Customer Service Blog

By Aubrey Yung Aubrey Yung·

Customer Satisfaction Metrics You Need to Be Tracking

Learn the top customer satisfaction metrics, how to track them, and how to use the insights to improve service quality and build long-term customer trust.

By Aubrey Yung Aubrey Yung·

How Service Intelligence Helps You Run a Smarter Business

Learn how service intelligence helps businesses improve wait times, staff performance & customer service across all locations with real-time, actionable data.

By Aubrey Yung Aubrey Yung·

How to Improve Customer Communication With SMS Text Messaging

Learn how to improve customer communication with SMS. From real-time updates to feedback collection, discover why Qminder is the tool your team needs.

By Maris Pärnamets Maris Pärnamets·

Improving CSAT in Local Government Services: Effective Strategies and Tools

Discover how local governments can improve CSAT with better queue management, real-time feedback, and citizen-focused service tools like Qminder.

By Aubrey Yung Aubrey Yung·

7 Strategies to Optimize Patient Flow in Healthcare

Learn how to optimize patient flow in healthcare using digital tools like self check-in kiosks and queue systems to reduce delays and improve care delivery.

By Aleksandra Sõsun Aleksandra Sõsun·

The Problem With Government Office Wait Times And How to Solve It

Struggling with long wait times in government offices? Discover the causes, impact, and smart solutions like Qminder to streamline the visitor experience.

By Maris Pärnamets Maris Pärnamets·

10+ Best Waitlist App and Software [Updated 2025]

Discover the top waitlist apps in 2025 for restaurants, healthcare, and retail. Compare features and pricing to find the best fit for your business needs.

By Maris Pärnamets Maris Pärnamets·

7 Ways Personalized Service Can Transform Customer Satisfaction

Discover 7 powerful ways personalized service can boost customer satisfaction, build loyalty, and set your business apart in today’s competitive market.

By Maris Pärnamets Maris Pärnamets·

Customer Satisfaction – Make Your Customer Addicted to Your Business

Improve customer service with cost-effective solutions, streamline operations, and boost loyalty by addressing common challenges with modern technology

By Maris Pärnamets Maris Pärnamets·

9 Best Strategies to Reduce No-Shows

Struggling with patient no-shows? Discover 9 actionable strategies to reduce missed appointments, improve attendance, and enhance patient experience.

By Giorgi Lobzhanidze Giorgi Lobzhanidze·

How to Enhance Your Customer Waiting Room Experience: #QminderAsks

Nobody likes waiting, but perhaps there is a way to makes customer waiting experience pleasant? Find out in today's issue of #QminderAsks!

By Kirill Tšernov Kirill Tšernov·

7 Powerful Customer Service Phrases to Use

This is a list of 7 powerful customer service phrases. Learn how to make a positive impact on customer experience with these simple words.

By Aubrey Yung Aubrey Yung·

4 Levels of Customer Loyalty: How to Keep Your Clients

This is a guide to customer loyalty. Find out the four stages of customer loyalty and learn the steps you need to take to improve customer satisfaction.

By Kirill Tšernov Kirill Tšernov·

7 Common Customer Service Phrases to Avoid

This is a list of 7 customer service phrases to avoid when talking to customers. Learn which customer service phrases you should never say.

By Kirill Tšernov Kirill Tšernov·

Why You Should Listen to Your Customers (And Why You Shouldn’t)

This is an article on how listening to customers improves the experience and benefits your business. Learn why you both should, and shouldn't, listen to your customers.

By Kirill Tšernov Kirill Tšernov·

70 Customer Service Quotes to Keep You Inspired

This is a list of 70 inspirational and motivational quotes about customer service. Get inspired by these excellent customer service quotes, sayings and proverbs.

By Kirill Tšernov Kirill Tšernov·

7 Insanely Powerful Strategies to Manage Customer Wait Times

This is a beginner's guide to managing customer wait times. Learn these 7 useful service strategies to reduce waiting times for your customers.

By Kirill Tšernov Kirill Tšernov·

How McDonald’s Self-Service Kiosks Changed the Customer Experience Game

McDonald's invested in self-service technology to achieve even greater profitability. Learn how to benefit your business with self-service kiosks.

By Kirill Tšernov Kirill Tšernov·

5 Reasons Why Your Customers Leave Your Business

39% of consumers will avoid your shop after one negative experience. Want to know what makes them leave your business? Here are 5 main reasons.

By Kirill Tšernov Kirill Tšernov·

Consumer Behavior During and After Pandemic: 4 Trends to Watch

One of the casualties of the coronavirus pandemic was consumer behavior. It has changed in both major and subtle ways that businesses need to account with.

By Kirill Tšernov Kirill Tšernov·

Optimizing Business Through Smart Queue Management Analytics

Queue management isn't really about waiting lines; it's about data. Data provided by queuing solutions can help you optimize your business.

By Giorgi Lobzhanidze Giorgi Lobzhanidze·

How to Successfully Merge Offline and Online

What's the difference between offline and online, and which one is better? Today we're joined by Larry Kim, who gives tips on merging offline and online.

By Kirill Tšernov Kirill Tšernov·

5 Key Takeaways From the X4 Conference

The X4 experience management conference organized by Qualtrics gathers the world's leading experience experts under one roof. Here are 5 lessons from it.

By Ester Brierley Ester Brierley·

Deliver Wow Customer Service: 5 Ways to Improve Waiting Experience

It's the experience economy, and your customers want you to "wow" them. Even waiting experience is greatly improved through wow customer service.

By Kirill Tšernov Kirill Tšernov·

7 Japanese Words That Teach Great Customer Service

What do we know about Japan? Anime, sushi, samurai, Kurosawa, and... customer service! Learn these 7 Japanese words to master their customer service craft.

By Kirill Tšernov Kirill Tšernov·

The Periodic Table of Customer Service Elements

Customer relationship, like all relationships, is built on chemistry. In today's class, we are looking at the periodic table of customer service elements.

By Giorgi Lobzhanidze Giorgi Lobzhanidze·

How Nike Can Help Brick-and-Mortar Survive the E-commerce Wave

Nike's famous slogan is the kind of advice that can be applied to almost any situation. Even when improving the customer service, you've got to Just Do It!

By Giorgi Lobzhanidze Giorgi Lobzhanidze·

Customer Service – To Automate, or Not to Automate, That Is the Question

Automated customer service offers a lot of perks, but is it really the best choice? Find out the downs and ups of both automated and non-automated service.

By Kirill Tšernov Kirill Tšernov·

Creating a Customer Empathy Map

Understanding your customers is a long, exhausting journey. And just like any other journey, you can't take this one without a map — a customer empathy map.

By Giorgi Lobzhanidze Giorgi Lobzhanidze·

8 Customer Service Lessons You Need to Learn

There's no shortcut to implementing great customer service, but there are shortcuts to learning about. Take a look at 8 important customer service lessons.

By Giorgi Lobzhanidze Giorgi Lobzhanidze·

Personalized Customer Experience in Retail

Nobody enjoys cold, impersonal customer service. In the age of individuality and diversity, personalization is a key aspect of good customer experience.

By Kirill Tšernov Kirill Tšernov·

Self-Service as the Future of Customer Service

If you want to do something right, you have to do it yourself — that's the idea behind self-service, an increasingly important part of customer service.

By Kirill Tšernov Kirill Tšernov·

5 Customer Experience Mistakes to Avoid

Understanding what your customer want is not only about what to do, but also what not to do. Here are top 5 customer experience mistakes you ought to avoid.

By Kirill Tšernov Kirill Tšernov·

What is the Customer Experience Pyramid?

93% of customer experience initiatives are bound to fail. To help you understand why this happens, take a look at the customer experience pyramid.

By Lucy Benton Lucy Benton·

How to Ask Questions to Get Customer Feedback

Getting customer feedback is not only about questions, but asking the right questions at the right time. Want valuable feedback? Follow these guidelines.

By Aubrey Yung Aubrey Yung·

7 Customer Retention Strategies That Really Work

Getting customers is one thing, but how do you retain them? Customer retention is no easy task, unless you try these 7 tested and proven strategies.

By Kirill Tšernov Kirill Tšernov·

9 Healthy Habits of Customer Service Agents

Customer service is something you can always get better at. As long as you stick to these healthy habits of customer service, you should enjoy success.

By Gloria Kopp Gloria Kopp·

7 Ways to Make Customers Happy With Your Writing Skills

Is writing important to customer service? If you don't want to scare potential customers away, you need to learn this 7 valuable writing skills.

By Kirill Tšernov Kirill Tšernov·

How to Train Your Employees in Customer Service

"Customer service is important" is not something that needs to be explained. What needs to be done, however, is training your employees in customer service.

By Kirill Tšernov Kirill Tšernov·

37 Stats You Didn't Know About Customer Service

Ever wanted to tell someone about the importance of customer service but didn't know how? Our handy guide with 37 quick stats about CX has got you covered!

By Kirill Tšernov Kirill Tšernov·

The Power of Using Customer Names

What's in a name? If it comes to your customers and your business, then a lot. There is a science to using your customers' names for that personal touch.

By Kirill Tšernov Kirill Tšernov·

4 Reasons Your Customer Service Strategy Isn't Working

Have your customer service efforts been tanking lately? Identify one of 4 reasons why your customer service strategy isn't working anymore.

By Kirill Tšernov Kirill Tšernov·

What It Means to Be Customer-Centric

What does it truly look like when you put your customer first? What customer wants and what you want is not mutually exclusive when you're customer-centric.

By Kirill Tšernov Kirill Tšernov·

How to Use Footfall Analytics to Improve Customer Service

Footfall analytics is a cornerstone of any successful business. How else can you improve your customer service unless you rely on hard numbers.

By Hyun Lee Hyun Lee·

A Hume Makes Online & Offline Shopping Seamless

Customer service values that historically allowed them to compete against countless competitors. Is your business set up to fight for another century?

By Rauno Rüngas Rauno Rüngas·

Why Do People Queue Before Boarding Flights

Why do people queue up before boarding flights? Airlines can manage waiting lines better for everyone.