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Seeking a True Strategic Partner: Green Flags in the Outsourced Customer Care RFP Process

BlueOcean

Here are a few green flag markers that help indicate that you’ve found the best-fit outsourced customer care partner. If you’ve taken part in an outsourced customer care procurement process, either as a bidder or as a buyer, we’d lay money on the fact that you’ve got some horror stories to tell.

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The 3 Principles of Brand Loyalty After COVID-19 Rocked Our World

BlueOcean

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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Seeking a True Strategic Partner: Green Flags in the Outsourced Customer Care RFP Process

BlueOcean

Here are a few green flag markers that help indicate that you’ve found the best-fit outsourced customer care partner. If you’ve taken part in an outsourced customer care procurement process, either as a bidder or as a buyer, we’d lay money on the fact that you’ve got some horror stories to tell.

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Building a Better Loyalty Program (and the Reward for Getting It Right)

BlueOcean

Check your wallet (digital and/or physical) – do you have loyalty cards for your favorite retail outlets? loyalty programs on average. Ulta tells a similar story— 95% of their revenue comes from their loyalty program members. The data is clear—loyalty pays… but it is often harder to achieve than it looks.

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This is our time for a Customer CARE revolution!

Bill Quiseng

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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Are You Using 1999 Metrics to Measure 2019 Customer Care?

BlueOcean

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. Changing this approach and perspective is the first step in becoming a brand that your customers love. But where do we start?

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Guest Post: Customer Care–It’s Now or Never

ShepHyken

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?”