ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. ROI’s on the Prize: Twitter Links Social Customer Care and Willingness to Pay by Lia Winograd. Where customers go, service follows.

Omni-Channel 48

Omni-Channel Customer Service Trends Contact Center 48

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 23, 2024

Customer experience leaders are not just expected to keep up with trends in the marketplace, customer expectations, and technology, we simply MUST do so to serve customers and stay ahead of the competition. Customers often crave personal, empathetic connections and some bots simply aren’t up to the task.

Trends 143

Trends Self Service Customer Experience Customer Journeys 143

GetFeedback

AUGUST 16, 2018

Customer service has long been an area of focus for marketers and support specialists. After all, 67% of consumers list bad customer experience as one of the primary reasons for churning and 39% of consumers avoid vendors for over 2 years after having a negative experience. Customer Happiness Metrics. Why is CSAT important?

Metrics 199

Metrics Measurement Net Promoter Score Customer Service 199

ShepHyken

JULY 25, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. The omni-channel strategy for customer service part 1: email by Heerd. My Comment: I’m not a big fan of the term customer churn.

Omni-Channel 48

Omni-Channel Customer Service B2C eBook 48

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service and experience articles from various online resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. The top five things you hate most about customer service by Sarah Ingrams . Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 63

Customer Service Net Promoter Score Self Service NPS 63

ShepHyken

JANUARY 8, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. Industry Experts Offer Up 2018 Predictions on Retail Customer Experience by Judy Mottl. Of course, not!

Customer Service 0

Customer Service Contact Center Retail Competitive Advantage 0

ShepHyken

AUGUST 13, 2021

This week we feature an article by David Tattersall, Head of Client Relations at Handpicked Accountants , an online network housing the best-performing accountants across the UK. He writes about how successful, global brands use social media to deliver outstanding customer service experiences. “How about #kevinthecarrotcake?

Social Media 141

Social Media Customer Experience Management Chatbots 141

ShepHyken

MARCH 10, 2017

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Steven Macdonald, shares the results of a study examining how companies around the world respond to customer service requests. The results from the study revealed an alarming picture of how companies ignore some of the most fundamental best practices in customer service.

Omni-Channel 88

Omni-Channel Customer Service Study Social Media 88

CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Businesses are continuously on the lookout for innovative approaches to enhance their customer outreach and engagement strategies. However, one essential element of customer communication often goes unnoticed – outbound voice communication. Building lasting customer relationships is a key objective of outbound voice communication.

Communication 52

Communication Strategy Contact Center Software Contact Center 52

Storyminers

JANUARY 24, 2017

This article appeared first January 10, 2017 at SharpenCX.com. Customer experience expert Mike Wittenstein sheds light on enhanced customer expectations, AI innovation, and more. Overall, it’s really just about providing a quality customer experience. How do you expect customer expectations to change in 2017?

Contact Center 133

Contact Center Omni-Channel Brands Hospitality 133

TechSee

JUNE 25, 2019

It seems like every company in every industry wants to harness the power of AI to enhance operations and positively impact the lives of their customers. of major companies around the world are currently using AI customer service technologies, the second most common use of AI after IT. Customer-facing AI technologies. Biometrics.

Technology 122

Technology Customer Service Contact Center Gamification 122

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

This week we feature an article by Tanya Ahmed, a Digital Marketer of Vantage Circle , a cloud-based employee engagement platform. She writes about what customers expect from companies in 2021 and what they actually get. Companies failing to meet good customer experience lose out on their customers ( American Express Survey 2011 ).

Customer Experience 97

Customer Experience Self Service Advertising Customer Expectations 97

BlueOcean

MARCH 31, 2021

What do mattress sales, wildlife populations, and peak customer service times all have in common? Listen to the audio or read the article. COVID-19 has significantly impacted customer behaviors and expectations. This inevitably translates to higher contact volume in the customer care realm. Contact Volume.

Omni-Channel 156

Omni-Channel Self Service Tourism Contact Center 156

NobelBiz

JUNE 29, 2021

The customer experience is critical to every company’s long-term viability. This customer journey’s enhancement is a work in progress. Outsourcing is the greatest option, allowing companies to focus their approach on their customers. It is critical to have an optimized and tailored client journey for this to be positive.

Customer Journeys 52

Customer Journeys Customer Experience Contact Center Omni-Channel 52

BlueOcean

JANUARY 6, 2020

Competitive pressures, customer expectations, and emerging technologies are some of the key factors pushing leaders to elevate and evolve their customer service approach. We often talk about omnichannel as the ultimate goal for any and every customer service solution. Listen to the audio or read the article.

Omni-Channel 177

Omni-Channel Customer Care Self Service Customer Journeys 177

BlueOcean

APRIL 30, 2021

A couple of years ago, we explored the state of omnichannel customer care , recognizing the fact that consumers have more channel options available to them than ever before. We also, as an industry, have exponentially more data and insight about consumer behaviors around these channels. Channel Focus.

Omni-Channel 156

Omni-Channel Customer Care Self Service eBook 156

Kustomer

AUGUST 11, 2022

Today, customers know more than ever before. They have access to customer reviews via social media, use self-service resources to educate themselves on products and services, and are well-versed on the web to find the information they need. What Is Effective Customer Service? What Is Effective Customer Service?

Customer Service 98

Customer Service Social Media Self Service Loyalty 98

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

This week we feature an article by Brian Cantor who gives us a list of ways to achieve success and consistency when communicating with customers on any channel. – Shep Hyken. Given the importance of competing on the customer experience, the idealistic approach is an encouraging sign. Goal: Improve Customer Loyalty.

Omni-Channel 94

Omni-Channel Self Service Policies Abandon Rate 94

NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

For customers, making a phone call is the simplest and quickest way to obtain information or a resolution to a problem. However, from a customer service point of view, the phone call might be inconvenient. If the telephone is the initial point of contact for the client, it might create a set of customer friction points.

How To 52

How To Omni-Channel Multi-Channel Wait Times 52

Comm100

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

A Complete Guide to Omnichannel Customer Service. The state of customer service is always changing, and brands must keep up. Customers now use an average of nine different channels to connect with companies, and they expect the support they receive on these channels to be fast, convenient and personalized.

Omni-Channel 212

Omni-Channel Customer Service Chatbots Social Media 212

NetBase

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Renewed focus on creating a top-notch customer experience is all the rage – in fact, it’s table stakes. So why are brands missing so many opportunities on the customer experience analytics front? Customer Satisfaction Tops the Priority List. Want a customized demo of our customer experience analytics tools?

Omni-Channel 45

Omni-Channel Analytics Consumers Report 45

NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

For customers, making a phone call is the simplest and quickest way to obtain information or a resolution to a problem. However, from a customer service point of view, the phone call might be inconvenient. If the telephone is the initial point of contact for the client, it might create a set of customer friction points.

How To 52

How To Omni-Channel Multi-Channel Call Center 52

Provide Support

AUGUST 18, 2015

3 Most Important Drivers of Customer Satisfaction. How to increase customer satisfaction? There are so many tips online on how to boost customer satisfaction that sometimes one can get lost in the flood of information. How can you ensure that your customer service is swift and easily available? What exactly does it take?

Customer Satisfaction 40

Customer Satisfaction Omni-Channel Customer Service Multi-Channel 40

Lumoa

MAY 7, 2018

A story of how a startup nailed customer relationships since day one. Many startups think that customer experience management equals unnecessary work and financial costs. However, more and more startups that emphasise the uniqueness of customer relationships are growing faster than ever. Lesson #3 Measure customer experience.

Customer Experience 246

Customer Experience NPS Metrics Customer Centricity 246

Kayako

DECEMBER 31, 2015

This year, we’ve seen the customer support community continue to grow, with small tribes setting up all over the internet and producing great support content. 2015 saw the support community talk a lot about making things easier for the customer through both customer experience and communication. Now onto the best of 2015!

Self Service 72

Self Service Omni-Channel Net Promoter Score Multi-Channel 72

Qualtrics

MAY 22, 2019

In an age when many consumers grew up using smart phones and social media, it is becoming increasingly important to use social media in your customer experience efforts. In order to create an extensive overall customer and brand experience , companies must utilize customer service best practices in social media. Tiffany and Co.

Social Media 40

Social Media Omni-Channel Company Self Service 40

Oracle

JANUARY 17, 2019

While businesses across industries and verticals are making efforts to improve their overall customer experience (CX), the term “customer experience” is often misinterpreted or vaguely understood. So what is customer experience? Why customer experience is invaluable. That’s bad CX.

Customer Experience 111

Customer Experience Sports Touchpoint Hotels 111

CCO Council

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

For the past year, Jeb Dasteel, former chief customer officer of Oracle, and I have been interviewing and surveying top executives, asking them how much they have reduced effort, or improved Ease of Doing Business for their customers. High effort experiences have to be remediated before customers can become loyal. The Process.

Chief Customer Officer 40

Chief Customer Officer Omni-Channel B2B Customers 40

SurveySparrow

DECEMBER 15, 2019

With thousands of articles written on good customer service, anyone would assume that modern-day customers ask for the moon. Your customers, no matter what their account size is, will be more than happy if the product/service they purchased from you is in line with their expectations. It is so not true. Hear us out.

Customer Service 91

Customer Service Omni-Channel Customer Service Strategies Feedback 91

NobelBiz

MARCH 29, 2022

It is becoming increasingly prevalent and noticeable due to digital communication platforms that encourage multichannel interactions between customers and contact centers. In the contact center sector, customer engagement is one of the strategic objectives of many companies today. What is customer engagement in contact centers?

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Customer Engagement Engagement Call Center 52

Vonage

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

No social customer care program can be successful without the right people interacting with your customers and prospects. The hiring of the front-line social care staff should be thoughtful, strategic and intentional, as it will set up the rest of the program to be able to scale in the future.

Customer Care 174

Customer Care Omni-Channel Social Media How To 174

Vonage

OCTOBER 2, 2017

No social customer care program can be successful without the right people interacting with your customers and prospects. The hiring of the front-line social care staff should be thoughtful, strategic and intentional, as it will set up the rest of the program to be able to scale in the future.

Customer Care 174

Customer Care Omni-Channel Social Media How To 174

CSM Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2016

Forward thinking companies are using social media to further engage their customers. Here are five tips to help you use social media to take your customer service to the next level. Investment is needed to integrate digital customer service but many organizations think that deploying a full omni-channel solution is complicated.

Social Media 40

Social Media Omni-Channel Tips Customer Service 40

Comm100

APRIL 6, 2020

We are of course, referring to what people are calling ‘omnichannel’. Its effectiveness has been proven across industries, and its uses have expanded into many areas, from marketing to customer service. Its popularity comes as no surprise when you look at the stats: companies with strong omnichannel customer engagement see a 9.5%

Omni-Channel 130

Omni-Channel Customer Engagement Engagement Chatbots 130

CSM Magazine

JULY 2, 2020

AI-driven technology is changing the way brands interact with their customers and allowing for more accurate, well-informed responses. With the importance of customer service and experience departments highlighted in the past few months, it is expected there will be a sharpened focus on ways to maximise efficiency.

Chatbots 52

Chatbots Omni-Channel Customer Care Interaction 52

BlueOcean

DECEMBER 13, 2022

If, for example, you’re a member of Nordstrom’s loyalty program, Nordy Club, you’re among a group of customers who are likely to spend three to five times more than non-members, and are consequently driving two-thirds of Nordstrom’s sales. In fact, 56% of customers are more likely to buy from a brand if they belong to their loyalty program.

Loyalty Programs 177

Loyalty Programs Loyalty Social Media Rewards Programs 177

ClearAction

AUGUST 29, 2015

3 Types of Customer Experience Action Essential to ROI. If your recipe for customer experience ROI does not call for 3 types of action, it will probably flop. If your recipe for customer experience ROI does not call for 3 types of action, it will probably flop. Here's the recipe: 1) Micro Customer Experience Action.

ROI 48

ROI Omni-Channel Customer Experience Employee Engagement 48