ProProfs Blog

MARCH 27, 2020

According to a study by Forbes, 84% of companies that work to improve their customer experience, witness a significant increase in their revenue. It is as clear as day that good customer effort scores translate to increased customer repurchase and customer retention rates. Why Reducing Customer Efforts Matter.

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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. After shifting its focus to CES, the GetFeedback Customer Support team saw improvements in other support KPIs (and even threw some out the window completely).

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Nicereply

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Even though the pandemic continued bugging us throughout 2021, we’ve enjoyed an inspiring year full of quality content that helped thousands of support representatives. Looking back, we published podcasts (23 episodes) and blog posts (228 posts) full of tips and tricks to improve your customer experience.

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Nicereply

MAY 11, 2023

Introduction to Customer Effort Score Let’s talk about Customer Effort Score (CES) for a moment. If you’re interested in the background of CES and how and why it works, you can download our Ultimate Guide to Customer Effort Score. Are you unsure about the seamlessness of your onboarding?

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Mindtouch

MARCH 2, 2018

For customer support and success professionals, there are three that likely come up on a frequent basis: customer effort score (CES), Net Promoter Score (NPS®), and customer satisfaction (CSAT)—the primary customer success KPIs. But what, exactly, is customer effort score? Fair enough.

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Nicereply

APRIL 9, 2020

Certainly, no one ever wants to learn that customers find it difficult to do business with them. Over the last decade, there’s been a rising awareness of the importance of monitoring customer effort , based on the understanding that customers are most satisfied and most loyal when they find it easy to engage with your product.

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Mindtouch

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Negatively impacts customer success KPIs like customer satisfaction, NPS®, and CES. Causes customers that would have otherwise self-served to call in to customer support. Increases ticket volume and customer support costs. Hampers ticket deflection initiatives. Weakens brand image.

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Nicereply

JUNE 10, 2021

Customer-facing teams, such as Support and Success, can help you provide the CX your customers expect. But there are distinct differences between having a Customer Support team and having a team that facilitates customer experience. It is a differentiator for companies.

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Kayako

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

A growing concern for customer retention, expansion, and cross-sell opportunities is customer effort. This “effort villain” is out to get your customers at every chance. We know that the more effort a customer has to exert, the more likely they are to churn. Not Starting at Google = Bad.

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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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Helpware

AUGUST 7, 2018

Customer experience encompasses every touch point a potential customer has with your company, from your marketing to your website to your sales team to problem resolution. One of the key components is your customer support strategy. 6 Steps to Measure Customer Support Success. Test Systems Yourself.

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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?” Use your data.

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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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Nicereply

JANUARY 27, 2022

Today we will go through 12 things to do to improve your customer support in 2022. Each month, choose a new focus and commit to integrating it within your support team. 12 things to do to improve your customer support. Blog tip: 3 Customer Service Skills for Handling Difficult Conversations.

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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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Mindtouch

MAY 8, 2018

It is tempting to design a support process around what we, as a business, need rather than what our customers want and expect. The truth is, the customer support experience tends to color a customer’s perception. It can have a lasting impact on customer loyalty , buying behavior, and future customer interactions.

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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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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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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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aircall

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

This feature increases customer satisfaction by saving the customer time and frustration. Click-to-call: Adding a click-to-call button lets customers with their own CTI to call without having to dial your number. By saving your customers effort, you can increase their overall user experience. Speaking of which!

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Nicereply

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Yes, the power of artificial intelligence influences many fields of our lives, not only the customer service world. In today’s episode, we’ll look at our most useful pieces focused on AI , chatbots , and automation written on Nicereply’s blog to date. But let’s start with basic definitions. What can AI do? What is AI good for?

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Nicereply

JANUARY 23, 2023

What is Customer Effort Score (CES)? CES is designed to measure how easy it is for customers to get the help they need. As you’d guess from the name, it’s attempting to measure the “customer effort” in a given situation. Will this be a company-wide initiative or just a customer support initiative?

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Lumoa

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

A handful of inspiring articles on customer centricity: How to empower your organization to improve customer experience by Lumoa, “ 7 Secrets Of Building A Customer-Centric Company Culture ” by Micah Solomon. Customer Service/Support Customer service , or customer support , is often mixed up with customer experience.

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GetFeedback

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Here are two very effective (and often overlooked) ways to predict customer retention. Measure customer effort, not customer satisfaction. This is especially true for customer support. Explore how CES and NPS surveys can help you measure and boost customer retention by trying GetFeedback’s free trial today.

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Nicereply

JULY 31, 2023

A customer satisfaction survey is a list of one or more questions organizations use to get feedback from customers about their product or service. These surveys can ask about specific features, the customer support experience, or any other area of the business. Don’t do it, and you risk losing customers along the way.

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ProProfs Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The seven different customer satisfaction KPIs you should measure to understand if customers are satisfied or not. Don’t worry, we’ll help you understand each of these aspects in detail in this blog piece. What are Customer Satisfaction Metrics? Customer Effort Score (CES). Let’s get started!

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Nicereply

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

We asked CX professionals what they consider the most important element of an excellent customer experience. Well, customer support plays a significant role when it comes to positive customer experience. Redesign Your Website to Decrease the Number of Support Tickets. Examples of Great Customer Experience in 2021.

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Totango

MAY 17, 2024

Reduce support tickets A quarter (25%) of support cases are opened for topics already addressed in the support site and/or knowledge base. Leveraging AI in customer support can significantly reduce customer effort. Integrations from Totango + Catalyst further enhance these capabilities.

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aircall

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

This feature increases customer satisfaction by saving the customer time and frustration. Click-to-call: Adding a click-to-call button lets customers with their own CTI to call without having to dial your number. By saving your customers effort, you can increase their overall user experience. Speaking of which!

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Nicereply

MAY 22, 2023

Social media support is an essential part of customer satisfaction strategy for many companies. The key to a successful social media strategy lies in providing customer support through all available channels. Furthermore, providing excellent service can boost customer satisfaction and increase brand loyalty.

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Nicereply

JULY 31, 2023

A customer satisfaction survey is a list of one or more questions organizations use to get feedback from customers about their product or service. These surveys can ask about specific features, the customer support experience, or any other area of the business. Don’t do it, and you risk losing customers along the way.

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Nicereply

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Customer effort score (CES). Customer Effort Score tells us how hard it is for our customers to get help or resolve issues. This helps us understand the customer experience. Sentiment refers to the type of communications that customers use about your business. Customer and team education.

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Nicereply

JANUARY 9, 2020

“We went with Nicereply because they’re the leader in customer satisfaction and engagement space — and also because Nicereply integrates with Front ! With the integration, we can send a Customer Satisfaction, Net Promoter Score or Customer Effort Score surveys in the email signatures of any email we send. “.

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Nicereply

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Asking customers why they decided to cancel their account or downgrade to a lower subscription plan will shed some light on what’s behind this decision and help you improve your product and retention rates in the future. Customer satisfaction/ Customer effort score/ NPS surveys. Questions to ask after the purchase.

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Mindtouch

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

That, and the crucial ways self-service can impact customer support KPIs. A bad (or absent) self-service strategy can create support ticket backlogs, overtaxed support teams, and frustrated customers, eventually impacting the bottom line. Content, Content, Content appeared first on MindTouch Blog.

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TeleDirect

AUGUST 10, 2022

By monitoring your metrics, you’ll always know when customer support can be improved—before negative word of mouth gets there first. This KPI measures how much time your customers spend on the phone with your call center agents. Customer Effort Score. Play to Your Strengths. This is often accomplished by survey.

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ProProfs Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Managing customer satisfaction keeps businesses on their toes, trying out different strategies to catch the pulse of the customer. Therefore, tools and methods used to measure customer satisfaction should be defined carefully, and we are here to help. What is Customer Satisfaction? c) Customer Effort Score (CES).

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