ShepHyken

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Top Takeaways: The hospitality mentality is key to creating a great customer experience in any type of business. Industries like hotels, restaurants, and cruise lines excel in this area because they live with their customers 24/7, which creates a unique dynamic for delivering outstanding service.

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Hospitality Exceptional Customer Service Employee Engagement Hotels 67

Horizon CX

APRIL 1, 2020

Several years ago, before the term Customer Experience (CX) had become mainstream, I attended a lecture on Customer Satisfaction and why measuring it was important for businesses. He immediately suggested Pete’s Diner because, as he said, it was nearby, the food was outstanding and the service was second to none.

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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. (The 2017 Customer Service Expectations Survey by Gladly.

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Bold360

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Service that succeeds in meeting the baseline expectations of your customers– what I call satisfactory customer service–consists of four elements. Customers tend to be satisfied with a business if they receive, consistently, A defect-free product or service. (I An effective approach for problem resolution.

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Customer Service Exceptional Customer Service Hotels Travel 40

Service Untitled

JUNE 7, 2013

Of course notwithstanding anything to the contrary, dentists along with their expertise to keep our smiles shining, should also prescribe to the ultimate quest of customer service no matter how advanced their dental education may have been. After all patients are customers and therefore should be appreciated and valued.

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Customer Service Exceptional Customer Service Hotels Customer Satisfaction 77

CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Facemasks, door signs, floor decals, partitions, and hand sanitizers won’t keep your customers. Such safety protocols in response to the pandemic are expected from your customers. While failing to implement them will cost you customers, maintaining those standards will not guarantee that you keep them. Become a storyteller.

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Hotels Guidelines Exceptional Customer Service Hospitality 52

BirdEye

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

It is dealing with difficult customers. When customers are hard to deal with, the saying “the customer is always right” matters more than ever. It means you must try your best to make customers happy, especially when things get tricky. This blog isn’t about turning every customer into a lifelong friend.

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Customer Enthusiast

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Although I’ve yet to see it stocked on the Customer Service shelves, it easily could be. Below are some examples of how the topics explored in Covey’s book naturally align with customer service: Foundational Principles: Paradigms – the way we perceive, understand, and interpret the world. will irrevocably suffer.

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Customer Service Employee Engagement Exceptional Customer Service Hotels 79

SurveySparrow

JUNE 28, 2023

In today’s highly competitive business landscape, providing exceptional customer experiences has become crucial for long-term success. Understanding what customer experience optimization entails and implementing effective strategies can significantly impact customer satisfaction, loyalty, and ultimately, business growth.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 30, 2019

This week we feature an article by Lukas Sitar who writes about growing and sustaining customer lifetime value for the entire customer cycle. While many marketers look at metrics like conversion rates, net profit per sale, average value of a lead, and average customer order, they often overlook their customer lifetime value.

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BirdEye

JUNE 21, 2023

A competitor analysis evaluates the choices your customers have when shopping for your product or service. It would be nice if simply producing a quality product and delivering exceptional customer service were all you need to ensure that your doors never close. Take hotels, for example.

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Helpware

AUGUST 7, 2018

When you have received excellent customer service, you know it. Here are some lovely customer service stories bound to put a smile on your face and maybe even a tear in your eye. Delta Airlines has taken to handing out pies when they are delayed in getting their customers to the skies. Pizza Party on the Tarmac.

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West Monroe

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

As my parents are full time residents of Marco Island, I have been able to experience first-hand the impact natural disasters such as this have on the customer experience world. Provide exceptional service – empathize with customers, demonstrate a level of preparedness, and enable your employees to act.

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Customer Experience Hotels Exceptional Customer Service Policies 40

Who's Your Gladys?

MAY 22, 2015

After ten amazing days in Italy my passion for customer service is stronger than ever. After all, I was on buses, trains and planes, in restaurants and hotels, and at museums, shops and markets. I get jazzed by excellent service, and my curiosity kicks in when things fall flat.

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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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LiveChat

AUGUST 5, 2016

Customer service stories are full of bloodcurdling events and malicious characters. All of us can recall at least one example of really bad customer service where everything went wrong, a person we were talking to was incompetent or a customer that we were dealing with, was a true monster in human skin.

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Customer Enthusiast

AUGUST 8, 2016

During my career as a hotel training director in New York City, on occasion I’d uncover a book that I wanted to share with a broader audience at the hotel. Another option was to develop a class from scratch, based on the book, to cascade the lessons throughout the hotel. The simple solution was to just order everyone a book.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 26, 2018

Pay attention to what customers are saying. Take advantage of what you are seeing and hearing and then use what you’ve learned to surprise your customers with amazing and exceptional customer service. – Shep Hyken. Employees who take a moment to observe something about each customer listen better to them.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 24, 2017

Steve Curtin on the “Other Dimension” Necessary to Raise Your Customer Service from Ordinary to Extraordinary. There are many things waiters, or anyone who has a customer-facing role, can do to elevate a transactional experience into one that is more relational. Convey authentic enthusiasm. Provide the guest with a surprise.

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Exceptional Customer Service Hotels Training Customer Service 48

ReviewTrackers

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Regardless of whether they’re choosing a new restaurant, a hotel, a car dealership, an insurance provider, or even a company to work for , people rely more than ever on the opinions of others — such as those voiced in online reviews. We also utilize social media and public relations to engage with customers and gain feedback.”.

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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.

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SurveySensum

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

That feeling is what businesses aim to achieve in order to keep customers happy and satisfied and keep coming back for more. But why is it important to improve customer satisfaction? Because acquiring a new customer can cost five times more than retaining an existing one. So, what exactly is customer satisfaction?

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SurveySensum

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

That feeling is what businesses aim to achieve in order to keep customers happy and satisfied and keep coming back for more. But why is it important to improve customer satisfaction? Because acquiring a new customer can cost five times more than retaining an existing one. So, what exactly is customer satisfaction?

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Customer Satisfaction Self Service Strategy Customer Journeys 52

Grade.us

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

If you knew the hotel had paid the blogger hundreds of dollars to say great things about it or that the blogger had stayed there for several days for free, it could affect how much weight you’d give the blogger’s endorsement. That's why they felt the need to incentivize (or punish) customers to leave reviews. Review = reward.

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LiveChat

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Customer service agent’s job is difficult, let us be honest. And on top of that – there they are: the customers. The number one pain point for every customer service rep. But is working in customer service all doom and gloom? Customer story #1: Southwest Airlines. I arrived at 2 a.m.

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Customer Service Airlines Hotels Exceptional Customer Service 65

SurveySparrow

JUNE 22, 2023

In today’s business world, customers’ expectations are higher than ever, with each interaction playing a vital role in shaping their overall perception of your brand. Delivering a standout customer experience (CX) is the key to outpacing your competition and fostering customer loyalty.

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Grade.us

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

If you knew the hotel had paid the blogger hundreds of dollars to say great things about it or that the blogger had stayed there for several days for free, it could affect how much weight you’d give the blogger’s endorsement. That's why they felt the need to incentivize (or punish) customers to leave reviews. Review = reward.

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Marketing Guidelines Policies Banking 22

Customer Enthusiast

AUGUST 2, 2017

In May I read the 2017 Qualtrics Hotel Pain Index Study , made some notes, and had every intention of writing a June blog post in response to the study. The three areas of the study that stood out to me are: 57% of guests said that unfriendly employees were most likely to cause them to have a negative experience at a hotel.

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Hotels Exceptional Customer Service Guest Experience Study 40

BirdEye

MARCH 31, 2023

Our soft drink products are a natural fit for your delicious burgers, and we believe that together, we can create an even better dining experience for your customers. We propose a collaborative effort to promote our partnership by offering special deals and promotions for customers who purchase our products along with your burgers.

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SmartKarrot

APRIL 23, 2020

Customer Success vs Customer Experience: The Difference Between the Journey and the Destination : Customer experience concentrates on touchpoints, while customer success focuses on the end game. It spans the entire customer journey, from product development and adoption to customer retention and growth.

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Michel Falcon Experience

MARCH 12, 2019

Are you content with your customer experience? And then we’re going to evaluate customer wants and needs and why it’s so difficult to really understand what your customers need to build an experience that they’ve never seen before. And it was ‘Customer experience management’ And it made sense to me.

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