ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Last week, I introduced you to The Customer Hierarchy of Needs based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. This week, we focus on our employees. Before you can have a strong customer experience, you must have a good employee experience. For example, an employee may speak a foreign language.

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Insurance Employee Experience Culture Customer Service Training 148

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. In an age where products and services are often similar, it’s the memorable and positive interactions that truly distinguish one brand from another. The first is from the customer’s experience.

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Customer Service Contact Center Average Handle Time Customer Service Strategies 65

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 10, 2023

It’s about the entire customer experience. Imagine if your organization were bold enough to state that the value it delivers to customers would make price irrelevant. It’s the value provided in the customer experience. The title of this article may sound like a lesson in sales, but it’s much bigger than that.

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Culture Customer Service Training Employee Experience Course 148

ShepHyken

APRIL 16, 2024

While this applies to any job in any type of company, I want to emphasize the importance of thinking this way as it applies to the customer experience. What is the likelihood a customer would return if their customer service or CX rating of you was just … good enough ? Good enough” is not good enough.

Hotels 150

Hotels Customer Service Training Customer Service Training 150

ShepHyken

JANUARY 3, 2024

I recently wrote two articles in my weekly Forbes column with my top predictions and trends for customer service and customer experience. Smarter Customers This is the same prediction I’ve started with for several years. Smarter Customers This is the same prediction I’ve started with for several years.

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Trends Customer Service Customer Service Training Customer Retention 94

ShepHyken

AUGUST 8, 2023

CX is the abbreviation for customer experience. Somehow, someone decided X is a better abbreviation for experience than E is. For example, there is UX, or user experience , which is the experience the customer has with your products and services. DX stands for digital experience. Label them.

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Customer Service Training User Experience Customer Experience Employee Experience 117

ShepHyken

JUNE 27, 2023

Simplify the Customer Experience I love good barbeque. My comment: This is customer service 101. And when you combine friendly service with a great product, price becomes even less relevant. That doesn’t mean you can’t find ways to simplify the customer experience, your internal processes, and more.

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Exercises Touchpoint Customer Service Training Customer Service 121