Service Untitled

MAY 15, 2009

Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Use Glass Doors to Improve Accessibility Douglas May 15, 2009 Culture No Comments In my post on Wednesday , I touched on what I think is an important aspect of manager accessibility, a physically inviting workplace.

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Service Untitled

MARCH 20, 2009

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Service Untitled

APRIL 2, 2009

Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Track Contact Volume Douglas April 02, 2009 Behind the Scenes , Customer Service No Comments How carefully do you track contact volume? Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience.

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Service Untitled

MARCH 31, 2010

Some hideous stories released told of a toll collector not wanting to make change for a $1.75 toll from a twenty-dollar bill and then throwing the change and telling the driver to get his change from the road and die, or another toll collector demanding a driver to submit to a strip search because she entered the wrong toll lane.

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Service Untitled

AUGUST 31, 2009

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Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

Douglas February 18, 2009 Behind the Scenes , Customer Service Experience 1 Comment I am a big advocate of making things simple and I’m a strong believer in the idea that simplicity leads to consistency. Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience.

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Service Untitled

APRIL 30, 2009

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Service Untitled

AUGUST 6, 2009

Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Crazy Drive-through Experience Douglas August 07, 2009 Customer Service Experience , Specific Companies 1 Comment I went to the drive-through at McDonald’s not that long ago and had what had to be one of the most absurd customer service experiences I’ve ever had.

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Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

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Service Untitled

JUNE 4, 2009

Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Call Your Competitors Douglas June 04, 2009 Behind the Scenes , Customer Service , Exercises/Resources 1 Comment Here is something you can do to make your company more competitive in about 10 minutes. Call your competitors and test their service.

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 23, 2019

If I was to tell you in 2009 that in just a few years there would be a new category of software almost as prolific as CRMs, customer support, and project management software you wouldn’t have believed me. Communication/Customer Engagement. Sales tools like CRMs and customer communication. Adoption/Onboarding.

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Service Untitled

MARCH 16, 2009

Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives First Contact Resolution Douglas March 16, 2009 Behind the Scenes , Customer Service Experience , Little Things, Big Differences 2 Comments First contact resolution is one of the most important things in customer service.

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Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Customer Service Pet Peeves Douglas September 15, 2009 Angry Customers , Customer Service Experience 2 Comments I came across this post recently, which lists some of the more prominent customer service pet peeves submitted by the blog’s readers.

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Service Untitled

JULY 15, 2009

Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Improving a Department in 4 Steps Douglas July 15, 2009 Customer Service , Exercises/Resources 2 Comments Over the last week or so, I have been working with a company on improving the service experience within a small department of theirs.

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Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Gratitude – A True Measure of Your Service Warmth Chip and John September 10, 2009 Customer Service Experience , Etiquette , Little Things, Big Differences , Specific Companies No Comments “Thank you” are the two most important words in the English language.

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Service Untitled

JUNE 22, 2009

Douglas June 22, 2009 Customer Service , Little Things, Big Differences 1 Comment In light of my recent post about my interesting experience at Blockbuster , I started thinking about situations in which employees of various companies might have an opportunity to either up or downsell you based on their own opinions and tastes. .&#

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Clarabridge

MARCH 2, 2017

According to Cone Communications, over 8 out of 10 consider social and environmental impact before they would recommend. In 2009 as social media took hold, a new category emerged: “A person like yourself”. I am not thinking in terms of customer effort score or satisfaction. It has everything to do with how they conduct their business.

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Service Untitled

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Customer Escalations and You Douglas November 06, 2009 Behind the Scenes , Customer Service 1 Comment Many customer service managers (especially in small to mid-size businesses) spend quite a bit of time handling something I always refer to as “escalations&#.

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Service Untitled

APRIL 28, 2009

Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Rewarding Volunteers Douglas April 28, 2009 Customer Service , Little Things, Big Differences No Comments More and more companies are encouraging conversations in company forums, on blogs, through Twitter, and on similar sites.

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Service Untitled

MARCH 24, 2009

Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives The Disney Experience Douglas March 24, 2009 Customer Service , Little Things, Big Differences , Specific Companies 1 Comment Last week I blogged about how I would be going to Disney for a day.

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ClearAction

OCTOBER 1, 2018

This is after 10 years — since the 2009 economic downturn — when companies began investing heavily in CXM technologies and teams. The status quo manages CX programs and competencies as pillars or silos, with little or no connectivity, communication or synergies across the various CXM programs and departments.

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Clarabridge

MARCH 2, 2017

According to Cone Communications, over 8 out of 10 consider social and environmental impact before they would recommend. In 2009 as social media took hold, a new category emerged: “A person like yourself”. I am not thinking in terms of customer effort score or satisfaction. It has everything to do with how they conduct their business.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Call Abandonment Basics Douglas October 21, 2009 Behind the Scenes , Customer Service Experience 4 Comments Phone systems (also called IVRs or PBXes) usually measure something referred to as a call abandonment rate.

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Bob Hayes

MARCH 28, 2015

The American Statistical Association defines statistics as “the science of learning from data, and of measuring, controlling, and communicating uncertainty.” It’s not surprising that Hal Varian, chief economist at Google, in 2009, said that “ the sexy job in the next 10 years will be statisticians.”

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SurveySensum

JULY 14, 2020

Adam Toporek is an internationally-recognized Customer Experience Expert, Keynote Speaker, and Customer Service Trainer who helps organizations transform their relationships with their customers through better strategy, training, and communication. LinkedIn : [link]. Website : [link]. LinkedIn : [link]. Website : [link].

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Kustomer

MARCH 27, 2020

Brad started his customer service career by founding eShare Communications. Today, there are multiple channels used in communicating with customers. Fast forward a little further along, I co-founded Assistly in 2009 and we’re all about SMB, SaaS services. Think about how we communicate nowadays. inaudible].

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Service Untitled

APRIL 16, 2009

Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Minimum Service Charges Douglas April 16, 2009 Customer Satisfaction 6 Comments I was going to hire a company today to do something fairly simple that would have cost about $45 (that was the advertised price).

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Grade.us

JUNE 2, 2020

Alternatively, you’re actively listening to unhappy customers so you can solve their problems, improve your own business, and illuminate a channel of open communicate. Integrate with CRM, POS, and other systems through the API. They pivoted in 2009, shifting their focus to lead generation via a pay-per-call business model.

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SmartKarrot

JANUARY 18, 2022

The services provided by Zoho include Zoho CRM, inventory management, mobile application development, project time tracking, collaborative client portal, and more. Found by Manohar Chapalamadugu in 2013, Agile CRM is an Indian SaaS company known for its sales and marketing solutions designed for SMBs. CloudCherry. HackerRank.

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Comm100

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Founded in 2009 in Vancouver, Canada, Comm100 was launched as a live chat and email ticketing solution aimed at helping businesses stay ahead of the digital curve. And with a wide host of integrations, it is easy to hook Comm100 up to your CRM without having to transfer any data. 4.7 / 5 (Capterra). 4.72 / 5 (Software Advice).

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Comm100

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Research shows that 72% of consumers use multiple communication channels when completing a transaction, rising to 82% for business buyers. It’s the most popular digital channel to communicate with a company on. Everybody has their preferred way of communicating. The key benefits of omnichannel customer service.

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Comm100

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Compared to phone and other communications, live chat allows less agents to help more customers. With a rise in the number of digital communication channels, organizations are turning to omnichannel software to improve customer service operations for everyone involved. Founded: 2009. Adopt omnichannel .

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NobelBiz

APRIL 9, 2024

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991 addresses consumer concerns over unsolicited telemarketing communications by setting strict guidelines on the use of automated dialing systems, prerecorded messages, SMS texts, and faxes. Additionally, the Security Rule addresses the protection of electronic health data.

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Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives The Angriest Customers Douglas February 27, 2009 Angry Customers , Etiquette 4 Comments Working with angry customers is a part of customer service that can’t be avoided. Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience.

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Service Untitled

MARCH 4, 2009

Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Customer Service in Different Countries Douglas March 04, 2009 Customer Satisfaction , Customer Service 7 Comments The consulting company Accenture recently surveyed about 650 senior executives in different industries from 11 countries.

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SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

It also helps improve team communication. The platform offers communication tools, such as team messaging and video conferencing. This all-purpose communication tool eliminates the need to use separate applications for day-to-day business communications. Founded in: 2009. Founded in: 2018. Founded in: 1999.

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