Bad News? How Do You Inform Your Customer?

Nobody wants to disappoint others. Nevertheless, there may be some situations where you know you do it because something unexpected happened. That’s the moment of truth since how you inform your customer can make or break the experience. Here’s a vivid example to inspire you.
When Your Customer Service Staff Want To Leave [Video]

You have been leading a support team for some years you may expect sooner or later to have a turnover. In fact, some customer service staff may want to leave the company to pursue new career opportunities – and that’s normal. However if the churn rate grows and involves your best collaborators, it’s a sign…
Why Phone and Live Chat Channels are Siblings

In the race for Digital Customer Service, many organizations have added new channels in the last few years. Some had set clear goals, others instead had ‘hoped’ that their assumptions came true. Unfortunately, most of the time they just didn’t. Today, after the pandemic rush towards digital channels, it’s time for many companies to sit…
What Are Your Customer Relationship Values?

Before you may think about money or ROI reading this title, let me set the record straight. I’m going to walk you to the next level which at first sight may seem less tangible, but it’s exactly the opposite. I’m talking about the link between your company culture and customer relationship values. Are you curious?…
3 Digital Support Sore Points To Get Rid Of

‘We’ve realized that we need to be more focussed on our customers’ needs.’ When I hear such an expression from some managers, I have to admit that I have mixed emotions. On one hand, I appreciate humbleness. On the other, I ask myself where did they live for the last 5 years? That’s why it’s…
Less Social, More Customer Service Please

While messaging and video are on the rise, social media is getting old. The main reasons? Time flies and most early adopters are not kids anymore, and youngsters prefer apps because they consider social media as boring. Such a shift in the last 2-3 years wasn’t nearly as fast though, from an organization’s standpoint. In…
How Do You Hire Your Customer Service Team? [Video]

Choosing the right people for your customer service team is vital. This is more true than ever, as the volume of digital conversations has soared in the last two years. Nevertheless, when it comes to hiring people, internally or externally, accuracy is often being underestimated; especially its direct impact on overall customer experiences. Therefore, once…
Get Your Digital Customer Service Fit and Uniform

When we are not in good shape we avoid our mirror because we don’t won’t like what we see. Because we don’t want to face the truth: we maybe put on some unwelcome weight. I know that this is not a fair starting point, but as we’re just a few weeks away from Christmas, it’s…
What You Need To Do To Bridge The Digital Customer Service Gap

Yesterday evening I watched an old movie based on the strong bond between a teacher and his students. Their solid relationship was put in jeopardy due to a sudden change, a new teaching method. In fact, it had originated a dangerous tension between them. I won’t spoil the end of the story but I can…
Are You Surfing or Suffering Digital Customer Support?

From the beginning of the pandemic, many companies had to cope with digital customer support as the demand suddenly grew. Whatever the industry or countries, they had to handle conversations with customers across new digital channels such as social media, live and video chat, and instant messaging apps. Some organizations had started earlier their own…
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