BlueOcean

JULY 12, 2018

The only constant in the customer care world is change, and if you don’t keep up, you’ll be left behind. That’s why we’ve compiled these must-read articles to keep you updated and give you some food for thought as you think about the future of your outsourced customer care. The Role of Chatbots in Customer Care. “

Customer Care 185

Customer Care Contact Center Competitive Advantage B2B 185

BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

But calculating how the costs of your customer service solution make an impact on your bottom line can be complicated. For example, at first glance, an hour-long phone call with a customer that doesn’t result in first call resolution or a sale appears to be a high-cost, low-efficiency interaction. But where do we start?

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Metrics Customer Care 2019 Measurement 219

BlueOcean

APRIL 15, 2019

The trend of personalized customer experience has since transformed almost every industry as we know it. From the retail experience to social media connections to issue resolution via the contact center, customers want their individual needs known and reflected in the interactions, services, and products they pay for.

Customer Care 189

Customer Care Social Media Contact Center 2019 189

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 11, 2020

H e explains how and why expanding customer care operations to include online chat and brand communities can elevate both self-service and customer care. “Hi, That little chat box in the bottom right corner of the screen promises to answer every customer question — but will it? Hi, how can I help you?”

Customer Care 144

Customer Care E-support Consumers Customer Satisfaction 144

GetFeedback

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Business is built on customer relationships, and brand perception sets the tone. Companies, of course, want to cultivate a positive brand perception among their target consumers, but it’s a tricky goal. As Brandwatch points out , companies don’t control brand perception—consumers do. The Basics of Brand Perception.

Measurement 262

Measurement Brands Net Promoter Score Social Media 262

Bill Quiseng

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Even if the traditionalists could hear, they would wear noise-canceling headphones, oblivious to the employees’ concerns and customer complaints. These traditionalists cared more about profits and didn’t care much about employees or customers. Let’s be revolutionary to improve the customer experience.

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Customer Care Culture Employee Experience Customers 97

BlueOcean

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Is communication still going strong and do you feel comfortable in those interactions? Are you still in regular contact with your partner’s leadership team and do you still trust them to deliver excellence for your customers? Are their values still clearly aligned with your brand? Are Your Customers Happy?

Customer Care 156

Customer Care Contact Center Net Promoter Score Metrics 156

BlueOcean

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

But you’re ready to implement and transition into your new outsourced customer care program so you’ve got to buckle up and buckle down. Here are the milestones you can expect along the way of implementing your outsourced customer care program. Building Your Outsourced Customer Care Team. You deserve it.

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Customer Care Roadmap Call Recording Fashion 156

BlueOcean

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Without it, you risk taking a hit to your CSat scores, your brand loyalty, and your bottom line. We would wager, that even with the evolution of AI, brands serving consumers in the Americas will continue to benefit from providing support in French, Spanish, and, for some organizations, Portuguese through a live agent model.

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Contact Center Customer Care Average Handle Time Consumers 310

BlueOcean

MAY 13, 2021

Brand loyalty is a reflection of a customer’s commitment to a relationship with a given retailer or service provider. We quickly got used to holding everything and everyone at arm’s length – and for many customers, that included the brands they had once been loyal to. Convenience: First Among Equals.

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Loyalty Brands Average Handle Time 2020 156

BlueOcean

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

We’ve said it so often it’s become cliché, but we stand by the concept that happy employees make for happy customers, and in outsourcing, happy customers make happy clients. TX strategy is the ultimate integration of customer experience (CX), employee experience (EX), the multi experience (MX), and user experience (UX).

Contact Center 156

Contact Center Multi-Channel Customer Care Touchpoint 156

Hello Customer

MAY 19, 2021

Recently, many organizations saw peaks in demand for customer service and the requests never went down. The profitability of selling to an existing customer is 60-70% , while the profitability of selling to a new prospect is only 5-20% ( Invespcro ). Customer Experts. To wrap up.

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Competitive Advantage Customer Care 2021 Customer Centricity 98

Interactions

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Getting stuck in a loop or being misunderstood by an automated customer care system brings out the worst in humanity. Thankfully, customer service tools have advanced in recent years, and AI is accelerating the change. Interactions IVA works with your existing technology stack instead of forcing you into another ecosystem.

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Interaction Customer Service Contact Center Multi-Channel 62

CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Customers of health-related products—such as over-the-counter medicines, dietary supplements, nutraceuticals, medical devices, wearables, and animal health products—typically have higher expectations of manufacturers than do users of other types of consumer products. Proactive outreach. Product recall support. Documentation of contacts.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Customer Care Document Insurance 52

CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Reuters Events are excited to announce the final service & experience webinar of 2021: ‘Supercharging Customer Care: Optimizing Experiences to Drive Business Growth’ featuring senior leaders from EXPO2020, Hootsuite, Getaline Ecommerce & Customer Service Culture! Register now to join live or pre-order the recording!

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Customer Care Webinar 2022 2021 52

Inbenta

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The banking sector has also recognized the game-changing effects innovative technological disruptors like Artificial Intelligence (AI) can have and acted promptly to optimize their online and mobile banking models with customer interaction platforms. For years, customers have been demanding more from their financial institutions.

Banking 95

Banking Customer Care Competitive Advantage Omnichannel 95

SurveySensum

APRIL 1, 2024

Trust in a brand is not merely beneficial; it is crucial for a startup’s survival and growth. Research indicates a customer trust directly correlates with brand loyalty. And loyal customers make purchases 90% more often and are inclined to spend more during each transaction, contributing to better cash flow for the brand.

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Brands Social Media Feedback Loyalty 52

InMoment XI

OCTOBER 5, 2023

A lot of customer experiences hinge on your contact center’s effectiveness, which is why it’s important to ensure it’s a resource your customers find helpful, professional, and expedient. This frees your call center agents up to deal with more complicated problems while also reducing call volumes, saving your brand both time and money.

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Contact Center Call Center Social Media Employee Experience 486

ShepHyken

MARCH 29, 2017

And, if you’ve been following my work, you’ve heard me talk or write about how social media is a viable way to deliver amazing customer service. And, social customer service allows you to take the interactions with your customers to an even higher level. Just provide great information that adds value to your customers.

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Customer Care Social Media Customer Service Training Customers 101

Interactions

JULY 29, 2021

Interactions recently surveyed 1,100 U.S. consumers to see what they like when it comes to customer service. Given that 92% of consumers surveyed believed that today’s customer service needs improvement, brands have a big opportunity to make excellent customer service a key differentiator. Here’s what we found.

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Customer Care Consumers Poor Customer Service Contact Center 71

Second to None

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

By listening to their customers and measuring customer service standards, grocery brands can stay ahead of the curve and deliver what their customers need and want most— especially as consumer expectations and trends evolve. Mystery Shopping measures operational standards and brand performance.

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2024 Measurement Brands Customer Experience 62

Russel Lolacher

MARCH 8, 2020

Jokes about call centres, humour about customer interactions… and one making a joke about how millennials would be easier to serve if they would just stop starring at their screens. Salesforce found 86% of Millennials and GenZers use social media, 52% said it was their preferred method of engaging with brands.

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Customer Care Social Media 2018 2019 80

Interactions

OCTOBER 17, 2019

“When Interactions started out in 2004, a streamlined customer experience certainly wasn’t considered the business necessity that it is today. Michael Iacobucci, longstanding CEO of Interactions. 15 years ago, the impact that technology has on customer care could not have been predicted.

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Interactions

MARCH 13, 2019

Although traditionally they may seem unrelated, marketing and your customer care strategy actually have a lot in common– the biggest thing being your customers. Customer care is a major touchpoint with your brand. When your customers reach out to your company, they are looking for a solution.

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Customer Care Marketing Average Handle Time Customer Retention 63

Second to None

MARCH 2, 2021

Your brand experience is a multi-layered avenue that draws a connection between you and consumers — positively or negatively. It’s your personality, values, and attitude that fuels your brand’s perception out in the world. Let’s first define brand experience. Brand Experience vs. Customer Experience. Social media

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Consumers Brands Social Media Loyalty 109

Interactions

MARCH 26, 2020

Treat your customers how they want to be treated. This type of technology enables businesses to deploy emotion-based customer care. For example, an IVA will be able to determine a customer’s emotions and sentiment and have the ability to respond in the appropriate way. More data equals happier customers.

Customer Care 71

Customer Care Contact Center Hospitality Travel 71

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 30, 2015

We know this technique as the peak-end rule , which not only helps retain customers after things go awry, but often has the power to forge stronger loyalty from an otherwise bad experience. Letting customers call the shots. Michaels put some real thought into this- not as an exit point, but as an important customer touchpoint.

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Oracle

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

” One customer of a popular athleisure brand waited over a month for a refund on his girlfriend’s yoga pants, spending 90-minutes waiting to speak to an agent and, as he says, watching his emails go ignored for days. Customers haven’t lowered their expectations. Quote of the week: Every interaction matters.

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Customer Care E Commerce Retail Brands 78

Second to None

MARCH 18, 2021

By listening to their customers and measuring customer service standards, grocery brands can stay ahead of the curve and deliver what their customers need and want most— especially as consumer expectations and trends evolve. Measure Across All Grocery Customer Service Touchpoints.

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Measurement 2021 Brands Customer Experience 113

Russel Lolacher

APRIL 5, 2021

Ten years of leading a provincial government team in web services and social customer care has been a challenging and rewarding experience. People connect with people, not brands – talk like a human. The post Lessons from 10 Years Working in Public Service Social Customer Care appeared first on Russel Lolacher.

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Customer Care Government Communication Engagement 98

InMoment XI

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Google Local Guide program features a global community of users that companies can engage with to support their marketing activities, build brand reputation, manage online reviews and ratings, and improve online search visibility and exposure. Local Guides (and, in general, all of your customers) care about being responded to.

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Management Feedback Information Brands 260

NetBase

MAY 23, 2019

When we talk about customer care, we now know we’re talking about the entire customer experience – not just isolated moments in-store, or when things go wrong. How does social listening impact customer care in one of the most experiential categories – i.e., Travel & Hospitality? Here are some ways!

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Travel Customer Care Information Hotels 56

ClearAction

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Are Your Customer Care Metrics Customer-Centric? Customer care metrics are a barometer of performance across a variety of customer interactions such as chat, text messages, email, social media and communities. Both of these orientations tend to be company-serving rather than customer-focused.

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Customer Care Customer Centricity Metrics Social Media 54

Interactions

OCTOBER 29, 2020

These are defined as important because “they give us confidence, allow our focus to be on the substance of the interaction, and tell us what to do and what to expect others to do in return.” If these basic principles are at the core of your customer interactions, it sets the tone for a good experience.

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CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

But what is too often overlooked is the impact these interactions and frustrations are having on agents’ mental health and productivity. In fact, recent research shows that 69% of agents reference background noise around them or customers as a key component of declining mental wellbeing.

Brands 59

Brands Average Handle Time Call Recording Technology 59

Interactions

MAY 15, 2024

In today’s dynamic landscape of customer service and contact center experience, where every interaction counts, businesses must strive to not just meet but exceed customer expectations. Brands that prioritize CX outperform their competitors in terms of revenue, customer retention, and profitability at every turn.

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Customer Experience Interaction Poor Customer Service Contact Center 62

BirdEye

OCTOBER 5, 2023

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions your brand name? Today’s marketplace is competitive and transparent, so managing brand perception isn't just important - it's imperative. The stakes are high, with 91% of customers admitting they'd switch to a competitor following a poor customer experience.

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Measurement Brands Social Media Net Promoter Score 62