Posts Tagged ‘Customer Service’

For the second year running, Salesforce has teamed up with its partners to recognize some amazing Service Cloud customers who have transformed their business with outstanding customer service. Salesforce received hundreds of customer nominations across 20 different Surfboard Award categories hunting for the “best-of-the-best” customer service solutions. Let’s just say we’re “totally stoked” to be a part of the […]

How do B2C companies like FedEx, Walgreens and Yahoo deliver personalized customer service in a connected and high volume world? Brian Calderwood (Walgreens), Celeste Davis (FedEx TechConnect), and Anar Shah (Yahoo) told us how: FedEx TechConnect Quote – “I will make every FedEx experience outstanding.” FedEx deployed Service Cloud roughly 9 months ago as part […]

We are proud to announce that Perficient, a Platinum Cloud Alliance Partner, has been recognized as a Fullforce Service Cloud Master, a program recognizing Salesforce partners with proven expertise delivering industry and cloud-specific services and solutions for customers. Perficient was selected to join this elite program based on its proven customer service expertise and excellent client track record […]

  The demand for hyper-connected digital experiences continues with a shift in how organizations are approaching communication and brand interactions but many brands are still missing the mark. This means more than just having one-way marketing coversations with your audience on Facebook and Twitter or infusing mobile apps. Companies need next-generation experiences that are directly plugged into core business processes, […]

  With Spring ‘15 just released, it is a great time to highlight some key changes in production instances relevant to your business. Salesforce.com is adopting the phrase “Omni-Channel Service” as a theme for the upcoming Summer ’15 release of Service Cloud. The evolution of service channels for most contact centers has evolved rather significantly […]

We believe that demonstrating respect for your customers is the best way to keep them happy and engaged. But what does “demonstrating respect” mean in the context of customer support? It could translate to, Being transparent about your policies and acknowledging issues when they arise Providing customers with valuable self-help resources so they are empowered […]

With hundreds of implementations under our collective belt, Perficient’s Service Cloud Practice has worked with an incredible range of companies, business models, and end customers. Being data nerds at heart, we’re always on the lookout for trends and patterns among this diverse group. Clients like Activision, Minted, Kabam, and Twitter have taught us that much like […]

This is the season when customer service departments experience a high volume of inquiries. It’s especially true in retail with the holiday shopping season, but B2B is also busy with end of year goals to achieve. We’re all exposed to customer service this time of year, as consumers, providers or both. What makes a good […]

Part of the fun of owning Service Cloud Strategy at Perficient is getting to participate in industry events and conferences. We like to stay on top of innovative trends in the industry at large, not just the Salesforce ecosystem, because it’s critical to the success of our clients. Learning and sharing are part of our […]

When our Service Cloud clients ask us what we think of “Big Data” – we usually say that it really boils down to “smart(er) use of data”. What does that mean for Customer Service organizations? Setting aside the technical challenges – let’s look at some of the potential benefits of Big Data Technology for your business.

Customers have control. That simple statement has huge implications for organizations today. Customers have more choices than ever in virtually every product and service category, have access to a wealth of product information and reviews online and through social networks, and expect to interact with your company whenever and however is convenient for them. In […]

I recently blogged on using social for customer service.  Most of that post focused on listening.  I want to focus this post on the engagement portion.  I’ll break it down by some common sense items you need to think about, policies you may need to modify, and then note some of the tools you could […]