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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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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GetFeedback

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Learn about the top two customer surveys for predicting and increasing customer retention. Anytime a customer cuts ties, you experience the negative impact of customer churn. Here are 40 customer retention statistics that reinforce the growing need for customer experience management.

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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. Add to that availability and value, and you have a formula for customer loyalty success. by Erin Ollila.

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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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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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Marketing Customer Experience Sales Customer Service 198

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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Outsource Consultants

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

In this post, we’ll explore how to harness the power of call centers to increase your ecommerce sales and stay ahead in the competitive digital marketplace. They enhance customer experiences, streamline operations, and boost sales. Providing Technical Support In the digital realm, technical issues can block sales.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 3, 2016

This is a world-wide celebration and some great people in Rwanda remind us that the celebration is not only for customers, but for employees as well. Southwest Airlines Puts Its Heart Into The Customer Experience by Stan Phelps. 4 Smart Tips To Improve Customer Retention at Your Startup by Sheila Eugenio.

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Airlines Customer Service Customer retention Education 312

ShepHyken

AUGUST 28, 2020

Though contactless payment has been around for over a decade now, more and more companies are realizing the importance of this technology as it reduces the reliance on cash payment or inserting a card into a point of sale terminal – both of which involve physical contact. Improved Customer Loyalty. WHAT ARE CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS?

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Customer Experience Technology Sales Government 235

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

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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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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TeleDirect

MARCH 14, 2025

24/7 Call Center Solutions: Enhancing Customer Experience Around the Clock 24/7 Call Center Solutions are essential for businesses aiming to provide seamless customer support, enhance customer satisfaction, and stay competitive in todays fast-paced marketplace. Increased customer retention and brand loyalty.

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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

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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Customer Service First call resolution Contact Center Best practices 351

Contact Center Pipeline

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

These are typically expressed as quantitative measures such as sales, profit, and cash flow. But increasingly, executives are asking their teams to achieve qualitative goals, such as increasing customer satisfaction, customer retention and providing a superior customer experience (CX).

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Patterson and her team spoke with the customer service teams, customers, and sales teams. They found that there were many moments where the organization interacted with the customer throughout the journey. Therefore, they viewed the project title as a customer experience innovation, part of a business strategy.

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Nicereply

JUNE 18, 2020

Customer retention is the act of keeping customers engaged, creating customer advocates, and reducing churn before it happens. Imagine you never acquired another customer. Your sales team went home, and all you had left was your current group of customers. What is customer retention?

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delighted

MARCH 23, 2021

By emphasizing customer retention as a key performance indicator (KPI) for your business, you can ensure your priorities are in the right place. What’s your customer retention rate? Before you can focus on improving customer retention, you must benchmark how you’re currently doing in this department.

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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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360Connext

JANUARY 5, 2022

Your company has surpassed its annual goals for customer retention, referrals, and satisfaction. C-level leadership is thrilled, and the customer experience program you helped develop was instrumental to this success. You started by defining what customer experience success meant to your organization. .

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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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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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TeleDirect

JANUARY 7, 2025

Customer Expectations for Always-On Availability In todays digital age, customers expect instant responses. A delayed response can lead to frustration, lost sales, and even a tarnished brand reputation. Boosting Customer Retention Consistent, reliable customer service builds trust and loyalty.

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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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Customer Experience Enterprise B2B Customer centricity 52

Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

So what does this mean to my Customer Experience? In both of these examples of restaurants and casinos, there is great care and planning that goes into the experience for the guests. Finding these clues is essential to creating a Customer Experience that will surprise and delight your customers.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 2, 2017

This happens when executives and managers blame poor customer retention on marketing or an ill-trained sales staff. And it happens in everyday customer interactions. Emotional Signature is one of the building blocks of a customer-centric strategy that leads to better customer experiences and greater value for a company.

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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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Customer Experience Customer centricity Feedback Surveys 52

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. How the Digital Era Is Redefining Customer Experience by John Finch. (No No Jitter) As customers become more reliant on non-voice methods of communication, CCaaS serves as a necessary aggregation platform.

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Customer Service B2B Customer retention B2C 212

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 10 Examples Of Amazing Customer Service Departments For Customer Service Week by Blake Morgan. My Comment: Here’s a great line: “Every customer interaction impacts customer retention.”

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 16, 2017

4 Ways to Increase Customer Loyalty Now and for the Long Haul by Heike Young. Salesforce) Lasting businesses are built on customer retention. So the margin for error for crafting long-term customer relationships is razor-thin. 5 Key Customer Experience Trends for 2017 by Donna Peeples. billion in sales.

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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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ShepHyken

JUNE 13, 2016

Jack Plantin uses the words “Expert,” “Aggressor,” “Con Artist” and “Turtle” to describe four styles of difficult customers and then shares how to handle them. The Top 8 Customer Experience Trends in 2016 (Infographic) by David Younger. Is it more important than sales?

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 6, 2015

The hope was the Clean Diesel would boost sales in the U.S., which accounts for only about 6% of global sales for the brand. Target and Snapchat: The Power of Customer Loyalty. 4 Ways to Gain Customers’ Trust in Data Security. They charged more for these environmentally friendly cars, too.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 23, 2015

And, where there is a CCO in place and working with other C-suite executives, the authority and scope associated with the position has direct influence over corporate customer experience priorities and application of resources. They are; Customer Experience and Value Optimization.

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