ShepHyken

APRIL 5, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Balancing Humanization and Digitization: 3 Key Customer Service Trends by Jordy Leiser. Here are three customer service trends brands should prepare for in 2021. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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Customer Service Contact Center Self service Customer Experience 323

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. When Customer Care Isn’t Enough, Call the Customer Delight Brigade by Katie Deighton. State of the In-Store Experience [2021] by Bobby Marhamat. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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Customer Service Best practices Metrics Customer effort 69

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

She shares different channels and strategies for creating the most convient customer support experience for your customers. According to Deloitte’s 2019 Global Call Center Survey , customer service topped the agenda for most firms. 85% of respondents believed that the customer experience was vital to success.

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Chief Customer Officer Call Center Consulting Consulting 298

ShepHyken

JULY 12, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. The Top Customer Service Trends: Digital Channels Overtake Service Options by Phillip Britt. 3 Projects to Help You Deliver Good Customer Service Daily (+ Resources) by Laura Krajewski. Do you seek an experience?

Customer Service 337

Customer Service Entertainment Coaching Self service 337

AWS Machine Learning

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Generative AI has transformed customer support, offering businesses the ability to respond faster, more accurately, and with greater personalization. AI agents , powered by large language models (LLMs), can analyze complex customer inquiries, access multiple data sources, and deliver relevant, detailed responses.

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APIs Enterprise Automotive Customer Support 118

ShepHyken

AUGUST 4, 2021

Forty-eight percent of Americans would rather go to the dentist than call customer support. . It seems that going to the dentist to get a filling or a root canal is preferred over having to call customer support. This statistic comes straight from the 2021 Achieving Customer Amazement Study we conducted this year.

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Customer Support Surveys Customer Service Personalization 238

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. How To Find A Balance Between Automation And Empathy In Customer Service by Murph Krajewski. My Comment: The business word for 2021 is “empathy.” In short, empathy at the right time creates a better customer experience.

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Customer Service B2B B2C Advertising 47

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. The customer experience really starts on the inside of an organization with the employee experience. 5 Questions to Ask in Building a Customer Experience Strategy for 2022 by Phil Britt.

Customer Service 232

Customer Service Chatbots B2C B2B 232

ShepHyken

JULY 26, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Negative Employee Experiences Can Translate Into Poor Customer Service, Report Says by Emilie Shumway. (HR Lessons from the pandemic can improve your customers’ experiences by Joyce Kim.

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Customer Service Customer retention Contact Center Upselling 273

ShepHyken

AUGUST 4, 2021

Forty-eight percent of Americans would rather go to the dentist than call customer support. . It seems that going to the dentist to get a filling or a root canal is preferred over having to call customer support. This statistic comes straight from the 2021 Achieving Customer Amazement Study we conducted this year.

Customer Support 212

Customer Support Surveys Customer Service Personalization 212

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 4, 2020

She writes about preparing a productive and successful customer experience strategy and why it’s important to have one. This summer, The Petrova Experience conducted a Customer Experience Preparedness Survey. One of our questions assessed brand maturity in terms of customer experience strategy.

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Customer Experience Airlines Customer centricity Surveys 285

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Please Hold: How AI Is Changing Customer Service in Call Centers by Defined.ai. VentureBeat) Excellent customer service is vital to the long-term success of any business. brands of 2021 based on shopper sentiment.

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Customer Service Call Center Customer Experience Customer Support 212

ShepHyken

MARCH 5, 2021

To increase your store’s sales, the customer experience of the store must be top-notch. What’s customer experience? It’s the experience that your customer would go through right from when they enter your online store to purchasing a product. It’s not easy to uplift your store’s customer experience.

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Customer Experience SaaS Sales Marketing 248

Fonolo

DECEMBER 3, 2020

To truly provide the best service for your customers, you need to focus on their entire journey with your company — examine their touchpoints, interactions, and expectations and ask yourself: Is there a way to make this process simpler?… 3 Crucial Contact Center Trends in 2021. while easing the burden off your support agents.

Customer Support 160

Customer Support Interactive Voice Response Contact Center Self service 160

ShepHyken

MARCH 1, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Three Common and Enormous Mistakes Companies Make with Customer Experience (CX) Programs by Augie Ray. 5 key principles for a successful e-commerce user experience by James Brooke. Some good reminders here.

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Journey mapping Customer Service Customer centricity Self service 220

ShepHyken

MAY 17, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. How to handle customer complaints? Alibaba.com) This article summarizes 4 common types of customer complaints and worked out 6 tips to handle them smartly and strategically. 6 tips you must know by Alibaba.com.

Customer Service 220

Customer Service Customer retention Marketing Sales 220

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Talkdesk Research Reveals the Role of Customer Service in Driving Consumer Loyalty Will Expand Beyond Support. A good customer support experience drives loyalty. (We We knew that!)

Customer Service 187

Customer Service Brand ambassadors Contact Center Customer Support 187

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 10 Missions Media) Before Yelp and Google, if you had a bad experience at a business, you might mention it in passing to your family or friends, promise never to return to the place that mistreated you and then move on with your life.

Customer Service 196

Customer Service Coaching Marketing Call Center 196

Fonolo

APRIL 1, 2021

Customer experience (CX) continues to be a hot topic in the contact center world. Explore Contact Center Trends for 2021. This year, Jeremy says that the biggest overarching trend he’s seen is focus on the employee experience and how we treat agents and other staff members who have shifted to remote work.

Customer Experience 142

Customer Experience Contact Center Consulting Consulting 142

ShepHyken

AUGUST 30, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 10 Companies That Are Moving The Needle in Customer Experience by Comparably. There have never been more ways to engage a customer than right now. What Does it Take to Deliver a Great Customer Experience?

Customer Service 44

Customer Service B2B Benchmark Personalization 44

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

Nicereply

JANUARY 4, 2022

Providing good customer support is what matters in the end. There are many ways to provide a great customer experience. Most of the time it isn’t about big gestures, but about the little kind acts customer support managers do for us. Read our latest tips on how to provide great customer service.

Customer Experience 111

Customer Experience Advertising Customer Support Surveys 111

ShepHyken

JANUARY 4, 2022

They discuss how to use AI and automation to increase efficiency, capacity, and effectiveness within your contact center and ultimately deliver a better customer experience. Quotes: “AI may replace what a human once did but it doesn’t mean that humans need to be replaced in customer support.”

Virtual Agent 336

Virtual Agent Interactive Voice Response Contact Center Consulting 336

Nicereply

DECEMBER 28, 2021

We are incredibly thankful you joined us on the ride through 2021. Even though the pandemic continued bugging us throughout 2021, we’ve enjoyed an inspiring year full of quality content that helped thousands of support representatives. 5 Most Favorite Blog Posts Published in 2021.

Customer Support 98

Customer Support Benchmark outsourcing Business Process Outsourcing 98

TechSee

JANUARY 26, 2021

We may not have a crystal ball – but we can take a look at five key customer service trends that leading analyst firms agree on. Customer service trends: Top predictions for 2021. More empathetic customer support is a critical trajectory for customer service in 2021.

Customer Service 124

Customer Service Contact Center Healthcare Banking 124

Inbenta

JANUARY 25, 2021

Any friction in a customer’s journey can make or break customers’ loyalty and have an impact on potential revenue. Luckily, technology keeps on adapting to help deliver tools that can make customer experience (CX) a truly seamless experience for companies and consumers. Customer service goes remote.

Customer Experience 97

Customer Experience Self service Wait times Chatbots 97

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

This week, we feature an article by Baphira Wahlang Shylla, a digital marketer at Knowmax , a SaaS company that provides knowledge management solutions for various industries that are seeking to improve their customer service metrics. She shares how BPOs can enhance your customer experience.

Customer Experience 167

Customer Experience Scripts Self service outsourcing 167

Outsource Consultants

JULY 26, 2021

Every business leader is running one of two businesses, whether they know it or not: their business as it existed before 2020 or their business as it will exist in 2021 and beyond. One of the biggest opportunities to emerge in 2021 is outsourcing specific business processes to trusted and skilled contact center providers.

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outsourcing Call Center Technical Support Contact Center 128

ShepHyken

APRIL 2, 2021

She shares common misconceptions about customer service and offers ways to fight them in order to provide great customer experiences. Keep reading to dive into four common misconceptions about customer service, and how to combat them to offer better customer experiences. That number is up from 11.8%

Customer Service 300

Customer Service Self service Metrics Average Handle Time 300

OctopusTech

APRIL 27, 2021

In 2021, enterprises want to achieve the goals planned in the last year. Companies are now focusing more on customer support to enhance the customer experience. Thus, Customer support outsourcing is the key to attain a new record in sales and customer retention. Real-Time Omnichannel Support.

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outsourcing Chatbots Customer Support Self service 101

TechSee

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

billion in 2021, at a CAGR of 43.6%. AI applications are revolutionizing the way telecoms operate, optimize and provide service to their customers. AI applications are revolutionizing the way telecoms operate, optimize and provide service to their customers. billion in 2016 to $17.67 The driver for this growth?

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Telecommunications Chatbots Big data Average Handle Time 107

Outsource Consultants

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

96% of customers will leave you because of a bad experience with your brand. When things are going well with your customer-facing teams, this stat probably seems like fear-mongering. And that’s because customer experience is easy during easy times — but what about when things get hard? You’re busy. How is it done?

Customer Experience 135

Customer Experience Interactive Voice Response outsourcing Self service 135

Netomi

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Without further ado, let’s take a look at the best AI chatbots for 2021 and beyond. Best AI Chatbot for Customer Service: Netomi. . What makes Netomi one of the best AI chatbots of 2021? Netomi’s AI platform helps companies automatically resolve customer service tickets on email, chat, messaging and voice.

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Chatbots APIs Surveys Analytics 126

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The lockdown has changed our customers’ perspective on how they want to spend their time. Customers want to be more self-sufficient and spend less time interacting with customer support if they can get answers faster on their own. It’s about the ultimate end goal of a better customer experience.”

Personalization 248

Personalization Self service Chatbots Customer Support 248

Spearline

JULY 13, 2021

Ultimate.ai’s ‘Navigating Customer Service 2021: The Year of Transformation’ free guide explores how COVID impacted the customer service industry. Which new channels will be vital for customer communication and relationship management? What’s on the horizon for 2021? Other insights.

Contact Center 98

Contact Center Telecommunications Surveys Analytics 98

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 17, 2021

New findings from our UPS Capital 2021 Holiday Shipping Experience Report found that 44% of SMBs report making more than a fifth of their total annual sales from Small Business Saturday and holiday spending in general. Read Shep’s latest Forbes article: Top Business Books Of 2021. Offer Competitive Discounts.

Surveys 212

Surveys Advertising Marketing Customer Experience 212

Fonolo

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

3 Crucial CX Trends You Need to Know for 2021. Major Call Center Technology Trends in 2021. There have already been rapid innovations in call center tech , which will become mainstream in 2021. Consumers already expect to be able to move between channels at different points on their customer journey.

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Contact Center Technology Call Center Gamification 91