ShepHyken

MAY 16, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. Are You Tracking the Customer Service Metrics That Really Count? Yes, metrics matter. Does the customer come back?

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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. Misconception #3: Speed is the most important customer service metric.

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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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Callminer

MARCH 2, 2020

Improving a major metric like first call resolution involves carefully keeping track of it and various others to accurately inform your decisions. Once you begin accurately tracking this metric, you can take measured steps towards raising it using the rest of the ideas in this article. Track Customer Satisfaction.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 13, 2025

In this article, well explore the most effective ways to measure customer satisfaction and why these methods matter for long-term success. The Importance of Measuring Customer Satisfaction Customer satisfaction is more than just a feel-good metric. Revenue growth starts with happy customers.

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ShepHyken

MAY 25, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. How to calculate your customer retention rate by Bryce Baer. Here are my top five picks from last week. Zendesk) Churn happens.

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Nicereply

JUNE 6, 2022

Everything you need to know about Customer Effort Score – why is so important and how to measure it. Let’s talk about a popular survey type known as the Customer Effort Score (CES) and discuss what it is; when to use it; and why it’s so important for your brand. What is the Customer Effort Score (CES)?

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Hello Customer

JANUARY 6, 2022

This is why it is up to you to provide them with a seamless and fluid customer experience throughout all their customer journey. The customer effort score (CES) is a key metric that shows companies how simple or difficult it is for customers to do business with them. Customer loyalty can be predicted by CES.

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Answer Dash

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Brands are battling to provide superior experiences across channels to win over customers, but are too many focusing on the wrong metrics? While many companies focus on scores such as Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) and Net Promoter Score (NPS), they’re overlooking a more important metric that is more intricate.

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Nicereply

JUNE 6, 2022

Everything you need to know about Customer Effort Score – why is so important and how to measure it. Let’s talk about a popular survey type known as the Customer Effort Score (CES) and discuss what it is; when to use it; and why it’s so important for your brand. What is the Customer Effort Score (CES)?

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GetFeedback

MAY 9, 2019

If you Google customer experience you’ll get about 2,340,000,000 results—articles, videos, reports—with in-depth information about the space. This article is inspired by our own frustrations with getting to know the CX space. Customer experience is how your customers perceive their interactions with your company.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

This week we feature an article by Pascal van Opzeeland who writes about the quality of customer support and what it takes to provide great customer support. – Shep Hyken. What makes a customer support interaction good or bad? The speed of service delivery has a massive effect on how customers view your 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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Kayako

MARCH 3, 2016

We have put together a list of key customer service metrics, so you can be sure that your support team is doing the best it can to help your customers. On this page you can see a complete list of all the customer support metrics that matter, and why. Navigate this guide: Productivity metrics.

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Nicereply

JUNE 24, 2021

Customer Effort Score seeks to quantify and highlight these very difficult conversations, so that customer service teams can avoid them in the future. Created in 2010, the Customer Effort Score is fairly new to the scene but is becoming increasingly more popular. What is Customer Effort Score (CES)?

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 6, 2022

Though Customer Success was originally regarded as a post-sale cost center, you can flip its narrative with the right metrics, positioning, and forecasting strategy. In the section below, we outline three strategies that every Customer Success team can use to increase their perception as a profit center. But Customer Success?

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GetFeedback

AUGUST 16, 2018

Plus, it’s directly tied to revenue as it affects customer happiness and churn rates. But when it comes to service quality, how do you measure where you really stand with customers? Here’s a look at the top 11 customer service metrics you should start measuring today. Customer Happiness Metrics.

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24-7 InTouch

JUNE 15, 2021

Prioritizing metrics that matter most to your brand should not only be based on company culture and operational style, but also on today’s digital customers. As consumers change how they live, work, and purchase, brands’ customer service metrics need to adjust accordingly. . Customer Effort Score.

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Sampson Lee

APRIL 10, 2017

Deploying Customer Effort Score could be destructive under two conditions: using CES as a key metric for your critical touch-point experiences, and, your brand value is not about effortless. Reduce customers’ pleasure. It would generate three negative consequences: Drive a disremembered experience.

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Answer Dash

DECEMBER 7, 2019

(This article is originally published on AdRoll - re-published by the consent of AdRoll) Once upon a time, customer loyalty depended on the product or service you’d provide. Nowadays, it’s different — the market is saturated with various brands offering similar services, and an essential distinguishing factor is customer experience.

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Amity

OCTOBER 23, 2018

This article was originally published on WnTD's blog. Tracking the proper metrics is essential in understanding how your business is performing. For now let’s concentrate on the following four main metrics. It is also worth engaging an independent unbiased third party to do a Voice of the Customer project and analysis.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

This week we feature an article by Pascal van Opzeeland who writes about the quality of customer support and what it takes to provide great customer support. – Shep Hyken. What makes a customer support interaction good or bad? The speed of service delivery has a massive effect on how customers view your support.

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ChurnZero

JUNE 17, 2022

It requires a genuine understanding of your customer cohorts and their goals, perceptions, and needs. To share how to choose, track, and act on effective onboarding metrics, ChurnZero Customer Success Enablement Team Lead Bree Pecci joined CSM Practice for a drill-down into customer-centric onboarding. Irit: Hi everyone.

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NobelBiz

JANUARY 28, 2025

Whether you’re measuring agent performance or overall customer satisfaction, staying aligned with modern standards is key to success. In 2025, achieving the right benchmarks means understanding the metrics that matter, tracking them effectively, and striving for continuous improvement.

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BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

It’s 2019, which means contact center metrics from 1999 are almost old enough for their first legal beer (and already knocking them back in Canada.) Those metrics were born in an era when customer service was a race, where whoever got to the finish line first (i.e. One Metric to Rule Them All. But where do we start?

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Kayako

JANUARY 12, 2017

To remember why we do our jobs in the first place: the customer. And celebrate how good service experiences will keep customers happy, improve loyalty and grow our business. Here’s our list of the best articles from last year to help you understand the trends and show how you can provide an amazing customer experience in 2017.

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Customer Service Life

MAY 21, 2018

This article was originally published on the ICMI Blog on March 29, 2018. That would mean our view of how we’re doing doesn’t necessarily align with the customer’s. But how many would list quality assurance, a standard contact center metric, as a customer experience metric? Click here to read the original.

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Peter Lavers

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Having been selected as Editor’s Pick for both my first two articles has of course warmed me to the site. My most recent post was an older one from this site, encouraging those implementing Customer Effort Score programmes to learn the lessons of what happened with NPS (i.e. don’t waste time arguing over metrics).

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Global Response

MARCH 12, 2025

Read Time: 12 minutes Table of Contents Introduction Looking to understand and use contact center analytics to boost efficiency and build customer loyalty? Benefits for business: Tracking analytics can increase customer satisfaction, employee performance, and business efficiency. Youre in luck!

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Calabrio

MARCH 25, 2025

This article delves into how to evaluate call center agent performance effectively, outlining key call center agent metrics and exploring innovative new techniquesas well as too-often-overlooked onesto elevate your team’s success. This means, first, they must be able to track the right agent performance metrics.

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Outsource Consultants

APRIL 18, 2024

In a recent article for CXM Today, we gave our complete guide to call center tools and metrics to drive CX growth. But, for those ready to dive in now, we draw similar conclusions in our advice for how using CX metrics more strategically can best guide your labor and technology choices. We encourage you to check it out.

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delighted

MAY 4, 2021

When you talk about measuring customer experience and satisfaction, three metrics inevitably come up as THE ones to use: Customer Satisfaction Score (CSAT) vs Net Promoter Score (NPS) vs Customer Effort Score (CES). CSAT can be either a relationship or transactional study metric. So, which is best for you?

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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. Customer churn is the opposite of retention.

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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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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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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. Monitor Customer Service Metric Levels.

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Win the Customer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Customer satisfaction is not just a feel-good metric; it’s a tangible indicator of how well your products, services, and interactions resonate with your audience. In this blog post, we’ll explore the significance of measuring customer satisfaction and delve into key metrics that provide valuable insights.

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