Inside Customer Service

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Their enthusiasm made it far easier to connect with customers and assist them. Their job is to get the word out about a company's products and services. You might find them in sales, marketing, customer service, operations, or even finance. Now, imagine that customer is also an employee. They really stand out."

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

At some point in their growth, businesses usually start investing in customer research. But the fact is that a large portion of the employees – developers, marketers, product managers (whose work depends on an intimate understanding of the customer) – rarely, if ever, interact with them. And for a while, that was the case for Michele.

Start-ups 138

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SurveySensum

JANUARY 30, 2024

A few months ago, I interviewed candidates for the Customer Experience Head position in our team. The role is crucial – CX professionals shape how customers perceive a company. That got me thinking – what interview questions really help identify a great CX professional? Let’s get started!

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Customer Service Life

APRIL 14, 2021

I periodically have a variety of updates and resources that I’ve contributed to that I want to share on this blog. Unwritten Rules of Customer Service. On March 16, I joined the Engati podcast to talk about all things customer service and customer experience. Check out the full interview here.

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Inside Customer Service

MARCH 11, 2021

The survey consisted of questions grouped into 15 categories, ranging from overall satisfaction to leadership, training, and culture. Vision This was another category of questions that surprised, with the results remaining virtually unchanged from 2015. One question really stood out, with 92.04 The survey was conducted in 2020.

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Zendesk

MAY 20, 2022

As valuable as it would be to truly know each of our customers on a personal level, that’s just not possible for most businesses. Create a buyer persona: a short description of your ideal customer, including their thoughts, emotions, and job roles. There are plenty of companies or people that you don’t want as customers.

Sales 98

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Uniphore

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Contact centers can have the best customer service agents and the latest and greatest technology. They can even implement superb customer experience strategies; but without an able and trustworthy leader at the helm, they will ultimately fail. Experience on the Frontline. You can unsubscribe anytime.

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Totango

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Knowing how to get customer feedback can be tricky. First, there is the challenge of getting customers to share feedback. Customers who are upset will often spread their displeasure to others without ever telling you, while those who are satisfied may keep it to themselves. After a customer support issue has been resolved.

Customer Feedback 101

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Totango

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Hiring team members with the right customer success manager skills is critical for the effectiveness of your CS team and strategy. We’ll cover these below, along with five best practices to follow when bringing a new customer success manager aboard your team. What Is a Customer Success Manager (CSM)?

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Social Media Sales Start-ups Customer Relationship Management 90

Totango

JANUARY 19, 2022

Whether you’ve worked in the customer success industry for a while or you’ve recently decided that this is the career path for you, searching for Customer Success Manager jobs can be intimidating – especially if you don’t know where to start. Top Skills Needed for All Customer Success Manager Jobs.

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Customer Service Life

APRIL 12, 2023

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay One of my favorite things about writing and speaking about customer experience, customer service, and contact centers is the opportunity to connect with others in the industry and talk about topics that are near and dear to my heart. In retrospect, this was a wonderful CX lesson.

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CX Accelerator

OCTOBER 7, 2019

More and more companies are realizing the importance of formalizing and strategizing the customer experience. However, many are unsure where to start, which leads to a common question, “How do you build a customer experience strategy?” The C-suite needs see, if there was a (customer) problem, yo.you solved it.

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SurveySensum

MARCH 27, 2024

Well, it could be that they are not listening to the voices of their customers properly. So, how can they customize their product according to their customer’s needs and preferences when they do not know the exact pain points of the customer? This is where customer feedback enters the picture!

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Customer Feedback Social Media Touchpoint Text Analytics 52

ClientSuccess

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Understanding Vectors by Vecteezy As an industry and a discipline, customer success managers are getting better at delivering a higher percentage of positive customer experiences. Customers want to feel heard, understood, and supported – and empathy helps customer service teams meet those needs.

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CX Accelerator

OCTOBER 7, 2019

More and more companies are realizing the importance of formalizing and strategizing the customer experience. However, many are unsure where to start, which leads to a common question, “How do you build a customer experience strategy?”. This includes: Knowing your customers better than they know themselves.

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CX Accelerator

OCTOBER 7, 2019

More and more companies are realizing the importance of formalizing and strategizing the customer experience. However, many are unsure where to start, which leads to a common question, “How do you build a customer experience strategy?”. This includes: Knowing your customers better than they know themselves.

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Inside Customer Service

APRIL 8, 2021

Advertising disclosure: This blog participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. We're working on ways to Wow our customers." What is a customer service wow? And it was a long chat.

Sports 182

Sports Contact Center Retail Customer Service 182

Totango

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Knowing how to get customer feedback can be tricky. First, there is the challenge of getting customers to share feedback. Customers who are upset will often spread their displeasure to others without ever telling you, while those who are satisfied may keep it to themselves. After a customer support issue has been resolved.

Customer Feedback 71

Customer Feedback Net Promoter Score NPS Voice of the Customer 71

Customer Bliss

JUNE 8, 2020

Recently, I was joined by Yamini Rangan, chief customer officer of Hubspot for a LIVE version of my podcast, the Chief Customer Officer Human Duct Tape Show. Since we didn’t have time for her to respond to all of the questions during our broadcast, she kindly responded via email to the rest of the questions.

Finance 84

Finance B2B Education Sales 84

Shep Hyken

MAY 10, 2022

How to Use TikTok for Marketing and Customer Service. Shep Hyken interviews Dennis Yu, CEO BlitzMetrics and author of The Definitive Guide to TikTok Advertising: How to Access 1 Billion People in 10 Minutes! They discuss how businesses can use TikTok to promote their brand and enhance customer experience. New York Times

Social Media 85

Social Media B2B Customer Service Customer Experience 85

Provide Support

MARCH 11, 2020

Unlike in-person or telephone interviews, email surveys can reach larger numbers of customers in a shorter period of time. Unfortunately, metrics can’t give you a full picture and tell you everything about the product-market fit, customer satisfaction, and expectations. Published in Provide Support Blog , 2020.

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Steven Van Belleghem

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Here’s for instance an interview with Marty Neumeier, an American author and speaker who’s specialized in the topics of brand, design, innovation, creativity and the brand gap (which is also the title of his book). Pat Flynn is a blogger and internet marketer most famous for his blog Smart Passive Income.

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Customer Service Life

JULY 8, 2019

This article was originally published on the ICMI blog on May 13, 2019. And this was after sifting through a hundred resumes, conducting twenty or so phone screens, and bringing ten or fifteen of them into the office for interviews. We questioned for both skills and customer focus in our prescreen questionnaire.

Contact Center 72

Contact Center Customer Service 72

Customers That Stick

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Her work in customer experience, employee engagement, leadership, teamwork, transforms how people think, act, and interact. Kate, what was your first job and what did you learn about customer service in it? Dealing with the public is great training for customer service. It makes or breaks customer experience.

Government 152

Government Customer Service Customer Experience 152

Zendesk

MARCH 22, 2021

In 2021, customers can check a business’s reputation just by pulling out their phones and doing a quick search. These days, 87 percent of buying decisions begin with research conducted online before the purchase is made,” says Rani Sivesind , a customer success operations manager at Zendesk. What is a customer testimonial?

B2B 98

B2B Entertainment Start-ups B2C 98

Callminer

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

This is the same reaction that customers will have after a bad experience with your call center. So, how confident are you that every interaction that takes place while you read this blog will make customers want to stay loyal? And, do you know which behavior might drive customers away?

Contact Center 186

Contact Center Invoicing Customer Experience Technology 186

SurveySensum

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Paul’s online handcrafted jewelry store started seeing a decline in customer satisfaction and repeat purchases. So he started sending CSAT surveys after every purchase to his customers to learn about their shopping experience, product quality, and overall satisfaction. Why should you Measure Customer Satisfaction?

Customer Satisfaction 52

Customer Satisfaction Net Promoter Score Social Media Customer Loyalty 52

Lumoa

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Voice of Customer (VoC) is not a new concept. It’s a strategy that many companies have used for years to understand and prioritize customer needs. In this article, we’ll go over what Voice of Customer data analytics is and the different types. In This Article: What is Voice of Customer Analytics?

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SurveySensum

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Launch cancellation surveys – a smart way to find out why customers say goodbye, but in a friendly and helpful way. A cancellation survey is a set of questions sent to users to determine why your customers are leaving. It usually starts with a simple question: “Why are you leaving?”

Customer Feedback 52

Customer Feedback Net Promoter Score Start-ups Text Analytics 52

Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

You know when you’re listening to a podcast interview and the guest says something and you literally smack your head, pause the podcast, and start tweeting? That big picture question is outside my expertise, but I can speak to the present and near-term situation in the call center industry. Self-Service Substitution.

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AI Contact Center Start-ups Innovation 209

Zendesk

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

To increase your win rate, you need to attract the right customers and build a relationship with them. By creating the right lead magnet, companies can bring in more high-quality leads and convert them into paying customers. A lead magnet is a free asset or special deal offered to customers in exchange for their contact details.

Social Media 98

Social Media Engineering Customer Acquisition Start-ups 98

Comm100

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In this blog, we’ll look at how to increase enrollment in higher education today, with a focus on five digital strategies that can increase university enrollment now and into the future. 71% of 16 to 24-year-olds think that customer service can be drastically improved by a quick response.

Social Media 78

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Customer Bliss

AUGUST 28, 2020

Over the past few months, I’ve been hosting live interviews with a range of C-Suite leaders on my LinkedIn and Twitter. We’ve had discussions about their role in developing a customer experience strategy within their organization or for other organizations, and about how they’ve had to recently pivot in their jobs.

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Customer Journey Map Start-ups Customer Retention Innovation 129

VOZIQ

APRIL 14, 2023

Customer relationship dynamics have been changing drastically over the past years. With customer expectations rising dramatically and businesses implementing a personal and far more attentive approach than before, CRM has now become a crucial element of customer retention.

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Customer Service Entertainment B2C CRM 40

VOZIQ

APRIL 14, 2023

Customer relationship dynamics have been changing drastically over the past years. With customer expectations rising dramatically and businesses implementing a personal and far more attentive approach than before, CRM has now become a crucial element of customer retention.

Customer Service 40

Customer Service Entertainment B2C CRM 40

Win the Customer

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Research from Forrester has found that 80% of companies want to use customer service to differentiate themselves from the competition. So if every organization wants their customer service to be the best it can be, how do those who really stand out from the competition actually do it?

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Customer Bliss

AUGUST 18, 2020

This is a guest post from Niraj Ranjan, CEO & CO-founder of Hiver – a Gmail-centric customer service solution. With over 1500 customers across 30 countries. Niraj’s focus with Hiver has been to empower companies to provide customer experiences that are more human and empathetic. . By Niraj Ranjan.

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