Lumoa

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Nowhere is this more true than with customer relationships. Without listening to the voice of your customer, you’ll be like a ship without a rudder or a compass…lost and drifting without direction. Customers don’t always take the time to express their feelings. In This Article: What is the Voice of the Customer (VoC)?

Analysis 423

Analysis Data How To Customer Centricity 423

Comm100

APRIL 2, 2024

Customer satisfaction (CSAT) scores are a vital metric for any business trying to track and improve their customer service and support. The scores provide a snapshot of how satisfied your customers are with your products or services, indicating areas of success and those needing improvement.

Strategy 224

Strategy How To Wait Times Customer Satisfaction 224

Comm100

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The modern global consumer is impatient, specific about their needs, and more than willing to jump ship to go to another brand if you fail to impress them immediately. It heavily utilizes digital technology products and services to cater directly to customer needs. Let’s break down how you can do just that now.

Self Service 130

Self Service Consumers Customer Service Social Media 130

Daniel Group

APRIL 18, 2024

Intuitively, we recognize the pivotal role of communication in delivering a memorable customer experience. If you reflect on your own positive experiences, many of them likely arose from the effectiveness of communication. This statistical result is consistent with my observations of customer behavior.

Communication 98

Communication Strategy NPS Net Promoter Score 98

Lumoa

APRIL 4, 2023

For a business to flourish, it has to understand its customers well enough to market effectively to them. One of the best ways to do that is through a customer profile analysis. Simply put, this process closely examines current and potential customers’ characteristics, traits, and preferences.

Analysis 208

Analysis Customer Retention Customer Journeys Customers 208

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 4, 2019

This week we feature an article by Dwayne Charrington who writes about how to engage your customers in personalized, meaningful, and relevant ways. Customers, employees, lead generation, or profit. Well, the best answer is customer engagement. No business can survive without engaging its customers.

Brands 119

Brands Engagement How To ROI 119

Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 25, 2024

Storytelling is an essential part of communication with customers, too. Today, we examine why storytelling is a powerful tool in a marketer’s toolbox. Emotions help reinforce what you remember, so an emotional story is even better for helping people remember it. A brand that uses this tactic is Ikea.

Customer Engagement 78

Customer Engagement Engagement Exercises Connections 78

Comm100

MARCH 21, 2023

With more options than ever before for customers, switching brands is easy. Organizations need to take every advantage they can get, and providing excellent customer service has become one of these key differentiators. Live chat software has become increasingly popular within customer service, and for good reason.

Self Service 167

Self Service Customer Service Strategy Omni-Channel 167

Eptica

JANUARY 9, 2019

Date: Wednesday, January 9, 2019 Author: Anne-Claire Bellec - Marketing Director Reviewing 2018 – our top 10 blog posts from the year. At the Eptica blog we’ve looked at all of our posts from 2018 and come up with a top 10 of the most popular and topical, based on the number of views, comments and general feedback.

Average Handle Time 89

Average Handle Time Self Service Chatbots ROI 89

Comm100

JANUARY 17, 2024

Lean into Automation – Transforming Customer Service with AI & Human-Bot Harmony In a world where immediacy and personalization have become the cornerstones of brand communication, the realm of customer service is undergoing a revolutionary transformation. Why should businesses lean into automation?

Customer Service 187

Customer Service Chatbots Technology Interaction 187

Storyminers

JUNE 3, 2022

Kampyle, now part of Medallia, published this interview as a kick-off to their Emerging Trends in Customer Experience series in 2016. Can you tell us how you got into CX and why you find the space so interesting? Together, we worked on the wireless drive-thru experience for McDonald’s. than ever before.

Trends 147

Trends Customer Experience Wireless Entertainment 147

ShepHyken

JUNE 7, 2019

This week we feature an article by Molly Moore about why phone calls and online chat can make the difference between customer-centric brands and everybody else. In fact, nearly t wo-thirds (65%) of potential customers want to reach brands by phone. Consumers want to connect with your business.

Connections 117

Connections Customer Centricity Consumers Culture 117

Retently

MARCH 29, 2023

Total pre-orders for Tesla Model 3 surpassed many expectations at more than a quarter of a million in less than three days. To show you the bigger picture, this is more than 70 percent of annual sales for the leader in this market segment – Mercedes Benz C-Class.

Net Promoter Score 198

Net Promoter Score NPS Automotive Customer Satisfaction 198

BirdEye

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Have you ever wondered why people hesitate to buy something if there are no customer reviews? Did you even know that reviews older than three months might not be relevant for many customers? In fact, a significant 92% of customers read at least two reviews before making a purchasing decision.

Brands 110

Brands Management Social Media Analytics 110

Comm100

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In today’s hyper-connected, personalized customer service isn’t just a isn’t just a nice-to-have; it’s a must. While we’re all familiar with the basics, like using a customer’s name in an email, today’s innovators are going far beyond these conventions to deliver personalization.

Examples 173

Examples Chatbots Omni-Channel Customers 173

TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

Customers expect better and faster pre and post purchase services. Whether they need help setting up a new device or to repair a damaged product, the way in which these interactions are handled are at the heart of customer satisfaction. Eric Esguerra, Vice President, Customer Service & Operations at Miele Canada Ltd.

Customer Service 251

Customer Service Contact Center Chief Customer Officer Call Center 251

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

This week we feature an article by Daniel Bakst who explains why competitive benchmarking is key to better serving your customer base. – Shep Hyken. Contextualizing your brand’s place amongst competitors in the industry you encompass is vital to creating a leading Customer Experience.

Measurement 86

Measurement Ecommerce Analysis Industry 86

Comm100

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The customer service landscape is forever changing as technologies and consumer expectations develop, but 2021 has seen a shift of proportions that we have arguably never experienced. Query volumes spiked as customers (and companies) faced unprecedented problems, placing huge stress on customer service agents.

Trends 206

Trends Customer Service Chatbots Omni-Channel 206

Retently

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Creating an insightful customer feedback questionnaire can seem daunting. Key Takeaways Customer feedback questionnaires are a valuable resource for understanding customer expectations and experiences, shaping products/services, and fostering brand loyalty, all of which fuel business growth.

Feedback 113

Feedback Net Promoter Score Effort Score Customer Satisfaction 113

BirdEye

AUGUST 29, 2023

Happy customers build successful businesses. You can grow, scale, and develop your business if you understand your customers’ feelings about you. Great products, the best marketing campaigns, and the costliest ads are all playing second fiddle to the power of customer satisfaction. Why is customer satisfaction important?

Customer Satisfaction 98

Customer Satisfaction Chatbots Social Media Omni-Channel 98

BirdEye

DECEMBER 8, 2023

We live in a world where one tweet, review, or post can tip the scales for your brand. It’s the heartbeat of your brand, silently yet powerfully shaping how people perceive your business. In the fast-moving online world, keeping up with what people think and say about your brand is a big challenge.

Strategy 116

Strategy Management Social Media Brands 116

Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 11, 2024

Listen to the podcast: One of the things I talk about a lot with clients is customer emotions. The reason I do is because over half of any experience is highly influenced by customer emotions, which, among other things, motivate customers to act. But how should you do it, and why is it important?

How To 78

How To Exercises Video Customers 78

Feedbackly

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Net Promoter Score (NPS) is a glorified metric in the field of customer experience. Sure enough, the simple question of how likely a customer is willing to recommend the business to others captures many aspects like satisfaction, loyalty, and retention rate. How is EVI® Better? How Do I Make the Switch?

NPS 98

NPS Net Promoter Score How To Touchpoint 98

Retently

JULY 28, 2023

How do you approach customer happiness in your company? Do you simply rely on the generic “the customer is always right” speech, or do you have a customer-centric culture in place that’s overseen by a professional who understands how customers think and feel, and who knows how to get that point of view across to other employees too?

Chief Customer Officer 141

Chief Customer Officer Customer Centricity Call Center Metrics 141

BirdEye

DECEMBER 26, 2023

But most struggle with the decision as they have no proof that customers will support it. But this can change if your business actively measures brand salience and takes steps to improve it. By monitoring customer signals and feedback, you can know your standing in the market and try to become the #1 choice against all odds.

Brands 105

Brands Social Media Competitive Advantage Analysis 105

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

This week we feature an article by Brian Cantor who gives us a list of ways to achieve success and consistency when communicating with customers on any channel. – Shep Hyken. Making for a jointly admirable and problematic reality, the customer contact community often takes a lofty, wide-eyed approach to strategy and technology.

Omni-Channel 94

Omni-Channel Self Service Policies Abandon Rate 94

ShepHyken

JANUARY 11, 2019

This week we feature an article by Agi Marx who shares 3 ways to close the customer feedback loop to prevent churn and increase revenue. – Shep Hyken. What is the customer feedback loop? Customer feedback loop is the practice of responding to customers meaningfully when they leave feedback.

Examples 92

Examples Feedback Strategy NPS 92

Feedbackly

JUNE 21, 2023

As customers, we experience different emotions with different brands. We are loyal towards brands that appeal to our emotions and turn away from those that don’t. For businesses, these customer emotions are very important to consider. Now, why is measuring EVI® crucial? How do your customers perceive it?

Measurement 95

Measurement Loyalty Programs Touchpoint Metrics 95

Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

It’s a good question that, in my experience, is easy to get wrong. So, the difficulty is that these things are linked, even for big brands like Amazon. Price Image Is Affected by Non-Pricing Experience Details It is important to remember that non-price factors drive your reputation for pricing. It is possible, though.

Conference 88

Conference Strategy Examples Communication 88

ShepHyken

AUGUST 16, 2019

While there are plenty of things you can read and watch that might give you some tips and advice on how to communicate better, reading alone doesn’t cut it. Instead, why not practice those skills in your team in a way that’s as fun as it is effective? Communicating clearly and effectively is key when working with customers.

Communication 86

Communication Training Groups Tips 86

Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 28, 2023

We hosted the Global Customer Service Experience Director of Alvarez & Marsal Alex Mead ( alexmead@sky.com ) recently to talk about it, and I wanted to share what we discussed here with all of you, too. Mead says that he believes AI will reduce customer effort in experiences. This year has been the year of AI.

Self Service 88

Self Service Airlines Conference Call Center 88

BirdEye

AUGUST 28, 2023

Discover why social reach matters and learn how to track and optimize it to boost your social media growth in this blog. Discover why social reach matters and learn how to track and optimize it to boost your social media growth in this blog. Q2: Why is it important to measure social media reach?

Social Media 98

Social Media Metrics Measurement Multi-Channel 98

BirdEye

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Beauty industry entrepreneur, Elizabeth Arden, once said, “Reputation makes customers.” In fact, your business’s local search engine optimization (SEO) reputation signals search engines about your brand. The better the optimization, the higher you’re likely to be found in Google’s local pack results.

Strategy 110

Strategy Management Brands Video 110

SurveySparrow

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Every customer who comes to you has a unique story that influences their journey and impacts their purchase decision. For some, it could be the desire to find an alternative or enhance an already existing experience. But if they are considering your brand, it means they think your product or service has exactly what they need.

Customer Journeys 52

Customer Journeys Marketing Social Media Brands 52

BirdEye

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Customer experience is much more than just a buzzword, especially in the insurance industry. And that is why it is time to understand the factors contributing to customer experience in the insurance industry. Zendesk reports that 50% of consumers will switch to a competitor after one bad experience.

Insurance 111

Insurance Industry Customer Experience Self Service 111

BirdEye

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Have you ever wondered why people hesitate to buy something if there are no customer reviews? Did you even know that reviews older than three months might not be relevant for many customers? In fact, a significant 92% of customers read at least two reviews before making a purchasing decision.

Brands 64

Brands Management Social Media Analytics 64

BirdEye

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Satisfied customers build successful businesses. Every business works to keep its customers happy, provide the best service, and become the #1 choice for its customers. This is especially true for multi-location businesses catering to local customers. Table of contents What is AI-driven customer experience?

Customer Experience 114

Customer Experience Self Service Social Media How To 114