ShepHyken

JUNE 13, 2016

The Service Manager) From leveraging self-service tool for personalisation to embracing an omni-channel customer servicing, here are eight trends in customer experience that are going to be relevant to most businesses in 2016. When Upselling Makes for a Bad Customer Service Experience by Conversational. Is it more important than sales?

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Customer Service Upselling Customer retention B2C 208

ShepHyken

APRIL 30, 2021

Another interesting example is the live chat format used by Lightroom – an Adobe product used for managing photographs. Using Predictive Analysis for Customer Management. The live chat system makes onboarding seamless by creating separate tabs for various user queries.

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Customer Service Chatbots Analytics Upselling 371

ProProfs Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2020

To make instant help possible, you’ll need live chat software to manage support during the holidays on your website besides offering phone and email platforms. You will have to come up with strategies that will help your support team manage live chat during the holiday season. 7 Tips to Manage Live Chat During the Holiday Season.

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ChurnZero

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Considering that studies have shown that acquiring a new customer is exponentially more expensive than retaining an existing one, expansion management becomes more important than ever. In the SaaS industry, Customer Success upsell and cross-sell opportunities are commonly incorporated into expansion management. Clarity is key.

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Management Upselling SaaS Education 98

ShepHyken

JANUARY 10, 2022

A Nation on Hold Wants to Speak With a Manager by Sarah Lyall. If employees are now having to take on many unexpected roles — therapist, cop, conflict-resolution negotiator — then workplace managers are acting as security guards and bouncers to protect their employees. Customer Service Is the New Upsell by David Wagoner.

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Customer Service Upselling Sales Customer retention 198

Outsource Consultants

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

This comprehensive approach to order management improves customer satisfaction. Master the Art of Upselling and Cross-selling Upselling and cross-selling are powerful techniques that can boost your ecommerce sales significantly. Streamlining Order Processing Efficient order processing is another area where call centers excel.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Customer Success / Account Management – Outside of support, this team interacts with customers the most frequently. Managing tickets as a unified support team. By monitoring the frequency of feature requests and bug report tickets, it lets them create a realistic product roadmap for meeting customer demands.

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B2B Customer Support CRM B2C 281

Myra Golden Media

APRIL 23, 2020

Learn how use a limited response, take control with close-ended questions, assert your way out of a bad conversation, and practice proactive call management so customers feel heard. She also provides tips that can help you reframe conversations, manage expectations, handle customers who ask for your supervisor, and more.

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Customer Service Upselling Personalization Customer Support 303

Totango

JULY 28, 2021

Following best practices for hiring a customer success manager can make a critical difference in the quality of your customer relationships. Customer success managers serve as the face of your company in dealing with clients, playing a key role in ensuring satisfying experiences of your brand. What Is a Customer Success Manager?

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 9, 2022

A contact center CRM is a customer relationship management system that’s designed specifically for contact centers. Increased cross-selling and upselling opportunities . What is a contact center CRM? . Some of the benefits of using a contact center CRM include:  . Reduced customer churn . Increased customer satisfaction .

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Sales CRM Contact Center Customer retention 314

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Shep Hyken Interviews Shannon Bell, Head of Product Management and Strategy at Amdocs. Create specific promotions based on the personal preferences of your customers, this not only can create an upsell, but customer loyalty. Know Your Customers. Understand Your Customers. Keep Your Customers. . Know the customer.

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Upselling Personalization Call Center Sales 202

ChurnZero

MARCH 14, 2025

Will the customer trust their customer success manager (CSM) if theyre more focused on dollars and cents than building a relationship with them? Will CSMs struggle to maintain a customer-first mindset and spend all their time on upsells, rather than learning about their big picture goals and helping them navigate the path to get there?

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Upselling Sales Customer retention Consulting 52

ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Many companies rely on customer relationship management (CRM) systems to handle sales pipelines and track customer interactions. While CRM tools are indispensable for managing sales, theyre not always designed with customer success in mind. CS teams need specialized tools that give them deeper insights and predictive analytics.

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CRM Upselling Best practices Analytics 59

Joe Rawlinson

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Faster processing quickly allows staff to manage more inquiries. This quickly increases the chances of upselling and cross-selling, maximizing profitability. It channels quick data capture into your backend management systems. This is especially beneficial for high-traffic retail stores or promotional events.

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Customer Service Advertising Upselling Banking 78

Totango

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Building out customer success manager automation depends on the effective use of email and in-app messaging. We’ll identify six key types of automated messages that every effective customer success manager automation strategy needs to include. Milestone Messaging as a Customer Success Manager Automation Strategy.

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Management Best practices Upselling Accountability 112

Call Design

JANUARY 21, 2021

While AI won’t replace the human element of your contact centre, it can be used to gather data and information that can help your management team improve daily operations and coach agents on their performance. During these calls, AI can suggest specific products for your agents to upsell to customers. About Call Design.

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Totango

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Hiring team members with the right customer success manager skills is critical for the effectiveness of your CS team and strategy. Here we’ve identified the 13 most essential qualities to consider when hiring a CS manager. What Is a Customer Success Manager (CSM)? What Is a Customer Success Manager (CSM)?

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Management Upselling Coaching Best practices 97

Callminer

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Apart from achieving better flexibility in terms of customer service delivery, many call centers are finding themselves confronted with the details of doing business as new working models force management to reexamine the numbers and bolster bottom lines. Keep reading to see what is on the radar for 2021. Technological Trends.

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Call Center Technology Banking Contact Center 376

Calabrio

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Workforce Management Optimize Contact Center Efficiency: How to Balance Cost & Quality Share Solving the cost-quality equation: how to optimize contact center efficiency Every contact center faces a version of the classic business dilemma: how to deliver excellent service while keeping operational costs under control?

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Average Handle Time Upselling Coaching 52

Totango

AUGUST 13, 2024

The post Streamlining customer renewals: Empower customer success managers to accelerate growth appeared first on Best Customer Success Blog: Articles for Enterprise Growth. ” Customer renewals are the lifeblood of any subscription-based business, directly impacting your company’s revenue, growth, and long-term success. The results?

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Cincom

AUGUST 19, 2021

When it comes to evaluating a new Customer Communications Management (CCM) application , IT management should consider three key areas: support of key business outcomes, the impact on IT and. Finally, IT management will determine how the new application will affect their valuable resources. the level of financial return.

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Management Construction Upselling Metrics 98

Totango

JULY 29, 2022

Did you know that 70% of revenue in a subscription-based business comes from existing customer renewals and upsells? In order to ensure renewals and maximize upsell opportunities, it’s important to consistently provide value throughout the entire customer journey. Customer Expansion at its Core .

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Upselling Enterprise Accountability Metrics 118

Totango

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Despite their critical roles, customer success teams face the daunting task of managing vast data from customer interactions. It not only addresses the challenges of data management and churn prediction, but also provides a roadmap to sustainable growth. Extracting actionable insights from this sea of information is often cumbersome.

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Chief Customer Officer Enterprise Upselling Sales 62

TeleDirect

MARCH 15, 2025

Inbound Call Center Services: How They Work An inbound call center manages incoming calls from customers seeking assistance. Order Processing and E-Commerce Support Managing online and phone orders, tracking shipments, and handling returns. Managing hotel reservations and travel bookings.

Call Center 62

Call Center Telemarketing Technical Support Healthcare 62

TeleDirect

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Technological Integration: Tools like unified communications platforms make it easier to manage interactions across channels. Train Teams for Omnichannel Proficiency: Ensure agents are skilled at managing interactions across diverse platforms.

Customer Service 62

Customer Service Analytics Airlines CRM 62

Fonolo

MARCH 28, 2023

Customer experience managers in the contact center have never mattered more. Excellent customer experience is a must and should never be overlooked. If you’re considering a career as a customer experience manager for a contact center, this blog post will guide you on how to get there. CX matters!

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Customer Experience Management Contact Center Call Center 81

ShepHyken

JULY 31, 2020

Jerry Fritz, Director of Management Institute , University of Wisconsin. It is a great growth hacking tool for companies with continually evolving standards as it merges CX and customer service to help the customer understand your novel offerings, all the while increasing upselling opportunities and shortening the sales cycle.

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Customer Experience Customer Service Chatbots Upselling 216

CCNG

JULY 3, 2024

While modern businesses leverage advanced technologies and tools to create an impactful CX, the most meaningful aspect of customer experience management is in the ‘human touch.’ Your business benefits from the experience and knowledge of skilled experts who are well-versed in customer experience management best practices.

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ChurnZero

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Having a clear understanding of the team structure and who the direct manager will be. Be specific and accurate about the level of the position (e.g., “Specialist,” “Associate,” Manager,” “Director” etc.) For example, “Enterprise Customer Success Manager”.

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SaaS Upselling Enterprise industry standards 52

Totango

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

For enterprise organizations, managing customer relationships is far from simple. For enterprises, a well-constructed customer health score isnt just a nice-to-have; its a strategic asset that empowers teams to manage complexity, sustain customer satisfaction, and scale their customer success efforts.

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Totango

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

There are some common symptoms that your current system is no longer up to the task of managing your customer’s success needs. This is because CRM tools are designed to manage customer relationship data, not customer success outcomes. Customer success tools can help you with sales, but they go beyond sales management.

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Upselling CRM Revenue potential Feedback 98

ChurnZero

MAY 25, 2023

While renewals are a central aspect of CS work, many Customer Success Managers (CSMs) have a mandate for upsells. In this approach, a renewal, upsell, or downsell is either completely in or completely out. In this approach, a renewal, upsell, or downsell is partially included in a forecast. Upsell forecast.

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Upselling Metrics Surveys Accountability 97

ShepHyken

JULY 6, 2018

Contests can last for as little as an hour, such as when a regional manager visits a store location, or as long as one month. Natasha Postolovski is Content Manager at Arcade , a rewards, recognition and communication platform for retail sales associates and their managers. Sales revenue. Promotions. High-margin products.

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Sales Customer Experience Upselling Management 182

ClientSuccess

DECEMBER 12, 2022

When making a switch from one compensation plan to another for your Customer Success Managers (CSMs), it’s important to make the transition as smooth and considerate as possible. The introduction of a Base + Bonus plan is an excellent way to incentivize Customer Success Managers and encourage better performance. Base + Bonus.

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Management Sales Accountability Upselling 87

TechSee

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Warranty management. Managing the end-to-end lifecycle of consumer product warranties – from product registration through warranty claim – is a costly endeavor. Remote visual assistance – either through an agent or in self-service mode powered by computer vision AI – can simplify product registration and streamline warranty management.

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Technical Support Sales Upselling Coaching 191

ProProfs Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2020

That’s why you need a focused person/team to manage communication with your customers. Identify Opportunities to Upsell & Cross-sell. Both marketing and customer service teams can help you cross-sell and upsell that ultimately helps you boost your revenues. This strategy won’t guarantee a seamless customer experience either.

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TechSee

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

This reduces the need for second or third-tier support teams and reduces the resources necessary to manage escalations, returns, and technician dispatches. Moreover, Agentic AI ensures that these upsell opportunities are delivered correctly, enhancing the likelihood of conversion.

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