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Unraveling the Tangled Vines of Omnichannel Customer Care

BlueOcean

To put it simply: focus on your holistic customer experience design before you add new channels. Each channel must prioritize issue resolution and promote customer confidence rather than get thrown into the mix as a “more is better” afterthought. Bolting on new channels with an ad-hoc approach is not the answer. Got 15 minutes?

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What Does Perfect Service Recovery Look Like?

ShepHyken

For those that haven’t been following, the five-steps are: 1) Acknowledge the problem and thank the customer for bringing it to your attention. 2) Apologize for the problem. 3) Fix it or discuss the resolution. 4) Have an attitude of ownership. 5) Act with urgency.

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Three Ways to Create Confidence with Your Customers

ShepHyken

I recently interviewed Nate Skinner, the VP of Customer Care for Campaign Monitor, a company that helps businesses use email to market their businesses. It was for one of my Forbes columns, Seven Ways to Use Email to Build Your Brand and Create a Better Customer Experience.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of November 14, 2016

ShepHyken

ROI’s on the Prize: Twitter Links Social Customer Care and Willingness to Pay by Lia Winograd. When a customer tweets to a company and receives a response, the customer is willing to spend 3-20% more. My Comment: One of the best ways to create customer confidence is by creating a consistent customer experience.

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Do Your Customers Trust You This Much?

ShepHyken

As I started to perform more and more for money, I could afford to be a regular customer of Al’s. Some of you may or may not know that I perform magic. Not real magic. When I was a kid I did birthday party magic shows, and in high-school and college worked in comedy clubs doing comedy and magic. I still practice card tricks. .

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“That’s Not My Department” and 10 Other Phrases Customers Hate

ShepHyken

You finally get to a customer service rep. You tell your story and the customer service rep responds, “I’m sorry, that’s not my department.” You have a problem. You call the phone number listed on the company’s website. You wait on hold for what seems much longer than the ten minutes they said you would be holding.

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Guest Blog: Do customer experience teams take cyber security risks?

ShepHyken

This week we feature an article by Chanice Henry who writes about the importance of cyber security in providing a trustworthy experience for your customers. – Shep Hyken. Customer loyalty is built on trust. Cyber security is no longer something that just IT teams need to worry about.