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3 Customer Service Training Secrets You’ll Wish You’d Known 5 Years Ago

Ecrion

Too often, companies blame a loss of revenue on competitors, poor market conditions, and even failed marketing strategies when the real reason why business is down is due to a poor customer service training and standards. Be honest with yourself: How confident are you, really, with your current level of customer service?

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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of April 1, 2019

ShepHyken

(ZDNet) AI is viewed by customer service decision makers and agents alike as a boon to the customer and employee experience. AI adoption is nascent, but it’s set to soar as more teams turn to chatbots, text, and voice analytics, and other use cases. A Complete Guide to Social Media Customer Service by Anna Bredava.

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How a Customer Service Consulting Firm Can Grow Your Company

InteractionMetrics

Bad customer service hurts companies’ bottom lines—by a lot. According to a 2016 Accenture study, the cost of customers switching companies due to poor service is $1.6 Customers today are unhappier than ever with the service they receive. What’s the Role of AI in Customer Service Consulting?

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The Omnichannel Experience – What the Heck Does That Mean??

ShepHyken

This was about different ways customers could communicate with you. Today there are many others, such as text, social media, apps, and more. A pop-up window asked if I needed help, so I started to interact via chat. It could have been an AI-infused chatbot or a human typing back. That’s two channels.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of January 23, 2017

ShepHyken

(BizReport) Despite more service providers moving towards digital interaction, a more personal touch in customer service helps drive loyalty and retention, according to a global study from Verint Systems. The phone used to be the main way customers connected with companies, but not anymore. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of December 12, 2016

ShepHyken

This is the first half of 20 “power phrases” that all of your employees should be using for both customers and co-workers. We Asked, Zappos Answered: Tracking Contact Center Metrics, Omni-Channel & Chatbots by Sharpen. Social media ROI, loyalty and the customer experience by Chris Teso.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of September 10, 2018

ShepHyken

(Forbes) In today’s disruptive business economy, in order to create distinctiveness for a brand online, it is imperative to have social customer care that is more than good — or even great. My Comment: There are some basics in delivering an excellent customer service experience on social media.