CSM Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2025

Empathy is essential in customer support, but how do you know if its actually making a difference? By using customer feedback and tracking specific metrics, you can see just how empathy shapes the customer experience and drives your teams success. When agents show empathy, they naturally guide customers more effectively.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 21, 2019

This week we feature an article by Jonny Everett who discusses what businesses must do to be successful in the on-demand world in which we live. Your customers are used to ordering a taxi, booking hotel rooms and getting their shirts dry-cleaned in a few taps of their phone screen or clicks of their mouse.

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Hello Customer

JANUARY 6, 2022

Customers nowadays want everything easy and we can't really blame them for that. Long queues, having to wait for hours to talk to customer support or browsing an old website that you have to refresh every 2 minutes. It can be the last straw that will make your customers leave you for someone else. CES: what is it?

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2025

In customer support, empathy works the same way. Customers want to feel valued, not processed. Empathy bridges that gap, turning frustrated customers into loyal advocates. In this article, well explore why empathy is the foundation of meaningful support and how it creates lasting positive experiences.

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2025

In customer support, empathy works the same way. Customers want to feel valued, not processed. Empathy bridges that gap, turning frustrated customers into loyal advocates. In this article, well explore why empathy is the foundation of meaningful support and how it creates lasting positive experiences.

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ProProfs Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2017

The quality of customer support not only plays a big role in the profitability of a company but also determines the number of loyal customers. As recent reports suggest, 55% of customers are willing to pay more for a better experience. Website Based Customer Support. Tool Based Customer Support.

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Spearline

JANUARY 20, 2022

This is one of the questions customers ask when getting involved with a new company. of customers expect a response of “effortlessly” Customer Effort Scores provide insights to potential customers. ’ What is a Customer Effort Score? How easily can my issues be handled? About 99.9%

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ShepHyken

APRIL 2, 2021

This week we feature an article by Hannah McCabe , Director of Demand at Stella Connect by Medallia. She shares common misconceptions about customer service and offers ways to fight them in order to provide great customer experiences. But customers don’t want to feel like another ticket in the queue.

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Callminer

MARCH 2, 2020

Once you begin accurately tracking this metric, you can take measured steps towards raising it using the rest of the ideas in this article. To learn about how speech analytics can help boost customer satisfaction, download our white paper, Reduce Churn and Increase Customer Satisfaction with Speech Analytics.

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CSM Magazine

JUNE 19, 2022

In each case, it’s easy to see how a customer might feel they have to try too hard to do business with you. High customer effort often means bad customer experience. Bad customer experiences obviously damage existing customer relationships, but they can also endanger potential opportunities and erode your bottom line.

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Mindtouch

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Regardless, if you’re making one of these mistakes, you’re likely increasing customer effort and quietly diminishing your customer effort score. This trend is increasingly extending into the support world, where more and more users prefer video self-service (read: step-by-step video tutorials). Easy enough, right?

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ProProfs Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The answer lies in Customer Effort Score, a numerical score to calculate the customer’s effort in engaging with your brand. Through this blog, let’s develop a complete understanding of “Customer Effort Score.”. What is Customer Effort Score and Why is It Important? Let’s begin!

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Kayako

MARCH 3, 2016

When it comes to customer support, the ability to experiment, tweak, and improve your service is a huge part of making your customers’ experience great. In order to see what impact any changes you make to your support processes have, you need to be able to observe trends, set goals, and measure the results.

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Nicereply

DECEMBER 28, 2021

In this article, we explore the basic concepts of capacity planning that will help you create a model that works for your team. How Do You Measure Your Customer Service Team’s Capacity? We discuss what CES is, how it can benefit your company, and how you can train your support agents to provide an effortless experience.

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Kayako

JANUARY 12, 2017

It’s easy to rush into 2017 without appreciating the good parts of 2016: there is now a lot of great content out there that supports you, the customer advocating superhero! How do you round off a year that’s been so good to the customer service industry? The Customer Support Experience Of The Future , by Tom Tunguz.

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Tethr

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Reducing customer effort can feel like a monumental task, especially for big companies with legacy business processes, policies, systems, or companies in regulated industries. But these first three steps will get CX and customer care leaders started quickly and effectively. Understand where your customers’ effort is coming from.

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aircall

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

In the face of growing customer expectations, businesses face the imperative of adopting an omnichannel customer support strategy. One pitfall is to sacrifice the efficiency of established support channels in order to spearhead new ones. This often results in an overall decline in a company’s quality of support.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 31, 2022

Reducing customer effort is key to keeping your customers happy. If they have to put in a lot of effort to get what they want, they will be less likely to come back. In this article, we will discuss ten easy tips that you can use to reduce the amount of effort your customers have to put in.

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Nicereply

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Going beyond channels through changes to your products and services will make support easier to access, reduce customer effort, and allow you to resolve tickets faster. When support leaders are asked “how do you support your customers?” Where are your customers? Use your data.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 27, 2020

This week we feature an article by Eralp Arslan, a digital marketing specialist at JotForm. He writes about different types of customer experience surveys and how they can help businesses gain customer loyalty. And one of the best ways to accurately gauge customer satisfaction is via surveys. Customer Effort Score (CES).

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Nicereply

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Depending on your industry, you might not have a choice about how accessible you make your support. I contacted Kelly Lynch, a customer support agent by day, and a stand-up comedian and disability advocate by night to help me learn more about how customer support teams can become more accessible to a wider range of users.

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Lumoa

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Whether you’re new to customer experience or seeking inspiration, this guide serves as your ultimate resource for exploring and delving deeper into this exciting field. Same as with B2B customers, B2C customers expect a consistent and personalized omnichannel experience.

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ProProfs Blog

AUGUST 28, 2020

In this article piece, we aim to learn: What are customer expectations. Their great customer expectations from you. This approach will help you understand customers and what aspects of your services boost their brand expectations. Customer Effort Score (CES). But worry not. We’re here for you.

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aircall

MAY 16, 2017

As a field and as a department, customer support is no longer relegated to the kids’ table. Customers are afforded more options than ever, and as a result, their expectations in terms of service and support are soaring. In order to satisfy them, your business requires a crack support team. What do they do?

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Lumoa

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

According to The State of the Customer Experience survey that we did earlier in 2018, all companies track customer experience using one or several of the 6 world-wide recognised KPIs: Net Promoter Score (NPS), Customer Satisfaction (CSAT), Churn rate, Retention rate, Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) or Customer Effort Score (CES).

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JivoChat

JULY 6, 2022

According to research , 81% of consumers are more likely to make another purchase if they have a positive customer support experience. This means you should invest in your customer support. That team must be trained and skilled to impress your customers. How to improve your customer support.

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Mindtouch

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

If you’re banging your head against the wall, wondering what the cause of your lackluster customer effort scores (CES) is, good on you. You care about your customers! Listening to our customers’ stories , we hear time and time again that good self-service strategy is central to lowering customer effort.

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Spearline

AUGUST 7, 2019

5 stars here, "satisfied" scores there, businesses both demonstrate their strengths and weaknesses through the use of customer effort scores on their website, for potential customers and competitors to see. Businesses are continually hoping to keep their customers impressed by, and loyal to, their services.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

A key performance indicator (KPI) and strategic metric for any business is the Customer Effort Score (CES). It’s one of the significant drivers of brand loyalty because satisfied customers are more likely to make repeat purchases or talk to your customer service. How can the Customer Effort Score be measured?

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

A key performance indicator (KPI) and strategic metric for any business is the Customer Effort Score (CES). It’s one of the significant drivers of brand loyalty because satisfied customers are more likely to make repeat purchases or talk to your customer service. How can the Customer Effort Score be measured?

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aircall

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

This article will explore the various beneficial effects that computer-telephone integration can have on your call center installation, and on your customer experience. This feature increases customer satisfaction by saving the customer time and frustration. Lowered costs. Speaking of which! Try Aircall for free.

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Mindtouch

MARCH 16, 2018

There are a lot of reasons a customer support agent might be unhappy. Regardless of the reason, an unhappy group of support agents can make for unhappy customers and seriously impact customer experience KPIs. Wherever you find agent burnout, dissatisfied customers are not far away.

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ProProfs Blog

APRIL 28, 2020

Consider Common Customer Challenges. Monitor Customer Service Metric Levels. How to Set Measurable Customer Service Goals. Customer Satisfaction Score (CSAT). Customer Effort Score (CES). How to Make Sure You Reach Your Measurable Customer Service Goals. Treat Every Customer With Complete Attention.

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NobelBiz

JANUARY 28, 2025

Delays frustrate customers and negatively impact satisfaction. Customer Effort Score (CES) : Reflects how easy it is for customers to interact with your business. Related Article How To Build an Exceptional Customer Support Service For Your Business? The simpler the experience, the higher your CES.

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ProProfs Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Doing so, can help you avoid seeing a picture where the customer support team is waiting for the marketing team to bring in leads or the marketing team losing out on qualified leads due to bad customer support services. But the problem here is, how do you deal with such customer complaints on your social media platform ?

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 13, 2025

Measuring customer satisfaction isnt just about knowing if people are happyits about understanding what drives loyalty, repeat business, and positive word-of-mouth. In this article, well explore the most effective ways to measure customer satisfaction and why these methods matter for long-term success.

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Nicereply

MAY 11, 2023

Or if you’d rather learn more about website surveys in general, or you are just looking for a muse on what to ask the people that interact with your website, check out article Best Website Survey Questions [+Examples]. Introduction to Customer Effort Score Let’s talk about Customer Effort Score (CES) for a moment.

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