ShepHyken
MARCH 13, 2020
This week we feature an article by Dwayne Charrington , a technical writer currently associated with ProProfs Help Desk. He shares the benefits of incorporating a help desk ticketing system into your business. “Experience-led businesses have 1.7x higher customer retention, 1.9x return on spend, and 1.6x higher customer satisfaction rates” – Forrester.
Beyond Philosophy
MARCH 19, 2020
We encourage clients to research their customers all the time. Late last year, we decided to take our advice and study our customers and prospective customers, and well, anyone. Some of the research told us what we expected to hear, but some of the revelations might surprise you. We talked about this research in a recent podcast. You All Want Growth.
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Callminer
MARCH 2, 2020
Solving a caller’s problems quickly can significantly improve their perception of your organization’s overall quality and competency. However, achieving the fastest possible resolution speed – over the course of a single call – can prove to be more complicated than it seems. There are many variables involved in handling customers’ calls efficiently enough to resolve them without need for additional contact to be made on their part.
Contact Center Pipeline
MARCH 12, 2020
Providing a good customer service experience is more important than ever. One bad experience over the phone can lead to bad reviews, criticism on social media, and—the worst scenario—loss of business. Research from Accenture found that 68% of customers have switched providers because of bad customer service, which means that people are looking at their […].
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ProProfs Blog
MARCH 27, 2020
It’s no secret that customer service is an essential aspect of every business. That said, many companies overlook their customer experience, and they don’t often consider it an ROI generating metric. There are many reasons to believe that customer service has a direct impact on the bottom line, especially as we move into a more “buyer-centric” economy.
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GetFeedback
MARCH 17, 2020
The most popular CX metrics catalogued by purpose and best use case.
UJET
MARCH 17, 2020
A strong customer support team is integral to the success of any business. But a strong team doesn’t need to be in the same office to ensure success. The rise of remote work has proven that employees can be as, or more, efficient in their work outside of the office. But even with a dispersed team, managers and supervisors can ensure that agents are providing the expected high-quality support to maintain positive customer experiences.
Fonolo
MARCH 19, 2020
We are living in a strange time. Almost every aspect of our lives has changed since Spanish Flu decimated the world’s population 100 years ago, but it’s at times such as these that humans typically revert to the same patterns. We’re already seeing some of that base behaviour in the supermarkets, as panic drives people into the lizard part of their brains, making poor decisions that ultimately make things worse for everyone.
Toister Performance Solutions
MARCH 5, 2020
Advertising disclosure: We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. It's probably the number one question I get in presentations. Someone will invariably ask, "How do I get my CEO to care about customer experience?
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Understanding and improving your customer experience (CX) can have a massive impact on your bottom line. Choosing the right voice of customers (VoC) solution is a critical step to elevating CX. Frost & Sullivan researched more than 50 leading VoC vendors, analyzing both their “innovation index” and “growth index” to independently select the top 10 performers in each of these categories.
inSided
MARCH 23, 2020
Just how valuable is it to keep customers invested in your brand? We're exploring the answer to this question and some tips on improving retention in today's blog.
CSM Magazine
MARCH 14, 2020
At first sight, it might not seem like project management has a lot to do with customer service. Being a project manager sounds more like a methodical job, where you coordinate lots of tiny moving pieces, manage tasks, research, fill in spreadsheets, strategize and write progress reports. When thinking of a PM, we picture someone sitting behind a desk, elbows deep in paperwork, not someone working in the dynamic and interactive environment of customer service.
C3Centricity
MARCH 31, 2020
How can some companies get customer service so wrong?! This week I have a longer post than usual, but one that will make you smile, if not laugh out loud. It describes one recent personal example of disinterested client support, from which I have drawn seven learnings for everyone wanting to deliver awesome customer service. I can’t understand why any organisation would still have trouble offering superior customer service when there are so many great examples they merely have to copy.
Steve DiGioia
MARCH 9, 2020
Reevaluation. It’s a tried and true method to improve your customer service. But how many use this often enough to benefit from its findings? Good question. Sure, each business is different and with specific challenges to be addressed, so the important thing is that you start finding tactics that can make a difference in your business and put them to use right away.
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CX leaders are in a gold rush for AI, lured by the promise of cost savings and a revolution in service delivery. But simply deploying AI in your contact center isn't a magic bullet. There are hidden dangers that can derail your AI dreams. Recent incidents, such as the missteps of an AI chatbot deployed by Air Canada, have underscored the complexities and risks involved in leveraging AI in customer-facing roles.
Beyond Philosophy
MARCH 31, 2020
Just over a decade ago, just as the world was coming out of the deepest recession since the Greatest Depression, we carried out significant research across the globe with the largest container shipping company in the world. We repeated the research a year later when the economy was in full speed recovery mode and while some key drivers remained the same we found a noticeable and consistent change in every model we ran.
ShepHyken
MARCH 4, 2020
It’s almost here… the updated and revised edition of The Cult of the Customer. If you’re reading this article the week it’s posted, then this is a sneak preview of a few of my favorite quotes from the book. Even if it’s after the book comes out, it’s not too late to “join” the Cult of the Customer—the cult you want to belong to! I want to share some quotes from the book to get you thinking about how to amaze your customers.
Contact Center Pipeline
MARCH 11, 2020
As the next decade is upon us, we should all take a minute to understand the big trends that are going to impact our contact centers. Do you have anxiety about the bots? More broadly, are you thinking about how technology will impact how business is conducted in the contact center? Don’t worry about the […].
Myra Golden Media
MARCH 28, 2020
Are you interested in making and donating masks for Covid-19? Here are some resources to get you started. [link]. [link].
Speaker: Laura Noonan, Chief Revenue Officer at CallFinder + Angie Kronlage, Director of Program Success at Working Solutions + April Wiita, Vice President of Program Success at Working Solutions
Are you still manually reviewing calls? 🤔 It's time for a change! The traditional method of manual call monitoring is no longer cutting it in today's fast-paced call center environment. Industry experts Angie Kronlage and April Wiita from Working Solutions are here to explore the power of innovative automation to revolutionize outdated call review processes!
ProProfs Blog
MARCH 13, 2020
Did you know that 64% of modern consumers care less about the price if they are getting the best customer experience? As a result, companies are adopting a customer-centric approach to find out what customers like and what they don’t. This has made modern buyers highly demanding. . Buyers today expect to have multiple touchpoints with the retailer.
Steve DiGioia
MARCH 25, 2020
…my thoughts on the Coronavirus and what comes next. Because of the Coronavirus, I think I should stop writing, at least for a while until the world gets back to normal. It seems like the logical thing to do. So many others are sharing their stories or suggestions on how they’re coping with the isolation and fear of the unknown that it seemed petty for me to still write about customer service tactics when most businesses aren’t even open – and some may never reopen because they couldn’t withstan
Beyond Philosophy
MARCH 2, 2020
We have all been in line or on hold for customer service , waiting for a company to get back to us. We tap our toes and roll our eyes as we wait. Then, when our wait time runs long and our patience runs short we get cranky and think, this customer service crew is really inept today. Or are they? Last February, the Harvard Business Review (HBR) published, “ Why is Customer Service so Bad?
ShepHyken
MARCH 11, 2020
Every company wants to have good employees. More importantly, they also want the right employees. There’s a difference. The smartest person in the world may not end up being a good cultural fit for a company. Every company has a personality, and the people they hire must possess the right skills, character and behaviors to fit in. This differs from company to company, so what works for one may not work for another.
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Contact Center Pipeline
MARCH 31, 2020
What a difference a month can make. In February, we were looking at topics like growth and development, aligning strategy and technology, and tools for delivering an exceptional customer experience. We’ve now entered the strange new reality of the COVID-19 era. Our Top 5 most-read posts for March reflect the staffing challenges that contact centers […].
TechSee
MARCH 31, 2020
Ensuring business continuity and the safety of employees and customers is top of mind for companies delivering essential services across industries such as utilities, medical technology and telecommunications. These are lifelines for millions of people and in field service, COVID-19 represents a unique challenge. With so many people currently at home – whether on a voluntary or mandatory basis – customers are likely to experience more issues than usual and need far more support.
ProProfs Blog
MARCH 27, 2020
Remember when your business had limited platforms, mostly email, mail, and phone support, to help customers reach your brand? We’ve obviously come a long way from those times. No wonder customers today are more concerned about how their customer support experience might turn out with a brand. They know you have more platforms in place to help them reach your brand faster in times of need. “ More than 60% of modern consumers care less. about the price if they are getting the. best customer experi
Steve DiGioia
MARCH 30, 2020
The actions of leaders should focus on common-sense decisions. A good “business-sense”, extensive life experience, having a good judge of character, and the ability to see-through-the-fog towards the intended goal will help most people make the “right” call as needed – when needed. As I’ve mentioned before, I’d rather act and make decisions based on the facts at hand than sit idle and wait for some arbitrary sign of approval later.
Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO
The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.
Beyond Philosophy
MARCH 10, 2020
Have you ever made a snap judgment about another person only to discover you were wrong? I have. Psychologists call this a Fundamental Attribution Error (FAE), and it can wreak havoc on your customer-driven growth. . We explored FAEs in our latest podcast and the effect they can have on your Customer Experience outcome. We also discussed why recognizing them is essential to your bottom line and some steps you can take to prevent them. .
ShepHyken
MARCH 17, 2020
Customer Value is Company Value. How to Drive Value and Become Customer-Focused. Shep Hyken interviews Rob Markey , a leader of Customer Strategy and Marketing at Bain & Company. They discuss four strategies companies can use to achieve consistent and sustained growth in customer value, NPS (Net Promoter Score), customer feedback and company culture.
Contact Center Pipeline
MARCH 4, 2020
Welcome to the March 2020 issue of Contact Center Pipeline magazine! It is gratitude month for me at Contact Center Pipeline! Our first issue was published in March 2009. And as they say, the rest is history. Reflecting back to our humble beginnings, I am grateful for our core team—Steve, Susan, Frank and Mark—for all […].
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