ECXO

APRIL 18, 2024

Delving into Digital Conversations for Business Survival or Irrelevance, featuring Paolo Fabrizio The European Customer Experience Organization (ECXO) is delighted to announce our upcoming session on AI digital conversations, a topic of utmost importance in today’s business landscape. Born and bred in Milan, Italy.

Insurance 111

Insurance Consulting Travel B2B 111

TeamSupport

DECEMBER 21, 2018

The fundamental principles that define effective customer service apply across all industries and business types. But certain distinctive characteristics of the business-to-business (B2B) environment can have a huge influence on your approach to training customer service staff.

B2B 49

B2B Training Customer Service B2C 49

Comm100

JUNE 25, 2020

It all begs one question, “How do customer service agents speak to customers during these sensitive times?”. And there are plenty of mistakes a customer service team can make on social media. It’s a good idea to let your customer base know where you stand on controversial topics. Making It About You.

Customer Service 130

Customer Service Social Media Policies Consumers 130

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

My obsession for Customer Experience (CX) started when I received a package in the mail on a random afternoon. Since my Stacy’s Chips incident, I have been fascinated by CX and continue to pay very close attention to how companies deliver unforgettable experiences to win over customer’s hearts – and wallets.

Hotels 108

Hotels B2C Loyalty B2B 108

Eptica

AUGUST 4, 2022

Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager A lot has been said about the importance of digital transformation in business today, including in customer experience. In our latest blog we describe how you can increase your chances of a digital CX success by following a structured process that focuses on four key considerations.

B2B 148

B2B Interaction Management Customer Experience 148

ShepHyken

AUGUST 25, 2017

This week we feature an article by Reuben Yonatan who writes about how using chatbots for customer service properly can be a powerful customer service tool. Chatbots can be great for handling basic customer support functions, communicating with customers when a rep isn’t available and more. – Shep Hyken.

Chatbots 147

Chatbots Customer Service Tools Poor Customer Service 147

ShepHyken

AUGUST 30, 2019

This week we feature an article by Lukas Sitar who writes about growing and sustaining customer lifetime value for the entire customer cycle. While many marketers look at metrics like conversion rates, net profit per sale, average value of a lead, and average customer order, they often overlook their customer lifetime value.

Loyalty Programs 105

Loyalty Programs Loyalty Lifetime Customer Poor Customer Service 105

ShepHyken

APRIL 7, 2017

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Swati Kungwani, writes about the value of customer complaints to a business. Customer behavior is becoming more dynamic. According to the reports, “It is in the hands of the companies to prevent 85% of the customer churn caused due to futile poor service.”.

Poor Customer Service 109

Poor Customer Service Advertising B2B Policies 109

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

This week we feature an article by Brooke Harper who writes about the importance of using social media to provide great customer service. If you’re not monitoring what customers are saying about you and your company on social media, what are you waiting for?! – Shep Hyken. Communication is key to great service.

Social Media 88

Social Media Customer Service How To B2B 88

Daniel Group

APRIL 13, 2022

This edition of Success Strategies focuses on growing your business through referral marketing with the foundation of excellent Customer Experience. You need to clearly understand how significant customer experience is to sales and marketing. Did you know that 25% of B2B buyers rely on the experience of others?

Marketing 98

Marketing B2B Tips Feedback 98

One Millimeter Mindset

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

These third quarter zinger blog posts focus on how “what we do” impacts the customers we serve. Instead, these third quarter zinger blog posts concentrate on the value of YOU. Here are 8 zinger blog posts to catalyze your professional innovation, workforce engagement and customer success during Q4. Let’s face it.

Customer Retention 70

Customer Retention B2C B2B Innovation 70

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

This week we feature an article by Andy Ko who writes about not making your customers wait to have their questions answered. Self-service support is becoming more and more widely accepted. How Can You Stop A Customer From Bailing? The moment a customer has a question, they need an answer. There Are Better Ways.

Self Service 83

Self Service Knowledge Base e-support Groups 83

Totango

AUGUST 23, 2022

B2B Customer Journey Touchpoints: A Guide for CS Teams. B2B customer journey touchpoints mark the roadmap toward successful outcomes for clients and CS teams. In this way, customer journey B2B touchpoints serve as a powerful tool for increasing the effectiveness of your customer success strategy.

Customer Journeys 115

Customer Journeys Touchpoint B2B Social Media 115

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

This week we feature an article by Michelle Nickolaisen about customer review programs. Accept that you may be reviewed by the customer. Because your team holds the keys to customer relationships, you do have a unique opportunity to enable marketing and sales. A review program. A review program. This is a problem for vendors.

Case Study 81

Case Study ROI B2B Study 81

Totango

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

With acquisition costs proving too high in today’s constrained environment, many businesses are finally putting greater focus on nurturing existing customer relationships to ensure retention and expansion. Offer self-service functionalities through community and knowledge centers. Analyzing extensive datasets to forecast trends.

Report 91

Report Trends Customer Success Self Service 91

SurveySensum

AUGUST 2, 2023

Are you struggling to choose the right surveys to enhance your B2B customer experience journey? In this blog, we’re going to talk about which surveys to take across the B2B customer experience journey with question examples of each industry. B2B SaaS Touchpoints When to Conduct the Survey?

B2B 52

B2B Survey Customer Experience Touchpoint 52

West Monroe

JANUARY 2, 2018

Having good customer service is not good enough in today’s service industry. As technology rapidly evolves, so do clients’ expectations for a premium customer experience—and their expectations are being set by B2C businesses. I previously worked as a field engineer for the world’s largest oilfield services company.

B2B 40

B2B Customer Service B2C Video 40

Totango

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Delivering a satisfying B2B customer experience is key to staying competitive in today’s SaaS market. Here, we’ll outline a strategic roadmap to developing a winning B2B customer experience strategy. First, we’ll take a look at what B2B customer experience is and why it’s an important priority.

B2B 107

B2B Customer Experience B2C Net Promoter Score 107

LiveChat

JANUARY 3, 2019

It was a good year for the LiveChat blog. Our blog was visited every month by over 100k visitors , who spend 8 minutes on each page on average. Let me proudly present a list of 12 killer posts we’ve published this year on LiveChat Blog. How we reached 100,000 unique views a month on LiveChat blog. It was just great.

Case Study 59

Case Study Chatbots Study Tips 59

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

In 2003 there were 30 Chief Customer Officers worldwide according to the Chief Customer Officer (CCO) Council, reaching 450 by 2011. Earlier this month, Thomasz Tungaz, a venture capitalist at RedPoint, published a blog titled “Why your SaaS Startup Needs a VP of Customer Success Sooner than you Might Think”.

Customer Experience 302

Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer B2B Conference 302

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. by Tracey Ruff.

Self Service 126

Self Service Customer Service Customer Journeys B2B 126

Eptica

AUGUST 19, 2022

Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager Customers want their queries answered accurately without having to make contact more than once. That makes achieving high First Contact Resolution (FCR) rates vital to the overall customer experience. 6 ways of delivering excellent B2B customer service.

Net Promoter Score 106

Net Promoter Score B2B Metrics Interaction 106

Blake Morgan

OCTOBER 27, 2022

COVID transformed the B2B buyer journey, and companies need to adjust their experiences to match. Successful B2B companies rely on technology, scalable personalization, and digital tools. COVID changed everything about how we live and work—especially in the B2B space. But then the pandemic turned everything on its head.

B2B 105

B2B Self Service Competitive Advantage B2C 105

ChurnZero

DECEMBER 27, 2019

I f ChurnZero were to release a greatest hits compilation of our top content, milestones, and life events in 2019, this blog post would be it. With over 70+ published blogs this year, we whittled down our list to the ten most popular posts from the ChurnZero team and friends. . Top 10 Blog Posts from 2019 .

e-support 64

e-support eBook Chief Customer Officer B2B 64

InMoment XI

JANUARY 9, 2024

Managing the B2B customer experience is a key growth strategy for organizations across a wide variety of industries. For good reason: delivering great customer experience (CX) leads to increased loyalty, lower churn, more referrals, positive word of mouth, and higher-value customers. What is B2B Customer Experience?

B2B 551

B2B Self Service Customer Experience Customer Journeys 551

ShepHyken

JUNE 1, 2018

This week we feature an article by Jason Grills who discusses the importance of integrating an effective customer support system and how to decide upon live chat software for your organization. – Shep Hyken. Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning” – Bill Gates , Microsoft Founder. Probably not.

Software 103

Software Comparison Customer Satisfaction System 103

Daniel Group

JULY 1, 2023

Welcome to Success Strategies | July 2023 Are You Losing Customers and Hurting Your Brand Because of Poor CX? Is poor CX causing customer loss and brand damage? In today’s competitive business landscape, customer experience (CX) plays a pivotal role in shaping brand perception and customer loyalty.

Brands 52

Brands B2B Touchpoint Effort Score 52

Comm100

JANUARY 17, 2024

Lean into Automation – Transforming Customer Service with AI & Human-Bot Harmony In a world where immediacy and personalization have become the cornerstones of brand communication, the realm of customer service is undergoing a revolutionary transformation. How does it benefit organizations and customer experience?

Customer Service 187

Customer Service Chatbots Technology Interaction 187

Totango

AUGUST 9, 2022

B2B customer segmentation gives you the power to customize your service and even personalize it for individual clients. This yields superior customer satisfaction, translating into higher revenue for your business. This article will give you six best practices for optimizing your B2B customer segmentation.

B2B 99

B2B Customer Journeys Social Media Net Promoter Score 99

SurveySensum

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Are you struggling to meet your B2B clients’ ever-changing needs in today’s fast-paced service industry? In the realm of B2B service, staying attuned to client feedback is more crucial than ever. This is where customer feedback tools become essential. But what exactly a B2B service feedback tool is?

B2B 52

B2B Tools Feedback Comparison 52

Daniel Group

AUGUST 1, 2023

When starting a CX program, it is easy to identify business outcomes but more challenging to, for example, measure customer retention after embarking on a Customer Experience initiative. In my recent blog, What We’ve Learned to Help Clients Generate NPS Growth! , Get it Right. How do we know this?

Measurement 52

Measurement NPS B2B Groups 52

Eptica

JULY 29, 2022

Date: Friday, July 29, 2022 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager Automating and digitising CX in financial services. Our latest blog explains how businesses in the sector can address key challenges around security, compliance, personalisation and efficiency to digitise and transform customer service.

Financial 77

Financial B2B Trends Technology 77

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Is mystery shopping a business-to-business (B2B) organization possible? Just think of how many types of businesses there are and how many types of businesses who may be customers. Understanding your customer’s journey in a B2B environment takes more finesse. Use the channels your customers might.

B2B 271

B2B B2C Social Media Retail 271

Team Support

JULY 6, 2020

This is one of the top pain points reported by B2B customer support professionals, and this four-part blog series will explore how the right B2B customer support software will help you solve for all of them. Prioritize: One common way to prioritize your customer support tickets is by urgency or severity.

B2B 104

B2B Software e-support System 104

SuiteCX

JANUARY 13, 2020

These following questions got me thinking: We are B2B, so we are more complex than B2C, aren’t we? Do B2B and B2C maps really differ? Let’s talk about the customer layer (front stage) first. We have found that B2B or B2C tend NOT to be the differentiators. It was really a fascinating class – smart and discerning.

Customer Journeys 189

Customer Journeys Omni-Channel B2C Multi-Channel 189

Totango

MAY 17, 2022

Wondering what is the best CRM for B2B sales? We’ll walk you through what customer relationship management B2B software is, what its benefits are, and a list of the top CRM companies, including the outstanding features and best uses for each. Use this guide to help you find the best B2B CRM for your business.

B2B 79

B2B Sales CRM Software 79

ShepHyken

JUNE 30, 2017

This week we feature an article by Shaista Haque who writes about the top technology trends of 2017 that she believes will disrupt customer experience benchmarks. Also, the smart customers are becoming more inclined towards the online mediums of interactions like live chat, social media or even email. Shep Hyken.

Government 89

Government Technology Trends Social Media 89