BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Here are a few green flag markers that help indicate that you’ve found the best-fit outsourced customer care partner. If you’ve taken part in an outsourced customer care procurement process, either as a bidder or as a buyer, we’d lay money on the fact that you’ve got some horror stories to tell.

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BlueOcean

JULY 5, 2016

If the call to customer care is a dreaded and distasteful last resort, how do we adapt and improve the experience? With social networks evolving at a breakneck pace, that leads us to the question at the root of this post: what is the state of social customer care in 2016 and beyond? The Facts About Social Customer Care.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 11, 2020

H e explains how and why expanding customer care operations to include online chat and brand communities can elevate both self-service and customer care. “Hi, That little chat box in the bottom right corner of the screen promises to answer every customer question — but will it? Hi, how can I help you?”

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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.

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Kayako

MAY 13, 2022

Customer satisfaction affects the bottom line because it is a critical predictor of retention and repeat revenue. Today’s customer expects efficient, seamless interactions with products, services, and customer service help across various devices. Fortunately, customers also like to help themselves.

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 4, 2023

When one in five of your customers speak something other than English as their first language, providing bilingual customer support is critical. Without it, you risk taking a hit to your CSat scores, your brand loyalty, and your bottom line. But what mix of live agents versus AI is best for your business? It’s our thing.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Customer loyalty… This is what companies strive for, to create loyal customers. Some companies have earned a reputation that keeps bringing their customers back, again and again. People need to know they can count on your product, not just your customer support department. How do they do it?

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CX Journey

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Let''s start with a definition of brand loyalty , a rough proxy for people caring about brands. If you''re loyal, I suppose you''d care if the brand disappeared or not. Are we really "faithful" to brands if we don''t care if most of them aren''t around tomorrow? Is brand loyalty just a myth? I think so.

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C3Centricity

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

My regular searches online include customer service, customer satisfaction, customer care and similar topic areas. I believe they show a serious problem in the business of looking after our customers today. Therefore strong loyalty is a valuable benefit for a brand. By your customer care, that’s how.

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Who's Your Gladys?

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

It takes self-control to handle a customer with over-the-top expectations. The post When Customer Expectations Are Unreasonable, Meet Them Anyway appeared first on Who's Your Gladys?

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Bill Quiseng

OCTOBER 9, 2024

So, when it comes to your customers and you and your business, think RELATIONSHIPS or Go Broke. QUI TAKEAWAY: Customer loyalty is not one BIG WOW to a customer. It’s one little wow delivered consistently to every customer. Relationships build loyalty. Loyalty builds your business.

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BlueOcean

JULY 15, 2024

For many organizations, in-house customer care feels like the right choice. It keeps you close to your customers and ready to serve them with your comprehensive knowledge of your products or services. Ensuring your customer support center is up and running, no matter what, is a daunting task that organizations must prepare for.

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Contact Center Customer Care Measurement Training 177

Comm100

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Customers that have a good customer experience with a company are 4x more likely to purchase than those that didn’t. Companies that excel at customer experience can quickly rack up huge wins, from improved customer loyalty to a reduced churn rate. Reaching the next level of CX innovation with AI-powered chat.

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InMoment XI

JULY 16, 2024

Customers expect not only to be heard but also understood and swiftly responded to. With this in mind, we want to make it clear that it isn’t just about monitoring and management of these feedback channels, but actively engaging with and learning from your customers. Overlooking it might spell your downfall.

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InMoment XI

JULY 16, 2024

Customers expect not only to be heard but also understood and swiftly responded to. With this in mind, we want to make it clear that it isn’t just about monitoring and management of these feedback channels, but actively engaging with and learning from your customers. Overlooking it might spell your downfall.

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Tips Management Social Media Hotels 195

Lumoa

AUGUST 3, 2021

As we see the business world shifting towards a more remote and digital landscape, the communication between customers and service employees is playing a more pivotal role in customer experience due to the lack of opportunity for face-to-face interactions.

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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!

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Kustomer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Listen and subscribe to our podcast: In this episode of the Customer Service Secrets Podcast, Gabe Larsen is joined by two CX leaders, Michael Miller and Vikas Bhambri, to discuss how to manage different types of customer expectations and service expectations during a global pandemic. Intro Voice: (00:04).

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Comm100

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Large corporations and small companies alike have had to either learn how to properly engage with customers over social media, or lose business as a result. This blog post will show you exactly why social media customer service is so important, and how social media support can help take your business into the future of customer care.

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BlueOcean

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

We’ve said it so often it’s become cliché, but we stand by the concept that happy employees make for happy customers, and in outsourcing, happy customers make happy clients. TX strategy is the ultimate integration of customer experience (CX), employee experience (EX), the multi experience (MX), and user experience (UX).

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BlueOcean

JUNE 17, 2021

For many organizations, in-house customer care feels like the right choice. It keeps you close to your customers and ready to serve them with your exhaustive knowledge of your products or services. Customer care is often a 24/7/365 job, and the slightest disruption has the potential to impact your reputation and brand loyalty.

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Contact Center Customer Care Measurement Report 177

InMoment XI

AUGUST 2, 2023

This knowledge will empower you to craft a customer experience (CX) approach tailored to your unique circumstances. Remember, customer feedback is a goldmine of actionable data that can steer your business towards delivering exceptional experiences and fostering lasting customer loyalty.

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Interactions

APRIL 16, 2024

How Can the Bar be Raised to Surpass Customer Expectations? In a world of high demands and countless inquiries, meeting consumer expectations isn’t just a goal; it’s a commitment. Failing to invest in customer care risks customers seeking it elsewhere. Conclusion The future is crystal clear.

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BlueOcean

JULY 15, 2024

For many organizations, in-house customer care feels like the right choice. It keeps you close to your customers and ready to serve them with your comprehensive knowledge of your products or services. Ensuring your customer support center is up and running, no matter what, is a daunting task that organizations must prepare for.

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CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Customers value a business where they feel appreciated, and this often depends on the service they receive, not just the product they buy. A franchise that prioritizes customer care earns loyalty, boosts its reputation, and encourages positive word-of-mouth. A loyalty program doesn’t have to be complicated.

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Comm100

APRIL 16, 2018

A long-held belief is that exceptional customer service will bring with it extraordinary loyalty. After all, the customer is always right, right? This idea is so ingrained in us that 89 of 100 leaders surveyed flat out stated that their primary goal was to exceed customer expectations.

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GetFeedback

JANUARY 27, 2020

With a solid VoC program, your company can: Improve customer experience and exceed customer expectations. Drive more loyalty, increase referrals, and lower service costs. By opening a dialogue with your customers, you give them the opportunity to provide feedback, sending the message they are valued and heard.

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Lumoa

JUNE 14, 2023

You’ve designed your NPS survey and emailed it to all your customers—and the results are in… but not those you were expecting. When it comes to gauging customer sentiment and loyalty, few metrics enjoy such widespread acclaim as the Net Promoter Score (NPS). Almost 40 to 50% of them, in fact.

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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? Easier said than done.

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Comm100

JANUARY 13, 2022

To get on the path to digital CX excellence, customer support must be personalized. Customized support has become a major way for organizations to differentiate from their competition and win loyalty from customers. Read more: 2022 is the Year of Digital Customer Experience Excellence – Here’s Why.

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Comm100

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Well, the customer experience is a key ingredient to getting new business and maintaining customer loyalty. But delivering excellent customer experiences isn’t something that you can measure one time and not look to improve. How can customers be involved in developing the product? Customer Experience Metrics.

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Oracle

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

A key finding from the survey: Nearly half (47%) of frustrated respondents said they would avoid doing business with the brand, showing that a frustrating experience can significantly damage brand loyalty. Trend of the week: Customer care is the new marketing. You don’t get the opportunity to re-do it.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

They consistently deliver and exceed customer expectations. Customers already expect their needs to be addressed with every interaction they have with your company. That’s the baseline that all customer support teams should already be working on. Consistency is the key to great customer service.

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Comm100

JUNE 30, 2016

Time and time again, we see evidence that great customer service experiences are critical in maintaining customer loyalty and satisfaction. According to research conducted in 2015 by Aspect Cloud Solutions , 76% of respondents see “customer service as a ‘true test’ of how much a company values them.”

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Horizon CX

JUNE 27, 2023

In this article, I explore the contrasting perspectives of customer experience from a marketing branding and service delivery standpoint, highlighting the need to merge them under one cohesive umbrella. Imagine a scenario where a company’s marketing campaigns project an image of exceptional quality and superior customer care.

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CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Learnship , the business language learning solution provider, announced the launch of Sprint Business Skills Customer Care today. The fast-paced, online learning solution helps customer service professionals acquire relevant English vocabulary to better communicate at work. One hour a week of self-paced digital learning content.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

She writes about what customers expect from companies in 2021 and what they actually get. Consumers today expect speedier access to services than ever before. Customers want their concerns resolved swiftly, without having to wait in line or being handed from one executive to another. .

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