Comm100

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

So you’ve decided to move your customer service team into the 21st century, getting them ready to chat for the first time. You could simply give technical training on the new system, then let your agents loose. Free Download] 50 Customer Service Training Activities for Live Chat and Telephone Teams.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

As a customer, you interact with good people who don’t seem to deliver great customer service. They are nice, even knowledgeable, but they don’t seem to be what I call customer focused. So, I took a few minutes to talk to several people about how they were trained. It happens all the time. She was amazing.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

I recently wrote an article in Forbes about how to get customers to pay more. The focus, of course, was on customer service and experience. Research has irrefutably proven that customers will pay more for a better experience. It’s the same for certain aspects of customer service. Not that much!

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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. This is where sales and customer service collide. Here’s the short version.

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ShepHyken

JULY 21, 2021

In my latest book, I’ll Be Back: How to Get Customers to Come Back Again and Again , I share a story about the shortest customer service keynote speech I’ve ever delivered. The shortest customer service speech ever …. “BE The post The Shortest Customer Service Keynote Speech Ever! Okay, here goes.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 4, 2023

And in the world of customer service and CX, there is much to be excited about. Last month I released my annual Top Ten Customer Experience Predictions in my weekly Forbes column. Customers Will Be Smarter and More Demanding Than Ever – I may sound like a broken record as I start each year with this prediction.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 31, 2023

He found that it often doesn’t cost much more to upgrade. So, I started thinking about this advice and how we can apply it to the customer experience. Essentially, I was thinking that we can proactively give our customers a better experience by bumping our efforts up a notch. I returned calls and emails quickly.

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ShepHyken

JULY 7, 2021

It is one of the most common questions I’m asked in interviews: What’s the difference between customer service and customer experience (also known as CX)? While I’ve written about this before, my original article about customer experience was more about how to create a more interactive experience.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Look at the lifetime value of the customer. However, we chose to consider other expenses, like recruitment and training costs and advertising costs. I’ve never been involved in a Customer Experience improvement program that has not ended up saving costs. He had been reviewing a customer complaint.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 6, 2022

“Is customer service more important than price?” . That’s exactly what we asked more than 1,000 consumers in our customer service research. And just to make sure, we asked a similar question later in the survey, “Would you pay more if you knew you would receive great customer service?”

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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). It’s not like companies purposely provide poor customer service.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 5, 2020

What gets in the way of creating a great customer service experience for you and/or your organization? Is it a process that is clunky, inconvenient and difficult for the customer? Is it people who aren’t properly trained or don’t have the right people skills? We add one extra question: “How often does this happen?”

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CSM Magazine

APRIL 12, 2022

A disgruntled customer with no good words to say, only negativity and a damning address. One of the most frustrating things about the customer service industry, no matter if you’re customer facing, or in office-based position, is rude customers. We’ve all experienced it. The reality is often far from this.

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Comm100

JULY 28, 2016

A lot of different concerns crop up when you consider the best way to train your team in customer service. It’s enough work to consider all of your options and find the best course ; you also have to learn how to implement the training to get the highest ROI.

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Customer Bliss

JULY 19, 2018

You need a plan and you need to take baby steps,” said Sue Martin Homes , Global VP of Customer Service at Newegg , the leading tech-focused e-retailer in North America. Customer Experience Leadership Means Being a Team Player. Do you have “talk time” countdown timers in your customer service centers?

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Vonage

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Many companies that claim to offer good customer service in reality are grounded in an operations’ mentality with rules and policies that allow for little flexibility, preventing them from rising above anything more than average or satisfactory. The companies that really understand customer service have a different focus.

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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

JANUARY 20, 2021

So, here’s the question to consider: What small change will enhance the experience for the customer, even if it is just by 1%? My friend and client, Jason Bradshaw of Volkswagen in Australia, was tasked with improving the customer experience for the VW dealerships. What happens when a customer calls? Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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ShepHyken

JULY 19, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Internal Customer Service: What You Must Know by Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead. Here are 18 of the most reliable ways to make sure your internal customer service is up there with the best. by Mary Drumond.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Always thinking about how everything in life ties to customer service, I wondered, “What is a good recipe for customer service?” Leadership defines the customer service and CX vision for everyone to follow. It’s the idea, throughout the entire process, that you are urgently taking care of your customers.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 16, 2022

Not only does this happen in physics, but it also happens in business, specifically when there is bad customer service or a bad customer experience (CX). So, with that, I bring you Shep’s Law of Customer Service , which is: . A company wants a customer to buy its product or service.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Are You Asking the Right Customer Experience Questions? It’s these meaningful, actionable, high-quality customer perspectives that fuel unforgettable experiences and create brand loyalty. by Janelle Estes.

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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. Adrian Swinscoe.

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ShepHyken

MAY 19, 2021

This is simply a positive experience we created for either a customer or team member at Shepard Presentations. It helps us keep customer service “front-of-mind” and is a positive way to start a meeting. By the way, this is the same exercise we teach in our customer service training programs.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 11, 2018

His plea was, “We are so NOT customer-focused, and we need to be!” He then shared what may be one of the most crystal-clear examples of the difference between a company that is customer focused and one that isn’t. Whether you’re customer-focused or not, this exercise is helpful. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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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. Adrian Swinscoe.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. What Is Customer Loyalty and Retention (And 3 Tips for Improvement) by Scott Clark. My Comment: In my newest book, I’ll Be Back , I cover the difference between a repeat customer and a loyal customer.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 9, 2017

Your people attend customer service training. They learn techniques and tactics on how to deal with complaining customers, angry customers or customers who just need a little support. This is what customer service training is all about. Sometimes they can be intuitive.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 16, 2020

In my customer service speeches, I’ll sometimes ask the audience to share who their favorite and easiest companies are to do business with. Customers love to be informed. Customers know when you rush them through a process or transaction. I’m often asked what the best way to disrupt the competition is.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 18, 2023

He writes about how AI technologies support customer satisfaction and employee well-being. In today’s fast-paced business landscape, providing exceptional customer service is paramount to the success of any organization.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 9, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Eight Ways Companies Can Turn A Negative Customer Experience Into A Positive One by Young Entrepreneur Council. How do you handle a bad customer service experience ? Here are my top five picks from last week.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 8, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Why marketing can no longer ignore customer experience by Jason VandeBoom. Digiday) Customer experience is rapidly becoming more designable, more accessible and more creative. They build brands.

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Integrity Solutions

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

It’s never been more important to understand your customers and what they value. It’s easy to say that we put the customer first, but what does that actually look like in practice? In the past, customer service centers were viewed as cost centers or expenses.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 1, 2020

First, we all have two responsibilities: do the job we were hired to do and also take care of the customer. I may have been a cashier, but I also knew that my job, beyond collecting money, was to take care of my customers. Second, a boss can kill the customer service buzz. If it’s wrong, coach them on how to do it right.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 26, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. CustomerThink) Here are nine new findings from the 2021 State of the Contact Center Report which included 400 US and UK contact center and customer experience leaders. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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ShepHyken

MAY 10, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 8 Ways to Win Customer Loyalty With Streamlined Customer Support by Samuel O’Brien. Here are eight different ways to streamline your customer support. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. What Kind of CX Do Customers Really Want? No Jitter) Many customers still prefer email and voice channels for customer service requests over chatbots. (No Here are my top five picks from last week.

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