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.

Customer Experience 130

Customer Experience Customer Service Social Media Consulting 130

CloudCherry

JANUARY 22, 2020

Direct feedback from customers can still come from surveys, focus groups, and interviews, all of which are important for product development. But voice of the customer data can also come in real-time. Your VoC program isn’t just a project for the marketing or customer service department — it affects the entire company.

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How To Social Media Analysis Feedback 243

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. The Great CX Debate: Should Customer Experiences Be Effortless or Exceptional? The key to building customer loyalty, they claimed, was to simply make it effortless for people to do business with you. by Jon Picoult.

Customer Service 96

Customer Service Retail Interaction Hospitality 96

ProProfs Chat

APRIL 16, 2020

Do you contact customer service vs. technical support ? Let’s not get into the debate of which one is more apt in these situations because you start by trying the self-servicing options first. Left with no choice, you try getting hold of a customer service agent on the phone. Census records.

Loyalty 96

Loyalty Customer Service Self Service Knowledge Base 96

C3Centricity

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Every few days there seems to be another customer service disaster that fills the newspapers and goes viral on social media. These usually happen when an organisation does not adopt a customer first strategy. Almost every single organisation, big or small, recognises the importance of their customers. Source: CEI Survey).

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Strategy Poor Customer Service Social Media Analysis 218

AskNicely

AUGUST 17, 2018

Why is Customer Obsession a Priority? And 23% of CEOs list customer service as one of their top three business priorities. Savvy CEOs understand that growth and employee engagement can be created by listening to customer feedback while following one guiding principle: Be customer obsessed. 28% say workforce.

Competitive Advantage 150

Competitive Advantage Feedback Net Promoter Score NPS 150

Service Untitled

MARCH 3, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Some were more “traditional&# and featured people talking about customer service while some of the others were more upbeat and engaging. The winner this year was a company called Pet Relocation.

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Video Exercises Consulting Culture 41

Kayako

OCTOBER 29, 2015

In this post, I’ll walk you through the recent history of customer service, showing you why some companies have chosen to outsource their support teams, (not to be confused with offshoring which is when the work is done overseas but still remains part of the business), and others prefer to keep them in house.

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Poor Customer Service Feedback Metrics eBook 120

Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Actually the company’s customer service award can be attributed to the attentiveness and concern for the well-being of their associates. Do toll-free numbers help customer service?

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Exercises Customer Satisfaction Policies CRM 41

GetFeedback

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Learn about the top two customer surveys for predicting and increasing customer retention. Research suggests that visual IQ is rising and over 84% of communication will be visual by 2018. From 2010 to 2015, email opens on mobile grew 30% , leaving desktop and webmail clients in the dust. Survey design. Survey frequency.

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Survey Net Promoter Score Feedback Abandon Rate 225

Vonage

JULY 31, 2017

With the rise of social media, businesses are no longer talking to one customer, they’re talking to a customer and their audience, and potentially their audience’s audience. It’s therefore not surprising that positive or negative customer experiences spread like wildfire. Create your customer service mantra.

Social Media 120

Social Media Multi-Channel Consumers Connections 120

Comm100

MAY 11, 2020

Some sources claim that the concept of ‘omnichannel’ was coined in 2010. Whenever and how ever it began, omnichannel has never been more important, and it has now become crucial to successful customer experience (CX). Customers hate repeating themselves. Customers expect quick responses and resolutions.

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Omni-Channel Multi-Channel Knowledge Base Chatbots 147

Comm100

AUGUST 17, 2022

Answer: “It didn’t start out as CX, it started out as CS, that’s customer service. And when I first started, the concept of customer experience was not even thought about, it was all about service.”. Service is a big part of that. Service helps drive the experience, but it’s not all of it.”

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Meeting How To Airlines Virtual Agent 180

Comm100

APRIL 12, 2018

This level of competition has increasingly led companies to research for new ways to get customers while retaining their existing customer base as well. Customers, being more informed than ever due to technology, now expect a certain level of customer service at all times. Understanding Customer Experience.

NPS 170

NPS Measurement Effort Score Customer Experience 170

C3Centricity

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

Customers love to tell stories about “their” brands. There are many myths about the greatest brands around, often starting from their packaging or communications. Also in 2010, another airline KLM, had staff members prepare gifts for a select few passengers who tweeted about their pending departure on a KLM flight at the airport.

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e-support Brands Connections Infographics 120

Kustomer

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Listen and subscribe to our podcast: In this episode of the Customer Service Secrets Podcast, Gabe Larsen is joined by Matt Dixon from Tethr to reinvent what it means to delight your customers. Delight typically means going above and beyond customer expectations, so what is there to reinvent? Stay tuned to find out more.

Customer Service 84

Customer Service Effort Score Self Service Customers 84

Inbenta

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

The Inbenta Semantic Search Engine was first created in 2010 and was able to understand searcher intent and the contextual meaning behind customer’s searches rather than rely on keywords. Much of this capability was due to Inbenta’s patented natural language processing which significantly improved companies’ self-service rates.

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Chatbots Self Service e-support Virtual Agent 109

Service Untitled

JANUARY 25, 2011

In Great Britain, Mary Portas used to help failing businesses get back on the right path, but now she has changed sides and stars in a customer service reality show. Portas thinks that Britain has the worst customer service, and customers have never had it so bad.

Customer Service 54

Customer Service Retail Customer Centricity Customers 54

Service Untitled

APRIL 28, 2014

The Government Accountability Office reports $900 million in costs have been cut from the IRS since 2010. Those budget adjustments have resulted in less personnel, less training, and as a consequence of course, less service. Angry Customers Customer Satisfaction Customer Service Employees Specific Companies'

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Customer Service Government Fashion Wait Times 59

Vonage

OCTOBER 2, 2017

With the rise of social media, businesses are no longer talking to one customer, they’re talking to a customer and their audience, and potentially their audience’s audience. It’s therefore not surprising that positive or negative customer experiences spread like wildfire. How can businesses adapt to consumer needs?

Social Media 120

Social Media Multi-Channel Consumers Connections 120

Comm100

MAY 11, 2020

Some sources claim that the concept of ‘omnichannel’ was coined in 2010. Whenever and how ever it began, omnichannel has never been more important, and it has now become crucial to successful customer experience (CX). Customers hate repeating themselves . Customers expect quick responses and resolutions .

Omni-Channel 130

Omni-Channel Multi-Channel Knowledge Base Chatbots 130

Vonage

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Nearly half of the companies that were at the top of the Fortune 500 in 2000 were no longer there in 2010, research showed. To use just one example: Social media is constantly evolving and the way customers might interact with your brand is evolving too. Digital customer experience. Share your thoughts below.

Omni-Channel 120

Omni-Channel How To Social Media Culture 120

InMoment XI

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

This technology supports a wide array of applications, from voice-activated assistants and chatbots to sophisticated text analysis tools and language translation services. For instance, product teams can extract data specific to their products, while service teams can focus on improving customer service.

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Data Social Media Net Promoter Score Analysis 195

Michelli Experience

MAY 16, 2017

The market position of the car today is similar to where the smartphone was in 2010 — it’s just taken off and is ready to explode.”. Develop a communication plan that repeatedly shares the change vision and engages supervisors throughout the organization to personalize and activate the message.

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Automotive Banking Retail Financial 113

CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

As the newest generation of consumers enters the marketplace, companies have to ask themselves: is their customer service ready for Gen Zalpha? In this article, we’ll look at the importance of preparing for Generation Zalpha’s needs, and how businesses can make sure that their customer service is ready for them.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Social Media Entertainment System 52

SaleMove

MAY 21, 2021

This is made possible by one ‘system of record’ like an ERP that maintains a single source of truth regardless of where the customer is engaging. Consider that since 2010, when the term omnichannel was adopted, consumers have evolved to a digital-first mentality. What is Omnichannel Customer Service? The missing link?

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Omni-Channel Customer Service Strategy Touchpoint 52

CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Internal Communications. Internal communications solutions like Slack enable employees to interact with each other seamlessly, allowing chat channels to be curated to talk about random, general, or business-specific topics. Customer Relationship Management. Social Media Management and Monitoring. Accounting.

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Software Social Media Knowledge Base Financial 97

Russel Lolacher

JUNE 29, 2021

First, a Social Media Day definition from NationalDay.com : “World Social Media Day was launched by Mashable on June 30, 2010. It was born as a way to recognize social media’s impact on global communication and to bring the world together to celebrate it. We are talking about the public SERVICE after all. Those benefits?

Social Media 98

Social Media Infographics Travel Government 98

Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. The pleasant voice on the Zappos end assured her that she could return the dress, and there would be no delivery or return charges; just that the customer would have to “touch&# the box to return it.

Customer Service 44

Customer Service Customer Service Representative CRM Exercises 44

Horizon CX

APRIL 4, 2019

Bosworth and Holland have also published a more updated version of the concept in a book published in 2010 titled Customer-Centric Selling, Second Edition which is worth checking out as it addresses more of the current trends in the digital sales and business environment. And, customer experience encompasses all of this.

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Customer Centricity Sales Communication Customers 100

Comm100

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

What the media saw was a company that had nailed all of the elements of the perfect public apology: it was remorseful, concerned with its customers, listening, communicative, and taking action. By choosing video as his method of delivery, Doyle put a face on the brand, making the apology seem more relatable and sincere to customers.

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Social Media Video Effort Score Advertising 381

Service Untitled

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. The International Customer Association began Customer Service Week in 1988, and in 1992 Congress proclaimed Customer Service Week a nationally recognized event.

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Customer Service Video Social Media Exercises 44

Service Untitled

APRIL 22, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Internal customer service provides our coworkers within our company information or services. Here are some suggestions to help internal customer service: Develop forums to share the goals of the company.

Customer Service 44

Customer Service Insurance Exercises Policies 44

Service Untitled

MARCH 4, 2009

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. What interested me was how the importance of customer service varied in different industries. What have you noticed about service in countries besides the United States? Both factors are probably at play here.

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Customer Service Poor Customer Service Culture Consulting 52

Service Untitled

MAY 26, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Exceptional Customer Service Starts at the Top – Are You Setting a Positive Standard? What has Biggby done right? When Wachovia.

Exceptional Customer Service 40

Exceptional Customer Service Customer Service Culture Social Media 40

Service Untitled

MARCH 10, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. The fine line between creativity and communication makes the message memorable. After all, CEO Tony Hsieh encourages his customer service representatives to make a Personal Emotional Connection. Louis market.

Customer Service 41

Customer Service Entertainment Culture Exercises 41

Service Untitled

MARCH 4, 2011

Except for well-paid banking executives, I doubt there are many people who would not agree that banks need to improve their customer service skills. While everyone will agree the objectives of any business are to make a profit and satisfy customers, the first aim needs the second aim to achieve results.

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Banking Customer Service Customer Service Representative Insurance 41