BlueOcean

OCTOBER 4, 2023

When one in five of your customers speak something other than English as their first language, providing bilingual customer support is critical. The impact of bilingual support on the customer experience cannot be understated. Without it, you risk taking a hit to your CSat scores, your brand loyalty, and your bottom line.

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Contact Center Customer Care Average Handle Time Consumers 310

Comm100

MARCH 14, 2024

Chatbots have become a ubiquitous part of customer service and support. As businesses strive to meet the ever-increasing expectations of their customers, the adoption of chatbots has emerged as an essential move to enhance service delivery and operational efficiency.

Customer Service 91

Customer Service Customers Interaction Blog 91

ShepHyken

JANUARY 18, 2019

This week we feature an article by Tim Houlne who writes about the importance of integrating technology into your business to provide the optimum customer experience. – Shep Hyken. Time to start planning for your 2019 customer experience initiatives. Would you consider that a great customer experience?

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Blog Customer Experience Contact Center Airlines 96

BlueOcean

OCTOBER 23, 2023

(This is updated version of our most popular blogs: 52 RFP Questions (2013), 51 RFP Questions (2016), 60 RFP Questions (2020)) Every few years we update our recommended list of contact center RFP Questions. Client Service What is the average length of your client relationships? We hope this makes your RFP process a little smoother!

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Customer Care Contact Center Culture Measurement 177

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 14, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Pascal van Opzeeland, writes an informative article about the popularity of messaging apps and how they are impacting customer service. Have you been focusing on social media service lately? Why Messaging Is So Promising For Customer Service.

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Blog Customer Service Social Media Sports 126

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 6, 2017

This week we feature an article by Pascal van Opzeeland that discusses how to handle difficult customers. Most of the time we encounter tricky service situations, we want to resolve them and restore the customer’s confidence in doing business with us. – Shep Hyken. I’m not just talking about the occasional angry customer.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 17, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Ian Landsman writes about the importance of training and preparing customer service representatives to interact with customers. I agree that every employee should go through customer service training, and it should be ongoing. Shep Hyken.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 28, 2018

This week we feature an article by Pradeep Rathinam who writes about how we must understand what the large population of millennials expect when it comes to customer service. – Shep Hyken. They are literally changing the rules of customer service on the fly. Compare that with 10-15 hours of screen time! Get creative!

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Blog Customer Service Fashion Social Media 100

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

This week we feature an article by Nathalie Herrman who writes about three key principles that are at the root of all great customer service. She also reminds us that the customer experience begins with the employee experience. – Shep Hyken. Otherwise, we lack integrity, employees lose interest, and customer service suffers.

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Customer Satisfaction Blog Exceptional Customer Service Employee Experience 92

ShepHyken

JANUARY 25, 2019

Marlene Caroselli shares a rhyme that will help you to communicate with customers and provide customer satisfaction. – Shep Hyken. Especially when an angry customer is calling your office, it’s important to have a verbal safety net that will rescue you should the metaphorical tight rope become difficult to navigate.

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Customer Satisfaction Blog Books Customer Service Representative 118

ChurnZero

DECEMBER 27, 2019

I f ChurnZero were to release a greatest hits compilation of our top content, milestones, and life events in 2019, this blog post would be it. With over 70+ published blogs this year, we whittled down our list to the ten most popular posts from the ChurnZero team and friends. . Top 10 Blog Posts from 2019 .

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2019 Blog E-support Chief Customer Officer 64

ShepHyken

JANUARY 5, 2018

This week we feature an article by Ford Blakely about text messaging which can provide that instant, convenient and low-friction customer experience that delivers delight. Let’s face it, customer service is the lifeline of any company. When customers are angry, they tell the world about it. – Shep Hyken.

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Blog Customer Service Poor Customer Service Multi-Channel 81

SurveySensum

JANUARY 26, 2024

When the package arrived, she found some glitches and contacted customer support for assistance. The responsiveness and effectiveness of the support team in resolving her issue became a pivotal moment in Claire’s customer journey. Claire’s story encapsulates the essence of a customer journey. What is a Customer Journey?

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SAP Customer Experience

OCTOBER 1, 2021

At SAP, our mission is to build intelligent enterprises by infusing our AI technologies into applications and business scenarios across all lines of business (HR, procurement, or finance), at scale. In this blog post, let’s focus on two concrete AI applications in the customer service area. Use Case #1 –.

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Customer Service Blog Technology Customers 88

BlueOcean

APRIL 24, 2024

This holds especially true in the world of outsourced customer service, where your vendor is literally representing your brand and your values. Ideally, you’d want to work with a customer care partner who is doing more than just checking the boxes. Check for good practices like whistleblower protection policies.

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Contact Center Government Measurement Document 177

CSM Magazine

MAY 30, 2023

Jim Davies at Calabrio outlines 3 winning strategies for a seamless customer experience that are guaranteed to take you over the finish line in a record-setting way. Dropping the Baton In this scenario, the chatbot runs a good leg. Managing the hand-over from bot to agent is like taking part in a relay race. and “Why are you calling?”

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Contact Center Customer Centricity Brands Interaction 52

ReviewTrackers

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Testimonials Increase Conversions When implemented correctly, testimonials can convince a customer to make a purchase. The study also revealed that the first 5-10 reviews determined if the customer made a purchase, which makes it even more crucial that you make testimonials a major centerpiece when someone makes a purchase decision.

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Blog Information Article Feedback 128

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

This week we feature an article by Catalin Corzini who shares information about how chatbots can provide a better experience and how to customize the customer journey when using chatbots. – Shep Hyken. Shortly, there were websites and businesses take advantage of the myriad of functionality that chatbots were providing to customers.

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Customer Journey Blog Healthcare 2010 90

LiveChat

JANUARY 3, 2019

It was a good year for the LiveChat blog. Our blog was visited every month by over 100k visitors , who spend 8 minutes on each page on average. Let me proudly present a list of 12 killer posts we’ve published this year on LiveChat Blog. How we reached 100,000 unique views a month on LiveChat blog. It was just great.

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2018 Blog B2B 2014 59

ReviewTrackers

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Testimonials Increase Conversions When implemented correctly, testimonials can convince a customer to make a purchase. The study also revealed that the first 5-10 reviews determined if the customer made a purchase, which makes it even more crucial that you make testimonials a major centerpiece when someone makes a purchase decision.

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Customers Blog Information Article 123

BlueOcean

APRIL 24, 2024

This holds especially true in the world of outsourced customer service, where your vendor is literally representing your brand and your values. Ideally, you’d want to work with a customer care partner who is doing more than just checking the boxes. Check for good practices like whistleblower protection policies.

Contact Center 156

Contact Center Government Measurement Document 156

ChurnZero

DECEMBER 28, 2018

This has been quite a year for the ChurnZero blog. We’ve published +60 posts on a variety of Customer Success related topics like customer churn, product adoption, customer journeys and more. We even got a shout out from HubSpot as a top blog you should be reading in 2018. 10 Punny Customer Success Jokes.

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2018 Blog Net Promoter Score Social Media 49

BlueOcean

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You’re prepared for the future of customer service. And you’re ready for your outsourced customer service RFP to hit the road and bring you some stellar options for a new contact center partner. 1 Describe your current AI capabilities and services. #2 You’ve got your game face on. We want to make it easy for you.

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Contact Center Measurement Metrics Omnichannel 195

Retently

MAY 15, 2024

Have you ever read an online newspaper, blog or magazine only to be asked for your feedback as a reader? Most of us associate customer feedback with, well, customers. Example of NPS Website Visitors Survey From Ecommerce companies and SaaS services to physical product businesses , customer feedback is extremely valuable.

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Net Promoter Score NPS Feedback Metrics 78

Team Support

JANUARY 22, 2024

Businesses are continually seeking innovative ways to enhance efficiency and improve the overall customer experience. In this blog, we will delve into the intricacies of automation, exploring its benefits, applications, and the core components that drive effective customer service automation. What is Automation?

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Customer Service Exceptional Customer Service B2B Demo 59

Upstream Works

JANUARY 31, 2023

As 2023 unfolds, a key theme for contact center leaders to watch is reinforcing the connection between customer experience (CX) and agent experience (AX). CX must always remain the primary focus for the contact center –this recent blog post identified two 2023 trends that will have a major impact on CX.

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2023 Contact Center Customer Journey Mapping Touchpoint 78

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MARCH 9, 2015

Organizations across a wide range of industries are creating positions like Chief Customer Officer and Customer Experience executive. They’ve realized the importance of investing in the overall experience of customers, and that doing so generates phenomenal business results. Start considering ways to improve that scenario.

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Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer Customer Experience Professionals Leadership 287

CX Accelerator

APRIL 1, 2022

After service had been restored, I got a call from a customer. It just so happened to be from a customer to whom I had issued a service credit just a day earlier in hopes of restoring his confidence in our company. When I began to make my offer, the customer responded with something like: “Look.

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Contact Center Communication Connections Customers 266

GetFeedback

AUGUST 7, 2019

Get visibility into the onsite service experience and take immediate action to improve your field service operations. We’ve all experienced the dreaded four-hour window waiting for cable service installation. Eventually he does, but it’s still a few more hours until the onsite service is complete.

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Telecommunications Transportation Feedback Customer Satisfaction 170

Totango

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Customer Success Playbook Strategies: Mapping a Path to Winning Outcomes. A customer success playbook maps out a game plan you can use to automate successful outcomes for your clients. We’ll walk you through a five-step strategy to promote customer success using playbooks. What Is a Customer Success Playbook?

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Customer Success Customer Journey Customers Customer Retention 88

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Customer experience is about so much more than call-center scripts or proper protocol around customer complaints. The best companies, the ones we know as customer experience leaders, adopt a customer focused view to everything. Silos make understanding the customer journey that much harder. Share the best stuff!

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Customer Focused Call Center 2014 Social Media 275

Customer Bliss

AUGUST 13, 2019

Does this scenario sound familiar: I’ve had breakfast, lunch and a snack and the cable guy is still not here. Is it about your customer’s needs? That four hour window was created for the company, not for the customer, and certainly not for your mom. Lost wages + productivity = irate customers.

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Books Blog Customers Customer Satisfaction 136

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MARCH 5, 2015

Disappointing a customer really comes down to one thing: expectations. If you don’t live up to them, you will disappoint a customer. If you’d like a guide, here are the steps to disappointing any customer. If there is no communication, we can whip up a worst-case scenario faster than you can say Larry David.

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Customer Service Sports Social Media Communication 274

SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The plethora of solutions or blogs may not be useful when it comes to gaining insight and knowledge. SaaS (software as a service) companies have seen an exponential growth in the business sphere. The 20 Best SaaS Blogs You Must Follow. The blog is run by Dan Decker, a SaaS industry expert. . All That SaaS. SaaSMetrics.

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Blog B2B Social Media Metrics 23

BirdEye

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This statistic shows that your customers are looking for you online. You must monitor what your customers say about you, respond to their remarks, and use their feedback to improve. In this blog, we’ll explain how to create a fool-proof restaurant reputation management process and build a 5-star online reputation.

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Management Social Media 2007 Reference 107

Steve DiGioia

JUNE 26, 2023

We have studied ways to best serve our customers ad nauseam. We use numerous metrics to gauge customer sentiments. We sit through seminar after seminar to learn the latest tactics to enhance the customer experience and spend thousands of dollars on certification courses signaling to our peers our “expertise”.

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Seminar Customer Centricity Culture Metrics 78

NICE inContact

JANUARY 16, 2018

When it comes to delivering exceptional customer experiences, true omnichannel service and quick resolution go hand-in-hand. While the CX Transformation Benchmark Study reveals the emphasis customers place on wanting omnichannel service, it also found that the leading indicator of successful customer service is speed.

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Customer Experience Omnichannel Contact Center Touchpoint 96