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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of April 29, 2024

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My Comment: I’ve been studying how different brands are creating successful loyalty programs. While the article focuses on retail (especially e-commerce), anyone from any type of company (B2B and B2C) that has “VIP customers” will want to read this article. Here are four trends tied to the overall experience.

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of April 14, 2024

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Here’s a great line from the article: “Every additional penny that is asked of a customer should be put through a rigorous test.” It also includes a short list of what to consider when protecting customer loyalty. Loyalty Programs Should Encourage Competition. Over 90% of businesses today offer a loyalty program.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 10-25-2021

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Read this article and learn more about what customers expect. 4 Ways Chatbots Can Fail at Customer Experience by Phil Britt. CMSWire) Chatbots continue to handle an increasing amount of customer support and other B2C and B2B interactions. I’m a big believer that the typical loyalty program is actually a marketing program.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 6-7-2021

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I love the formula: Customer-Centric Mindset + Happy Employees = Company Success. Put another way, before you can have an amazing customer experience, you must start with an employee experience. The Untapped Potential of B2B Customer Loyalty Programs by John Rolston and Jon Glick. Absolutely!

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for the Week of September 11, 2023

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by Jubin Mehta (The Wise Marketer) Brands really care about customer loyalty but more often than not, the understanding and execution have to go beyond a basic loyalty program. In the last couple of years, there has been a radical shift in this with brands foraying into loyalty with full force. Here’s how.

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of February 5, 2024

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How 6 Brands Could Change Loyalty Trends In 2024 by Jenn McMillen (The Wise Marketer) Loyalty marketing remains popular, but often is just the same-old, same old. But in 2023, these six retailers and brands set new standards of what loyalty can be. My Comment: Most loyalty programs are marketing programs.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of April 20, 2020

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Loyalty programs boost businesses’ ability to keep customers by Jill Young Miller. Louis) In business, simple loyalty programs can strongly increase customer retention, Washington University in St. 7 Ways to Add More Value to Your Loyalty Program by Emily Rudin. Washington University in St.

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