ShepHyken

APRIL 5, 2019

When used correctly, chatbots have the power to enhance marketing, sales, customer retention and more. Unfortunately, many companies assume that chatbots are reserved exclusively for basic customer service. From Customer Service to Customer Experience. That’s the kind of service that today’s chatbot can offer.

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ShepHyken

MAY 31, 2019

A well-planned customer experience strategy can have an impressive impact on your organization, increasing customer satisfaction, reducing churn, and ultimately boosting sales, growth and profitability. Most of us are well-acquainted with the term “customer service”. What is the customer experience?

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Mark Smith, writes about how crucial personalization can be to the customer experience. When you customize or personalize the experience, even during the sales process, you are delivering a better level of service. Shep Hyken.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

People love the brand not just because the products are outstanding, but because their service is beyond exceptional. This week we feature an article by Stacy Sherman who reminds us that brands must not compete on price alone and shares a great story to illustrate this point from Stacy’s Pita Chips. – Shep Hyken.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Think about an incredible service experience you’ve had recently. What about the service experience was extraordinary? This week we feature an article by Tim Richardson who writes about a hospitality experience gone bad and then reminds us what must be done to provide a great guest experience. – Shep Hyken. A star dropped.

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Comm100

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Integrating chatbots powered by AI into your business is a fantastic way to keep one step ahead of your competitors and provide superior customer service. The primary reason for implementing chatbots into customer service is to improve communication with customers and help them get answers to their queries in real-time.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 9, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Stephan Delbos, writes about the importance of doing more than satisfying customers, you must delight them. 78% of consumers have bailed on a transaction or not made an intended purchase because of a poor service experience. Satisfactory is a rating. Shep Hyken.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 7, 2019

This might seem like a decidedly old-school customer service channel, but calls are as important, if not more so than ever and more consumers are calling businesses today than any other time in history. Although 80% of companies believe they provide excellent customer service, a mere 8% of customers agree. Think again.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 28, 2019

Airline agents are still at check-in counters to guide passengers after self-service kiosks and to arrange complicated ticketing. But the phone conversations that are handled by human agents are generally becoming longer and more complicated as simpler inquiries are handled through self-service options. Technology replacing humans.

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TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

Customers expect better and faster pre and post purchase services. By leveraging new technologies such as computer vision , virtual visits and self-service AI-driven solutions, companies have a huge opportunity to turn customers into brand advocates. Jim Iyoob, Chief Customer Officer at Etech Global Services.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

The speed of service delivery has a massive effect on how customers view your support. Over and over again, speed and responsiveness show up in studies as main determinants of service satisfaction. To deliver superior service, track metrics like First and Average Response Time, and First Contact Resolution Ratio.

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Comm100

DECEMBER 8, 2020

They save you time and money on customer services, while also improving your customer satisfaction levels. A chatbot is an efficient way to streamline your business’ customer service interactions. They have the conversations your customer service representatives would have at a fraction of the normal time and cost. Comm100 Free.

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Call Experts

DECEMBER 29, 2021

At Call Experts, we are dedicated to providing supportive content every week through our contact center blogs. Because contact center blogs can be an essential tool for understanding services from a company and what it might be like as their customer. . Would you please stop using spreadsheets to track employee attendance?

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ShepHyken

APRIL 12, 2019

For example, Macy’s hired 1,500 employees at customer service call centers and countless more for sales floors across the country, while Target doubled its team dedicated to in-store pickups and curbside services. Yet, seasonal hiring is not unique to retail during the holidays. Set Realistic Expectations.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

This week we feature an article by Heather Hamilton who shares why investing in a point of sale (POS) system can empower your staff and improve the employee experience. – Shep Hyken. Investing in a point of sale (POS) system is a game changer for your retail business. It helps them personalize their service.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Self-service support is becoming more and more widely accepted. As both a professor and chief scientist at a SaaS software company, I spend time around two groups of people that couldn’t be more different: Enterprise marketing, sales, and customer experience executives. Not just accepted, in some cases it is preferred. – Shep Hyken.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

This week we feature an article by Andy Steuer who shares valuable information about how to use virtual web assistants to optimize productivity in areas of customer service, customer support, CRM management and more. – Shep Hyken. Customer Service. This is where the benefits of a virtual web assistant truly shine.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

This Maya Angelou quote fits perfectly when talking about the factors responsible for positive brand customer service. Support experience, overall experience, company culture, quality of product/service, are the major factors that decide how your brand makes the customer feel. Use social media as a forefront of customer service.

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One Millimeter Mindset

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

These third quarter zinger blog posts focus on how “what we do” impacts the customers we serve. Instead, these third quarter zinger blog posts concentrate on the value of YOU. Here are 8 zinger blog posts to catalyze your professional innovation, workforce engagement and customer success during Q4. Subscribe to my blog.

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One Millimeter Mindset

DECEMBER 13, 2018

These 5 One Millimeter Mindset Collaborative Storytelling Blog posts are focused on helping you “see” your organization’s or association’s stories as vibrant testimonials of how you serve customers. Lots of organizations spend a lot of money on content creation to promote the sales of their products and services.

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Fox Metrics

AUGUST 14, 2020

times more likely to outperform their competitors in sales, be 6.5 That’s why in addition to our blog, we have rounded up the top 14 analytics websites that provide excellent insights, opinions, and latest information that can help you better leverage analytics in your company. FoxMetrics Blog 5. Moz Blog – Analytics 10.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Daniel Eisenhut • VP, Services & Support, Emarsys • @eisenhut_dan • LinkedIn. Introduction: AI in CX. _. The CX industry is primed for a breakout in the application of artificial intelligence — as other fields like biotech, healthcare, automotive, and cybersecurity have also seen. Ask the Experts: How AI is Impacting CX? _.

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Gainsight

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Before you say, “ thank u, next ” to 2018, check out Gainsight’s top blog posts, webinars, and resources of 2018. Top 5 Customer Success Blog Posts of 2018. CSM & Product’ Is the New ‘Sales & Marketing’. Click here to read the blog. Click here to read the blog. Click here to read the blog.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 1, 2018

Some aren’t comfortable with the interface, some don’t understand the product well and need help, while others aren’t satisfied with the support services. But this is what you need to improve your existing products or services further. Try inspecting all features or services that are responsible for hampering their user experience.

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ShepHyken

MAY 4, 2018

Smart companies promise a positive customer service experience, and they deliver. – Shep Hyken. The digital marketer may see the website as the key to producing a great customer experience, while the customer service pro may see training and culture as the keys to customer experience. Improved customer service training.

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TechSee

AUGUST 14, 2023

TechSee’s Annual Influencer List For a second year, everyone at TechSee is proud and excited to share our annual list of influential leaders in the space of digital customer service. Their knowledge and impact is constantly reshaping the service industry. If you missed the 2022 list, you can check it out here.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

This week we feature an article by Brooke Harper who writes about the importance of using social media to provide great customer service. In fact, when a company engages their customers through social channels in this way, those customers go on to spend 20 to 40 percent more on products and services from that company.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 12, 2018

Customer service designs that are remarkable get talked about. We often get questions and comments on delivering great customer service and experiences. From clients and customers commenting on our blog. Many relate to customer service actions that are reminders of what we already know (but we occasionally forget).

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ShepHyken

MARCH 24, 2017

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Manuel Grenacher, writes about how using bots can help manage and improve the customer experience. Used properly, I believe bots can be an customer service excellent tool. Shep Hyken. Booking an appointment—say, a plane ticket—used to be so easy. You aren’t the only one.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 16, 2019

Any job that involves interacting with people requires clear communication. It’s crucial that your support team learns and practices new ways of exchanging information and ideas. Good communication isn’t a skill you’re born with or one that comes naturally. Hugh Beaulac, ? MC2 Bid4Papers ?. improve team cohesion ?. What you need: ? Blindfolds ?

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ShepHyken

JUNE 23, 2017

So what other features in live chat software make it a great solution for websites and increasing your sales? I like the live chat option becasue I can immediately get in touch with a representative to ask my questions without having to wait. Shep Hyken. E-commerce sites have taken retail online and with such its audience. Live Chat Software.

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LiveChat

JANUARY 3, 2019

It was a good year for the LiveChat blog. Our blog was visited every month by over 100k visitors , who spend 8 minutes on each page on average. Let me proudly present a list of 12 killer posts we’ve published this year on LiveChat Blog. How we reached 100,000 unique views a month on LiveChat blog. It was just great.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

If your customer service and success teams are anything like the average customer-focused team, you are always looking for ways to show your ROI to leadership and other departments, and working on initiatives to increase that ROI. But, even if you’re not going to be reviewed, perform as if you are. – Shep Hyken. A review program.

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Comm100

JULY 20, 2020

Guest blog – Nahla Davies is a software developer and tech writer. As one would expect, an increasing number of business organizations are now using chatbots to fuel their marketing and customer service efforts. 5,000 experiential branding organization whose clients include Samsung, Time Warner, Netflix, and Sony.

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ShepHyken

MAY 18, 2018

In today’s customer-driven economy, consumers are becoming more and more demanding about the products and services they choose, and it’s not surprising. The goal of this article is to touch on three pillars of a business –– product, price, and experience –– and break down which of these three is the most important to driving success.

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Totango

JANUARY 2, 2024

To transform your organization to reach this next level, enterprises often need a change agent who can help both functional teams and customers shift their behaviors to drive better results in the post-sales journey. In an era when customer success (CS) has become pivotal, it’s no longer enough to have a team dedicated to CS.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Lately, I’ve been thinking about how sales and customer service combine to create an experience – hopefully a positive one. This is where sales and customer service collide. This is where sales and customer service collide. And by the way, you will enjoy this story even if you’re not in sales. .

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