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Lessons from the Pandemic to Improve Your Customer Experience Now

Bill Quiseng

When first confronted with this pandemic we moved quickly to identify the high risks for our employees and our customers and then worked to define the action steps required to minimize those risks. We got everyone involved at all levels of the organizations, followed local, state, and federal guidelines which changed week-to-week, and innovated, looking at every possible solution to keep us safe.

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Improve Customer Experience in 3 Steps, No Matter Your Budget or Title

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

How important is customer experience in your organization? Most executives now consider customer experience a priority, but so many of them are still not ready to get serious about it. Yes, according to data from SurveyMonkey, 89% of C-level executives say they are “extremely invested” in CX, but we know that 89% of budgets don’t reflect that commitment.

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How CX design can power your CX strategy

GetFeedback

Learn why CX design is a critical component of creating great customer experiences and why you need a CX strategy.

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Stop Reading From The Script!

ShepHyken

This is why some companies get a bad rap! Our colleague here at Shepard Presentations, Nate Jones, shared a story about something that recently happened to his father. This is a great customer service training lesson. He bought a new car. About a month later he’s in a parking lot and the car won’t start. So, he calls the dealership’s customer service number, which was actually a support center for all of that brand’s dealerships in the U.S. – maybe even the world.

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2024 State of Customer Education Report

Customer education has become a key driver for growth, retention, and product adoption. Our latest 2024 State of Customer Education Report uncovers critical data and insights from a survey of over 200 industry leaders, offering a look at the evolving role of education in driving business success. Inside, you'll find data on key trends and strategies, including: Strategies for Scaling & Customization: Find out which investments in learning technology deliver the biggest ROI and scalability.

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How Omnichannel Customer Care Weathered the Storm of COVID-19

BlueOcean

A couple of years ago, we explored the state of omnichannel customer care , recognizing the fact that consumers have more channel options available to them than ever before. We also, as an industry, have exponentially more data and insight about consumer behaviors around these channels. When we wrote that article, we could not have ever predicted a global pandemic and the resulting change in consumer behaviors that pushed omnichannel into the spotlight.

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5 Secrets Behind World-Class Customer Experience (CX)

PeopleMetrics

What does world-class customer experience look like? Take a look behind the curtain. The key lies in how those experiences are designed and managed internally through things like survey design, program configuration, employee engagement and more. In this session, we reveal 5 CX secrets behind the world's best brands and provide real-world examples of how these beloved companies attract, retain and delight loyal customers by taking extra care behind-the-scenes to deliver exceptional customer expe

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Amazing Business Radio: Stacy Sherman

ShepHyken

Diversity and Inclusion Within the CX Featuring Stacy Sherman. How diversity and inclusion impact the customer experience and what practices to adopt. Shep Hyken interviews Stacy Sherman, Founder of DoingCXRight and Director of Customer Experience & Employee Engagement at Schindler Elevator Corporation. They discuss Diversity and Inclusion and how it links to the Customer Experience.

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How to Fix the Gaps in Your Customer Experience Strategy

Kustomer

Every business understands the importance of good service, but few are able to deliver an excellent customer experience that gets your most dedicated followers raving about you. Consumers value good customer service, and they’re much more likely to buy from a company again when they’ve had a good experience with a company representative., But how do you perfect the science of CX and deliver a consistent experience to every person who interacts with your brand?

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How to Build a Strong Customer Service Culture

Help Scout

Your customer service culture is not what your fancy “Customer Guarantee” promises, and it’s not whatever you say it is in your new employee handbook. For proof, compare this 2014 customer promise from Comcast — “We are committed to providing Comcast customers with a consistently superior customer experience” — to this recording from the same year. Your culture is the set of beliefs held by your employees about your company: who and what it is for, what it values, and how they act in response to

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Frost Radar: Voice of Customer Analytics, 2024

Understanding and improving your customer experience (CX) can have a massive impact on your bottom line. Choosing the right voice of customers (VoC) solution is a critical step to elevating CX. Frost & Sullivan researched more than 50 leading VoC vendors, analyzing both their “innovation index” and “growth index” to independently select the top 10 performers in each of these categories.

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Seeing is believing: Why contact centers must embark on the journey towards Visual Transformation

TechSee

The Age of Contact Center Transformation . Like many industries these days, contact centers are at a crossroads. On the one hand, every business needs to save money and customer service is generally the first on the chopping block. On the other hand, call volumes are at peak levels. A January 2021 survey found that 65% of U.S. consumers required technician assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic but are still uncomfortable allowing technicians into their homes to repair things like electronics o

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Guest Post: Five Actionable Ideas to Transform Your Customer Service in 2021

ShepHyken

Dhruv Mehta is a Digital Marketing Professional at Acquire , a customer engagement platform that focuses on conversational CX. He writes about using technology to meet the evolving needs of customers and preparing for future disruptions.?. The changing conditions in 2020 redefined how we lived and worked. As businesses struggled with frequent disruptions, customer service teams grappled with increasing call volumes from distressed customers, establishing the importance of empathic customer servi

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What Is Live Chat and Why Is It Great For Your Business?

Kustomer

Consumers want options more than ever before and, more importantly, they want them quick. If you look at the three biggest customer service trends for the future , they all point toward automation and AI handling simpler tasks, and human agents dealing with complex issues. Our buying trends have evolved too. More people prefer to shop online and have their packages delivered right from the comfort of their own home, rather than travel to a physical store.

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10 Simple Ways to Wow Your Customers Every Day

Help Scout

Every time I travel to Boston, I stay in the same hotel. It’s not fancy and the location isn’t great, but they know how to wow a customer. The way that I’m treated when I go there has always left an impression on me. The first time I stayed there, I arrived in the dead of winter. My face was chapped, and my hands were raw as I checked in. Ten minutes after I got to my room, guest services showed up at my door with some cookies and hot chocolate.

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How to Optimize Call Monitoring: Automate QA and Elevate Customer Experience

Speaker: Laura Noonan, Chief Revenue Officer at CallFinder + Angie Kronlage, Director of Program Success at Working Solutions + April Wiita, Vice President of Program Success at Working Solutions

Are you still manually reviewing calls? 🤔 It's time for a change! The traditional method of manual call monitoring is no longer cutting it in today's fast-paced call center environment. Industry experts Angie Kronlage and April Wiita from Working Solutions are here to explore the power of innovative automation to revolutionize outdated call review processes!

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How to Train and Support Remote Customer Service Employees

Myra Golden

This morning I hosted a webinar for leaders of customer service departments and operations. I walked everyone through how to prepare customer service specialists to apply psychological tactics to bring down the temperature in interactions and de-escalate. When we moved to Q & A, Sherry asked a question about training and supporting remote agents: Our contact center agents will work remotely for the foreseeable future.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of April 26, 2021

ShepHyken

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Here are my top five picks from last week. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. 9 New Findings from the 2021 State of the Contact Center Report by Tricia Morris. (CustomerThink) Here are nine new findings from the 2021 State of the Contact Center Report which included 400 US and UK contact center and customer experience leaders.

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One easy way to find out if you have a strong customer service culture

The DiJulius Group

Do you feel your company has an obsessive customer service culture? Is the customer experience your company delivers the same regardless of who on your team a client interacts with? There is one simple way to find out: call your company and ask whoever answers the phone if they can tell you what the weather. Read Full Article. The post One easy way to find out if you have a strong customer service culture appeared first on The DiJulius Group.

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6 Customer Experience Books Every Founder Should Read

Help Scout

While I’m writing this in March of 2021, having just experienced a generational winter in my home state of Texas that created a source of stories I can use to bore my future grandchildren to death, I realize one nice thing about power outages is a return to books. I’ve always enjoyed reading, but I can’t say that it was a nightly affair for me like it has become during this stunning storm of 2021.

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Strategic CX: A Deep Dive into Voice of the Customer Insights for Clarity

Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO

The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.

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How Can Financial Firms Learn to Be Loved?

CSM Magazine

Some brands go beyond loyalty and seem to spark a genuine love affair with their customers. Just think how fiercely Apple users feel about the company’s products, for example. But who can honestly say they love their bank, mortgage broker or credit card provider? There’s no reason why financial services firms shouldn’t be as beloved as technology providers, High Street coffee chains or soft drink brands.

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5 Must-Read CX Books in 2021

Alida

We’re less than a week away from Alida Activate and we couldn’t be more excited to connect with hundreds of customer experience professionals from around the world and support them on their transformation journey to CX excellence. If you haven’t registered , it’s not too late! We have a series of unforgettable sessions and masterclasses lined up that will provide the tools and knowledge needed to champion CX transformation in your organization.

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Employee experience begins with candidates

Zeisler Consulting

The world of work out there these days is simply weird. With unemployment clearly and dramatically impacted by the choices made in response to the whole Covid-19 mess, and yet the economy going gangbusters, it’s hard to understand if things are good or bad sometimes. Lots of organizations are looking to hire, and especially in the CX field, what with the renewed interest in Customer Experience and care as a result of the new world in which we find ourselves.

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The 9 Best Customer Service Software for Small Businesses

Help Scout

If someone told you they were starting a clothing line where everything was one size fits all, you’d probably pass on investing. With so many different body types and fit preferences, the reality is that one size fits all simply doesn’t work. Though it’s hard to imagine with clothing, the truth is lots of software operates on a one-size-fits-all model.

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Unlock the Future of Learning Growth and Retention at Cognition24!

The annual Cognition virtual conference is back on October 16, and this year it’s FREE! You’ll enjoy: Inspiring Keynotes from top learning industry leaders, providing fresh perspectives to help you outperform the competition. Hands-on, Skill-Building Sessions to elevate your growth, retention, and product adoption strategies. Exclusive First Look at the latest innovations from Thought Industries, empowering you with tools to grow faster.

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How to evaluate a call center agent’s performance?

ViiBE Blog

The call center agent is at the core of any call center. Since they’re the most involved with customer interactions, their performance directly affects the customer experience. Given this importance, it is crucial to keep track of their productivity. So how can you evaluate a call center agent’s performance? This article will teach you how to measure an agent’s performance and other important customer service metrics.

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Alida Spring ‘21 Product Release Fuels a Holistic Customer View

Alida

The excitement in the air is palpable. It feels a bit like a marathon where you know you still have miles and miles to go, but you have a tailwind and you’re drafting behind some strong runners. But the thing is, a marathon has a finish line at exactly 26.2 miles from the start. Delivering value to our customers isn’t finite. We don’t have a finish line.

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Pink Guava - Untitled Article

Pink Guava

How feedback is an effective tool for Business Success Feedback is an essential tool to build a person's leadership, empathy, and communication skills by listening, identifying, and acting on thoughts, feeling, and experiences. Feedback is underrated both for the transformation of individual skills and importance in a business. It is a process to listen and understand ways, actionable to make things better.

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Ask Help Scout: A Customer Service Advice Column

Help Scout

Long-time customer service professional Mat “Patto” Patterson answers readers’ most challenging customer support delivery, leadership, and career questions. If you have a question you’d love Patto to answer, send it to editorial@helpscout.com. Balancing soft-skills with technical ability. Dear Patto, How can I hire people for my customer service team who are strong in soft skills but are also capable of learning the more technical aspects of our complex product?

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AI for Business Outcomes: Selecting the Right Tools to Drive Results

Customers expect to be able to interact with your organization whenever and however they want. They also expect your agents to have insights into their journeys so that they don’t have to repeat themselves as they move through various channels. And, if they’re not able to, they just might find one of your competitors who will offer the flexibility they are looking for.