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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of May 13, 2019

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Or, maybe a better question is: When should chat-bots replace humans for customer support? Seven Tips For Successful Customer Loyalty Programs In 2019 by Sallie Burnett. My Comment: My belief is that many customer loyalty programs are actually marketing programs. by Michael Stelzer.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of September 9, 2019

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(Forbes) Rewards programs can be lucrative for loyal customers, but when companies add lots of rules and restrictions to a loyalty program, it can actually have the opposite effect. My Comment: Let’s start this TOP FIVE roundup with an excellent article about customer loyalty programs.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of December 30, 2019

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Harvard Business Review) More and more companies have loyalty programs — and for good reason. A recent industry report showed that loyalty program members not only spend more and remain customers longer but they are also more likely to spread positive word of mouth. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of July 15, 2019

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(CustomerThink) If you’re on a budget or want to gain the loyalty and respect of your customers, we are going to show you how without offering a single discount on the products in your showcase. My Comment: I often write about the difference between a loyalty program and a marketing/promotional program.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of February 18, 2019

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Top Technology Trends That Will Reshape The Customer Experience In 2019 by Puru Govind. 3 Customer Loyalty Trends for 2019 by SmarterCX Team. And as retail trends continue to evolve in 2019, so do customer loyalty trends and programs. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of October 28, 2019

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Bring Customer Loyalty Under the Customer Experience Umbrella by Phil Britt. CMSWire) Forrester’s 2019 CX Index found that most loyalty programs are ineffective. This, at a time as the company notes, when “it costs 500% more to acquire a new customer than to retain a current one.”

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of February 24, 2020

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(Digital Commerce) The recently revamped VIP program Zappos launched has helped the Amazon-owned retailer build stronger customer loyalty and increase conversion. My Comment: What drives loyalty? Is it a loyalty program with incentives to come back? Or, is it the experience? Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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