BirdEye

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

It is dealing with difficult customers. When customers are hard to deal with, the saying “the customer is always right” matters more than ever. It means you must try your best to make customers happy, especially when things get tricky. This blog isn’t about turning every customer into a lifelong friend.

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Retently

MARCH 5, 2024

Acknowledging your customers with a “Thank you for your feedback” is more than good manners; it’s crucial for building lasting relationships. This article will also explore 25 ways to say “Thank you for your feedback”, each designed to improve customer relations and foster a positive business image.

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Playvox

MARCH 12, 2024

Think about the last time you reached out to a contact center for one of the services or products that you purchased. Agent motivation in a call center is crucial for driving employee engagement, enhancing customer satisfaction, and increasing overall performance. That’s equal to 9% of global GDP.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 10, 2023

This week, we feature an article by Kathleen White, a business manager who helps organizations improve career opportunities and employee engagement. She writes about how companies can adopt a remote workforce and enhance customer service delivery. But by shifting how you manage your team, these issues can be easily resolved.

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In an economy that’s pitched more than a few curveballs over the last five years, retaining and growing a loyal customer base is consistently a winning business strategy. As a contact center leader, the top agents you hire, train, and manage are the clutch players. How Do You Identify Top Customer Service Talent?

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Playvox

JANUARY 25, 2024

Does your contact center “talk the customer talk” but sometimes gets stuck when it comes to matching up customer expectations with service and support delivery by your agents? Are you taking the right steps to evolve toward workforce engagement management? If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.”

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BirdEye

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Social media has become a primary way for people to discover and purchase new products, which means hiring a dedicated social media manager can seriously benefit your business. We’ll also share some tips on how to hire the right candidate. Table of contents What is a social media manager? What does a social media manager do?

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Lumoa

JANUARY 19, 2023

Understanding customers is a key step to success, and organizations do it best when they have a customer experience department in place. This department is tasked with analyzing customer feedback and data and disseminating its findings to improve the organization’s processes, products, and services.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 6, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 25 Ways to Proactively Spot Your Customers’ Pain Points by Call Centre Helper Magazine (Call Centre Helper Magazine) When struggling to deal with customer demand, a lot of contact centres try to recruit more people.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Customer service is a broad term that covers a large number of tasks. As you tailor your CV to meet the needs of the customer service job you want, you should focus not only on the support skills you have to offer, but how they directly relate to the industry you want to work in.

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Joe Rawlinson

MAY 15, 2023

Starting your own business can be an exciting and fulfilling experience. In this article, we will provide essential tips to help set the stage for a successful endeavor. This information will enable you to make informed decisions about your products or services, pricing, and marketing strategies.

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Customer Bliss

APRIL 23, 2021

Global Gurus’ list for World’s Top 30 Customer Service Professionals for 2021 came out recently, and I wanted to use it as an opportunity to highlight some of my friends and colleagues who are not only on the list, but who have shared their wisdom on my podcast. (And, Bell tells us why truth is vital to trust. My friend Chip R.

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Call Experts

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

In business, exceptional call handling and customer service can set you apart from the competition. According to Forbes , customer service can mean the difference between a good customer experience and a bad one, directly impacting your bottom line.

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Playvox

JANUARY 30, 2024

There’s more to engaging, motivating, and empowering employees than simply giving lip service with buzzwords like “you’ve got this,” “quick win,” and “continuous improvement.” Numerous studies link employee satisfaction, performance, and engagement with management’s ability to provide actionable, positive feedback and coaching.

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BirdEye

MARCH 24, 2023

In this guide, we’ll provide you with the tools, tips, and strategies you need to thrive in the year ahead. It guides your team with steps and techniques to generate high-value leads that convert to customers. Startups often struggle with customer turnover, so a consistent stream of new business is even more critical.

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COPC

MARCH 11, 2024

This guide sheds light on the multifaceted nature of employee retention, aiming to enhance customer satisfaction and other key performance indicators through careful questioning and thoughtful leadership actions. Did we mistake any “experience proxies” for actual skills? This is a recruitment quality metric.)

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CSM Magazine

JULY 22, 2021

Omer Molad, Co-founder and CEO at Vervoe believes that by doing your due diligence and choosing an appropriate skills test, you can determine if candidates possess the right levels of empathy and resilience. The Importance of Empathy in Customer Service Roles. Tips for Assessing Empathy in Job Candidates.

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In a buyer’s market, customers have choices and can take their business elsewhere should they receive less-than-optimal products, service, and support. Generally, engaged workers care about their performance and the performance of the company and feel that their efforts make a positive impact on customers.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. My Comment: The “mental load” referred to in this article is about frustration, anxiety, and fatigue over a customer service/support experience. My Comment: Self-service is great until it doesn’t work.

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Totango

MARCH 8, 2022

Getting involved in the best customer success communities can give you access to the resources you need to take your CS team to new levels of performance. Here’s our guide to the top customer success communities in 2022 and what they have to offer. What Is a Customer Success Community? Promoting CS thought leaders.

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Win the Customer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Like any other industry, there’s always room for improvement in call center customer experiences. Call centers must deliver the best customer experience from jump, or else risk dealing with an unsatisfied customer, and getting negative press. Here are 7 tips for call centers to improve customer experiences: 1.

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COPC

JANUARY 15, 2024

We will focus on the importance of the first 90 days, reasons new hires leave during this period, and tips to increase the likelihood of a new hire becoming a long-time employee. Every part of the employee experience matters, yet new hire onboarding  is an especially critical period.

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 25, 2024

How will customer success jobs, and the skills they require, evolve in 2024? With technology advancing and customer expectations rising, customer success has become an essential force driving business growth and customer loyalty within the SaaS industry.

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Call Experts

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Today, customer support plays a pivotal role in maintaining and growing a loyal customer base, enticing many companies to hire a contact center for their answering services. Ultimately, a well-managed contact center can be the lifeline of your customer service operations.

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ChurnZero

MAY 3, 2022

Whether you’re building your expertise in cooking, crocheting, coding, or Customer Success, YouTube is now the place to level up. Let’s explore five of the best Customer Success YouTube channels for learning how to fight churn, understand industry trends, and position yourself for professional success in CS. 1: SuccessHACKER.

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

However, managing remote teams effectively comes with its own set of challenges. While there are many benefits of remote teams, managing remote teams effectively comes with its own set of challenges. And, it’s forced companies to get creative in their management practices to figure out how to best manage remote teams.

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Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 3, 2023

Preparing for the next thing (and getting out of the last thing before it disappears) are essential skills for a long career. I’ve managed many teams over the years. For example, when I was in corporate life, I set my sights on becoming what was at that point called a general manager. I planned my route, and it worked!

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SurveySensum

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Make Your Business Customer-Centric Making your business practices focused on customers is one of the significant principles that you should implement. This is because it will boost your business growth and revenues better than other competitive businesses that are not customer-centric.

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Call Experts

APRIL 8, 2024

Today, customer support plays a pivotal role in maintaining and growing a loyal customer base, enticing many companies to hire a contact center for their answering services. Ultimately, a well-managed contact center can be the lifeline of your customer service operations.

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Magellan Solutions

JULY 10, 2023

Effective outsourced team management strategies are essential for businesses operating nowadays. Outsourced team success depends on transparent and collaborative management. Effective management encompasses defined roles and clear communication. We will discuss proven strategies to empower you to manage your outsourced teams.

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Lumoa

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Customer Experience is evolving. To keep pace and make sure your products deliver value, you need to be continually listening for customer input. Sharpening your customer experience skills will help you stay ahead of your competitors. 6 Customer Experience Skills That You Should Know About 1.

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ProProfs Chat

MAY 21, 2020

According to a study by Microsoft, 56% of people around the world have stopped doing business with a company because of poor customer service experience. That’s quite a shocking revelation but something that every business owner wouldn’t like to experience. What is a Customer Service Job? Let’s get started!

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CSM Magazine

APRIL 25, 2023

Paul Stemp, Supervisor, Customer Success Management, at Calabrio shares his top confidence-boosting tips for building strong, fearless teams. Contact centres are an integral part of delivering customer service. Empower agents with practical coping mechanisms for dealing with frustrated customers.

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Playvox

APRIL 19, 2023

Excellent time management is crucial in a contact center. Being able to strategically plan and prioritize tasks not only ensures your customers get the service and support they need in a timely manner, but it also increases agent productivity, decreases overall stress, and improves job satisfaction. What Is Time Management?

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Magellan Solutions

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Heads up: Two-thirds of customers will IMMEDIATELY QUIT doing business with a brand if that brand provides POOR CUSTOMER service ! Consequently, this means decrease in loyal customers and eventually profit loss. This is where inbound support services are best used. The best way to stop this from happening?

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ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

As we think ahead to how we want 2021 to go, you might be thinking about professional goals and ways to grow your skills over the next year. One very accessible way to do that is through LinkedIn Learning , which is an offering of video courses taught by industry experts in software, creative and business skills. Level: Beginner.

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Totango

JANUARY 19, 2022

Whether you’ve worked in the customer success industry for a while or you’ve recently decided that this is the career path for you, searching for Customer Success Manager jobs can be intimidating – especially if you don’t know where to start. Top Skills Needed for All Customer Success Manager Jobs.

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