CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In a competitive market, stellar customer service stands as the cornerstone of a thriving business. As a matter of fact, 49% of customers have left a brand due to poor customer service , as revealed in a study back in 2021. Note that most of these customers were once very loyal to the brands they supported.

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CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Just like the chicken or egg conundrum the same could apply to COVID-19 and poor customer service. What came first, Coronavirus or poor customer service? At the beginning of the pandemic customers understood the difficulties organisations were facing. 3 ways to improve customer service using Artificial Intelligence.

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CSM Magazine

JUNE 19, 2023

In today’s competitive business landscape, exceptional customer service can make all the difference between success and failure. One key aspect of providing first-rate support is ensuring that your customer service team members are approachable and relatable. Moreover, use positive phrasing when discussing potential solutions.

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Up Your Service

JULY 16, 2018

A unique report was recently released by Salesforce Research titled “ State of the Connected Customer , 2nd edition”. This is an important publication with insights from 6,700 consumers and business buyers on the intersection of customer experience, use of technology, and the creation and development of trust. OK, no surprise here.

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ShepHyken

MAY 23, 2017

Megan Singh on How to Create the Best Place to Work and the Best Place for Customers to Buy. What are some ways that you can show your customers, and your employees, that you are truly customer focused? You want to create confidence and trust, because those feelings will convert to customer loyalty.

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Myra Golden

JULY 28, 2016

We created our customer experience eLearning portal to fully prepare frontline employees to deliver friendly, empathic and personable interactions over the phone, email and chat. How to Talk to Customers: Human relations skills to help your employees deliver a delightful customer experience. Call centers.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 14, 2018

This week we feature an article by Chanice Henry who writes about the importance of cyber security in providing a trustworthy experience for your customers. – Shep Hyken. Customer loyalty is built on trust. Every employee working with customer data needs to consider their treatment of data very carefully.

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ReviewTrackers

APRIL 7, 2021

Negative reputation, meanwhile, can drive away potential clients and increase customer churn. Customers won’t feel comfortable doing business with you if they feel like you’re not looking out for their best interests. Manage online reviews, social media, and customer feedback. Build a people-first culture.

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Up Your Service

JULY 16, 2018

A unique report was recently released by Salesforce Research titled “ State of the Connected Customer , 2nd edition”. This is an important publication with insights from 6,700 consumers and business buyers on the intersection of customer experience, use of technology, and the creation and development of trust. OK, no surprise here.

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ShepHyken

MAY 7, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Overstock’s customer service texts have a 98 percent open rate by Ilyse Liffreing. That’s why the online retailer now converses with its customers most frequently through text messages. Or are they? ” Agreed!

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One Millimeter Mindset

MARCH 6, 2019

Post sale execution experience makes or breaks customer experiences. Why jeopardize customer loyalty, success and retention by making assumptions about what happens next? First, when introducing new products and services to existing customers, details and nuances get lost in transition. Or worse, something in-between.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

This week we feature an article by Megan Wenzl about the importance of online reviews to your business and customer engagement. Customer engagement is the communication with customers through a variety of channels to create emotional connections that foster customer loyalty. Reviews Help Customers Find You.

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Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Our competitors are always within inches of grabbing our customers and clients with a better presentation, a better product, or a better service. So how do we build and maintain customer loyalty? Even negative feedback can help to bring about customer loyalty. Offer reward programs for loyal customers.

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ShepHyken

MAY 4, 2018

This week we feature an article by Meyer Baron who writes about the essential stages of a winning customer experience. Smart companies promise a positive customer service experience, and they deliver. – Shep Hyken. Customer experience” means different things to different people. Improved customer service training.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 19, 2018

As I started to perform more and more for money, I could afford to be a regular customer of Al’s. Earning your customers’ trust typically takes time. Your customers know what to expect, and you deliver every time. So, how much do your customers trust you? The post Do Your Customers Trust You This Much?

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ReviewTrackers

APRIL 2, 2019

Negative reputation, meanwhile, can drive away potential clients and increase customer churn. Customers won’t feel comfortable doing business with you if they feel like you’re not looking out for their best interests. Manage online reviews, social media, and customer feedback. Build a people-first culture.

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Up Your Service

MARCH 24, 2015

In Part One , I explained how you can make it easier for your employees to provide great service to your customers or clients. If an employee feels a customer should get a discount, either because a mistake was made or because they’re a great and loyal customer, then let them. Have mistake meet-ups. What can I learn from you?”

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Quadient

OCTOBER 22, 2021

But the shiny exterior was devalued by cutting corners, unimagined engineering and poor alignment with customer needs. . We’re in the business of customer success, and we’ve proven it decade over decade. . ( The worlds’ leading CCM customer success advocate . Our customer’s success is our success.

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ClientSuccess

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

5 Ways to Re-Engage When a Customer Goes Dark. We’ve all been there: A customer relationship is going well and there are no obvious problems or red flags in sight, yet when it comes time for a ‘serious talk,’ such as a renewal conversation or upsell demo, there is suddenly radio silence on the customer’s end.

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ClientSuccess

MARCH 8, 2018

Customer success leaders help drive an overarching strategy to ensure that customer success is a core pillar across the entire organization. When an organization is fully aligned around the success of current (and future) customers, it becomes easier to sign, work with, and grow these customer accounts. See point one.

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ClientSuccess

APRIL 25, 2017

3 Ways How to Build a Customer’s Perspective Journey Map. All customer success professionals have an idea in their minds about what the ideal customer journey map looks like. This means that customer success teams may have to rework traditional customer journey maps with an added element of the customer perspective.

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Middlesex Consulting

DECEMBER 27, 2015

However for these services to be enduring and profitable, they must also develop and even change their people as they evolve to a services centric culture. To be successful, these businesses need people that can bridge these two mind-sets at the customer touch points. 5 Recognise and reward success. 5 Recognise and reward success.

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SmartKarrot

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The landscape of Customer Success (CS) is experiencing a transformative shift. In this blog post, I, as a seasoned customer success expert at Chili Piper, will delve into the key trends and innovations shaping the future of customer success. The emphasis lies in solidifying existing customer relationships amidst market shifts.

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SmartKarrot

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The landscape of Customer Success (CS) is experiencing a transformative shift. In this blog post, I, as a seasoned customer success expert at Chili Piper, will delve into the key trends and innovations shaping the future of customer success. The emphasis lies in solidifying existing customer relationships amidst market shifts.

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2023 Customer Success Innovation Metrics 10

One Millimeter Mindset

APRIL 15, 2019

When your story is all about customer skepticism, then prospective customers do not do business with you. Because, for starters, they compare stories with your former customers. If you want to perpetuate customer skepticism, instead of customer confidence and repeat business, here are two sure-fire ways to achieve this outcome.

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Service Untitled

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Paul Stockford, president of Saddletree Research, an organization that gauges industry change trends, notes that the changes of customer experience management will continue an upward movement in social channels. For instance, the power of the media can cause a singular customer experience to “go viral.&#

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

The words you say, the way you act, and your attitude toward your job and your customer are sometimes the difference between satisfactory and amazing. implies you want to do more for your customer. It’s the difference between taking an order and serving a customer. Most servers would ask, “How is everything?”

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Clarivate

JUNE 15, 2023

Committed to responsible AI that helps our IP customers think forward Clarivate has a long-standing history in responsibly investing in and developing innovative IP technology. We also understand the importance of fostering a culture of experimentation while upholding standards of accuracy, security and reliability.

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ClientSuccess

OCTOBER 16, 2017

As any Customer Success Manager (CSM) can attest to, customer success is not merely the work of a single person or even a single department. Ensuring customers see success and thrive with a B2B product takes the work and input of an entire organization, from the CEO down to the last intern. It Brings Departments Together.

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CustomerSuccessBox

JULY 19, 2022

Successful SaaS companies grow in two ways: by acquiring new customers and by retaining existing customers (i.e., Renewing customers contribute significantly to your annual recurring revenue (ARR), which is an important part of the revenue stream that allows businesses to predict and strategize their internal investments.

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ClientSuccess

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Customer success isn’t limited to a single department. Every single person at an organization touches the customer lifecycle , whether it’s marketing at the pre-buying stage or product in the adoption stage. This is a strategy principle we call “Customer Success as a Culture.”. What is the customer’s budget?

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Myra Golden

JULY 29, 2016

. We created our customer experience eLearning portal to fully prepare frontline employees to deliver friendly, empathic and personable interactions over the phone, email and chat. How to Talk to Customers: Human relations skills to help your employees deliver a delightful customer experience. Call centers.

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Myra Golden

JULY 29, 2016

. We created our customer experience eLearning portal to fully prepare frontline employees to deliver friendly, empathic and personable interactions over the phone, email and chat. How to Talk to Customers: Human relations skills to help your employees deliver a delightful customer experience. Call centers.

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ClientSuccess

MARCH 27, 2017

When it comes to customer success, there are many ways for organizations to be successful. In past posts, we’ve explored different models of how to set up teams , what metrics to use when measuring retention and churn, how to align the department with other teams, and even how to onboard customers to a product. Product Usage = Value.

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ClientSuccess

MAY 8, 2019

Welcome to our blog series CSM from the Trenches, a community for frontline Customer Success Managers (CSMs) that discusses trends, best practices, and advice for the frontline. From : Himanshu Patel, Customer Success Manager. 3 Key Takeaways from My First Two Years as a Customer Success Manager. Company : Icertis.

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ClientSuccess

DECEMBER 22, 2017

As a customer success manager, you probably sit down every day to a calendar full of scheduled meetings and a bursting inbox. Inbound requests from customers threaten to pull the CSM away from the most important tasks. Without careful selection and timing of work, CSMs may underachieve and not drive results for the customer.

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Team Support

APRIL 3, 2020

Here are 3 secrets to building a great B2B customer support team. It’s all about your customer onboarding experience. There’s a similar dynamic between customer onboarding and customer support. This concept applies not only to customers, but also to agent morale and company culture. Now the secrets are out!

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