ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 26, 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. 15 Qualities You Need To Get A Good Customer Service Job by James Spillane. Are You Using the Right Customer Experience Analytics?

Customer Service 180

Customer Service Customer retention Analytics Surveys 180

ShepHyken

JANUARY 15, 2021

This week we feature an article from Thomas Fordham, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at TAP London. H e shares different strategies to help your business monitor and measure customer satisfaction. Customer experience is crucial for businesses looking to retain existing customers and attract new ones.

Customer Experience 360

Customer Experience Metrics Customer retention Analytics 360

ShepHyken

MAY 1, 2023

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. My Comment: Another one of my favorite topics is customer loyalty. It’s one thing to get the customer to come back.

Customer Service 36

Customer Service Customer retention Education Surveys 36

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 17, 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. Enough Already With Customer Feedback. My Comment: I’ve always believed that surveys are very important.

Customer Service 36

Customer Service Surveys Chatbots Self service 36

ShepHyken

MARCH 21, 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. 15 Stats About Post-Covid Customer Service by Blake Morgan. Our customer service research supports the theme.

Customer Service 180

Customer Service Customer retention Self service Engineering 180

ShepHyken

JULY 20, 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. 5 Customer Experience Trends Thet COVID-19 Is Only Accelerating by Stephen Fioretti. My Comment: Is customer service broken?

Customer Service 159

Customer Service Self service Customer retention Surveys 159

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 29, 2023

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. Done well, they foster repeat business and can lead to true customer loyalty. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 181

Customer Service Marketing Customer retention Customer Experience 181

ShepHyken

JANUARY 28, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. What Can Disneyland Teach Us about the Customer Journey? Here are my top five picks from last week. The numbers make the case.

Customer Service 186

Customer Service Consulting Consulting Customer Experience 186

ShepHyken

AUGUST 6, 2023

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. Here are 25 ideas to help you tune into, and better understand, your customers’ pain points.

Customer Service 156

Customer Service B2C Customer retention Government 156

ShepHyken

JANUARY 23, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. Are You Taking Your Customers For Granted? CustomerThink) What does your B2B marketing program have to do with your customer retention strategy?

Customer Service 149

Customer Service Self service Customer retention B2B 149

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 31, 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. 3 Tactics to Avoid Spooking Your Customer by Mark Smith. You don’t want to scare your customers away.

Customer Service 31

Customer Service Advertising Engineering Customer Experience 31

Nicereply

JUNE 18, 2020

Customer retention is the act of keeping customers engaged, creating customer advocates, and reducing churn before it happens. Imagine you never acquired another customer. Your sales team went home, and all you had left was your current group of customers. That’s where customer retention comes in.

Customer retention 125

Customer retention Feedback Surveys Metrics 125

ShepHyken

APRIL 20, 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. Loyalty programs boost businesses’ ability to keep customers by Jill Young Miller. This article brings that concept back.

Customer Service 129

Customer Service Consulting Consulting B2C 129

Totango

AUGUST 16, 2022

Customer Retention Software Cuts Down Client Churn. Customer retention software has become essential for effective SaaS customer success strategies. A winning SaaS business model must prioritize retaining customers, which is far more cost-efficient than acquiring new clients to offset churn.

Customer retention 106

Customer retention Upselling CRM SaaS 106

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 14, 2018

This week we feature an article by Chanice Henry who writes about the importance of cyber security in providing a trustworthy experience for your customers. – Shep Hyken. Customer loyalty is built on trust. Every employee working with customer data needs to consider their treatment of data very carefully.

Customer Experience 272

Customer Experience Government Coaching Customer retention 272

ShepHyken

JULY 26, 2019

This week we feature an article by Charles Richard who shares an article about how important it is for software development companies to have a successful customer experience strategy. We all crave for “more”- entrepreneurs expect more from their employees whereas your coworkers as well customers may expect more from you.

Customer Experience 301

Customer Experience Feedback Customer centricity Customer retention 301

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.

Customer Experience 134

Customer Experience Journey mapping Metrics Customer centricity 134

Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

In a recent article, “ 3 Ways to Use Mobile To Your Advantage,” I discuss how Macy’s, Dick’s, and Taco Bell have embraced mobile Omni-channel approaches in unique ways to take their relationships with their Customers on-the-go to a new level. The Trader Joe’s team told her to “Have a Merry Christmas!”. Why do they staff this way?

Call Center 419

Call Center Consulting Consulting Customer Experience 419

Nicereply

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Discover great customer retention tools and empower customer satisfaction. Losing customers is something that every business fears. Considering that the SaaS industry is a competitive one, customer retention is crucial. What is Customer Retention? Why is Customer Retention Critical for SaaS?

Customer retention 98

Customer retention SaaS Upselling Analytics 98

Nicereply

OCTOBER 22, 2024

What is a feedback survey? Is it simply a strategy used to gauge customer satisfaction, or is it a means of actively involving and engaging your customers? A feedback survey is a great way to get valuable information about your customers’ preferences while keeping them engaged with your brand.

Surveys 52

Surveys Feedback Customer retention Construction 52

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

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. My Comment: Let’s kick off this week’s Top Five roundup with an article focused on the customer support center.

Customer Service 120

Customer Service Call Center Customer retention Banking 120

ShepHyken

MAY 20, 2022

This week, we feature an article by Simona Benetinová, content manager at Nicereply , a company that helps organizations, of all sizes, provide outstanding customer service. She writes about customer loyalty and why your team should care about your brand’s Net Promoter Score. What is customer loyalty?

Customer Service 200

Customer Service Best practices Surveys Feedback 200

ChurnZero

AUGUST 11, 2020

Did you know that 60% of SaaS companies reported a negative impact on customer retention and upsell deals due to the pandemic? Customer retention, along with new customer acquisition, has been challenging for most companies when the pandemic hit. This is a guest blog post by Anita Toth, Chief Churn Crusher. .

Customer retention 97

Customer retention Chief Customer Officer SaaS Accountability 97

Totango

MARCH 5, 2021

Customer retention is the lifeblood of any savvy enterprise. It’s the only way to be successful in this customer-centered economy and ensure scalable long-term revenue. To retain customers, companies must make the customer experience better and ensure customers never stop seeing value from their product or service.

Customer retention 92

Customer retention Upselling Enterprise Benchmark 92

Totango

JANUARY 26, 2021

Read on to learn what churn is, how an attrition analysis can help you pinpoint why you’re losing customers, and what steps you can take to prevent customer churn. What Is Churn Rate and How Does It Relate to Customer Retention? These are just a few examples of issues which can contribute to customer churn.

Customer retention 94

Customer retention Sales Marketing Big data 94

ProProfs Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2019

An article by Psychology Today , explains it adequately. Companies today are not ready to wait even for a day or even a few hours to know how the customer felt about a particular product or service. What Is a Real-Time Feedback Survey? What Are the Advantages of a Real-Time Feedback Survey? I like to be listened to.

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Feedback Surveys Sales Benchmark 124

ShepHyken

AUGUST 14, 2020

This week we feature an article by Rakshit Hirapara , a content marketer at PeddleWeb. He writes about the importance of ensuring a positive customer experience, especially during a world crisis. The customer experience (also referred to as CX) seems like a simple concept. However, it can be interpreted in several ways.

Customer Experience 261

Customer Experience Entertainment Sales Advertising 261

ProProfs Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2018

There is nothing more effective than a customer survey when it comes to knowing if your customers are satisfied with your products and services. It gives your customers a chance to voice their concerns and praise or criticize the offerings that they’re dealing with. Creating a Valuable Customer Survey.

Surveys 95

Surveys Abandon rate Customer centricity Customer Support 95

TeleDirect

APRIL 23, 2025

In this article, we explore how specialized services optimize policyholder support and boost customer retention. The Importance of Policyholder Support in the Insurance Industry Customer expectations are evolving. Outbound calling is often used for renewals, customer win-backs, and satisfaction surveys.

Call Center 62

Call Center Interactive Voice Response Scripts First call resolution 62

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Ten years ago, I wrote an article about why delivering an amazing customer experience is important. The right customer experience gets customers to talk about you, refer you and evangelize your brand. Delivering an amazing customer experience makes price less relevant.

Customer Experience 180

Customer Experience Surveys Customer retention Customer Service 180

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 6, 2022

This week, we feature an article by Zhecho Dobrev, leading principal consultant at Beyond Philosophy and author of The Big Miss: How Organizations Overlook the Value of Emotions. He shares the value that customer emotions bring to a company. For more articles from Shep Hyken and his guest contributors, go to customerserviceblog.com.

Journey mapping 190

Journey mapping Customer emotions Customer effort B2C 190

ShepHyken

JANUARY 31, 2020

This week we feature an article by Pem Brooke, Marketing Manager of SuperStaff. Pem discusses the importance of shifting customer service tactics in order to cater towards customers from each generation. F or more articles from Shep Hyken and his guest contributors go to customerserviceblog.com. Generation X.

Customer Service 223

Customer Service Entertainment Marketing Customer Support 223

CCNG

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Ranging from the intricacies of AI-driven personalization to the influential real-time analytical capabilities shaping proactive decision-making, these trends not only redefine operational structures but also signify a monumental shift in how contact centers engage with customers, aiming to provide unparalleled experiences.

Contact Center 195

Contact Center Technology CCNG First call resolution 195

Nicereply

JULY 31, 2023

A customer satisfaction survey – the easiest way to get feedback from your customers. Customer feedback fuels the engine of any business. When you know what customers think about your product and your service, you’re able to plan strategically and make smart bets. Use clear and concise language 2.

Surveys 98

Surveys Feedback Customer Support Wireless 98

360Connext

JANUARY 5, 2022

Your company has surpassed its annual goals for customer retention, referrals, and satisfaction. C-level leadership is thrilled, and the customer experience program you helped develop was instrumental to this success. It’s about who you are as an organization and who you need to be for your customers to live their best lives. .

Journey mapping 188

Journey mapping Customer Experience Education Feedback 188

SharpenCX

JUNE 8, 2021

If your team can’t retain customers and establish long-term relationships that last, your entire company suffers the losses. According to research out of Bain & Company , increasing your customer retention rate by just 5% can increase profits anywhere from 25 to 95%. Customer acquisition on the other hand is costly.

Customer retention 76

Customer retention Coaching Employee engagement Contact Center 76

ShepHyken

JANUARY 31, 2020

This week we feature an article by Pem Brooke, Marketing Manager of SuperStaff. Pem discusses the importance of shifting customer service tactics in order to cater towards customers from each generation. F or more articles from Shep Hyken and his guest contributors go to customerserviceblog.com. Generation X.

Customer Service 206

Customer Service Entertainment Marketing Customer Support 206