Service 137

Customer Service Self service Surveys Scripts 137

ShepHyken

JANUARY 15, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. A Greater Purpose Will Give Your Customer And Employee Experience An Extra Edge by Adrian Swinscoe . Forbes) Historically, customers used to buy the practical benefits of a product or service.

Customer Service 0

Customer Service Surveys Banking Marketing 0

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Five Musts For Delivering ‘Legendary’ Customer Care On Social Channels by Andrew Kokes. My Comment: There are some basics in delivering an excellent customer service experience on social media.

Customer Service 35

Customer Service Customer Care Chatbots Personalization 35

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. For information on The Customer Focus customer service training programs go to www.TheCustomerFocus.com. The post 5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of September 3, 2018 appeared first on Shep Hyken.

Customer Service 198

Customer Service Chatbots Consulting Consulting 198

ShepHyken

AUGUST 13, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Are You Making This Critical Connection With Your Customers to Strengthen Relationships and Drive Loyalty? Here are eight ways you can thank your best customers. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 180

Customer Service B2C B2B Customer retention 180

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Shep Hyken’s Best Customer Service and Experience. Articles, Videos & Podcasts from 2018. Top Cartoon for 2018. Top 5 Articles to Share With Your Team: Five Customer Service Must-Do’s For 2018. A successful customer experience strategy is a result of the company’s culture.

Customer Service 309

Customer Service Technology Customer Care Customer Experience 309

NICE inContact

JANUARY 24, 2018

Cloud contact center deployments that began in customer care may have been extended to other business areas. How will companies that have embraced the cloud for the contact center and sales applications across their businesses continue to benefit in 2018 and beyond? Digital Transformation.

Customer Care 74

Customer Care Cloud contact APIs Contact Center 74

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 20, 2019

This week we feature an article by Sabio who explains why developing a customer experience strategy is essential for your business to improve its bottom line. Developing a customer experience (CX) strategy for your business has never been more important. Salesforce conducted a survey in 2018.

Customer Experience 159

Customer Experience Customer retention Contact Center Analytics 159

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. Power’s 2018 U.S.

Customer Experience 154

Customer Experience Customer centricity Interactive Voice Response Wireless 154

Avaya

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Sheila McGee-Smith is a leading communications industry analyst and strategic consultant with a proven track record in new product development, competitive assessment, market research, and sales strategies for customer care solutions and services. More online activity—improved customer access to digital interaction channels.

Customer Care 94

Customer Care Government Contact Center Healthcare 94

Fonolo

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Summer may be over, but the sun is rising on a busy 2018 fall trade show season. Fonolo has many events on the horizon, but is especially excited to be a first-time exhibitor at SOCAP’s Re-Imagine Customer Care Conference , October 21-24, 2018, at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Customer Care 78

Customer Care Gamification industry standards Service level 78

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Top Technology Trends That Will Reshape The Customer Experience In 2019 by Puru Govind. 3 Customer Loyalty Trends for 2019 by SmarterCX Team. Retail Customer Experience) With nearly 3.8

Customer Service 166

Customer Service Technology Analytics Customer Care 166

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Ultimately, every call center needs to make decisions from the perspective of their customers. Here are trends for 2018 that are sure to shake up the industry. A Focus on Customer Experience Strategies. Contact center leaders understand the value of the customer experience, and in 2017 they stepped up their game.

Contact Center 16

Contact Center First call resolution Metrics Call Center 16

ijgolding

JANUARY 22, 2018

In our modern business landscape, especially with the ever-growing presence of social media in our daily lives, providing consistent positive customer experiences has become critical to maintaining a favourable brand reputation. Design your website with user-experience in mind.

Customer Experience 76

Customer Experience Abandon rate Contact Center Customer Care 76

Fonolo

JANUARY 15, 2019

In an industry driven by customer gratification, learning the difference between customer service vs. customer care vs. customer satisfaction became quintessential in 2018. Yes, we all know this is a tale as old as the call center, and we also know the importance of the customer experience.

Contact Center 80

Contact Center Gamification Call Center Self service 80

Call Center Weekly

JANUARY 24, 2018

How can digital content be used to enhance customer experience? So, what does digital content have to do with customer service? While marketing teams most often “own” a brand’s digital content, customer service needs to have a stake, too. Disjointed customer experiences are sooo 2012.) No, email’s not dead.

Education 149

Education Contact Center Customer Care Customer Experience 149

InTheChat

JANUARY 10, 2019

In our last post, we talked about the difficulty of balancing the excitement that the limitless potential of digital technology inspires against the practical realities of implementation on a large scale, which led us to ask: Wasn’t 2018. The post Wasn’t 2018 supposed to be the year of the chatbot? What happened?

Chatbots 93

Chatbots Technology Customer Care Contact Center 93

Russel Lolacher

MARCH 8, 2020

As frustration grows in traditional communication channel experiences, (long response times for emails, convoluted phone trees, etc.), By being authentic and honest, embracing the opportunity to truly connect with your customers by showing up on social media, you have an amazing opportunity to build trust with this media-savvy generation.

Customer Care 80

Customer Care Advertising Marketing Engineering 80

ShepHyken

JUNE 8, 2018

Forced to listen to fake-happy ‘customer care’ puppets reading from scripts? The dissatisfaction you’ll be left with goes both ways: the cost of disappointed customers is high for companies, too. Today’s customer support landscape is more than just email. Meet Mor and Yoni, two of the Lightricks support team all-stars.

Customer Support 197

Customer Support Brand ambassadors Scripts Customer Care 197

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

He shares his 100 Days principle, and discusses his new book “Never Lose a Customer Again.”. He is co-host of the “Experience This” podcast with customer thought leader, Dan Gingiss. His First 100 Days methodology fuels the remarkable experiences his clients deliver. After a customer buys, how do I keep them?

Customer Experience 185

Customer Experience Sales Customer Service Personalization 185

Fonolo

JULY 9, 2018

Put your hands together and give it up for the 2018 winners of Fonolo’s Customer Experience Excellence Awards! We are honored to acknowledge two amazing businesses for their outstanding achievement in improving their customers’ experiences through the offering of call-backs. It’s that special time of year.

Customer Experience 52

Customer Experience Abandon rate Banking Contact Center 52

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Great Clips knows their customers, when they last came in for a haircut, and when they need to come back for the next one. They understand what the customers want and what’s important to them. The Great Clips Five Steps to Customer Care: 1. Greet the customer when they come in, with eye contact.

Wait times 196

Wait times Consulting Consulting Customer Care 196

Interactions

AUGUST 1, 2018

AUGUST 1, 2018 We’ve all had frustrating customer service experiences. Read more » The post Humans + AI = Excellent Customer Experiences appeared first on Interactions Resource Center.

Customer Experience 78

Customer Experience Customer Service Customer Care 78

Toister Performance Solutions

JUNE 14, 2018

Gopher Sport won the 2018 award for Best Small Contact Center. The company is a client of mine and I've been consistently impressed with the customer care team and it's commitment to service. The company is a client of mine and I've been consistently impressed with the customer care team and it's commitment to service.

Contact Center 78

Contact Center Education Customer Care Coaching 78

Nicereply

MARCH 23, 2021

What we are doing today should always be something that would make the customer want to come back the next time – every time! Shep Hyken (@Hyken) February 1, 2018. Customer Service Experts, Writers, Consultants, and Influencers. Mathew Patterson – Customer Service Evangelist at HelpScout. Founder of CoSupport.

Chief Customer Officer 141

Chief Customer Officer Customer Service Consulting Consulting 141

Answer Dash

MAY 7, 2018

Now, more than ever, optimizing customer experience should be a #1 business priority. Today’s customer expectations are continuously on the rise, and a positive online experience could mean the difference between a conversion and a lost customer. The figure stands at 23%for B2B,” ( Forrester ). trillion and $5.8

Customer Experience 54

Customer Experience B2C B2B SaaS 54

ShepHyken

MARCH 16, 2018

This week we feature an article by Marlene Caroseli who shares some great activities and questions to help customer service representatives improve their service and make the customers experience better. – Shep Hyken. Chip Bell is known for helping organizations create a customer-centric culture.

Customer centricity 192

Customer centricity Personalization Customer Service Customer Experience 192

Interactions

OCTOBER 17, 2018

OCTOBER 17, 2018 As brands try to differentiate on customer. Read more » The post Customer Experience Mapping: Empathy Maps appeared first on Interactions Resource Center.

Customer Experience 66

Customer Experience Customer Care 66

TechSee

DECEMBER 12, 2017

To enhance customer satisfaction, more and more companies are transforming into an omnichannel contact center – providing a frictionless customer service experience across multiple touchpoints. At the same time, today’s rapid methods of engagement have conditioned customers to expect immediate response times.

Contact Center 144

Contact Center Enterprise Technology Customer Care 144

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

CCW is the world’s largest customer contact event series and a definite must-attend. It’s the place where customer care, CX, and CS leaders come together to network and learn. When: June 18-22, 2018. VPs & Directors of Customer Service. VPs & Directors of Customer Experience. The Panelists.

Customer Service 108

Customer Service Contact Center Education Engineering 108

BlueOcean

JANUARY 22, 2019

Brands need to be comfortable rubbing some of their customers the wrong way, in favor of forging even stronger bonds with those who stick around. In 2018, Nike gave us all a master class in taking a stand. Again, this also requires your business to give your customer service team the power to make decisions on the fly.

Customer Experience 81

Customer Experience outsourcing Journey mapping Contact Center 81

Fonolo

JANUARY 11, 2018

But what does this mean for the future of customer service? Well, it’s been said that social customer care is actually the new business marketing. We are in an age where customer service has the potential to go viral, which means there is a lot more at stake for brands. Activate predicts that by 2018 at least 3.6

Customer Service 87

Customer Service Chatbots Customer Care Contact Center 87