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Lose the Customer’s Confidence and You Lose the Customer

ShepHyken

Once the customer service representative came on the call, Cindy briefly described the problem. That said, the entire interaction, including fifteen minutes spent on hold waiting for the rep, was now approaching twenty minutes and thus far nothing had been resolved. Shattered customer confidence.

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10 Simple Ways to Make Your Customer Service Team More Approachable and Relatable

CSM Magazine

Display Genuine Empathy One of the most effective ways to make your customer service team more approachable and relatable is by displaying genuine empathy to customers. This means understanding and acknowledging their feelings, needs, and concerns during the entire customer interaction.

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Amazing Business Radio: Dan Hill

ShepHyken

When they don’t feel that they are progressing to a solution, customers will feel anger towards customer service representatives and ultimately, the brand. Companies avoid engaging with their customers for the following reasons: To limit their cost. Companies sometimes become enamored with the technology.

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7 Proven Solutions to Address Customer Service Gaps

CSM Magazine

Lack of Real-Time Data Insight Addressing the need for real-time data insight is essential for timely and effective customer support. Here are some of call center security’s best practices that you can use: Invest in systems and tools to monitor and analyze customer interactions in real-time.

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Lose the Customer’s Confidence and You Lose the Customer

CSM Magazine

Following a poor customer service experience with his bank, Shep Hyken discusses the importance of customer confidence. Once the customer service representative came on the call, Cindy briefly described the problem. Shattered customer confidence. So, what was the cost to the bank?

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United Airlines Computer Outage Is Customer Service Crisis Case Study

ShepHyken

I can’t speak to what happened at the airport when passengers approached gate agents for help, or what happened on the phone lines as passengers tried to reach a customer service representative. I’m sure there were long lines and hold times.