Win the Customer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

As we come close to the last quarter of 2014, let us have a quick look at the five critical tech trends that came on the scene this year and are continuously driving changes in the call center landscape. Call Center Customer Service Technology'

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Why One Bad Customer Interaction Could Haunt Your Brand. A bad customer service email is just one interaction, but these kind of things could haunt your brand. Disaster Alert: Proactive Customer Service to the Rescue. A beer store went public on Facebook when they accidentally overcharged a customer.

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MAY 4, 2022

Those costs, particularly when layoffs are involved, can include low morale among stressed employees, and widespread distrust of the company by employees, according to the American Psychological Association’s 2014 Work and Well-Being Survey. Change How You Account for Customer Service. 6 Tips for Fostering Employee Loyalty.

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Loyalty Call Center Leadership Call Center Solutions 435

Customers That Stick

OCTOBER 9, 2014

The right words can put an irritated customer at ease and help you approach difficult situations with greater ease. Effective customer service language can take a long time to master, so I thought I would share a few quick language tips you can incorporate into your service communication immediately.

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Maz Iqbal

DECEMBER 27, 2014

Summing Up The State of Customer Experience As At 2014. Because it occurs to me that this concrete example illustrates the course of action that many have taken regarding Customer Experience challenges-opportunities.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 2, 2014

This Best of 360Connext post was part of the Customer Experience Professionals Association’s 2013 Customer Experience Day celebration. The second annual #CXDay is October 7th, 2014. What’s the value of customer experience? The Second Annual #CXDay is October 7th, 2014. Come celebrate with us!

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NICE inContact

DECEMBER 9, 2015

That passion also extends to delivering outstanding customer service. As their customer support inquiries increased, Columbia Sportswear knew they needed a new contact center solution to support seasonal call volumes, e-commerce, and their unique brands. Earned a customer satisfaction score of 93.6%

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Think Customers

DECEMBER 31, 2014

As news outlets and blogs publish their lists of the good, bad, and ugly for everything from movies, songs, YouTube videos, celebrity couples, technologies, and sports moments, to tweets, Instagram posts, hacks, images, selfies, advertisements, and so on, I''m joining in with my lists of cheers and jeers in the customer experience world.

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GetFeedback

JUNE 3, 2019

While people feel compelled to be involved in the decision-making process of a company, and love to feel like their opinion makes a difference, the fact still stands: people don’t always want to complete customer service surveys. Know your customers . Response rates to surveys are declining, almost universally. .

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GetFeedback

MAY 9, 2018

This is a guest post by Alexa Lemzy, customer service manager of TextMagic. Excellent customer service is a cornerstone of most successful businesses. Today, customer service goes beyond the call center. With mobile purchases on the rise, excellent mobile customer service is becoming more important.

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Experience Matters

MAY 26, 2015

For the third straight year, USAA took the top spot in the 2015 Temkin Customer Service Ratings , which uses feedback from 10,000 U.S. consumers to rate the customer service of 278 organizations across 20 industries ( see.pdf with full list ). Six industries improved between 2014 and 2015, while 13 declined.

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Comm100

MARCH 8, 2017

Like customers, customer service experts come from a wide range of backgrounds, each with their own unique perspective and take on the industry. We have compiled the following list of customer service experts so that you don’t have to. Roy Atkinson. RoyAtkinson. Chelsea Krost. ChelseaKrost. Shep Hyken.

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Kayako

JULY 7, 2016

When you call in to speak with the customer service team of a cable company to cancel your contract, you might expect some hiccups, but overall would expect it to be relatively easy. Perhaps the customer support agent might try to plead with you to not cancel your contract, but ultimately they should respect your request.

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Kayako

JANUARY 5, 2017

Customers value the quality of customer service as much as price and quality of products. According to an American Express study , “Americans will spend 9% more with companies that provide excellent service.” Recent trends in customer service show that companies can delight their customers while generating revenues.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 29, 2014

We had a great 2014 but more importantly, customers did, too! Leaders of all types of organizations began to walk the talk around improving their customer experience. We know they craved information which helped them take action and get results, and that’s what our blog is all about. Are you ready to make 2015 even better?

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Vonage

AUGUST 17, 2016

Even while on vacation with my family, I can’t help but take note of the customer service – or lack thereof. Can you see the obvious customer service lessons in these interactions? First, rules should be made to take care of customers, not simply for the convenience of the business. I’m OK with guidelines.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Great customer experiences can do that. Customer service reps and retail cashiers are no exceptions. If the customer experience stinks, the people who suffer are the ones customers face. Customer service is part of something bigger. It’s exciting to see customer service get a lot of attention.

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ijgolding

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

What a phenomenal way of dealing with a customer enquiry!! Response via Email 06/09/2014 10:37. As Brian said in his Facebook post about the experience – no charge, no hassle, just amazing customer service. Not only did Brian receive a postal response, he also received the following email: Subject. Disney Store.

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Kayako

MARCH 14, 2022

It turns out that telecom customer service is a critical variable. Almost 40% of those who left a telecom company did so because of poor customer service. In today’s world, customers expect more personalization and almost instant solutions. 5 Top Telecom Customer Service KPIs.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 30, 2015

A bad customer service email is just one interaction, but these kind of things could haunt your brand. Disaster Alert: Proactive Customer Service to the Rescue. A beer store went public on Facebook when they accidentally overcharged a customer. Added by Anne Reuss on Jan 31, 2014.

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Uniphore

APRIL 10, 2017

Already in 2014, the global artificial intelligence market was valued at about $126 Billion, and that number is expected to reach around $3 Trillion by 2024, which means it is growing at a rate of about 36% a year, according to a report from Transparency Market Research. 5 Proof Points.

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Who's Your Gladys?

DECEMBER 24, 2014

As you celebrate, take a moment to notice the successes and challenges of 2014. Customer Service guest blogger Lori Jo Vest Marilyn Suttle Barbara Glanz Bill Quiseng Chip R. Happy Holidays! Who was there to support your efforts? Now is the time to reach out and acknowledge the difference they made.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 31, 2014

A bad customer service email is just one interaction, but these kind of things could haunt your brand. Disaster Alert: Proactive Customer Service to the Rescue. A beer store went public on Facebook when they accidentally overcharged a customer. Added by Anne Reuss on Jan 31, 2014.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 26, 2014

If you enjoyed this post, you might be interested in the following blogs: 2012 Customer Experience Predictions: Positives and Pitfalls. Seven Predictions for the Customer Experience Industry in 2013. The Future of Customer Experience in 2014.

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Win the Customer

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

When one thinks of providing a great customer experience, it’s easy to visualize some of the more common aspects of customer service – employees with customer friendly attitudes, giving the customer their money’s worth […]. Customer Service Technology'

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Vonage

JANUARY 3, 2017

Why are customers complaining in the first place? At NewVoiceMedia, we’ve recently updated our Serial Switchers report and found that UK businesses are collectively losing £11 billion per year through poor customer service. While the cost of bad service might seem huge, it’s actually 1.2 billion less than in 2013.

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Social Media Customer Service How To Poor Customer Service 136

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. Introduction. Download Free.

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Bain and company estimates that the amount spent to attract new customers as high as seven times more than keeping an existing customer. And the key to keep your customers is improving your customer experience because 68% of the customers that leave you do so because they are upset with the Customer Service they received.

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Net Promoter Score ROI Customer Experience Insurance 164

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Too often, the worst case scenarios are all we hear about when it comes to showcasing customer experience. Their fanatical recognition of customer service reps who go above and beyond is a crazy example of getting it right. How can you get your organization to deliver an exceptional customer experience?

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Help Scout

APRIL 29, 2021

Your customer service culture is not what your fancy “Customer Guarantee” promises, and it’s not whatever you say it is in your new employee handbook. It’s worth noting that companies with any of these primary cultures can still deliver good customer service experiences. Strategies for company executives.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Annie has been specializing in the field of Customer Experience Management for over ten years, but has dabbled in lots of different parts of business. In 2014, Annie was recognized as being one of the 50 most influential CMOs in social media.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MARCH 4, 2015

If you haven’t yet discovered our podcast, Crack The Customer Code, I hope you will soon. We released our 15th episode , and it’s been quite the learning experience for my co-host Adam Toporek from Customers That Stick and me! Better customer service FTW. What do you think?

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 7, 2018

This week we feature an article by Brian Elrod who discusses how texting has become an important customer service tool for any type of business. – Shep Hyken. Numbers show that customers enjoy text message communication. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not suggesting you drop every other customer communication channel you’ve got.

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Vonage

JULY 29, 2015

Building a culture of customer service excellence is key to building and sustaining a company’s livelihood in almost any industry. Here’s why: The number of interactions between customers and employees is nearly infinite, and the chances to get things wrong or right are nearly innumerable. To serve is to rule.

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Culture Customer Service How To Social Media 120

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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Win the Customer

DECEMBER 25, 2019

The significant benefits of effectively engaging with customers on social channels make the investment worthwhile. “Social care” isn’t anything new, but providing effective multi-channel customer service that includes social care can be pose significant challenges for organizations big and small.

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Comm100

JANUARY 14, 2016

Consequently, as newer technologies enable more ease in performing business transactions, consumers will have higher expectations when it comes to customer service and sales support. In recent years, consumers have placed greater importance on the quality of customer service than on the price and quality of products alone.

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