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The online expectations of your customers in 2021.

Whether or not you meet your customer’s expectations in 2021 determines the success of your webshop. Consumers moved online to order en masse in 2020 and there is more competition in the e-commerce landscape. The number of webshops ...

Alexander Wijninga

March 8, 2021 • 5 min

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The online expectations of your customers in 2021.

Whether or not you meet your customer’s expectations in 2021 determines the success of your webshop. Consumers moved online to order en masse in 2020 and there is more competition in the e-commerce landscape. The number of webshops ...

Alexander Wijninga

March 8, 2021 • 5 min

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How to use your customer service for good aftersales.

Have you ever thought about your aftersales strategy? You achieve a great deal with it, without having to invest much money. 80% of all SMEs have no good, worked-out or effective aftersales strategy.

Alexander Wijninga

February 22, 2021 • 5 min

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How to use your customer service for good aftersales.

Have you ever thought about your aftersales strategy? You achieve a great deal with it, without having to invest much money. 80% of all SMEs have no good, worked-out or effective aftersales strategy.

Alexander Wijninga

February 22, 2021 • 5 min

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Automate your webshop's customer service in 6 steps

Customer service is an important but time-consuming process. That is why more and more companies choose to automate customer service; it leaves you more time for complex matters and lets you focus on personal service.

Alexander Wijninga

February 15, 2021 • 5 min

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Automate your webshop's customer service in 6 steps

Customer service is an important but time-consuming process. That is why more and more companies choose to automate customer service; it leaves you more time for complex matters and lets you focus on personal service.

Alexander Wijninga

February 15, 2021 • 5 min

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5 tips to make your chatbot sell better

Selling more while spending less time on customer service? It can be done! Deploy a chatbot as part of your sales team through customer service software. Using a chatbot for sales is efficient

Alexander Wijninga

February 9, 2021 • 4 min

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5 tips to make your chatbot sell better

Selling more while spending less time on customer service? It can be done! Deploy a chatbot as part of your sales team through customer service software. Using a chatbot for sales is efficient

Alexander Wijninga

February 9, 2021 • 4 min

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How do you work efficiently with your chatbot?

A chatbot quickly handles 85% of all your customer contact and is therefore an indispensable tool in the world of customer service. It can, however, be hard to determine where contact with the digital colleague begins and where it ends.

Alexander Wijninga

February 2, 2021 • 5 min

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How do you work efficiently with your chatbot?

A chatbot quickly handles 85% of all your customer contact and is therefore an indispensable tool in the world of customer service. It can, however, be hard to determine where contact with the digital colleague begins and where it ends.

Alexander Wijninga

February 2, 2021 • 5 min

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Set your organisation apart with brilliant customer service

The Netherlands currently has more than 51,500 online shops – and that is without counting foreign webshops such as Ali Baba. You can imagine that it is sometimes hard for consumers to see the wood for the trees.

Alexander Wijninga

January 25, 2021 • 5 min

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Set your organisation apart with brilliant customer service

The Netherlands currently has more than 51,500 online shops – and that is without counting foreign webshops such as Ali Baba. You can imagine that it is sometimes hard for consumers to see the wood for the trees.

Alexander Wijninga

January 25, 2021 • 5 min

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The ROI of good webshop customer service

Outstanding reviews, sky-high customer satisfaction and plenty of word-of-mouth: that is exactly what every company wants to achieve. How do you get there? By offering rock-solid customer service.

Alexander Wijninga

January 12, 2021 • 4 min

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The ROI of good webshop customer service

Outstanding reviews, sky-high customer satisfaction and plenty of word-of-mouth: that is exactly what every company wants to achieve. How do you get there? By offering rock-solid customer service.

Alexander Wijninga

January 12, 2021 • 4 min

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5 common obstacles within customer service

As an online retailer you naturally want to achieve the highest possible turnover. You do that by responding to your customers’ needs and working as efficiently as possible. But how exactly? The golden formula for success ...

Alexander Wijninga

December 29, 2020 • 5 min

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5 common obstacles within customer service

As an online retailer you naturally want to achieve the highest possible turnover. You do that by responding to your customers’ needs and working as efficiently as possible. But how exactly? The golden formula for success ...

Alexander Wijninga

December 29, 2020 • 5 min

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The success behind Coolblue's customer service

Coolblue has received plenty of awards for its good customer service over the years. They have a Net Promoter Score of no less than +63, the webshop average sits at +7. With Coolblue's strategy, they double ...

Alexander Wijninga

December 17, 2020 • 3 min

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The success behind Coolblue's customer service

Coolblue has received plenty of awards for its good customer service over the years. They have a Net Promoter Score of no less than +63, the webshop average sits at +7. With Coolblue's strategy, they double ...

Alexander Wijninga

December 17, 2020 • 3 min

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The customer service trends of 2021-2023.

If you wanted to, you could read for hours every day about new innovations in technology and customer service. Technological developments move so fast that it is impossible to make use of everything.

Alexander Wijninga

December 3, 2020 • 5 min

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The customer service trends of 2021-2023.

If you wanted to, you could read for hours every day about new innovations in technology and customer service. Technological developments move so fast that it is impossible to make use of everything.

Alexander Wijninga

December 3, 2020 • 5 min

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How customer service leads to higher customer satisfaction

To deliver good customer service it is important to know exactly what your company stands for, and how you let that show in customer contact. Satisfied customers keep coming back and advertise positively for your ...

Alexander Wijninga

November 4, 2020 • 4 min

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How customer service leads to higher customer satisfaction

To deliver good customer service it is important to know exactly what your company stands for, and how you let that show in customer contact. Satisfied customers keep coming back and advertise positively for your ...

Alexander Wijninga

November 4, 2020 • 4 min

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7 live chat tips for outstanding customer service

Live chat tips give you handles for improving your customer service. Outstanding customer service is achieved by giving it plenty of attention. That customer service is an important organ is beyond dispute; it is of course ...

Alexander Wijninga

October 20, 2020 • 4 min

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7 live chat tips for outstanding customer service

Live chat tips give you handles for improving your customer service. Outstanding customer service is achieved by giving it plenty of attention. That customer service is an important organ is beyond dispute; it is of course ...

Alexander Wijninga

October 20, 2020 • 4 min

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The customer experience mapped out

Every company is aware of the importance of the customer experience. But what does this ‘experience’ actually involve? And what within customer service falls under the customer experience, and what does not? How do you measure a customer experience?

Alexander Wijninga

October 8, 2020 • 6 min

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The customer experience mapped out

Every company is aware of the importance of the customer experience. But what does this ‘experience’ actually involve? And what within customer service falls under the customer experience, and what does not? How do you measure a customer experience?

Alexander Wijninga

October 8, 2020 • 6 min

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How omnichannel communication creates more loyal customers

By applying good omnichannel communication you create a stronger brand feeling than ever. (Potential) customers find your brand across different social media channels and encounter the same tone of voice there, matching ...

Alexander Wijninga

October 6, 2020 • 4 min

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How omnichannel communication creates more loyal customers

By applying good omnichannel communication you create a stronger brand feeling than ever. (Potential) customers find your brand across different social media channels and encounter the same tone of voice there, matching ...

Alexander Wijninga

October 6, 2020 • 4 min

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Customer service: all the tips you need to know

Sales and customer service are closely linked, which is why customer service staff often receive training beforehand. That also shows the importance of the department: good customer service leads to a higher conversion rate.

Alexander Wijninga

September 22, 2020 • 5 min

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Customer service: all the tips you need to know

Sales and customer service are closely linked, which is why customer service staff often receive training beforehand. That also shows the importance of the department: good customer service leads to a higher conversion rate.

Alexander Wijninga

September 22, 2020 • 5 min

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Upload your own Website Widget icon!

Want to integrate your chatbot entirely in your own branding? You can, with Watermelon’s Website Widget. Upload your own icon or choose from existing designs. Your chatbot matches your website and organisation completely. Read how you can ...

Alexander Wijninga

September 21, 2020 • 3 min

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Upload your own Website Widget icon!

Want to integrate your chatbot entirely in your own branding? You can, with Watermelon’s Website Widget. Upload your own icon or choose from existing designs. Your chatbot matches your website and organisation completely. Read how you can ...

Alexander Wijninga

September 21, 2020 • 3 min

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Which customer service software suits your business?

Good customer service is the basis for keeping your existing customers and winning new ones. Your customer service is the face of your company and you naturally want that encounter to be remembered positively.

Alexander Wijninga

July 30, 2020 • 6 min

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Which customer service software suits your business?

Good customer service is the basis for keeping your existing customers and winning new ones. Your customer service is the face of your company and you naturally want that encounter to be remembered positively.

Alexander Wijninga

July 30, 2020 • 6 min

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The best customer experience software

Every year, companies with exceptionally good customer service are singled out. It is worth looking at other success stories and taking from them what your company can learn. This article highlights which companies from ...

Alexander Wijninga

July 21, 2020 • 7 min

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The best customer experience software

Every year, companies with exceptionally good customer service are singled out. It is worth looking at other success stories and taking from them what your company can learn. This article highlights which companies from ...

Alexander Wijninga

July 21, 2020 • 7 min

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Different customer service software systems

Having a good customer service function is the way to keep your customer satisfaction high. Satisfied customers keep coming back to your company and are therefore less likely to switch to a competitor.

Alexander Wijninga

July 16, 2020 • 5 min

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Different customer service software systems

Having a good customer service function is the way to keep your customer satisfaction high. Satisfied customers keep coming back to your company and are therefore less likely to switch to a competitor.

Alexander Wijninga

July 16, 2020 • 5 min

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The best helpdesk software for smooth communication

Helpdesk software has become popular at lightning speed and is now an important link for modern companies. It raises a company’s productivity and efficiency and integrates seamlessly with CRM solutions.

Alexander Wijninga

July 10, 2020 • 6 min

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The best helpdesk software for smooth communication

Helpdesk software has become popular at lightning speed and is now an important link for modern companies. It raises a company’s productivity and efficiency and integrates seamlessly with CRM solutions.

Alexander Wijninga

July 10, 2020 • 6 min

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Organise your customer queries with Teams

Do you and your colleagues pick all customer queries out of one big bucket? Is your service chaotic as a result? As a customer service agent, there is nothing you want more than smooth cooperation between your CRM system, online customer contact and your ...

Alexander Wijninga

June 12, 2020 • 3 min

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Organise your customer queries with Teams

Do you and your colleagues pick all customer queries out of one big bucket? Is your service chaotic as a result? As a customer service agent, there is nothing you want more than smooth cooperation between your CRM system, online customer contact and your ...

Alexander Wijninga

June 12, 2020 • 3 min

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6 tips for the perfect chatbot

The design of a chatbot is comparable to a bottle of wine. The basic ingredients are the same, but a small adjustment in the process changes the whole end product. In this article you read how to make a perfect chatbot ...

Alexander Wijninga

June 2, 2020 • 4 min

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6 tips for the perfect chatbot

The design of a chatbot is comparable to a bottle of wine. The basic ingredients are the same, but a small adjustment in the process changes the whole end product. In this article you read how to make a perfect chatbot ...

Alexander Wijninga

June 2, 2020 • 4 min

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Three chatbot examples for customer service and marketing

Demand for chatbots is growing exponentially and many companies have embraced the chatbot by now. As a result there are plenty of nice chatbot examples that have been set up very creatively or effectively. To give you an idea of how these chatbots...

Alexander Wijninga

June 2, 2020 • 4 min

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Three chatbot examples for customer service and marketing

Demand for chatbots is growing exponentially and many companies have embraced the chatbot by now. As a result there are plenty of nice chatbot examples that have been set up very creatively or effectively. To give you an idea of how these chatbots...

Alexander Wijninga

June 2, 2020 • 4 min

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Google Chatbot: a look at Dialogflow

Chatbots are mainstream in customer service. Alongside customer service chatbots there are also marketing and sales chatbots. They handle first-line customer contact, or support the sales or marketing department. The Google chatbot was recently ...

Alexander Wijninga

May 29, 2020 • 4 min

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Google Chatbot: a look at Dialogflow

Chatbots are mainstream in customer service. Alongside customer service chatbots there are also marketing and sales chatbots. They handle first-line customer contact, or support the sales or marketing department. The Google chatbot was recently ...

Alexander Wijninga

May 29, 2020 • 4 min

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How does a Shopify chatbot work for your ecommerce site?

Companies and websites increasingly deploy chatbots on their website, with the aim of conversing, advising and generating leads. Visitors to those websites chat with a robot that answers them digitally ...

Alexander Wijninga

May 28, 2020 • 7 min

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How does a Shopify chatbot work for your ecommerce site?

Companies and websites increasingly deploy chatbots on their website, with the aim of conversing, advising and generating leads. Visitors to those websites chat with a robot that answers them digitally ...

Alexander Wijninga

May 28, 2020 • 7 min

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Good webshop customer service during corona

The COVID-19 virus has everyone in its grip. The closed shops and the amount of free time mean many Dutch consumers are turning to webshops. How do you make sure your webshop is ready for your customers and your staff ...

Alexander Wijninga

May 25, 2020 • 4 min

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Good webshop customer service during corona

The COVID-19 virus has everyone in its grip. The closed shops and the amount of free time mean many Dutch consumers are turning to webshops. How do you make sure your webshop is ready for your customers and your staff ...

Alexander Wijninga

May 25, 2020 • 4 min

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4 tips to strengthen your communication through automation

With a crisis descending on the country and the rest of the world, unrest is rising at many companies. The COVID-19 virus brings more than health measures alone and the country is in a partial lockdown. The majority of ...

Alexander Wijninga

March 18, 2020 • 4 min

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4 tips to strengthen your communication through automation

With a crisis descending on the country and the rest of the world, unrest is rising at many companies. The COVID-19 virus brings more than health measures alone and the country is in a partial lockdown. The majority of ...

Alexander Wijninga

March 18, 2020 • 4 min

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Tips for strong internal communication during corona

With a crisis descending on the country and the rest of the world, unrest is rising at many companies. The COVID-19 virus brings more than health measures alone and the country is in a partial lockdown. The majority of ...

Alexander Wijninga

March 18, 2020 • 4 min

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Tips for strong internal communication during corona

With a crisis descending on the country and the rest of the world, unrest is rising at many companies. The COVID-19 virus brings more than health measures alone and the country is in a partial lockdown. The majority of ...

Alexander Wijninga

March 18, 2020 • 4 min

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4 tips for good customer service during corona

The COVID-19 virus brings more than health measures alone. Most people are working from home, freelancers have to halt a large part of their work, and the hospitality and events sectors are closed.

Alexander Wijninga

March 17, 2020 • 3 min

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4 tips for good customer service during corona

The COVID-19 virus brings more than health measures alone. Most people are working from home, freelancers have to halt a large part of their work, and the hospitality and events sectors are closed.

Alexander Wijninga

March 17, 2020 • 3 min

Get more traffic to your chatbot

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How to generate more traffic to your chatbot

A chatbot can be a great asset for both your customer service as your sales team. Not only can your bot handle the FAQ’s or repetitive questions, it can also generate new leads. You want your digital assistant to work at its best of ...

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Alexander Wijninga

January 23, 2020 • 5 min

Get more traffic to your chatbot

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How to generate more traffic to your chatbot

A chatbot can be a great asset for both your customer service as your sales team. Not only can your bot handle the FAQ’s or repetitive questions, it can also generate new leads. You want your digital assistant to work at its best of ...

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Alexander Wijninga

January 23, 2020 • 5 min