ShepHyken

JANUARY 6, 2021

Every year I write my customer service and customer experience (CX) predictions in my Forbes.com column. So, here are my Top 10 Predictions for 2021: Customers continue to get smarter. Our customers keep getting smarter about customer service and experience. Customers are becoming impatient.

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Self Service Chatbots Customer Relationship Management Customer Service Training 169

TechSee

MAY 19, 2021

In the last few years, the customer service domain has experienced an awakening with the rising awareness of the benefits of delivering a good customer experience. Companies have invested in their customer service function to differentiate and personalize their brand and improve overall operational efficiency.

Technology 159

Technology Self Service Customer Service Competitive Advantage 159

Oracle

APRIL 19, 2021

Customer experience (CX) is taking a new shape as interactions between businesses and customers have largely migrated to the internet as a response to COVID-19. This shift is causing customers to prioritize positive, seamless, and often contactless experiences over other attributes such as brand, price, and product quality.

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Self Service Customer Experience Healthcare Chatbots 104

Inbenta

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In recent years, virtual assistants and AI-powered conversational chatbots have taken the center stage, popping up in hospitals, labs, pharmacies, and even nursing homes. In the age of digital customer experience, customers expect fast and convenient interactions. Million in 2021 and is projected to reach USD 943.64

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Healthcare Chatbots Self Service Hospitality 96

Upstream Works

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Digital customer engagement is about more than simply adding new channels to the contact center. Digital CX also enables contact centers and back office digital workers to truly understand their customers’ behaviors, wants and needs. Customer experience then becomes a core strategic focus for businesses.

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Customer Journeys Chatbots Self Service Contact Center 78

Help Scout

JUNE 8, 2021

Artificial intelligence (AI) shows incredible promise in 2021, but the experience of interacting with an AI chatbot is more like talking to a distracted toddler than it is to Tony Stark’s Jarvis. Still, using AI chatbots for customer service makes plenty of sense. What are AI chatbots? Rules-based chatbots.

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Chatbots Self Service Knowledge Base Tools 144

Inbenta

JANUARY 25, 2021

Any friction in a customer’s journey can make or break customers’ loyalty and have an impact on potential revenue. Luckily, technology keeps on adapting to help deliver tools that can make customer experience (CX) a truly seamless experience for companies and consumers. Customer service goes remote.

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Trends Self Service Customer Experience Omni-Channel 97

Customer Experience Insight

JANUARY 7, 2021

We all hope most things look different in 2021 – and the customer experience is no different. Customers will expect different kinds of experiences – distanced, efficient and personal, at least for some time, according to the Intercom’s 2021 Customer Support Trends Report.

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Trends Customer Experience Chatbots Customer Retention 52

Cyara

JUNE 23, 2022

This article was originally published on Botium’s blog on October 6, 2021, prior to Cyara’s acquisition of Botium. Chatbots are — lead generators, help desks, customer services, reinforcements for brand recognition, and so on… but what if customers intentionally avoid talking to your bot? What are the pain points?

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Chatbots Interaction Brands Customer Service 67

Comm100

MARCH 20, 2024

Similarly, in Canada, the Edelman Trust Barometer reported a drop in public trust in government, falling from 53% in 2020 to 49% in 2021. This tool can significantly enhance the citizen’s experience by providing quick answers to questions, reducing wait times, and making government services more accessible.

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Government Communication Self Service Chatbots 188

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. What Kind of CX Do Customers Really Want? No Jitter) Many customers still prefer email and voice channels for customer service requests over chatbots. (No Here are my top five picks from last week.

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Customer Service Loyalty Programs Chatbots Loyalty 143

NICE inContact

MARCH 3, 2021

The NICE inContact Customer Experience (CX) Transformation Benchmark is fielded in the US, Canada, UK, Australia with two surveys, one among consumers and one among contact center decision makers. Last year, we discussed the numerous impacts that the global pandemic had on both businesses and consumers.

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Contact Center Chatbots Roadmap Consumers 177

ShepHyken

JANUARY 18, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 21 Tips for 2021 Customer Experience Excellence by Lynn Hunsaker. ClearAction) Here are 21 tips for achieving 2021 customer experience excellence in these areas and beyond.

Self Service 124

Self Service Customer Service Customer Journeys B2B 124

TechSee

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

billion in 2021, at a CAGR of 43.6%. AI applications are revolutionizing the way telecoms operate, optimize and provide service to their customers. Today’s communications service providers (CSPs) face increasing customer demands for higher quality services and better customer experiences (CX).

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Trends Industry Telecommunications Chatbots 107

Kustomer

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Customer experience (CX) is a determining factor in whether customers are loyal to a brand or not. Over 80% of companies who prioritize customer experience report an increase in revenue. 2020 brought huge changes to the business world and impacted customer service and operations across the board. The result?

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Omni-Channel Customer Experience Chatbots e-support 52

SaleMove

DECEMBER 28, 2021

We look back on the top articles of 2021 and how Digital Customer Service has reshaped the customer experience and improved service delivery. The post 2021: Prioritizing Customer and Rep Experience appeared first on Glia Blog | Digital Customer Service Explained.

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Customer Experience Customers Customer Service Chatbots 57

ShepHyken

MAY 31, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 5 Ways to Drive Brand Loyalty and Customer Lifetime Value by Ian Simons. (Ad Take a close look at number four, which is about optimizing for lifetime value, not just the cost of acquisition for a new customer. (I

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Customer Service Effort Score e-support Chatbots 130

Kustomer

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Kustomer also releases data study with findings on how to improve speed and quality of customer service through omnichannel chatbot engagement. An additional 58% said they want better self-service tools, including improved chat experiences.

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Chatbots Omni-Channel Self Service Multi-Channel 98

SaleMove

DECEMBER 28, 2021

We look back on the top articles of 2021 and how Digital Customer Service has reshaped the customer experience and improved service delivery. The post 2021: Prioritizing Customer and Rep Experience appeared first on Glia Blog | Digital Customer Service Explained.

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Customer Experience Customers Customer Service Chatbots 52

TechSee

APRIL 21, 2021

According to a 2021 survey, 65% of U.S. Attended RPA are automated processes launched by the agents themselves as part of their daily workflow, for example, logging in to multiple systems at once, or launching a series of post-call tasks such as customer emails and future follow-up tasks. . Call centers are busier than ever.

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Call Center Self Service Innovation Contact Center 136

Kustomer

AUGUST 5, 2021

Listen and subscribe to our podcast: In this episode of the Customer Service Secrets Podcast , Gabe Larsen is joined by Brad Birnbaum , CEO of Kustomer, to learn about how companies can win with their customers in this new space. To learn more about Brad’s vision for future customer success, listen to the full podcast below.

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Omni-Channel Customer Experience Chatbots Contact Center 105

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. The customer experience really starts on the inside of an organization with the employee experience. 5 Smart Strategies That Help Avoid Losing Loyal Customers by Natalya Bucuy. Well, that’s a good question.

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Customer Service Chatbots Retail B2C 82

Oracle

JANUARY 21, 2021

2020 was a year that left brands and businesses scrambling to adapt to rapid changes while still providing excellent customer experience. Here are 21 CX predictions for 2021, informed by some of the top experts of customer experience. Brands will invest in research to learn more about the 2021 buyer.

Social Media 81

Social Media Return on Investment Consumers Contact Center 81

Inbenta

JULY 29, 2021

8 airline chatbot use cases to achieve top-notch support. Airline chatbot examples. Create your own airline chatbot. These situations call for superior airline customer service. Achieving top-notch airline support with chatbots. Let’s face it. Travelling has been getting harder and harder since Covid came around.

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Airlines Chatbots Self Service Travel 88

Comm100

MAY 14, 2021

Ten years ago, it wouldn’t have been uncommon to see people switch off merely at the sound of ‘customer experience’ in conversation. Once considered an ephemeral buzzword that would fade away, these same organizations now boast of their CX-first culture that puts customer experience at the forefront of everything they do.

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Customer Experience Contact Center Chatbots Connections 147

Kustomer

JULY 28, 2021

As competition reaches new heights among e-commerce merchants, businesses have come to realize that delivering a superior customer experience can be a key differentiator for customers. Kustomer was built to deliver on those expectations while maintaining efficiency and profitability for customer service departments.

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Chatbots CRM Interaction Metrics 98

CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Holiday season performance is ‘make it or break it’ for the entire year for most retailers, and Holiday 2021 is certainly no exception. Now more than any other time of year, e-Commerce becomes a more dominant force in companies’ sales, and subsequently, online customer experience. In August 2021 alone, 4.3

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Tips e-support Customer Journeys Contact Center 97

CSM Magazine

MARCH 13, 2024

Activewear brand, Sweaty Betty, has achieved transformational success by partnering with customer experience (CX) experts Sabio Group to overhaul its customer service experience. Beyond the quantifiable metrics, the project also delivered a vastly improved experience for Sweaty Betty’s customer service agents.

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Omni-Channel Groups Self Service Customer Experience 52

Comm100

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The customer service landscape is forever changing as technologies and consumer expectations develop, but 2021 has seen a shift of proportions that we have arguably never experienced. Query volumes spiked as customers (and companies) faced unprecedented problems, placing huge stress on customer service agents.

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Trends Customer Service Chatbots Omni-Channel 206

SurveySparrow

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Whether you are planning to implement CRM software, a project management tool, team collaboration tool, or maybe an online survey tool, here we’ve mentioned the most popular ingredients to accelerate digital transformation in 2021 and beyond. In short, automation is one of the key ingredients of digital transformation in 2021.

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Chatbots Social Media Survey System 52

Oracle

JANUARY 27, 2021

Ecommerce has assumed an even larger role over the past year as the effects of the global pandemic have pushed almost every customer-facing business into the online world. With this in mind, it’s not surprising that 2021 promises to be a pivotal year for ecommerce. What’s driving this trend for 2021?

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Ecommerce Trends Retail Social Media 102

Inbenta

MAY 16, 2022

One answer is AI chatbots. In recent years, the ability of AI chatbots to comprehend speech and automate tasks has grown in leaps and bounds. With innovations such as Alexa, Siri, and more, AI chatbots are increasingly being used to perform many menial and tedious tasks that used to bog down the service industry.

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Chatbots Self Service Telecommunications Company 52

Kustomer

JUNE 7, 2023

What Is Customer Experience? Customer experience is inclusive of any aspect of a business that affects how a customer feels. Customer experience prioritizes the relationship with the customer, regardless of length of interaction, or past or prospective purchases.

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Trends Self Service Customer Experience e-support 84

kommunicate

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Last Updated on December 14, 2021 Email marketing and chatbots both play significant roles when it comes to automating your marketing campaigns. Having a formidable strategy to integrate chatbots into your campaigns will not only enhance your customer experience but will also improve your conversions.

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Chatbots Marketing Survey Strategy 52

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 3 Ways to Move From Customer Service to Customer Care by Patrick McCullough. Destination CRM) What’s the difference between customer service and customer care? How about “customer care?”

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Self Service Customer Service Chatbots Customer Care 67

Ecrion

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Embrace 2021 Insurance Trends with CCM Software. Discover the latest insurance trends for 2021! It never hurts to pick up new skills, but coding isn’t as pressing a need for people in the insurance industry in 2021. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here to stay and it will be a key trend in 2021.

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Insurance Trends Industry Policies 98

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Make Every Day Valentine’s Day by Showing Love and Empathy to Customers by Janelle Estes. Love (in the metaphorical sense) and appreciate your customers year-round. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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Customer Service Self Service B2B Retail 94