Anyone who has had a customer support e-mail query orphaned by a vendor or who has been forced to abandon a shopping cart midsession knows that online customer service has a long way to go. E-commerce ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Shep Hyken is a customer service/CX expert, author & keynote speaker. Customer service is not a department. It’s a philosophy to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a customer experience consultant and customer service trainer. This article is more than 10 years old. As a customer service ...

— his 35 years in fixed ops, Bob Cawley has heard his share of advice. He has been told about new gadgets, the latest and greatest processes and bold "out-of-the-box thinking." To it all, Cawley says, ...