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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of February 1, 2021

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My Comment: As customers move to accepting the digital experience – and expecting the companies and brands they do business with to provide a good experience – it’s important to understand what customers want. Deep Dive: How Rewards Programs Can Fuel Customer Spending by PYMNTS. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 6-21-2021

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The Wise Marketer) Too many reward programs solely focus on the points, rather than on the rewards their points or miles make possible. And without rockin’ rewards, the points are without meaning. Do your rewards hit the “must-have” mark that turns casual customers into brand fans? by Tom Ryan.

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Stop Sending Me Surveys Unless You Care What I Have to Say!

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He was emailing everyone who is a member of the MyWalgreens rewards program. You must let your customers know you are listening to them! . Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, keynote speaker, and New York Times, bestselling business author. His message was short and to the point. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 10-11-2021

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What’s interesting is that the Champions category more than doubled from 6% to 14%, which tells me more companies see the benefit of customer experience. Are Hotel Loyalty and Rewards Programs Enough to Keep Customers Loyal to the Brand? I’ve said this many times before: Customer service is not a department.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of November 26, 2018

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Customer Retention Made Easy by Samir Palnitkar. The Wise Marketer) Companies are realizing the importance of focusing on their repeat customers and designing special loyalty rewards program exclusively for this category of customers. There a lesson or two you’ll get from them as well.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of September 9, 2019

ShepHyken

When Loyalty Rewards Expire, So Does A Customer’s Loyalty by Dan Gingiss. Forbes) Rewards programs can be lucrative for loyal customers, but when companies add lots of rules and restrictions to a loyalty program, it can actually have the opposite effect. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of April 20, 2020

ShepHyken

My Comment: I’ve always said that many loyalty programs are often marketing programs, where repeat purchases earn points or free merchandise. A research team at Washington University Business School came out with some interesting research about how just being part of a simple loyalty or rewards program, drives repeat business.

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