InMoment XI

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Customer retention rates and customer service can be improved by using AI to actively listen for qualitative feedback and elicit more valuable responses. This efficiency reduces the manual effort required for data analysis, freeing up resources and enabling teams to focus on strategic decision-making and customer interactions.

Customer Experience 324

Customer Experience Strategy Chatbots e-support 324

Service Untitled

AUGUST 30, 2011

If you had to cancel your flight because of Hurricane Irene, you may have been waiting on a “a virtual holding pattern&# for a customer service representative. National airlines and their regional affiliates from Washington to Boston scrubbed almost all of their flights because of the ominous forecast.

Airlines 49

Airlines Customer Service Customer Service Representative Wait Times 49

ShepHyken

APRIL 24, 2020

This week we feature an article by Paul Selby, a product marketing director for ServiceNow Customer Service Management. He shares tips and examples of how both companies and customers can adapt during a worldwide crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. During this challenging time, we must adjust our behaviors both as?

Self Service 76

Self Service Customer Service Airlines Travel 76

Retently

MARCH 23, 2023

Comcast’s customer service is among the lowest-rated in the United States. In fact, the brand’s service is so poorly rated by its customers that it’s become subject to senate hearings , in which the company presented a plan to improve its relations with clients.

Net Promoter Score 113

Net Promoter Score Company NPS Effort Score 113

West Monroe

JULY 5, 2023

Read on to learn what can happen when trust goes wrong—and what organizations can do to bolster their operational technology and subsequently their customers’ trust. Customer distrust and significant financial loss. Severe weather conditions—and outdated technology. The result?

Technology 52

Technology Airlines Financial Hospitality 52

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 28, 2017

My favorite metric was how they determined the incredible results of reducing wait time. This is an important factor in customer experience – we’ve all been there, right? So Comcast made dramatic efforts to improve the wait times and engaged their employees in the field to help. Save 1,000 words.

Case Study 152

Case Study Airlines Conference Wait Times 152

Lumoa

JUNE 14, 2023

Before we dive into our remedies, let’s take a look at some of the root causes that could be behind your score going south: Inadequate or Poor Customer Service Many customers tend to be unforgiving if their support experience isn’t up to scratch. Think about it. Or recommend them to your friends and family?

NPS 208

NPS Effort Score Customer Centricity Loyalty 208

NICE inContact

APRIL 5, 2019

A big challenge for inbound operations is that the business has very little control over when a customer decides to make a call. This lack of control makes it hard for a business to know how many agents they need to have working at any one time so customers don’t get frustrated by long wait times.

Call Center 121

Call Center Contact Center Competitive Advantage Wait Times 121

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!

Social Media 87

Social Media Self Service Customer Service Marketing 87

Comm100

AUGUST 23, 2018

In other words, why invest in chasing after customer expectations when you could be shaping those expectations yourself? This blog post is not about the top customer service trends to watch out for in 2018. What we have compiled here is a list of today’s industry-leading customer service examples.

Exceptional Customer Service 100

Exceptional Customer Service Customer Service Chatbots Hotels 100

Interactions

MAY 20, 2021

Hotels, airlines, and tourist destinations are currently preparing for this resurgence– without actually knowing the volume that it will bring. . Or should hotels and airlines continue to be cautious? Agent experience is directly correlated with customer experience. Will this summer mark a full return to normal operations?

Hospitality 62

Hospitality Travel Brands Self Service 62

GetFeedback

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Why Is Customer Service So Bad? In this HBR article, Anthony Dukes and Yi Zhu propose that the reason customer service is so bad at some large organizations is that it saves them money. They explain that the long wait time and redirects screen out less resilient customers which reduces payouts companies give out.

Net Promoter Score 210

Net Promoter Score Self Service Financial Customer Centricity 210

ijgolding

MARCH 31, 2017

If you have been a follower of my writing for some time, you will know that I am no stranger to air travel! Having flown over 300 times in the last two years alone, I am well versed in the differences between airlines. In fact, one of my most read posts is a review I conducted in 2014, comparing the airlines Emirates and Etihad.

Comparison 120

Comparison Customer Experience Airlines Travel 120

Eptica

JULY 27, 2016

Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 Is customer service investment actually delivering? Author: Pauline Ashenden Despite the rising importance of customer service on both sides of the Atlantic, the UK is widely seen as lagging the United States when it comes to the experience that companies deliver. The result?

Customer Service 48

Customer Service Poor Customer Service Contact Center Airlines 48

Natalie Petouhof

AUGUST 13, 2015

Tweet There was a time when customers wrote a letter to customer service- ok that was a really long time ago. But not long ago, the phone was what a majority of people used to contact customer service. Customer Service is the New Marketing. Customer Service is the new Marketing.

Customer Service 40

Customer Service Social Media Airlines Hotels 40

Interactions

MAY 22, 2019

Long wait times. It’s during these urgent travel situations when I need customer care to perform at it’s best, and it’s often when it fails the most. In fact, 59% of respondents who had contacted an airline, hotel, rental car, or cruise line in the past year did so through the phone, in both urgent and non-urgent situations.

Travel 61

Travel Self Service Hotels Hospitality 61

ShepHyken

MARCH 20, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 8 Best Practices for Creating a Compelling Customer Experience by G. Hult (Harvard Business Review) How can a company best create a compelling customer experience? Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Journeys 12

Customer Journeys Customer Service Call Center Contact Center 12

Talkdesk

AUGUST 23, 2016

Recently, two large airline carriers experienced major system outages that resulted in the delay or cancellation of thousands of flights. With millions of stranded travelers seeking resolutions, each company’s customer service line wait times surged, resulting in even greater customer frustration.

System 40

System Abandon Rate Call Center Wait Times 40

Interactions

MAY 22, 2019

Long wait times. It’s during these urgent travel situations when I need customer care to perform at it’s best, and it’s often when it fails the most. In fact, 59% of respondents who had contacted an airline, hotel, rental car, or cruise line in the past year did so through the phone, in both urgent and non-urgent situations.

Travel 48

Travel Self Service Hotels Hospitality 48

Beyond Philosophy

MAY 20, 2015

It’s pretty well understood that service is a component of overall experiential value delivery. Bob Thompson chronicled a part of this very well in a recent, widely-read, blog, where he looked at customer experience vs. customer engagement. The study explored attitudes and preferences toward customer service.

Consumers 60

Consumers Self Service Study Retail 60

Lumoa

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Customer experience is a wide-ranging phenomenon that comes to life the moment a potential consumer becomes aware of a brand. Consider the following scenario: A customer learns a new airline will be operating flights in their city. Customer service is merely one aspect of a larger whole : Customer experience.

Strategy 208

Strategy Customer Experience Effort Score Net Promoter Score 208

Lumoa

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Customer experience is a wide-ranging phenomenon that comes to life the moment a potential consumer becomes aware of a brand. Consider the following scenario: A customer learns a new airline will be operating flights in their city. Customer service is merely one aspect of a larger whole : Customer experience.

Strategy 208

Strategy Customer Experience Effort Score Net Promoter Score 208

Kustomer

APRIL 15, 2021

Listen and subscribe to our podcast: In this episode of the Customer Service Secrets Podcast , Gabe Larsen is joined by guests Matt Dixon from Tethr and Vikas Bhambri from Kustomer to discuss Matt’s most recent research on over one million customer service phone calls. Adapting in the Biggest Stress Test Ever for CX.

Omni-Channel 92

Omni-Channel Effort Score Contact Center Call Center 92

CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In fact, talking to a helpful, empathetic service agent matters more to customers than having a short wait time. A personable service agent has a bigger impact on consumer satisfaction than a short wait time. By contrast, consumers with a short wait time were 2.7

Consumers 98

Consumers Trends Wait Times Airlines 98

Qualtrics

APRIL 27, 2020

A global travel ban has meant business has gone virtual; many employees are required to work from home - often for the first time ever; and changes to consumer/citizen behavior mean that organizations are needing to adapt quickly in order to properly serve them. The results can be drastic.

Customer Care 36

Customer Care Self Service Chatbots Airlines 36

ProProfs Chat

AUGUST 8, 2019

Do you know that 52% of consumers make an additional purchase from a company after a positive customer service experience? Trust me, they all come looking for a good customer service experience, which at times, many brands fail to offer. Bad Customer Service Stories. Southwest Airlines.

Customer Service 51

Customer Service How To Airlines Omni-Channel 51

SurveySensum

AUGUST 24, 2023

According to the Harvard Business Review article, Kick-Ass Customer Service , 81% of customers stated that they intend to take care of matters by themselves before reaching out to a customer service representative. That’s where Apple comes in and nails it.

Self Service 52

Self Service Brands Effort Score Airlines 52

Comm100

DECEMBER 22, 2016

We hope your customer service department saw a lot of improvements in 2016. In this article, we’re going to give you a sneak peak at some of the customer experience trends that you can expect to see in the new year, and some tips on how you can put them into practice. Source: Multichannel Merchant.

Omni-Channel 80

Omni-Channel Trends Multi-Channel Customer Service 80

Qualtrics

JANUARY 2, 2019

For example, a December 2018 GAO report called out the need for the Department of Transportation to collect more customer feedback from airline passengers. A September 2018 report said the IRS needed to better communicate customer wait times and gather more customer feedback on policy changes.

Government 20

Government Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer Transportation 20

ProProfs Chat

AUGUST 19, 2020

Here is a quick recap: Right before an overbooked United Express flight took off on April 9, 2017, airplane staff were recorded manhandling and forcibly removing passengers to make room for airline employees. . Now, it would be wrong to say that such a big airline company did not have a devised structure of customer service policies.

Policies 105

Policies Customer Service How To Guidelines 105

Kustomer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Listen and subscribe to our podcast: In this episode of the Customer Service Secrets Podcast , Gabe Larsen is joined by Evan Hopkins from Outdoorsy to learn about how he kept his company stable during massive, unexpected growth. You’re listening to the Customer Service Secrets Podcast by Kustomer. TRANSCRIPT.

Company 91

Company Training e-support Technology 91

Thematic

DECEMBER 12, 2018

You run a restaurant and you conduct a survey asking respondents to rate your customer service on a scale of 0 to 10. Like most people, you spend the bulk of your time running your business, your “day job”, and executing the survey and collating the results. Conducting surveys is simply not enough. Consider this example.

Analysis 69

Analysis Feedback Net Promoter Score Analytics 69

Pointillist

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Sentiment and intent can be particularly useful for a number of use cases, such as determining why customers churn. Airline X never responded to my complaint. A machine would have a hard time interpreting this statement as one intended to express the negative sentiment of contempt. I love being ignored.”.

Measurement 40

Measurement Customer Experience Net Promoter Score Hotels 40