ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

If your services fall under the B2B umbrella, for example, your customers are more likely to engage with you on LinkedIn as opposed to in B2C businesses. Are they providing feedback—and how much is positive versus negative? Brooke is one of the top writers on Quora in B2B and her answers get over 100K views a month and growing.

Customer Service 224

Customer Service B2B B2C Accountability 224

Kayako

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

In the current climate, customer experience is one of the main battlegrounds for sales organisations, often out-ranking factors like product and price. It is, therefore, no real surprise that many sales companies are increasing investment in customer experience training and coaching efforts. Make Customer Experience a Priority .

Best practices 81

Best practices B2B Sales Customer Experience 81

TeamSupport

MARCH 23, 2021

According to a study by B2B International , B2B companies that are truly customer-oriented are only 14%. This shows that B2B organizations need to focus more on their customers. By providing superior customer support, B2B companies can differentiate their brands and improve their profits. Price comes later for B2B buyers.

B2B 105

B2B Customer Support Self service Big data 105

ShepHyken

AUGUST 30, 2021

A well-balanced customer experience strategy can impact every area of the business, enabling better sales/marketing/operational outcomes. Here are several ways to drive loyalty using data, feedback, benchmarking with others, and more. It references one of my recent Forbes articles about the Netflix experience becoming a B2B standard.

Customer Service 43

Customer Service B2B Benchmark Personalization 43

TeamSupport

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

It’s an essential component of the company business plan, but what is a B2B Buyer Persona, and why is it an important component of your company? What are B2B Buyer Personas? While that may sound time-consuming and potentially expensive market research, a B2B Buyer Personas are a potential customer rather than actual people.

B2B 97

B2B Advertising Marketing Sales 97

CrazyCall

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Sales influencers adore doing this. Of course we can’t highlight thousands, indeed tens of thousands of inspirational and experienced sales executives, but we’ve created this list of 21 influencers who constantly share helpful advice, sales tips & tricks on social media and make up the world of sales, including the social selling.

Sales 129

Sales SaaS CRM B2B 129

TeamSupport

OCTOBER 11, 2019

For sales yes, but for your entire company it definitely shouldn’t be. More companies are spending additional time and resources on improving the B2B post-sale experience of their customers. Keeping customers happy after the sale decreases churn – Simply put, happy customers are less likely to leave your business. .

B2B 70

B2B Sales Customer Experience Upselling 70

ShepHyken

JULY 2, 2018

Number one is my favorite of the three: Don’t just think about the sale. Think about what happens after the sale. BizReport) Customer experience is no longer just a business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) strategy for winning and retaining customers. How to Really Hear and Use Customer Feedback by Jason McCann.

Customer Service 189

Customer Service B2C Feedback B2B 189

ShepHyken

AUGUST 30, 2019

While many marketers look at metrics like conversion rates, net profit per sale, average value of a lead, and average customer order, they often overlook their customer lifetime value. Most marketers focus on maximizing the profits from the initial sale, but how do you grow and sustain customer lifetime value for the entire customer cycle?

Airlines 276

Airlines Metrics Advertising Sales 276

Totango

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Customer Enablement Essentials: What B2B and SaaS Brands Need to Know. This helps deliver more satisfying customer experiences , promoting customer renewals and referrals, which are critical to B2B SaaS businesses. Then we’ll look at the benefits of customer enablement and how it mutually supports sales enablement strategies.

B2B 88

B2B SaaS Education Brand ambassadors 88

aircall

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The B2B sales cycle is a time-consuming process that involves multiple parties, including procurement specialists, buying committees, and other stakeholders. Over the last 10 years, advancements in technology have changed the face of the B2B sales cycle for buyers and sellers. It’s given customers greater control.

B2B 62

B2B Sales Technology voip 62

GetFeedback

MAY 13, 2019

The most critical element to improving your company is not having a visionary CEO, leaders who have “been there/done that,” or teams working long hours to deliver the product: it’s actively capitalizing on the voice of the customer feedback. Voice of the customer feedback is any comment or concern given by a customer to your company.

Feedback 121

Feedback Journey mapping B2C Accountability 121

Cincom

APRIL 12, 2021

The one similarity that can be found between a majority of those digital lean definitions and the major concept of selling, the most important piece for any B2B or B2C business, is the customer. Let’s take a look at three ways digital lean concepts can help the customer, and because they help the customer, they help sales.

Sales 99

Sales Technology B2C Customer Experience 99

Integrity Solutions

MARCH 19, 2024

As a sales leader have you looked at your forecast and asked questions like these: “Do we have enough opportunities in our forecast to confidently make our goal this quarter/year?” ” Sales forecasting accuracy is one of the most important processes for running a successful sales organization.

Sales 106

Sales Coaching B2B Customer centricity 106

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

This week we feature an article by Anand Subramanian, a content writer from Freshflows , a product management app for B2B SaaS product teams. It’s easy to miss the new B2B buyer demands. Plan for collecting and acting on consumer feedback. . Internal organizational silos are known in B2B SaaS. For example.

SaaS 185

SaaS Customer Experience B2B Feedback 185

Lumoa

APRIL 22, 2020

B2B companies often struggle with common hurdles when it comes to surveying customers. Conducting B2B customer surveys should be an illuminating process, but instead, they become a nightmare that makes you want to tear your hair out. You’re overwhelmed with a flood of amorphous feedback that leads you nowhere fast.

B2B 78

B2B Surveys Feedback Customer advocacy 78

ShepHyken

JUNE 1, 2018

Boosts Your Sales and Conversions. One of the major benefits your organization can reap from the use a live chat software is an increase in sales and conversions. According to the American Market Association , 20% increase in conversions, on an average, was noted by B2B companies that use a live chat tool at their website.

Customer Support 271

Customer Support B2B Sales Marketing 271

ShepHyken

AUGUST 21, 2023

It’s Time to Prioritize Customer Experience in B2B by Ali Schwanke (MarTech) Modern B2B customers aren’t just expecting more these days — they’re downright demanding it. With today’s powerful marketing and sales platforms at our fingertips, there’s no excuse for falling short. It’s not just about making a sale.

Customer Service 31

Customer Service B2B B2C Construction 31

GetFeedback

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Great customer experience is a major competitive advantage that drives new sales—and it’s predicted to overtake price and product as the primary brand differentiator for B2B sales by 2020. 51% of B2B companies avoid vendors after a poor customer service experience. Ask your customers for feedback.

Customer retention 156

Customer retention B2B Surveys B2C 156

Satrix Solutions

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Over the past few years, appreciation for B2B Customer Experience programs has grown stronger across board rooms thanks to business leaders who have successfully aligned their company’s marketing, sales, and customer success strategies around the needs and preferences of customers. Use customer feedback to define company priorities.

B2B 78

B2B Feedback Consulting Consulting 78

GetFeedback

JANUARY 6, 2020

customer feedback data), involving customers, and defining customer outcomes. . In this article, I’ll take a deeper dive into personas and customer feedback as it relates to B2B and B2C journey maps. What is the difference between B2B and B2C? B2B companies sell to other companies. B2C companies sell to consumers.

Journey mapping 78

Journey mapping B2C B2B Surveys 78

Cincom

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Speed, accuracy, and the ability to meet customer demands efficiently are the pillars of success for the sales team. Configure, Price, and Quote (CPQ) software plays a vital role in automating product configuration, pricing, and quote generation helping sales teams to easily handle complex pricing scenarios.

Sales 40

Sales Gamification Finance Best practices 40

Satrix Solutions

JANUARY 5, 2022

To win over B2B sales prospects, it’s not enough for your company just to have a good product and/or service. For over a decade, we’ve been collecting Sales Win Loss feedback on behalf of our clients to provide them with data-driven insights into why their company wins or loses a sales pitch.

B2B 78

B2B Sales SaaS Coaching 78

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In customer service, different teams, such as the customer support team, the social media department, and the sales team, have their individual roles. Quotes: “The company, like a team, has two additional sources of feedback. The employees who give positive or negative feedback will help the team grow.

Brand ambassadors 166

Brand ambassadors B2C Coaching B2B 166

JustCall

APRIL 13, 2020

Start with your remote sales teams, first. In this blog, we will share some hacks and tips sales teams can follow, as they work from home. We spoke to a few leaders and experts from across industries to understand what remote sales practices, and hacks they are using. Tips, Tricks, and Hacks for Remote Selling.

Sales 98

Sales CRM Chatbots Analytics 98

PeopleMetrics

MARCH 26, 2018

Numbers aside, though, companies often tend to overlook one vital touchpoint when conducting these mapping exercises: the touchpoint of asking their customers for feedback. If you're a B2B company, you may think about the first interaction prospects have with your sales team. Optimizing the feedback collection experience.

Feedback 85

Feedback Surveys B2B Call Center 85

TeleDirect

JANUARY 13, 2025

Whether you’re aiming to improve customer service, boost sales, or enhance brand reputation, knowing the role of each can help you choose the right American call center for your business. These calls are primarily focused on sales, marketing, and proactive customer engagement.

Telemarketing 62

Telemarketing Call Center CRM Healthcare 62

Call Center Weekly

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Long lumped in with Customer Service, the entire Customer Experience concept is finally being acknowledged as a weighty differential in the quest to build customer loyalty and increase sales. Focus groups, a cross section, industry-specific, etc - simply starting is key. I like seeing the "A-Ha!"

Customer Experience 239

Customer Experience B2B Feedback Customer Service 239

Lumoa

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Long-term actions are based on the analytics results of customer feedback. Later, communicate the changes and improvements you’ve done based on customer feedback back to your customers. Acting on customer feedback doesn’t mean doing one thing. It means doing many things on many levels of an organization.

Customer Experience 167

Customer Experience B2C Journey mapping B2B 167

Satrix Solutions

MARCH 30, 2020

Online and in-app surveys, focus groups, advisory boards, and user groups can be fantastic methods for gathering valuable customer feedback. However, one method of customer feedback collection that is sometimes overlooked is the in-depth phone interview, otherwise known as IDI’s. Understand Your Customers with Qualitative Research.

B2B 78

B2B Feedback Surveys Personalization 78

ShepHyken

MAY 18, 2018

Listen The respect you show for your customers doesn’t end after the sale, though. In fact, the service you provide to your customers following a sale is crucial to maintaining customer loyalty in the future. Surveys also demonstrate to your customers that you value their insights and experience interacting with your brand.

Advertising 198

Advertising Surveys Feedback B2B 198

Quality Contact Solutions

JANUARY 27, 2022

Whether your call center is inbound or outbound , and if you have a product or service to deliver, finding ways to increase sales is a consistent priority. The topic of increasing sales is so prevalent that thousands of books and articles are published. Increase Sales with Cross-Selling. Sales and Service.

Sales 98

Sales Upselling B2C Best practices 98

ShepHyken

MAY 24, 2019

Gaetano is the Director of Demand Generation at Nextiva with a proven track record of success working with B2B SaaS brands like Sales Hacker, Outreach.io, and Pipedrive. The idea that you can get an honest response with one click might be the answer you are looking for.

Surveys 277

Surveys Customer Service B2B SaaS 277

Interaction Metrics

JANUARY 7, 2025

In Decembers CXPA B2B Roundtable hosted by Martha Brooke, and featuring Dave Seaton, that very question took center stage. The discussion highlighted the synergy between scientific customer feedback and customer journey mapping, likening these two tools to the left foot and right foot of an effective CX strategy.

Journey mapping 62

Journey mapping Consulting Consulting B2B 62

Interaction Metrics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

McKinsey & Company reports that B2B companies score substantially lower on customer satisfaction than consumer companies. One reason B2B companies underperform on customer satisfaction is they are more complicated — with more moving parts — than retailers. B2B customers often develop new ideas for product upgrades.

B2B 62

B2B Feedback Metrics Surveys 62

REVE Chat Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

B2B lead generation strategies hold paramount importance for the success of every business. So for every B2B business, defining their lead generation strategy and making sure that the business has continuous flow of qualified leads should remain the top priority. So, how to tie the B2B lead generation strategies and best practices?

B2B 71

B2B Best practices CRM Sales 71

Satrix Solutions

JULY 28, 2021

These include higher customer retention, repurchase, and renewal, as well as a better reputation in the market (which leads to higher sales win rates), and stronger employee engagement (which means lower employee attrition). The feedback we receive will require we do a lot of work to address customer frustrations.”.

Customer Experience 122

Customer Experience B2B Surveys Construction 122