ShepHyken

OCTOBER 10, 2023

It’s about the entire customer experience. If a promise to provide value in the CX is built into a company’s mission and values statements, it potentially becomes part of the culture. Imagine if your organization were bold enough to state that the value it delivers to customers would make price irrelevant. It’s simple.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 28, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. America’s Best Customer Service Companies by Newsweek. My Comment: We start off this week with Newsweek’s list of America’s BEST customer service companies. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. CX50 2020: Great customer experience starts with company culture by Morag Cuddeford-Jones. So, we start this week’s roundup with an article on culture that drives the CX.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. My Comment: We start this week’s Top Five roundup with an interview with customer culture expert Jeff Toister. The gold in the article is his simple three-step approach to building a customer-focused culture.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 26, 2024

And in business, Steve Jobs of Apple said, “It takes a lot of hard work to make something look simple.” There is some very practical wisdom in these motivational and inspiring quotes that we can apply to the customer service and CX world. Think of the best customer experiences you have had. There’s a difference!

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Entertainment Sports Customer Service Training Training 85

Integrity Solutions

OCTOBER 27, 2021

In a world where customers have more options available to them — and more ways to vent frustrations publicly — you can’t afford to drop the ball on excellent customer service. Last week was National Customer Service Week , an annual — and now global — event devoted to celebrating the people who make customer service happen.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 6, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. They could grow 10x faster, however, their obsession with their operational excellence, customer experience, and internal culture will not allow them to compromise any of those for more units and higher sales.

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Customer Service Loyalty Programs Hotels Loyalty 67

ShepHyken

MARCH 12, 2024

Take the time to work through these steps, get everyone on board and in alignment with the personality you want to be known for, and create the experience that gets customers to say, “I’ll be back!” Shep Hyken is a customer service/CX expert, award-winning keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling author.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Without any further delay, here are ten more ways to create a better customer experience in 2020. Create your customer service mantra. The mantra is a simple phrase—one sentence or less—that sums up your customer service culture. Customers love when the places they do business with give back.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. How To Build A Customer Service Strategy And Drive Repeat Business by Krishna Charan. Here are four examples from four brands on how they are delivering a great customer service experience.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 18, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 1 0 Tips to Build a Customer Centric Work Culture by Vandita Grover. My Comment: Consistent accolades about a company’s customer service and experience don’t happen by accident.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Some can go through different levels of training, but they all must be trained to deliver a certain standard of customer service. . However, one hasn’t been properly trained and doesn’t quite get the culture. If customers happen to be talking to any of the 99 amazing employees, they will love your company.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 3 Ways to Move From Customer Service to Customer Care by Patrick McCullough. Destination CRM) What’s the difference between customer service and customer care? It’s baked in the culture.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 27, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. ” 15 Customer Service Strategies To Help You Deliver A 5-Star Experience by Forbes Coaches Council. It’s baked into an organization’s culture. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. 3 Techniques to Help you Really Understand your Customers by Shay Namdarian. My Comment: I have always believed that the best customer service people have a “hospitality mentality.” Here are my top five picks from last week.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 14, 2022

We talked about different customer service and experience topics, and he casually mentioned FOMU. I want to take the idea of FOMU to the customer service world. . That often means the customer won’t get the experience they could or should have. . A little FOMU is good. It means you care.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. The Customer Service Strategies Behind Zappos’s Success by Sharpen. My Comment: It’s been a while since I’ve read an article about Zappos and their amazing service. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Customers are beginning to feel the results of The Great Resignation , which quite honestly, is not so great. It has resulted in longer lines, longer hold times, and slower service – basically a lower level of customer service. . The best employees don’t just work for a paycheck. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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ShepHyken

JULY 6, 2022

In our customer service training workshops , we have an exercise that introduces a concept called The Five Levels of Service. Any company should be happy with World Class , which is when the company is consistently and predictably delivering a level of service that gets customers to come back.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Customer service and customer experience (CX) are more than what happens after the sale. It actually begins long before a customer ever makes a purchase. Then, there’s the experience during the sales process and what happens after the sale, which could include a typical customer support call and more.

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ShepHyken

JULY 27, 2022

The culture aligns with the employee’s values – and everyone seems to be in alignment with the culture. You’ll notice more customer engagement, employees will evangelize your brand, and even more importantly, they will stay! . Employees enjoy their coworkers. This one could be at the top of the list. .

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Shep Hyken is a customer service/CX expert, award-winning keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling author. Learn more about Shep’s customer service and customer experience keynote speeches and his customer service training workshops at www.Hyken.com. Always look for improvement.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

How you treat, talk to, and trust employees set the tone for the culture that will permeate outward toward your customers. Employee trust fosters customer trust. The result is that employees stay, and customers come back. And what company wouldn’t be happy with that? . Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling business author. Get more information on The Customer Focus ™ customer service training programs. So, for Valentine’s Day (and every other day of the year), find ways to show your employees a little love.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, keynote speaker, and New York Times, bestselling business author. For information on The Customer Focus customer service training programs, go to www.thecustomerfocus.com. It’s not about what’s on the walls. It’s what happens between the walls that counts! .

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, keynote speaker, and New York Times, bestselling business author. For information on The Customer Focus customer service training programs, go to www.thecustomerfocus.com. So, praise away! And remember to praise both the performer and the performance. .

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ShepHyken

MAY 16, 2018

A successful customer experience strategy is a result of the company’s culture. In other words, and I’ve said it many times before, what’s happening on the inside of the company is going to felt on the outside of the company by the customer. The EX is part of the culture. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

. Did Bezos really believe that Amazon should be so good they didn’t need a customer service department? Did he really have an empty chair in his meetings to represent the customer? Those are questions I asked Bill Price, Amazon’s first global vice president of customer service and the founder and president of Driva Solutions.

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ShepHyken

MAY 30, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. CustomerThink) Considering the cost of attracting new customers ­– one estimate is seven times more than keeping existing ones – many companies would do better to focus on retaining their engaged enrollees.

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Customer Service Rewards Programs Poor Customer Service Self Service 13

ShepHyken

AUGUST 26, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Doug Sandler, busts some popular customer service myths. Arming employees with knowledge and training is key. MYTH – Great customer service starts with understanding the customer is always right. I’m talking about customer silence.

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ProProfs Chat

MAY 1, 2020

Well, customer feedback is exactly what’s going to help your business improve its customer service process efficiently. You need to take into account their expectations, needs, and final feedback for your services to create an excellent customer service training program. Source: Mckinsey.com.

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Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

We’re honored to be honored for our work alongside so many of our customer service and customer experience colleagues. This is especially true in the customer service industry. Customer Experience (CX) has catapulted into one of the most important aspects of determining business success. Adam Toporek.

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Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

We’re honored to be honored for our work alongside so many of our customer service and customer experience colleagues. This is especially true in the customer service industry. Customer Experience (CX) has catapulted into one of the most important aspects of determining business success. Adam Toporek.

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Customer Experience Customer Service Social Media Consulting 130

Comm100

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

The truth is that you can’t successfully apply a blanket social media training approach to everyone who will be participating in your social media strategy – the ideal team is going to have participants from many departments involved, fulfilling different functions. Training should also cover social media best and worst practices.

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Social Media Course Training Marketing 113

Comm100

OCTOBER 8, 2016

This way, even when your customers stray to a search engine for help, your website’s reach will pull them right back in. Make customer service channels easy to reach and use. To do this, make sure that you’re communicating a consistent brand that truly speaks to your customers’ values. Loyalty Programs.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 4, 2018

What if you hear that they’re implementing a new customer service initiative? Their goal, you heard, is to have the best customer service in the industry. Let them go head-to-head with customer service and experience expectations based on the existing industry standards. Here’s my take: good for them.

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Advertising Customer Service Training Customer Expectations Industry 97

ShepHyken

JANUARY 29, 2021

You can do the same and improve your customers’ experience. This shortlist of contact center best practice hacks should set you up for success in the pursuit of customer service excellence. Get to know the customer personally. You wouldn’t have a contact center if you had no customers to start with.

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