ShepHyken

JUNE 6, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. They could grow 10x faster, however, their obsession with their operational excellence, customer experience, and internal culture will not allow them to compromise any of those for more units and higher sales.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 4 Ways to Level Up Your Customer Service in 2021 by Reuben Yonatan. Fast Company) Providing exceptional customer service is a tried and tested way for brands to stand out and succeed. by Max Starkov.

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Vonage

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Some companies are taking the lead with great digital service like Computers.com and Amazon.com. Others are falling far behind and are letting their customer service quality falter as a result. A friend of mine had a complaint about the service, or lack thereof, at a local hotel. Your Service. He does now.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 8, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. To Provide the Best Customer Experience, Be Proactive by Frank Konkel. NextGov) “Be where your customers are” and other helpful tips from customer experience professionals.

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Vonage

JANUARY 27, 2016

If you want to improve customer service quality, every decision needs to be made with clients in mind. This is not the way to improve customer service quality! A sparkling new hotel opened in a major capital city. Obviously not to improve customer service quality. And no baggage trolleys are provided.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I call it The Convenience Revolution , and I’ve written an entire book about it and how you can use convenience to take your customer service to the next level. Save the Customer. Here’s Why.

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Bill Quiseng

JULY 28, 2014

My very first management position was with Marriott Hotels. Back then, there were less than 35 hotels worldwide. Marriott Hotel in Washington, D.C., Marriott’s leadership mantra, ““Take care of your employees, and they’ll take care of your customers.” Recently Marriott opened the J.W. its 4000th.

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Vonage

MARCH 8, 2016

Back this vision up with customer service education and other measures and you can transform your business for the better. Your engaging service vision is one of the “12 Building Blocks for an Uplifting Service culture” we teach at UP! Your Service. An engaging service vision is fundamental.

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Micah Solomon

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The author, Micah Solomon, is an author, consultant, influencer, keynote speaker, and trainer in customer service, customer experience, customer service culture, and hospitality. The standard level of customer service at most modern companies is reactive. Image that you’re a manager at a hotel.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. 3 Techniques to Help you Really Understand your Customers by Shay Namdarian. Every employee – and that includes top executives – should experience what every customer experiences. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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ShepHyken

JULY 4, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. 3 Tips for Using Twitter as a Customer Service Tool b y Joe Wadlington. Hootsuite) Want to learn how to better engage with existing and potential customers on Twitter? Here are my top five picks from last week.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 24, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. Hidden Secrets of Exceptional Customer Service From Amazon, PriceFixer, Netflix and Tesla You Could use to Command Your Customers’ Loyalty by Vicky Law. My Comment: Want to learn from some of the masters of customer service?

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 23, 2019

A couple of weeks later, I attended a conference at a hotel in Orlando. The hotel staff was cleaning the restroom at 10 in the morning, right in the middle of our break. Just like the cable company, the hotel staff didn’t do this on purpose. The hotel should have been smarter about when to clean the restrooms.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Along those lines, I want you to come up with a customer service promise. For some companies, their tagline is their customer service promise. For example, Zappos.com ’s tagline is Powered by Service. Three words that exhibit a commitment to the customer. They are obviously passionate about their clients.

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ShepHyken

MAY 16, 2018

A successful customer experience strategy is a result of the company’s culture. In other words, and I’ve said it many times before, what’s happening on the inside of the company is going to felt on the outside of the company by the customer. The EX is part of the culture. So, let’s look at the inside of the company.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. 13 Haunting Customer Service Statistics by Tricia Morris. Microsoft) Here are 13 haunting (and daunting) customer service statistics that are keeping brands, and especially CSRs, up at night.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 26, 2017

Every week I stay at different hotels around the world as I travel for my speaking engagements. And, every morning I get up in these hotels and take a shower. There are some hotels that have figured this out. Why is almost every shower, in almost every hotel I’ve stay in, not designed this way?” Where could it be?

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Dejected, she returns to the hotel. The next day, the hotel manager takes her to a different store and gets her outfitted in some beautiful clothes. Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, keynote speaker and New York Times bestselling business author. As Vivian Ward said in Pretty Woman , “Big mistake.

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Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

We’re honored to be honored for our work alongside so many of our customer service and customer experience colleagues. This is especially true in the customer service industry. Customer Experience (CX) has catapulted into one of the most important aspects of determining business success. Adam Toporek.

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Myra Golden

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

A corporate trainer in one of my client organizations is gung-ho on the Zappos culture and she is convinced that what her contact center needs is agents trained to make small talk with customers and empowerment so agents can consistently deliver wow experiences – “Just like Zappos does,” she says.

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ShepHyken

MAY 30, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. CustomerThink) Considering the cost of attracting new customers ­– one estimate is seven times more than keeping existing ones – many companies would do better to focus on retaining their engaged enrollees.

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Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

We’re honored to be honored for our work alongside so many of our customer service and customer experience colleagues. This is especially true in the customer service industry. Customer Experience (CX) has catapulted into one of the most important aspects of determining business success. Adam Toporek.

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Up Your Service

MARCH 24, 2015

Have a meeting and say, “We want learning from mistakes to be part of our culture.” LUX* Resorts & Hotels excels at acknowledging employee achievements. Then, at a companywide gathering at the end of the year, the STARs are honored, and each hotel awards a STAR Team Member of the Year. Have mistake meet-ups. goes a long way.

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Myra Golden

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

A corporate trainer in one of my client organizations is gung-ho on the Zappos culture and she is convinced that what her contact center needs is agents trained to make small talk with customers and empowerment so agents can consistently deliver wow experiences – “Just like Zappos does,” she says.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. His first motor hotel (motel) opened in Toronto in 1961, and what made it different was his service oriented philosophy. The Four Season’s business plan focused on quality 24 hour service.

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SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

A look back at the past few years reveals the many significant changes in the world of customer service. The credit for these changes goes to the customer service experts who helped redefine the industry. This will help you stay up to date with the trends and best practices of customer service. Bill Quiseng.

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SurveySparrow

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Customer service is no longer a mere exchange of goods and services. Do you remember the last time you received truly exceptional customer service? If you do, the fact that you recall it is proof of high-touch customer service! Let’s make sure your customers do. What makes it high touch?

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ShepHyken

JULY 5, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Experience Hotel Blog) The Experience Hotel team decided to conduct a survey on the impact of the different types of emails you can send to your customers. My Comment: Do your customers open your emails to them?

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Michel Falcon Experience

APRIL 7, 2020

I want every business professional to learn the difference between customer service vs. customer experience. Customer Service. How I define customer service to our team, anyone that I keynote speak for or someone who purchases my online course is quite simple, Customer service are actions.

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SurveySensum

JULY 14, 2020

Meet the Top 150 Global Customer Experience Thought Leaders and Influencers of 2020. Adam Toporek – Customer Service Expert, Keynote Speaker, Trainer, Strategic Advisor . Annette Franz – Customer Experience Consultant, Keynote Speaker, Author . LinkedIn : [link]. Website : [link]. LinkedIn : [link].

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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. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 3, 2016

Please join Patricia and me June 8 when we discuss how good customer service drives sales. Perhaps you agree that every customer counts and that we must never forget our customers’ perceptions of us. If we give you good service, your group will bring its business back here and not to the competition.”. Shep Hyken.

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Service Untitled

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company is known worldwide for it’s “legendary service.” So much so, Apple uses the luxury hospitality brand as a model for its owner customer support traditions. This means seeking out the customers unanticipated and unvoiced needs. It’s not robotic, it’s not scripted.

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Stella Connect

JANUARY 25, 2018

In recent years, we’ve seen a major shift in brands’ approaches to customer service delivery and contact center performance management. With market realities closing in, more and more brand leaders are having serious discussions about how to define, prioritize, and deliver service excellence in the face of unrelenting consumer demands.

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