Martin Hill-Wilson

JUNE 8, 2015

I’m going to cover three main topics: Multi-channel customer experience. Social customer service. Customer hubs. How Customers Left Brands In The Dust. Multi-channel is dead centre within a massive change impacting every aspect of how we do business. So please join in when inspired! Great result!

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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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West Monroe

JUNE 22, 2022

Digital customer service experiences are now defining the competitive landscape: 66% of consumers and 73% of businesses believe the new ways of interacting with their financial institutions will be permanent. But forming a competitive strategy doesn’t need to be complex or require Ivy League consultants.

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Omni-Channel Customer Service Strategies Strategy Customer Service 52

Interactions

APRIL 16, 2024

How Can the Bar be Raised to Surpass Customer Expectations? A dedication to understanding your customers ensures that every interaction is personalized and purposeful, alleviating the pain of lengthy wait times and ensuring each conversation is met with effective, personalized assistance.

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Maru/HUB

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

This week we’ve been focused on customer service in the wake of new experiences in the way we shop, interact and provide feedback. An interesting study conducted by Aspect in 2017 revealed that amongst the 1,000 American consumers surveyed, nearly a third would rather clean a toilet than talk to customer service.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Nowadays, it is a standard practice for businesses to have multiple channels for interacting with customers. In this article, Yasar Jameel takes an in-depth look at omnichannel customer service. In turn, it can help in boosting sales, drive customer retention and assist your customer support team.

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Martin Hill-Wilson

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

I recently designed and ran a new masterclass – Making Automation & Self Service Work In Your Contact Centre. We concluded that Intelligent Assistants are not just a channel shift strategy. At the very least, they are a transformational opportunity to redefine customer engagement.

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Comm100

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

What started with Netflix’s sophisticated Machine Learning recommendation algorithms customized to every users’ preferences has now become the buzz in customer service and support. Why does personalized customer service matter? – It earns you loyal customers and boosts retention.

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Talkdesk

AUGUST 9, 2016

Self-service customer support has been a major part of the recent transformation of the company-customer relationship. The modern customer expects a personalized experience when they reach out to businesses. For this reason, many forward-thinking businesses are investing in omnichannel customer service strategies.

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Kayako

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Customer service is incredibly important to any business. So important, even, that by 2020, it’s projected that customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator. So it’s safe to say that customer service is important. Why unified customer service as a philosophy is essential.

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Kustomer

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Over the course of history, the typical support interaction has generally involved a customer reaching out to a business, typically by phone, and waiting in a support queue in the event of something going wrong. But in the world of customer service, timing is everything and proactive support can help.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 23, 2019

This week we feature an article by Martin Frascaroli who talks about why it is important to meet your customer needs using omnichannel customer service. . Your potential customers want to buy quickly and comfortably through an integrated experience. Today, they shop digitally through different channels.

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CSM Magazine

JULY 28, 2023

The accelerating shift to a digital world is compelling businesses to rethink their customer experience strategy. Survival often hinges on resolving this dichotomy to excel in customer relations. To meet the demands of customers today, companies should embrace technology and artificial intelligence (AI).

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Kustomer

APRIL 13, 2022

Great customer service is paramount for every customer-facing business. Online customer service can be challenging because of the lack of face-to-face interaction, but the fundamentals remain the same. You need to keep your customers happy by delivering a consistently excellent service experience.

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TechSee

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In the last few years, call centers have experienced an awakening with pandemic-driven remote work models, increased demand for service, and rising awareness of the benefits of delivering a good customer experience. Learn how TechSee’s helped Achmea improve their core KPIs and enhance customer satisfaction . With 56.8%

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

This week, we feature an article by Sukhdev Singh, Digital Marketing Specialist at Maxicus , a company that provides tech-enabled customer service solutions. He writes about building a great customer experience is integral to the success of any organization. Here are some tips for building a winning customer experience strategy.

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Comm100

JANUARY 14, 2016

Consequently, as newer technologies enable more ease in performing business transactions, consumers will have higher expectations when it comes to customer service and sales support. In recent years, consumers have placed greater importance on the quality of customer service than on the price and quality of products alone.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Creating the Most Convenient Experience in Customer Support. They discuss the importance of creating a convenient CX and the impact an omnichannel platform has on the way businesses interact with their customers. Customers are used to it, and it’s not going away. Wherever your customers are, is where you need to be.

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Self Service Omni-Channel Chatbots CRM 81

NobelBiz

MARCH 26, 2024

While there’s no one-size-fits-all solution to address all operational and customer-related challenges for businesses, Customer Experience Automation (CXA) has emerged as a compelling strategy for a lot of businesses these days. Table of Contents What Is Customer Experience Automation (CXA)?

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NICE inContact

OCTOBER 18, 2016

If you’re in Customer Service, you’ve heard of “omnichannel”. The challenge is the human interface, both the consumer wanting (or not wanting) omnichannel integration , and the agent actually incorporating all channels in the right way. Do certain channels illicit more honesty? Customers Text Honestly.

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Team Support

MAY 31, 2023

Chatbots are fast becoming part of the digital core of tech tools that companies utilize as a secret weapon to increase their competitive advantage in the customer service arena. Today’s chatbots are more focused on enhancing the customer experience by offering immediate answers to common challenges.

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Comm100

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Customer engagement software is a modern invention that takes care of a modern problem. After all, it wasn’t until the rise of the internet that media became democratized , and the one-way communication model between companies and customers was shattered. The answer for many businesses was customer engagement software.

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Playvox

MAY 4, 2023

It’s simple: fantastic customer service. It’s no secret that stellar customer service is the first step to customer loyalty, but you’re not dealing with a couple of people meandering through a fruit store. Customers today have higher expectations than ever before. Is your contact center omnichannel?

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2022

As a customer service manager, you’ve got to be on top of your game to deliver solid results. From supervising employees, monitoring customer feedback to integrating new ways to retain existing customers, you wear a lot of hats on the job. Read further for the top trends in the customer service industry for 2022.

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Bold360

MARCH 23, 2017

The Age of the Customer is upon us, and with it, the sources of power for businesses have changed. Your own power as a company now comes from engaging with empowered customers, making the key contenders in this decade businesses like Facebook and Apple who have always encompassed the connection to customer experience within their brand.

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Kustomer

MAY 13, 2020

The digital age has made customers expect instant gratification; when technology makes just about any informationavailable at the click of a button, more and more people are turning to their devices for answers. In 2020, it’s all about enhancing the digital customer experience. Make Your Customer Service Options Mobile-Optimized.

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delighted

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Exceptional customer service turns repeat and new customers into promoters. Needless to say, many brands are taking notice of the financial benefits improving customer service can have for your bottom line. In 2019, 67% of consumers believe that companies are actively improving their customer service.

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Kustomer

JANUARY 19, 2021

Businesses Can Now Resolve the High-Frequency Needs of Digital Shoppers Faster and More Efficiently, Providing Personal, Empathetic & Helpful Chat-Based Support to More Customers. Customer service has become a lifeline for consumers struggling to adapt in the post-COVID era.

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Kustomer

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The pandemic essentially caused a meteor storm of change, crisis, chaos, and challenges that created unprecedented customer service issues. Brands were forced to keep up to maintain trust, earn a reputation for excellence, and serve customers in the ways they now expect. New Channels To Meet Customers Where They Are.

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Kustomer

JUNE 8, 2021

This means it’s more crucial than ever to focus on the e-commerce customer service experience. What Is E-Commerce Customer Service? E-commerce customer service is the act of assisting new or existing online customers when they encounter questions or challenges they may have throughout the customer journey.

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Ecrion

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The Channels Are Changing | 4. Increasing Popularity of Self Service |. The term customer service is a catch-all phrase that roughly equates to a customer’s experience with and perception of your brand. Experts agree that customer service expectations are on the rise.

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Kustomer

AUGUST 11, 2022

Today, customers know more than ever before. They have access to customer reviews via social media, use self-service resources to educate themselves on products and services, and are well-versed on the web to find the information they need. What Is Effective Customer Service?

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Interactions

MAY 28, 2020

Businesses are gearing towards opening up while maintaining the safety and security of their employees as well as the customers. So how can businesses redefine their customer experience or customer service strategy to fit this world? How did they treat their customers during the pandemic?

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ProProfs Chat

JANUARY 10, 2019

A robust customer service strategy helps your brand increase its customer base and also keep its existing ones delighted. However, building an amazing strategy requires an organization to keep up with the changing customer service trends every year. But worry not, we’ve got you covered.

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SurveySparrow

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In other words, conversational customer support will be vital for your customer support transformation. . It’s the phrase used to describe a customer service strategy that relies on messaging apps and chatbots to communicate with customers. . Invest in omnichannel support. Leverage chatbots.

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Think Customers

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Customers like options. They want to choose how to customize their products, services, and even the channels in which they interact with brands. To keep up, companies are scrambling to enable more customer experience channels for sales and service. Here are four ways to get started: 1.

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Kustomer

AUGUST 4, 2022

Customer service leaders have a lot of data to track and interpret, and a good customer satisfaction score is one of the important metrics to keep an eye on. They also correlate strongly to customer loyalty and can help inform business decisions across various departments. Why Is Customer Satisfaction Important?

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