Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 9, 2022

Many organizations bust their backs trying to deliver excellent Customer Service. However, it might surprise you to learn your Customers want self-service—and the reasons why might surprise you even more. Self-service has been one of the most significant trends in all business in the last two decades.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 3, 2021

He shares the four key areas that lead to elevated customer experiences while growing rapidly. This is often a tough act to balance: rapidly scaling up business while still providing personalized customer service. Happy Enabled Employees = Happy Customers. Voice of Customer.

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Customer Experience Transportation Feedback Metrics 370

ShepHyken

APRIL 13, 2025

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. In this article, we learn from Verizon ‘s CXO about how AI can help gather information about a customer to create an experience where the customer feels recognized and known.

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Customer Service Surveys B2B Self service 168

3CLogic

JANUARY 28, 2025

The operational chaos makes it difficult to meet today's evolving customer needs. 73% of customers expect better personalization and 81% faster service than ever before. Traditional systems can't keep up, thus giving rise to a new CX approach: Customer Experience as a Service (CXaaS). What is CXaaS?

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ShepHyken

MAY 14, 2021

This week we feature an article by Ashwini Dave, a digital marketing expert at Acquire , a conversational customer experience software platform. She shares five rules that businesses should follow to create a great customer experience. Drive customers towards self-help. The 5 Cardinal Rules for a Stellar CX.

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Journey mapping Customer Experience Self service Personalization 246

Zappix

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In todays fast-paced digital world, customer service is evolving rapidly to meet rising consumer expectations. Among the most impactful innovations is the adoption of self-service options, which empower customers to find solutions independently.

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TechSee

APRIL 17, 2022

Beyond frustrating the customer, this wastes valuable resources, irritating agents, increases average hold time, and lowers overall efficiency. . Companies looking to improve their customer journey can use an omnichannel approach that delivers an integrated, continuous customer experience.

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Customer Experience Self service Call Center Chatbots 207

TechSee

JULY 18, 2019

You’re satisfied with your purchase – not only because the product met your needs but also because the company provided you with a truly effortless customer experience. Customer effort matters. What are high-effort customer service interactions? Today’s consumers want their lives to be as easy as possible.

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Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 31, 2020

Whilst, you can’t expect in times like these, an outstanding customer experience, I had a super easy and cost-free experience canceling a number of trips with some organizations and a very difficult experience with others. But there are other, not-travel related customer experience shambles too!

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Airlines Healthcare Government Self service 499

ShepHyken

JULY 2, 2024

More and more, customers are open to using self-service solutions. Our customer experience research shows that while customers might prefer the human touch, some expect digital, self-service solutions. And it’s not just in customer service. In certain cases, they even demand it.

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Self service Technology Contact Center Customer Service 246

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

This week we feature an article by Rahul Varshneya whos writes about how technology innovations are continuously improving the customer experience. This Maya Angelou quote fits perfectly when talking about the factors responsible for positive brand customer service. Customer experience has not been left behind.

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Technology Customer Experience Complaint resolution Gamification 272

CCNG

DECEMBER 11, 2024

That means a Conversational AI solution for self-service has to deliver consistent, accurate answers every single time, no matter how many different ways the customer phrases the issue. For example, given one phrasing of a question, the model can claim to not know the answer, but given a slight rephrase, can answer correctly.”

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ShepHyken

APRIL 9, 2019

Crafting a Frictionless Service Experience for Employees and Customers. They discuss self-service, points of friction and effort, and Jeff’s newest whitepaper, “ Achieving Digital Customer Service Transformation.”. 57 % of consumers dread calling customer service.” Jeff Nicholson.

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Self service CRM Customer Service Marketing 271

ShepHyken

JANUARY 18, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 21 Tips for 2021 Customer Experience Excellence by Lynn Hunsaker. ClearAction) Here are 21 tips for achieving 2021 customer experience excellence in these areas and beyond. by Tracey Ruff.

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Customer Service B2B Journey mapping Chatbots 341

3CLogic

DECEMBER 17, 2024

In fact, 80% of customers report valuing the experience provided by an organization just as much as its products. 1 To stay competitive and ensure long-term business success, enterprises must quickly adapt and continue to invest in customer experience (CX) initiatives.

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Contact Center Self service Coaching Benchmark 98

ShepHyken

JULY 31, 2020

She explains the difference between customer service and customer experience and shares how implementing both into your business creates success. Customer experience and customer service are often used interchangeably and are the buzzwords for businesses in the age of instant gratuity.

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Customer Experience Customer Service Chatbots Upselling 223

AWS Machine Learning

DECEMBER 23, 2024

For example, when a user needs to provide their account number or confirmation code, speech recognition accuracy becomes crucial. Customer: 1 9 A Z Y (recognized with a transcription confidence of 0.6) Customer: Yes Virtual Agent: Your booking 1 9 A Z Y is currently being progressed. Virtual Agent: Did you say 1 9 A Z Y?

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Often, touchless means a digital or automated experience —in other words, one that is void of the people-to-people experience. For example, pre-COVID-19 I was at an airport gift shop and bought a book. There was no cashier; just two kiosks for customers to self-checkout. So, The Loyalty Question 2.0

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Self service Customer Experience Customer Service Technology 376

ShepHyken

JANUARY 6, 2021

Every year I write my customer service and customer experience (CX) predictions in my Forbes.com column. So, here are my Top 10 Predictions for 2021: Customers continue to get smarter. Our customers keep getting smarter about customer service and experience. Now, it’s expected.

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Chatbots Surveys Self service Personalization 431

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

This week, we feature an article by Baphira Wahlang Shylla, a digital marketer at Knowmax , a SaaS company that provides knowledge management solutions for various industries that are seeking to improve their customer service metrics. She shares how BPOs can enhance your customer experience.

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Customer Experience Scripts Self service outsourcing 168

Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 20, 2022

Over the last 20 years, Customer Experience has been a concept embraced by businesses. . However, despite this emphasis on providing excellent experiences, customer satisfaction levels have not improved. As you can see, this was pre-pandemic and a time that I think of as the height of the Customer Experience movement.

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Customer Experience CRM Customer centricity Self service 195

ShepHyken

MARCH 25, 2022

He shares how rewarding your customer experience team is critical to building an inspired, high-performing team. Your brand’s name will eventually suffer if you don’t have a strong core team handling customer inquiries, keeping them pleased. Also, research says that brands with a great customer experience get them 5.7

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Customer Experience Employee engagement Customer centricity Chatbots 208

ShepHyken

MAY 1, 2019

I’ve talked and written about the differences between customer service and the customer experience, also known as CX. Customer service is typically what transpires between people throughout the buying process or when there is a problem. When you need support, there are good self-service options.

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Customer Service Advertising Self service Customer Experience 319

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

He shares how to improve the SaaS customer experience to encourage customer loyalty. Software as a service (SaaS) has grown rapidly in recent years, particularly in recent months. So, while creating a product, focus on customer success to ensure customer satisfaction and reduce churn. For example.

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SaaS Customer Experience B2B Feedback 190

Interaction Metrics

MARCH 13, 2025

Sentiment analysis reveals the emotions your customers feelbut knowing how they feel is only useful if you know why they feel the emotion in the first place. If you want to improve customer experience, you need more than just emotional data. What Is Customer Sentiment Analysis? Positive sentiment. This app keeps crashing.

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Customer Experience Feedback Metrics Customer emotions 62

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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TechSee

JUNE 9, 2022

Providing a digital, omnichannel customer experience is a clear imperative. Allowing customers the flexibility to digitally self-serve can dramatically increase customer satisfaction, and lower your operating costs. Gartner reports that self-service costs around $0.10 No Vision, No AI, No Service.

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Customer Experience Self service Interactive Voice Response Technical Support 145

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Top Takeaways: Self-service is becoming more than just enabling customers to attempt to resolve their own issues. The lockdown has changed our customers’ perspective on how they want to spend their time. Generative AI will improve agent experience by making them more self-sufficient.

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Personalization Self service Chatbots Customer Support 251

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

He shares six tips and strategies to share with your team for improving the eCommerce customer experience. Poor customer service costs businesses over $75 billion a year in lost profits. Here are some great examples: Shepard virtual training course. How to find customer experience problems before they occur.

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Customer Service Chatbots Education Feedback 382

Beyond Philosophy

MAY 15, 2023

People cut back on what they perceive as the ‘nice to haves’ like training and conferences, and many businesses would include Improvement in their customer experience on this list. How confident are you to deliver an excellent Customer experience (CX) in 2023 as we enter these turbulent times?

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Customer Experience Self service Feedback Management 195

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 11, 2020

H e explains how and why expanding customer care operations to include online chat and brand communities can elevate both self-service and customer care. “Hi, That little chat box in the bottom right corner of the screen promises to answer every customer question — but will it? Hi, how can I help you?”

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AWS Machine Learning

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

With these new generative AI innovations, you can create virtual assistants that feel more natural, intuitive, and helpful during text- or voice-based self-service interactions. This new generation of AI-powered assistants can provide seamless self-service experiences across a multitude of use cases.

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Self service Interactive Voice Response Chatbots Healthcare 131

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Some customer habits may be useful for your Customer Experience strategy, and some of them may not. Understanding how customers’ habits form and how to identify them is crucial for Customer Experience. We talked about how habits form and understanding your customers’ habits in a recent podcast.

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Airlines Education Self service Consulting 350

TechSee

MARCH 11, 2025

Fewer Returns & Truck Rolls – Visual AI guides customers through fixes, cutting unnecessary product returns and dispatches. Elevated Customer Experience – AI delivers precise, personalized support, improving satisfaction and brand loyalty. How does AI integrate with existing systems? How will we measure success?

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Customer Service Education Self service CRM 109