ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. What’s stopping your customers from being loyal? Graham Jones) Most business leaders appreciate that 80% of their profits come from 20% of their customers. Keeping loyal customers is the “holy grail” of business. by Graham Jones.

Customer Service 124

Customer Service Loyalty Customer Success Resources 124

BlueOcean

JULY 5, 2016

In our world, it’s a little bit soul crushing to know that one third of people in the US would choose to clean a toilet over talking with customer service. If the call to customer care is a dreaded and distasteful last resort, how do we adapt and improve the experience? The Facts About Social Customer Care.

Customer Care 120

Customer Care Social Media Contact Center Entertainment 120

CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

As technologies and consumer expectations develop, the customer service landscape is evolving at an accelerated rate. Customers (and companies) faced unprecedented problems causing query volumes to spike, which put huge pressure on customer service teams. Arguably, in 2021 the industry experienced a seismic shift.

Trends 98

Trends Industry Customer Service Chatbots 98

BlueOcean

JUNE 29, 2016

If you’ve landed on our website, chances are you’re somewhere in the buying cycle for contact center services. From customer service support and roadside assistance to tech support and more, we’ve built the expertise you need when you’re considering outsourcing your call center team.

Contact Center 120

Contact Center eBook Call Center Strategy 120

ShepHyken

JANUARY 14, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Consumer Trust Languishes at 2016 Levels by MarTech Cube (MarTech Cube) Consumers’ trust in the organizations they do business with has not recovered from its pandemic decline. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 56

Customer Service Retail Consumers Metrics 56

Kayako

JANUARY 24, 2018

At Kayako, we do our best to understand not just our customers’ needs, but their customers’ needs, as well. Armed with that empathy and over ten years in the business, there’s been one consistent signal that stands out from the noise in this year’s customer service trends: customers want effortless experiences.

Customer Centricity 208

Customer Centricity Self Service Trends Customer Experience 208

ShepHyken

JANUARY 14, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Consumer Trust Languishes at 2016 Levels by MarTech Cube (MarTech Cube) Consumers’ trust in the organizations they do business with has not recovered from its pandemic decline. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 55

Customer Service Retail Consumers Metrics 55

Tricia Morris

JUNE 8, 2016

Below is a sneak peek of just a few of the survey responses from United States consumers polled as part of Microsoft’s 2016 State of Global Customer Service Report, which also includes responses from 4,000 additional consumers across Brazil, Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom. The post INFOGRAPHIC: 2016 U.S.

Infographics 40

Infographics Customer Service Report Trends 40

ShepHyken

JUNE 27, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. ON DEMAND: Microsoft’s 2016 Global State of Customer Service Report Reveal by Bill Peterson. She shared the new report, The Microsoft Global State of Customer Service. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Net Promoter Score 74

Net Promoter Score Customer Service NPS Report 74

Tricia Morris

JULY 18, 2016

Expectations for customer service have grown over the past few years: around convenience, speed, agent knowledge and insights, and by far, around channel availability and digital transformation. The post INFOGRAPHIC: 2016 State of Global Customer Service appeared first on Parature.

Infographics 40

Infographics Customer Service Trends Report 40

NICE inContact

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Organizations in the leader quadrant have balanced these two important qualities and are described as: “ …those suppliers with a strong multichannel product and service capability that have already. amassed a large installed base of both large and small customers. Shift from reactive to proactive customer service.

Contact Center 164

Contact Center Contact Center Software Social Media Exceptional Customer Service 164

ShepHyken

MARCH 31, 2023

He shares the challenges that customer service representatives face and how companies can overcome them. Good customer service is something we cherish. Think back to your latest amazing customer service experience. Overall customer satisfaction has been on a steep decline since 2018.

Customer Service 67

Customer Service How To Handbook Chatbots 67

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 26, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. The Hidden Costs of Poor Internal Customer Service By Joanne Wortman. Integrify) Of course, every business understands the need to maintain a high commitment to providing excellent customer service. The reason is simple.

Chief Customer Officer 83

Chief Customer Officer Customer Service Lifetime Customer Loyalty 83

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Your customers are already evaluating the experience you are delivering. 89% of customers will decide based on customer experience in 2016. How can you create a better customer experience now to compete in this changing marketplace? You need to understand the customer journey of today.

Customer Experience 110

Customer Experience Customer Journeys Consulting Customers 110

Eptica

JANUARY 12, 2017

Date: Thursday, January 12, 2017 What were the top customer service trends of 2016? To help we’ve analyzed all 100+ posts published on the Eptica blog in 2016, and picked a top ten, based on a combination of readership and industry feedback. Is a lack of consistency letting your customer service down?

Trends 48

Trends Customer Service Contact Center Analysis 48

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Managing time and workload will be the biggest challenge that customer support professionals face in 2016. A new study by Kayako looked into the state of the customer support […]. The post Multichannel Support Will Burn Out your Customer Support Team in 2016 appeared first on Customer Experience Consulting.

Consulting 110

Consulting Study Customers Management 110

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.

Customer Service 81

Customer Service Culture Hotels Tips 81

Help.com

MARCH 14, 2016

A recent study by Gallup shows that only 29% of customers are fully engaged. 71% of customers are ready and willing to part ways with your company. We share a few tips below that can help boost your customer engagement and create a culture of loyal, happy customers. Make your business more customer-centric.

Customer Engagement 114

Customer Engagement Engagement Tips Social Media 114

Tricia Morris

DECEMBER 18, 2015

This year’s lineup of contributors includes: • Bill Patterson: Microsoft General Manager of Service Engagement. Jeanne Bliss: Chief Customer Officer Author and CXPA Co-founder. Sumair Dutta: The Service Council Chief Customer Officer and Former Aberdeen Customer Experience Analyst.

Trends 40

Trends Chief Customer Officer Customer Service eBook 40

Tricia Morris

APRIL 1, 2016

Customers’ expectations for brands and organizations delivering the right answer at the right time, whether through assisted or self-service, continue to grow. In Microsoft’s Global State of Customer Service Report, 90% of consumers surveyed now expect a company website to include a self-service application.

Infographics 40

Infographics Self Service Customer Service Report 40

ShepHyken

JUNE 20, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. World’s 3 MOST Customer Centric Companies: How do they do it!! Customer Guru) Here are our top three picks for the most customer centric companies and some lessons on how they manage to be customer-centric despite their size and diversity.

Customer Service 78

Customer Service Loyalty Programs Customer Centricity Chatbots 78

Tricia Morris

JANUARY 4, 2016

“If you wonder what getting and keeping the right employees has to do with getting and keeping the right customers, the answer is everything.” – Fred Reichheld, Author, Business Strategist. A new year brings resolutions to change or improve in ways that matter, and for brands and organizations, customer service is always a key focus.

Trends 40

Trends Customer Service Chief Customer Officer Self Service 40

Tricia Morris

JANUARY 25, 2016

As we start talking about self-service , virtual assistants and artificial intelligence in more and more customer service conversations, we have to talk about where human-to-human interaction will continue to make an impact, and why many customers have turned to more “humanless” customer service options in the first place.

Self Service 40

Self Service Trends Customer Service Chief Customer Officer 40

Vonage

OCTOBER 24, 2016

When a company reaches the top, does customer service quality still matter? I recently organized a service bench-marking visit to Singapore for 22 Korean sales and service trainers. Key learning point for customer service quality. Customer service quality will still matter. Your Service.

Airlines 120

Airlines Customer Service Conference Culture 120

ShepHyken

MAY 30, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. The Great Customer Service Debate by Judith Aquino . 1to1 Media) Can companies trade the human touch for automation without sacrificing the quality of their customer service? Customer experience: Who’s in charge here?

Customer Service 72

Customer Service Self Service Competitive Advantage Tips 72

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Customer Service Is Free by Seth Godin. Seth’s Blog) Customer service is expensive. 3 Customer Experience Lessons Brands Can Learn From Amazon by Scott Clark. Not sure where to begin?

Customer Service 76

Customer Service Retail B2B B2C 76

Velaro

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Live chat is the fastest means of providing online customer service. It’s so important, in fact, that your company should dedicate specific resources focused solely on online customer service. The quality of service you provide to your customers online is as essential as having online customer support.

Customer Service 133

Customer Service e-support Customer Service Strategies Training 133

Kayako

JULY 4, 2016

When we built the first Kayako, we wanted to create a customer service tool that had the customer at its heart. Something that would help us speak the customer’s language, tick their boxes, and voila — ticket closed. Happy customers, happy support team, right? But times have changed.

Customer Service 163

Customer Service Meeting Multi-Channel CRM 163

Help.com

JANUARY 31, 2016

Online retailer, Zulily , made headlines recently not for funding or financials, but for genuinely “wowing” a customer. After all, Gartner reported that 89% of companies plan on competing primarily on customer experience alone this year. Stories like this shouldn’t be surprising.

Customer Service 100

Customer Service Retail Financial Report 100

The DiJulius Group

JANUARY 4, 2017

In case you missed them, the 10 most popular eServices of 2016 were the following. I suggest printing them out, reading and sharing them with your management team. Things You Don’t Want To Shop To The Lowest Bidder There are certain things in life that you don’t want to price shop, look for discounts […].

Customer Service 45

Customer Service Customers Management Customer Service Training 45

Tricia Morris

JUNE 13, 2016

Expectations for customer service have grown over the past few years: around convenience, speed, agent knowledge and insights – and by far around channel availability and digital transformation. 56% of global consumers say they have higher expectations for customer service now than they had a year ago.

Report 40

Report Customer Service Self Service Social Media 40

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. Five Ways Artificial Intelligence is Changing the Customer Experience by Titir Pal. TechZone360) AI is also transforming the way companies interact with customers. You May Be Thinking about Customer Experience All Wrong by Danny Wong.

Customer Service 48

Customer Service Social Media Customer Service Training Sales 48

Calabrio

JULY 5, 2016

When it comes to delivering excellent customer service, most people would say the cable industry isn’t exactly a shining example of customer satisfaction. According to the report, customer satisfaction scores for Comcast, the largest Internet and cable service provider in the U.S., How did they do it?

Customer Service 140

Customer Service Contact Center Telecommunications Analytics 140

Calabrio

JUNE 9, 2016

At Calabrio, we like to stay ahead of the curve so we can meet our customers where they want to be tomorrow, instead of where they were yesterday. One of the places I look for trends is in the 2016 Dimension Data Global Contact Centre Benchmarking Report , the most extensive global contact center survey in the industry.

Contact Center 100

Contact Center Report Banking eBook 100

Uniphore

OCTOBER 19, 2015

The hottest trend in business today is what your call center is all about: extraordinary customer service. Customer experience will make you or break you, but what exactly do you need to do to keep your customers satisfied? The writing is on the wall: By 2020, see fast resolution as their #1 need. Read More.

Trends 100

Trends Contact Center Customer Service Call Center 100

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. Surprises Await When You Pretend To Be Your Own Customer by Steve DiGioia. Steve DiGioia) Stop complaining about your customers. Well, have you ever tried to be your own customer? Here are my top five picks from last week.

Social Media 48

Social Media Net Promoter Score Customer Service Handbook 48

Michelli Experience

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Here are my 6 commitments for 2016, I will be asking you to share your targets at the end of this post: Show-up : Surely, you have run across people who perpetually make excuses or you’ve had interactions with those who seem to be in a constant state of “trying.” It is through “otherness” and service that we matter!

Social Media 100

Social Media Government System Consumers 100