ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. Surprises Await When You Pretend To Be Your Own Customer by Steve DiGioia. Steve DiGioia) Stop complaining about your customers. Well, have you ever tried to be your own customer? Salesforce Survey Shows Customer Experience Now Job No.

2016 117

2016 Article Social Media Net Promoter Score 117

Experience Matters

DECEMBER 15, 2015

With this post, I’m declaring 2016 “ The Year of Emotion.”. We agree and believe that customer experience is a reflection an organization’s culture and operating processes. We saw a surge of interest in the topic of culture in 2015, and we expect even more executives to begin the long-term journey of culture change in 2016.

2016 91

2016 Customer Experience Customer Connectedness 2015 91

Tricia Morris

APRIL 1, 2016

Customers’ expectations for brands and organizations delivering the right answer at the right time, whether through assisted or self-service, continue to grow. In Microsoft’s Global State of Customer Service Report, 90% of consumers surveyed now expect a company website to include a self-service application. Get the 2016 Knowledge.

2016 69

2016 Customer Service Presentation Metrics 69

Thematic

JANUARY 28, 2020

New York, NY – Thematic today announced that it has joined the Nielsen Connect Partner Network. Our core focus is understanding customer feedback at scale, and this capability becomes even more powerful when feedback analysis is paired with rich quantitative data. About Thematic. For more information, visit www.getthematic.com.

Connections 89

Connections 2016 Retail Loyalty 89

Bold360

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

In 2016, the customer experience became the focal point of marketing, acquisition, onboarding, UX design, and many other core business functions. Meet Our Panel of Customer Experience Pros: Daisy Jing. We make it a priority to respond to our customers as quickly as possible. Sasha Tenodi. Wendy Glavin. Randy Hernandez.

2016 111

2016 2017 Customer Experience Social Media 111

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. The Differences Between Feedback From Paying Customers vs. Free Users by Elias Torres. Drift) When it comes to being customer-driven, there’s a difference between treating people right and doing everything that people ask.

2016 130

2016 Article Customer Service 2017 130

Provide Support

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Stay Connected with your Customers. According to a Walker study , by the year 2020 customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator. That is why it is important to stay connected with your customers and keep them informed about your company innovations and events. Read more.

Connections 67

Connections 2003 B2C 2015 67

Tricia Morris

JANUARY 11, 2016

“Setting customer expectations at a level that is aligned with consistently deliverable levels of customer service requires that your whole staff, from product development to marketing, works in harmony with your brand image.” For a consistently satisfying customer experience, customer service must be everyone’s job.

2016 67

2016 Customer Service Chief Customer Officer Contact Center 67

Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 7, 2016

We have had a significant increase in the number of organizations contacting us for help with their Customer Experience program. In many cases the initial focus on Customer Experience and new customer measures, like Net Promoter, delivered some improvements but they have been short-lived. We Need New Thinking. My Prediction.

2016 74

2016 2002 Insurance Books 74

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. Customer Service Week: Appreciating Clients and Employees Gives You an Edge by Sandra Idossou. My Comment: This week is International Customer Service Week. Southwest Airlines Puts Its Heart Into The Customer Experience by Stan Phelps.

2016 124

2016 Article Airlines Customer Service 124

Natalie Petouhof

JANUARY 5, 2016

Tweet CES: The Connected Internet of Things Dominates: Analysts predict by 2019 that only 49 percent of data in the cloud will be from PCs, and the biggest drivers of the shift will be smartphones and IoT. So yes, lot’s of it and the key is how to use it to make a customer experience – whether B2C or B2B – better.

Connections 40

Connections 2016 2019 B2C 40

InMoment XI

APRIL 29, 2016

Customer experience (CX) professionals, business leaders, and research experts gathered in Vegas this week to attend CXFusion. This year’s conference energized a record number of attendees with insights, connections, and tools for building and extending CX programs that deliver hard business results. Did you miss the conference?

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2016 Article Connections Insights 200

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. Contact Center Satisfaction Negatively Impacting the Customer Experience by Andrew Berger. My Comment: The contact center can be the focus of how a customer rates a company’s customer service. Here are my top five picks from last week.

2016 121

2016 Article Customer Journey Mapping Customer Service 121

Kayako

JANUARY 7, 2016

We looked back with our best posts from the customer support community in 2015, now we’re looking forward with predictions for 2016. We’ve asked support pros from Kayako and beyond what they think the biggest trends in customer support will be in the next 12 months. Customers expect support to be available 24/7.

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2016 Social Media 2015 Customers 56

Win the Customer

JUNE 23, 2016

One of the big challenges for brands using social media for customer service —and also making an effort to proactively reach out to customers with live chat and chatbots on their website—is striking a balance between customer service automation and real human connections. A 2016 study by Accenture found that 83% of U.S.

Connections 94

Connections Customer Service Social Media 2016 94

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. They help businesses take essential decisions and optimize their strategy and workflows, but how do you know if an artificial intelligence platform can h elp you build a more engaging, personal connection with customers – and improve your metrics?

2016 104

2016 Article Social Media Customer Service 104

Eptica

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2016 Connecting with your customers across APAC. Published on: November 09, 2016. Author: Vincent Giraud Traditionally brands have segmented their customer bases by demographic factors such as age, and used this information to drive specific customer experiences for each group.

Connections 72

Connections Social Media 2016 Innovation 72

Amity

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Editor’s note: This is a living document, and our goal is to update it regularly with the best resources around customer success. The Best Customer Success Resources of 2016. Surely, you are staying up to date on the latest customer success trends – did someone say “customer marketing”?

2016 80

2016 Customer Success Webinar Customers 80

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. The JetBlue Story: Customer Service in an Industry Americans Hate by Sharpen. However, US airlines aren’t exactly known for their warm and fuzzy customer service. WhatsApp – Better than Twitter for Customer Service by Mark Shaw.

2016 127

2016 Article Customer Service Airlines 127

OpinionLab

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

As I spoke with customers and analysts, and listened to the keynote presentations, I found emerging commonality across three main themes: 1) Mobile is a mainstay. One Forrester analyst coined the term “landmarks” to describe the critical moments that matter in the customer journey. But the opposite is also true. Gain clarity on cost.

2016 98

2016 Innovation Return on Investment Airlines 98

Tricia Morris

JANUARY 25, 2016

As we start talking about self-service , virtual assistants and artificial intelligence in more and more customer service conversations, we have to talk about where human-to-human interaction will continue to make an impact, and why many customers have turned to more “humanless” customer service options in the first place.

2016 68

2016 Customer Service Chief Customer Officer Magazine 68

ShepHyken

JUNE 27, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. ON DEMAND: Microsoft’s 2016 Global State of Customer Service Report Reveal by Bill Peterson. She shared the new report, The Microsoft Global State of Customer Service. Customer experience in the age of disloyalty by Blaise Lucey.

2016 74

2016 Net Promoter Score Article Customer Service 74

Customer Enthusiast

JANUARY 3, 2016

With the New Year upon us, I was asked by a blogger to comment on trends that will influence customer experience in 2016. It’s true that mobile connectivity is a big deal (and the main reason that you and I have either downloaded the Uber app to our smartphones or know someone who has). They’re like new! Happy New Year!

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2016 Transportation 2015 Social Media 53

Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 7, 2016

We have had a significant increase in the number of organizations contacting us for help with their Customer Experience program. In many cases the initial focus on Customer Experience and new customer measures, like Net Promoter, delivered some improvements but they have been short-lived. We Need New Thinking. My Prediction.

2016 60

2016 2002 Insurance Books 60

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. 5 Technologies for Delighting Connected Customers by Vala Afshar. CX Strategies: 48 Experts Reveal the Single Most Effective Way Companies Can Improve the Customer Experience by Angela Stringfellow. (NG That’s 48 ideas.

2016 89

2016 Article Social Media Customer Service 89

Customer Bliss

DECEMBER 1, 2016

It’s been a busy 2016. I know most of you have already started 2017 strategy planning (or finished it), but I wanted to put together a bunch of customer experience improvement program assets in one place. Customer experience improvement program: The basics. All the competencies connect to business growth.

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2017 Customer Experience 2016 Books 183

NICE inContact

AUGUST 25, 2016

According to Gartner’s report, Bridge Silos of Customer Engagement, or Risk Killing Your customer Experience , “Customer engagement is frequently delivered in silos, even though this is a known, significant customer experience issue. The days of technology-driven process design are over.

Customer Engagement 48

Customer Engagement Connections Engagement Contact Center 48

ShepHyken

AUGUST 29, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. 5 Smart Contact Center Strategies Designed to Improve the Customer Experience by Pam Bednarczyk. ShoreTel) Rising customer expectations and changing delivery preferences are forcing many companies to revisit their contact center processes.

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2016 Article Net Promoter Score Customer Service 0

ShepHyken

JUNE 6, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. 4 Ways Innovative Companies are Changing the Face of Customer Service by Laura Norman. Salesforce) Here are four ways innovative companies are supporting customers differently (and how you can too.). Here are my top five picks from last week.

2016 85

2016 Article Customer Service Innovation 85

ShepHyken

AUGUST 8, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. Five Questions Customer Experience Professionals Are Asking Today by Michael Hinshaw. McorpCX) Everyone is talking about customer experience. Fonolo) Are voice interactions becoming a smaller part of the customer service picture?

Net Promoter Score 80

Net Promoter Score 2016 Article Customer Service 80

Eptica

APRIL 29, 2016

Date: Friday, April 29, 2016 Insurers struggling to connect with customer service. Published on: April 29, 2016. Greater competition and the rise of price comparison sites are impacting revenues and margins, while customer loyalty is a thing of the past. However, just 50% provided a successful reply on the channel.

Insurance 48

Insurance Connections Customer Service 2015 48

Experience Matters

AUGUST 22, 2016

In case you missed it, we labeled 2016 as The Year of Emotion in our annual listing of CX trends. To help organizations better understand customer emotions, we created the Intensify Emotion Movement. Why did we put so much of a focus on emotion? Because it drives loyalty.

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Loyalty Connections 2016 Consumers 83

Talkdesk

MAY 17, 2016

Opentalk 2016 is upon us. The Talkdesk team will be spending the day at The Village in San Francisco talking to forward-thinking business leaders and learning more about the future of the customer experience. Happily, we’re diligently reporting on all the happenings and learnings at Opentalk 2016. May 17th is finally here!

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2016 Events Social Media Omnichannel 40

Eptica

MAY 3, 2017

Date: Wednesday, May 3, 2017 Connecting telecoms providers with improved customer service. All of these factors make customer service a key battleground for telecoms providers, and an area that the telecoms regulator, Ofcom, consistently monitors and reports on. Published on: May 03, 2017.

Connections 49

Connections Customer Service 2016 2017 49

ShepHyken

JULY 11, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. Oh when you smilin’, when you smilin’ The whole world smiles with you” – do happy customers = better customer experiences? That means the loud and complaining customer may get more attention than one who quietly and politely complaints.

2016 81

2016 Article Customer Service Loyalty Programs 81

ShepHyken

JULY 25, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. The omni-channel strategy for customer service part 1: email by Heerd. My Comment: Email is still a viable way to communicate with customers. My Comment: One way to improve the customer experience is to personalize it.

2016 78

2016 Article Customer Service Books 78

John Paul

MARCH 18, 2020

John Paul, leader in client relations and loyalty services, and Toyota Financial Services (TFS) have created “Start Connect”, a digital assistant that makes life easier for drivers. Toyota and Lexus customers can now enjoy the Start Connect app, available in the START Confort financing package. Fuel Service.

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Financial Connections Travel 2016 52