Customer Bliss

MAY 3, 2017

This especially holds true when it comes to customer service. In fact, CEB data shows that 81 percent of customers today will use self-service channels first before reaching out to a company to speak to a customer service rep live. Customer satisfaction has been in a freefall for four years running.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 26, 2014

Thinking about the coming year, I see trends underway that predict interesting changes in Net Promoter Score (NPS), Customer Experience (CX), and mobile digital experience for 2015, and they might surprise you. Now this next bit might sound counterintuitive, but they are concentrating their efforts on the things that Customers say they want.

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Joe Rawlinson

JUNE 17, 2015

Sometimes, business owners feel as though they must prioritize either sales or customer service to the detriment of the other. This doesn’t have to be the case — SalesForce reports that 55 percent of customers would pay more for a product or service if they had a positive customer service experience.

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CloudCherry

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Customer service should be simple right? In his discussion with CloudCherry’s James Gilbert, Matt shares insights from his co-authored book, “The Effortless Experience,” a title that pretty simply sums up what customers want. The biggest takeaway from the book? Hint: It all comes back to K.I.S.S.ing.).

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 4, 2021

And it’s one that undeniably impacts our perception of the customer experience. Exploring Customer Care in the Subscription Economy. The pandemic only accelerated the growth of the subscription economy, which has seen an incredible 437% growth since 2012—and a 66% increase from 2019 to 2020. It’s a sea of change. Let’s explore.

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Customers That Stick

MARCH 3, 2020

Do our customers have hot buttons? When I ask these questions in our customer service trainings , the answer is always YES. Yet, the reality is that in so many industries and in newer customer relationships we will never know our customers that well. » Related Stories Are Customer Service Jobs Good?

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Joe Rawlinson

AUGUST 9, 2017

Mobile technology has been changing consumer expectations for both e-commerce and brick-and-mortar retailers, making it more challenging to deliver satisfactory customer service. percent of brands are delivering leading-edge customer experience , while 33.5 percent are delivering average service and 39.6

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Customers That Stick

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Not every customer lost is a failure. Customers’ needs change. Some customers move out of the market, some lose the ability to pay, and some simply no longer need our product or service. Yet, if we look at why most customers are lost, a great many represent a failure of customer experience or of customer service.

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Service Untitled

JULY 2, 2014

The emotional manipulation factor has been all abuzz this past week after the published results of a January 2012 subliminal study by Facebook was revealed in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. We do research to improve our services and to make the content people see on Facebook relevant and engaging as possible.

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Joe Rawlinson

JUNE 17, 2015

Sometimes, business owners feel as though they must prioritize either sales or customer service to the detriment of the other. This doesn’t have to be the case — SalesForce reports that 55 percent of customers would pay more for a product or service if they had a positive customer service experience.

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Customer Bliss

AUGUST 9, 2016

In this episode, we explored yet another unexpected place where customer experience is taking hold: the government. Stephanie in particular has another interesting path for how she got into customer experience work – parlaying her background in journalism to use it to create compelling stories and actions for change.

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Service Untitled

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company is known worldwide for it’s “legendary service.” So much so, Apple uses the luxury hospitality brand as a model for its owner customer support traditions. This means seeking out the customers unanticipated and unvoiced needs. Q: Retention is a big issue for a lot of customer service teams.

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Alida

AUGUST 16, 2016

To appreciate just how dominant they have become, consider these stats: According to Forrester Research’s 2015 Customer Lifecycle Journey report, 81 percent of companies now have community-type support channels—a steep increase from 2012’s 67 percent figure. Customers demand a seat at the table.

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Tricia Morris

OCTOBER 19, 2015

CRMUG Summit 2015 landed record-setting attendance numbers recently with Microsoft Dynamics CRM users across sales, marketing and service converging to share use cases, tips and successes in their areas of expertise. Conference attendees landed some terrific takeaways including these five related to the Summit’s new customer service track: 1.

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

For many years, there has been a debate whether you could assign a dollar amount to determine the return on investment for any Customer Experience improvements. Whilst the transactional business is more interested in repeat purchases and their frequency, the subscription business is mostly interested in how long customers remain loyal.

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Tricia Morris

MAY 18, 2015

Customers are changing the game when it comes to customer service, by changing the channels they use most. According to the survey, self-service channel usage has increased from 67% in 2012 to 76% in 2014, while phone usage remains the same at 73%. 43% don’t ever review assisted service processes.

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Tricia Morris

AUGUST 11, 2015

In a new Government Business Council Report titled The Path to Customer-Centric Service , 67% of surveyed federal managers say their organization’s service is on par with that of the private sector. But, according to leading consumer surveys, customer satisfaction ranks near the bottom of a cross-industry comparison.

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 4, 2021

And it’s one that undeniably impacts our perception of the customer experience. Exploring Customer Care in the Subscription Economy. The pandemic only accelerated the growth of the subscription economy, which has seen an incredible 437% growth since 2012—and a 66% increase from 2019 to 2020. It’s a sea of change. Let’s explore.

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Customer Bliss

OCTOBER 10, 2017

As Senior Vice President, Consumer Operations and Chief Customer Experience Officer (CXO), Maury is responsible for overseeing our end-to-end customer experience and the execution of customer-centric strategies to enhance customer loyalty and business growth. Member and customer experience.

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Customer Bliss

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

“If you have a customer success job in an organization that isn’t interested in customer retention, you need to consider doing something else,” says Lucy Norris , Executive VP, Global Leader of Customer Success at Genesys , a technology company that provides solutions for customer experience, marketing, and sales.

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Beyond Philosophy

MAY 14, 2015

People like the convenience of self-service. More and more of your Customers believe access to self-service options is essential to their relationship with your business. Knowing this, it is critical that you plan your self-service options well. Clearly, more Customers want self-service options.

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Myra Golden

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Becoming a Customer Service Rockstar – How to standout and move ahead . Based on Myra’s critically acclaimed “Beyond WOW” workshop, this webinar delivers 20 concrete ways for your employees to make emotional connections with your customers. How to meet both expressed and un-expressed customer needs.

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Tricia Morris

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Customer expectations are changing and growing just as rapidly as the channels and technology consumers are empowered with to engage, encouraging (if not demanding) that brands and organizations embrace a strategy of non-stop, customer-centric adaptation. 2015 Global State of Multichannel Customer Service Report).

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CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

A 66 per cent increase in sales since 2012 has turbocharged success for vehicle leasing and contract hire broker Synergy Automotive. Said Paul: “Our business is built with our customers at the heart of the process. In the driving seat: Paul and Martina Parkinson with members of the Synergy Automotive team.

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Experience Matters

DECEMBER 30, 2014

We published a Temkin Group report, The State of Customer Experience Metrics, 2014. Here’s the executive summary: We asked over 200 large companies about how they use customer experience (CX) metrics, and then we compared their answers with similar studies we conducted in 2011, 2012, and 2013.

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Experience Matters

DECEMBER 31, 2014

14 Customer Experience Trends for 2014 (The Year of Empathy). Don’t Confuse Customer Service With Customer Experience (2009). Five Questions That Drive Customer Journey Thinking. Free eBook: The 6 Laws Of Customer Experience (2008). Infographic: The Six Laws of Customer Experience.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 31, 2018

Over the last few years, customer service has shifted from traditional phone support toward social media channels like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and others. Dan Gingiss started the Social Customer Care Track and interest has grown exponentially. Social Media Changes Customer Service. Even millions!

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Tricia Morris

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Government customer service continues to be plagued by shrinking budgets and staff, and increasing media coverage when things go wrong. While many agencies have been improving when it comes to customer service and satisfaction, overall public perception according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), continues to decline.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 25, 2017

The Dollar Shave Club continues to impress me with their amazing customer service. I have used them as an example of how to create a membership experience , but now I want to focus on their ability to deliver amazing customer service. That’s what great customer-focused companies do! Great value with great service.

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Tricia Morris

JUNE 19, 2015

While many brands and organizations are stepping up and keeping up when it comes to multichannel customer service , it’s the transition between channels where service often stumbles, causing extra frustration for customers, even those who wanted to save time and effort by serving themselves. Make it easy to make contact.

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Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 8, 2017

Neither of them provides a Customer Experience worth mentioning—at least not in a positive light. Back in 2012, we did some research involving over 40 telecoms. We asked the Customer Experience professionals there to name a Telecom they admired for the experience they provided. Telecoms lack Customer Centricity.

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

In an article about habits for the New York Times in 2012, he writes, “ Over the past two decades, the science of habit formation has become a major field of research in neurology and psychology departments at hundreds of major medical centers and universities, as well as inside extremely well financed corporate labs.

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Kayako

JANUARY 5, 2017

Customers expect top-notch service, with no patience or loyalty for companies that don’t provide it. They can easily search for a better alternative to your product or service. The result is that businesses lose customers instead of the growth they’d planned. Your customers want to help themselves.

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Clarabridge

AUGUST 1, 2018

Beginning with a limited availability roll out, selected brands using CX Social , our dedicated social media management product, can now extend their customer service by communicating with their consumers via WhatsApp messaging. Messaging apps, on the other hand, lower the threshold for a customer to reach out to customer service.

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Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

According to online surveys, over 80 percent of customers now give Sears poor customer service grades citing reasons of inept management, unreliable products, poor customer service, and a profound lack of employee training. billion in 2012. So what has happened? Can Sears be saved?

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Tricia Morris

MAY 13, 2016

In today’s world, customer service is changing rapidly with greater expectations for reduced customer effort and brand transparency, as well as increasing preferences for digital customer experiences including online self-service. Here are six ways that communities can complement customer service: 1.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. When CEOs Engage Directly with Customers by G. Harvard Business Review) Customer expectation in the United States has held steady for the last decade, while customer satisfaction has deteriorated.

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