CloudCherry

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Customer service should be simple right? In his discussion with CloudCherry’s James Gilbert, Matt shares insights from his co-authored book, “The Effortless Experience,” a title that pretty simply sums up what customers want. Hint: It all comes back to K.I.S.S.ing.).

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Conference Study Sales Leadership 244

ShepHyken

APRIL 25, 2023

One of my favorite concepts to cover in my customer service keynote speeches is to act like an owner. I originally wrote about this in 2011 and shared the story of an 18-year-old server at a pizza restaurant who took so much pride in his work that the guests thought he owned the restaurant. Connect with Shep on LinkedIn.

Insurance 101

Insurance Customer Service Training Meeting Leadership 101

Customer Bliss

MAY 3, 2017

This especially holds true when it comes to customer service. In fact, CEB data shows that 81 percent of customers today will use self-service channels first before reaching out to a company to speak to a customer service rep live.

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Self Service Customer Service Contact Center Airlines 134

Eptica

APRIL 8, 2020

Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2020 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Marketing Manager The state of UK customer service 2020 - struggling to improve. Author: Pauline Ashenden - Marketing Manager Digital channels are now a vital part of the customer relationship, across every sector. Published on: April 08, 2020. So, how are they faring?

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Self Service Customer Service Social Media Study 79

C3Centricity

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

Recently, I took a very early flight with British Airways (BA) out of Geneva airport and once again, BA staff demonstrated their excellent customer service. What has this got to do with your own customer service excellence? Isn’t it time you let your own customer service people free to best serve your customers?

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Customer Service Connections Social Media Customer Centricity 120

Playvox

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Focused on serving the needs of customers, helping them solve problems, teaching them how to use products, and answering their questions, customer service agents are central to business growth and effective operations. The Future of Customer Service Channels is Now. Every day, more than 2.5

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Customer Service Contact Center Virtual Agent Competitive Advantage 68

CSM Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

Co-founded by Mr Gilburd and Mr Harfield in 2011, Sigma Connected has gone onto employ over 5,000 people at its offices in Birmingham, South Africa, Australia and the United States. Services include customer service management, collections, complaints handling, and vulnerable customer support.

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Connections Telecommunications Culture Government 52

Experience Matters

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Here’s the executive summary: We asked over 200 large companies about how they use customer experience (CX) metrics, and then we compared their answers with similar studies we conducted in 2011, 2012, and 2013.

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Metrics Report Customer Connectedness Customer Experience 275

Vocalabs

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

2017 Results for the National Customer Service Survey are out. We recently released our 2017 report for the National Customer Service Survey on banking customer service, tracking customer service performance at Bank of America, Chase, Citi, and Wells Fargo. Peter Leppik. Tue, 2018-02-27 16:30.

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Survey Customer Service Banking Metrics 48

Esteban Kolsky

MARCH 2, 2016

I am as tired of telling you not to embark on Social Customer Service as you are of telling me I am a grouchy old man and I don’t get it. no problem – but still… don’t do social customer service. My data and case studies have not convinced you, so let’s try a different approach.

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Customer Service Social Media Case Study Study 60

Vonage

JULY 3, 2018

I want to understand customer spend over time. And we try to map a narrative that brings together what you hear in customer calls and that quantitative data.”. Instead of asking for customer service metrics outright, Kahn says it’s more important to see which KPIs the company is already tracking on a daily basis.

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Customer Success Social Media Metrics Customer Centricity 204

Inbenta

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The acquisition adds a new component to Inbenta’s customer service toolkit, allowing companies to rapidly develop, edit and deploy helpful step-by-step tutorials, improving self-service and reducing agent escalation. Helmed by CEO and co-founder, Janice Diner, Horizn was established in 2011 in Toronto, Canada.

Self Service 52

Self Service Interaction Chatbots Touchpoint 52

NICE inContact

OCTOBER 21, 2019

It’s all part of a robust customer experience , a central focus for a company that’s grown over the years by not only listening to but delighting its customers. When Vera Bradley introduced web chat in 2011, customers embraced it wholeheartedly. Customers were sending an important message.

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Abandon Rate Contact Center Omni-Channel Trends 120

CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In her new role, customer experience expert Lesley Avinou will lead the evolution of client relationship management across all locations including UK, Australia and USA. Services include customer service management, collections, complaints handling, and vulnerable customer support.

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Groups Connections Leadership Government 52

Retently

AUGUST 15, 2018

Customer service used to be something companies offered without giving it too much thought, but it has become a central point of any business strategy nowadays. There are plenty of numerous examples of excellent customer service being provided by top companies. But what is good customer service, though?

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Examples Customer Service Social Media Exceptional Customer Service 96

CSM Magazine

JUNE 4, 2020

History logs: customer support teams can have access to a dashboard to see detailed information for every support session, including case owner, session duration, connection status, device details and more. At launch, customer service teams can download the PC and Mac desktop client from the AirDroid Business Admin Console.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Customer Satisfaction Innovation Communication 52

Customer Bliss

JULY 3, 2018

Focused on improving the customer experience, the state of Maryland put together a “ Bill of Rights ” for customers to demonstrate their commitment to providing the best possible customer service to their citizens.

Government 120

Government Customer Experience Management Customer Experience Management 120

Experience Matters

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Here’s the executive summary: Temkin Group surveyed nearly 200 large companies to learn about how they use customer experience (CX) metrics, and we then compared their answers with similar studies we’ve conducted every year since 2011. See the State of CX Metrics studies from 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , and 2014.

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Metrics Report Net Promoter Score Effort Score 120

Inbenta

AUGUST 18, 2023

The acquisition adds a new component to Inbenta’s customer service toolkit, allowing companies to rapidly develop, edit and deploy helpful step-by-step tutorials, improving self-service and reducing agent escalation. Helmed by CEO and co-founder, Janice Diner, Horizn was established in 2011 in Toronto, Canada.

Self Service 52

Self Service Chatbots Touchpoint Innovation 52

ProProfs Chat

AUGUST 24, 2018

After making a purchase, you’re dissatisfied with a product or service. After being in touch with a customer service representative, the process becomes even more aggravating when a solution isn’t reached. Take your customer relationships seriously. Walgreens’ Customer’s Health Scare. We’ve all been there.

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Customer Service Customer Experience How To Policies 74

Michelli Experience

MARCH 15, 2017

My water fascination dates back to at least 2011 when I wrote the following…. So, that was what I wrote in 2011 and we all know iPods gave way to streaming audio and smartphones, but how has bottled water done? Not just any water…A very special water – the kind you find in a bottle. bottled water is truly a phenomenon of our time.

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Trends Brands Sales Course 230

ShepHyken

JANUARY 25, 2017

The Dollar Shave Club continues to impress me with their amazing customer service. I have used them as an example of how to create a membership experience , but now I want to focus on their ability to deliver amazing customer service. One billion dollars! For information contact or www.hyken.com.

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Customer Service Customer Focused Customer Service Training Retail 48

ChurnZero

JULY 27, 2021

ChurnZero is a finalist in the 2021 SaaS Awards Program in the category of Best SaaS Product for Customer Service/CRM. Now in its sixth year of celebrating software innovation, the Software-as-a-Service Awards program accepts entries worldwide, including the US, Canada, Australasia, EMEA and UK. About the SaaS Awards.

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CRM Innovation Software Touchpoint 98

Magellan Solutions

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This improves customer satisfaction. Improved customer service – Outsourced centers handle high call volumes extremely efficiently, reducing hold times. Accenture established a dedicated delivery center to provide services like financial reporting, billing, payroll, and reconciliations for Maxicare.

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Call Center Healthcare Company Hospitality 98

Magellan Solutions

JUNE 15, 2021

In searching for outsource customer service solutions , you must consider how long an agent stays in the company. Outsource customer service solutions offer a wide range of benefits to any SMEs. Is it about the least expensive service? Hence, they can provide a better service quality for your consumers.

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Customer Service Call Center First Call Resolution Customer Retention 52

Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

There’s hardly a moment when someone isn’t consulting Google to learn more about a product, a person, or a service. While the digital realm can indeed help all of us to buy smarter, perform better, and be better educated, can it ever replace a human at the hub of customer service? Treat the customer with respect.

Customer Service 83

Customer Service Social Media Loyalty Programs Financial 83

ShepHyken

MARCH 31, 2018

Over the last few years, customer service has shifted from traditional phone support toward social media channels like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and others. Dan Gingiss started the Social Customer Care Track and interest has grown exponentially. Social Media Changes Customer Service. Even millions!

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Social Media Self Service Customer Service Marketing 86

Wired and Dangerous

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Patterson, Wired and Dangerous: How Your Customers Have Changed and What To Do About It, (San Francisco, Berrett Koehler, 2011). And, if you enjoy it, we hope you will take time to review it on the book site you used to purchase the book. Bell and John R.

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Fashion Innovation Customers Communication 113

Talkdesk

JULY 20, 2016

Customer service has become the key differentiator between modern businesses. In today’s consumer landscape, companies can’t afford to provide anything less than stellar customer experiences. In the race to the top, many companies make mistakes in their provision of customer service.

Customer Service 40

Customer Service How To Customer Centricity Call Center 40

CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

So why then would government care about providing good customer service? Probably one of the most poignant examples of government customers exclaiming that they are fed-up with poor customer services was the fervor earlier this year with the Transportation Services Administration (TSA). For the U.S.

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Government Customer Service Airlines Social Media 40

CSM Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2023

About Sigma Connected Sigma Connected is a multi-award-winning Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) provider that specialises in outsourced (white-label) contact centre services, business process outsourcing, training and consultancy services, collections, complaints handling, customer services and vulnerable customer support services.

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Interaction Multi-Channel Study Connections 52

Experience Matters

APRIL 24, 2015

Don’t Confuse Customer Service With Customer Experience (February 2009). This is another post that predates Temkin Group, but remains very popular because people often confuse customer experience with customer service. Customer service is one set of interactions that are a component of customer experience.

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Customer Journeys Net Promoter Score eBook NPS 120

Service Untitled

JULY 3, 2012

Wachovia turned into Wells Fargo in March 2011. They also promised to have more in-house personnel to assist customers and to become more efficient. So how can Wells Fargo and other institutions or businesses become more customer service friendly? Train customer service agents better. photo by: prayitno.

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Customer Service Banking How To Poor Customer Service 72

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

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. . Companies failing to meet good customer experience lose out on their customers ( American Express Survey 2011 ).

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Customer Experience Self Service Advertising Customer Expectations 97

Natalie Petouhof

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Tweet The phrase “customer service is the new marketing” has gained popularity with brands realizing that poor customer service takes current, and even potential customers, out of the marketing funnel. The annual number of customers or passengers per year is 22,000,000 with an average spend per customer of $250.

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ROI Social Media Airlines Customer Service 45

Service Untitled

OCTOBER 9, 2012

It makes research convenient and allows us to compare prices, services, and even to formulate questions we want answered by one of the many providers out there, but what about an organization’s customer service? Keep a customer’s mobile experience positive; this trend is becoming more popular.

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Customer Service Loyalty Programs Hotels Customers 72

Eptica

MARCH 18, 2016

Date: Friday, March 18, 2016 UK retail customer service failing to move forward. Customers are pushing retailers to innovate and deliver new services , improved experiences at lower prices. Published on: March 18, 2016. Author: Pauline Ashenden Retail is one of the most competitive sectors in the economy.

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Retail Self Service Customer Service Entertainment 48