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5 Things Great CEOs Understand About Customer Experience

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

It’s fairly common that as employees rise up in the organization, they get farther and farther away from the customer. They no longer have interactions with them, and rely on others like account managers, frontline employees and customer service teams to provide those one-on-one interactions.

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The Customer-Centric Compass

CSM Magazine

Spotting Customer-Centric Companies I. Introduction Envision a world where every interaction with a company leaves you feeling not just satisfied, but genuinely valued. In today’s fast-paced marketplace, this vision is a reality for some, and it all centers around the compass of customer service.

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Upgrade Your Customer Support Rep to a Customer Support Professional

ShepHyken

But it does surprise me that the lower-paid positions are often most responsible for interacting with customers. These are great people who work in customer support centers and respond to a customer’s questions and complaints with patience, empathy, and efficiency. They’re your front line for your customers.

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CX Education for Employees: Why it Matters & How to Develop Your Program

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

But when Pat thinks back on the year since their onboarding training, they reflect that… They’ve never seen actual customer feedback. Some reports and numbers are reported company-wide, but since Pat doesn’t interact directly with customers, they’ve never actually heard the customer’s “voice” or followed their stories.

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Customer Service Week: A Time to Celebrate Customers AND Employees

ShepHyken

With that in mind, as this week approaches, now is a great time to ask an important question: What do customers want? Simply, customers want a good experience, and customer service plays a big part in that. It’s more than just the front line interacting with customers. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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5 Ways to Be Proactive to Prevent CX Pain Points

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

This proactive, customer-focused approach made me a loyal customer. Sometimes proactive problem-solving is simply communicating directly with the customer. Related: Reassurance: Proactively Building Customer Trust 5. This very thing happened with our local pharmacy and they offered choices.

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Lose the Customer’s Confidence and You Lose the Customer

ShepHyken

Once the customer service representative came on the call, Cindy briefly described the problem. That said, the entire interaction, including fifteen minutes spent on hold waiting for the rep, was now approaching twenty minutes and thus far nothing had been resolved. The frustration began with fifteen minutes of hold time.

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