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Customer Expectations and Staff Retention Are Biggest Challenges to Outstanding Service

CSM Magazine

Training and staff retention was cited as the top challenge by 33 percent of respondents, a big shift from ASQ’s last customer service survey in 2012, when it was rated as the least significant challenge. Twenty-nine percent surveyed this year said managing customer expectations was their No.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 11-28-2022

ShepHyken

(Harvard Business Review) Customer expectation in the United States has held steady for the last decade, while customer satisfaction has deteriorated. To reverse this trend, many companies are now strategically leveraging all parts of their organizations to offer customer-centric approaches to increase customer satisfaction.

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Top 150 Global Customer Experience Thought Leaders and Influencers of 2020

SurveySensum

He is an author of Moments of Magic®, The Loyal Customer, The Cult of the Customer, The Amazement Revolution, Amaze Every Customer Every Time, Be Amazing or Go Home, and The Convenience Revolution and a creator of a customer service training program, Customer Focus , aiming to help clients build a customer service culture and loyalty mindset.

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10 Contact Center Management Mistakes & Best Practice Tips to Fix Them!

Comm100

A 2012 study by Beyond Philosophy, called out “silo mentality” as the biggest organizational hurdle in improving the customer experience. A common KPI that is measured is Customer Satisfaction (CSAT), however one that should be measured but is often ignored is Employee Satisfaction (ESAT). Ignoring Your Team.

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Guest Post: Ritz-Carlton Customer Service Secrets

Service Untitled

Q: What metrics or qualitative data does Ritz-Carlton use to measure customer service training success (How do you know it’s working)? Before joining Software Advice in 2012, she worked in sales management and advertising. How do you collect this data? . A: Oh yes, we poll our guests once a month.