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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of April 29, 2024

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My Comment: I’ve been studying how different brands are creating successful loyalty programs. While the article focuses on retail (especially e-commerce), anyone from any type of company (B2B and B2C) that has “VIP customers” will want to read this article. My Comment: Let’s move away from loyalty programs but stay with trends.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 6-7-2021

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My Comment: Jeannie Walters is no stranger to this weekly roundup of the best customer service and CX articles of the week. Here she talks about how to conduct a customer interview. My take is that the interview is combining elements of a survey and focus group. My Comment: A loyalty program for B2B?

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of December 4, 2023

ShepHyken

My Comment: When our clients are interested in our customer service training for their “new” customer service/CX initiative, they are excited and ready to start. My Comment: I’m a big fan of loyalty programs. However, most companies confuse a loyalty program with a discount or incentive program.

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of October 30, 2023

ShepHyken

Why Experiential Rewards Are Winning Over Customers: 5 Stellar Examples by Peter Vogel (The Wise Marketer) In today’s highly competitive business environment, brands are constantly searching for innovative ways to engage and retain their customers. My Comment: I’m a fan of rewards and loyalty programs for a reason.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 4-25-2022

ShepHyken

Consumers Prefer Traffic Jams Over a Bad Customer Experience by Retail Customer Experience. Retail Customer Experience) More than half, 60%, of consumers would rather sit in a traffic jam than have a poor customer experience, according to a Telus International survey. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of September 9, 2019

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(Forbes) Rewards programs can be lucrative for loyal customers, but when companies add lots of rules and restrictions to a loyalty program, it can actually have the opposite effect. My Comment: Let’s start this TOP FIVE roundup with an excellent article about customer loyalty programs.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of April 20, 2020

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Loyalty programs boost businesses’ ability to keep customers by Jill Young Miller. Louis) In business, simple loyalty programs can strongly increase customer retention, Washington University in St. 7 Ways to Add More Value to Your Loyalty Program by Emily Rudin. Washington University in St.