ShepHyken

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. For those solely focused on customer service and experience, pay attention to the comments about AI, chatbots and virtual assistants. Here are my top five picks from last week. You need all three (or more).

Customer Service 87

Customer Service Contact Center Customer Centricity B2B 87

TechSee

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Contact centers are always looking for ways to reduce costs. This is particularly true during periods of uncertainty and economic downturn, when call center cost savings contribute to business continuity. The Best Call Center Cost Reduction Strategies. Time – help agents resolve customers’ issue faster.

Call Center 196

Call Center Self Service Strategy Contact Center 196

Calabrio

JULY 28, 2020

Christine Kolbeson is Senior Manager of Business Operations at Rackspace, a leading provider of expertise and managed services across all the major public and private cloud technologies. The organization has 4 contact centers employing 1600 agents handling calls, chats, and tickets. Reduced queue backlogs by 41 percent.

Net Promoter Score 200

Net Promoter Score Contact Center CRM Resources 200

ShepHyken

MARCH 21, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 15 Stats About Post-Covid Customer Service by Blake Morgan. Chief on that list is updating customer service efforts. Our customer service research supports the theme.

Omni-Channel 67

Omni-Channel Customer Service Self Service Retail 67

ShepHyken

MARCH 5, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. What’s the Difference Between Customer Satisfaction and Customer Loyalty? HubSpot) Customer satisfaction is a measurement of a customer’s attitude toward a product, a service, or a brand.

Customer Service 81

Customer Service Loyalty Programs Contact Center Chatbots 81

ShepHyken

AUGUST 24, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Your Customer Service? The question is, do they really improve your customer service? Here are my top five picks from last week. by Mitul Makadia.

Customer Service 83

Customer Service Contact Center Tips Chatbots 83

ShepHyken

MAY 25, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 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. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 61

Customer Service Contact Center ROI Customer Retention 61

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

They no longer have interactions with them, and rely on others like account managers, frontline employees and customer service teams to provide those one-on-one interactions. Customer-focused organizations prioritize keeping customers close.

Customer Experience 376

Customer Experience Net Promoter Score Customer Experience Management Feedback 376

ShepHyken

AUGUST 28, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service and experience articles from various online resources. The Contact Center Playbook for Improving Customer Satisfaction [Whitepaper] by Nicolina Savelli. My Comment: Don’t skip this article if you’re not in the contact center world.

Customer Service 79

Customer Service Contact Center Ecommerce Loyalty Programs 79

Integrity Solutions

AUGUST 3, 2018

By Bruce Wedderburn Over the past few years, contact centers have dramatically increased investments in emerging and disruptive technologies to help improve key efficiency metrics. But how is the growth of technology impacting and even reshaping the role of the contact center agent?

Contact Center 43

Contact Center Call Center Competitive Advantage Training 43

Integrity Solutions

AUGUST 3, 2018

The human touch is more critical than ever in a contact center environment that is being increasingly driven by technology. By Bruce Wedderburn Over the past few years, contact centers have dramatically increased investments in emerging and disruptive technologies to help improve key efficiency metrics.

Contact Center 40

Contact Center Call Center Competitive Advantage Training 40

VDS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Emerging technologies help companies reduce average handle time (AHT), increase customer satisfaction (CSAT), and increase profitability. The beauty of these technologies is they typically work across all contact center solutions with API integration. More, customers want seamless, effortless experiences.

Virtual Agent 52

Virtual Agent Customer Service Self Service Contact Center 52

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 4 Things Your Contact Center Can Learn Now From Chewy on How To Improve Your Customer Experience While Still Keeping Your Agents Happy and Productive by Veronica Krieg. Addressing L.L.

Customer Service 82

Customer Service Net Promoter Score Airlines Contact Center 82

Think Customers

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

For too many years, contact center measurements have been focused on efficiency instead of customer experience. Metrics such as average handle time (AHT), number of contacts handled, average wait time, and average speed of answer have all been heavily used and tracked.

Contact Center 40

Contact Center Customer Centricity Metrics Net Promoter Score 40

CSM Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2021

The current situation has highlighted the need for a robust and deliverable customer service strategy. One company that is leading the way with a strong customer-centric approach is Blindster , the nation’s leading custom-made window treatment retailer.

Customer Satisfaction 52

Customer Satisfaction e-support Retail Policies 52

ShepHyken

JANUARY 29, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Customer Service Report 2018 by Olga Kolodynska, Justyna Polaczyk, Malgorzata Buksinska and Lukasz Labedzki. LiveChat) The report contains key customer service findings from 2017 and trends for 2018.

Customer Service 92

Customer Service Social Media Tips Trends 92

ShepHyken

JANUARY 13, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. What Does it Take to Lose a Customer? CMSWire) Customer experience. Four Ways To Boost Customer Experience (And Thus Hold Onto Your Clients) by Ryanne Van Der Eijk. by Anthony Cusumano.

Customer Service 93

Customer Service Retail Customer Journeys B2C 93

Integrity Solutions

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

It’s easy to say that we put the customer first, but what does that actually look like in practice? In the past, customer service centers were viewed as cost centers or expenses. Today, the organizations that are delivering a superior customer experience are proving just how outdated that perspective is.

Customer Service Training 110

Customer Service Training Training Customer Service Contact Center 110

Verint

OCTOBER 17, 2017

In the contact center industry, the latest ripples of excitement are about artificial intelligence (AI) and the potential AI has to radically change customer service. Let’s put this idea to work in a customer service scenario at one of my favorite stores to waste time in: Tractor Supply Company. Not so fast.

Contact Center 36

Contact Center Banking Industry Financial 36

Verint

AUGUST 17, 2017

At the end of 2016, I conducted 20 interviews with customer service professionals who were members of the National Association of Call Centers (NACC). The question was, “What’s keeping you up at night when you think about your contact center in 2017 and beyond.”. Don’t Panic!”

Contact Center 30

Contact Center Employee Engagement Engagement Gamification 30

Magellan Solutions

MARCH 14, 2023

million Filipinos are currently employed in the industry (Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP)). No wonder the call center industry remains to be the ‘sunshine industry’ through the years. In some call center companies, they don’t regard contact center efficiency savings as a “nice to have”.

Call Center 52

Call Center Contact Center Call Center Experience Net Promoter Score 52

Vonage

JANUARY 5, 2016

But for some contact centers, what to manage and what to measure are giant question marks. . If companies can not meet the demands of the customer and deliver a satisfying experience, customers can easily turn to competitors or alternatives to satisfy their needs. We recorded the entire webinar for your viewing pleasure!

Measurement 96

Measurement Sales Contact Center Metrics 96

NobelBiz

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The customer-centric strategy is now on everyone’s mind, even among contact center experts and customer relationship specialists. Are you a customer-centric or customer-oriented contact center? What defines a Customer-focused company? Then what does it mean to be customer-centric?

Customer Centricity 52

Customer Centricity Strategy Contact Center How To 52

Thematic

JANUARY 2, 2019

Providing amazing customer experience and customer service is not as hard as we make it seem. In the simplest form, excellent service is the result of treating customers with courtesy and respect. Exceptional service allows agents to offer immediate solutions without getting bogged down in processes or policy.

Engagement 98

Engagement Customer Experience Contact Center Policies 98

NobelBiz

JULY 4, 2023

In today’s competitive business landscape, customer service plays a pivotal role. These are instrumental in enhancing agent utilization, customer experiences and shaping business strategy. AI in the context of the contact center world isn’t really a ‘wow’ feature anymore.

Interaction 52

Interaction Call Center Engagement Contact Center 52

Verint

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

You may know from personal experience that low-performing, partially effective contact center technologies and overwhelmed customer service employees are not a winning combination. Being mindful with your contact center IVR and WFO strategies can help you get better at the things you care about for your business.

Contact Center 23

Contact Center Strategy Average Handle Time Technology 23

ViiBE Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

Great IT support can make all the difference for customers experiencing an issue with your product or service. If you take customer service seriously, you need to understand the importance of IT support in ensuring a good customer experience. Train your employees for customer satisfaction.

Tips 52

Tips Knowledge Base Virtual Call Center Contact Center 52

Verint

OCTOBER 13, 2017

As fraudsters become more and more sophisticated, contact centers need to equip themselves with every advantage to outsmart them. At the same time, they have to protect the customer experience so that legitimate callers do not have to endure an authentication maze just to get something done. Sound too good to be true?

Contact Center 25

Contact Center Data Analytics Customer Experience 25

Magellan Solutions

AUGUST 4, 2021

million Filipinos are currently employed in the industry (Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP)). No wonder the call center ph industry remains to be the ‘sunshine industry’ through the years. . Tight budgets have been a perennial problem for contact centers, thanks to the high costs associated with staffing them.

Call Center 52

Call Center Contact Center Call Center Experience Net Promoter Score 52

Verint

MARCH 22, 2017

However, millennials who work in a contact center may have an entirely different experience. Millennials, now the largest population segment, have grown up in this modern world and expect these technological conveniences in every aspect of their lives.

Contact Center 26

Contact Center Employee Engagement Engagement Technology 26

Verint

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Contact center leaders and managers understand time and resource challenges all too well. Add an ever-increasing need for a great customer experience to the mix, and it’s clear that every advantage is needed to stay competitive.

Contact Center 20

Contact Center Analytics Resources Customer Service 20

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. When Customer Care Isn’t Enough, Call the Customer Delight Brigade by Katie Deighton. Customer Service is SO Annoying (Tips to Make it Less So) by Jim Gilbert. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 26

Customer Service Effort Score Net Promoter Score Contact Center 26

Blake Morgan

APRIL 19, 2022

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?. Among the industries known for low customer service and satisfaction is utility companies. . For decades, utility companies have operated in heavily regulated markets where customers can’t choose their provider.

Company 64

Company How To Contact Center Customer Care 64

Verint

AUGUST 18, 2017

This provider leverages Verint Workforce Optimization across its customer service and back-office operations—as well as Verint Speech Analytics within its contact centers—to help create more operational efficiencies and help its employees understand and have an even more positive impact on patients’ lives.

Customer Service 42

Customer Service Healthcare Contact Center Analytics 42

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. When CEOs Engage Directly with Customers by G. Harvard Business Review) Customer expectation in the United States has held steady for the last decade, while customer satisfaction has deteriorated.

Customer Service 12

Customer Service Contact Center Case Study Tips 12

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 9 Ways to Build Customer Loyalty by Ken Peterson. What Does the Contact Center of 2030 Look Like? My Comment: What will the contact center look like in 2030? One thing was clear.

Net Promoter Score 14

Net Promoter Score Customer Service Contact Center NPS 14

Call Center Pros

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Sometimes considered a source of problems to be swept under the carpet, customer service should be a central element of your strategy: it is the showcase of your business. Because good customer service is a source of purchase, referral, differentiation, and continuous improvement. … And value your agents.

Customer Service 61

Customer Service Call Center CRM NPS 61