Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Customer experience is the sum of each interaction a customer has with your brand, and how they feel about it. The way to leverage this is to understand that intentional, proactive and positive customer experience design leads to real results for your organization AND your customers. Cost of service.

Customer Experience 261

Customer Experience Net Promoter Score Culture ROI 261

Myra Golden

APRIL 28, 2021

This morning I hosted a webinar for leaders of customer service departments and operations. I walked everyone through how to prepare customer service specialists to apply psychological tactics to bring down the temperature in interactions and de-escalate. Designate time to play virtual games to build teamwork and morale.

Customer Service 105

Customer Service Contact Center Customer Service Training Call Center 105

Stella Connect

JANUARY 4, 2022

Customer service coaching refers to the practice of ongoing communication between the agent and their manager to hone in on how to improve on specific skills, achieve specific goals, and develop their craft so they can handle even the most difficult customer interactions. Coaching Customer Service Agents for Individual Growth.

Customer Service Training 97

Customer Service Training Customer Service Contact Center Customers 97

Myra Golden

APRIL 23, 2020

If you don’t have a LinkedIn Learning subscription, it’s super easy to get started training your team with my 7-course customer service boot camp. Empathy for Customer Service Professionals. Learn about how practicing empathy—building a connection—makes customers feel cared about and creates rapport.

Customer Service 101

Customer Service Retail Interaction Customers 101

GetFeedback

JULY 19, 2019

A core question for businesses in this day-and-age is this: Are you listening— really listening—to each and every one of your customers? Harnessing the swell of customer feedback. I’ve interviewed dozens of companies to learn why so few businesses make a strong level of commitment to feedback and customer service.

Social Media 262

Social Media Feedback Webinar Books 262

BlueOcean

JANUARY 6, 2020

Competitive pressures, customer expectations, and emerging technologies are some of the key factors pushing leaders to elevate and evolve their customer service approach. We often talk about omnichannel as the ultimate goal for any and every customer service solution. An Increase in Channel Switching.

Omnichannel 177

Omnichannel Customer Care Customer Journey Consumers 177

Beyond Philosophy

JULY 11, 2020

From how they form to how they change to how they drive your customer loyalty, customer memories are a crucial aspect of your Customer Experience. Knowing the role your Customer Experience design plays in the formation of customer memories is critical to enabling customer-driven growth.

Management 140

Management Customer Experience Design Customers Connections 140

BlueOcean

MARCH 13, 2023

The question of the moment is: what role is ChatGPT going to play in delivering a loyalty-building customer experience? We’ve long been proponents of making transactional customer service low effort, for both customer and contact center. Can AI Handle Complex Customer Care? So let’s get into it.

Contact Center 156

Contact Center Customer Experience Average Handle Time Customer Care 156

InMoment XI

DECEMBER 3, 2024

For example, following up with disgruntled customers and updating a product feature to fit client needs. Disrupt: Key skills include customer experience design and integration to provide exceptional services. Build a basic VoC program to start surveying customers for data collection.

Customer Experience 195

Customer Experience Competitive Advantage Customer Centricity 2024 195

Myra Golden

JUNE 25, 2018

Too many hiring managers focus on candidates’ work history when filling customer service roles. They get excited when they read that the candidate has six-plus years working in customer service. But past work in customer service is not a reliable indicator of future success in serving your customers.

Customer Service 94

Customer Service Customers Communication Interaction 94

Lumoa

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

more friendly behavior in customer service) Marketing to take the info into account in better targeting (e.g. upselling to the most loyal customers) Process changes (e.g. informing the customer more often about how the repair is proceeding) Only after you have acted on feedback, customer experience processes are developing.

Definition 167

Definition Net Promoter Score Customer Experience B2C 167

Stella Connect

APRIL 17, 2018

If you’re in a call center performance management role, you’ve probably invested a lot of time and energy in your customer service training and coaching programs. You’re determined to build a team of brand experts who can connect with customers, resolve issues, and drive sales with ease. Give the service agent the floor.

Customer Service Training 62

Customer Service Training Customer Service Contact Center Customers 62

Michelli Experience

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

I have been slow to accept that, from a service perspective, humans will ever be replaced by computers. I’ve suggested that customers will resist “robots” and I’ve based my thinking in part on the “uncanny valley” hypothesis which postulates that the more robots look like humans the less humans will feel comfortable with them.

Customer Service 108

Customer Service Customers Interaction Social Media 108

Beyond Philosophy

MAY 31, 2019

Nobel-Prize Winning Economist and Professor Daniel Kahneman along with Barbara Frederickson theorized that what people remember most about an experience is the moment when they felt the most intense emotion and how they felt at the end. Instead, that idea is pulled up to the surface, along with everything that’s closely connected to it.

Net Promoter Score 153

Net Promoter Score Customers Connections Brands 153

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.

Customer Service 66

Customer Service Hotels Social Media Hospitality 66

Myra Golden

AUGUST 25, 2016

Two years ago I was working with a company to help their customer service representatives convey empathy to customers. The intended outcome of the training was for employees to speak to customers with care, concern and compassion. Achieving empathy in the customer experience is a bit like walking a tightrope.

Customer Service 63

Customer Service Customer Service Representative Connections Customers 63

Myra Golden

AUGUST 25, 2016

Two years ago I was working with a company to help their customer service representatives convey empathy to customers. The intended outcome of the training was for employees to speak to customers with care, concern and compassion. Achieving empathy in the customer experience is a bit like walking a tightrope.

Customer Service 63

Customer Service Customer Service Representative Connections Customers 63

Myra Golden

MAY 7, 2020

They’re likely seeing a rise in customer frustration. They need to connect with one another. Connect with your team in video meetings, and make the get-together fun. They need contact, connection, and communication – and the break from serving customers. They need to exhale. They need to laugh.

Workshop 71

Workshop Customer Service Connections Customers 71

Michelli Experience

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

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Customer Service 81

Customer Service Customers Social Media Consulting 81

CX Journey

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Think about the last time you called a company's customer service number. Did you feel like you connected with the rep who answered the phone? I know how painful it can be to call customer service. The following outlines four things that companies need to remember as they design the customer service experience.

Customer Service 42

Customer Service Call Center 2015 Customers 42

Customers That Stick

JANUARY 7, 2020

What better way to start off the new year and new decade — a decade that I hope will be marked by incredible improvements in customer experience design, thinking, and execution — than by taking a look at one of the most essential ingredients of customer experience: leadership.

Customer Centricity 88

Customer Centricity Culture 2019 Customer Experience Design 88

Myra Golden

MARCH 6, 2017

Your employees can add value to the customer experience by doing 3 things: Making personal connection, Acknowledging concern, and Empathy. Making Personal Connection. In my workshops I tell people to look for something they can comment on, something perhaps that they have in common with the customer.

Customer Service 45

Customer Service Workshop Government Connections 45

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Customer Experiences are a catalyst for Customer trust and loyalty. With the introduction of data mining into so many experiences, the issue of data security becomes an important aspect of your Customer Experience design. So be forthright with your Customers about how you will use data.

Net Promoter Score 102

Net Promoter Score CEM Books Customer Retention 102

Stella Connect

APRIL 17, 2018

If you’re in a contact center performance management role, you’ve probably invested a lot of time and energy in your customer service training and customer service coaching programs. You’re determined to build a team of brand experts who can connect with customers, resolve issues, and drive sales with ease.

Customer Service Training 40

Customer Service Training Customer Service Contact Center Customers 40

CSM Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2019

The customer service department is too often referred to as “just a cost center”. As experience overtakes price and product as a key brand differentiator, customer service is being recognized as the face of, and driver for, organization-wide strategy. The board includes: EVP, Global Customer Care, Mastercard.

Customer Service Strategies 40

Customer Service Strategies Customer Service Airlines Chief Customer Officer 40

Myra Golden

JULY 2, 2019

For all of my onsite customer service workshops and keynotes, I arrive at least 45 minutes before we start so I can meet and talk to the people who’ll be spending several hours with me. And, it’s the same with customers. Now I didn’t always do this.

Workshop 93

Workshop Interaction Customers Connections 93

Myra Golden

APRIL 9, 2015

The service experience was the big wow for me. Four things stand out from my dining experience at Kd’s. As a Customer Experience Designer, I notice the details. Her eye contact and smile gave me a real sense of connection with her. Success is in the details.

Customer Experience 83

Customer Experience Customer Experience Design Customers Culture 83

Kayako

JANUARY 17, 2018

These interactions make up part of the customer experience, but not all of it. Customer experience encompasses the entire end-to-end journey a customer takes. That involves a whole lot more than just your customer service or support team. Connect sales quotas with concrete customer experience goals.

Customer Experience 179

Customer Experience Net Promoter Score NPS Touchpoint 179

Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Unfortunately, the recent UK Customer Satisfaction survey echoes those findings, indicating that it has fallen over the past couple of years, from 78.2 Joanne Causon, CEO of the Institute of Customer Service , joined me on our podcast about this downward trend in Customer Satisfaction.

Customer Satisfaction 113

Customer Satisfaction 2002 Customers Books 113

Michelli Experience

DECEMBER 13, 2017

But when it comes to customer service experiences, I am uncertain as to which is better – the service of a decade or two ago or the experiences today. Customers find comfort in “the familiar.”. Old school service fits with the burgeoning artisanal movement happening now. In fact, I suggested….

Social Media 45

Social Media Customer Service Consulting Article 45

SurveySensum

JULY 14, 2020

Meet the Top 150 Global Customer Experience Thought Leaders and Influencers of 2020. Adam Toporek – Customer Service Expert, Keynote Speaker, Trainer, Strategic Advisor . Annette Franz – Customer Experience Consultant, Keynote Speaker, Author . LinkedIn : [link]. Website : [link].

2020 132

2020 Customer Experience Magazine Consulting 132

Michelli Experience

MARCH 25, 2016

If a video can’t entertain, then why can’t it inform simultaneously—specifically in the realm of customer service? Videos are very efficient in dispensing valuable information that would help the customer base enjoy and possibly encourage more transactions. So why not publish a video that addresses their needs?

Entertainment 45

Entertainment Customer Service Social Media Healthcare 45

Myra Golden

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Want to set yourself up for success each time you interact with a customer? In my newest training course for LinkedIn Learning, I help customer service reps establish a genuine, human connection. Join me and learn how to keep the conversation flowing by yielding to customers and pacing their words and expressions.

Interaction 84

Interaction Connections Customers Customer Service 84

Myra Golden

MARCH 19, 2017

It sounds defensive and most certainly, it makes the customer more intent on speaking with a supervisor. Maybe try, “I can certainly connect you with a supervisor. If the customer insists on speaking to a supervisor, go ahead and transfer with a good attitude. Still, you don’t want to say this outright.

Workshop 86

Workshop Airlines Customer Service Training Customers 86

Michelli Experience

DECEMBER 13, 2017

But when it comes to customer service experiences, I am uncertain as to which is better – the service of a decade or two ago or the experiences today. Customers find comfort in “the familiar.”. Old school service fits with the burgeoning artisanal movement happening now. In fact, I suggested….

Social Media 40

Social Media Customer Service Consulting Article 40

Myra Golden

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Although this sounds like a good thing, the net result is an increase in stress for customer service professionals. According to Newsweek magazine, the stress level of customer service representatives is comparable to that of air-traffic controllers and police officers. Besides, you are a customer service professional.

Magazine 88

Magazine Social Media Customer Service Representative Contact Center 88

Myra Golden

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Although this sounds like a good thing, the net result is an increase in stress for customer service professionals. According to Newsweek magazine, the stress level of customer service representatives is comparable to that of air-traffic controllers and police officers. Besides, you are a customer service professional.

Magazine 88

Magazine Social Media Customer Service Representative Contact Center 88