ShepHyken

JULY 7, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. This is What is Missing From Your Customer Experience Playbook by Anne Marshall (Entrepreneur) One-size-fits-all customer experience playbooks don’t exist — and for good reason. CX can be a differentiator.

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ShepHyken

JULY 29, 2020

So be bold with your marketing, your products and your innovations, but be boring when it comes to customer service and experience. Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling business author. For information, contact 314-692-2200 or www.hyken.com. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 11, 2018

His plea was, “We are so NOT customer-focused, and we need to be!” He then shared what may be one of the most crystal-clear examples of the difference between a company that is customer focused and one that isn’t. Whether you’re customer-focused or not, this exercise is helpful. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner Steve Turner with the Centre for Public Excellence award The police complaints-handling team from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner’s (OPCC) has been recognised for its customer service excellence. A FIRST FOR A FORCE….Cleveland

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Blake Morgan

MAY 3, 2022

When faced with the changes and challenges of the pandemic, Lyft took the opportunity to improve its digital services and undergo a digital transformation. . The result is a frictionless experience that continues to disrupt the industry and shine as an example for all customer-focused digital brands. .

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CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Being customer focused is all about making sure your relationships revolve around your clients and lead to their satisfaction. Many shoppers who have negative experiences want to switch to another organization that has better service, and when word gets out, this can be detrimental to your company. Get the Education You Need.

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ShepHyken

JULY 21, 2021

In my latest book, I’ll Be Back: How to Get Customers to Come Back Again and Again , I share a story about the shortest customer service keynote speech I’ve ever delivered. The shortest customer service speech ever …. “BE The post The Shortest Customer Service Keynote Speech Ever! Okay, here goes.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Lately, I’ve been thinking about how sales and customer service combine to create an experience – hopefully a positive one. She created an experience for her customer. She created an experience for her customer. This is where sales and customer service collide. Here’s the short version.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Customer experience is about so much more than call-center scripts or proper protocol around customer complaints. The best companies, the ones we know as customer experience leaders, adopt a customer focused view to everything. Silos make understanding the customer journey that much harder.

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Vonage

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Many companies that claim to offer good customer service in reality are grounded in an operations’ mentality with rules and policies that allow for little flexibility, preventing them from rising above anything more than average or satisfactory. The companies that really understand customer service have a different focus.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Helping Companies & Organizations Create an Amazing Customer-Focused Culture by CXO Magazine This week, we’re starting the Top Five roundup with a Bonus article. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 13, 2022

Just out of college I started my career as a customer service expert. It was a chosen profession that had its roots in something that happened to me when I was younger, an event that caused me to become obsessed with customer service. . These lessons laid the foundation that ignited my passion for customer service.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 10, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Drawing inspiration from my experiences and insights into the evolving dynamics of customer interactions, let’s explore five pivotal strategies that can elevate your small business from being good to unforgettable.

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CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Catchy customer service slogans are powerful tools that encapsulate a company’s commitment to customer satisfaction in a memorable phrase. When crafted carefully, a great slogan can inspire employees and elevate customer expectations. They communicate the company’s commitment to customers in a memorable way.

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Customer Bliss

JULY 19, 2018

You need a plan and you need to take baby steps,” said Sue Martin Homes , Global VP of Customer Service at Newegg , the leading tech-focused e-retailer in North America. Customer Experience Leadership Means Being a Team Player. Do you have “talk time” countdown timers in your customer service centers?

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CSM Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2024

Shangri-La has been ranked as Singapore’s top customer service provider in a new survey conducted by The Straits Times and Statista. The survey evaluated customer service across various sectors, with over 5,500 respondents participating.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 31, 2023

Being purposeful about little things that are expected and cost nothing – or next to nothing – can go a long way in getting a customer to think of your business as a first-class organization. Get more information on The Customer Focus ™ customer service training programs. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken

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Micah Solomon

OCTOBER 11, 2018

The author, Micah Solomon, is an author, consultant, influencer, keynote speaker, and trainer in customer service, customer experience, customer service culture, and hospitality. Last week, I suggested quick wins that could improve your customer service and customer experience.

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ShepHyken

JULY 7, 2021

It is one of the most common questions I’m asked in interviews: What’s the difference between customer service and customer experience (also known as CX)? While I’ve written about this before, my original article about customer experience was more about how to create a more interactive experience.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 6, 2022

“Is customer service more important than price?” . That’s exactly what we asked more than 1,000 consumers in our customer service research. And just to make sure, we asked a similar question later in the survey, “Would you pay more if you knew you would receive great customer service?”

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 4, 2023

And in the world of customer service and CX, there is much to be excited about. Last month I released my annual Top Ten Customer Experience Predictions in my weekly Forbes column. Just as we want our customers to come back, we want our employees to stay.  . Keep those phones open for your customers!

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JULY 27, 2023

Unfortunately, that’s not always the case with customer service coaching. The good news is research shows that employees want to know … Continue reading → The post Building Trust and Empowerment with Customer-Focused Coaching appeared first on Brad Cleveland.

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CSM Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2024

Shangri-La has been ranked as Singapore’s top customer service provider in a new survey conducted by The Straits Times and Statista. The survey evaluated customer service across various sectors, with over 5,500 respondents participating.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

I recently wrote an article in Forbes about how to get customers to pay more. The focus, of course, was on customer service and experience. Research has irrefutably proven that customers will pay more for a better experience. It’s the same for certain aspects of customer service. Not that much!

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

More and more people are complaining about bad customer service. The demand for better service continues to grow, as evidenced in our customer experience research (2022 Achieving Customer Amazement study sponsored by Amazon Web Services). It’s not like companies purposely provide poor customer service.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Sometimes, they may bring more benefits to one group more than another, whether that’s employees, customers, or shareholders. Yet setting out to please your customers is not always as straightforward as it might seem. Who do business innovations serve?

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 20, 2021

Follow these simple steps and start to improve your customer service, even if it’s just by 1%! Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling business author. For information on The Customer Focus customer service training programs, go to www.thecustomerfocus.com.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 16, 2022

Not only does this happen in physics, but it also happens in business, specifically when there is bad customer service or a bad customer experience (CX). So, with that, I bring you Shep’s Law of Customer Service , which is: . The post Back to Class: Shep’s Law of Customer Service appeared first on Shep Hyken.

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ShepHyken

JULY 5, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Experience Hotel Blog) The Experience Hotel team decided to conduct a survey on the impact of the different types of emails you can send to your customers. They may even make you rethink how you email your customers.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 9, 2017

Your people attend customer service training. They learn techniques and tactics on how to deal with complaining customers, angry customers or customers who just need a little support. This is what customer service training is all about. A customer-focused mindset includes the desire to serve.

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InteractionMetrics

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

But if you ask them what their customer service strategy is, you’ll probably get blank stares. Here are two realities worth pondering: Every company communicates something about itself through customer service. Customers remember how they were treated far more than they remember your images and ads.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 5, 2020

What gets in the way of creating a great customer service experience for you and/or your organization? Is it a process that is clunky, inconvenient and difficult for the customer? This is similar to an exercise that we do in our customer service workshops. We add one extra question: “How often does this happen?”

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ShepHyken

JUNE 30, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. CX Makeover: 11 Ways to Improve Customer Experience by Ken McMahon (Nextiva) Employees interact with customers every day and are a valuable source of CX knowledge. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 1, 2020

First, we all have two responsibilities: do the job we were hired to do and also take care of the customer. I may have been a cashier, but I also knew that my job, beyond collecting money, was to take care of my customers. Second, a boss can kill the customer service buzz. If it’s right, coach them to do more of the same.

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Michel Falcon Experience

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

To be customer focused, a CEO must pay great attention to past, present and future customer behaviours, motivations and aversions. Do you work with a customer focused CEO? Does he invest to improve the company’s customer experience on a consistent basis? They genuinely want to engage with customers.

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Adrian Swinscoe

AUGUST 19, 2024

Recently, I was invited to participate in a discussion about how to improve customer service outcomes. At one point in the discussion, we were talking about […] The post Are assumptions hindering your delivery of great customer service? first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. What Is Customer Loyalty and Retention (And 3 Tips for Improvement) by Scott Clark. They claim they aren’t the same as B2C, so many of the ideas about customer service and CX don’t apply.

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