BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

When quality slips, costs climb, or business priorities misalign, moving forward with a new customer care provider may be key to your success. On the Blue Ocean blog, we talk a lot about sourcing the right strategic partner for your outsourced customer care program. Yes, Legal, were looking at you.

Customer Care 156

Customer Care How To eBook Training 156

BlueOcean

APRIL 15, 2019

Everyone, from top to bottom, needs to have an equal commitment to providing an optimal customer experience, and there must be regular communication to determine what that looks like. In some cases, the regular array of tools and resources aren’t enough, and more strategic solutions are required to satisfy frustrated customers.

Customer Care 189

Customer Care Social Media Contact Center Poor Customer Service 189

Kayako

APRIL 11, 2017

She will guide you through why customer care is so important and how teams can feel empowered to help their customers. You love doing everything that you can for your customers. How do you train your employees to offer the same level of care? How to teach customer care.

Customer Care 192

Customer Care Culture Customer Service Representative Customers 192

BlueOcean

MARCH 19, 2024

On the Blue Ocean blog, we talk a lot about the process of sourcing a strategic partner for your outsourced customer care program. Build your process and your plan with transparency and communication as the cornerstones on which all success will be built. Long Story Short: Outsourcing is a business of wins and losses.

Customer Care 177

Customer Care How To Sports Case Study 177

BlueOcean

JANUARY 6, 2020

This concept that the customer care experience should go beyond demographics and preferences and be completely tailored to any customer’s unique current circumstances pushes the limits of the traditional customer journey and relies on cutting-edge data technologies. Got 15 minutes?

Omni-Channel 177

Omni-Channel Customer Care Self Service Wait Times 177

BlueOcean

APRIL 30, 2021

A couple of years ago, we explored the state of omnichannel customer care , recognizing the fact that consumers have more channel options available to them than ever before. With more than a year of pandemic impacts under our belts, let’s dig into the far-reaching impacts of COVID-19 on omnichannel customer care.

Omni-Channel 156

Omni-Channel Customer Care Self Service eBook 156

BlueOcean

AUGUST 27, 2020

And, of course, your company’s plan to launch a new outsourced customer care program. Your customers are already struggling with the times, and now you’re thinking about overhauling the customer care process? They should be able to clearly communicate their plans and transparently share their biggest hurdles.

Customer Care 156

Customer Care Contact Center Sports Case Study 156

BlueOcean

MAY 5, 2023

We’ve said it before and we’re not afraid to repeat it until the cows come home: using a boilerplate RFP in the process to find a new customer care outsourcer is a quick road to failure. You’re looking for a strategic partner who will interface with your customers day in and day out. That requires a custom RFP.

Customer Care 156

Customer Care Contact Center Comparison Government 156

Michelli Experience

APRIL 11, 2017

Subtly, great brands signal an enduring commitment to personal care for loyal customers which implies that as your business grows, you will respond in ways that don’t exploit loyalty. Customer’s need to know “what’s in it for me” when they make a referral. Don’t forget the WIIFM.

Customer Care 230

Customer Care Brands Net Promoter Score Social Media 230

BlueOcean

MARCH 20, 2017

Through the use of SIP technology, communications tools (in our case Cisco’s Jabber) can support rich media, and real-time communication. The post What’s the State of Work-at-Home in Customer Care in 2017? Again, this is where technology advancements, especially in collaboration, have changed the game. Let’s chat.

Customer Care 189

Customer Care Contact Center Call Center Average Handle Time 189

BlueOcean

MARCH 19, 2024

On the Blue Ocean blog, we talk a lot about the process of sourcing a strategic partner for your outsourced customer care program. Build your process and your plan with transparency and communication as the cornerstones on which all success will be built. Long Story Short: Outsourcing is a business of wins and losses.

Customer Care 156

Customer Care How To Sports Case Study 156

BlueOcean

MARCH 24, 2025

Your customer care partner is going to focus their time and resources on meeting these targets. Accurate call volume forecasting informs the strategy around staffing, the allocation of skills and human resources, and the strategy around deploying channels and AI for customer care.

Contact Center 156

Contact Center Automotive Analytics Metrics 156

BlueOcean

JANUARY 20, 2023

For more than two years, everyone worked to settle into new patterns of working and communicating, and we’re finally seeing a return to “normal.” If you’re faced with the decision to find a new customer care outsourcer in the post-pandemic era, now’s the time to dive in. What is your average tenure of salaried staff?

Contact Center 156

Contact Center Customer Care Comparison Culture 156

BlueOcean

AUGUST 6, 2020

For months, we’ve been settling into new patterns of working and communicating, and we’re finally beginning to see a return to some semblance of “normal.” You may have pushed pause on your decision to find a new customer care outsourcer, but now’s the time to dive back in. What is your average tenure of salaried staff?

Contact Center 156

Contact Center Customer Care Comparison Culture 156

BlueOcean

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Is communication still going strong and do you feel comfortable in those interactions? Are you still in regular contact with your partner’s leadership team and do you still trust them to deliver excellence for your customers? This is what relevant service level metrics look like in today’s customer care center.

Customer Care 156

Customer Care Contact Center Effort Score Net Promoter Score 156

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 23, 2015

It’s easy to “set up” a social media presence for customers and then just sort of forget to maintain it. Social customer care is going to be with us forever. Why not get better at how you’re serving customers there? Social Customer Care: Best Practices for Major Engagement.

Customer Care 110

Customer Care Social Media Marketing Conference 110

BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

It’s a trend that has a significant impact on the customer care sector. There are very real service expectation differences between providing customer service to a one-off consumer versus a loyal member. For Carol, empowering contact center agents depends upon three key factors: engagement, communication, and feedback.

Customer Experience 290

Customer Experience Effort Score Contact Center Customer Care 290

InMoment XI

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Now, I’d like to dive deeper into customer experience and the role everyone in your organization plays in delivering that experience. You heard me right: not one department owns the customer experience—it’s every department! And of course, Customer Care is the safety net if something goes wrong along the way.

CRM 370

CRM Airlines Government ROI 370

Bill Quiseng

JANUARY 11, 2023

And satisfied customers won’t come back when they find something better or less expensive. So don’t just serve to sell your products or services to customers. And don’t just serve to satisfy customers. Serve to CARE. COMMUNICATE with each customer with a smile, eye contact, and polite interaction.

Customer Care 88

Customer Care Marketing Social Media Advertising 88

Russel Lolacher

APRIL 5, 2021

Ten years of leading a provincial government team in web services and social customer care has been a challenging and rewarding experience. Listening will serve you and your customers better – really listening to what your customers and stakeholders want and need can be a super power. Oh, it’s been amazing.

Customer Care 98

Customer Care Government Communication Engagement 98

Bill Quiseng

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Even if the traditionalists could hear, they would wear noise-canceling headphones, oblivious to the employees’ concerns and customer complaints. These traditionalists cared more about profits and didn’t care much about employees or customers. Let’s be revolutionary to improve the customer experience.

Customer Care 97

Customer Care Culture Employee Experience Customers 97

InMoment XI

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Every company executive will agree that having loyal customers is a key to business success. But what are executives really doing to encourage customer loyalty? Most businesses will point to their customer care training or customer relationship management (CRM) system and count on these tools to build loyalty.

Loyalty 389

Loyalty Tips Feedback Advertising 389

CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Websites have been great for this and have replaced a lot of work that customer care agents previously handled. Combine this with poor communication skills, and it’s no wonder that tempers flare. A modification to the customer support script where the agent recaps the problem could go a long way.

Customer Care 98

Customer Care Call Center Customer Service Representative Chatbots 98

Bill Quiseng

JULY 3, 2024

With that in mind, we, as customers, proclaim our independence from the tyranny of “Profits over People” retailers who care more about revenue dollars, market share, stock prices, bottom-line profits, and even their competitors, than people – us, the customers. We don’t just serve to satisfy customers.

Customer Care 78

Customer Care Retail Government Customers 78

BirdEye

JUNE 29, 2023

Effective customer communication is vital for the success of any business. Companies also communicate with customers to share product updates, resolve complaints, gather feedback, and provide customer service. Table of contents What does customer communication mean?

Communication 97

Communication Social Media Self Service Touchpoint 97

Lumoa

MARCH 9, 2023

Customer empathy is at the heart of Lush’s approach to building trust with its customers. By understanding that their customers care deeply about the products they buy and how they are created, Lush has taken steps to address these concerns. Let me give you a real-life scenario of how it works in general.

Customer Experience 397

Customer Experience Social Media Customers Video 397

Calabrio

MARCH 5, 2025

A McKinsey survey revealed customer care leaders top growth priorities included customer experience improvement, technology implementation, and identifying revenue growth opportunities. The kicker: theyll have to achieve these goals even while a sizeable majority of them also expect to see a significant rise in call volume.

Contact Center 130

Contact Center Call Center Average Handle Time Customer Satisfaction 130

BlueOcean

AUGUST 30, 2018

Thanks to advancements in AI and machine learning, chatbots and other Tier Zero customer service solutions are a great way to handle basic, high-volume customer care interactions on a 24/7/365 basis. Knowing how technology fits into the big picture of customer care is critical to the success of your outsourced partnership.

Customer Service 232

Customer Service Contact Center Chatbots Customer Care 232

BlueOcean

JUNE 12, 2018

to your customer care partner not knowing you expected a zero percent abandon rate (let’s get realistic, folks), successful relationships are founded on clear expectations. Adherence to Communication Plans. Frequent – and transparent – communication is essential to a smooth takeoff. Who should be communicating with whom?

Contact Center 209

Contact Center Abandon Rate Resources Communication 209

BlueOcean

OCTOBER 4, 2021

And it’s one that undeniably impacts our perception of the customer experience. Exploring Customer Care in the Subscription Economy. For those of us in the contact center space, the truly fascinating thing (besides the astounding growth itself) is the impact on customer care and the customer experience.

Customer Experience 194

Customer Experience Customer Care B2C Lifetime Customer 194

C3Centricity

JUNE 25, 2020

. #2 Assess the Optimum Way of Connecting with Your Customers. Do you know the best way to contact your target customers, as well as their preferred place and time to connect? Review how you communicate with your customer and what information exchange there is at that time. Is it one-way or two? Any guesses what it is?).”

Customer Centricity 262

Customer Centricity Competitive Advantage Trends Brands 262

Inbenta

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Social distancing has altered how people purchase goods, communicate and work, and banks have had to reduce their dependence on humans, when possible, to become a lights-out business that meets customer demands for 24/7, omnichannel access to services. Want to build your own banking chatbot? Get our 14-day free trial.

Chatbots 95

Chatbots Banking Customer Care Self Service 95

InMoment XI

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

By identifying specific customer preferences—such as preferred products, content types, or communication channels—you can tailor marketing messages, recommendations, and services to each customer’s needs. Improved Customer Retention It is no secret that retaining customers is more cost-effective than acquiring new ones.

Analysis 195

Analysis Customer Journeys Social Media Analytics 195

InMoment XI

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Most businesses are organized into silos: marketing, sales, operations, customer care, HR, IT, finance, etc. But customer experience is a ribbon that cuts across these silos, and an effective CX program ensures that hand-offs between silos are clean and that no facet of the customer experience falls into the cracks.

Sports 221

Sports Financial ROI Leadership 221

ECXO

JUNE 20, 2023

Business customers care about what your brand stands for. How do your leaders kick start the process of communicating the renewed purpose. Communicate, and activate, your purpose with authenticity and integrity European consumers often demand more transparency than in other parts of the world.

B2B 367

B2B Brands Innovation Government 367

BlueOcean

MAY 18, 2022

Blue Ocean, an award-winning provider of customer care solutions, is delighted to announce the promotion of Amy Bennet Roach to Vice President, Sales and Marketing. Amy joined the Blue Ocean team as Communications Manager in 2010, bringing with her a wealth of experience in marketing, advertising, communication, and public relations.

Sales 156

Sales Marketing Advertising Customer Care 156

eglobalis

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Failure to Close the Loop on Customer Feedback: Instead of using customer feedback to improve services, some dealers in Europe—such as those in Ingolstadt and Pfaffenhofen, Bavaria—ignore or dismiss complaints. After nearly seven months of delays and poor communication, my trust in this dealership has been severely damaged.

Automotive 461

Automotive Loyalty System Return on Investment 461