ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

When you make a customer smarter, at least two things are happening. One, you’re showing off your knowledge in such a way that is all about the customer, and not just about how much you know. Confidence is very important to get a customer to not just buy but to come back and buy some more. Just make your customers smarter. .

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

There have most likely been times that many of us have fallen short in taking care of our customers. It could be that a competitor is delivering a better experience. First, there must be a way to measure the experience. Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, keynote speaker, and New York Times, bestselling business author.

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Lumoa

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Nowhere is this more true than with customer relationships. Without listening to the voice of your customer, you’ll be like a ship without a rudder or a compass…lost and drifting without direction. Customers don’t always take the time to express their feelings. In This Article: What is the Voice of the Customer (VoC)?

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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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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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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Ten years ago, I wrote an article about why delivering an amazing customer experience is important. It’s the consistent and predictable experience that makes customers trust you and come back. Our customer experience research found that 83% of people trust a company or brand more if it delivers good customer service.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 21, 2023

In a recent interview with Katie Mares, author of CustomHer Experience: The Importance of Tailoring Your Brand Experience to the Female Customer , we talked about creating a five-star experience. The answer is, “The customer!” Look for opportunities to surprise the customer. Nobody is perfect.

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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.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 21, 2019

It is an example of excellent customer service. Then there were other “should haves” that might make the customer’s experience better. A snack box to give your customers a little something they weren’t expecting. Water bottles to give to customers. I refer to this list as Customer-Focused Musts.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Less than one week before the release of my new book, The Convenience Revolution: How to Deliver a Customer Service Experience That Disrupts the Competition and Creates Fierce Loyalty , so I thought it appropriate to share some thoughts on how being easy – or convenient – can give you a competitive advantage over your competition.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Last week, I shared ten ideas to drive a better customer experience in 2020. Without any further delay, here are ten more ways to create a better customer experience in 2020. Create your customer service mantra. The mantra is a simple phrase—one sentence or less—that sums up your customer service culture.

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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 Guru

AUGUST 21, 2018

Continuing with our list (in alphabetical order) of customer experience (CX) influencers (experts, consultants, and authors), we are sharing a few names of leaders leaders that every CX enthusiast must follow and take inspiration from. John is an “Ex-Disney Guy” and Customer Experience Coach.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 26, 2024

There is some very practical wisdom in these motivational and inspiring quotes that we can apply to the customer service and CX world. Think of the best customer experiences you have had. They made your experience enjoyable and easy. It is incredibly complicated, but the Amazon experience is so easy!

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 16, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 16 Great Customer Service Tips and Examples by Tom Coombe. Small Business Trends) Customer service in the U.S. Small Business Trends) Customer service in the U.S. I love the GIF’s!

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ShepHyken

APRIL 13, 2022

Just out of college I started my career as a customer service expert. It was a chosen profession that had its roots in something that happened to me when I was younger, an event that caused me to become obsessed with customer service. . These lessons laid the foundation that ignited my passion for customer service.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In a confrontation with a customer, you have a goal: win the customer , not the argument. I’ve written about this before, and it’s worth coming back to this topic from another angle with a different example. First, an interaction with a customer should never result in an argument. It’s not about blame.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. How to Provide the Best Possible Customer Experience? GISuser) If you don’t have a well-planned customer service strategy, you are highly likely to lose business. million customers.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 11, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. How to Measure Your Customer Experience Maturity by Sharon Florentine. My Comment: This is an introduction to the concept of customer experience (CX) maturity. What can be done?

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ShepHyken

JULY 28, 2021

One of the big concepts we teach in our customer service training programs is the concept of Always. This is the backbone of creating customer amazement. For example, your customers might say: “They are always so helpful.”. Notice that these statements are about the interactions customers have with your employees.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Instead, I like setting and resetting my goals for the year, and in my world, those goals focus on delivering an amazing customer service experience. So, I’ve created a list of simple ways to deliver the experience that everyone wants. Customers want to work with people who “know their stuff.” . Be available.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 19, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Which is Your CX Priority: Satisfied Customers or Profit? LinkedIn) What should your ultimate goal be when designing your customers’ experiences? This article reminds of this strategy.

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ShepHyken

JULY 6, 2016

In a competitive business world, price, selection, customer service and innovation are major reasons customers might choose one company over another. Many will argue that convenience is part of customer service or the customer experience. What would your customers define as convenience?

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Lego Customers Lose Millions of Pieces a Year. Magazine) Lego Group knows something about talking to its customers, and not just because it has a few creative employees. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Founder, Jeff Bezos, was an early adopter of a relentless focus on the customer experience.? . Did Bezos really believe that Amazon should be so good they didn’t need a customer service department? Did he really have an empty chair in his meetings to represent the customer? That’s truly customer-focused! .

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ShepHyken

MAY 21, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 5 Ways Starbucks is Innovating the Customer Experience by Liz Barrett Foster. QSR) In the fight to win back its brick-and-mortar customers, Starbucks is leveraging technological and experiential methods.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

More and more people are complaining about bad customer service. The demand for better service continues to grow, as evidenced in our customer experience research (2022 Achieving Customer Amazement study sponsored by Amazon Web Services). So, let’s consider what could be behind this. .

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. CX50 2020: Great customer experience starts with company culture by Morag Cuddeford-Jones. Level-up Your Customer Service With These 4 Dynamite Strategies by Tom Sagi.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. How To Build A Customer Service Strategy And Drive Repeat Business by Krishna Charan. Bring Customer Loyalty Under the Customer Experience Umbrella by Phil Britt.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Let’s consider imitation, but let’s imitate a company that is outside of our industry. I recently did an informal poll on LinkedIn and asked: Which company’s customer service approach would you want your businesses to be like? That removes us from being a commodity and positions us as unique and special for our customers.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 24, 2022

They have great customer service. . They provide a great overall customer experience. . The experience is consistent. These are the basic expectations customers might have with the companies they choose to do business with. The product or service must do what it is supposed to do.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

An important goal of a good customer experience is to make the customer feel special. I was reading an article about customer retention, and it prompted me to start a list of ways to make customers feel special, want to come back, and even want to share their experience with friends, family, and colleagues.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

We have helped the client create a customer experience vision and define five behaviors everyone must exhibit to bring the vision to life. Their customers don’t know about this initiative. All they know is that the experience is working. I’ve been working with an amazing client. The point of this lesson is simple.

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Win the Customer

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Vernon Hill is the most customer-driven banker who has tapped into the power of customer service experience to build one of the fastest growing financial institutions in the world. Developing fantastic relationships with customers and utilizing word-of-mouth as its primary driver in new customers.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Lately, I’ve been thinking about how sales and customer service combine to create an experience – hopefully a positive one. She created an experience for her customer. This is where sales and customer service collide. The dealer just needed to stay open, and customers would come in and buy.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 29, 2022

However, great is the addition of a better customer experience. If you go to a restaurant that has the most delicious food, but the service is outright terrible, you wouldn’t refer to that as a great experience. What elevated it to a great experience was the less-than-one-minute phone call I received from “my guy.” .

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 23, 2024

If you’re making your customer go through the same process multiple times, you’re creating a negative customer experience. As I typed the same thing onto each form repeatedly, I thought, “What a waste of time for the customer – or, in this case, the patient.” Don’t bog the customer down. I’m okay!)

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