Comm100

MAY 19, 2020

Note: This blog post was originally published on Jul. If you’re reading this blog post, you probably already know that live chat is a platform that allows you to chat directly with your website visitors. Live chat is a must-have tool for your business, and this blog post is going to cover exactly why that is. Increase sales.

Competitive Advantage 279

Competitive Advantage eBook Report Loyalty 279

Kayako

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In today’s world, many companies are focusing on improving customer relationship management, and rightly so. Getting customer service right isn’t easy. New truth: You are competing with the last best experience your customer had.” The challenge for company management is they don’t just have external customers.

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Technology Self Service Tips Customer Service 156

Call Experts

DECEMBER 29, 2021

At Call Experts, we are dedicated to providing supportive content every week through our contact center blogs. Because contact center blogs can be an essential tool for understanding services from a company and what it might be like as their customer. . To keep reading, click here ! . What is a call-out line?

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Lumoa

APRIL 18, 2023

As the volume of data companies collect grows and as artificial intelligence (AI) gets better, analytics is set to become a key differentiator for customer experience management. Predictive modeling and real-time data analysis have created huge opportunities for companies to personalize the customer experience. Think about it.

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Analytics Customer Experience Management Net Promoter Score 208

GetFeedback

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

When it comes to collecting customer feedback, most people think of a traditional Net Promoter Score survey. However, there are key touchpoints throughout the entire customer journey where you can be listening to your customers. Support Feedback. Pro Tip: Use Salesforce-ready forms to automate the process.

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Survey Net Promoter Score Data Effort Score 199

ShepHyken

AUGUST 17, 2018

This week we feature an article by Kaavya Karthikeyan who writes about customer support metrics that you should be tracking. – Shep Hyken. The best way to outperform your peers is through constant evolution and refining, and nowhere does this apply more than in the customer support arena.

Metrics 75

Metrics First Call Resolution Knowledge Base How To 75

ShepHyken

JULY 5, 2019

This week we feature an article by Alexandra Mederrick who writes about why effectively communicating online with your customers is a key to success for any business. One that unlocks the opportunity to form a relationship and build customer loyalty. . One that unlocks the opportunity to form a relationship and build customer loyalty.

Communication 120

Communication Self Service Social Media Knowledge Base 120

Lumoa

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

From social media posts to Google and Yelp reviews, every buyer can recount their customer experience with your company to a global audience. It is no wonder, then, that businesses have started paying much closer attention to their customer experience (CX) strategy. Reviewing your existing CX strategy is a good place to start.

Strategy 208

Strategy Customer Experience How To Multi-Channel 208

Team Support

JUNE 20, 2023

Compounding these hurdles is the fact that providing excellent customer support is facing its own set of challenges. As customer support demand continues to increase by 11% per year, reduced staffing levels is causing 75% of customer service agents to face a serious risk of burnout.

Self Service 97

Self Service Chatbots Analytics Knowledge Base 97

Comm100

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Advances in technology and shifts in customer preferences mean live chat best practices are often changing. We have been building live chat software for more than 10 years, helping brands like IBM, HomeTrust Bank, and Canadian Blood Services to deliver exceptional customer service. Keep your average response time low.

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Average Handle Time Software Exceptional Customer Service Video 199

NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

When companies implement specific tools and best practices, they can significantly improve their customer experience (CX), increase agent performance, and ensure high-quality service. It represents a holistic approach that is aimed at transforming call center functions into a streamlined, customer-focused powerhouse.

Call Center 105

Call Center Tools Contact Center Net Promoter Score 105

Lumoa

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Not only are online retailers enjoying massive revenue from their customers (expected to be over $6 trillion in 2022 ), but the platforms themselves are also becoming increasingly sophisticated. Now, technologies such as AI and machine learning are driving highly personalized customer experiences.

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Retail Customer Experience Chatbots Ecommerce 208

TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

Customers expect better and faster pre and post purchase services. Whether they need help setting up a new device or to repair a damaged product, the way in which these interactions are handled are at the heart of customer satisfaction. Eric Esguerra, Vice President, Customer Service & Operations at Miele Canada Ltd.

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Customer Service Contact Center Chief Customer Officer Call Center 251

Call Experts

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Today, customer support plays a pivotal role in maintaining and growing a loyal customer base, enticing many companies to hire a contact center for their answering services. Ultimately, a well-managed contact center can be the lifeline of your customer service operations.

Contact Center 105

Contact Center Call Center Guidelines Customer Satisfaction 105

GetFeedback

APRIL 19, 2018

Here are 5 survey tips that help improve response rates. Survey Tip #1: Embed questions into emails. Survey Tip #2: Add interactive surveys to your website. Adding a website survey to key landing pages can help you gather key input from prospects and customers, plus a lot more. Survey Tip #4: Personalize your survey.

Tips 170

Tips Survey Engagement Effort Score 170

Call Experts

APRIL 8, 2024

Today, customer support plays a pivotal role in maintaining and growing a loyal customer base, enticing many companies to hire a contact center for their answering services. Ultimately, a well-managed contact center can be the lifeline of your customer service operations.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Call Center Guidelines Customer Satisfaction 52

Comm100

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Looking to improve your customer service? KPIs can measure the success of a company’s customer service strategy, the quality and effectiveness of its support, how well its agents are performing, and more. Consider what the numbers reveal about agent work ethic and performance. Live Chat Benchmark Report 2022.

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Measurement Average Handle Time Wait Times How To 227

Kustomer

JUNE 13, 2022

Messaging channels are therefore expected to become increasingly essential in solving customer issues on-demand to meet customers where they’re already communicating with family and friends. One way to ensure your agents are able to do this is to establish a framework for chat etiquette. What Is Chat Etiquette?

Tips 98

Tips Customer Service Chatbots Social Media 98

GetFeedback

JANUARY 7, 2019

Live chat customer service has become an expectation to the modern customer—more than half of all customers prefer chatting with someone in real time via chat rather than picking up their phone. While live chat is the perfect addition to any customer service program, it doesn’t come without its challenges.

Customer Service 225

Customer Service Feedback Resources Survey 225

GetFeedback

OCTOBER 22, 2018

When it comes to measuring the probability for a customer to return to a brand and make new purchases, many businesses rely on the typical customer satisfaction (CSAT) survey question: “How satisfied were you with your experience today?”. Here are two very effective (and often overlooked) ways to predict customer retention.

Customer Retention 225

Customer Retention Net Promoter Score Survey Effort Score 225

Stella Connect

JANUARY 26, 2022

Customers know in an instant if your agents will meet and exceed their expectations , and all it takes is one bad experience to lose them. It’s on you to ensure that every agent is prepared to delight customers day in and day out — and in this blog post, we’ll lay out customer service training tips you need to know.

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Customer Service Training Training Tips Customer Service 96

Lumoa

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The customer is a mysterious creature. Deciphering the wants and needs of your customers is essential for sustainable, long-term success. For a company to grow, it needs to convert one-off customers into regular patrons. In customer experience, as with any other business endeavor, failure to plan is planning to fail.

Strategy 208

Strategy Customer Experience Effort Score Net Promoter Score 208

Lumoa

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The customer is a mysterious creature. Deciphering the wants and needs of your customers is essential for sustainable, long-term success. For a company to grow, it needs to convert one-off customers into regular patrons. In customer experience, as with any other business endeavor, failure to plan is planning to fail.

Strategy 208

Strategy Customer Experience Effort Score Net Promoter Score 208

GetFeedback

JANUARY 14, 2019

As a customer service leader, you want to make sure your audience is supported at all times. Customers should have access to the information they need–whether it’s from a member of your team or from a robust knowledge base. Only in doing so, will you ensure each person receives the best customer experience possible.

Customer Service 207

Customer Service How To Knowledge Base Guidelines 207

UJET

MARCH 17, 2020

A strong customer support team is integral to the success of any business. But even with a dispersed team, managers and supervisors can ensure that agents are providing the expected high-quality support to maintain positive customer experiences. Here are five tips to manage your remote customer support agents.

Tips 121

Tips Management Self Service Video 121

Lumoa

JUNE 14, 2023

You’ve designed your NPS survey and emailed it to all your customers—and the results are in… but not those you were expecting. When it comes to gauging customer sentiment and loyalty, few metrics enjoy such widespread acclaim as the Net Promoter Score (NPS). In this blog post, we’ll answer all these questions and more.

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NPS Effort Score Customer Centricity Loyalty 208

Vonage

MARCH 26, 2018

This article was origionally published on the GetFeedback blog, and is reposted here with permission. . Customer support agents are the warriors of every organization. They tackle the toughest questions and they’re highly accountable to both the company and the customers they serve. It’s just how it goes.

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Roadmap eBook Course Policies 163

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

This week we feature an article by Sawaram Suthar writes about how live chat can simplify the customer journey. Always remember that the customer just want to be taken care of, regardless of how you go about it. – Shep Hyken. Businesses often face multiple challenges with respect to how to simplify the customer journey.

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Customer Journeys Fashion e-support Travel 74

Totango

JANUARY 2, 2024

In an era when customer success (CS) has become pivotal, it’s no longer enough to have a team dedicated to CS. More importantly, you need an organizational strategy that ensures your customers don’t just come to you but stay, thrive, and become your biggest promoters.

Customer Success 99

Customer Success Tips Self Service Customer Journeys 99

GetFeedback

AUGUST 15, 2018

It’s no surprise that successful brands are built on the positive relationships they create with their customers. After all, modern consumers want more than just a product —they want a personalized experience that addresses their unique needs and expectations. And nowhere is this better reflected than the field of customer support.

Omni-Channel 150

Omni-Channel Effort Score Customer Satisfaction Measurement 150

BirdEye

MAY 12, 2023

You likely use Google products every day in your business, such as Google Chrome, Google Pay, Google Play, or Google My Business. Naturally, you’d turn to Google customer service to help solve your issues. However, with Google customer service, you’re not guaranteed to reach a live support agent at the drop of a hat.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Customer Service Representative Knowledge Base Advertising 52

Playvox

MARCH 27, 2023

Operating a successful contact center demands attention to a wide range of factors, from investing in your agents’ well-being and training to implementing the right tools and technology. The key to maintaining peak performance is to continuously optimize productivity and streamline operations.

Contact Center 84

Contact Center Gamification Training Chatbots 84

Comm100

APRIL 30, 2020

But managing agents working from home still poses many difficulties. For the agents, working remotely can create more distractions and questions, with less support and motivation – all at a time when they are likely facing queries they’ve never had to answer before. Empower agents with canned messages and AI assistance.

Knowledge Base 131

Knowledge Base Omni-Channel Self Service Social Media 131

BirdEye

MARCH 4, 2024

It’s a theory that a consumer must be exposed to a brand or product seven times before purchasing. While this isn’t necessarily a hard and fast rule, there’s truth behind it — consistent and repeated exposure plays a crucial role in transforming potential customers into actual buyers. Have you ever heard of the “Rule of Seven?”

Marketing 111

Marketing How To Multi-Channel Tips 111

Steve DiGioia

MAY 17, 2021

Great customer service. That’s what our customers want and that’s what we wish to provide. In today’s post, I compiled my list of the top 10 customer service acronyms to use every day. It was about finding solutions for a customer and finding their pain points ”. A pproach customers with a personalized warm welcome.

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Customer Service e-support Self Service Customers 341

NICE inContact

JUNE 10, 2019

Also, Pierre is very engaged because the restaurant also has a strong performance management program, letting him know how many tips he’s receiving in real-time and providing additional incentives for how quickly he can cycle through customers. I’m talking about your contact center.

Contact Center 136

Contact Center Employee Engagement Tips Management 136

Lithium

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

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Gamification Metrics Social Media Tips 52