ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This week, we feature an article by Prabhjot Singh at Knowmax , a company that empowers customer experience teams to improve engagement through AI-powered knowledge management. He talks about the trends that customer service and experience professionals can expect for the remaining months of 2023.

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Self Service Trends Customer Service Chatbots 61

TechSee

APRIL 4, 2023

While searching on the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) site on the term “customer service”, the phrase “act as if you like your customer” comes up. Basically, this is the same idea as “treat the customer as a friend”. The number one reason for this is because it saves them and their customers time.

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Industry Customer Service Customer Care Customer Service Strategies 109

CSM Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2019

The customer service department is too often referred to as “just a cost center”. As experience overtakes price and product as a key brand differentiator, customer service is being recognized as the face of, and driver for, organization-wide strategy.

Customer Service Strategies 40

Customer Service Strategies Meeting Strategy Customer Service 40

West Monroe

JULY 11, 2023

Gain high-level insights into the maturity of your contact center capabilities and ways to accelerate value realization based on West Monroe’s proven methodology and transformation experience across various industries and company sizes.

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Contact Center Survey Omni-Channel Customer Service Strategies 52

Second to None

MARCH 30, 2018

Creating a great Customer Experience can serve as a huge differentiator between your brand and the rest of the competition, but it can be very challenging to establish this level of service. I’ve never been able to thank the individual who helped me, but this kind of customer experience is unforgettable.

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Customer Experience Airlines Brands Voice of Customer 112

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Failing to provide satisfactory customer service is becoming an increasingly costly mistake for businesses. Customers are becoming more informed, more demanding, evermore critical, and are realising the power they yield. The wrath of frustrated customers, a damaged reputation and losses in sales and loyalty.

Customer Service Strategies 40

Customer Service Strategies Customer Service Strategy Multi-Channel 40

ShepHyken

JULY 31, 2020

She explains the difference between customer service and customer experience and shares how implementing both into your business creates success. Customer experience and customer service are often used interchangeably and are the buzzwords for businesses in the age of instant gratuity.

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Customer Experience Customer Service Net Promoter Score Self Service 108

Think Customers

MAY 12, 2015

Periodically, a big brand will announce plans to invest millions of dollars in its customer service activities. Improving customer service isn't simply about throwing money at the problem or adding agents. In some cases, the same company continues to stumble a year or two later. We've all seen it before.

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transcosmos Information Systems

JANUARY 5, 2017

In digital commerce, customers are like taking a leap of faith, doing business with people whom they only see online. There’s indeed some bit of a risk buying a product or service that’s not in front of you physically. And here’s where good customer service can make all the difference. Product Pages. Search Button.

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e-support Customer Experience Social Media Policies 87

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 11, 2019

With all the focus on how technology—including AI, data, personalization and more—can drive a better customer experience, I wanted to shift my focus back to basics. Here are the first ten of twenty ideas as to how you can up your customer service game in 2020. Don’t waste your customers’ time. Stay in touch.

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Customer Service Customer Experience Fashion Video 118

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). Does it spell doom for your business? Think about it.

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ShepHyken

JULY 22, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 8 Tips for Improving Social Media Customer Service by Fara Haron. My Comment: Companies are using social media customer care/service to increase loyalty and gain market share.

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Social Media Customer Service Trends Tips 117

CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Leaders are now at an unprecedented inflection point where Employee Experience (EX) has become equally as critical as Customer Experience (CX) to the success of the organization. Conversations about the future of work, employee engagement and empowerment have been propelled to the forefront of customer service strategies.

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Technology Customer Service Contact Center Employee Engagement 52

CSM Magazine

APRIL 22, 2024

Explore key trends in online gambling customer service, including AI integration, personalization, and enhanced security, shaping the future of player satisfaction and loyalty. By analyzing this data, operators can customize their interactions with customers.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service User Experience Chatbots Touchpoint 52

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?

Self Service 67

Self Service Customer Service Chatbots Customer Care 67

Interactions

MAY 28, 2020

Businesses are gearing towards opening up while maintaining the safety and security of their employees as well as the customers. So how can businesses redefine their customer experience or customer service strategy to fit this world? How did they treat their customers during the pandemic?

Customer Journeys 83

Customer Journeys Self Service Strategy Multi-Channel 83

Vonage

AUGUST 15, 2016

A customer’s experience lives long beyond the purchase. Customers experience several touch-points with your company after the sale – from checking information on the website, viewing ads, reading articles, comparing brand experiences with peers, friends or influencers to contacting customer service.

Self Service 120

Self Service Contact Center Trends Connections 120

Kustomer

JULY 13, 2020

In the realm of customer care, there’s tried-and-true, traditional customer service, and then there’s digital customer service. This might have you wondering, what is digital customer service, exactly? This might have you wondering, what is digital customer service, exactly?

Customer Service 59

Customer Service Self Service Omni-Channel Chatbots 59

ShepHyken

APRIL 1, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Customer Service Is Poised for an AI Revolution by Vala Afshar. ZDNet) AI is viewed by customer service decision makers and agents alike as a boon to the customer and employee experience.

Customer Service 99

Customer Service Social Media Chatbots Trends 99

Magellan Solutions

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Whether you hire in-house customer support for inbound or outbound contact center services or pay for outsourced IT call center services , you are paying each agent’s hourly rate, salary, training, and perks. . Outsourced call center services may be a fantastic addition to alternative customer service strategies.

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Call Center Contact Center Telecommunications Social Media 98

Chattermill

JULY 15, 2018

The Best Customer Experience (CX) Events You Can Still Go To This Year. Customer Experience. The best customer experience events you can still go to in 2018. Customer Experience Innovation & Tech Fest. Customer Spark and Executive Summit. Customer Experience Manchester.

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Customer Experience Conference B2B Innovation 40

Kustomer

JULY 10, 2020

In a world that’s so heavily focused on utilizing digital technology and social media to create convenient experiences for consumers, making your customer service communication lines as simple, seamless and tailored as possible to specific members of your audience is a must.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Return on Investment Customer Service Strategies Loyalty 52

CSM Magazine

JUNE 28, 2021

The icing on the cake for your customers is good customer service, which is why according to the 2018 State of Global Customer Service Report, 95% of respondents indicated that customer service is important to their choice of brand. Make your company easy for customers to access.

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Customer Service Self Service Tips Social Media 52

CSM Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2022

As a customer service manager, you’ve got to be on top of your game to deliver solid results. From supervising employees, monitoring customer feedback to integrating new ways to retain existing customers, you wear a lot of hats on the job. Read further for the top trends in the customer service industry for 2022.

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Trends Self Service Industry Customer Service 52

SmartKarrot

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

With the new times, customer experience as a subject, theme and industry has evolved and various master pieces are brimming up to the libraries. On that note, here is a hand-picked list of the top 10 customer experience books that you must have your hands on before it is too late. By Annette Franz. By Shep Hyken.

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Customer Experience Social Media Customer Journeys Customers 11

Clarabridge

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Customer experience expert Blake Morgan recently published an article on Forbes.com called “ Two Examples Of Proactive Social Customer Service.” In the piece, she writes about Tesco and Brooks Brothers, two brands with mature social customer care programs. But what if you are new to social customer care?

Customer Service 40

Customer Service Customer Care Social Media Call Center 40

Clarabridge

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Customer experience expert Blake Morgan recently published an article on Forbes.com called “ Two Examples Of Proactive Social Customer Service.” In the piece, she writes about Tesco and Brooks Brothers, two brands with mature social customer care programs. But what if you are new to social customer care?

Customer Service 40

Customer Service Customer Care Social Media Call Center 40

Kustomer

AUGUST 6, 2020

In our Customer Service Retail Repor t, we discovered that nearly eight in 10 customers said they would be less likely to shop with a brand again after experiencing poor customer service. Unless you want to potentially lose about 80% of your business, you need to stay on top of your customer service performance.

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Metrics Measurement Customer Service Strategy 102

CSM Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2021

Providing a great customer experience has never been more important than it is today. Recent events have shown how an unexpected health and economic crisis can dramatically affect customer behavior and many unprepared retailers have been forced to lay off employees or even shut up shop due to loss of business.

Customer Satisfaction 52

Customer Satisfaction e-support Retail Policies 52

CSM Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2019

In an era of rapid automation and technological advances it can be easy to lose track of what customer service really means. As brands we need to ensure we are customer-centric, always putting their needs first and delivering a level of care that is personal and helpful regardless of scale.

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Customer Service Multi-Channel How To Customer Centricity 40

Kustomer

MAY 13, 2020

The digital age has made customers expect instant gratification; when technology makes just about any informationavailable at the click of a button, more and more people are turning to their devices for answers. In 2020, it’s all about enhancing the digital customer experience. Today, everyone you know has a smartphone.

Self Service 52

Self Service Trends Customer Service Social Media 52

Comm100

JUNE 5, 2018

Unsurprisingly, the enthusiasm of AI has spilled over to customer experience (CX) in the hope of improving call center efficiency. It’s therefore essential to analyze ‘what’s out there’ in customer service AI and adjust our expectations accordingly. Capturing Customer Data. Accurately Predicting Customer Behavior.

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Contact Center Call Center Self Service Chatbots 121

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.

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Customer Experience Customer Service Social Media Consulting 147

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.

Customer Experience 130

Customer Experience Customer Service Social Media Consulting 130

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Customer Service Rookie Mistakes That Could Be Tarnishing Your Business Image! CustomerThink) Let’s face it, poor customer care support service can cost a business a fortune!

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Customer Service Self Service Customer Centricity Video 87

Call Experts

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The holidays can be an incredibly stressful time, both for customers and for customer service teams. With millions of shoppers looking to make purchases, staffing customer service is essential. Hiring an Experienced Contact Center Will Help Support the Holiday Customer Service. .

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Tips Customer Service Contact Center Self Service 98

Natalie Petouhof

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Tweet AI and customer service; it’s a hot topic! But when I talk to customers, they say, “ I get there’s something to AI and customer service, but how do I deliver business results and value with AI? ” Implementing technology without strategy makes us do the wrong things faster ! 1) First step?

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Self Service Customer Service Average Handle Time CRM 89