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. It isn’t a coincidence that the best places to work are also recognized as the organizations that deliver the best customer service.

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CloudCherry

AUGUST 22, 2019

His articles have been read in hundreds of publications, and he is the author of Moments of Magic ® , The Loyal Customer , The Cult of the Customer , The Amazement Revolution, Amaze Every Customer Every Time and Be Amazing or Go Home. Listen Now! The post You say you want a Revolution? appeared first on CloudCherry.

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Michel Falcon Experience

JANUARY 10, 2019

It’s likely that you clicked through to read this post because you want new customer service ideas, not the same old run of the mill concepts that have been suggested by everyone else online…am I right? Related: What is Customer Experience. Customer Service Skill #2: Patience. . I’m a Vancouver Canucks fan.

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Who's Your Gladys?

MAY 17, 2016

The post A Customer Loyalty Exercise – An Excerpt from Our NEW Customer Service Book Taming Gladys! They get to hear how their peers handle tough situations. They get to collaborate and practice new ways of approaching tough situations and share what they do that works. appeared first on Who's Your Gladys?

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Comm100

APRIL 2, 2024

The scores provide a snapshot of how satisfied your customers are with your products or services, indicating areas of success and those needing improvement. A higher CSAT score not only reflects happier customers but also drives loyalty, positive word-of-mouth, and increased revenue potential.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 13, 2021

In this article, we can say that three secrets to creating and sustaining customer loyalty are communication, communication, communication. The way you communicate, what you communicate, and how often you communicate can create the experience that gives a customer the confidence to continue doing business with you. .

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CSM Magazine

MAY 14, 2024

Customer service often becomes the battleground where loyalty is won, and brands are differentiated. The saying “the customer is always right” has evolved into recognizing customer service as a crucial aspect of every business.

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Comm100

AUGUST 29, 2021

While omnichannel support improves the customer experience, as well as the agent experience, businesses have more to consider when allocating resources and training service agents. Employers are always looking for unicorn employees, but can you train someone to be a jack of all trades? Be customer centric.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 24, 2020

It’s about customer retention—which can lead to customer loyalty. Loyal customers are important to all businesses regardless of industry or size—large, small, B2B or B2C. It’s easy to measure customer satisfaction at different levels. The formula for calculating customer retention is pretty simple.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Shep Hyken is a customer service/CX expert, award-winning keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling author. Learn more about Shep’s customer service and customer experience keynote speeches and his customer service training workshops at www.Hyken.com.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 14, 2023

I’ve covered different gap concepts in the past, and it’s time to add yet another to the list, and that is the Loyalty Gap. By the way, this is a perfect time to mention International Customer Loyalty Month, which happens every year in April. It is a time to focus some extra care and attention on your loyal customers.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 4, 2020

“Satisfying your customers is not enough. Satisfied customers are not loyal customers.” Loyalty is an emotion. Connect with your customers on an emotional level to move them beyond being “just satisfied.”. “It It is the total customer experience—not just customer service—that creates loyalty.”

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 11, 2021

They were, but that loyalty was to location and price, not to your business. . The point is to recognize the difference between repeat customers and loyal customers. Make sure you understand the why behind what brings that customer back. I like to refer to repeat customers as gold and loyal customers as sacred.

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Steve DiGioia

MAY 17, 2021

According to several employees and training manuals, Apple Inc’s sales associates are taught an unusual sales philosophy: not to sell, but rather to help customers solve problems. “Your job is to understand all of your customers’ needs—some of which they may not even realize they have,” one training manual says.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

It’s these meaningful, actionable, high-quality customer perspectives that fuel unforgettable experiences and create brand loyalty. One of the most important parts of this process is making sure that you’re asking customers the right questions. Winning Customer Loyalty With Real-time Refunds by Irina Ionescu.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 26, 2021

(ZDNeT) Customer service is experiencing a renaissance, and with the right imagination, intention, and technology, it can also become a business growth engine by driving satisfaction, sales, and loyalty. How 5 Brands Adapted Their Loyalty Programs for a Post-Covid World by Stephanie Miles. Thank you MattsenKumar!).

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Bill Quiseng

MAY 24, 2023

You already know what customer service is, but to make it flourish, you and your team need to be reminded periodically. So, I offered people a continuous education in customer CARE. If you missed it, just follow it here: Don’t offer customer service training. Develop your people with customer CARE education.

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ShepHyken

MAY 24, 2021

There are many ways to let customers know you appreciate them, and this article covers most of them, along with some expert opinions from other successful business people. The 3 Principles of Brand Loyalty After COVID-19 Rocked Our World by Kim Campbell. 5 Top Customer Strategies CEO Should Know by Duong Nguyen.

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ShepHyken

MAY 10, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 8 Ways to Win Customer Loyalty With Streamlined Customer Support by Samuel O’Brien. My Comment: We start this week with a great list of ideas on how to create customer loyalty.

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Vonage

OCTOBER 2, 2017

The core values are a trio of direction and motivation: Loyalty: to guests, to the hotel, to each other, to the hotel industry, to Singapore. Ron Kaufman is the world’s leading educator and motivator for upgrading customer service and uplifting service culture. Your Service” books and founder of UP! Your Service.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Next Generation Loyalty – Part One by Braden Kelley. Braden Kelley) Marketers have an overly optimistic perspective on customer loyalty and their implementations of customer loyalty programs. I’m a big believer that the typical loyalty program is actually a marketing program. Loyalty is more than points.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

What Is Customer Loyalty and Retention (And 3 Tips for Improvement) by Scott Clark. CMSWire) Although the terms “customer loyalty” and “customer retention” are often used interchangeably, they actually refer to two different things. There’s a big difference. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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InMoment XI

MARCH 11, 2024

An organization can act on these insights by fixing the existing product or service, and then making sure similar issues don’t appear in the future. As an example, let’s imagine the same financial services firm from earlier experiences a prolonged period of poor customer service due to understaffing or inadequate training.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 28, 2020

Then ensure you understand today’s reality with the right baseline metrics, along with journey maps, ongoing customer feedback mechanisms, and more. Related: How to Improve Customer Service Training with Simple Metrics. Customer experience is really, at its core, a uniquely positive idea. What a gift!

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 23, 2021

Customers expect an easy and convenient experience with anyone they do business with. A great product delivered with a great customer experience that is also easy is a winning combination. The New Era of Loyalty: Why Brands Should Embrace Loyalty Schemes by Stoyan Petrov. It’s about customer service training.

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Vonage

JULY 13, 2017

The core values are a trio of direction and motivation: Loyalty: to guests, to the hotel, to each other, to the hotel industry, to Singapore. Ron Kaufman is the world’s leading educator and motivator for upgrading customer service and uplifting service culture. Your Service” books and founder of UP! Your Service.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Customers don’t mind waiting if they are informed, know what the next step is, and things continue to move in the right direction. Customer loyalty requires creating confidence, not perfection. By the way, here’s a reminder of my loyalty formula: . Great Customer Service + Confidence = Potential Customer Loyalty .

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ShepHyken

JULY 5, 2021

How to design and run a customer loyalty program for small businesses by Raúl Galera. MultiBriefs) customer loyalty programs are all about retaining buyers through special discounts that offer rewards for repeat purchases. But how do you go about designing and running an effective customer loyalty program?

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CloudCherry

AUGUST 22, 2019

His articles have been read in hundreds of publications, and he is the author of Moments of Magic ® , The Loyal Customer , The Cult of the Customer , The Amazement Revolution, Amaze Every Customer Every Time and Be Amazing or Go Home. The post Do you say you want a Revolution? appeared first on CloudCherry.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Nine Areas of Focus for Improved Customer Service Training by Rolling Stone Culture Council (Rolling Stone) Because they have direct interactions with customers on a daily basis, a company’s customer service team plays a large role in that organization’s success. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 7, 2021

The Untapped Potential of B2B Customer Loyalty Programs by John Rolston and Jon Glick. strategy+business) In a recent PwC customer survey, almost 60% of B2B customers reported they had never had an experience with a brand that made them feel special. My Comment: A loyalty program for B2B? Absolutely!

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 18, 2021

I recently released my 2021 Achieving Customer Amazement research. and asked them numerous questions about topics related to customer service, customer experience, loyalty, reviews, and more. Knowing your customers better than your competition knows them may be the differentiator that earns you their business. .

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Even with high scores on Time to Happiness , Time Well Spent, or any of the more typical and popular ways companies measure customer satisfaction, such as NPS, CSAT, and others, perhaps what may be the most important metric is if the customer comes back. This is my Loyalty Question , a concept I’ve shared many times over the years.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 25, 2021

It’s prime time for retailers to grow an Amazon-level loyalty program by Tom Caporaso. Retail Customer Experience) Clarus Commerce CEO Tom Caporaso believes it’s time for retailers to take advantage of the new membership economy. My Comment: Here’s a great article about customer loyalty.

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Michelli Experience

JANUARY 4, 2017

Every time I develop a customized customer service training tool for a client of mine, I caution that the tool is a “guidebook” for customer service behavior and that no tool can fit every application. As such, a customer service toolkit is only as good as the judgment and skill of the person using it.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 14, 2022

He shares the importance of developing online training resources for your customer service team and how to implement one for the success of your business. Your customer service team must be an asset to your organization. However, this is only possible if they are trained the right way. .

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Consistency creates confidence, and confidence can lead to customer loyalty. Be more accessible – Make it easy for your customers to reach you in multiple ways: phone, email, text, app, and more. Today’s customers will reach out to you in the most convenient way. Connect with Shep on LinkedIn.

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