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Actioning Customer Feedback: The Secret to Turning Difficult Customers into Loyal Advocates

C3Centricity

Difficult customers! Every business has them, and no one likes to get customer feedback that is challenging to handle. So what’s the secret to turning difficult customers into loyal advocates? You may never have considered this, but customer complaints are actually a gift! Customers expect you to put things right.

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Communication, communication, communication! Why you cannot ‘over’ communicate when it comes to Customer Experience

ijgolding

I have written many times in the past about the importance of effective communication if an organisation has an intention to deliver consistently better Customer Experiences. The major cause of this bizarre scenario is (in my opinion) a significant lack of communication between leaders of organisations and their employees.

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Communication — Essential to Creating and Sustaining a Customer-Centric Culture 

ijgolding

The Shop Direct Board of Directors with the stiletto shoe at the launch of ‘Feet in the Street’ in 2010. Over the last few months, I have been exploring in detail my perspective on seven ‘tips’ that will enable any organisation to become genuinely customer centric.

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A History of Customer Support Technology

Team Support

There are more ways than ever for customers to get in touch with tech support. Ever wonder what customer service looked like 50 or 60 years ago? Here’s a look back at how customer support technologies evolved over the last century, and a peak at where they’re going next. One of the early pioneers in CRM software was ACT!

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How Utilities Can Use Digital Communication to Fix a Fractured CX

CSM Magazine

For much of their history, utilities haven’t had to pay too much attention to customer experience (CX). But today’s customer expects much more. When it comes to providing that kind of experience, the best place to start is with customer communications. Digital innovation and customer expectations.

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Is Your Customer Service Ready for Gen Zalpha?

CSM Magazine

As the newest generation of consumers enters the marketplace, companies have to ask themselves: is their customer service ready for Gen Zalpha? In this article, we’ll look at the importance of preparing for Generation Zalpha’s needs, and how businesses can make sure that their customer service is ready for them.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 11-8-2021

ShepHyken

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. The Great CX Debate: Should Customer Experiences Be Effortless or Exceptional? The key to building customer loyalty, they claimed, was to simply make it effortless for people to do business with you. by Jon Picoult.

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