ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

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 Tell If A Customer Service Agent Will Help You by Christopher Elliott. My Comment: You want happy customers?

Journey mapping 272

Journey mapping Customer Service B2B Analytics 272

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 3, 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. My Comment: I’ve always said a great customer experience (CX) starts with a great employee experience (EX).

Customer Service 185

Customer Service Entertainment Consulting Consulting 185

ShepHyken

JULY 7, 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. Every business has distinct customers with distinct feelings, needs and preferences. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 224

Customer Service Best practices Marketing Customer Experience 224

ShepHyken

JUNE 15, 2018

This week we feature an article by Ayush Chaudhary who writes about the social media customer support experience. Social customer service allows you to take the interactions with your customers to an even higher level. – Shep Hyken. Think of it as a telephonic IVRS analog for customer support.

Chatbots 203

Chatbots Customer Support Healthcare Scripts 203

ShepHyken

AUGUST 7, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service and experience articles from various online resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. Is The Customer Service “Department” Becoming Obsolete? The entire landscape of customer service and support is changing.

Customer Service 45

Customer Service Chatbots Customer Care B2B 45

ShepHyken

JUNE 8, 2018

This week we feature an article by Daphne Kasriel-Alexander who tells us how to create mega-fans who can then become your biggest advocates. – Shep Hyken. Meet Mor and Yoni, two of the Lightricks support team all-stars. Forced to listen to fake-happy ‘customer care’ puppets reading from scripts? Need more examples?

Customer Support 206

Customer Support Brand ambassadors Scripts Customer Care 206

ShepHyken

AUGUST 30, 2021

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. 10 Companies That Are Moving The Needle in Customer Experience by Comparably. Read the article and you can make your own decision.

Customer Service 46

Customer Service B2B Benchmark Personalization 46

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 27, 2021

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. This article has a few other ideas worth considering. But, what happens when the customers leave? Embrace them!

Customer Service 207

Customer Service Coaching Marketing Call Center 207

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

This week we feature an article from Pawel Lawrowski, Head of Growth at Tidio. He shares six tips and strategies to share with your team for improving the eCommerce customer experience. Poor customer service costs businesses over $75 billion a year in lost profits. Track and Measure Key Customer Service KPIs. Strategies.

Customer Service 388

Customer Service Chatbots Education Feedback 388

ShepHyken

JANUARY 16, 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. 10 Ways to Boost Customer Satisfaction by G. Top Customer Experience Trends You Should Watch in 2023 by Scott Clark.

Customer Service 44

Customer Service Benchmark Customer centricity Customer Experience 44

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

This week we feature an article from Emily Lavin, Content & Social Executive at Oak Engage. She shares a 3-step guide on how to improve the employee experience while maximizing customer engagement. Where would a business be without a customer service team? Step 3: Offer Support . Step 2: Recognition is Important .

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Customer Service Employee engagement Morale Feedback 346

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 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. Consider this finding cited in the article: “48% of consumers become angry while communicating with customer service.”

Customer Service 191

Customer Service Self service Surveys Contact Center 191

ShepHyken

AUGUST 17, 2018

This week we feature an article by Kaavya Karthikeyan who writes about customer support metrics that you should be tracking. – Shep Hyken. The best way to outperform your peers is through constant evolution and refining, and nowhere does this apply more than in the customer support arena. Gaming addict.

Benchmark 189

Benchmark Metrics Customer Support First call resolution 189

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 19, 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: The obvious way to track customer satisfaction is by asking the customer for feedback.

Morale 172

Morale Customer Service Chatbots Feedback 172

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 5, 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. 4 Ways Digital Evolution Has Changed Customers’ Ideas About Patience by Scott Clark. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 185

Customer Service Journey mapping Surveys Customer Experience 185

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 8, 2021

It will make sense to send a certain number of automated emails and messages, but that shouldn’t be your main method of communicating with customers looking for solutions. . Make Note of Feedback. Receiving negative customer queries can be tough on morale and drain your energy. For emails, respond quicker than 48 hours.?

Best practices 366

Best practices Customer Service Morale Feedback 366

ShepHyken

JANUARY 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. 7 Customer Service Skills Every Business Needs by Renee Johnson. The Tech Report) Much of the customer mindset will remain a mystery.

Customer Service 185

Customer Service Journey mapping outsourcing Customer Experience 185

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. Testimonials and customer reviews are powerful.

Customer Service 185

Customer Service Customer retention Self service Engineering 185

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

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. Anatomy of the VP Customer Experience Role by Lynn Hunsaker. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Chief Customer Officer 166

Chief Customer Officer Customer Service Feedback Customer Experience 166

ShepHyken

AUGUST 27, 2021

This week we feature an article by Jafar Sadhik, a digital marketer in the fields of SaaS tools, data management, and finance management. He writes about how customer experience can determine the lifeline of a business. It is the volume of customers that makes the difference to a considerable extent.

Customer Experience 409

Customer Experience Technical Support Customer advocacy Finance 409

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 23, 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. Constructing Care: How Your Customers Know They Matter by Chip Bell (Forbes) It sounds like a broken record.

Customer Service 183

Customer Service Construction Contact Center Scripts 183

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 303

Customer Experience Feedback Customer centricity Customer retention 303

ShepHyken

APRIL 30, 2021

Customer Service Trends For 2021 . Modern customers want real-time interactions that are personalized and consistent. To meet their demands, we expect to see more technology in customer support in 2021, as well as a growth in omnichannel support strategies. Increased Usage of Live Chat For Real-Time Support .

Customer Service 388

Customer Service Chatbots Analytics Upselling 388

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 #4: You can’t save your relationship with a customer after a negative experience.

Customer Service 308

Customer Service Metrics Self service Average Handle Time 308

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 28, 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. When CEOs Engage Directly with Customers by G. My Comment: I’m often asked, “How can I get more customers to respond to our surveys?”

Customer Service 34

Customer Service Contact Center outsourcing Customer centricity 34

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 19, 2023

If I asked 10 people who they thought could be planet Earth’s most customer-centric company, I bet a majority would have the same answer. I’ll share that company’s name at the end of this article. For now, you can guess. Cindy, from my office, had a customer service issue. And did you guess what company this article is about?

Customer centricity 248

Customer centricity Chatbots Self service Feedback 248

ShepHyken

JULY 17, 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. But what about when it comes to giving advice, particularly in the world of customer experience? And if so, how?

Customer Service 156

Customer Service Chatbots Customer Experience Contact Center 156

ProProfs Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Everyone says that customer support used to be easy. For an 18th century blacksmith, the questions and concerns from customers were pretty simple. At least it was obvious that customers would simply walk to the store whenever they needed support. . Customer support is not rocket science.

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Customer Support Surveys Inbound sales Construction 160

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 4, 2019

This week we feature an article by Dwayne Charrington who writes about how to engage your customers in personalized, meaningful, and relevant ways. Customers, employees, lead generation, or profit. Well, the best answer is customer engagement. No business can survive without engaging its customers.

Benchmark 312

Benchmark Customer retention Feedback Consulting 312

ShepHyken

APRIL 7, 2017

Do you have a standard approach to provide customer support? In essence, customer complaints are the greatest business opportunities. A quick tip is to examine the negative feedback. For more articles from Shep Hyken and his guest contributors go to customerserviceblog.com. Conflict resolution.

Advertising 295

Advertising B2B Employee engagement CRM 295

ShepHyken

JUNE 4, 2021

This week we feature an article by Pratik Salia, a CX professional and Assistant General Manager at Knowmax. He discusses why first call resolution is important and what companies can do to resolve their customers’ queries in the first call. As the means of customer support are evolving, so is the significance of FCR.

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First call resolution Management Chatbots Self service 231

ShepHyken

MARCH 13, 2020

This week we feature an article by Dwayne Charrington , a technical writer currently associated with ProProfs Help Desk. higher customer retention, 1.9x higher customer satisfaction rates” – Forrester. Hence, creating positive customer experiences is a necessity for businesses today. Experience-led businesses have 1.7x

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Customer Support Customer retention Customer Experience Management 280

ShepHyken

JUNE 1, 2018

This week we feature an article by Jason Grills who discusses the importance of integrating an effective customer support system and how to decide upon live chat software for your organization. – Shep Hyken. Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning” – Bill Gates , Microsoft Founder.

Customer Support 281

Customer Support Sales B2B Marketing 281

CX Accelerator

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Surely customer support could help me sort this out. Read each of these as a completion of this sentence: A company might not be customer-centric if they… Here’s what my friends came up with: , Luke Soon , focusing on the big picture says: 4) think short-term versus long-term. 11) have zero channels for customer feedback.

Customer centricity 316

Customer centricity Airlines Feedback Construction 316

ShepHyken

JULY 29, 2022

This week we feature an article by Jason Grills, Customer Support Expert at ProProfs , a company that provides software that empowers organizations to deliver happiness to their customers and employees. First Call Resolution is an important call center metric to determine the effectiveness of your call support staff. .

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First call resolution Call Center Best practices Customer Support 224

ShepHyken

APRIL 15, 2022

This week, we feature an article by Manpreet Chawla, senior digital marketing specialist at Knowmax , a knowledge base management solution for enterprises looking to provide exceptional customer experience to their customers via enhanced agent satisfaction. Automate customer service.

Customer Experience 197

Customer Experience Customer Support Enterprise Scripts 197

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Customer experience pros can argue back-and-forth about whether a vendor can create deep emotions such as bonding and love in a customer. There are lots of articles and studies around stating things like “Highly engaged customers are loyal customers”. 10 BIG Ideas for Customer-Centric Success.

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Employee engagement Consulting Consulting Enterprise 364