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Customer Service May Not Be Your First Priority, and That’s Okay

ShepHyken

That’s when he dropped the “bomb” on the audience—several thousand customer care professionals, all anxiously awaiting Tony’s comments. He informed them that the customer was no longer the first priority. Culture had replaced the customer as the top priority. The focus on culture is really a focus on people.

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How to Build a Customer Oriented Culture From the Ground Up

Kayako

When you think about businesses that are known for providing extraordinary customer service like Zappos, Amazon or Chick-Fil-A, they share a common trait. They’re obsessed with their customers. The brands mentioned above aren’t just shaping the customer service experience for their customers.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of January 28, 2019

ShepHyken

(Which-50) Every marketer has heard a horror story where a brand went viral for horrible customer experience with social media enhancing the frequency of those stories twofold. My Comment: Too often an organization’s leadership believes the experience and service they provide a customer is better than it actually is.

2019 98
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How a Customer Service Consulting Firm Can Grow Your Company

InteractionMetrics

For a construction company handling customer service calls, the quality of information is the most important: customers want to know what products are in stock, when they can pick them up or have them delivered, and specifics about products and applications. Customers care less about how friendly the representative is.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of October 31, 2016

ShepHyken

(Help Scout) How can you tell if that smart and eager customer service candidate will be an engaged and productive team member? My Comment: Leadership defining the customer service vision may be the most important start to creating a customer-focused culture. For information contact or www.hyken.com.

2016 124
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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of February 19, 2018

ShepHyken

(The C Suite UK) It’s no secret that providing a quality customer experience (CX) is now – and has been for several years – an important factor for modern businesses. When Customer Service Automation Goes Off the Rails by Don Fluckinger. Then the article goes on to discuss the importance – and the benefit – of proper training.

2018 82
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Overcoming The Most Persistent Contact Center Challenges

Integrity Solutions

The most persistent contact center challenges can be overcome by making coaching a part of the culture and developing your agents’ listening and problem-solving skills. For several years we’ve been participating in Customer Contact Week (CCW), the world’s largest customer contact event series. The biggest excuse?