ShepHyken

APRIL 17, 2017

Getting More Referrals = Letting People Your Customers Care About Know About Brands That Care About Them by Joseph Michelli. Joseph Michelli) Here are some broad approaches to activating promoter behavior in your loyal customer base. How to Drive Customer Loyalty Among Millennials by Timi Garai.

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2017 Article Social Media Customer Service 79

ShepHyken

JUNE 6, 2018

Someone recently referenced the book and this famous line, and it made me think about how customers are treated. Are all customers equal? Loyalty programs promote perks, rewards, elite status and more, which might suggest that not all customers are equal. But, what about when it comes to customer service?

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ShepHyken

JUNE 17, 2018

4 Unexpected Tips That Will Make Your Brand Stand Out by Pia Silva. Forbes) Collected here are four brand tips that are essential to developing a brand that gets noticed, remembered, and shared and doesn’t just blend in with the competition. Four tips that will make your brand stand out. My Comment: I love this article.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 9, 2019

How a customer service project is helping Southwest Airlines realise its 360-customer vision by Nadia Cameron. CMO) VP of customer support services talks through its latest customer technology transformation. 5 Ways Elite Brands Are Setting the New Standard for Customer Experience by Janelle Estes.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 6, 2020

Improve customer loyalty and retention by focusing on relationships by Sarah Olson. Zendesk) Read on for customer retention strategies and tips to build long-term relationships that improve your customer loyalty. My Comment: I’ve always preached that there are two types of loyalty programs.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 5, 2017

This article has a number of tips that are focused on retail, but also includes information that is relevant for B2B types of businesses. Airlines in search of customer loyalty need to do more than improve service b y Nick Francis. My Comment: The airline industry is a hot topic in the world of customer service.

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2017 Article Airlines Customer Service 74

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 12, 2020

That fact alone provides a valuable compass for innovating your customer experience during Covid-19, as well as reimagining what it could look like post pandemic. My Comment: Let’s start this week’s Top Five with one of the hottest topics in customer service and experience, and that’s empathy. That’s what caught my eye. by Sampson Lee.

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West Monroe

JUNE 8, 2018

Water recognizes the need to move from an engineering-centric to a customer focused organization by implementing a flexible cloud-based customer information platform. Most of the retailers focus on customer acquisition and retention strategies. Customer acquisition seemed gimmicky (i.e.,

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SurveySensum

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Offer Exceptional Customer Service According to a Forbes report on “What customers want and expect” 92% of customers say they would stop purchasing from a company after three or fewer poor customer service experiences. Customer service isn’t just a department – it’s the heartbeat of your business.

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SurveySensum

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Offer Exceptional Customer Service According to a Forbes report on “What customers want and expect” 92% of customers say they would stop purchasing from a company after three or fewer poor customer service experiences. Customer service isn’t just a department – it’s the heartbeat of your business.

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Zeisler Consulting

JANUARY 25, 2021

When we consider brands that are famous (at least to us) for putting their employees first, surely even they understand the risks of conflating them with their Customers, right? As such, your brand is incentivized to deliver a great experience to your Customers (or else they’ll go away).

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Lumoa

AUGUST 25, 2020

The customer experience quotes we’ve selected for this article will help motivate you and your team to become more customer-focused. GREAT CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE IS NOT JUST ABOUT MAKING SALES It’s about creating a genuine connection with real customers. Hear us out: people buy from brands they can trust.

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 5, 2015

In building relationships with customers, and value for them, my long-time observation is that most organizations tend to progress through several stages of performance as they are becoming truly customer-centric: a) customer awareness, b) customer sensitivity, c) customer focus, and d) customer obsession.

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ProProfs Chat

DECEMBER 22, 2019

“Instead of focusing on the competition, focus on the customer,” Scott Cook. With the ever-changing scenario of business globalization, companies are thriving hard to retain their brand’s loyalty by creating cutting-edge product sales strategies. Why Should You Adopt a Proactive Customer Service Approach? .

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ShepHyken

JUNE 20, 2016

My Comment: If you asked me to list the three of the most customer centric companies, I would have guessed two out of three correctly (and you probably would, too). Here are three great companies, Amazon, Southwest Airlines and TD Bank (I wouldn’t have guessed this last one), that are relentless when it comes to being customer focused.

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ShepHyken

MAY 1, 2017

This to me is perhaps the single most important reason why brands and businesses need to be on Twitter. My Comment: If you’ve been following me at all you know I’m a huge fan of social media customer care. 3 Tips for Successful Social Customer Service by Krysta Gahagen. For information contact or www.hyken.com.

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2017 Article Customer Service Social Media 83

SurveySparrow

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Prioritizing Changes: Based on customer feedback, a restaurant may prioritize menu enhancements over interior decor changes if menu dissatisfaction is a recurring issue. Understanding Customer Needs Feedback loops enable businesses to comprehend the precise needs and desires of their customers.

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Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 15, 2019

Essential Considerations for Your Customer Service Culture. Singapore Airlines, which has been consistently voted one of the top airlines in the world, has a strong customer service culture. Suttle says one of the things they say is arbitrary customer service gets you arbitrary results.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 31, 2018

One of the best examples of a complaint that went viral was Dave Carroll’s YouTube video about when United Airlines broke his guitar. It blurs the lines between customer service, marketing, and even sales. Scientific data validate the importance and power of social media customer service. Social Proof. Stay on the Same Channel.

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Social Media Customer Service Marketing Airlines 87

Beyond Philosophy

JULY 5, 2016

More than a buzzword, “being human,” especially in brand-building and leveraging customer experiences and relationships, has become a buzz-phrase or buzz-concept. To understand customers, the enterprise needs to think in human, emotional terms. Create a customer-centric human culture and set of processes.

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Customer Experience Customer Centricity Leadership Culture 84

SurveySparrow

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

“Make sure every single employee in your company knows precisely what value your customers are seeking and how he or she can impact it.”. When the goal is to keep your customers happy, ensure you pass the message to your employees. Train them in such a way that they know that all decisions will be customer-focused.

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Help Scout

APRIL 27, 2021

Still, by incorporating a few core principles into your business model, you can integrate customer happiness into everything you do. What is customer happiness? Customer happiness is the level of loyalty and satisfaction that your customers experience after engaging with your product or team. Point of sale studies.

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Net Promoter Score Customer Satisfaction Social Media Measurement 135

ShepHyken

JANUARY 22, 2018

My Comment: This is a fascinating article with a focus on customer service delivered through social channels. The authors started by surveying 400,000 customers who interacted with brands in the airline and wireless industries to find out how much more customers would spend if they received better service.

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2018 Article Customer Service Wireless 91

NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

So much of the conversation surrounding customer service and customer experience is focused on the customer that at times we forget about the necessity of taking good care of customer service agents. What agents really need is a digital customer service solution that’s fast and easy to use.

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Customer Service Contact Center Omnichannel Airlines 54

Tricia Morris

JUNE 26, 2015

Customer service agents deserve a lot of credit, fielding complaints and working to solve product and service issues for hours each day, all while trying to do so with a smile or at least not feeling frustrated themselves. It’s a brand and CEO differentiator when you’re doing it right. from Brand Promise through Post-Sales Service.

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ijgolding

OCTOBER 19, 2015

I discovered midway through writing it that my flight had been cancelled – not from my airline (SAS – Scandinavian) – but by overhearing two passengers having a conversation with each other. At the centre of the chaos was a human – not an employee of SAS – the airline who had caused the problem was nowhere to be seen.

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Michel Falcon Experience

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Back when I was hustling to become a customer experience consultant and keynote speaker, I spent 1000′s of hours researching how companies become leaders in customer experience. I examined companies like Starbucks and Zappos in awe of how they grew to become a world-renowned, customer focused organization.

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Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

His clients range from large, publicly traded companies to leading professional service firms and fast-growth and established small businesses including Apple, Diesel, Freshworks, KFC, Pearson, Shell etc… plus lots of smaller brands and SMEs. A Global Guru poll established him as one of the top ‘Customer Service Gurus’ in the world.

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Customer Service Customer Experience Magazine Books 59

Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

His clients range from large, publicly traded companies to leading professional service firms and fast-growth and established small businesses including Apple, Diesel, Freshworks, KFC, Pearson, Shell etc… plus lots of smaller brands and SMEs. A Global Guru poll established him as one of the top ‘Customer Service Gurus’ in the world.

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Customer Service Customer Experience Magazine Books 52

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MAY 23, 2019

Here are just a few ways collaboration is what’s next in customer experience, whether or not your organization is ready for it! Customer Focus Means Cooperation, Even with Competition. Many of those we consider competitors have realized to serve customers, they must cooperate. Customer Focus Means Focusing on Diversity.

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QuestionPro Audience

AUGUST 28, 2017

David Hicks teamed up with our CEO Vivek Bhaskaran to talk about the second foundation of building a successful CX program – customer journey mapping. We will walk you through customer journey mapping and best practices and present alongside a case study with Emirates Airlines. Take a look at the bar countertop.

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ProProfs Chat

DECEMBER 23, 2019

And the results are starting to show because these companies are placing customer centricity in the midst of their core brand and mission. For these businesses, customer centricity is not just a buzzword. What they do is basically put a premium on the customer and their experience with the product, service, or brand.

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Kayako

JANUARY 24, 2018

Did the comparison site or airline double book me? I got my answer in the end (and my refund), but it wasn’t an ideal way to spend the first hour of my Sunday morning or my first customer service transaction this year that stressed out. Excellent customer experiences grow customer loyalty. Probably not.

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ijgolding

AUGUST 12, 2018

Over time, several words have been used to describe the organisational focus on customers. They include: Customer Experience. Customer Focus. Customer Centricity. Customer Service. Customer Success. Customer Outcomes. Customer Relationship Management. Customer Management.

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Kustomer

JANUARY 21, 2021

Showing a shred of empathy goes a long way when it comes to CX and brands would be wise to self reflect and find ways in which they can show more empathy in customer correspondence, further allowing the human side to peek through. How to Unite as a Brand. Customer service is essential to lasting brand success.

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B2B B2C Customer Centricity Sports 95

ShepHyken

MARCH 20, 2023

Last year Frontier Airlines discontinued the ability to contact customer support. Losing Customers Due to Lack of Relevance? by Wise Marketer Staff (The Wise Marketer) Today’s customers expect brands to recognize and anticipate their wants and needs and deliver value for the data they are sharing.

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Kustomer

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Jarvis shares his secrets to creating the perfect experience for his customers through mapping personas and using the right technology to supplement his team’s efforts. Listen to the full podcast to learn more about how you can get a 360 view of your customers. Bridging the Gap Between Brand and Customer.

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