Business owners and marketers understand the value of customer feedback. Listening to what your customers, prospects, and potential leads think can have a considerable impact on the growth of your company.
There are plenty of great forums where you can listen to your audience. Platforms like social media and email offer excellent opportunities for having a personal conversation with your customers and understanding their needs.
http://business.com/articles/gather-customer-feedback-for-growth/
Your customer experience management (CEM) system is up and running. You are actively listening to your customers and have an impressive 20% survey response rate. You’re measuring NPS and CSAT, and real-time alerts are coming in. That’s great! All signs point to a successful Voice of Customer (VoC) program.
But wait!
Do your customers know that you’re actually listening to them?
https://www.peoplemetrics.com/blog/are-you-there-company-its-me-your-customer/
It's time for a reality check. Chatbots are killing customer service.
Obliterating it, maybe.
If you're a customer, you probably already know that. The computer programs that conduct clumsy conversations with you when you have a customer question are maddening. But if you work for a company, maybe you won't believe chatbots are killing customer service until you see the evidence.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherelliott/2018/08/27/chatbots-are-killing-customer-service-heres-why/#52904cd013c5/
It’s a highly competitive environment out there, where there's a constant and never-ending struggle that every agency manager, director or owner has to face.
That struggle is to keep a balance between delivering profit against delivering outstanding customer service.
https://www.estateagenttoday.co.uk/features/2018/7/seven-reasons-why-customear-service-should-be-at-the-heart-of-everything-you-do/
Remember the mom and pop shops of years past? Their customer service was something to be emulated. Employees went out of their way to ensure an experience that encouraged customers to return time and time again.
All new entrepreneurs must jump in with both feet and the understanding that their company’s customer service needs to be as outstanding and memorable as that of the past — the company’s success will depend on it.
http://bizjournals.com/bizjournals/how-to/growth-strategies/2020/01/customer-service-is-a-key-element-of-your-company.html/
Customer service surveys allow you to take a peek into your customers’ minds. You can learn about their problems, needs and do something about them. It’s your very own customer service magic. But instead of a crystal ball, you need a few, well worded customer service survey questions.
Without some form of a survey for your customers, you are forced to guess and make estimates when it comes to your customers’ satisfaction. And going only by your gut when making business decisions is not the most reliable option.
Start making more informed business decisions by collecting customer feedback. See what customer service survey questions you should ask and how you should do it to get the best results.
https://www.livechatinc.com/blog/customer-service-survey-questions/
In business, you set goals and encourage your team relentlessly to accomplish those goals. Turning a vision into reality takes discipline, passion and a motivated team. As a leader, you have an innate understanding of what customers want. You often make decisions based on your gut, which has served you well over the years and helped your ascent.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesagencycouncil/2018/08/24/do-you-truly-know-what-your-customers-want-heres-why-you-should/#56f759066a34/
When you have a customer service team that answers emails and messages on social media, takes phone calls and places orders, it’s easy to become removed from your customers’ experiences. Without your personal touch in your company's customer service experience, you may be withholding your unique spirit and style from your customer base. It could soon start to take on the values of your employees who were here yesterday but may not be there tomorrow.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesnycouncil/2018/03/02/dont-fear-your-customers-the-power-of-personal-connections/#49c0660a1bc6/
In customer service, if you hear the word “optimal,” it’s most likely modifying “Support Experience.” As in, how can we deliver the optimal support experience? It’s an ambitious goal but a worthwhile one. To get there, focus not only on making (and keeping) your customers happy, but your agents as well.
In other words, support is the result of a successful connection between the customer and the agent. You simply can’t offer optimal, or even decent, support without that.
So, if you want optimal support, you need to focus on your agents and what they need. The best place to start is with a little knowledge and understanding.
https://www.business2community.com/brandviews/zendesk/feedback-gift-take-optimize-02003968/
For retailers, one of the most important aspects of their business is the level of customer service they offer to shoppers — and the busy season is no exception. In fact, many retailers often bring on additional team members during the busy holiday season to ensure that their customers receive the level of service they deserve. Self-service checkout kiosks, designed to allow customers to quickly scan, pay for, and bag their items can be used to complement these efforts. They can also enable some employees to take on more customer service-centric roles, further increasing the number of employees available to help throughout a store and improving the level of customer service shoppers receive.
http://retailcustomerexperience.com/blogs/how-interactive-retail-kiosks-enhance-the-holiday-shopping-experience/
