Retail TouchPoints

JULY 28, 2020

Article takes a data-driven approach to all things CX. Add To Calendar. When COVID first hit, the DTC furniture company found that customers were seeking more contactless delivery experiences and was able to pivot quickly.

Marketing 146

Marketing Fulfillment 146

Hyken

MARCH 10, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. My Comment: We start this week’s Top Five Roundup with an article from one of my favorite CX thought leaders, Stephen Van Belleghem.

Customer Experience 63

Customer Experience Consumer Planning ATS 63

Hyken

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. This article starts with a definition that I can live with but is not quite how I would define it. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Experience 50

Customer Experience Customer Retention Consumer Promotions 50

Hyken

MARCH 4, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. You’ll have to read the article to find out more. This excellent article is a summary of Marigold’s consumer study. consumers.

Customer Experience 48

Customer Experience Marketing Consumer Returns 48

Hyken

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. This article shares some great insights and findings. If you like this type of information, you’ll enjoy this article.

Customer Experience 54

Customer Experience Customer Retention Checkout Consumer 54

Hyken

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. This article emphasizes that customers may not be so quick to want to use an automated or digital system. What Kind of CX Do Customers Really Want?

Customer Experience 119

Customer Experience Marketing Shopping ATS 119

Hyken

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. My Comment: We start this week’s roundup with an article about AI. Of course, there’s more to this article. Imagine that!)

Customer Experience 50

Customer Experience Customer Retention Promotions Consumer 50

Hyken

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. Consider this article as a launch into a discussion about how to be more convenient for your customers. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Retention 123

Customer Retention Customer Experience Shopping 123

Hyken

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. This short article highlights six brands that are doing it right. For many B2B companies, this article is spot on.

Customer Experience 50

Customer Experience Marketing Consumer Management 50

Hyken

MAY 10, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. My Comment: I love the way this article starts: “The last 12 months have been a crash course in customer experience for business leaders.”

Customer Experience 126

Customer Experience Promotions ATS 126

Hyken

AUGUST 9, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. The Forbes Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) has written an article that gives insights from eight very successful members on how to do exactly that.

Customer Experience 119

Customer Experience Consumer Management ATS 119

Hyken

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. This article will give you a good start to understanding what makes for a good question that will get you the insights you need. by Janelle Estes.

Merchant Services 102

Merchant Services Customer Experience Returns Accounting 102

Hyken

MAY 24, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. My Comment: For those in the retail business, this is an article for you. Here are my top five picks from last week. That was until COVID-19.

Customer Retention 126

Customer Retention Customer Experience Consumer ATS 126

Hyken

JULY 19, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. The article explains the role is “transitionary,” however I believe that there is no destination. This excellent article is written by a Ph.D.

Customer Experience 119

Customer Experience Consumer Shopping ATS 119

Hyken

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. ’ My Comment: I had heard about the “Zero Consumer” but wasn’t 100% sure what it meant until I read this article.

Customer Retention 65

Customer Retention Customer Experience Shipping Returns 65

Hyken

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. My Comment: Let’s start with a great article about aligning customer service and marketing. I want to reinforce a big point of the article.

Customer Experience 55

Customer Experience Customer Retention Marketing Promotions 55

Hyken

JANUARY 7, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. My Comment: If you’re interested in loyalty programs, this article is excellent. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Experience 54

Customer Experience Customer Retention Management Marketing 54

Hyken

JANUARY 21, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. My friend, Chip Bell, has written a great article that aligns with my belief that for the right reasons, it’s okay to fire the customer.

Customer Experience 48

Customer Experience Advertising Consumer Marketing 48

Hyken

JANUARY 14, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. My Comment: This week, we start with an article on trust. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Payment Services 47

Payment Services Customer Experience Consumer Management 47

Hyken

JUNE 28, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. Then do a Google search for articles about their success. Something that intrigued me about this article was the title. by Carl Smith.

Customer Experience 117

Customer Experience Returns Target Market Planning 117

Hyken

JANUARY 14, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. My Comment: This week, we start with an article on trust. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Payment Services 45

Payment Services Customer Experience Consumer Management 45

Hyken

MAY 31, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. This week he posted a great article about what never to say to customers. This article looks at the ways that the CES can be improved.

Merchant Services 108

Merchant Services Customer Experience Social Commerce Fashion 108

Hyken

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. My Comment: The “mental load” referred to in this article is about frustration, anxiety, and fatigue over a customer service/support experience.

Customer Experience 54

Customer Experience Management Consumer Marketing 54

Hyken

JULY 12, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. As strong a case as this article makes for the digital-first options, it still supports the notion of reaching a live agent when necessary.

Customer Experience 104

Customer Experience Consumer ATS 104

Hyken

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. My Comment: We started this roundup with an article about how an employee experience (EX) drives the customer experience (CX).

Customer Experience 51

Customer Experience Planning Management ATS 51

Hyken

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. That’s why I’m excited to share this article by Charles Ryan Minton, one of the top managers in the Marriott/Bonvoy organization.

Customer Retention 55

Customer Retention Customer Experience Management Marketing 55

Hyken

JUNE 7, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. My Comment: Jeannie Walters is no stranger to this weekly roundup of the best customer service and CX articles of the week. Absolutely!

Customer Experience 110

Customer Experience Accounting Promotions Consumer 110

Hyken

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. This article focuses on giving away experiences, not products or cash rewards. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Experience 53

Customer Experience Customer Retention Marketing Returns 53

Hyken

APRIL 26, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. Brian Solis has a compelling article about this very topic. Here are my top five picks from last week. Think about that!

Customer Experience 111

Customer Experience Customer Retention Marketing Consumer 111

Hyken

JANUARY 28, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. This article shares something I had not heard of: how Walt Disney created “the desired path.” Here are my top five picks from last week.

Checkout 54

Checkout Customer Experience Customer Retention Accounting 54

Hyken

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. My Comment: For those in the customer support world, this article is for you. As you read this article, keep that in mind.

Customer Experience 53

Customer Experience Management Planning ATS 53

Hyken

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. My Comment: This article shows the power of generative AI (ChatGPT-type technologies). Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Experience 48

Customer Experience Planning Management Marketing 48

Hyken

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. The five ideas in this article are a great place to start. The examples used in the article come from Starbucks, Disney, Apple, and Ritz-Carlton.

Customer Experience 51

Customer Experience Consumer Promotions 51

Hyken

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. My Comment: This is an excellent article using CX to enhance your brand. That’s longer than the typical articles shared in this column.

Customer Experience 47

Customer Experience ATS 47

Hyken

AUGUST 28, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. My Comment: I couldn’t go a week without an article about AI.

Customer Experience 52

Customer Experience Marketing Management Consumer 52

Hyken

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. This comprehensive article covers the advantages of the survey and how to calculate the score correctly. How do they do it?

Customer Experience 57

Customer Experience Management ATS 57

Hyken

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. This article delivers the answer and much more. This short article will give you much to think about regarding your loyalty programs.

Customer Experience 48

Customer Experience Business Communication Planning ATS 48