AnswerConnect
JULY 4, 2023
Have you ever considered outsourcing your customer support? In today’s fast-paced customer-first world, providing excellent customer service is crucial for the success of any organization. Customers expect quick and efficient. The post When is the right time to outsource your customer support? appeared first on AnswerConnect Blog.
ShepHyken
JULY 4, 2023
I was just at an industry conference focusing on AI (Artificial Intelligence). Someone commented, “AI is going to make us stupid.” Elaborating on that statement, the commenter’s reasoning was that it takes thinking and problem-solving out of the process. We will be given the answer and won’t have to know anything else. I can see his point, but there is another way of looking at this.
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Bill Quiseng
JULY 5, 2023
QUI QUOTE: A customer complaint is a gift. Take the perspective that your customers complain because they want to help your business. Otherwise, they would say nothing and walk away, intent on never returning. A customer may not always be right. But they are always your customer. Do whatever it takes to make them feel right. Listen and allow the customer to vent.
ShepHyken
JULY 7, 2023
This week, we feature an article by Manpreet Singh Chawla. He writes about how using mobile apps can enhance customer engagement. At the present time, Google Play and App Store both have over 4.4 million apps available, which are installed on over 6.6 million smartphones globally. It is estimated that one out of every five people around the world has a smartphone with internet services available in it.
Speaker: Laura Noonan, Chief Revenue Officer at CallFinder + Angie Kronlage, Director of Program Success at Working Solutions + April Wiita, Vice President of Program Success at Working Solutions
Are you still manually reviewing calls? 🤔 If so, this webinar is for you! What was once a common practice in the call center is now a barrier to success. Manual call monitoring is no longer an option if you want to proactively coach your agents to ultimately improve the customer experience using data-driven insights. Join this webinar with Angie Kronlage and April Wiita of Working Solutions to discuss how you can modernize outdated, manual call review processes through the power of autom
MiaRec
JULY 3, 2023
While adopting a Voice Analytics solution can improve agent performances and business operations, contact centers in highly regulated industries such as healthcare must ensure that any solution they adopt adheres to strict compliance regulations, lest they want to pay severe fines.
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Connect
JULY 5, 2023
‘Optichannel’ as the next generation of omnichannel. Give your customers what they want with optichannel contact centre capabilities. Modern consumers are demand and discerning. They want choice. They want a seamless customer experience (CX). And, most importantly, they want to dictate their own path to fulfilment. Is your contact centre equipped to give them what they want?
Beyond Philosophy
JULY 13, 2023
Organizations are making a common mistake with AI. From a strategic standpoint, organizations are losing opportunities to improve their ability to enhance their Customer Experiences with this impressive and impactful technology and, well,…building them wrong. Changing the strategy could create a significant competitive advantage. For example, a large telecom company designed an AI system to identify customer churn.
Callminer
JULY 7, 2023
CallMiner VP of Product Management, Bruce McMahon, shares updates in the 2023.07 release, including the type of data users can collect, as well as how and where that data is viewed.
ShepHyken
JULY 31, 2023
Top Takeaways: In the age of advanced technology, it’s crucial for businesses to prioritize the overall customer experience. While chatbots and digital solutions are valuable, human-to-human interactions still plays a vital role, especially when technology falls short. Understanding and predicting customer needs are key to effective customer engagement.
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Outsource Consultants
JULY 25, 2023
As artificial intelligence has become a driving force for change in various industries, the call center industry is no exception. With its ability to mimic human intelligence and process vast amounts of data, AI is transforming the way call centers operate. A variety of AI technologies are being integrated into the call center industry, from Interactive Voice Response systems to chatbots and AI-assisted agents.
The Northridge Group
JULY 20, 2023
Contact centers are in a state of flux, with many contact center associates (and workers in general) hesitant to return to the office full-time and forgo the flexibility that comes with a work-from-home (WFH) or hybrid environment. Despite this, more than 1/3 of business leaders want their associates back in the office, creating a great divide between business decision-makers and their teams.
BlueOcean
JULY 13, 2023
Every year, this national sports association holds their annual pro championships. However, along with everything else in the world, the pandemic forced them to cancel the 2020 event. In 2021, the championship went forward but with many restrictions. By 2022, fans were starved for action. As a result, record numbers of attendees and, consequently, record-high inbound customer service volume were projected for the 2022 championships.
Beyond Philosophy
JULY 20, 2023
I was at a drugstore standing before the vitamin shelves the other day. There are hundreds of bloody vitamin options. It got me thinking about how these various vitamin companies differentiate themselves and how that applies to non-vitamin-providing organizations, too. (To be fair, one vitamin bottle caught my attention. In large text, it read “Chillax.” But I will get back to that in a minute.
Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO
The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.
Callminer
JULY 12, 2023
Here’s how tech companies can use AI-based conversation intelligence to succeed and improve CX in today’s economy using 100% of omnichannel customer feedback.
ShepHyken
JULY 17, 2023
Top Takeaways: Employee experience is the new customer experience. It goes beyond a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workforce. It is also about company culture, training, work environment, and how an organization supports growth that plays into how people think about a brand. Many people in diverse workforces report being discriminated against. According to Deloitte’s State of Inclusion survey , nearly 2/3 of workers have experienced bias in the workplace, and 40% experience bias at leas
Fonolo
JULY 5, 2023
Customer perception has never mattered more. In the age of social media backlash and call-out culture, how your customers feel about your brand is key to your success. Although it’s almost impossible to completely control what people think about your organization, improving customer opinions of your brand is very possible. Here’s your complete guide to improving customer perception of your business.
The Northridge Group
JULY 10, 2023
From the first “How may I help you?”, your call center can make or break your business. When you ensure your call center utilizes KPIs that align with your company culture, you can start to make a difference in how your customers view you. You can transform your call center into one that promotes loyalty and turns avid customers into brand promoters.
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Over the next 12 months, what do you think will have the biggest impact on your CX automation efforts? When asked the same question, only 10% of CX leaders surveyed by Verint chose telephony. It’s no longer the engagement channel leading CCaaS conversations. The customer engagement challenges facing organizations have changed – so a new approach is needed.
Eptica
JULY 14, 2023
Date: Friday, July 14, 2023 Author: Steve Nattress What does ChatGPT mean for the contact centre? Published on: July 14, 2023 Author: Steve Nattress Everyone knows about the abilities of ChatGPT and other generative AI engines – but what does it mean for customer service? Read the views of AI experts from our parent company Enghouse Interactive in our new blog post.
Beyond Philosophy
JULY 29, 2023
18 months. That was the timeline Colin gave himself to move from a sales job to a general manager post. It was a long time ago now, the kind of thing one remembers when they look back over a decades-long career. However, it also worked. Colin did make that transition, moving throughout departments and learning new skills, and always with the goal of moving to general manager.
Callminer
JULY 26, 2023
Discover why product experience (PX) plays such a crucial role in the customer journey and how it directly impacts customer retention and satisfaction.
ShepHyken
JULY 11, 2023
Last month I was in Las Vegas for a major convention. I stayed at a very nice hotel, and each night I tried to fall and stay asleep. I emphasize the word tried because, unfortunately, there was non-stop, 24-hour-a-day road construction outside the hotel, as the city of Las Vegas is preparing for the Formula One race later this year. All night, there was jackhammering and bulldozing on the streets where the cars will be racing.
Dive into the realm of contact center dialers with our infographic! Explore the various types – Preview, Predictive, Automatic, and Progressive Dialers – and unravel their roles in boosting call center performance.
Cisco - Contact Center
JULY 20, 2023
It’s not news to any of us that we have a serious workforce gap in the tech world. Experts predict the global talent shortage to surpass 85 million by 2030, which translates to $8.
Nicereply
JULY 31, 2023
A customer satisfaction survey – the easiest way to get feedback from your customers. Customer feedback fuels the engine of any business. With actionable feedback, organizations can make informed decisions. When you know what customers think about your product and your service, you’re able to plan strategically and make smart bets. And the easiest way to get customer feedback is by using customer satisfaction surveys.
TeamSupport
JULY 25, 2023
As a customer support leader, you know how important it is for your customers to be serviced in a timely manner. So, your company invests in the training needed to ensure your agents know the product and can help the customer use it. You train them on understanding customer needs and how to demonstrate empathy so customers leave the interaction feeling seen and heard.
Beyond Philosophy
JULY 27, 2023
Authenticity is an essential part of an experience. However, authenticity is more complicated than you might think at first. We are discussing authenticity here because one of our podcast listeners asked us to discuss it. They are struggling with it in their experience and want advice on authenticity. Now, it seems simple. If you want to be authentic, then…be authentic.
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Callminer
JULY 31, 2023
Hear from 34 call center experts about why call center quality assurance (QA) is crucial for businesses to focus on and how it can boost customer satisfaction.
ShepHyken
JULY 31, 2023
Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Here are my top five picks from last week. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. 12 Steps To Turn Customer Complaints Into Positive Experiences by Young Entrepreneur Council (Forbes) By actively listening to the customer’s concerns, businesses can demonstrate empathy, foster trust and find effective solutions that resolve the issue at hand and enc
Cisco - Contact Center
JULY 17, 2023
We all feel the customer demands fueling a high pace of change in innovation. Cisco and our partners are delivering to these needs, to meet these shifts driving a new market scape.
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