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Customer Service Industry Trends 2024 

Dig deep into five customer service predictions that are expected to have a lasting and powerful impact far beyond the year. 

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Addressing metrics gaps between bot-led and human-led service
August 21st, 2018 | Customer Service

The decision to take on chatbot customer service is an exciting one for companies. Like with any new initiative, there are a series + Read More

5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Month of June 2018
July 12th, 2018 | Customer Service

Continuing our series of the best customer service posts on the web from May, I’m going to look at some standouts from last + Read More

Keynote Learnings from ICMI Expo 2018: Ernesto Salas, Disney Institute
June 19th, 2018 | Customer Service

Trade shows are a fantastic place to get up to date on all of the latest technology, best practices and ideas in your + Read More

Get Ready for The Shopping Season with These 10+ Tips
June 13th, 2018 | Customer Service

Introduction We’ve heard it so many times it’s become a cliché: “The early bird catches the worm.” For retailers, this old saying rings + Read More

5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Month of May 2018
June 13th, 2018 | Customer Service

Welcome to the first of a new series of monthly posts where I will be looking at the best of Customer Service, Customer + Read More

How to Increase New Hire Retention
May 14th, 2018 | Customer Service

High employee turnover is a problem many executives face – and an expensive one too. It costs 21% of an employee’s salary to + Read More

Baby Boomers, Millennials and More: Here’s How to Manage a Multigenerational Workforce
May 1st, 2018 | Customer Service

Introduction In the news and on social media, it seems like there’s a war raging between the generations. Baby Boomers have accused Millennials + Read More

How to Be a Low Effort Company
April 25th, 2018 | Customer Service

Much has been studied, discussed and debated about keeping customers satisfied and loyal to your brand. In the past, people believed that providing + Read More

How To Capitalize On Customer Feedback
April 17th, 2018 | Customer Service

One often overlooked aspect of customer service is sourcing customer feedback. What many managers don’t understand is that customers are often willing to + Read More

The Satisfaction vs Effort Paradox: Reviewing “Lessons from the Mouse” & “The Effortless Experience”
April 16th, 2018 | Customer Service

A long-held belief is that exceptional customer service will bring with it extraordinary loyalty. This is something we’ve always believed to be true + Read More

How to Measure Customer Experience: CSat, NPS and More
April 11th, 2018 | Customer Service

While the internet has opened up new markets for businesses around the world, it has also allowed competition from companies globally. In the + Read More

Customer Service KPIs, Metrics and More: How to Build an Effective Reporting System
March 28th, 2018 | Customer Service

The success of a customer support team is heavily reliant on customer service reports, metrics and KPIs. Reports help managers to gauge the + Read More

2017 Is Out, 2018 Is In – What Will Customer Service Look Like This Year?
February 16th, 2018 | Customer Service

Introduction Now that 2017 is out of the picture, what can we expect customer service to look like in 2018? The question isn’t + Read More

Why Customer Delight Is the Wrong Strategy
February 13th, 2018 | Customer Service

Does customer delight lead to customer loyalty? Many managers would say yes – the concept of delighting customers to cement loyalty has been + Read More

Knowledge Base Examples: 6 Tips for Clean, Professional KBs
February 9th, 2018 | Customer Service

One way to achieve customer service consistency is to create a knowledge base as a single, infallible point of knowledge for customers or + Read More

Choosing My Solution: A Customer Engagement Software Checklist
February 7th, 2018 | Customer Service

Choosing a customer engagement software solution can be daunting. But you’re not alone — we’ve compiled this checklist of things to consider when + Read More

What’s the Catch? — 11 Hidden Pitfalls of Your Favorite Customer Engagement Tools
February 7th, 2018 | Customer Service

It happens to many businesses. Imagine you’ve purchased what seems like the perfect customer engagement software for your company — the one that + Read More

Building the Perfect Knowledge Base Template Article
February 7th, 2018 | Customer Service

Creating a knowledge base is a great way to offer quick solutions for your customers and ease the strain on your customer service + Read More