ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 4 Things Your Contact Center Can Learn Now From Chewy on How To Improve Your Customer Experience While Still Keeping Your Agents Happy and Productive by Veronica Krieg. Addressing L.L.

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Call Center Weekly

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

The situation required my patience, as well as clear communication from the airline. Unfortunately, the airline didn’t deliver. I never got an answer and in fact, each airline rep I spoke with gave a wildly different and equally confusing update. I challenge you to put this rule into practice in your contact center.

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Aspect

JUNE 29, 2017

When it comes to customer service departments, few industries underwhelm on an annual basis quite like the airline industry. In fact, despite several recent PR missteps, the airline industry just had its highest rating ever bestowed on it by the American Customer Service Index. The bad news?

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Tech-human hybrid contact centersa revolutionary blend of artificial intelligence and human expertise is redefining the way companies interact with their customers. Hybrid contact centers integrate advanced technology with skilled human agents to deliver faster, more efficient, and personalized support.

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SharpenCX

JANUARY 15, 2020

What about the examples of good customer service and the success stories of leaders and employees who ban together to deliver outstanding experiences? They’re the ones who hold leading spots on top satisfaction lists and who have a following of raving customer advocates. First up: Alaska Airlines.

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Outsource Consultants

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

It’s because the ongoing labor shortage, paired with increased Q4 purchasing, is leaving many businesses that rely on contact center support exposed to looming CX disasters. This includes excessive hold times, overwhelmed agents, poor customer satisfaction, and ultimately brand harm. Tip the Scales with Technology.

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CX Global Media

JULY 10, 2019

The third step ( Step 1 , Step 2 ) in the contact center agent journey is about developing high-performing agents. Since the advent of contact centers, it’s never been documented that technology has remedied a failed systematic approach. If fact, most often technology has accelerated poor performance in these instances.

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Contact Center Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Imagine you open an airline app to search for your flight information and it’s missing your gate location. These everyday information gaps are also common in customer service scenarios, like when […]. Or you pull up an online form to apply for a permit with your local government and you are not sure where to begin.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 20, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 8 Best Practices for Creating a Compelling Customer Experience by G. Hult (Harvard Business Review) How can a company best create a compelling customer experience? Will ChatGPT Replace The Contact Center Agent?

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Fonolo

MAY 8, 2019

This blog series explores two separate experiences related to the airline industry. This week, Fonolo’s Digital Marketing Manager describes his interaction with United Airline’s pre-flight customer service. According to onholdwith.com , airlines are the second worst offenders when it comes to hold times.

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HGS

OCTOBER 3, 2017

How Contact Centers Impact Patient Experience. That’s why a modernized patient contact center is critical both for differentiating your organization from the competition and for preventing revenue leakage. They’ve grown accustomed to a concierge-level of customer service. Contact Center.

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CCNG

JUNE 14, 2023

I quickly called the airline to see what could be done to rectify the situation. Still after 10 years, I remember that conversation with that agent, and go out of my way to use that airline. In today's competitive market, providing an outstanding customer experience is more important than ever.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Active listening is an essential skill for contact center agents for one very good reason: customers want to be heard. Come to think of it, everybody wants to be heard! Of course, customers want a lot of other things , too. Call-backs are great for bridging the gap between self-service and live calls, by the way.)

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Customer Relationship Metrics

JULY 26, 2017

It’s just the nature of the contact center industry. Or is it time to put humanity into your contact center? It’s time to put humanity into your contact center.” Managing a contact center is fast paced and furious. Doing things the popular way in the contact centers no longer works.”

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Vonage

DECEMBER 18, 2018

As scores of attendees packed the impressive all-glass venue in Midtown New York a small group of thought leaders kicked it off with an early morning breakfast to discuss AI, chatbots, omni-channel, and analytics for contact centers. The perfect storm for an unhappy customer. Which airline are you likely to choose going forward?

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Vonage

AUGUST 11, 2015

Businesses can pour money into elaborate advertising campaigns, but poor customer service can undo all that hard work instantly. Excellent customer service can be as good (and often better) for your brand than a well-orchestrated PR campaign: get your customers to do the talking for you!

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Interactions

MARCH 19, 2020

Consumers are scrambling to contact airlines and hotels to cancel or change their bookings. . Amidst this chaos with emotions running high, customers still expect these brands to show empathy and offer fast, efficient, and effective solutions. Employee effort directly correlates with customer effort.

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Fonolo

JULY 18, 2019

Core tenets of customer service are timeless: For example, “know your customer” is still as important today as it ever was. If you know your customer, you’ll know that consumer expectations have changed radically over the past decade, largely due to the development of new technologies. Limited Self-Service Options.

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Fonolo

JULY 8, 2021

Companies use all sorts of metrics and techniques to evaluate their customers’ satisfaction with their products and services. Google reviews, social media activity, and customer service surveys all help companies learn about their customers’ experiences. How to leverage Net Promoter Score in your call center.

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VocalCom

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Many brands believe that chatbots are key to modernizing customer service. It’s still an early stage for chatbots within the domain of customer experience, and companies need to use them prudently. Here are five tips for optimizing the use of chatbots in your customer service strategy.

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Despite this shared sentiment, hold time is still a standard practice in customer service. So, businesses worldwide experienced a rude awakening last March when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, causing overwhelming call volumes and incredibly long queues for panicking customers. I just want to redeem my airline credit.

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Fonolo

DECEMBER 11, 2018

And as those of us in customer service know to a sobering degree, Twitter has quickly become a go-to platform customers use to shout about frustrating customer service experiences. And, specifically for wireless service providers, “contacting customer service by phone is the principal pain point for customers.”

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Fonolo

APRIL 19, 2018

So to the customer service folks who are ready to take more away from TV and movies then simply an entertainment fix – this one is for you. Below I’ve illustrated seven lessons about customer service we can all learn from TV shows, movies, and even cartoons! . The Wrong Customer Service Response.

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Fonolo

APRIL 30, 2019

However, one clear downside is a lack of competition in the airline industry (that, and the proximity to polar bears). By all counts, Air Canada is an award-winning airline , a brand built on the notion of customer service. Obviously, airlines are often at the mercy of forces beyond their control.

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Customer Service Life

AUGUST 1, 2022

Thinking back to the early days of my first management role in a small contact center, I can remember one day when a newly-hired customer support agent came over to my cubicle for what had to have been the twentieth time to ask me yet another question. I now refer to this concept as “internal customer support.”.

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Fonolo

JUNE 26, 2019

While many factors are at play here, the growth of the mobile app market has been partly driven by the fact that more and more businesses are integrating mobile apps into their customer service strategies. The Customer Service Takeaway: Customers want convenience on their terms, not yours.

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CSM Magazine

JUNE 1, 2018

In industries where companies depend on customer service excellence, success is driven by the right people, processes, and a cultural commitment to customer satisfaction. . Increasingly we see companies turning to artificial intelligence tools in order to, enable and drive an effective and friendly customer service operation.

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Toister Performance Solutions

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

She asked me if I would share what I witnessed with the airline and I told her I already had. The conversation reminded me how important it is to show appreciation and support to customer service professionals who are working hard to serve us. I talk to a lot of customer service professionals like Lauren.

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TechSee

MARCH 26, 2019

The Contact Center KPIs that Matter Most – TechSee Data Sheet Collection Part 1. While a wide range of factors can affect NPS, there are common elements that directly impact the metric and the overall customer experience. One such area is the contact center. Appliances. Computers.

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The Northridge Group

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Empathy is a desirable trait for customer service associates; however, compassion takes empathy to the next level. Empathy fatigue is unsettling in the world of customer service, especially in high-stress industries such as healthcare, travel and finance. Are they empowered in appropriate ways to help the customer?

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Toister Performance Solutions

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The formula for good customer service is pretty simple. Customer service quality is the extent to which the experience meets the customer's expectations. Of course, you have to know what customers expect. Of course, you have to know what customers expect. population.

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Fonolo

DECEMBER 6, 2017

The Worst Offenders Include Apple, Amazon, Airlines and 7 on Your Side: Apple, Verizon top ‘on hold’ complaints list ). Well, according to the 800,000 tweets analyzed, the company that customers complained about the most over social media in 2017 was, *drumroll please*….Delta Delta Airlines!

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Your airline has updated your flight details, shortening an already tight connection time. You decline and make a mental note to never fly with that airline again. Often customer service leaders believe that with a few simple moves, they can transform their customer service department from a cost center into a profit center.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

Airline services have been scrambling to improve their customer service strategies and initiatives, making key investments to elevate the overall customer experience. in an effort to shave time from its customer service call volumes. in an effort to shave time from its customer service call volumes.

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Toister Performance Solutions

JANUARY 27, 2022

The contact center agent shook his head as he scanned the quality assurance form. What is contact center quality assurance? I realize some readers might not be familiar with the quality assurance process in contact centers. Let's say you monitor five calls for a particular customer service agent.

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Playvox

JULY 20, 2022

At the start of the year, most contact center leaders were scrambling to find talent and whenever I spoke with folks in the industry, it seemed like everyone talked about the “war for talent” and “the great resignation.” That uncertainty can come in many many. Scenarios like these require personalized help and take time to resolve.

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Fonolo

DECEMBER 12, 2018

By 2020, customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator. United Airlines’ decision to forcibly eject a customer from an overbooked flight had all of the makings of a PR disaster. 25 percent of customer service operations will use virtual customer assistants by 2020.

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