Interaction Metrics

MARCH 27, 2025

What Is Customer Retention and Why Does It Matter? Customer retention might sound like fancy business jargon, but really, it’s just the art of keeping your customers happy enough that they stick around. Thats customer retention at workusing incentives and positive experiences to keep you coming back.

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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.

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ShepHyken

MAY 24, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. How To Thank A Customer For Their Business | Tips, Tricks, & Budget-Friendly Ideas by Philipp Wolf. With a growing number of consumers influenced by word-of-mouth, don’t let your customers slip away!

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Beyond the Wow Factor: Why Customer Experience Management Is Not About Exceeding Expectations by Paul Greenberg & Thomas Wieberneit. ZDNet) Thomas Wieberneit takes on customer experience management and the differences between delighting the customer all the time (not) and making sure things work for that customer (yes).

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. What Is Customer Loyalty and Retention (And 3 Tips for Improvement) by Scott Clark. Florida Butcher Shop Installs Vending Machine to Serve Customers 24/7 by Retail Customer Experience.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

An important goal of a good customer experience is to make the customer feel special. I was reading an article about customer retention, and it prompted me to start a list of ways to make customers feel special, want to come back, and even want to share their experience with friends, family, and colleagues.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 14, 2020

He writes about the importance of ensuring a positive customer experience, especially during a world crisis. The customer experience (also referred to as CX) seems like a simple concept. Put simply; customer experience can be defined as thoughts and feelings that the consumer associates with the brand.

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

“ Duhigg goes on to say that understanding consumers’ shopping habits and personal habits for marketing is a priority despite the fact that most of us are hardly aware of those patterns ourselves. Charles Duhigg is a staff writer for The Times and author of “ The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business. ”

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 31, 2021

She shares 5 customer service strategies that improve customer retention. People may cut companies some slack if a product doesn’t quite work as expected, but only when the customer service experience makes up for these missteps. . What’s the main reason that customer service is so important?

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ShepHyken

JULY 13, 2018

This week we feature an article by Christa Heibel about how investing in a personalized customer experience can create life-long customers in the B2B space. – Shep Hyken. If you’ve been habituated to think that the customer experience (CX) is strictly for B2C (business serving customers) verticals, you’re not alone.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

This episode of Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken answers the following questions and more: What Disney customer experience principles can be applied to enhance customer service in other industries? How can businesses create an emotional connection with customers?

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Whether Customers are on the phone with your call center, chatting with your digital team online or talking face-to-face with an employee in a brick and mortar location, your channels need to present a united front to your Customers, providing them with the Customer Experience you designed.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 27, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Leveraging Trends to Drive Business Success through Customer Experience by Joseph Michelli. Consider this: “Today’s consumers expect easy, valuable experiences that marketers in 2010 could scarcely imagine.”

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 28, 2020

In addition to speeding up the checkout process, there are many other ways contactless pay technology helps improve the customer experience and operational efficiency. Here are some advantages of adopting contactless pay technology: FOR CUSTOMERS: Convenience and Ease of Use. Improved Customer Loyalty.

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Genroe

JUNE 20, 2024

Discover effective bank customer retention strategies tailored to each stage of the customer life-cycle. Learn how to leverage customer feedback and personalization to keep your banking customers engaged, loyal, and satisfied.

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The Petrova Experience

JANUARY 14, 2025

Its 2025, and businesses across sectors have a customer retention problem. companies alone lose an estimated $168 billion annually due to customer attrition, as revealed in a CallMiner whitepaper. The financial implication of customer churn is staggering, with little end in sight, if unaddressed.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In order to provide an excellent customer experience, it’s important that your customer journey is aligned with customer expectations. But what exactly do customers expect from your contact center? And how can you make sure that your customer journey meets or exceeds those expectations? .

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ShepHyken

MARCH 27, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 3 Digital Marketing Strategies That Can Improve Customer Retention by John Hall (Forbes) What happens if you gain 10 new customers but lose 20 from your existing client base? Read the article and find out.

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TeleDirect

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Why Customer Experience is the New Competitive Edge for Businesses In today’s hyper-competitive market, where consumers are bombarded with options at every turn, businesses face an undeniable truth: customer experience (CX) is no longer a mere differentiatorit is the competitive edge. What is Customer Experience?

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ShepHyken

APRIL 26, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. CustomerThink) Here are nine new findings from the 2021 State of the Contact Center Report which included 400 US and UK contact center and customer experience leaders. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 19, 2019

Today, people appreciate good Customer Experience, but not enough to talk about it a lot. What gets them talking to people about your brand is having a unique Customer Experience with moments of Innovative Service, or an Innovative Customer Experience. The goal is not to make the customer go, “Wow!”

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Win the Customer

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Writing customer service emails that feature a personal touch go a long way towards building a strong relationship with those customers. Robotic, bland and sterile emails distance customers from your brand and could ultimately lead them to look elsewhere for the services you provide. The personal touch counts.

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CCNG

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Less than half of CX execs trust their company's ability to deliver great experiences. Here are over 100 customer experience stats and trends for you to discover. 99% of Customer Experience and Success leaders believe CEM has a positive impact on their business. Only 8% of their customers agreed.

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 14, 2015

There are some signs that your Customer relationship is all about you, or one-sided, and they are easier to spot than you think. Many of the things that make personal relationships fail make your relationship with Customers one-sided. The post 3 Ways to Tell if Your Customer Relationship is All About You appeared first on.

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Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 5, 2015

Personally I hate it when you hear, “This flight is delayed because the inbound aircraft was late.” The Airline Industry: WestJet, Virgin and Delta Create Joyful Experiences. Should 4% of Customers Dictate Strategy? View our books on Customer Experience here. I know that! WHY was it late is always my thought….

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BlueOcean

MARCH 11, 2025

Or perhaps you can sense that your customers are looking for more when they come calling. Either way, conversation intelligence technology is in the spotlight as an attractive solution to driving a more powerful customer experience. But its not a simple one. This isn’t a contradiction; it’s valuable intelligence.

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Cincom

JANUARY 30, 2025

This clearly highlights that if companies limit themselves to standard loyalty programs, customers will not hesitate to leave, consequently cutting down a large chunk of your revenue. Thats where customer experience software enters. What is customer experience management? What is CX Software?

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Help Scout

MAY 12, 2021

In this article, we discuss the role of support teams in retaining customers and show how to combine high-quality, empathetic customer service with a deliberate focus on business growth. What is customer retention and how is it measured? 15 practical ways customer service teams can improve retention.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2024

In today’s fast-paced digital world, providing an exceptional customer experience is crucial for any business, especially in industries like software development. A positive customer experience can set you apart from your competitors, ensuring long-term relationships with your clients and fostering brand loyalty.

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CCNG

JUNE 14, 2023

Think about the very best customer experience that you have ever had with a brand. Now, I will share with you one of my best experiences… Once when I was preparing for a vacation, I spent many evenings searching the web for the best pricing for our airplane flights. Simply put, they created an emotional connection with me.

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Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 20, 2022

Many customers want a proactive experience because it feels more personal, improving consumer satisfaction. It makes a person feel more important and appreciated when a system tries to recognize what they want. To the company, proactive experiences provide a different advantage: customer retention.

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Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 16, 2018

Today, I present six critical questions you need to ask when implementing Customer Experience theory in your Customer Experience reality. When I left British Telecom to start my global Customer Experience consultancy, I remembered my dissatisfaction with the all-theory-no-practicality approach to business.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Data is at the heart of delivering exceptional customer experiences. While businesses have long recognized the value of storing, processing, and analyzing data, the ability to utilize this information in real-time is what truly sets customer-focused companies apart. Why Does Reverse ETL Matter for Customer Experience?

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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.

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Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Helping your Customers make a decision is an important element in your Customer Experience design. All channels for your Customers make up your Customer Experience, including websites. As Aagaard points out, which gym a person joins is often driven by where the gym is. The Consequence of Choice.

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Lumoa

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The focus on enhancing customer experience has gained traction in recent years. As businesses recognize its value, the shift from a product-centered approach to a customer-centric one continues. Actionability is also, as we believe, one of the essential aspects of customer experience management.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

And this doesn´t just impact initial interactions but contributes to customer retention, too. To keep new and current customers engaged, no business should leave out one of the most important pieces of the customer experience puzzle: email marketing.

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