Vcaretec

JUNE 6, 2022

And it’s the top-tier retailers who understand these customer care trends who will be finding huge revenue numbers under the tree this year. Let’s break down the 4 biggest trends in retail spending as it relates to holiday customer care. Customer satisfaction numbers must remain high, even as shopping volumes increase.

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Vcaretec

AUGUST 8, 2023

The main channel via which you communicate with your clients is through customer service, thus it can't be good for your brand, to put it mildly. However, good customer support outsourcing won't sacrifice quality and may, in many cases, enhance your service. Providing excellent customer service reflects well on your company.

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Customer Care outsourcing Call Center Complaint resolution 98

ShepHyken

JANUARY 28, 2019

What Do Customers Really Think Of Your Brand? Which-50) Every marketer has heard a horror story where a brand went viral for horrible customer experience with social media enhancing the frequency of those stories twofold. While an excellent concept for customers, it is also appropriate for the colleagues you work with.

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Customer Service Customer Care Contact Center Customer Experience 256

Vcaretec

JUNE 6, 2022

One of the pillars of holiday customer care in 2015 is omnichannel support. Retailers cannot have any downtime across channels, from phone support, to their website, email, live chat, or on social media. At Vcare, we help clients get more out of their customer care channels, especially during the holidays.

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Customer Care Upselling Accountability Education 96

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.

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Customer Support Sales B2B Marketing 268

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 19, 2018

AI-driven chatbots are being deployed more and more within customer support functions, but web personalization extends beyond just automated bots. Other areas of personalization include tailored product recommendations, personalized content widgets, and customized overlays that fire on exit intent.

Customer Service 280

Customer Service Automotive Airlines Chatbots 280

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Have you thought about how you and your organization can use technology to enhance the customer service experience? Shep Hyken speaks with Bill Aston about how the pace of change is increasing in the customer care environment. For instance, one support rep can have 20,000 or more customers.

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Banking Customer Care Technology Customer Experience 225

Outsource Consultants

MARCH 30, 2025

At Outsource Consultants, we’ve witnessed firsthand how this Southeast Asian nation has become a prime destination for multilingual customer support. With a growing pool of linguistically diverse talent, the Philippines offers businesses a unique edge in serving international markets efficiently and effectively.

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Call Center outsourcing Consulting Consulting 67

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 6, 2019

This week we feature an article by Valeriya Yordanova who writes about how customer support agents can deliver the fast and personal customer support that today’s customers demand. Unfamiliar with the concept of waiting, customers want their problems solved now with minimum effort from their side.

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Customer Support Personalization SaaS Analytics 136

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Customer Service Rookie Mistakes That Could Be Tarnishing Your Business Image! CustomerThink) Let’s face it, poor customer care support service can cost a business a fortune! Many of the customer service mistakes mentioned in this article aren’t “rookie mistakes.” by Deeksha Dadu.

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Blueship Call Center

AUGUST 22, 2023

We’ll go into great depth about outsourcing customer support in this post. We’ll go through its advantages and advise on how to outsource customer care services flawlessly. Next, we’ll discuss how to choose the best outsourcing partner before highlighting top-notch customer service outsourcing firms.

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Hodusoft

JUNE 17, 2021

HoduCC – the Call & Contact Center software by HoduSoft has been named as Category Leader and FrontRunner for call recording software in the latest list published by Gartner Digital Markets Report. It is our vision to make innovative market leading software accessible to businesses of all sizes. Customer support.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 7, 2017

Customer service and experience are more important than ever, and that is a trend that will continue. LinkedIn) So the first question you might be asking is: what in the world is a cheese monger and what could they possibly teach me about retail, marketing and customer experience? Turns out: a lot. by Neal Dlin.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

As we enter 2023, it’s clear that customer service remains a top priority for businesses across industries. The last three years have demonstrated the importance of strong customer support systems, as customers lean heavily on organizations for assistance in times of rapid change and uncertainty.

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Customer Service Chatbots Self service Customer Care 164

Callminer

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Apart from achieving better flexibility in terms of customer service delivery, many call centers are finding themselves confronted with the details of doing business as new working models force management to reexamine the numbers and bolster bottom lines. Remote support technology is being used more and more.

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Call Center Technology Banking Contact Center 376

Fonolo

AUGUST 10, 2021

According to research from Khoros, 86% of clients say they’re more likely to turn into lifetime brand advocates if they receive exceptional customer care. The Secret Sauce for Increasing Customer Happiness. Develop a strong customer care strategy. Start by creating a customer care vision and set goals.

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Contact Center Customer Service Agent burnout Customer Care 167

ShepHyken

MARCH 20, 2017

(HDI) Sometimes, when things go wrong, when you are to blame for a problem, or when a customer is rightfully aggrieved, all you can offer is an apology, so you really must learn to do it right. Here are three tips for writing a heartfelt apology to a customer. Done wrong, you lose the customer permanently. It’s simple.

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Customer Service Scripts Customer Care Sales 189

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 25, 2018

Cost-Effective Customer Support in an On-Demand Society. They discuss the concept of the “gig economy,” the utilization of contact centers for freelance employee management, and how on-demand agents can provide cost-effective support and solutions for your customers and your business. The Gig Economy.

Contact Center 208

Contact Center Quality management Consulting Consulting 208

Global Response

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The way people shop has changed and become more connected, and as a result, customer support needs to be more streamlined and centralized. An omnichannel contact center integrates customer communication across channels to provide a seamless experience and superior customer care. Sound a bit confusing?

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Contact Center Call Center Best practices Customer Care 62

ShepHyken

APRIL 17, 2017

Getting More Referrals = Letting People Your Customers Care About Know About Brands That Care About Them by Joseph Michelli. Joseph Michelli) Here are some broad approaches to activating promoter behavior in your loyal customer base. Sometimes you hit, as the author says, a “marketing jackpot.”.

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Airlines Customer Service Customer retention Customer Care 198

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Murph Krajewski Shares Keys to Creating Better Customer Support Experiences. Do your customer facing employees have everything they need to do their jobs properly? About: Murph Krajewski is VP of Marketing at Sharpen , a cloud based contact center platform.

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Contact center software Contact Center Technology Customer Support 218

ShepHyken

JULY 31, 2020

This week we feature an article by Ashwini Dave , a digital marketing expert at Acquire. She explains the difference between customer service and customer experience and shares how implementing both into your business creates success. Measure Customer Satisfaction Beyond Traditional C-SAT Scores.

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Customer Experience Customer Service Chatbots Upselling 216

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

This week we feature an article by Andy Steuer who shares valuable information about how to use virtual web assistants to optimize productivity in areas of customer service, customer support, CRM management and more. – Shep Hyken. Calendar Scheduling.

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CRM Enterprise Benchmark outsourcing 249

OctopusTech

OCTOBER 21, 2024

It offers organizations in a range of industries affordable, effective customer support solutions. Westshore BPO specializes in providing live chat services to businesses around the clock, which helps them increase customer happiness, response times, and customer engagement. Adarsh Vasudev founded the company in 2018.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

If you don’t understand how they think about purchases and support, it’s time to learn. For example, Gen Z prefers to solve their own problems (self-service customer support), and 52% of Gen Z won’t buy from a brand with bad self-service. Our customer service and CX research confirm this. The one and only Taylor Swift.

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Customer Service Self service Personalization Customer retention 178

CCNG

JUNE 14, 2023

In today's competitive market, providing an outstanding customer experience is more important than ever. Businesses that excel in creating strong connections with their customers often enjoy higher levels of customer loyalty and increased revenue. Simply put, they created an emotional connection with me.

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Customer Experience Airlines CCNG Chief Customer Officer 195

ProProfs Blog

MARCH 13, 2020

Omnichannel customer experience is the outcome of customer-centricity. It is becoming a new trend in the marketing domain to increase customer satisfaction. Earlier, the synchronicity of customers across multiple channels simultaneously was a challenge for retail or e-commerce companies.

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Multichannel Customer centricity Enterprise Sales 165

OctopusTech

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

So, with a growing demand for e-games, it is becoming important to get help via Customer Support Services on time. Thus, most of the gaming platforms are hiring Customer Service Outsourcing services for customer support to retain more paying customers. Five Principles of Successful Customer Support.

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Customer Support outsourcing Multi-channel support Multichannel 62

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

As both a professor and chief scientist at a SaaS software company, I spend time around two groups of people that couldn’t be more different: Enterprise marketing, sales, and customer experience executives. Not just accepted, in some cases it is preferred. – Shep Hyken. Nineteen year-old college students.

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Self service B2B SaaS Enterprise 212

3CLogic

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Partners are evaluated based on their commitment and achievements within three core areas over a twelve-month rolling period: Competency: The partners ability to provide market value through deep ServiceNow expertise and knowledge. Why should customers care about Advanced Platform status?

Contact Center 71

Contact Center contact center solutions Enterprise CRM 71

Fonolo

JANUARY 14, 2020

Which customer service blog posts helped to shape the last decade for you? . When we look back at the customer support industry in 2010, we see a very different beast to the one we work in today. Top Pick: Creating a winning customer-centric marketing strategy. Jeanne Bliss. Flavio Martins @ WinTheCustomer.

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Customer Service Chief Customer Officer Contact Center Call Center 136

ProProfs Blog

JANUARY 17, 2020

The entire process focuses on regaining the relationship and strengthening it to convert them into loyal customers.” It’s a plan to salvage bad customer support. What’s the Need for Customer Service Recovery? Not every customer-agent interaction is positive. Customer Satisfaction Rate.

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Customer Service Feedback Surveys Customer Support 146

Blueship Call Center

MARCH 3, 2025

A toll-free number for business allows customers to call your company without incurring charges, making it an excellent option for enhancing customer support and sales inquiries. Marketing and Advertising – Easier to remember and more effective for marketing campaigns. What Are Toll-Free Numbers?

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Interactive Voice Response Advertising CRM Call Center 45

ProProfs Blog

JANUARY 30, 2020

What’s more, their customers feel too that they don’t have to pitch in their ideas but gradually get to see their desired shows on the streaming platform. More than 60 percent of failed customer support calls could have been solved with better access to data. Impact of Customer Engagement On Sales.

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B2B Banking Personalization Employee engagement 204

Spearline

JUNE 17, 2021

Here are a number of useful tips you can implement to your business, ensuring your customer support teams provide the best possible experience for your customers. Train your support teams. Building an effective customer support strategy requires people with the right attitude. The need for staff retention.

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Customer Support Telecommunications Feedback Customer centricity 59

ProProfs Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

In today’s day and age, offering proactive and solution-oriented customer support has become essential. Companies that are not able to provide state of the art customer support don’t grow at the same pace as their competitors. The Best Ways to Collect Customer Feedback.

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Feedback Surveys Analytics Customer Support 141

TechSee

APRIL 3, 2018

Customer success – Gainsight. Harvard Business Review reports that providing customers with short tutorials on product features before disengaging can reduce churn by 6%. Customer care and support – TechSee. The relationship with your customers only begins with the sale.

Customer retention 141

Customer retention Technology Analytics Technical Support 141