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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of November 11, 2019

ShepHyken

He mentions the difference between the simplicity and ease of doing business with Amazon versus the long line and wait time at a coffee shop at a busy airport. The post 5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of November 11, 2019 appeared first on Shep Hyken. It’s set by the best service they have ever had.

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2019 State of CX Report from The Northridge Group

Peter Lavers

I was recently asked by The Northridge Group to review their 2019 State of Customer Service Experience report. 68% of consumers experience a long wait time to reach an agent while 64% say they experience difficulty when trying to navigate a company’s website. 86% of consumers will tell others about a bad service experience.

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What You Need to Know to Reduce Customer Effort in 2019

360Connext

What will happen in 2019? One thing we predict will not change for a long time is the need to reduce customer effort. That five-minute wait time might be an improvement over the 25-minute wait time of last year, but the real goal should be eliminating a wait altogether. Which trends will matter?

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Four Predictions for Customer Experience in 2019

Sampson Lee

Here are my four predictions for Customer Experience in 2019.

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Guest Blog: Are You Setting the Right Customer Experience Goals?

ShepHyken

It’s that time of year again. Time to start planning for your 2019 customer experience initiatives. Customer Experience will be the primary focus for successful operations in 2019 but is that “unwavering commitment to better CX” controlled by smaller metrics that don’t have a big effect on the experience as a whole?

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Why Call-Back Algorithms and Estimated Wait Times Fail

Fonolo

It’s important to understand that call-back products using algorithms and estimated wait times often come up short, leaving customers waiting on hold a second time. Some algorithms simply calculate the estimated wait time (EWT) for calling a customer back, while others use more complex calculations.

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68 Customer Support Email Address Name Ideas

CX Accelerator

And, as I am sure you already know, this may lead to longer wait times, more generic canned replies, less fully answered questions and resolved problems. She was the 2019/2020 recipient of the CloudCherry CX Influencer Award and is an ICMI Top 25 Thought Leader. Back to CX Accelerator Blog