Russel Lolacher

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

To successfully embrace social media customer service, the focus of your interactions need to be far more in the intent and use of the tool than the tool itself and its features. So what are the skills or traits needed to really and truly be a great (not good) social media customer service star?

Social Media 69

Social Media Customer Service Transportation Communication 69

transcosmos Information Systems

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

But despite this new shopping behaviour, the old word-of-mouth method still lives on albeit taking a more modern approach: through the continuously evolving world of social media. Now, social media has turned into a place for business, too. Know where your customers are. billion active users with 1.47

Social Media 69

Social Media e-support Customer Service Strategies Customers 69

BlueOcean

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Finding Bilingual Support That Suits Your Customers Best We’re an onshore Canadian contact center outsourcer and pride ourselves on delivering sophisticated (bilingual) customer care through strategic partnership. It’s our thing. So, of course, we’re biased.

Contact Center 310

Contact Center Customer Care Average Handle Time Consumers 310

Russel Lolacher

DECEMBER 20, 2021

A lot goes into providing social customer care during an emergency event considered a “once-in-2000 year flood” As the team leading public engagement and digital communication for BC’s provincial transportation, it’s done with a process that prioritizes intentional effort, accessibility and empathy.

Customer Care 59

Customer Care Transportation Social Media Government 59

Grade.us

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Social media's not going away any time soon. Here are this year's best resources for helping you stay on top of the changes. 2018's Best Social Media Marketing Blogs. These blogs are consistent providers of top-notch social media content. Social Media Explorer. Social Media Today.

Social Media 32

Social Media Resources Tools Marketing 32

ShepHyken

MAY 5, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. What caught my eye was the first trend (of eight), which was how social media customer care is driving growth. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 73

Customer Service Social Media Tips Trends 73

Russel Lolacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

74% of Millennials (18-34) and 58% of GenX (35-54) have a better opinion of organizations that provide social media customer care – Microsoft . Building and nurturing these connections can lead to improved internal and external engagement, deeper trust and boosted social capital. hours a day on social media.

Customer Care 45

Customer Care Social Media Engagement Brands 45

ClearAction

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Are Your Customer Care Metrics Customer-Centric? Customer care metrics are a barometer of performance across a variety of customer interactions such as chat, text messages, email, social media and communities. Both of these orientations tend to be company-serving rather than customer-focused.

Customer Care 54

Customer Care Customer Centricity Metrics Social Media 54

ShepHyken

MAY 5, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. What caught my eye was the first trend (of eight), which was how social media customer care is driving growth. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 65

Customer Service Social Media Tips Trends 65

Qualtrics

MAY 22, 2019

In an age when many consumers grew up using smart phones and social media, it is becoming increasingly important to use social media in your customer experience efforts. In order to create an extensive overall customer and brand experience , companies must utilize customer service best practices in social media.

Social Media 40

Social Media Omni-Channel Company Self Service 40

CSM Magazine

JUNE 27, 2022

And 72 per cent now want companies to provide online resources that make it easy to find information and resolve their questions themselves. In fact, 60 per cent would prefer not to call customer services at all if they can solve issues themselves using online resources.

Customer Care 52

Customer Care Self Service Resources Social Media 52

BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Remember when social media was the young upstart of the customer care channels and voice was still king? Way back in the good old days of the early 2010s… It seems like a lifetime ago that we were asking ourselves how to handle customers in such a public forum. Or was it customer service?

Omni-Channel 149

Omni-Channel Social Media Contact Center Self Service 149

Provide Support

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Social Media in Customer Service. Complaining customers are, unfortunately, an inevitable fact of business life. The way you respond to and handle their complaints will determine whether your customers share on social media how terrible your company is or will remain happily loyal to your brand.

Social Media 40

Social Media Infographics Customer Service e-support 40

CSM Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2016

Forward thinking companies are using social media to further engage their customers. Here are five tips to help you use social media to take your customer service to the next level. Many brands though still need to grasp the nettle on full social media integration. Where does social sit?

Social Media 40

Social Media Omni-Channel Tips Customer Service 40

Kayako

MAY 13, 2022

In recent years, the rise of social media put the customer in charge of the brand conversation. As e-commerce and demand for online help expands, companies have to meet and exceed new expectations to keep customers satisfied. Are you ready to provide fast and responsive customer care?

Self Service 275

Self Service Knowledge Base e-support Policies 275

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.

Social Media 118

Social Media Customer Service Trends Tips 118

ShepHyken

JANUARY 28, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. What Do Customers Really Think Of Your Brand? While an excellent concept for customers, it is also appropriate for the colleagues you work with. Here are my top five picks from last week. by Athina Mallis.

Social Media 99

Social Media Customer Service Customer Care Insurance 99

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Jenkins (Social Media Examiner) Want to deliver extraordinary customer care that leads to client retention? They asked Dan Gingiss to share some of his customer experience wisdom.

Self Service 68

Self Service Customer Service Social Media Ecommerce 68

CSM Magazine

JULY 19, 2023

Significant resource planning efficiencies help European customer service outsourcer release valuable time back into customer care. Ascensos’ 170,000 contacts per week are predominantly voice (59%), followed by email (20%), live chat (10%), social media (10%), and WhatsApp (1%).

Self Service 52

Self Service Multi-Channel Social Media Resources 52

BirdEye

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

By putting the customer front and center, you can translate your product’s features into benefits customers care about. By developing specific buyer personas, such as marketing personas, you stand to gain a deeper understanding of your customers. This helps in designing better products and tailoring services accordingly.

How To 109

How To Insurance Social Media Multi-Channel 109

Interactions

MARCH 20, 2023

The technology delivers human-like experiences across all customer care channels: voice, text, web chat, social media, and mobile. Human Assisted Understanding (HAU) – a process using human intelligence in real-time as an addition resource to ensure accurate understanding for low confidence score utterances.

Interaction 62

Interaction Social Media Technology Customer Care 62

Kustomer

JANUARY 7, 2022

When combined with artificial intelligence (AI) technology, you can generate thoughtful responses, via chatbot, that feel personal and are effective resources for the customer looking for a quick response. 7 Customer Self-Service Examples. Therefore it’s key to include social media as part of your brand’s overall CX strategy.

Self Service 98

Self Service Social Media How To Chatbots 98

TechSee

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Reaching customers through social media. Social media has emerged as a vital customer service tool, with 37% of consumers expecting a response to social media questions or complaints within 24 hours. 2020 will see customer care centers tapping into Augmented Reality to transform CX.

Trends 136

Trends Customer Service Self Service Contact Center 136

BlueOcean

MAY 23, 2017

Today’s self-serve or Tier 0 customer service is heavily focused on customer satisfaction, and as a result, the technology has become increasingly elegant, better integrated, and – most importantly – more user-friendly. From there, they will turn to social media, FAQs, public forums, and live chat before they pick up the phone.

Omni-Channel 228

Omni-Channel Customer Service Customer Journeys Call Center 228

Lithium

JULY 7, 2022

Ask any digital marketer, social media manager, or even the garage band blogger about increasing web traffic, and you'll hear those three sacred letters; SEO. It could be people sharing your website or getting referred from social media or other services. SEO can supercharge your community. FAQ's on Khoros SEO.

Social Media 98

Social Media ROI Brands Sales 98

Comm100

AUGUST 24, 2016

We all want our customers to be happy with our products and services. But it might be largely due to your customer care practices. Here’s how you can tell if your customer service, for lack of a better word, sucks. You rarely—or never—have repeat customers. Your customer care staff is bitter and unmotivated.

Customer Service 120

Customer Service Social Media Customer Service Representative Multi-Channel 120

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 100

Customer Service Social Media Chatbots Trends 100

ijgolding

JULY 18, 2018

The Customer Service Summit is a two-day event bringing over 150 senior customer experience, customer service and social customer care leaders together to discuss strategies for delivering effortless, efficient, and engaging customer experiences in an age of everchanging customer expectations.

Self Service 123

Self Service Customer Service Customer Experience Groups 123

Lithium

DECEMBER 6, 2022

How General Motors Found a Best-in-Class Social Media Management Solution with Khoros The GM Social Media CoE needed to find the best listening, engagement and customer care tools to deliver a first-class experience across social for its fans, so they decided to reevaluate GM’s social media management software to better deliver on that promise.

Social Media 52

Social Media Roadmap Trends Hospitality 52

ShepHyken

MAY 28, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. The Customer Journey Begins – and Sometimes Ends – With Your Employees by Katherine Evans . CMSWire) Today’s customers don’t just expect high quality and excellent service at a fair price — they demand it.

Customer Service 77

Customer Service Loyalty Programs Social Media Loyalty 77

Comm100

APRIL 30, 2021

Social media and customer service have become an integral partner in customer support as social platforms have grown to become a part of most of our daily lives. But while it’s crucial to offer customer service on your social media platforms, venturing into this space can be a minefield.

Social Media 130

Social Media Tips Customer Service Training 130

Lithium

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The digital world is no stranger to crisis It started with the.com bubble, Y2K, and any number of brand social faux pas. What effect this has on a brand depends heavily on how robust the brand’s marketing, community, and customer care systems are. This fact is especially true in the diverse world of customer care.

Airlines 52

Airlines Self Service Effort Score NPS 52

Lithium

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

It started with the.com bubble, Y2K, and any number of brand social faux pas. What effect this has on a brand depends heavily on how robust the brand’s marketing, community, and customer care systems are. This fact is especially true in the diverse world of customer care. Now mix in a time of brand crisis.

Airlines 52

Airlines Self Service Effort Score NPS 52

ShepHyken

APRIL 17, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. Getting More Referrals = Letting People Your Customers Care About Know About Brands That Care About Them by Joseph Michelli. My Comment: Many brands track social media posts to respond to complaints and customer support issues.

Social Media 79

Social Media Customer Service Airlines Loyalty 79

Lumoa

JUNE 14, 2023

A survey of over 3,200 random customers revealed that an overwhelming 75% would likely share their negative experiences with friends and family. Plus, with the proliferation of social media and online communities, it’s become ever more convenient for customers to share their experiences with a larger audience.

NPS 208

NPS Effort Score Customer Centricity Loyalty 208

ShepHyken

MARCH 26, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. You’ll love this story about how a member of the airline’s social media customer care team took care of a passenger during her flight. . Here are my top five picks from last week.

Airlines 86

Airlines Customer Service Social Media Customer Satisfaction 86

NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Website, email, social media, SMS, instant messaging, and mobile applications: the evolution of communication channels over the last two decades has increased the number of available points of interaction between businesses and their consumers. And it goes without saying that this progress pleases customers.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Communication Social Media Omni-Channel 52