Brad Cleveland Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Developing strategies shouldn’t be an overly academic or formal exercise, with the result being a plan that’s really not put to use. Avoid these five common pitfalls, discussed in my LinkedIn Learning Course “Customer Service … It’s called doing things.” ” He makes a great point.

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Customer Service Strategies Strategy Customer Service Airlines 20

Comm100

OCTOBER 8, 2016

Your customer retention is super important to your bottom line—after all, customer loyalty is well-known for being more valuable than customer acquisition. With stakes this high, it’s essential that you build a solid customer retention plan that can lead to long-term customer loyalty. Enhance your blog.

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Kustomer

JUNE 6, 2023

Although cash may be the reason you’re in business, customers are the more important commodity when it comes to keeping that business afloat. When it comes to protecting, investing and being responsible for customers’ money, they need to trust in the financial services company. Is your company meeting customer expectations?

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ProProfs Chat

APRIL 5, 2019

Every brand in the market wishes to revamp its customer support strategies after a certain period of time. No wonder we come across so many articles online that speak of various strategies that organizations can implement to improve their customer service. Lindsay is the Founder CEO of Customer Thermometer.

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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? As she moved into this role, she realized the opportunities that would come from providing a better customer experience.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 1, 2023

One of them asked us to work with her team on a customer experience initiative that included every company employee. One of the regular assignments for their employees is to share examples of how they created a Moment of Magic® for a customer or colleague. It proves Katie was listening to her customer.

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Hotels Travel Exercises Customer Service Training 117

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? Things change.

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Customer Service Customer Journeys Exercises Touchpoint 156

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

She writes about the five ways to become an effective and efficient customer service manager. Perhaps you’re thinking of trying to move up the ranks of your organization to become a customer service manager, or perhaps you already are one but want to hone your skills. Either way, this article is for you.

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Lumoa

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The customer is a mysterious creature. Deciphering the wants and needs of your customers is essential for sustainable, long-term success. For a company to grow, it needs to convert one-off customers into regular patrons. In customer experience, as with any other business endeavor, failure to plan is planning to fail.

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Strategy Customer Experience Effort Score Net Promoter Score 208

Lumoa

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The customer is a mysterious creature. Deciphering the wants and needs of your customers is essential for sustainable, long-term success. For a company to grow, it needs to convert one-off customers into regular patrons. In customer experience, as with any other business endeavor, failure to plan is planning to fail.

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Strategy Customer Experience Effort Score Net Promoter Score 208

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. I live in St.

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 4, 2023

So you’ve worked out the kinks in your services and product offerings, but what about your customer service? Good customer service is an absolute must for any business hoping to do well in today’s hyper-competitive market. Benefits of QR codes. Affordable to generate.

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Call Experts

AUGUST 11, 2022

Start thinking about customer service strategies and making adjustments as necessary. Black Friday is one of the year’s biggest shopping days, and you must prepare your business to handle the influx of customers. For instance, if a customer frequently asks about shipping, send an autoresponder email.

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Call Experts

AUGUST 11, 2022

Start thinking about customer service strategies and making adjustments as necessary. Black Friday is one of the year’s biggest shopping days, and you must prepare your business to handle the influx of customers. For instance, if a customer frequently asks about shipping, send an autoresponder email.

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Tips Exercises Contact Center Entertainment 52

ShepHyken

JULY 6, 2022

In our customer service training workshops , we have an exercise that introduces a concept called The Five Levels of Service. Any company should be happy with World Class , which is when the company is consistently and predictably delivering a level of service that gets customers to come back.

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Company Fashion Customer Service Training Comparison 71

Comm100

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

In order for your social media strategy to work, it’s important that your team be onboard with what you are trying to achieve, and have the knowledge and resources to help you achieve it. This approach helps when consistency of strategy or voice is a concern. Introduction. Where to Start.

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Customer Bliss

AUGUST 3, 2018

“A very small increase in customer retention can yield a huge impact on profitability.” How Net Promoter Companies Thrive in a Customer-Driven World. Rob Markey is a partner at Bain & Company and leads the customer strategy and marketing practice. 7 Customer Experience Insights You Can Apply to Your Organization.

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Think Customers

APRIL 26, 2021

We don’t see this as a 2021 exercise, COVID will be with us for a while.” Delivering a smooth and effortless vaccine experience is also essential for driving customer loyalty, Ignasinski added. The post How to Deliver a Customer-Friendly Vaccination Experience with Messaging appeared first on 1to1 Media. Ignasinski noted.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

We’re just out there to get some exercise and have fun. What does this have to do with customer service and business? Let’s say you have a customer that is upset. You use your best customer service techniques to calm them down and resolve their problem. The customer is happy. They go away happy.

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Effort Score Exercises Travel Customer Service Training 130

ShepHyken

AUGUST 31, 2022

So, why is this important to the world of customer service and customer experience? . I recently presented a customer service keynote speech for a company event at Gershman Investment Corp. That was the setup for an exercise we did in the middle of the presentation. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Hospitality Exercises Customer Service Training Examples 67

CSM Magazine

APRIL 28, 2016

In these days of fierce competition, it’s crucial to do everything that you can to protect your customer base. The ability to retain customers is based on how well your internal operations run. Do you want better customer retention? Customers are impacted by your internal processes. Want better customer retention?

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Customer Retention Guidelines Exercises Feedback 40

SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Role: Director of Customer Success Location: New York, United States (On-site) Organization: Lexer As a Director of Customer Success, you will lead the onboarding and training for new customers post-implementation. Stay up to date with Customer industry trends. Deliver QBRs that are focused on impact.

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Customer Success Case Study Roadmap Exercises 19

CSM Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2018

During my customer service career, I have often heard the statement – “It doesn’t matter what I think, no one’s listening to what I have to say anyway.” Here are three reasons not to take your customer service heroes for granted. Remember to treat them in the same manner as they are required to treat the customer.

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Exercises Customer Retention Retail Customer Service Strategies 40

ShepHyken

JULY 26, 2017

Customer service is the same way. In some of the workshops we present on service, there is an exercise where we ask the audience members to come up with the most common complaints they hear from customers. How many times do we upset a customer with the same processes, policies or rules ? So… Stop it!

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Exercises Video Policies Customer Service Training 93

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 6, 2017

This week we feature an article by Pascal van Opzeeland that discusses how to handle difficult customers. Most of the time we encounter tricky service situations, we want to resolve them and restore the customer’s confidence in doing business with us. – Shep Hyken. I’m not just talking about the occasional angry customer.

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Hospitality Exercises Tips Customer Service 127

Talkdesk

MAY 11, 2016

All this is great, but how does that play with customer service? Many companies use the Net Promoter Score® (NPS) to convert customers’ qualitative reactions into actionable data. Net Promoter Score (NPS) is a commonly used tool for assessing customer loyalty that was introduced in a 2003 article in the Harvard Business Review.

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Service Untitled

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Escalations are usually from angry/vocal/important customers who are having a problem and are going “up the chain&#. Staying in touch with the customers. Focusing on strategy. Focusing on management.

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Policies Exercises Travel Customer Service 40

Service Untitled

AUGUST 30, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Elizabeth used to spend countless hours replying to customers and answering questions by email; so much time that she didn’t have time for her own family, so what did she do? Next came the forum that Elizabeth set up.

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Social Media e-support Customer Satisfaction Exercises 42

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

We do an exercise in our customer service workshops. Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling business author. For information on The Customer Focus customer service training programs, go to www.thecustomerfocus.com.

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delighted

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Have you ever experienced amazing customer service that went above and beyond your expectations? Imagine being able to deliver that kind of experience to your customers on a regular basis. Outstanding customer service interactions are capable of producing fierce brand loyalty in a short period of time.

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Metrics Net Promoter Score Customer Service Effort Score 90

Magellan Solutions

APRIL 4, 2024

Meet the future of customer service: live chat agents! In a world where instant gratification reigns supreme, customers demand personalized experiences like never before. Imagine if nearly two-thirds of your customers were more inclined to keep doing business with you. What are Live Chat Agents?

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Michel Falcon Experience

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Sometime today or tomorrow you’re going to receive bad customer service from a company that you do business with. Immediately you will feel the effects of bad customer service. These companies are focused on customer acquisition through PPC, Facebook ads, expensive sales seminars, influencer marketing and more.

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ProProfs Chat

JANUARY 29, 2020

Do you think customers today will take the pain to stand in a queue to resolve a query or ask a question? Most brands today are transforming by opting to go beyond the traditional call centers and embracing multi-channel customer service channels, to help customers reach out to them with convenience.

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