ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

And of course, one of my favorite “holidays” is National Customer Service Week , which happens the first full week of October each year. Traditionally, Customer Service Week has been the time to highlight and celebrate the great work employees do to take care of their customers. This year it’s October 5-9.

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CSM Magazine

APRIL 25, 2022

Managing a customer service team takes dedication, hard work, and the right skill set. If you want to further develop your customer service management style, there are training solutions out there that can improve your talents and create a better working environment. Mental Health Training.

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Bill Quiseng

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

With the Rule of Three in mind, here is the second QUI TAKEAWAY: Customer service versus customer CARE. So shouldn’t customer service be customer care? At the same time, customer service experts have advocated that the the people in customer service are the frontlines.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Decoding CSAT: What It is and How to Calculate Your Score by Dorcas Adisa (Sprout Social) In this article, we answer everything you need to know about customer satisfaction score (CSAT). Do Your Customers Feel Honored?

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Many businesses rely on their banks for essential financial services, so it’s important that banks provide high-quality customer service. Here are 10 ways to improve business banking customer service and keep your customers happy. Get to know your customers by name and take an interest in their business.

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LiveChat

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Being a customer service representative is a huge responsibility. When working in customer service, you are the face of a company. Customers who will think about the company will think about how you treated them and whether you helped them before thinking about the company’s marketing message.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

So many ways to serve chicken—so many ways you can amaze your customer. And like chicken, customer service—no matter how you serve it to your customer—is still customer service. A good customer service representative—or anyone in a customer-facing role—can manage the customer’s experience in numerous ways.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. My Comment: We start this week’s Top Five roundup with an interview with customer culture expert Jeff Toister. The gold in the article is his simple three-step approach to building a customer-focused culture.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 8, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. To Provide the Best Customer Experience, Be Proactive by Frank Konkel. NextGov) “Be where your customers are” and other helpful tips from customer experience professionals.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 7, 2018

The other day I was talking with a gentleman who was as passionate about customer service and experience as I am. He had worked with support centers and we were discussing how important the team in a customer support center is to an organization. They’re your front line for your customers.

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Myra Golden

DECEMBER 19, 2017

I’ll never forget the day I saw a fight, literally a fist-fight, between a customer and an employee. My 17-year old co-worker and good friend, Beverly, said to a customer who wanted to return some worn out clothing, “We’re not taking that junk back!”. the customers said. I was glad Beverly got this customer and not me.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 31, 2022

Voice is the fastest form of human communication and has long been the backbone of the customer service industry. In this article, we will discuss the basics of voicebot technology and how it is changing the customer service industry. How are voicebots changing the customer experience? Train new agents.

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Ecrion

JULY 14, 2020

These days, it can feel like it’s more difficult than ever to connect with your customers. People are confined to their homes due to the pandemic and your customer service team may feel like their usual avenues for connecting with customers aren’t available. Personalized Training. talk to an expert today.

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Service Untitled

JUNE 29, 2011

Front-line customer service representatives impact our everyday lives. Whether we are returning sour milk to the local supermarket or our new car with only 6,000 miles has been in the repair shop more than it has been on the road, representatives who deal with the public are significantly important to each organization.

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ShepHyken

JULY 9, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. How to Deliver Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Customer Experience by Deb Miller. My Comment: Want to deliver bad customer service? Want to deliver good customer service?

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Why Customer Experience Matters for B2B by Suketu Gandhi, Alanna Klassen Jamjoum, and Conrad Heider. My Comment: So many customer experience strategies (CX) seem to focused on B2C.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 17, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Ian Landsman writes about the importance of training and preparing customer service representatives to interact with customers. I agree that every employee should go through customer service training, and it should be ongoing.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2016

You can’t just pay lip service to the idea of improving your customer service—you have to take dedicated action to do it right. Here are five easy ways to help you create top-notch customer service. Make customer service everyone’s focus. You don’t have a business without customers.

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Magellan Solutions

MARCH 24, 2020

Companies that outsource customer service have discovered and understood the fundamental element of business success — customer retention. Businesses exist because of customers. Customers rely on businesses to make their lives easier. This means that customer service, along with relevance, binds the two together.

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Myra Golden

AUGUST 25, 2016

Two years ago I was working with a company to help their customer service representatives convey empathy to customers. The intended outcome of the training was for employees to speak to customers with care, concern and compassion. Yes, that is exactly the goal of empathy in the customer experience.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 12, 2017

Once the customer service representative came on the call, Cindy briefly described the problem. What do you think happened when the new customer service rep came on? Shattered customer confidence. Even though our last customer service rep got the job done, the other two couldn’t.

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Myra Golden

AUGUST 25, 2016

Two years ago I was working with a company to help their customer service representatives convey empathy to customers. The intended outcome of the training was for employees to speak to customers with care, concern and compassion. Yes, that is exactly the goal of empathy in the customer experience.

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Talkdesk

JULY 20, 2016

Customer service has become the key differentiator between modern businesses. In today’s consumer landscape, companies can’t afford to provide anything less than stellar customer experiences. In the race to the top, many companies make mistakes in their provision of customer service.

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Myra Golden

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Before all of my onsite customer service training workshops, I like to listen to a random sample of calls between employees and customers. This call review helps me to know exactly where to focus in my training. At times I felt like the customer was made to feel stupid. That made me cringe.

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Service Untitled

MARCH 28, 2012

In the midst of arguments on the Affordable Health Care programs, it is interesting to delve into this year’s Medicare push for improved customer service in the hospital venue. They are demanding the entire hospital staff attend customer satisfaction seminars. Was your pain well-controlled? Was your room clean?

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ViiBE Blog

APRIL 15, 2021

Co-browsing is a recent technology that allows a customer visiting a web page to share their screen in real time with a customer service representative. Co-browsing allows the representative to follow along with the customer as they navigate the website. How to improve the customer experience?

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Service Untitled

AUGUST 8, 2011

Once upon a time a client or customer would call a business on the telephone or write a letter; whether it was a complaint or compliment, the conversations remained private. Customers are empowered with online resources to share opinions. What are the golden rules of knock-down, kick-butt, customer service?

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ShepHyken

MARCH 14, 2018

You finally get to a customer service rep. You tell your story and the customer service rep responds, “I’m sorry, that’s not my department.” Since customer service has become a center of attention for most companies (even though some still don’t get it right), “That’s not my department” is being heard less and less.

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Magellan Solutions

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

With billing services managed by adept and knowledgeable agents, you don’t need to worry on the multitudinous calls you receive from your customers each day. Importance of billing services. By doing this, you can keep pace on the 89 percent of businesses who are expected to compete based on customer experience.

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ViiBE Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

Unhappy customers are a challenge for any company. If your customer leaves unsatisfied, they are unlikely to give you any repeat business. The customer relationship you have established goes out the window, and you’ll have to start building customer loyalty with someone else. That’s what service recovery is all about.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 22, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. How CMOs Can Master Their New Job: Leading Customer Experience by Chris Johnson. CMSWire) Great news, CMOs: customer experience (CX) is the future … and if you aren’t already, you’re going to be in charge of it.

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Service Untitled

JANUARY 18, 2012

Best Buy just can’t get it right, and customers continue to complain. Even the company’s promotion on used videos this weekend piled up consumer complaints as customers couldn’t find what they wanted in either the stores or online. It was impossible to deal with Best Buy’s customer service.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 31, 2016

Customer Support. Have you ever called a company’s phone support number, talk to their customer service rep, have that rep transfer you to another person, only to have to repeat the story all over again? How about when you dial the company’s support number and the automated prompt asks you to put in your customer number.

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Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Almost any company will state on a mission statement their commitment to excellent customer service, but how many of those organizations follow through on that campaign?

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Training needs to start with a clear objective, and role-playing places the service representative into the shoes of the customer, and helps to bring clarity to particular situations.

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Service Untitled

MARCH 31, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Toll collectors need to have customer service training also. What would be the results if a company used representatives who insulted, assaulted or told customers to “die&# on the road?

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