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 Nice customer service, but don’t miss the opportunity to turn that thank you into the next opportunity.

Customer Service 272

Customer Service Customer retention Contact Center Upselling 272

ShepHyken

JUNE 14, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Actual vs. Intended Customer Experience: The Major Disconnect by Tara Sporrer. It’s crucial to close the gap between the understanding of the actual customer service experience and the intended customer experience.

Customer Service 253

Customer Service Customer retention Personalization Surveys 253

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

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. 78% of participants believed that improving customer service came a close second. One Central Support Hub 24/7.

Chief Customer Officer 294

Chief Customer Officer Call Center Consulting Consulting 294

ShepHyken

AUGUST 18, 2021

I recently released my 2021 Achieving Customer Amazement research. We surveyed 1,000 consumers in the U.S. and asked them numerous questions about topics related to customer service, customer experience, loyalty, reviews, and more. So, how well do you know your customers? Well, it is!

Personalization 434

Personalization Airlines Customer Experience Surveys 434

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 6 Ways To Create Customer Experience Consistency Throughout Your Organization by John R. Franchise Update Media) Is the level of experience your customers receive dependent on which employee they encounter?

Customer Service 229

Customer Service Customer Experience Surveys Management 229

ShepHyken

AUGUST 23, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Frictionless Shopping Provides Enhanced Customer Experience, Retail Efficiencies by NVIDIA. How To Conduct the Best Customer Service Training (+ Top Training Programs) by Alejandra Zilak. Just kidding!

Customer Service 49

Customer Service CRM Marketing Customer Experience 49

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 296

Customer Service Self service Metrics Average Handle Time 296

ShepHyken

APRIL 12, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Reach for the solutions for which you lack full confidence you can deliver with little effort, but that will delight your customers or colleagues if you reach. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 216

Customer Service Surveys Customer Experience Marketing 216

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. My Comment: Don’t be afraid of customer complaints. Here’s an excellent article that will help you turn customer complaints into opportunities. 4 Ways AI Can Improve the Customer Service Agent Experience by Puneet Mehta.

Customer Service 193

Customer Service Coaching Marketing Call Center 193

TechSee

MAY 19, 2021

In the last few years, the customer service domain has experienced an awakening with the rising awareness of the benefits of delivering a good customer experience. Companies have invested in their customer service function to differentiate and personalize their brand and improve overall operational efficiency.

Technology 159

Technology Customer Service Technical Support Self service 159

TechSee

JANUARY 26, 2021

Challenged by continuing uncertainty and perhaps uncharted territory, it has never been harder to predict what lies ahead in the world of consumer trends and customer service. 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 124

Customer Service Contact Center Healthcare Banking 124

TeleDirect

JANUARY 28, 2021

Since 2020 brought so many unprecedented challenges, year-end planning and projections for 2021 might not be on your radar – but they should be! 2021 promises more of the same. Ready to see how TeleDirect can help into 2021? Fill out our customer contact form , or call our BPO experts at (800) 776-1081.

Customer Service 111

Customer Service Business Process Outsourcing outsourcing Upselling 111

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 3, 2021

He shares the four key areas that lead to elevated customer experiences while growing rapidly. In April 2021, I had the honor of becoming the chief executive officer of Xpress Global Systems (XGS), a trucking company that specializes in transporting flooring products across all 50 of the United States.

Customer Experience 363

Customer Experience Transportation Feedback Metrics 363

SharpenCX

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

More than a third of hourly, customer service workers feel physically and emotionally drained after an average day’s work. With supply chain interruptions and sky-high customer needs, your customer service agents bear the responsibility of keeping customers happy and loyal. Send words of encouragement.

Call Center 128

Call Center Customer Service Surveys Employee engagement 128

ShepHyken

AUGUST 4, 2021

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. We surveyed more than 1,000 consumers to find out what they loved and hated about customer service.

Customer Support 234

Customer Support Surveys Customer Service Personalization 234

TechSee

MAY 4, 2021

Economic and logistical challenges have resulted in businesses turning to the gig economy to support and scale their customer service and sales efforts while lowering their fixed costs and in-house overhead. The Concept of GigCX: Freelance customer service agents. Why Customer Service is adopting the Gig Model.

Customer Service 182

Customer Service Contact Center Agent burnout Call Center 182

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Customer Experience Statistics: 7 Formulas You Need to Know by Brianna Langley. CMSWire) As a customer experience professional, do you have to be a trained statistician? Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 37

Customer Service Telecommunications Surveys Self service 37

TechSee

JUNE 30, 2021

This statistic is not very conducive to customer satisfaction. And when customers are not satisfied, they churn. Survey data shows that 39% of Americans who canceled a contract with a company cited customer service as the primary reason for cancellation.

Construction 164

Construction Upselling Healthcare Enterprise 164

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

She writes about what customers expect from companies in 2021 and what they actually get. Consumers today expect speedier access to services than ever before. They count on meaningful interactions with service professionals who make them feel valued. Reality: Customer Service generally feels like sales. .

Customer Experience 264

Customer Experience Advertising Employee engagement Customer centricity 264

ShepHyken

AUGUST 4, 2021

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. We surveyed more than 1,000 consumers to find out what they loved and hated about customer service.

Customer Support 209

Customer Support Surveys Customer Service Personalization 209

Nicereply

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

For many people, customer service is a key factor when deciding whether or not to do business with a company. In fact, Microsoft Dynamics 365 found that 90% of people consider customer service important in their choice of brands. What to look for when choosing a customer service tool. Features: Shared Inbox.

Customer Service 98

Customer Service call center software Surveys Analytics 98

Fonolo

JUNE 8, 2021

It is common for customers to be frustrated when contacting support, and agents are the most likely to catch the brunt of their rage. It takes someone with great self-control and tremendous disposition to be a successful call center agent, but even the most natural customer service professionals are susceptible to the effects of low morale.

Call Center 133

Call Center Morale Contact Center Technology 133

Netomi

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Companies are launching their best AI chatbots to carry on 1:1 conversations with customers and employees. AI powered chatbots are also capable of automating various tasks, including sales and marketing, customer service, and administrative and operational tasks. Best AI Chatbot for Customer Service: Netomi. .

Chatbots 126

Chatbots APIs Surveys Analytics 126

CCNG

OCTOBER 19, 2022

of CMOs agree or strongly agree that amazing customer experiences provide a powerful competitive advantage. Martech Alliance, 2021) Nearly half (48%) of survey respondents said the customer experience they deliver falls below or significantly below their customers’ expectations. (Acquia, 2019) 78.5%

Customer Experience 195

Customer Experience Journey mapping Metrics Surveys 195

The Petrova Experience

OCTOBER 8, 2020

As we begin Q4 of an eventful 2020, it’s time to look out for the 2021 customer experience trends and tactics for creating exceptional experiences in increasingly complex environments. We rounded up Eight 2021 Customer Experience Trends and Tactics to be aware of as we get ready to close out 2020.

Customer Experience 108

Customer Experience Government Self service Healthcare 108

TechSee

APRIL 21, 2021

According to a 2021 survey, 65% of U.S. Next-step suggestion: Consider implementing a pilot program to determine how collaboration between customer service agents and subject matter experts can improve service, based on KPIs such as CSAT and FCR rates. The future of customer service is human-machine collaboration.

Call Center 136

Call Center Contact Center Self service call center solutions 136

Nicereply

JANUARY 4, 2022

Most of the time it isn’t about big gestures, but about the little kind acts customer support managers do for us. We collected several examples of great customer service in 2021, where these actions delivered a satisfied customer that spread a good word about the brand. Customer support is available 24/7.

Customer Experience 111

Customer Experience Advertising Customer Support Surveys 111

Spearline

JULY 13, 2021

At Spearline, many of our customers have contact centers situated worldwide, used for customer service, sales, and product information. Ultimate.ai’s ‘Navigating Customer Service 2021: The Year of Transformation’ free guide explores how COVID impacted the customer service industry.

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. As a result, UPS Capital’s survey found 23% of consumers have cut back their holiday spending budget, citing inflation.

Surveys 209

Surveys Advertising Marketing Customer Experience 209

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. How do we compare to our competitors?

Customer Support 98

Customer Support Benchmark outsourcing Business Process Outsourcing 98

Russel Lolacher

JUNE 15, 2021

“Businesses often forget about the culture, and ultimately, they suffer for it because you can’t deliver good service from unhappy employees.” – Tony Hsieh. I read a lot of articles, books and blog posts about customer service experience and ways to attract, retain and reacquire customers to keep organizations happy and healthy.

Customer Service 128

Customer Service Journey mapping Surveys CRM 128

ShepHyken

MAY 17, 2019

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) helps businesses to strengthen relationships with customers. They get to keep track of customers’ activities and use the information to provide services that are tailor-made for them. Gartner predicts that , by 2021, CRM will be the largest enterprise software in spending revenue.

CRM 291

CRM Personalization Engineering Enterprise 291

Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 12, 2022

The late Steve Jobs said at a 1997 Apple World Worldwide Developers Conference, “You’ve got to start with the Customer Experience first and work backward towards the technology.” ” Now, in 2021, this quote couldn’t be any more pertinent than it was nearly 25 years ago.

CRM 348

CRM Technology Contact Center Personalization 348

SharpenCX

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Some 79% of customers say personalized customer service is more important than personalized marketing. So when your company considers where to place its efforts in omnichannel strategy, keep your customers’ needs and interests at the forefront. Customers have become more comfortable with online commerce this year.

Chatbots 128

Chatbots Call flow Morale Contact Center 128

Outsource Consultants

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

That’s because nearly 40% of current incoming call volume can be handled entirely with automated, self-service channels , according to a business leader survey from Gartner. The most powerful technology pairings in 2021 include call deflection, AI, and automation systems that work in harmony.

Contact Center 125

Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Morale Abandon rate 125

Comm100

JANUARY 21, 2021

There are many digital customer service tools for small businesses to choose from, but there’s only one that stands out with real-time, accessible, and cost-effective support – and that’s live chat. Small businesses around the world are adopting live chat to offer customer support at home, in the office, or even on-the-go.

Surveys 98

Surveys Marketing Sales Customer Support 98

Quiq

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Quiq Launches Conversational Commerce Payments and Conversational Surveys Share This Story Secure, in-conversation payments allow brands to complete transactions seamlessly while chatting with customers on SMS, web chat, and other channels; Surveys inform retailers with a multi-channel, real-time customer feedback loop.

Surveys 89

Surveys APIs Feedback Enterprise 89