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Guest Post: Transactional vs Relational Customer Service

Shep Hyken

She discusses the difference between transactional and relational customer service. Effective customer service should contribute to a positive relationship between the organization and the customer. Beyond convenience, customer service should develop customers’ sense of belonging and recognition.

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The Evolution of Customer Relationship Management: A Look at the Last Five Years

SugarCRM

When you think about Customer Relationship Management (CRM), sales and contact management may be the first thing you associate with it. The ability to track individual customer interactions and analyze that data is a game-changer, especially in an age where customers crave a personalized experience.

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9 Advantages of Using Customer Service Chatbots 

CommBox

AI-based systems provide more aggregated information after each interaction with a customer. 9 Benefits of Using Customer Service Bots. Omnichannel communication platforms like CommBox can assist you in building chatbots and utilizing them for customer service across channels. . Users get answers faster.

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B2B customer service: What it is and how to do it right

Zendesk

It’s a common myth that B2B companies aren’t as focused on customer service as their B2C counterparts. According to an Accenture report , over 90 percent of B2B leaders believe that providing a great customer experience is the key to reaching their company’s goals. How B2B and B2C customer service differs.

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15 Customer Retention Strategies for Long-Term Customer Loyalty

Comm100

Your customer retention is super important to your bottom line—after all, customer loyalty is well-known for being more valuable than customer acquisition. With stakes this high, it’s essential that you build a solid customer retention plan that can lead to long-term customer loyalty.

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Five Best Customer Retention Software Solutions for Customer Success

Totango

For instance, a customer relationship management (CRM) app may be used to segment customers at risk of churn and reach out to them, serving as a CRM customer retention tool. The types of customer success strategies suggested above can be implemented through several different types of software solutions.

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The Power of Hyper-Personalization in the Contact Center

Fonolo

Customer service is all about meeting and exceeding customer expectations. Contact center managers know this implicitly. But did you know that hyper-personalization in the contact center is one of the best ways to delight your customers? Customers want to feel seen.