kommunicate

JULY 26, 2020

However, we had come a long way from the company post box with unanswered letters to directly contacting a support agent and hoping to resolve the issue faster. Fast forward to today, we have multiple modes of connecting with the customers. The post Whitepaper: Customer Support in 2020 appeared first on Kommunicate Blog.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 20, 2020

My Comment: While a short article like this may not be all you need to start and run a customer loyalty program, this is a good start to get you thinking about the type of program you might consider. Loyalty Trends in 2020: How Will This Year Be Different? Live Chat Benchmark Report 2020 Comm100 Network Corporation.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

CX50 2020: Great customer experience starts with company culture by Morag Cuddeford-Jones. MarketingWeek) At our exclusive roundtable featuring members of 2020’s CX50, the consensus was that taking care of employees has helped take care of customers in this time of crisis. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

(Achievers) vAbove all, Customer Service Week is an opportunity to stop and think about the interconnected well-being of all the people who make up your business: the ones who use your product or service and the ones who serve your customers and help make your organization run seamlessly. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Customer Service Life

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

4 Good Reasons to Kill Email-Based Customer Support – In this column on CustomerThink I share reasons why some companies are doing away with email as a customer service channel in favor of other options. Best Uses of AI in Customer Service – AI will continue to be an area of intrigue in 2020.

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Fonolo

DECEMBER 10, 2020

2020 was the year that companies finally realized that nobody escapes a call surge. And it isn’t fair to keep your customers waiting on hold endlessly — especially during a crisis. And it isn’t fair to keep your customers waiting on hold endlessly — especially during a crisis. Worst Company to Call in 2020.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 3, 2020

(Retail Dive) It’s no surprise to anyone that retailers have been impacted by coronavirus shutdowns, not only because of the closures but due to an influx in customer service requests. For information on The Customer Focus™ customer service training programs go to www.TheCustomerFocus.com.

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ShepHyken

MAY 18, 2020

This is an interview of three customer success executives discussing the always-important topic of customer retention. 4 Good Reasons to Stop Email-Based Customer Support by Jeremy Watkin. (8×8) 4 Good Reasons to Stop Email-Based Customer Support by Jeremy Watkin. (8×8) Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

This is what will help customers choose you over your competition. 20 Must-Learn Customer Service Skills in 2020 (Bonus: Tips to develop them faster) by Jared Cornell. CustomerThink) This blog sheds light on the 20 essential customer service skills and how you can improve them. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2020

With keen competition in the eCommerce space, customer service is a top priority. Alon Ghelber looks at some of the top Shopify Customer Support apps available today. Provide Support Live Chat by Provide Support. However, it’s challenging and expensive to meet these customer demands with human support staff alone.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 15, 2018

This week we feature an article by Ayush Chaudhary who writes about the social media customer support experience. Social customer service allows you to take the interactions with your customers to an even higher level. – Shep Hyken. Think of it as a telephonic IVRS analog for customer support.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 6 Hot Customer Loyalty Trends Emerging in 2020 by Brad Davis. The article starts off with three tips and then includes a visual graphic with stats and facts tied to the customer support center.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

My Comment: This is a special report from Gladly regarding the contact center’s role in delivering a great CX that gets customers to want to come back. You’ll have to download the report, and when you do you’ll get eight ideas on how to turn your customer support center into a revenue generator. And, who doesn’t want that!

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 6, 2020

This excellent article from the good people at CCW, who put on several amazing conferences for the customer support world cover eight strategies in the contact center. That said, ROX can apply to any part of the customer experience. 6 Ways to Upgrade Your Customer Experience in 2020 by Gene Hammett.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 27, 2020

” 15 Customer Service Strategies To Help You Deliver A 5-Star Experience by Forbes Coaches Council. Forbes) If your company is struggling, transforming your customer support into a 5-star experience can inject new life into your business. Not sure where to start? Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Ameyo

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Businesses use customer support software to align with their customer queries and respond to them as quickly as possible. … Four Key Features That Your Customer Support Software Must Have in 2020 Read More » The post Four Key Features That Your Customer Support Software Must Have in 2020 appeared first on Ameyo.

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ProProfs Blog

JANUARY 30, 2020

In this blog, we aim to collate various customer engagement statistics in one place that will give you an idea about various aspects of engagement with customers. Customer Engagement Statistics 2020 Explained. More than 60 percent of failed customer support calls could have been solved with better access to data.

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B2B Banking Personalization Employee engagement 204

ProProfs Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

They’ll even read white papers and live chat statistics to understand the current trends of the customer support industry. These statistics of live chat on the website will help you learn its relevance for your business and how its use can help your support team manage customer expectations. Source: Inc ) Tweet this.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 10, 2020

And, even if the focus is on the customer support/care center, most of these are good ideas for anyone who has customers – both internal and external. For information on The Customer Focus™ customer service training programs go to www.TheCustomerFocus.com. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Customer Service Customer retention Customer centricity Education 235

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 19, 2020

(CCW Digital) Just as our everyday lives have changed in significant and unprecedented ways, so has the world of customer support. Support teams in all industries are navigating new ways of working and the outbreak’s impact on key metrics like inbound volume, wait times, and CSAT scores. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Customer Service Chatbots Metrics Wait times 202

TeamSupport

JANUARY 20, 2021

The 2021 Customer Support Transformation report examines current trends in Support delivery and offers tangible guidance for Support and Service professionals to meet growing expectations of both customers and company executives. From Reactive Support to Proactive Success.

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ShepHyken

MAY 4, 2020

But while reopening is the order of the day, re-marketing will be the order of 2020 as retailers try to transcend simple survival and get back on their feet. This article features some expert commentary (honored that the author included my comments) about how companies are managing support and flattening their customer support curve.

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The State of the Contact Center in 2020 is a far cry from where we expected it to be this time last year. Read the Full Report, FREE: Download The State of the Contact Center in 2020 Industry Report. In last year’s Contact Center Trends 2020 report, we predicted that there would be a mass migration to the cloud over the coming years.

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TechSee

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Field tech support has already begun merging the digital and physical worlds by utilizing immersive technologies – such as augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR) or virtual reality (VR) – to manipulate real-life objects. The post 3 Ways Digital Twin Technology is Transforming Customer Support appeared first on Techsee.

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Technology Customer Support Technical Support Self service 176

Comm100

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Email is a foundational pillar of customer support. And yet, although companies have had a long time to perfect their email customer communications, many still fumble when it comes to this support channel. According to a benchmark report by SuperOffice, 62% of companies do not respond to customer service emails at all!

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Comm100

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Email is a foundational pillar of customer support. And yet, although companies have had a long time to perfect their email customer communications, many still fumble when it comes to this support channel. According to a benchmark report by SuperOffice, 62% of companies do not respond to customer service emails at all!

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Best practices Customer Support Benchmark Metrics 52

CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Philip Say, VP of Innovation Product Management, Sutherland Labs shares his CX Predictions for 2020. AI unlocks intelligent experiences in customer support. Conversational AI interfaces will become the new standard in customer experiences. Automation spurs organizations to move customer support to onshore facilities.

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Customer Experience Construction Finance Customer centricity 91

TechSee

MAY 20, 2020

Two years ago, we cracked open the champagne when Gartner named TechSee as a Cool Vendor in its CRM Customer Support and Service Report. TechSee was honored as a pioneer in Computer Vision AI-powered Visual Assistance for customer service, based on our proprietary, multi-patented technology.

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ProProfs Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Efforts to retain customers, help you formulate effective loyalty programs that your customers enjoy being a part of. Let’s take a look at customer loyalty statistics and observe the various ways that help a business improve and boost customer loyalty. Customer Loyalty Statistics 2020 You Shouldn’t Miss.

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TeamSupport

MARCH 31, 2021

Self-service is still good customer service. Offering an option for customers to help themselves can give your customer support reps more time to focus on improving the big-picture aspects of your service strategy. And the right customer support software makes it easy to give customers what they want when they need it.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

With change and uncertainty looming thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, you can count on one thing for sure — that your customers will be leaning heavily on your customer support team. Your best bet is to plan and prepare in advance, so your agents and customers alike are set up for success! Look at your historical data.

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ShepHyken

JULY 20, 2020

(AllBusiness) This article shares a few simple strategies to improve your customer retention with your everyday customer service interactions: My Comment: The customer support department fields customers’ questions, complaints, problems, etc. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Customer Service Self service Customer retention Surveys 156

TeamSupport

OCTOBER 14, 2020

In Part 1 of this blog series, we introduces why it’s more important than ever to revisit how to keep customer support teams engaged with each other and what tools will help enable collaboration and keep agents motivated and excited about providing excellent support to their customers. May 19, 2020.

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TeamSupport

MAY 29, 2024

In the fall of 2020, POMS Corp., For years, the POMS support team had battled a ticketing system that seemed to create more problems than it solved. Support requests were frequently buried and lost, only to resurface too late. Some tickets were even left unanswered, leading to unsatisfied customers and frustrated team members.

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Customer Support Benchmark Customer centricity Metrics 40

TechSee

AUGUST 6, 2020

When COVID-19 hit, you pivoted to support work from home, considering employees’ every need during the pandemic. You painstakingly assessed which new remote customer support tools were needed, strategically shifted budgets, thoroughly researched vendors, carefully evaluated the tools, made the decision, and finally rolled out the solution.

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Customer Support Customer effort Interactive Voice Response Technology 109

ProProfs Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Everyone says that customer support used to be easy. For an 18th century blacksmith, the questions and concerns from customers were pretty simple. At least it was obvious that customers would simply walk to the store whenever they needed support. . Customer support is not rocket science.

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Customer support is currently standing at a crossroads: One road leads to exciting automated technologies, and the other to the ‘human touch’. Despite these advancements, the human element still rules as the best way to deliver efficient customer support. 24x7x365 availability and customer support is the new normal.

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