ShepHyken

APRIL 3, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. Customer Service Track Shines at Social Media Marketing World by Dan Gingiss. In 2016, the conference organizers added a Customer Service track to the list of 20 or so other tracks. Want Loyal Customers?

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2017 Article Social Media Customer Service 76

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. A 4-Step Formula to Create Freakishly Loyal Customers by Josh Linkner. Josh Linkner) In our transactional world of fickle customers, how do we snag the prize? CIOs need to focus on customer experience now by Zavalaeus Kerr.

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2017 Article Customer Service Loyalty Programs 76

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service and experience articles from various online resources. A Pop Culture Guide to Customer Care Training by Matt Searfoss. TCFCR) Looking for a guide to build your customer care training session off of? Five Ways to Humanize Customer Service by Jeff Toister.

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2017 Article Customer Service Customer Service Training 82

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. You’ll have to read this excellent article by Vala Afshar, a genius in the world of customer service and CX. Customer service expert Chip Bell has come up with a concept he calls “impulse service.”

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2017 Article Customer Service Retail 74

Win the Customer

MAY 15, 2018

Abercrombie & Fitch is counting on direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales to counter the retail apocalypse, Columbus Business First reports. leases expiring over the next two years, the fashion brand saw a 4 percent increase in sales, largely thanks to direct-to-consumer sales. billion a year to $5 billion. Appealing to Online Shoppers.

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E Commerce Retail Consumers Sales 110

ShepHyken

MAY 8, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service and experience articles from various online resources. 10 Content Marketing and Customer Experience All-Stars by James A. The Exhaustive Guide to Dealing with Angry Customers by Harsh Vardhan. My Comment: This is an excellent guide to dealing with angry customers.

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2017 Article Customer Service Airlines 81

ShepHyken

MARCH 20, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. No More Nonpologies: Apologize to Customers Like You Mean It by Leslie O’Flahavan. Want to Build Customer Loyalty? COLLOQUY) The devices are consumers’ constant companion. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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2017 Article Customer Service Social Media 75

Experience Matters

JUNE 20, 2017

Temkin Group announces the release of the 2017 Temkin Customer Service Ratings. consumers, the ratings benchmarks the customer service of 295 companies across 20 industries. USAA earned the highest score in the Temkin Customer Service Ratings for the fifth year in a row.

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2017 Customer Service Banking Consumers 59

COPC

JULY 21, 2017

The 2017 Customer Experience Management Benchmark (CXMB) Series Consumer Edition report is in development and will be ready for publication on September 19, 2017. This year’s report, which is the tenth in the series, features two new sections: The Purchase Experience and Customer Effort.

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2017 Consumers Presentation Customer Experience Management 40

delighted

JUNE 3, 2021

Consumer spending plunged amidst lay-offs and shelter-in-place orders. Niche and boutique stores without an online presence suffered the most, as consumers migrated to big box stores and online shopping to satisfy all their shopping needs in fewer trips. However, this decrease in spending did not affect all retailers equally.

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Omnichannel Retail Consumers 2021 101

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. The 7 Best Retailers for Customer Service b y Jamie Grill-Goodman. The “20th Annual Mystery Shopping Study” recognizes seven retailers who excel in customer service. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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2017 Article Customer Service Retail 75

ShepHyken

JANUARY 23, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. Are You Taking Your Customers For Granted? CustomerThink) What does your B2B marketing program have to do with your customer retention strategy? Driving Revenue With Great Customer Experience by Maxie Schmidt- Subramanian.

2017 59

2017 Article Social Media Customer Service 59

Solvvy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

With more people using apps, web-based services, and fintech solutions, businesses must overcome the challenge of providing the best possible customer service to these new customers. What is a Customer Service Chatbot? However, chatbots don’t require customers to ask a question in a particular way.

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Metrics Customer Service E-support Net Promoter Score 62

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. ROI’s on the Prize: Twitter Links Social Customer Care and Willingness to Pay by Lia Winograd. Where Customer Service is Failing: Top Priorities For Your Contact Center [Research] by Sharpen. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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2016 Article Customer Service 2017 127

TechSee

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The on-demand economy is defined as economic activity created to meet a consumer demand via the real-time delivery of goods and services. Other categories run the gamut from the obvious to the outlandish, such as on-demand parking spaces, dog-walking, manicures, car repairs and laundry services. As of 2017, roughly 3.7

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Eptica

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2017 What were the key CX trends in 2017? Published on: December 20, 2017. Author: Pauline Ashenden As we come to the end of a busy 2017 it is a good time to review the year, and in particular to look at the most important developments in customer experience over the last 12 months.

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2017 Competitive Advantage Social Media Customer Centricity 48

Clarabridge

JANUARY 4, 2017

Here are 19 fundamental customer experience stats for 2017 to show you where CX stands, and where it is headed. People are still looking for a good customer experience. 45% of customers are willing to pay more for better customer service 1. 52% stop buying after a bad customer service interaction 2.

2017 51

2017 Customer Experience Return on Investment Competitive Advantage 51

TechSee

JUNE 25, 2019

A Tata Consultancy Services survey found that 31.7% of major companies around the world are currently using AI customer service technologies, the second most common use of AI after IT. The two fields attracting the most AI investment last year were automated AI-powered customer service agents, which raised $4.5

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Technology Customer Service Contact Center Call Center 122

Stella Connect

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

We want to know exactly what’s happening from a customer service perspective. But wondering how to handle that volume spike from Black Friday onward is enough to give service-minded retailers nightmares. Throughout last year, including holiday 2016, our best-in-class Index brands set a high bar for service speed and quality.

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2017 Retail Customer Service 2016 41

ShepHyken

MARCH 9, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Chatbots Make There 3 Customer Experience Improvements Possible by Rose de Fremery. My Comment: In 2017 Gartner predicted that by 2020 the average person will have more conversations with bots than their spouse.

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2020 Article Customer Service Books 124

NICE inContact

AUGUST 16, 2019

Brands of all sizes are learning that customer experience is no longer an afterthought: it’s the heart of what consumers want, and the foundation for profits. In light of fast-changing customer demands, is your contact center keeping up? Ultimately, digital engagement is what customers demand.

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Contact Center Consumers Net Promoter Score 2018 67

Bold360

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

The financial services industry is changing and developing at a ferocious pace, and 2017 is expected to be a year of growth, at least for those companies able to provide their customers with access to the best technology available to assist them throughout their online journey.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. CX50 2020: Great customer experience starts with company culture by Morag Cuddeford-Jones. Level-up Your Customer Service With These 4 Dynamite Strategies by Tom Sagi.

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Article 2020 Customer Service Culture 75

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Dan Gingiss) Find a “candle” in your customer experience and see if you can upgrade it to the way-cooler “sparkler.” 3 Ways Covid-19 Has Changed the Customer Experience Forever by Josiah Johnson. Business went under.

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Article 2021 Customer Service Airlines 84

Team HGS

JUNE 14, 2017

2017 Trend 3: The Beginning of Channel Guidance. Earlier this year, HGS released a whitepaper on this year’s top 10 trends in customer service. In 2016, customer service professionals continued to work hard to figure out how to best integrate and connect all of the disparate communication channels.

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2017 Multi-Channel Average Handle Time 2016 52

BlueOcean

MARCH 3, 2020

Blue Ocean, a world-leader in customer care solutions, was awarded a Silver Stevie® Award in the “Customer Service Team of the Year” category at the 14th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. The company won a Bronze Stevie in 2017 and a Silver Stevie in 2019. About Blue Ocean.

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Clarabridge

JANUARY 4, 2017

Here are 19 fundamental customer experience stats for 2017 to show you where CX stands, and where it is headed. People are still looking for a good customer experience. 45% of customers are willing to pay more for better customer service 1. 52% stop buying after a bad customer service interaction 2.

2017 40

2017 Customer Experience Return on Investment Competitive Advantage 40

CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Over the past three years, consumer satisfaction with voice assistants has also increased greatly. Between 2017 and 2019, this percentage grew from 61% to 72%. The number of people using voice assistants to buy products also rose from 35% in 2017 to 53% in 2019. This frees up time and resources. No More Putting on Hold.

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Customer Service E Commerce Customer Service Representative 2017 52

NICE inContact

AUGUST 16, 2019

Brands of all sizes are learning that customer experience is no longer an afterthought: it’s the heart of what consumers want, and the foundation for profits. In light of fast-changing customer demands, is your contact center keeping up? Ultimately, digital engagement is what customers demand.

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Contact Center Consumers Net Promoter Score 2018 54

CSM Magazine

MAY 18, 2017

Over 88% of organisations expect digital customer interactions to overtake voice by 2020 or sooner and 92% say customer experience can be linked to revenue, but just 29% are confident they can deliver a seamless customer experience across multiple channels, according to a new report, State of Customer Experience 2017 from West.

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2017 Customer Experience Contact Center Customer Experience Professionals 40

Eptica

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Date: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 National Customer Service Week: The opportunity of Artificial Intelligence. Published on: October 04, 2017. It is a great opportunity to demonstrate how customer service, and customer experience, has grown to become business-critical for organisations, whatever industry sector they are in.

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Customer Service Contact Center 2017 2015 68

Eptica

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Meeting the CX needs of the connected consumer. Published on: December 06, 2017. Author: Vincent Giraud We live in the age of the connected consumer. Consumers are connected all through the day , using their devices from when they wake until last thing at night.

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Connections Consumers 2017 Social Media 49

ShepHyken

MARCH 9, 2018

This week we feature an article by Gemma Baker who writes about how the customer service world has changed with the development of digital communication channels. – Shep Hyken. It is no secret that customers are turning towards digital communication channels when contacting organizations. Provide a Quicker Answer.

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2018 Blog Customer Service 2017 75

ShepHyken

MARCH 9, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Chatbots Make There 3 Customer Experience Improvements Possible by Rose de Fremery. My Comment: In 2017 Gartner predicted that by 2020 the average person will have more conversations with bots than their spouse.

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2020 Article Customer Service Books 62

Magellan Solutions

JULY 27, 2017

These are the trends of the call center industry this year of 2017: The growth of the cloud call centers. The popularity of self-service options. Even though research has shown that 79% of today’s consumers still prefer talking to an agent over the telephone, 19% prefer solving issues by themselves. Contact us now!

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Call Center 2017 Omnichannel Government 56

Calabrio

JANUARY 19, 2017

At Calabrio, we know that to achieve those goals, successful companies are constantly analyzing what is and is not resonating with customers and driving those insights back into the business. More and more companies are realizing that the key to happy customers is happy employees. 2017 is all about #customersatisfaction.

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2017 Customer Satisfaction Brands Contact Center 59

COPC

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Hot off the presses, the 2017 Consumer Edition of the Customer Experience Management Benchmark (CXMB) Series, titled The Consumer’s Voice: Opinions, Perceptions and Expectations , was recently released during the Execs In The Know Customer Response Summit, Chicago, on September 19-21. and Execs In The Know.

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