Kayako

JANUARY 7, 2016

We looked back with our best posts from the customer support community in 2015, now we’re looking forward with predictions for 2016. We’ve asked support pros from Kayako and beyond what they think the biggest trends in customer support will be in the next 12 months. Gary McGrath , Customer Success Consultant.

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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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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. Customer Service Week: Appreciating Clients and Employees Gives You an Edge by Sandra Idossou. My Comment: This week is International Customer Service Week. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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Airlines Customer Service Infographics Customer Retention 125

Kayako

JULY 4, 2016

When we built the first Kayako, we wanted to create a customer service tool that had the customer at its heart. Something that would help us speak the customer’s language, tick their boxes, and voila — ticket closed. Happy customers, happy support team, right? But times have changed. Why are we doing this?

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Vonage

DECEMBER 7, 2015

For most travelers, there are three options: wait in line at the airline’s ticket desk, dial the airline’s customer service line, or seethe quietly at the airport bar. Today’s service providers understand their customers’ evolving demands for seamless, more personalized service via their channel of choice.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. What’s stopping your customers from being loyal? Graham Jones) Most business leaders appreciate that 80% of their profits come from 20% of their customers. Here are my top five picks from last week. by Graham Jones.

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NICE inContact

OCTOBER 28, 2016

. ” Being recognized as a leader once again validates the work we’ve accomplished in the past 12 months as we’ve strengthened our ability to help organizations: Handle customer inquiries effectively and efficiently from all channels. Shift from reactive to proactive customer service. Integrations are Key.

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Help.com

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

The business of customer service has grown consistently, and the US Bureau of Labor Statistics says the number of customer service representatives will have grown by 5% between 2016 and 2026. If you’re looking to join the ranks and expand your customer service team, it’s important to know what you’re looking for.

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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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InMoment XI

MAY 4, 2022

These tips, which are drawn largely from the experience of customer service reps (CSRs), are widely applicable since in the end we all ultimately serve the customer. Now think about how much customer service is outsourced to call centers, which work effectively in keeping calls short. industries in 2013.).

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BlueOcean

JUNE 29, 2016

If you’ve landed on our website, chances are you’re somewhere in the buying cycle for contact center services. From customer service support and roadside assistance to tech support and more, we’ve built the expertise you need when you’re considering outsourcing your call center team.

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NICE inContact

MARCH 22, 2016

Last month, IDC released the IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Hosted and Cloud Contact Center 2016 Vendor Assessment (doc #US40732515, February 2016 ). In addition to an assessment of the leading contact center vendors, the IDC MarketScape identified some important trends in the larger customer service market.

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BlueOcean

JULY 5, 2016

In our world, it’s a little bit soul crushing to know that one third of people in the US would choose to clean a toilet over talking with customer service. If the call to customer care is a dreaded and distasteful last resort, how do we adapt and improve the experience? The Facts About Social Customer Care.

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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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NICE inContact

DECEMBER 12, 2016

” A 2016 study shows that the vast majority of agents surveyed indicate helping customers and solving customer issues as their primary motivators… Is your organization enabling them to do so? The post Are Your Contact Center Agents Empowered to Provide Great Customer Service?

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Velaro

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Live chat is the fastest means of providing online customer service. It’s so important, in fact, that your company should dedicate specific resources focused solely on online customer service. The quality of service you provide to your customers online is as essential as having online customer support.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

89% of customers will decide based on customer experience in 2016. How can you create a better customer experience now to compete in this changing marketplace? You need to understand the customer journey of today. And they’re making decisions because of it. You can’t improve on […].

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Managing time and workload will be the biggest challenge that customer support professionals face in 2016. A new study by Kayako looked into the state of the customer support […]. The post Multichannel Support Will Burn Out your Customer Support Team in 2016 appeared first on Customer Experience Consulting.

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Kayako

JANUARY 4, 2017

Power has been handed back to service, support and success teams. Boards are now seeing that great customer service does contribute to the bottom line. After all, excellent customer support can turn customers into loyal advocates resulting in more revenue. Have you bought into a great customer experience?

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 10, 2015

The post 5 Ways to Improve the Patient Experience in 2016 appeared first on Customer Experience Consulting. I had never attended a conference solely focused on healthcare, so I learned a lot about what innovative healthcare systems are doing to improve the patient experience. Healthcare […].

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Lately, I’ve been thinking about how sales and customer service combine to create an experience – hopefully a positive one. She created an experience for her customer. She created an experience for her customer. This is where sales and customer service collide. Here’s the short version. I’ve never lost.”

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eglobalis

AUGUST 13, 2024

In this article, we will delve into how Samsung and Apple differentiate in customer experience, focusing on ten key parameters: design, brand loyalty, fan following, creativity, CX, user interface, ecosystem integration, product quality, customer service, and marketing strategies.

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ijgolding

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Yet their research calculated that thanks to poor customer service during 2016, the financial cost to companies in the UK alone was costing companies over £37 BILLION!!! ( Only today, UK house builder, Bovis Homes saw their shares plunge as customer service failings dragged down their profits in 2016.

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Calabrio

JULY 5, 2016

When it comes to delivering excellent customer service, most people would say the cable industry isn’t exactly a shining example of customer satisfaction. According to the report, customer satisfaction scores for Comcast, the largest Internet and cable service provider in the U.S., How did they do it?

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 9, 2017

While the technology to conduct customer service via text/SMS has been around for a while the rest of the infrastructure wasn’t entirely ready, but now it is. Finally, there has to be a mechanism to obtain the customer’s credit card or private information (when applicable) in a secure way. Technology.

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Vonage

OCTOBER 24, 2016

When a company reaches the top, does customer service quality still matter? I recently organized a service bench-marking visit to Singapore for 22 Korean sales and service trainers. Key learning point for customer service quality. Customer service quality will still matter. Your Service.

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TechSee

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

A year ago we’ve written an article about leading bot solutions in the market place, as we went to update and looked through the top bot solution of 2016 it became clear we had to address the changes in the chatbot echo system, next wee we will follow up with the update on the bots solution to follow.

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Joe Rawlinson

JULY 10, 2019

More and more companies are finding systematic ways to invest resources for better customer service, and this will continue to happen. Let’s check out a few important customer experience statistics as they foreshadow the future of customer service. Huffpost ). Image Source. Microsoft ). Accenture ).

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C3Centricity

AUGUST 17, 2020

But only 1% of customers feel that vendors consistently meet their expectations. 89% of consumers have stopped doing business with a company after experiencing poor customer service. RightNow Customer Experience Impact Report. Customers 2020 Report. Customer services are seen as complaint handlers.

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TechSee

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Visual engagement has been proven especially effective across a wide range of sales, marketing and customer service and support scenarios, providing the quickest route to success and resolution in a number of use cases. According to Oracle , energy providers worldwide spend about $30 billion dollars every year on customer care.

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InMoment XI

JUNE 20, 2017

Depth of Insight + Breadth of Influence = Speed of Success Register Now – June 22, 2017 Based on the 2016 CXEvolution Survey by MaritzCX, only thirty-eight percent of customer service (CX) professionals say their programs are successful.

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CSM Magazine

APRIL 8, 2021

Lots of executives talk about their focus on customer service. Over the decades I’ve been researching and speaking, it has become very clear to me that: The most successful organizations in the world—business, government, and non-profit—keep customer service at the center of their work. I like to follow service leaders.

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Vonage

AUGUST 30, 2016

In fact, we always seem to grow our Dreamforce presence year over year – bigger parties, bigger sponsorship and bigger customer showcases. We’ve kicked off our Dreamforce 2016 prep with a Gold Sponsorship, and we’ve officially launched our microsite , which details our party, booth information and meeting details.

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Kayako

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Adding live chat for customer service was supposed to solve all your service challenges. It would allow your staff to delight customers with quick, frictionless support. For most Customer Support Managers, that hasn’t happened yet. Improving the customer experience should clearly be priority number one.

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Comm100

DECEMBER 22, 2016

We hope your customer service department saw a lot of improvements in 2016. In this article, we’re going to give you a sneak peak at some of the customer experience trends that you can expect to see in the new year, and some tips on how you can put them into practice. Omni-Channel Will Be the New Multi-Channel.

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Uniphore

OCTOBER 19, 2015

The hottest trend in business today is what your call center is all about: extraordinary customer service. Customer experience will make you or break you, but what exactly do you need to do to keep your customers satisfied? The writing is on the wall: By 2020, see fast resolution as their #1 need. Read More.

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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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