ShepHyken

MARCH 10, 2025

This episode of Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken answers the following questions and more: How can companies leverage artificial intelligence to improve customer experience? What challenges do businesses face in becoming truly customer-centric? How can customer feedback effectively enhance products and services?

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Chatbots Customer centricity Metrics Feedback 191

Callminer

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Obtaining useful metrics on daily operations in your call center can help to improve many aspects of your business. However, there is quite a bit more to making effective use of call center metrics than merely amassing data and generating reports. The Importance of Metrics in Call Center Operations. Choosing Appropriate Metrics.

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Best practices Call Center Metrics Surveys 251

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 3, 2021

He shares the four key areas that lead to elevated customer experiences while growing rapidly. To thread this needle, we’ve identified four key areas that, since being addressed, have led to elevated customer experiences: . Happy Enabled Employees = Happy Customers. Voice of Customer. Spectacular Recovery.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 26, 2025

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. What makes a great customer experience? Personalization and making the customer feel good whenever the engage with you (online, in person, on the phone, etc.) Are Your CX Metrics Hurting Your Customer Experience?

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Callminer

OCTOBER 11, 2018

From essentials like average handle time to broader metrics such as call center service levels , there are dozens of metrics that call center leaders and QA teams must stay on top of, and they all provide visibility into some aspect of performance. Kaye Chapman @kayejchapman. First contact resolution (FCR) measures might be…”.

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Call Center Metrics Contact Center Wait times 561

ShepHyken

APRIL 6, 2018

This week we feature an article by Anand Srinivasan who looks at a few ways a business can keep tabs on the customer experience through continuous testing. – Shep Hyken. This brings down the time it takes to fix bugs and usability issues on the user’s end and thus contributes to a better customer experience.

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Customer Experience Metrics Marketing Surveys 296

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. A couple of years ago, these metrics had a proclivity towards transactions and sales. Shep Hyken.

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Interaction Metrics

JANUARY 31, 2025

Finding the right customer satisfaction survey company can make or break your ability to measure customer satisfaction and gain actionable insights. The best firms do more than simply collect customer feedbackthey help you interpret data, identify pain points, and enhance customer satisfaction.

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Surveys Metrics Benchmark Consulting 62

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

This week, we feature an article by Andy Watson, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Customer Experience at RingCentral. He shares how AI is transforming customer and employee experiences by enhancing efficiency, engagement, and satisfaction through generative AI, chatbots, and real-time support. Currently, 46.2%

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 18, 2019

This week we feature an article by Tim Houlne who writes about the importance of integrating technology into your business to provide the optimum customer experience. – Shep Hyken. Time to start planning for your 2019 customer experience initiatives. Would you consider that a great customer experience?

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Customer Experience Airlines Average Handle Time Contact Center 247

Beyond Philosophy

JULY 17, 2021

After meeting a fellow Customer Experience proponent on a new social media platform called Clubhouse, we invited author and speaker Stacy Sherman to debate. The topic: Is Customer Experience the new marketing, or is it an entity on its own? Key Ideas to Improve your Customer Experience.

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Marketing Customer Experience Consulting Consulting 273

Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

In my 20 years as a consultant for Customer Experience, I have been involved in several successful implementations. To that end, in this episode we share the five rules of a successful customer experience implementation. Key Ideas to Improve your Customer Experience. Complete this short survey.

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Customer Experience Consulting Consulting Metrics 284

TechSee

OCTOBER 5, 2020

This focus on customer satisfaction has led companies to shift their measures of success as well. 91% of companies surveyed stated that NPS or another alternative CSAT KPI was a key field service performance metric for their organization. CES measures how much effort a customer must exert during an interaction with a company.

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Customer effort Metrics Customer centricity Surveys 207

PeopleMetrics

JANUARY 23, 2025

When I wrote Listen or Die in 2017, I made the case that NPS is invaluable for understanding the overall health of your customer relationships, but its not enoughespecially in a transactional VoC survey. The real work begins when you take action to improve those metrics. But knowing the score is just the starting point.

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Metrics Surveys SaaS Wait times 118

TeleDirect

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Top 10 Metrics to Measure Call Center Success Measuring the success of a call center is essential for understanding its performance, identifying areas for improvement, and delivering exceptional customer experiences. Below is a comprehensive guide to the top 10 metrics that help measure call center success.

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Call Center Metrics Abandon rate Interactive Voice Response 62

ShepHyken

JULY 2, 2019

That will affect their overall experience and enjoyment of the restaurant; they may wonder if the kitchen is as dirty as the bathroom, for instance. Make sure every detail is customer-ready. And more often than not, this will have a greater effect upon the customer than anything else. CX is about more than metrics.

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Surveys Metrics Customer Service Customer Experience 286

CSM Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2025

Understanding how SEO metrics tie to customer satisfaction is no longer optionalit’s essential. Metrics like bounce rate, time on site, and keyword rankings don’t just track website performance; they reveal how well you’re meeting customer needs.

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Metrics Feedback Analytics Scripts 64

CCNG

JULY 27, 2022

There is a great deal of debate about what metrics call centers should measure now, especially with COVID-19 and the accompanying shift to work-at-home agents, staffing shortages, and persistent supply chain issues straining customers’ patience. Times have changed, and where necessary, call center and BPO metrics must change with them.

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Call Center Metrics At home agents Average Handle Time 195

Lumoa

JANUARY 3, 2023

Surveys are one of the most useful tools out there for gathering quick feedback from customers, and understanding what motivates them. But with great power comes great responsibility – if you’re going to get the results you need to make critical business decisions, it’s important that your survey design is done well!

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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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Customer Experience Journey mapping Metrics Surveys 195

Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 15, 2019

This oft-quoted line from Peter Drucker is more pertinent today than ever concerning Customer Experience strategy. Every marketer should measure their performance in Customer Experience to understand what drives value for customers. . We discussed measuring Customer Experience correctly in a recent podcast.

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Metrics Finance Surveys Consulting 312

CSM Magazine

MARCH 13, 2025

In this article, well explore the most effective ways to measure customer satisfaction and why these methods matter for long-term success. The Importance of Measuring Customer Satisfaction Customer satisfaction is more than just a feel-good metric. Revenue growth starts with happy customers.

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Interaction Metrics

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Is your survey a customer listening vehicle? On this episode of the ‘Amas Talks’ podcast, Amas and Martha agreed that if you’re considering how to improve surveys, a survey audit is the first step toward excellent survey design. Or could it be improved? Amas: You’ve been around this space forever.

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Surveys Airlines Benchmark Feedback 62

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. That’s where Interaction Metrics steps in.

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Customer Experience Feedback Metrics Customer emotions 62

Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Now, think about how many ripe opportunities you have to ask for customer feedback. Through after-call surveys. You might confuse them with net promoter score or cSAT, but post-call surveys are a much more specific way to gather real-time feedback. What is an After-Call Survey? 5 Reasons to Use After-Call Surveys.

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Surveys Interactive Voice Response First call resolution Feedback 150

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 8, 2022

In this episode, we talk with special guest Jóhann Hannesson , Lead Product Manager and the head of Web Development at Streem , about using video in a Customer Experience. Key Ideas to Improve your Customer Experience. Complete this short survey. Customer Experience Information & Resources.

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ProProfs Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2020

They even help you understand if your customers are satisfied or not. There are multiple customer satisfaction metrics that your business can use to get answers to questions like “Is my customer satisfied?” or “Are we successful as a brand to create an awesome experience for our customers?”.

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Metrics Abandon rate Surveys Customer effort 148

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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Customer Service Self service Metrics Average Handle Time 293

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. . Measurable.

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Journey mapping Customer Experience Education Feedback 188

Contact Center Pipeline

JUNE 23, 2020

Forbes defines the Net Promoter Score (NPS) as an index used to determine how willing customers are to recommend a brand, product or service. The answers create a popular metric used to evaluate the customer experience. Customers rank the probability of their […].

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Customer Experience Metrics Surveys Contact Center 195

Lumoa

JANUARY 31, 2023

Customer experience plays an important, if not the most important role in the success of any business. Nearly all companies (89%) believe that customer experience will be their primary basis for competition. In This Article: Why do you need Customer Experience Management?

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Customer Experience Customer centricity Metrics Feedback 165

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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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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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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Call Design

JULY 6, 2021

Understanding how to make a profit on the double bottom line (DBL) involves employing a broad range of KPIs and key metrics to ensure a contact centre meets every need that a business may have in supporting their customers. Customer Satisfaction. The value of quality in a customer service experience cannot be understated.

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