March 28, 2018
8 Tools to Get More Subscribers and Customers
As a blogger, I have always found it hard to get more subscribers and customers. Simply posting good content has never been enough. You need to do more to convert visitors into subscribers and eventually customers. It doesn’t matter if you are new to blogging or already established. You need to use tools to achieve…
March 5, 2018
Stop Wasting Your Customer’s Time If You Want To Keep Them
Putting ourselves in our customer’s shoes is the best approach to serve them best. “Imagine that you need some information. You ask for it, but nobody answers. Also consider that you had paid that brand to get such information, but they just did not do it. So, how would you feel about that?” I guess your…
February 5, 2018
3 Things To Know About A Customer Service Pilot
Are you planning to launch a new service or to integrate a new support channel? Well, before doing that, you’d better set a test phase during which you’ll get valuable feedback, insights and data. All of these results will enable you to wisely decide whether to ‘keep the new thing going’ or just abort it. So, what…
January 24, 2018
Why Knowledge Base Documentation Needs Freshness
Knowledge base documentation is really helpful in general. It is used by both users and your support team, as it usually contains insightful and work relevant information for both. The problem is that knowledge base documentation consists of technical information. It not exactly fun to read. And for a lot of average users, it’s impossible…
January 8, 2018
How To Manage Customer Service Triggers
A couple of weeks ago I met the customer service manager of a mid-sized company. He told me about their first pivotal attempt to deliver support thru digital channels, and why they’ve decided to quit after a short time. Guess what? They quit because they we’re receiving many complaints via live chat and Twitter. Now,…
December 22, 2017
Curatti Best Articles of 2017 – Part One
4 years and going strong! And we couldn’t have done it without our readers, our contributors and our good friends. As with any website, you will see our evolution if you go to earlier posts. No doubt, this will continue into 2018. The last year has seen a site redesign. The most obvious changes that…
December 4, 2017
Are You Making Your Customer’s Lives Easier?
A few weeks ago I attended the Customer Service Summit in New York. One of the most highlighted topics was customer’s shift towards text-based channels (social networks, instant messaging apps and chat). So what are the consequences of this new habit? Simple and scary: customers have higher and higher expectations, and they easily become impatient…
November 6, 2017
The Secret of Effective Communication with Customers
Everything we say or write is an attempt to convey a message. We tend to think that we excel in effective communication. But, like it or not, most of the times we fail. This is essentially due to two reasons: We have used unclear language (technical words, jargon or ‘brandalese’) that our listener could not understand……
October 9, 2017
What Happens If You Leave The ‘Why’ In Customer’s Hands
“Why” is a word that tends to arise in most of our conversations, regardless the topic we’re discussing. It’s so important that Simon Sinek wrote a whole, wonderful book about it that I suggest you to read. When it comes to customer service, if you leave the whys in customer’s hands you’ll have then to deal with…
September 19, 2017
A Newbie’s Guide To Knowledge Bases
In today’s connected world, consumers expect fast and accurate information. If you can’t provide them with what they want exactly when they want it, they will find someone who can. It’s really as simple as that! This is why you need to try and meet every need of your target customers. Consistently satisfying customers makes…
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