ShepHyken

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. How to Improve Customer Support on a Budget by Tycoonstory (Tycoonstory) Whether youre a startup starting to gain traction, or an established business, you need to run a lean operation.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 17, 2021

It seems that most of the companies that customers love to do business with have something in common. They focus more on the customer than they do the sale. Sure, they want to make the sale, add more revenue and get higher ratings. But when they focus on the customer’s needs, the rest seems to fall into place.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 30, 2025

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. How Consumer Feedback Shapes Customer Experience by Jessica Aleman (FocusGroups.org) Today’s competitive business landscape highlights customer experience as a crucial differentiator across industries.

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Customer Service Feedback Surveys Customer Experience 176

ShepHyken

APRIL 30, 2021

As businesses struggled with frequent disruptions, customer service teams grappled with increasing call volumes from distressed customers, establishing the importance of empathic customer service for business continuity as well as growth. . Customer Service Trends For 2021 .

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ShepHyken

MAY 16, 2023

I like the title of this article, but perhaps a more appropriate title might be: Customer Service Is Like Being Married. The buying cycle for a customer typically includes a little research, talking to a salesperson, making the purchase, and whatever happens after the sale. I always joke about that phrase.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Many of you who read my articles or watch my videos may not have jobs related to customer service or CX measurement, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t pay attention to what I’m about to share. While all three of these customer service and CX metrics can formally be measured, most likely, you’re not the one doing the measuring.

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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. Only by delivering amazing customer service. Decide What “Amazing Customer Service” Means.

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CCNG

MARCH 12, 2021

Today's consumers are shopping online more now than ever but find the overall service experience inadequate. According to The Northridge Group's State of Customer Service Experience 2020 report, as a result of COVID-19, 68% of consumers have increased their online shopping and plan to continue at this increased rate post-pandemic.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Customer service and customer experience (CX) are more than what happens after the sale. It actually begins long before a customer ever makes a purchase. Then, there’s the experience during the sales process and what happens after the sale, which could include a typical customer support call and more.

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Steve DiGioia

MAY 17, 2021

Great customer service. That’s what our customers want and that’s what we wish to provide. In today’s post, I compiled my list of the top 10 customer service acronyms to use every day. To that end, employees receive no sales commissions and have no sales quotas. Use the C.A.R.E.S.

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TeleDirect

JANUARY 15, 2025

Empathy in Customer Service: A Key Differentiator for Top Call Centers in the US When evaluating the top call centers in the US , businesses often prioritize efficiency, technology, and scalability. What Is Empathy in Customer Service? Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 16, 2024

When it comes to customer service and customer experience (CX), there is a difference between perception and reality. First, how we think our customers perceive our customer service and CX is often not the reality. They should learn firsthand what it’s like to be a customer. It’s just our perception.

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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.

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ShepHyken

JULY 19, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Internal Customer Service: What You Must Know by Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead. Here are 18 of the most reliable ways to make sure your internal customer service is up there with the best. by Mary Drumond.

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AWS Machine Learning

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In the same spirit of using generative AI to equip our sales teams to most effectively meet customer needs, this post reviews how weve delivered an internally-facing conversational sales assistant using Amazon Q Business.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 23, 2024

This episode of Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken answers the following questions and more: Why is including sales important in the overall plan for customer experience? How can sales and customer service teams work together to make customers happier?

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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 354

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

MARCH 8, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Why marketing can no longer ignore customer experience by Jason VandeBoom. Digiday) Customer experience is rapidly becoming more designable, more accessible and more creative. They build brands.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 7, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Customer Interviews for CX: How to Conduct Interviews & How They Can Make a Difference by Jeannie Walters. Experience Investigators) Customer interviews can highlight issues in emotional ways.

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Customer Service Customer centricity B2B Upselling 349

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Thats sales and service combined! Shep Hyken is a customer service/CX expert, award-winning keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling author. Learn more about Sheps customer service and customer experience keynote speeches and his customer service training workshops at www.Hyken.com.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 23, 2021

He shares customer service best practices that successful brands use to help their customers on social media. Another intuitive and frankly underutilized way brands can use social media is for addressing customer service inquiries. . Why use social media as a customer service channel? .

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 30, 2024

Many companies still believe that customer service is what happens when something goes wrong. However, that is only one part of customer service. The bigger picture is that customer service happens throughout a customer’s entire experience while doing business with you.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The customer journey is essential to any company’s success. And in today’s digital age, customer service is now more important than ever before. So how can you make sure that your customer journey is aligned with your brand expectations? And more importantly, how can you ensure that it’s not costing you sales?

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TechSee

MARCH 11, 2025

AI is changing the customer service game. For service leaders across nearly every industry, AI is the key to scaling smarter, driving revenue, and keeping customers loyal. AI is more than automation—intelligent decision-making transforms service operations. The result?

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Titus Jumper, CEO, Founder of Sales-Hub When I started my career in sales at 19, working in telecom retail and knocking on doors, I never imagined I’d eventually lead a team at the bleeding edge of AI, virtual assistants, and customer service. I quickly noticed how deep the dissatisfaction ran.

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Outsource Consultants

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Ecommerce is booming, but 96% of customers say customer service impacts brand loyalty. At Outsource Consultants, we’ve seen ecommerce call center services significantly boost revenue and customer satisfaction. They enhance customer experiences, streamline operations, and boost sales.

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ShepHyken

JULY 30, 2024

We can call it Lousy Service Versus Good Service , or a better title I came up with: The Dark Side Versus the Shep Side. The Dark Side of service is just bad. The opposite is what I teach in my CX keynote speeches and customer service training program. Shep Side: Customers don’t wait.

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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

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This episode of Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken answers the following questions and more: How can companies integrate their sales and support teams to enhance customer interactions? How can small businesses enhance customer support after a sale? What are the benefits of a customer advisory board?

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TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

Eric Esguerra, Vice President, Customer Service & Operations at Miele Canada Ltd. Eric’s favorite motto is “The Customer Experience is Paramount and must be the driving force to any organization.” His YouTube channel is a fantastic source of inspiration about customer experience and customer centricity in a digital world.

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