ShepHyken

AUGUST 29, 2022

(Atlanta Small Business Network) The biggest marketing cost most small businesses face is that of acquiring new customers. Few business owners, however, pay anywhere near as much attention to customer retention, even though keeping an existing customer for longer is a far easier way to grow revenue.

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Customer Service Customer Retention Loyalty Advertising 65

ShepHyken

MAY 17, 2021

How to Nurture Your Online Customers And Turn Them Into ‘Brand Evangelists” by Peggy de Lange. (B&T) B&T) Building a connection with existing customers is just as integral to any marketing strategy as winning new ones, but how do we turn customers into spokespeople for our brands? Guess what?

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Customer Service Customer Retention Tips Brands 80

ShepHyken

JANUARY 4, 2023

Customers Will Be Smarter and More Demanding Than Ever – I may sound like a broken record as I start each year with this prediction. Certain B2C rockstar brands are teaching our customers what good service is like, and they now have higher expectations.   . That’s almost half of your customers, and that number will grow.

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Self Service Customer Experience Customer Service B2C 137

Totango

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

What is B2B Customer Experience? B2B customer experience consists of the total set of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that B2B clients undergo when interacting with your brand. B2B customer experience differs from B2C customer experience in several important ways. Why Take B2B Customer Experience Seriously?

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B2B Customer Experience B2C Net Promoter Score 107

CSM Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2024

Why Customer Service Matters The Key to Long-lasting Success Unraveling the profound significance of customer service, we discover why it is the linchpin of a company’s enduring triumph. Impact on Customer Loyalty Customer loyalty, the bedrock of business growth, is nurtured through exceptional customer service.

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Customer Centricity Exceptional Customer Service e-support Case Study 111

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Our customer experience research found that 83% of people trust a company or brand more if it delivers good customer service. The benefit of building trust is potential customer loyalty. Your happy customers become the best members of your marketing department. Finally, do it because it’s the right thing to do!

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Customer Experience Customer Service Training Loyalty Customer Retention 67

ShepHyken

APRIL 26, 2021

One of the main points is that customer service is becoming the face of a brand. Once you adopt that mindset, you’ll see how some of the best marketing, customer retention, and more come from your customer service and support. Think about that! I ended up in two categories: influencers and podcasts.

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Customer Service Loyalty Programs Social Media Contact Center 135

ShepHyken

JUNE 14, 2021

It’s the gap between what a company’s leadership perceives their customer service and experience to be versus what the customer perceives it to be. Why Brands Must Embrace Personalization Before It’s Too Late by Katrina Wong. Forget Brand Loyalty. As the title implies, forget brand loyalty.

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Customer Service Retail Loyalty Study 95

Blake Morgan

JANUARY 20, 2022

He offers a European perspective on employee and customer engagement and customer focus and shares interviews with top CX leaders. . With more than 30 years of experience in all areas of CX, Annette uses her blog, CX Journey, to help transform business culture to become customer-centric. Adrian Swinscoe . Annette Franz .

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Case Study Customer Journeys Competitive Advantage Customer Centricity 96

SmartKarrot

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Given the choices that customers have in today’s SaaS industry, customer focus has become indispensable for a SaaS company. Gone are the days when you could anticipate customer needs and produce your offerings to succeed in the market. Customer focus service can be a competitive advantage if you have the right mindset.

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Customer Focused Culture Net Promoter Score ROI 10

Blake Morgan

JULY 29, 2023

As the markets and consumers change, brands can’t simply stick with what they’ve done in the past. Here are three investments companies can prioritize in 2023: Digital The growth of digital allows brands to do more with less and scale their efforts. And those investments will likely be different than past spending.

Customer Experience 52

Customer Experience How To Contact Center Chatbots 52

TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

As companies embrace the digitization of customer support, the new standard is much more than a phone conversation with a call center representative or a visit from a field agent. This list is an homage to the business leaders and influencers pushing the envelope when it comes to innovation in customer experience. Follow on LinkedIn.

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Customer Service Contact Center Chief Customer Officer Call Center 251

Alida

JUNE 23, 2017

With the acquisition, Amazon, one of the most valuable brands in the world, is now officially in the grocery market. Let’s say you’re the leader in a particular arena, if you’re competitor-focused and you’re already the leader, then where does your energy come from? Customer retention in grocery business now more critical than ever.

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Retail Competitive Advantage Customer Centricity Innovation 153

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Customer Retention Metrics Part 2: How to Keep Loyal Customers Happy and Optimize Post-Purchase Measurements b y Alan Finlay. Relay) Improving customer retention requires looking at the customer lifecycle as a whole and searching for ways to optimize each stage. And how did they do it? Top Five Bonus.

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Customer Service Customer Retention Culture Tips 86

ShepHyken

AUGUST 10, 2020

How to Increase Customer Loyalty: 5 Customer Retention Strategies by Christopher Hutchens. SmartBug) In this blog, we look at five customer retention strategies that you can implement to deliver more value to your customers and increase customer loyalty. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Customer Service Customer Retention Loyalty Tips 93

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JUNE 20, 2018

Instead of focusing solely on the revenue generated by increasing customer retention, improving customer engagement and creating more customer loyalty… What happens when we do not engage customers? A customer isn’t a customer until they purchase something from you, right?

Engagement 179

Engagement Social Media Sales Loyalty 179

ShepHyken

MARCH 3, 2019

This article focuses on home appliances, like TV’s, thermostats, and more, but it will give you insights into how some things we thought were space-aged technology just a few years ago are now reality. The future is here, and the customer experience is better because of it. Some companies do this better than others.

Customer Service 95

Customer Service Omni-Channel Customer Retention Case Study 95

Comm100

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Some of the business objectives you can use include customer retention, customer satisfaction, product purchases, purchase volume, purchase frequency, products returned, the number of dissatisfied customers and revenue. How can we reduce delays to customer calls and increase responsiveness this quarter?

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Strategy Customer Experience How To Customer Journeys 287

Retently

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

From tracking the real, long-term results of a campaign to judging the potential for customers to refer your company to their friends and colleagues, Net Promoter Score is a versatile metric that belongs in any marketing manager or consultant’s arsenal.

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Net Promoter Score NPS Marketing Effort Score 78

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

How to Use Content Marketing for Customer Retention and Loyalty by Express Computer. Express Computer) It is indeed an undeniable fact that customers that are happy and satisfied tend to stick around for long. The Value Gap a New Blueprint for Customer Expectations by Quinine. This gap can be a real problem.

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Customer Service Customer Retention Customer Satisfaction Social Media 70

delighted

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Customer success management can also reduce churn, lower customer acquisition costs, and increase revenue. Since acquiring a new customer can cost 7x more than retaining an existing customer, focusing on long-term customer success is crucial for growing businesses.

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Customer Success Net Promoter Score Effort Score Self Service 52

ShepHyken

MAY 25, 2020

How to calculate your customer retention rate by Bryce Baer. Rather, consider it a key metric to guide and improve customer retention strategy and retention rate. I was glad to see this article, which includes the formula to measure customer retention. How to calculate your customer retention rate.

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Customer Service Contact Center ROI Customer Retention 61

ShepHyken

MARCH 21, 2022

Our customer service research supports the theme. 59% percent of the more than 1,000 consumers we surveyed feel that customer service is worse now than before the pandemic. 5 Tips to Increase Your Customer Satisfaction in 2022 and Beyond by Wise Marketer Staff. Sometimes common sense makes the most sense!

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Omni-Channel Customer Service Self Service Retail 67

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 17, 2023

I speak with customer experience professionals every day. Some of them have fancy, customer-focused titles like Chief Customer Officer or Vice President of Customer Experience. Others have more common org chart regulars, like Chief Marketing Officer or Voice fo the Customer (VoC) Director.

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Leadership Customer Experience Customer Centricity How To 259

Kustomer

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

A treasure trove of retail, brand, and customer service information is ready and waiting for your ears. With such a vast landscape to navigate, we’ve put together a robust list of the podcasts that provide the best, most current information on best-practice customer service ideas, strategies, and solutions. Experience This!

Customer Service 98

Customer Service Entertainment Trends Social Media 98

ProProfs Chat

DECEMBER 22, 2019

“Instead of focusing on the competition, focus on the customer,” Scott Cook. With the ever-changing scenario of business globalization, companies are thriving hard to retain their brand’s loyalty by creating cutting-edge product sales strategies. Increasing customer retention rates by 5% boost profits by 25% to 95%.

Customer Service 101

Customer Service How To Social Media Customer Retention 101

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JUNE 20, 2018

Instead of focusing solely on the revenue generated by increasing customer retention, improving customer engagement and creating more customer loyalty… What happens when we do not engage customers? A customer isn’t a customer until they purchase something from you, right?

Engagement 110

Engagement Social Media Sales Loyalty 110

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Why Do Customers Love Certain Brands? Dan Gingiss) Why do customers love certain brands but not others? Is brand love random, based on the latest viral video? Or is it strategic, based on an intentional focus on customer engagement? Who doesn’t want their customers to love them? by Dan Gingiss.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Retail Course Customer Service Training 52

delighted

JANUARY 7, 2021

However, understanding every customer’s experience at each stage of the customer journey is crucial for turning business insights into long-term improvement strategies. . In this post, we will cover: What is a customer journey map? Using a customer journey map to improve the customer experience.

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Customer Journeys Touchpoint Net Promoter Score Exercises 98

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Customer Retention Strategies for Driving Loyalty in Uncertain Times by Rich Hein (CMSWire) One thing all businesses can bank on in the future is that things will be more uncertain and unpredictable than ever before. My Comment: I’m often asked how to deliver customer service in challenging times. Thank you, CX Network!)

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Customer Service Call Center Ecommerce Call Center Experience 62

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

All organizations are on a journey from being Naive to Natural in the way they focus on the Customer, passing through each of four stages: Naïve, Transactional, Enlightened, and Natural. Naïve companies are the least customer-focused and Natural companies are the most customer-focused.

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Net Promoter Score Strategy Customer Centricity CEM 163

ProProfs Chat

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Bad customer service has become a major business problem today. It weakens the roots of even a great business and well-known brand. . Following a trip made from Chicago to Paris, Hasan Syed, one of the customers, was frustrated at British Airways’ inability to tackle the issue of lost luggage. Improves Customer Retention Rate.

Customer Service 68

Customer Service Gamification Airlines Net Promoter Score 68

CSM Magazine

JUNE 19, 2022

According to Mark Fortlage , vice president of Operation Support at Alorica, “Brands have shown their ability to deliver the level of customer service that consumers want with digital avenues such as chatbots and social media, which offers more convenience to consumers.”. The Cost of Bad Customer Service. The result?

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Self Service Social Media Effort Score First Call Resolution 98

ECXO

JUNE 15, 2021

As per my experience working with several companies that have gone through transformation, a customer-centric culture is essential to deliver consistent, delightful customer experiences. These following 10 tips will help shifting to a customer-focused environment across your company: 1. Establish customer centric values.

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Customer Centricity Culture Tips Company 120

ClearAction

DECEMBER 16, 2017

There’s a myth that talking often to your customers (sales, service, surveys, etc.) means you’re customer-focused. However, customer-focus goes beyond lip-service to the primary motives that drive your behaviors. Gap in Desired Versus Actual Customer-Centricity. Notes: 1 CMO Council: Customer Affinity study.

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Customer Centricity Culture Return on Investment Conference 63

Think Customers

DECEMBER 13, 2021

In 2020, brands discovered how empathy can drive profitability and win lifetime loyalty, even during trying times. Fast forward to 2022—successful brands who continue to grow, innovate, and advance in the digital space need to answer the question: Are we sticking to the human side of the experience?

Customer Journeys 52

Customer Journeys Roadmap Metrics Strategy 52

delighted

AUGUST 10, 2022

And yet, a lot of the time, companies will hyperfocus their resources on new customers only, and forget to nurture existing customer relationships. Ensure your customer-focused teams provide white-glove service to all customers, new and existing, to avoid a suffering customer retention rate.

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Measurement How To Customer Journeys Net Promoter Score 87