From the first telephone call made by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 to the billions of phone calls that connect people every day, we’ve come a long way. However, not all phone conversations are a pleasant exchange of thoughts. Remember when you tried dialing a customer care number only to experience a painful never-ending hold...

From the initial buying interactions to after-sales, the customer service process is getting increasingly complicated. Rather than attracting customers to their business, entrepreneurs are pushing them away with overwhelming engagement and outdated service policies.  Are you trying too hard to please your customers?  The truth is that when you make your customer service process too...

From a Fortune 500 company to a day-old startup, almost every business is searching for the best customer service tips. But what can be the possible reason?  It needs no mention that buyers love excellent customer service.  Think about it, haven’t you returned to a company that treated you well and gave importance to your...

Patients today make healthcare decisions based on customer service, accessibility, and cost. In fact, they need self-service access to healthcare-related content and demand a friction-less appointment scheduling process.  Amidst rising patient expectations, Improving customer service in healthcare is a sure-shot way to touch the hearts of your patients. Healthcare organizations need to raise their performance...

Many people think that customer service is an individual sprint. In reality, it’s a relay race.  While most agents can answer a customer question on their own, you need a collaborative effort if you want to identify and fix the problem once and for all.  When you encourage customer service teamwork and collaboration, you can...

With more than 60% of consumers finding customers experience an important factor (irrespective of price), it becomes all the more crucial for your business to look into substantial customer-oriented marketing strategies. That means you need to make customer needs and happiness your top priority. It can become a painstaking process for managers and even for...

People think of loyalty as a customer for a lifetime, but it is really much simpler than that. It’s about the next time, every time. – Shep Hyken No matter if you own a mom and pop shop at a street corner or run a multinational apparel brand, loyal customers are driving your business forward,...

There is no magical pain relief spray to ease customer pain points. Every challenge needs your undivided attention. Period. Online transactions are going through the roof and beyond- In 2019, U.S. online retail sales amounted to 365.2 billion US dollars. This figure is expected to double in the next 5 years, making life difficult for...

There lies an evident gap between satisfied and delightful customers. That gap is called Personalization. So it is Sunday morning, you enter into a coffee shop and get greeted by your name. You sit at your favorite place with your coffee cup which spells your name- ‘Shar-late’. Two sips and a few smiles later, you...

The above screenshot comes from the Deloitte Millennial Survey of 2017 that shows the percentage of millennials reporting that their employers have adopted flexible arrangements. Of these flexible work arrangements, the flexibility of being able to work from anywhere takes the biggest priority. Why? To find an answer to this question let us shave a...