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Confusing Customer Service Delivery with Customer Experience Delivery?

Babette Ten Haken

Do we really understand the difference between customer service delivery and customer experience delivery? At times, our self-focused perception leaves customer service delivery up to everyone with “service” as part of their job titles. That means we assume customer service is someone else’s responsibility.

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3 Customer Service Secrets – True or False?

Mr. Inside Sales

When you have to call your cell phone company, do the following words describe your feelings? If your company has customer service reps (Hint: Every person in your company is a customer service rep!), then it’s imperative for your success to make sure your customers don’t feel this same way.

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How To Boost Client Retention – Without Customer Service or Account Reps

Sales and Marketing Management

Harvard Business Review estimated that customer acquisition is 5 to 25 times as expensive as customer retention. What’s more, a Bain & Company study found that increasing customer retention rates by a mere 5% boosts profits by 25% to 95%. Put your whole team in a customer-facing role. What to do?

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The One Thing the Best Customer Experience Companies Do Differently

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: John DiJulius The vast majority of business leaders will agree that customer service is critical to their success. However, most haven’t done what it takes to be a world-class customer service organization. . That asset is the customer. . . Why Employees Often Lack Customer Empathy .

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In the Race to Win More Customers, Sales Needs Digital Transformation

Salesforce users were surveyed about the forces shaping today's workplace. Discover the results and why investments in digital transformation and automation are pushing sales teams ahead.

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Three Customer Service Secrets—True or False?

Mr. Inside Sales

How would you rate your cell phone company’s customer service? Customer service basics are a part of all inside sales positions. Good customer service isn’t as much about personality as it is about learning and consistently using a set of proven skills. Let’s face it—good help is still hard to find.

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4 Customer Service Trends to Boost your Business

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Jeff Mowatt When organizations invite me to speak at their conferences or train their team members, we start with trends that are impacting their customer relationships. Here are four customer service trends along with some tips for capitalizing on them to boost your business. Good service is wallpaper.