Tricia Morris

OCTOBER 1, 2015

But are customer service preferences and expectations? The 2015 Global State of Multichannel Customer Service Report published by Parature, from Microsoft and Microsoft Dynamics CRM shows that geography does play a role in customers’ views on service. Global Similarity Highlights.

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JANUARY 26, 2015

And I nod along as my seat mate or party friend tell me the latest horror story of waiting on hold, paying for service that wasn’t requested, losing service unexpectedly, or more. The viral videos of customer service reps losing their cool or falling asleep on couches fit nicely into these categories, too.

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MARCH 24, 2015

Mike Zarin (@zarin) March 24, 2015. It’s vital to get rid of acronyms and business speak so it doesn’t sneak into customer service conversations, sales calls, or customer conversations, because it inevitably will! Improving customer experience starts with a commitment to change the culture. So many answers!

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JUNE 22, 2015

Social media as a customer service channel is now a given. Customers turn to this method when they are frustrated, and aren’t afraid to air their grievances publicly. 67% of consumers have used a company’s social media site for servicing, according to J.D. Help users find each other and support your brand.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 8, 2017

This week we feature an article by Mansi Bhatia who looks at ways organizations can transform contact centers into a customer engagement center. I like the idea of a customer engagement center. – Shep Hyken. Customer service has the power to make or break a company. Use Technology for Self Service.

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Talkdesk

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Is your customer-centric team actively working on providing better customer service in 2015 ? Have you been searching for trends that will help them optimize customer interactions and get a leg up on your competitors ? Below are the top six customer service trends for 2015 according to Forrester : 1.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 23, 2015

Jon Galloway (@jongalloway) April 12, 2015. Vocal customers offer valuable ideas. I asked Amy about how she hears from customers like me, who sometimes are using their app on a daily basis. 360Connext serves mid-market companies and larger by helping them evaluate their true customer experience. Thanks, @TripIt ! —

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Tricia Morris

JULY 23, 2015

For everyone who was customer service when customer service wasn’t cool, we have arrived. Customer service and customer-centricity is definitely cool now. In the new 2015 State of Multichannel Customer Service Report , 98% of U.S. Read more about the app here.).

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Tricia Morris

JULY 7, 2015

As customer service and the overall customer experience become key differentiators for brands and organizations across all industries, it has never been more important to know as much as you can about your customers and their expectations for service and engagement across channels. The 2015 U.S.

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Eptica

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2015 Making a success of Twitter customer service. Published on: September 09, 2015. Author: Michael Cheung The immediacy and reach of Twitter means it has become a vital channel for customer service. times over the past two years.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 7, 2015

He informed me it had departed and we should go to customer service. (It We walked through the airport and found the customer service agent. My husband tries another American Airlines customer service rep. Lindsay Lare Cooper (@LindsayLCooper) March 23, 2015. Thank you, gate agent!).

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MARCH 16, 2015

We’re not having a tent sale or running a huge promotion, but every year March proves to be crazy but awesome, and 2015 is no different! Our Chief Customer Experience Investigator™ Jeannie Walters is in Austin gathering evidence from South By Southwest Interactive. More Posts - Website Follow Me: The post March Madness!

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JUNE 15, 2015

Women, he believes, consider the customer more. YWCA Chicago (@YWCAChicago) June 10, 2015. Impressive #leader who understands what #customer first leadership means. A photo posted by Jeannie Walters (@jeanniewalters) on Jun 10, 2015 at 11:26am PDT. Jack Ma @AlibabaGroup “women are key to #success “!

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Think Customers

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

While on maternity leave, I took note of some customer experiences that caught my attention--some that I praised and others that left me scratching my head. Here's my list of the most noteworthy customer experiences from the summer of 2015. There’s more… To read the rest of this blog posting click here or visit www.1to1Media.com/weblog.

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Tricia Morris

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Some brands overall have had competitive rivalries in sales and marketing (think of the great Cola Wars of the 1980s), but what if customer service teams, or better yet, obsessed brands began engaging in this type of competitive rivalry? Get your game-face on CEOs, CMOs, CIOs and Chief Customer Officers.

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PeopleMetrics

JULY 14, 2015

These individuals received the most customer recognition through PeopleMetrics customer experience software in 2014, proving their consistency in going above and beyond to deliver for customers. Winners of the 2015 Award are: Jen Beier of 1st National Bank. They are attuned to customer and client needs.

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Eptica

AUGUST 11, 2015

Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 The importance of emotion to customer engagement. Published on: August 12, 2015. Customer service is no different. We’ve all had good and bad customer experiences where emotional engagement (or disengagement) has radically changed the interaction.

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APRIL 28, 2015

Adam Toporek Adam Toporek is the author of Be Your Customer's Hero: Real-World Tips & Techniques for the Service Front Lines (2015), as well as the founder of the popular Customers That Stick™ blog and co-host of the Crack the Customer Code podcast. Connect with him on Twitter.

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Tricia Morris

OCTOBER 19, 2015

CRMUG Summit 2015 landed record-setting attendance numbers recently with Microsoft Dynamics CRM users across sales, marketing and service converging to share use cases, tips and successes in their areas of expertise. Service is a Growing CRM Investment. Customer Service Maturity Yields Measurable Gains.

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Eptica

AUGUST 19, 2015

Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Robots – the future of customer service? Published on: August 19, 2015. Author: Derek Lewis Recent Forrester research pointed out the importance of understanding customer emotion and creating empathy with consumers if brands are going to deliver a successful customer experience.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 23, 2015

In 2015, The Onion showcased customer service (and lack thereof) many times. These 5 headlines really tell the truth about what customers […]. The post Know What Customers Expect? There’s a reason we all love The Onion, America’s finest parody news source. 5 Onion Headlines that Nail It!

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JULY 9, 2015

A photo posted by Pink Bows & Twinkle Toes (@pinkbowstwinkletoes) on Jul 8, 2015 at 8:51am PDT. 360Connext serves mid-market companies and larger by helping them evaluate their true customer experience. #julepmaven #mavenunboxing #julep #nailpolish #subscriptionbox #subscription #july #unboxing. I canceled Julep via email, too.

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Eptica

JANUARY 22, 2016

Date: Friday, January 22, 2016 So how did customer service perform in 2015? The US picture – could do better Overall 2015 was a poor year for customer service across the US, with close to six out of ten companies (59%) seeing a fall in customer ratings according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).

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Eptica

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Date: Monday, October 26, 2015 Christmas is coming – is your customer service ready? Published on: October 26, 2015. What is crucial is that every channel delivers consistent information, is integrated with customer journey, and is easy and fast to use. Share this page on: Tweet.

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transcosmos Information Systems

OCTOBER 22, 2015

What makes a company stand out from the rest is their ability to provide the best customer service. In fact, it was Robert Half, a Human Resource Firm Consultant who said, that “when the customer comes first, the customer will last.” The question is: how do you cope with customer service trends?

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Eptica

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Date: Friday, September 11, 2015 What the latest Apple launch tells us about customer service. Published on: September 11, 2015. Web customer service Online, performance in the sector dropped, from answering 70% of questions in 2014 down to 67% in 2015. Share this page on: Tweet.

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Eptica

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 The state of UK email customer service. Published on: November 18, 2015. Email usage by sector Contact Babel’s research, which was carried out with UK contact centre managers, found that email makes up an average of 17% of incoming queries from customers.

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Experience Matters

APRIL 7, 2015

Today we announced the results of the 2015 Temkin Group CX Vendor Excellence Awards. In its third year, these awards recognize companies that provide products and services that help companies improve the customer experience they deliver. We brought the industry’s first customer engagement hub to market.

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Tricia Morris

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Here is a collection of 16 statistics shaping customer service for today and tomorrow: 1. 76% of consumers say they view customer service as the true test of how much a company values them. 2015 Aspect Consumer Experience Survey ). 2015 Global State of Multichannel Customer Service Report).

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Eptica

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2015 How to prevent utility customer service delivering a shock. Published on: October 06, 2015. Author: Michael Cheung Recent research from charity Citizens Advice found major differences between how UK utilities handle customer service. Here are six areas to focus on: 1.

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Eptica

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2015 What’s the best channel for U.S. retail customer service? Published on: November 04, 2015. So at Eptica we thought it would be a good time to look at how they perform when it comes to the customer experience.

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Eptica

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 Why aren’t organizations embracing digital customer service? Published on: September 16, 2015. Author: Steve Nattress The spread of digital customer service channels, from email and chat to social media , can provide organizations with significant benefits.

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Eptica

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 Why customer service is still vital in the supermarket price war. Published on: September 23, 2015. These pressures actually mean that service is even more important than ever, according to research from the Institute of Customer Service (ICS).

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E Commerce Customer Service Social Media 2015 76

Tricia Morris

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

The 2015 Employee Engagement Trends Report shows customer service employees are among the least engaged, falling behind human resources, sales, marketing, engineering, R & D, operations, finance and IT (in that order) when it comes to on-the-job engagement. Cost Center or Value Center.

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White Paper Engagement Customer Service 2015 85

Alida

APRIL 4, 2017

Though brick and mortar sales are down only five percent since 2015, the closure of many anchor tenants has significantly impacted shopping malls. In these precarious times, both established and new retail players need to focus on customer needs. Prioritize customer engagement, not customer service.

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E Commerce Retail Innovation Omnichannel 191

Think Customers

DECEMBER 27, 2015

As we near the end of 2015, it's time to look back at the year's customer experience successes and failures in the hope that companies don't disregard them and that true learning develops from these mistakes. There’s more… To read the rest of this blog posting click here or visit www.1to1Media.com/weblog. 1to1Media.com/weblog.

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2015 Customer Experience Blog Customers 72

Think Customers

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

And it won''t get any easier next year: With companies investing more than ever to differentiate their customer experience, your average offering will soon be considered poor. Customer Engagement Customer Experience Customer Loyalty Customer Service Customer Strategy customerexperiencepredictions forresterpredictions futureofcx'

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