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ITIL Best Practices and Processes for CSM

ITIL 4 establishes the service value system (SVS) to show “how all the components and activities of an organization work together to facilitate value creation.” This is comprised of five elements: It’s vital to understand the core principles before you can relate them to customer service, as they all play a role in the customer journey.

How to Apologize to a Customer (Tips+Examples)

If you’re in customer service, you’re likely to run into angry/frustrated customers who are facing a difficult time with your product or service. In these situations, you should know how to apologize to a customer properly. From the tone of your apology to how you write an apology statement, it shows the customer that you genuinely understand their position and are actively working towards fixing their issue.

Why business survival and stability hinges on CX transformation

Delivering an outstanding customer experience (CX) has never been more important. In fact, according to the findings of the Zendesk CX Accelerator 2022 report, customers are even less patient now than they were a year ago when it comes to the quality of the interactions they have with companies. Failure to meet their expectations can also carry a heavy cost, pushing customers towards competitors, denting revenue growth, and reducing net promoter scores.

PWC Customer Experience is Everything Study

A Homage To The Internet’s Most Famous Customer Experience Research Study. If you’re in the customer experience space, you’ve probably heard a handful of these customer experience statistics: And lastly, the finding that may be responsible for more corporate buy-in on customer service and CX improvement over the last 4 years.

How Can Businesses Improve Their Customer Experience

To improve the customer experience, business leaders should lean on proven best practices. While there are many proven ways to give customers a better impression of a business, we recommend doing the following three first: ITIL best practices haven’t historically been utilized in CSM operations or improvements. Still, frameworks like ITIL and COBIT (Control Objectives for Information Technology) have a lot of innovation and efficiency to offer within the customer experience.

Why Frontier Airlines Cut Its Customer Service and What it Means for the Airlines Industry

I’ve never flown with Frontier Airlines, but I know people who have. Imagine this. You’re at the gate waiting to board as the scheduled flight departure time is here. Agents on the ground are trying to check passengers in and deal with last-minute changes and requests. Passengers are directed to the airline’s app to help resolve the requests and issues, yet the app is not working on your phone.

Your Guide to Automation for Customer Support

Customer support demand is always growing larger and larger. As your customers expect more and more from your business, it’s likely that your business will be hard-pressed to deliver speed and quality service that meets their expectations. When a business runs into sinking quality issues, they naturally look to expand their support team, however this isn’t always a viable solution.