Customer service is at the core of customer experience, and has arguably seen more change and elevated importance over the past years than any other business function, this according to the 2022 State ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Shep Hyken is a customer service/CX expert, author & keynote speaker. There are two reasons your customer service is unforgettable ...

In today's competitive business world, providing exceptional customer service is a crucial part of any company's success. While having knowledgeable managers and customer service representatives is ...

Truly effective customer service is rooted in empathy, because it’s people who reach other people, and customers crave that kind of authenticity in their interactions with brands. A customer service ...

The combination of automated call systems and endless hold Muzak is downright enraging. Few things are more frustrating than having to explain your problem to multiple people and finding that none of ...

Exceptional customer service depends on more than smiling, empathetic employees (though they’re vitally important as well!). It also requires customer service standards and customer experience systems ...

Success in business depends on identifying what your target customers need or want and creating a total package of benefits that meets these needs in a superior fashion to your competitors' offerings.

The ability to deliver a consistent and outstanding customer experience is key to effective customer acquisition and retention. Everywhere you turn, people are talking about customer experience (CX).

A customer service interaction can often be a make-or-break opportunity for a company. Initiated usually because of a failure to meet expectations elsewhere in the customer journey, customer service ...

The medtech marketplace has experienced drastic changes in recent years. Economic forces have accelerated on hospitals, forcing them to become more cost conscious. Hospital purchasing has become more ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Khadija Khartit is a strategy, investment, and funding expert, and an educator of fintech ...

The term “customer experience” is ubiquitous in business these days. In fact, focusing on the customer experience has become the single most important way for an organization to achieve success—often ...