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Guest Post: Customer Experience: Expectation vs. Reality

ShepHyken

Customers want their concerns resolved swiftly, without having to wait in line or being handed from one executive to another. . A good customer experience (CX) begins with a 24-hours seamless website user experience, followed by top-notch customer care, and concludes with the receiving of the product/service purchased from you. .

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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of September 4, 2017

ShepHyken

One of the big takeaways is that the leaders close the loop on feedback within 48 hours, which according to CustomerGauge, leads to a 12% increase in customer retention. 10 Insights from Customer Care Experts & Influencers by CGS. Why Visual Support is the Future of Customer Service by Robert C.

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Five strategies to improve customer experience in telecoms

TechSee

In the highly competitive telecom industry, customer experience is a critical factor in building and maintaining a competitive advantage. A recent report by Forrester takes this concept one step further by proving that improving customer experience in telecoms delivers a boost to all KPIs.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of January 8, 2018

ShepHyken

Bots are about to get better at customer support than humans by Michael Sikorsky and Rita Gunther McGrath. Wired UK) Thanks to machine learning, AI-enabled bots could gain a competitive advantage over human chat exchanges. For information on The Customer Focus customer service training programs go to www.thecustomerfocus.com.

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Improving the Effectiveness of Your Rapid Response

COPC

Companies shouldn’t settle for making an efficient shift to WAH but should focus on what WAH optimization might mean for improving customer satisfaction and operating efficiencies. Successful implementation of these and other emerging technologies still pack a punch in terms of competitive advantage.

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Top 50 Customer Service Leaders – Best Customer Experience Influencers

Storyminers

He held sales and technical leadership positions at IBM, where he advised companies on the strategic use of information technology to solve business problems and gain a competitive advantage. Bruce is widely viewed as a leading expert in how large organizations build differentiation with customer experience. Bruce Temkin.

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Why Community Is Essential to Your Digital Customer Support in 2018

Verint

This podcast explores how leaders in strategy and technology in the digital customer care industry are getting real business results and transforming their businesses and their brands’ reputations. Sound interesting?