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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CloudCherry

AUGUST 22, 2019

As he says, “The company that can add convenience to already good customer service has an opportunity to disrupt their competition- maybe even an industry.” Shep Hyken is a customer service and experience expert and the Chief Amazement Officer of Shepard Presentations. Now, THAT’s the sweet stuff. Listen Now!

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Travel Customer Service Training Culture Loyalty 240

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Create your customer service mantra. The mantra is a simple phrase—one sentence or less—that sums up your customer service culture. For example, ours at Shepard Presentations is “Always Be Amazing.” Customers love when the places they do business with give back. Customers love relevant information.

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CloudCherry

AUGUST 22, 2019

As he says, “The company that can add convenience to already good customer service has an opportunity to disrupt their competition- maybe even an industry.” Shep Hyken is a customer service and experience expert and the Chief Amazement Officer of Shepard Presentations. Now, THAT’s the sweet stuff.

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Travel Customer Service Training Culture Loyalty 150

CSM Magazine

MARCH 2, 2022

Learning and development professionals in the customer service and retail industry are experiencing an evolution in how they engage their employees in ongoing job training. Measure the Success of Soft Skills Training with VR. Soft skills are the very core of the customer service industry.

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Vonage

MARCH 8, 2016

Back this vision up with customer service education and other measures and you can transform your business for the better. Your engaging service vision is one of the “12 Building Blocks for an Uplifting Service culture” we teach at UP! Your Service. An engaging service vision is fundamental.

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Customer Guru

APRIL 10, 2018

Gangadhar Krishna, an independent author, coach, trainer and consultant in customer service and excellence. He has also launched his personal portal www.delightingcustomers.com with the sole objective of helping organizations develop their business with the philosophy of ‘Sales Heaps but Service Reaps’.

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ShepHyken

MAY 4, 2022

To share compliments like Bailee, you have to be engaged and present for each and every customer. . I asked Bailee where she learned to engage with her customers at that level. That’s where so much of customer service comes from – what our parents teach us. Compliments must be genuine. No faking it.

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Airlines Customer Service Training Course Engagement 128

Magellan Solutions

MARCH 24, 2020

Companies that outsource customer service have discovered and understood the fundamental element of business success — customer retention. Businesses exist because of customers. Customers rely on businesses to make their lives easier. This means that customer service, along with relevance, binds the two together.

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Vonage

OCTOBER 6, 2015

The airline and taxi database systems do provide access to all my information (including telephone numbers), but that data is “two screens away” from the first screen presented to the reservations agent. They could improve customer experience by putting their convenience second. Action steps to improve customer experience.

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Stella Connect

JANUARY 4, 2022

Customer service coaching refers to the practice of ongoing communication between the agent and their manager to hone in on how to improve on specific skills, achieve specific goals, and develop their craft so they can handle even the most difficult customer interactions. Coaching Customer Service Agents for Individual Growth.

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ShepHyken

JULY 7, 2020

The Secret to Success is Good Customer Service. How to Use Customer Service Stories to Teach, Inspire and Reward. Shep Hyken interviews Patricia Fripp , CSP, CPAE, speech coach and customer service expert. In other words, focus on building your soft skills and delivering great customer service.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. How to Choose a Gift That Will Wow Your Customers by John Ruhlin. Top 10 Wow Customer Service Stories for 2017 by Shaun Belding. Here are our winners, presented in order from number 10 to number one.

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Customers That Stick

OCTOBER 23, 2014

This day features CX pros such as Mary Murcott, President of The Customer Experience Institute and Erik Peterson of A.T. Topics include: How to drive a culture of service innovation into a traditional product company. Building a service innovation culture. Day Two: Customer Experience and Engagement.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 29, 2018

They can be short three or four-minute presentations. One of my favorite lines Dodkins shared in our interview really sums up his feelings about creating the rockstar culture, where people love working for their company: If you engage with your employees rationally, they’ll take the job. And, this isn’t just for the leadership.

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Employee Engagement Leadership Customer Service Training Culture 95

ShepHyken

JANUARY 16, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. 5 Stages to Building Customer Loyalty by Melissa Gonzalez. IBM) As a digital marketer, it’s important to remember that a long-lasting customer relationship takes time and trust; and trust takes a lifetime to build and a second to break.

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ShepHyken

MAY 31, 2017

I’m often asked, “How many people in an organization does it take to create a culture focused on Customer Amazement?” He stood out, compared to many of his co-workers, as a person willing to do anything within his power to take care of his customers. It’s very much appreciated by customers. That force is positive.

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Airlines Customer Focused Customer Service Training Culture 83

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. What fascinates me is the high relatability factor of the myths they present. BUSTED – Silence is the customer service killer.

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ShepHyken

MAY 22, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. To Drive Customer Retention, Don’t Neglect Culture by David Ducharme and Nick Furman (Gallup) Neglecting culture affects your teams and your customers. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 30, 2017

Ted Janusz is one of our amazing trainers at Shepard Presentations. He was conducting a half-day customer service workshop, and during a break, the client, who happened to be the president of the company, walked up to Ted and congratulated him on doing a great job. No, it wasn’t the check for the presentation.

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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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LiveChat

JUNE 6, 2017

When you step into the customer service world, you must go through the customer service training first. During this training, you will learn about a product, a company’s culture and a service that you should provide. Attentiveness – Am I focused on my customers? Seems obvious?

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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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Kustomer

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Listen and subscribe to our podcast: In this episode of the Customer Service Secrets Podcast , Gabe Larsen uncovers the secrets to establishing employee and customer engagement with expert Suzzanna Rowold. You can’t because you’re constantly training new staff. Creating a Culture of Learning by Habit.

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Magellan Solutions

MAY 3, 2022

In Microsoft’s State of Global Customer Service Report , 95% of respondents named customer service as an important factor in choosing and being loyal to a brand. The management believed that it would help the company in reducing costs while maintaining and enhancing the quality of customer service.

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Call Center Company Telecommunications Banking 81

ShepHyken

JULY 18, 2018

I recently attended a great presentation from Shashi Seth , the senior vice-president of Oracle Marketing Cloud , who spoke about the concept of reciprocity in business. Shep Hyken is a customer service and experience expert, award-winning keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling business author. It’s simple.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 31, 2016

Customer Support. Have you ever called a company’s phone support number, talk to their customer service rep, have that rep transfer you to another person, only to have to repeat the story all over again? How about when you dial the company’s support number and the automated prompt asks you to put in your customer number.

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Insurance Customer Relationship Management Banking Customer Service Training 90

SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

A look back at the past few years reveals the many significant changes in the world of customer service. The credit for these changes goes to the customer service experts who helped redefine the industry. This will help you stay up to date with the trends and best practices of customer service. Bill Quiseng.

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Customer Service Social Media Customer Centricity Tips 10

ShepHyken

APRIL 3, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Of course, if the customer/passenger needs help beyond the self-service experience, they can connect with a human agent. In other words, the ones that provide the best customer service and experience.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 15, 2019

How Small Things Can Impact Customer Service in a Big Way. They discuss her recent book, The 10 ¢ Decision: How Small Change Pays Off Big , which focuses on small, simple things leaders and team members can do to enact big, positive changes in their customer service. Good customer service cannot be left to common sense.”

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Up Your Service

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Last year in Toronto, Canada, I was being recognized as the #1 Customer Service Global Guru. And I’m super strong in helping organizations improve the service that they create and build a culture of continuously Uplifting Service. What if we did something together?

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Integrity Solutions

MARCH 3, 2020

The most persistent contact center challenges can be overcome by making coaching a part of the culture and developing your agents’ listening and problem-solving skills. For several years we’ve been participating in Customer Contact Week (CCW), the world’s largest customer contact event series. The biggest excuse?

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. GetFeedback) NPS, CES, and CSAT are customer loyalty metrics. There are many ways to use video; onboarding your customer, video tutorials for customer support, content marketing, and many more.

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Magellan Solutions

MAY 6, 2020

In Microsoft’s State of Global Customer Service Report , 95% of respondents named customer service as an important factor in choosing and being loyal to a brand. The management believed that it would help the company in reducing costs while maintaining and enhancing the quality of customer service.

Call Center 52

Call Center Company Telecommunications Banking 52

Up Your Service

JUNE 18, 2018

Your Service Active Learning Toolbox , you will generate active participation at all your training sessions, with even the most reserved students or the most conservative cultures excited and engaged. Do we also need to present, prioritize, and create action steps or just answer the question? Using The UP!

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Up Your Service

JUNE 18, 2018

Using Ron Kaufman’s Active Learning Toolbox , you will generate active participation at all your training sessions, with even the most reserved students or the most conservative cultures excited and engaged. Do we also need to present, prioritize, and create action steps or just answer the question?

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