Comm100

MARCH 21, 2023

With more options than ever before for customers, switching brands is easy. Organizations need to take every advantage they can get, and providing excellent customer service has become one of these key differentiators. Live chat software has become increasingly popular within customer service, and for good reason.

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NICE inContact

JUNE 14, 2017

How often do you actually ask customers how they feel about the service they receive, what their expectations are, or how they would prefer to contact your business? If you’re like most customer service organizations, probably not as much or as often as you’d like. appeared first on inContact Blog.

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Comm100

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

To drive business, attract new clients, and retain existing ones, financial institutions must invest in improving their customer experience. Enhancing your customer experience is important not just because it will increase customer loyalty and satisfaction but because customers also expect it.

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InMoment XI

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This will improve your business by enhancing operational efficiency, elevating customer satisfaction, and fostering a more agile and responsive customer service environment. The goal is to enhance the customer experience, streamline operations, and achieve cost savings. What is Contact Center Optimization?

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Uniphore

JUNE 17, 2021

3 Ways to Boost FCR and Reduce Customer Churn With AI & RPA. Few KPIs have a bigger influence on the customer experience than First Call Resolution (FCR). When customers call in with an issue, they expect it to be solved then and there. In fact, 63% of customers churn after a bad experience.*.

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Lumoa

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

From social media posts to Google and Yelp reviews, every buyer can recount their customer experience with your company to a global audience. It is no wonder, then, that businesses have started paying much closer attention to their customer experience (CX) strategy.

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Kustomer

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

It’s no secret that a strong customer service strategy is the cornerstone of a successful business. Even if your products or services are exceptional, customer loyalty can be lost if the customer experience is tainted with one poor interaction. What Is Customer Service Strategy?

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Retently

APRIL 5, 2024

What sets an exceptional retail customer experience apart? Because in a market brimming with choices, the way customers feel about your business can set you apart. A memorable retail customer experience leads to higher satisfaction, repeat business, and word-of-mouth recommendations. Why does this matter so much?

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. My Comment: The “mental load” referred to in this article is about frustration, anxiety, and fatigue over a customer service/support experience. My Comment: Self-service is great until it doesn’t work.

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Playvox

APRIL 21, 2023

Customer service has gone digital — and your contact center needs to evolve with the times. As younger customers make up more and more of the marketplace, they’re shifting service preferences toward digital channels. What Is Omnichannel Customer Experience? After all, you want to be where your customers are, right?

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Comm100

JANUARY 11, 2023

The State of Automated Customer Service in 2023. Competition and expectations go hand-in-hand – as the former rises, so too does the latter. As a result, customer service expectations are now sky-high as consumers demand the very best support – and will even switch brands for better service.

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GetFeedback

MAY 17, 2018

Great customer support looks very different than it did a decade ago. Technology has given support teams incredible ways to reach the modern customer. Once upon a time, customer support agents would split their time between one or two channels (usually phone and email). Today, they might work several channels at once.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 12, 2022

This week we feature an article by Soumya Juttukonda, a content developer & digital media strategist at Knowmax , an AI enterprise knowledge base solution to enhance customer service. She shares how you can reduce customer support tickets and enhance customer experience. Map the customer journey.

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CSM Magazine

JULY 18, 2023

The customer service landscape is experiencing a fundamental transition as a result of changing customer expectations, technological improvements, and the pursuit of excellent client experiences. The Rise of Omnichannel Support The rise of omnichannel support is one of the most noticeable changes in customer service.

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CSM Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

In today’s fast-paced, customer-centric business landscape, the traditional approach of reactive customer service—to wait for customers to reach out with issues—no longer reigns supreme. Research suggests 89% of customers who are contacted proactively report a positive experience that changes their perception.

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Vonage

MARCH 26, 2018

Personalized customer service is about treating people as individuals. In an age where customers can buy into your products and services from almost anywhere in the world, this has become increasingly complex. Your company’s marketing department should be able to supply demographic data and customer information.

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NICE inContact

JULY 5, 2019

Chatbots are a kind of silver bullet to fulfill the needs of today’s demanding digital customers. Let’s take a closer look at 5 reasons customers love AI-driven chatbots. 1) Customers expect self-service options. 2) Customers demand immediate service. Digital customers are impatient.

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Solvvy

JANUARY 7, 2020

Your business offers top-of-the-line products or services—but does your customer support provide the same experience to your customers? And trust us, your customers are going to notice as soon as they need to get in touch about a support issue and get stuck on hold for 15 minutes just waiting to get ahold of a human being.

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NICE inContact

JULY 24, 2019

Today, your customers are rapidly moving beyond first-generation digital channels (email, web chat, mobile apps) and on to next-generation digital channels (social media such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc. And companies are starting to invest in supporting these agent-assisted and self-service digital channels.

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Comm100

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Customer satisfaction is dependent upon knowing your customers’ needs and expectations. But your ability to meet, and even exceed customer expectations is often dependent upon what customers think their experience should look like. They include: Your communication to the customer.

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Solvvy

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Your business offers top-of-the-line products or services—but does your business offer top-of-the line customer support? Go all in on great customer service, and, instead of fending off angry tweets, you’ll win the Internet with rave reviews and customer support stories going viral for all the right reasons.

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Comm100

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

It’s true what they say: 2020 was a year for the books, and its impact on customer service was no exception. Companies of all sizes had to adjust to everything from the pivot to working from home to navigating rising customer expectations. – Use social media as a key customer service channel.

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Happy or Not

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Holiday time customer service is your chance to shine and show your shoppers their presence and opinions matter. We’ve got you covered with these 10 tips for maintaining excellent holiday time customer service and increasing the basket size. But don’t worry.

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Kustomer

OCTOBER 14, 2020

It’s no secret that a strong customer service strategy is the cornerstone of a successful business. Even if your products or services are exceptional, if the customer experience is tainted with one poor interaction, customer loyalty can be lost. 6 Ways to Maintain a Strong Customer Service Strategy.

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SurveySparrow

JULY 27, 2023

Every click, swipe, and scroll is an opportunity to leave an indelible mark on your customers’ lives. With the pace at which the digital landscape is moving, the basics of customer service are not enough anymore. Customer experience (CX) has always been vital, but the digital revolution has elevated its importance.

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GetFeedback

AUGUST 16, 2018

Customer service has long been an area of focus for marketers and support specialists. After all, 67% of consumers list bad customer experience as one of the primary reasons for churning and 39% of consumers avoid vendors for over 2 years after having a negative experience. Customer Happiness Metrics.

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C3Centricity

AUGUST 4, 2020

The current pandemic has clearly highlighted those companies who care about their customers and who provide them with customer service excellence. If you claim to be customer centric are you sure you’re truly walking the talk and not just talking about customer service excellence?

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Kustomer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Listen and subscribe to our podcast: In this episode of the Customer Service Secrets Podcast, Gabe Larsen is joined by two CX leaders, Michael Miller and Vikas Bhambri, to discuss how to manage different types of customer expectations and service expectations during a global pandemic.

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SurveySparrow

JULY 23, 2023

Once upon a time, businesses believed that the best way to win customers was through the quality of their products or the competitiveness of their prices. In this story, the hero is the customer, and the quest is for an exceptional customer experience (CX). What are Customer Experience Trends?

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NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Here’s the problem: 91% of customers expect a seamless experience when moving from one method of communication with a company to another (e.g., Yet only 24% of businesses give themselves an excellent rating in providing this seamless customer experience (CX). How are early adopters investing in AI in customer service today?

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NICE inContact

OCTOBER 2, 2019

The next year should be one of substantial investment by businesses in their service channels, and that’s great news for their customers. This is just one of the many insights we discovered when we surveyed more than 900 global contact center leaders about key customer experience topics, including near-term investment plans.

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Eptica

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Date: Friday, February 5, 2016 Meeting Millennial Customer Expectations. This means that organizations need to ensure that the customer experience meets the needs and expectations of Millennials if they want to win and retain their business. So they may call, email , start a chat or contact you through social media.

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Bold360

MARCH 20, 2020

Customer experience (CX) is fast overtaking price and product as a key brand differentiator. And in a world where social distancing and even sheltering-in-place have become the new norm, an omnichannel approach is now more important than ever. It takes more than one or two interactions to convert today’s customers into loyal buyers.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 2, 2019

It’s an important concept for any company considering digital customer service integration. You don’t simply want to plan for your current customer service needs. Digital customer service is evolving quickly, and this change hopefully comes in tandem with important developments in your business — namely growth.

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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?

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SurveySensum

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

You reach out to their customer service, and within seconds, a friendly chatbot listens to your issue properly and provides you with the answer, gathering valuable customer feedback. That’s the power of good customer service! In this blog, we’ll explore seven customer service trends for 2024.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 9, 2022

This week, we feature an article by Nick Bandy, Chief Marketing Officer at LiveVox , an omnichannel platform that helps brands seamlessly communicate with their customers. He shares how you can align your customer’s journey with their brand expectations. The customer journey is essential to any company’s success.

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