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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Omni-Channel Trends Self Service Customer Service 0

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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Self Service Social Media Customers Trends 84

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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Customer Care Social Media Contact Center Entertainment 120

C3Centricity

AUGUST 17, 2020

This is no longer possible as customers are sharing their experiences of companies and brands far more than just six months ago. According to the latest global statistics, social media usage saw an increase of 21 per cent, and news consumption has risen by 36 per cent. RightNow Customer Experience Impact Report.

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Strategy Customer Centricity Social Media Analysis 296

Tricia Morris

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Love it or leave it, brands and organizations just can’t shake customer expectations for social customer service, and from Microsoft’s 2016 State of Global Customer Service Report responses, it looks like those expectations are only set to grow as time goes on and a next generation of customers comes of age.

Social Media 70

Social Media Customer Service Entertainment Travel 70

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

AUGUST 3, 2021

According to a 2016 PwC survey cited by Linkedin , 60% of respondents reported they’d like daily or weekly feedback (72% among those under 30 years old), but only 30% said they receive it. Try This: Search social media, user forums, and review sites for questions that apply to your product/service.

Customer Experience 380

Customer Experience Social Media Feedback Brands 380

Help.com

MARCH 14, 2016

Put the customer at the heart of every decision you make and get the whole team involved. Let your employees know the impact that the customer service has on the business. Companies like Helpscout and Netflix, both notorious for great customer service, empower their team members to make the best decisions for the customer.

Customer Engagement 114

Customer Engagement Engagement Tips Social Media 114

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 ).

Customer Service 130

Customer Service Customer Journeys Social Media Poor Customer Service 130

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.

Customer Service 146

Customer Service Social Media Contact Center Study 146

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.

Customer Service 0

Customer Service Chief Customer Officer Customer Centricity Consulting 0

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.

Strategy 218

Strategy Poor Customer Service Social Media Analysis 218

Kayako

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Can you imagine a world where customer service was over physical mail? Customer service has had many different approaches over the last 100 years, but one thing has remained consistent: Customers have always wanted effortless interactions. Customers want more personable service experiences.

Customer Service 120

Customer Service Social Media Call Center Self Service 120

Comm100

JANUARY 21, 2021

There are many digital customer service tools for small businesses to choose from, but there’s only one that stands out with real-time, accessible, and cost-effective support – and that’s live chat. How many channels offer as many benefits as live chat does for both the customer and business? We’ll get into this later).

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Video Social Media Software Knowledge Base 246

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 147

Customer Experience Customer Service Social Media Consulting 147

Calabrio

JUNE 9, 2016

At Calabrio, we like to stay ahead of the curve so we can meet our customers where they want to be tomorrow, instead of where they were yesterday. One of the places I look for trends is in the 2016 Dimension Data Global Contact Centre Benchmarking Report , the most extensive global contact center survey in the industry.

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Contact Center Report Banking eBook 100

BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Remember when social media was the young upstart of the customer care channels and voice was still king? Way back in the good old days of the early 2010s… It seems like a lifetime ago that we were asking ourselves how to handle customers in such a public forum. Or was it customer service?

Omni-Channel 149

Omni-Channel Social Media Contact Center Self Service 149

Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

We spoke to Messina on a recent podcast about this concept and how it applies to customer-driven growth. Messina coined the phrase Conversational Commerce in 2016 to describe all the changes happening in the way we interact with customers in the consumer marketplace. Messina is an expert on this subject.

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Meeting Social Media Call Center Multi-Channel 166

Win the Customer

JUNE 23, 2016

One of the big challenges for brands using social media for customer service —and also making an effort to proactively reach out to customers with live chat and chatbots on their website—is striking a balance between customer service automation and real human connections. Which is great, to a point.

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Connections Customer Service Social Media Chatbots 94

Comm100

JUNE 13, 2018

Customers can experience many types of pain points, or common problems, while doing business with a company. Remedy existing customer pain points before the holiday rush by considering the following: Where do your customers currently experience friction in the buying experience? Put on Your Best Holiday Deals.

Tips 186

Tips Self Service e-support Social Media 186

NICE inContact

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

As I talk to many new customers about why they are moving to the cloud, I’m seeing several trends that demonstrate how we’re helping companies achieve their goals. The top reasons we see many companies adopting the cloud : Achieving both customer experience and business goals. The contact center is truly the front line in this battle.

Contact Center 120

Contact Center Omni-Channel e-support Social Media 120

Lumoa

AUGUST 23, 2021

Nothing drove this realization home harder than providing services during the incredibly difficult year of 2020 (and beyond!). New ways of interacting with customers A recent study from CMO found that 84% of companies were using social media for brand building and more than 54% have used it for customer retention.

Customer Experience 221

Customer Experience Social Media Video Customers 221

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

Win the Customer

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Whether it’s Snapchat’s GeoFilters or Facebook’s 360 Photos, more businesses are finding that social media is one of the most powerful tools available today. Whatever industry you’re in, you simply must have a social media presence these days. It’s called social media for a reason, after all.

Social Media 52

Social Media Customer Service Multi-Channel Airlines 52

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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Omni-Channel Trends Multi-Channel Customer Service 80

Kayako

MARCH 14, 2017

Warby Parker are just one of many brands in the fast-growing vCommerce space who are inciting incredible customer love as a result of their their dogged focus on delivering fantastic customer experiences – and reaping the rewards: their latest funding pegs them at an eye-watering $1.2 billion valuation. And what an advantage!

Brands 110

Brands Customer Experience Retail e-support 110

C3Centricity

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

I also do a lot of analyses on what customers really want today. I’m always trying to understand exactly the solutions customers need, desire and dream of having. My regular searches include customer service, customer satisfaction, customer care and similar topic areas. Google is my best friend!

Customer Centricity 184

Customer Centricity Measurement How To Customer Satisfaction 184

CloudCherry

JANUARY 22, 2020

Moreover, they provide an analysis engine that can incorporate all kinds of data: survey results, social media posts, and linking operational data.” [3]. Direct feedback from customers can still come from surveys, focus groups, and interviews, all of which are important for product development. 2010) Voice of the Customer.

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How To Social Media Analysis Feedback 243

Lumoa

JUNE 23, 2021

Did you know that American businesses risk losing a whopping $494 billion in revenue from poor customer care? In the age of smartphones, where support is only a click away, consumers have massive expectations when it comes to customer service.

Trends 195

Trends Self Service Contact Center Omni-Channel 195

Opinionator

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Why Social Media is NOT a Gold Mine of Customer feedback and not for Customer Service. In this article we will recommend you don’t use social media for feedback, even though it may look tempting. This means social media delivering one sided reviews with impossible expectations for a response.

Social Media 52

Social Media Feedback Guidelines Survey 52

transcosmos Information Systems

MARCH 14, 2018

Customer service has transformed dramatically over the years. Fast forward to today, we find ourselves in an era that’s marked by the use of automation and other advanced tools in delivering customer service support. Here’s a look at the past, present, and future of customer service.

Customer Service 85

Customer Service Social Media Chatbots Infographics 85

CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

As technologies and consumer expectations develop, the customer service landscape is evolving at an accelerated rate. Customers (and companies) faced unprecedented problems causing query volumes to spike, which put huge pressure on customer service teams. Arguably, in 2021 the industry experienced a seismic shift.

Trends 98

Trends Industry Customer Service Chatbots 98

ShepHyken

APRIL 3, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. Customer Service Track Shines at Social Media Marketing World by Dan Gingiss. In 2016, the conference organizers added a Customer Service track to the list of 20 or so other tracks. by AJ Agrawal .

Social Media 76

Social Media Customer Service Hotels Hospitality 76

Provide Support

AUGUST 30, 2016

Gone are the days when we didn’t need to worry about using social media for customer support. According to the Sprout Social report 90% of people surveyed have used social media in some way to communicate directly with a brand. Published in Provide Support Blog , 2016. Read more.

Social Media 48

Social Media Infographics Brands Consumers 48

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. Surprises Await When You Pretend To Be Your Own Customer by Steve DiGioia. Steve DiGioia) Stop complaining about your customers. Steve DiGioia shares some nice ideas about the importance pretending to be your own customer.

Social Media 48

Social Media Net Promoter Score Customer Service Handbook 48

ShepHyken

JANUARY 2, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. Kick-Ass Customer Service by Matthew Dixon, Lara Ponomareff, Scott Turner, and Rick DeLisi. My Comment: This article had me a the title: “Kick Ass Customer Service.” However, any of this will work on most social channels.

Self Service 76

Self Service Customer Service Social Media Feedback 76

ShepHyken

AUGUST 1, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. 12 Unique Ways to Build Brand Loyalty Through Social Media by YEC. AllBusiness) Social media is an invaluable tool to help market your brand, but what good is it without a target audience? Is the customer always right?

Social Media 48

Social Media Customer Service Self Service B2C 48

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. You’ll find good information, some stats and facts and insights from some of the top customer service and experience experts in the industry. 20 Positive Phrases for Customer Service Success: Part 1 by Conversational.

Omni-Channel 48

Omni-Channel Social Media Customer Service Contact Center 48