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MAY 23, 2018

This blog post is part of a series focusing on improving the customer experiences. . A software application will only get you so far when building an effective customer engagement management strategy. But technology will only get you so far in your quest to provide great customer service.

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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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Eptica

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Date: Friday, October 8, 2021 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager 5 ways to make your customer service more agile and flexible. How can they ensure they are meeting customer needs, whatever is happening? Click here to read the full post on our parent company Enghouse Interactive’s blog.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 12, 2019

Many of these employees were tasked with challenging customer-facing positions. For example, Macy’s hired 1,500 employees at customer service call centers and countless more for sales floors across the country, while Target doubled its team dedicated to in-store pickups and curbside services.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 28, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. America’s Best Customer Service Companies by Newsweek. My Comment: We start off this week with Newsweek’s list of America’s BEST customer service companies. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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delighted

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Exceptional customer service turns repeat and new customers into promoters. Needless to say, many brands are taking notice of the financial benefits improving customer service can have for your bottom line. In 2019, 67% of consumers believe that companies are actively improving their customer service.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 12, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Adam Toporek, writes about how important improvisation is in frontline customer service. It is also important to hire customer service reps that care, and who already have the personality to succeed in a customer service position.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 5, 2018

Let’s face it, customer service is the lifeline of any company. Of course, getting new customers is just as important, but it’s useless if your customer service experience is suboptimal. According to Forbes , Businesses are losing $62 billion per year through poor customer service. Text Messaging.

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VDS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Customer service teams face the challenge of not only catering to the current needs of their clients but also preparing for future trends and challenges. One solution to keep those teams resilient and adaptable is Genesys Cloud, a powerful customer experience platform designed to future-proof customer service operations.

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Kustomer

OCTOBER 1, 2022

As our recent report on the future of customer service details, more instantaneous channels are regularly preferred by younger consumers — specifically text messaging. So if the future of customer communication is messaging, why is it still important for businesses to put their energy and resources into email customer service?

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

This week we feature an article by Brooke Harper who writes about the importance of using social media to provide great customer service. If you’re not monitoring what customers are saying about you and your company on social media, what are you waiting for?! – Shep Hyken. Put Great Care into Each Interaction.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 28, 2017

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Murph Krajewski, writes about the importance of a single customer view when it comes to serving your customers. This will help lead you to forming important relationship with your customer. – Shep Hyken. Customer service needs customer data.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 7, 2019

This might seem like a decidedly old-school customer service channel, but calls are as important, if not more so than ever and more consumers are calling businesses today than any other time in history. In fact, nearly t wo-thirds (65%) of potential customers want to reach brands by phone. Think your business is an exception?

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SurveySensum

AUGUST 8, 2023

According to a Microsoft Dynamics 365 State of Global Customer Service Report , 95% of consumers consider good B2B customer service essential for earning loyalty. Remember the old saying, “A happy customer is a loyal customer”? That’s where customer feedback comes into play.

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Help Scout

APRIL 29, 2021

Your customer service culture is not what your fancy “Customer Guarantee” promises, and it’s not whatever you say it is in your new employee handbook. It’s worth noting that companies with any of these primary cultures can still deliver good customer service experiences. Strategies for company executives.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 15, 2019

This week we feature an article by Tom Buiocchi who writes about the importance of the “behind the scenes” work facilities managers do in order to enhance the customer experience. When you think about how to provide excellent customer service, chances are facilities management might not be the first thing that comes to mind.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

This week we feature an article by Andy Steuer who shares valuable information about how to use virtual web assistants to optimize productivity in areas of customer service, customer support, CRM management and more. – Shep Hyken. Customer Service. Email and Phone Support. Order Management and Data Entry.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

He shares how companies can use QR codes to improve customer service and experience. For instance, QR codes can effectively be implemented in customer service. In this blog post, we will look at some of the most creative ways companies employ QR codes to help customers and provide a matchless customer experience.

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Customer Guru

MARCH 21, 2018

The days when a customer service (CS) team was strictly responsible for handling complaints from customers are long past. In this new market, your CS team has to handle plenty more than unruly and unhappy customers. Too many companies haven’t shifted their focus yet toward this effective customer service strategy.

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Eptica

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Date: Friday, October 15, 2021 Author: Trevor Davies, Head of Products, Enghouse Interactive Migrating call accounting to the cloud? In this new blog post Trevor Davis outlines the key considerations when choosing a cloud-based call accounting solution and how to pick the perfect partner. Here’s what to consider.

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NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Agility and ease are key concepts in digital customer service , regardless of your industry or the size of your business. We recently collaborated with T-Mobile, one of our clients, to learn more about how they offer better, more efficient digital customer service. Here’s what we found out. Unify channels.

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Natalie Petouhof

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Tweet AI and customer service; it’s a hot topic! But when I talk to customers, they say, “ I get there’s something to AI and customer service, but how do I deliver business results and value with AI? ” Implementing technology without strategy makes us do the wrong things faster ! 1) First step?

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Customers That Stick

AUGUST 11, 2015

Twitter understands that it is often a channel for immediate customer response, and it is not only embracing its role as a customer service channel but beginning to focus on selling itself as an indispensable channel for customer service. We’re in the early days of the next revolution — customer service on Twitter.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 16, 2019

Any job that involves interacting with people requires clear communication. for in-person customer service. This kind of game would be great for pre-sales support teams, who work together to boost customer engagement. We share tips about customer service and communication on the Userlike Blog. .

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 13, 2019

Digital-first customer service is no longer a nice option or a fun perk. It’s what today’s customers have come to expect: meeting them where they are, on the channel they want, on their timeline. Without a digital customer service strategy, your customer is on the receiving end of a busy signal, or a phone left off the hook.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

This week we feature an article by Megan Wenzl about the importance of online reviews to your business and customer engagement. Customers today will engage with your business if they feel a connection during their entire experience interacting with your company. Customers need to feel heard and know that you care about them.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 26, 2018

Pay attention to what customers are saying. Take advantage of what you are seeing and hearing and then use what you’ve learned to surprise your customers with amazing and exceptional customer service. – Shep Hyken. Employees who take a moment to observe something about each customer listen better to them.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

A live chat tool can help businesses significantly improve lead capture efforts, customer onboarding, and long-term support. A live chat tool is ideal for these tasks as it owes to interactive methodology and better communication. Here’s how live chat simplifies the customer journey: 1. Proactively greets every website visitor.

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CSM Magazine

APRIL 27, 2023

Businesses must utilize metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure their performance in order to ensure that customer service meets their needs. In this article, we will look at the significance of metrics and KPIs in customer service.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 26, 2019

This week we feature an article by Chanice Henry who writes about the importance of listening and understanding your customers in order to give them the experience they want. Wish to inspire a step-change in how customers interact with your brand digitally ? This frees-up human agents to solve more challenging cases.

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ShepHyken

MAY 25, 2018

For example, if a customer is angry, next-best action ensures you don’t try to sell them something on any channel – they likely won’t respond, and you’ll just seem tone-deaf. It’s a constant balancing act, wherever and whenever the customer touches your brand. Select the next-best action for the person, and moment.

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transcosmos Information Systems

OCTOBER 8, 2015

It goes without saying that businesses have tried to find ways to improve their customer service through the use of technology, so much so that customer service has become incomplete without it. Just how important is technology to customer service at this modern age? Here are three reasons. And why not?

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Lumoa

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

A customer mentions during a service call that they’ve had trouble finding the new permissions settings in their account dashboard. While canceling their account, a customer indicates that “customer service” was the main reason they are leaving. Why you should care about the Voice of the Customer?

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SaleMove

JUNE 11, 2021

In an age where customers are accustomed to interacting through chat, voice, and video in their personal lives, shouldn’t they be able to do the same with the businesses they choose to purchase from? Businesses are not blind to the need to add more digital features to their service menus.

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Kustomer

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Optimal customer service is a must for companies that want a stellar reputation that keeps business flowing. In fact, according to our own research , 79% of consumers say customer service is extremely important when deciding where to shop, so delivering on consumer expectations has never been more important.

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SurveySensum

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Customer experience encompasses every interaction a customer has with a business. A survey conducted by TELUS International revealed that 65% of customers anticipate­ some level of CX automation in their customer journey. In this blog, we are going to explore the hot topic of CX automation from A to Z.

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ijgolding

AUGUST 12, 2014

It is impossible to ignore the fact that customer service has gone all social on us. Our obsession with Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram and more has led to the humble consumer actively seeking to interact with companies via social networks. The Ecosystem for Social Customer Service. It is quite frightening!

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