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How will COVID-19 change customer behavior and habits?

Beyond Philosophy

I’ve received a number of messages from airlines, hotel chains and travel site CEO’s about all the measures they are taking, the policies they are changing, etc. So airlines might even stream live to passengers how the plane is being cleaned … who knows. The response he received after complaining was even more disappointing.

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Is The Move to Self-Service Better For Your Organization Or The Customer?

Beyond Philosophy

Many organizations bust their backs trying to deliver excellent Customer Service. However, it might surprise you to learn your Customers want self-service—and the reasons why might surprise you even more. We discussed them on a recent podcast: 72% of Gen-Z prefer self-checkout options over cashiers in grocery stores.

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The Shocking Truth About Self Service

Steve DiGioia

So why don’t self service stations work as intended? If we are to believe that installing self serve check-out counters are in our best interest, why not install more and really do away with the live cashier altogether? Two lanes with a person and 2 lanes each with 4 self checkout terminals. More about that later….

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The Remarkable Power of Habit to Transform Customer Behavior

Beyond Philosophy

He tells a story about forming a personal bad habit. The airlines were smart about interrupting automatic and repetitive behavior when they installed self-check-in kiosks. One day after I queued up, I noticed these self-service queues for check-in just to the right-hand side of my regular line.

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At A Fork In the Road: As a Customer Relationship Driver, Where Is Branch Banking Headed?

Beyond Philosophy

Are they technology centers, with increased reliance on self-service devices, speed, and with minimal customer interface? Or, like staying at a Ritz-Carlton, shopping at an Apple store, or flying Southwest Airlines. Banks can’t quite make up their minds about what branches are supposed to be.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of May 22, 2017

ShepHyken

7 Powerful Customer Service Phone Tips by Pascal van Opzeeland. Userlike) The phone is one of the oldest and most personal customer service channels. My Comment: While this article focuses on seven customer service tips for the phone, they are also appropriate for other interactions with your customers, including face-to-face.

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Guest Blog: “Zhuzhing Up” Humans in the Contact Center

ShepHyken

Airline agents are still at check-in counters to guide passengers after self-service kiosks and to arrange complicated ticketing. But the phone conversations that are handled by human agents are generally becoming longer and more complicated as simpler inquiries are handled through self-service options.