Call Experts

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

How do you improve customer service? The answer always lies in your customer experience. Great experiences lead to loyal customers who buy more from you in the future. When you take care of customers from start to finish, they will always come back and refer others to your business. Listen to your customers.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. Surprises Await When You Pretend To Be Your Own Customer by Steve DiGioia. Steve DiGioia) Stop complaining about your customers. I’m surprised at how many companies have not yet embraced social media for marketing and customer care.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 20, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. No More Nonpologies: Apologize to Customers Like You Mean It by Leslie O’Flahavan. If the customer is willing to share their phone number with you, treat it with respect it deserves. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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Win the Customer

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

By pushing for the sale in all your Facebook posts and tweets, you end up ignoring many of your customers. How about being a bit more personal and actually communicating with your customers? Remember when customers were limited to using the telephone if they wanted to contact businesses?

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. Customer Service Week: Appreciating Clients and Employees Gives You an Edge by Sandra Idossou. My Comment: This week is International Customer Service Week. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Sitting outside in the heat, baking between the two doors, was not customer service… it was customer disservice. It is not merely the opposite of customer service —that would be bad customer service. This scenario was more like “no customer service.”. This phrase has no definition.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Top 5 Tips to Improve Social Customer Service by Kristina Knight. And, while about two-thirds of consumers contacting b usinesses for customer service are doing so on social media, this is a problem.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. 11 Reasons Why Customer Advocacy is the Bedrock of Your Business by Robbie Richards. This excellent article on internal customer service shares seven ways to build trust with your employees. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 29, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. 5 Smart Contact Center Strategies Designed to Improve the Customer Experience by Pam Bednarczyk. ShoreTel) Rising customer expectations and changing delivery preferences are forcing many companies to revisit their contact center processes.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 15, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. A Greater Purpose Will Give Your Customer And Employee Experience An Extra Edge by Adrian Swinscoe . Forbes) Historically, customers used to buy the practical benefits of a product or service. .”

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ShepHyken

MARCH 31, 2018

Over the last few years, customer service has shifted from traditional phone support toward social media channels like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and others. Dan Gingiss started the Social Customer Care Track and interest has grown exponentially. Social Media Changes Customer Service. Even millions!

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ShepHyken

APRIL 2, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Three Important Considerations for Customer Service Surveys by Paul Selby. CustomerThink) A lot has been written on performing customer service or customer satisfaction surveys. Yes and yes!)

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 8, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Industry Experts Offer Up 2018 Predictions on Retail Customer Experience by Judy Mottl. My Comment: The 2018 customer service and experience predictions continue to roll in. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

We’re honored to be honored for our work alongside so many of our customer service and customer experience colleagues. This is especially true in the customer service industry. Customer Experience (CX) has catapulted into one of the most important aspects of determining business success. Adam Toporek.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 3, 2016

Please join Patricia and me June 8 when we discuss how good customer service drives sales. Perhaps you agree that every customer counts and that we must never forget our customers’ perceptions of us. Each department depends upon and dovetails into the other to produce quality service or product. Shep Hyken.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 10 Customer-Centric Questions to Create Irresistible Value by Josh Linkner. How a customer service project is helping Southwest Airlines realise its 360-customer vision by Nadia Cameron. (CMO)

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ShepHyken

JUNE 12, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service and experience articles from various online resources. 27 Experts Discuss Key Customer Support Metrics That Drive Growth by Robbie Richards. The titles of the experts weighing in include CEO’s to directors of customer success, engagement, etc. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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2017 Article Customer Service Metrics 78

Magellan Solutions

MAY 3, 2022

To resolve this concern, many businesses opt to call center outsourcing — the process of subcontracting customer care services , sales/telemarketing functions , and market research to a service vendor. The patterns and needs of customers dictate the direction of the market. Telefónica.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

What does this have to do with customer service and business? Let’s say you have a customer that is upset. You use your best customer service techniques to calm them down and resolve their problem. In the sales world, there are many reports about how many no’s you get from a customer before they say yes.

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Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

We’re honored to be honored for our work alongside so many of our customer service and customer experience colleagues. This is especially true in the customer service industry. Customer Experience (CX) has catapulted into one of the most important aspects of determining business success. Adam Toporek.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 25, 2017

The Dollar Shave Club continues to impress me with their amazing customer service. I have used them as an example of how to create a membership experience , but now I want to focus on their ability to deliver amazing customer service. But, sales alone couldn’t make them the success that they are today.

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LiveChat

AUGUST 23, 2016

Excellent customer service experience is a holy Grail for all people working in business. We struggle all the time to provide the best possible service, we go hundreds of extra miles to make customers happy, and yet – we’re still getting negative feedback and customer complaints. Lack of training.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

If it doesn’t, it doesn’t matter how good your customer service is. People need to know they can count on your product, not just your customer support department. And, if you have a customer support department , you must offer amazing support. The product must do what it’s supposed to do. It’s not about a lifetime.

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Comm100

DECEMBER 19, 2017

These enlightened customers demand a certain quality of interaction and service from your company. Creating a positive customer journey — from the first interaction (calls, live chat, emails or social media) to the purchase and even after the sale is made – is paramount if you want to attract and retain customers.

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ShepHyken

MAY 25, 2016

I recently interviewed Nate Skinner, the VP of Customer Care for Campaign Monitor, a company that helps businesses use email to market their businesses. It was for one of my Forbes columns, Seven Ways to Use Email to Build Your Brand and Create a Better Customer Experience. For information contact or www.hyken.com.

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Magellan Solutions

MAY 6, 2020

To resolve this concern, many businesses opt to call center outsourcing — the process of subcontracting customer care services , sales/telemarketing functions , and market research to a service vendor. The patterns and needs of customers dictate the direction of the market. Telefónica.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. G2 Crowd)Facebook may be for social connections between families and friends, but its Messenger platform is home to over 300,000 customer service, marketing, and sales chatbots – and this number isn’t slowing down anytime soon.

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SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

A look back at the past few years reveals the many significant changes in the world of customer service. The credit for these changes goes to the customer service experts who helped redefine the industry. This will help you stay up to date with the trends and best practices of customer service. Adam Toporek.

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Integrity Solutions

JULY 26, 2019

When call center and customer service teams are trained to recite from a script, they spend more time talking about products than listening for cues, asking the right questions and creating true customer engagement. Instead, it’s a by-product of the transactional approach to customer conversations.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Five Musts For Delivering ‘Legendary’ Customer Care On Social Channels by Andrew Kokes. My Comment: There are some basics in delivering an excellent customer service experience on social media.

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Comm100

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Here are our steps you can use to build a management process which closes the loop and acts on customer feedback, all the while improving experiences for your customers. Free Download] 50 Customer Service Training Activities for Live Chat and Telephone Teams. Customer Experience Metrics.

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Kayako

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

When you think about businesses that are known for providing extraordinary customer service like Zappos, Amazon or Chick-Fil-A, they share a common trait. They’re obsessed with their customers. The brands mentioned above aren’t just shaping the customer service experience for their customers. The solution?

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 17, 2018

The previous year we had stayed at a hotel that did a magnificent job of taking care of us. After that meeting, I talked to our sales rep and mentioned that if they repeated the contract we signed for that first year, we would most likely come back. The hotel violated several rules of customer service. And, we did.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 25, 2018

There are many great customer service stories that can serve as a template for how to handle a problem. I always fall back on my five-step service recovery process to handle all complaints and problems. Today there are over 2,000 bakery-cafes, more than 100,000 associates and sales are over $5 billion.

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Integrity Solutions

MARCH 3, 2020

For several years we’ve been participating in Customer Contact Week (CCW), the world’s largest customer contact event series. In our coaching study with the Sales Management Association, only about 40% of the managers we surveyed said they are coached by their leaders.

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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]. LinkedIn : [link].

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Comm100

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Once you decide to engage in social media customer service, the next step is coming up with an effective strategy for implementing it. Should it be customer service? If you want a well-rounded, capable, and effective social media customer care team, then the answer is all of the above. Download Free.

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