ShepHyken

APRIL 2, 2021

She shares common misconceptions about customer service and offers ways to fight them in order to provide great customer experiences. Keep reading to dive into four common misconceptions about customer service, and how to combat them to offer better customer experiences.

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Contact Center Pipeline

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Customer service operations in the hardest-hit industries are still struggling to perform at the most basic level. Customers have taken to social media and have even reached out to the media to share accounts of their time-consuming efforts spent […].

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PeopleMetrics

JANUARY 24, 2025

In Listen or Die , I emphasized that customer service (CS) and customer experience (CX) are not interchangeable. CS: Defining the Difference As a reminder: Customer Experience (CX) : The total sum of every interaction a customer has with your company, spanning digital platforms, product usage, service touchpoints, and more.

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The Northridge Group

MARCH 29, 2021

How easy is it for your customers to get their issues handled efficiently? The Northridge Group’s 2020 State of Customer Service Experience report found that customers find it difficult to contact a brand and are frustrated by negative customer service experiences.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 20, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Customer Effort Score or Customer Satisfaction? CustomerThink) Customer Effort Score is a popular metric used to measure customer service satisfaction using one single question.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 25, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. How Employee Experience Connects with Customer Experience by Francesca Di Meglio (HR Exchange Network) Positive employee experience begets customer experience. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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ShepHyken

MAY 24, 2019

This week we feature an article by Gaetano DiNardi who discusses how many customer service surveys are not giving you proper data and suggests how to improve them. Customer service is a qualitative experience, your survey needs to quantify that experience in order to be as data-driven as possible. Use a rating scale.

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ShepHyken

JULY 17, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service and experience articles from various online resources. How Enterprise Chatbots Platforms Will Change Customer Service by Murray Newlands. Business2Community) The key to good customer care is making your customer’s experience with your brand seamless, easy, and great.

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360Connext

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

One thing we predict will not change for a long time is the need to reduce customer effort. Customer Contact Week’s report is filled with great tips and facts to help you create better experiences. We’ve been talking about ways to reduce customer effort for a while now. Which trends will matter?

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TechSee

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The discussion around how to reduce customer service costs is not a new one. For decades, service organizations have been proposing innovative ways to cut operational costs in customer service: Let employees bring their own coffee? ??. How to Reduce Customer Service Costs Sustainably. field services.

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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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TechSee

APRIL 30, 2019

How can a company achieve a good Customer Effort Score? They call Company A and wait on hold for seven minutes before speaking with a customer service representative. Their IVR-directed call is answered by a customer service representative in under three minutes. Why is reducing customer effort important?

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Hello Customer

JANUARY 6, 2022

This is why it is up to you to provide them with a seamless and fluid customer experience throughout all their customer journey. The customer effort score (CES) is a key metric that shows companies how simple or difficult it is for customers to do business with them. Customer loyalty can be predicted by CES.

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Spearline

JANUARY 20, 2022

This is one of the questions customers ask when getting involved with a new company. of customers expect a response of “effortlessly” Customer Effort Scores provide insights to potential customers. ’ What is a Customer Effort Score? How easily can my issues be handled? About 99.9%

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Call Center Weekly

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

G reat Experience- I get excited, when in the course of assisting a customer, the agent transitions to the next step in the customer's journey. This could be a simple notification of what is to come, advise on a product that will meet additional needs, or anything else of value to reduce the customer's effort.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 15, 2019

This week we feature an article by Tom Buiocchi who writes about the importance of the “behind the scenes” work facilities managers do in order to enhance the customer experience. When you think about how to provide excellent customer service, chances are facilities management might not be the first thing that comes to mind.

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CSM Magazine

JUNE 19, 2022

In each case, it’s easy to see how a customer might feel they have to try too hard to do business with you. High customer effort often means bad customer experience. Bad customer experiences obviously damage existing customer relationships, but they can also endanger potential opportunities and erode your bottom line.

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ShepHyken

MAY 16, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Are You Tracking the Customer Service Metrics That Really Count? My Comment: We kick off this week’s Top Five roundup with an excellent article about the best customer service metrics. Yes, metrics matter.

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Nicereply

JUNE 24, 2021

Customer Effort Score seeks to quantify and highlight these very difficult conversations, so that customer service teams can avoid them in the future. Created in 2010, the Customer Effort Score is fairly new to the scene but is becoming increasingly more popular. What is Customer Effort Score (CES)?

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TELUS International

MAY 26, 2021

Organizations have long relied on average handle time (AHT) to measure customer service success. But in an age defined by customer experience and engagement, more and more brands are wondering: Is it really sufficient to measure success in seconds?

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ShepHyken

MAY 25, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. How to calculate your customer retention rate by Bryce Baer. Rather, consider it a key metric to guide and improve customer retention strategy and retention rate. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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Tethr

JUNE 22, 2021

We talk a lot about the customer effort score (CES). Between our work in customer experience, the research that went into The Effortless Experience , and our own effort measurement score, the subject comes up, well, kind of a lot. What is your customer effort score? How can I measure effort?

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ShepHyken

APRIL 8, 2020

You can survey customers over the phone, via email, in focus groups and more. You can use tools such as Net Promoter Score and Customer Effort Score. I could go on and on about the different ways to measure your customer’s feedback. You can get objective and subjective feedback. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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TechSee

DECEMBER 28, 2020

In reality, the lines between customer service agents and technicians have become blurred – the technician’s role includes some traditional responsibilities of agents, and the agent’s role includes more responsibilities traditionally held exclusively by technicians. Focus on reducing customer effort.

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ProProfs Blog

APRIL 28, 2020

From customer service, support to experience, you have a lot to accomplish to keep your customers satisfied. . Well, that’s because 87% of satisfied customers are more likely to upgrade or add services and are less likely to cancel. Attracting more business and loyal customers. Customer Effort Score (CES).

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ProProfs Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2020

For many years, marketing and customer service have been running in parallel lines, helping businesses acquire and retain customers. But lately, both customer service and marketing are working in unison, helping brands capture attention, generate more business and guide customers simultaneously. No, really.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Digital Customer Service. Transforming Customer Experience for an On-Screen World. Shep Hyken interviews Rick DeLisi and Dan Michaeli, authors of Digital Customer Service: Transforming Customer Experience for An On-Screen World. They discuss why customer-centric companies need digital transformation.

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Toister Performance Solutions

MAY 7, 2020

They did find one thing that creates more loyalty: reducing customer effort. Dixon co-authored a book called The Effortless Experience that details this research and shares practical ways companies can make it easier for customers to do business with them. Why is preventing service failures so important?

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Kayako

AUGUST 12, 2022

Customers still want personalized service even if they aren’t coming into the store. What consumers really want is personalization in the customer service experience. In fact, 79% say personalized service is more important than personalized marketing. Are you ready to deliver Friction-Free Customer Service?

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TechSee

AUGUST 26, 2024

Call centers are the frontline of customer service for many businesses. Providing excellent service in call centers is crucial for maintaining customer satisfaction and loyalty. However, call centers face a variety of challenges that can prevent them from delivering the best possible service.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Reduce effort for the customers, on the other hand, and you’ll go far in improving the customer experience. In fact, reducing customer effort is shown to be more important to the customer than exceeding expectations. Consider the number of actions customers have to take to get in touch.

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ShepHyken

MAY 26, 2017

This week we feature an article by Bikash Mohanty about how important customer experience metrics are to your business. Companies that track and measure their customer service have a competitive advantage. Customer Effort Score (CES). Answer choices ranging from Very Low Effort to Very High Effort.

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TechSee

JULY 18, 2019

You hunt for the customer service number in the user guide to see if they can help, wait on hold for 22 minutes and then have the Tier-1 support agent walk you through a series of steps that you’ve just finished trying yourself based on the troubleshooting instructions. Customer effort matters.

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Nicereply

MARCH 28, 2022

Why do a customer service metrics health check? You want to make sure you’re tracking the right thing, and that you’re able to confidently use those metrics to improve the customer service experience. Common goals you might be working towards are: Reducing customer churn. Improving customer happiness.

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Quiq

JULY 13, 2021

Share This Story More than ever before, eCommerce businesses’ overall revenue is directly tied with the quality of their customer service. Today’s customers value shopping experiences more than price or product selection and can easily transition to one of many competitors. Build a Strong Customer Service Team.

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Russel Lolacher

JUNE 15, 2021

“Businesses often forget about the culture, and ultimately, they suffer for it because you can’t deliver good service from unhappy employees.” – Tony Hsieh. I read a lot of articles, books and blog posts about customer service experience and ways to attract, retain and reacquire customers to keep organizations happy and healthy.

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Nicereply

JUNE 29, 2021

How do you know if you or your customer service team have mastered critical thinking skills? Looks like a must-have for customer service representatives, don’t you agree? That’s all very fine, but how do you know if you or your customer service team have mastered critical thinking?

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