CCNG

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Successful employee engagement is subjective. True employee engagement is a moving target with an ebb and flow—it’s constantly changing. An employee’s view of employee engagement is based on their last interaction with their manager, hearing the CEO’s company address, or their interaction with HR or the benefits department. Surveying employees twice a year isn’t a dynamic way of measuring true employee engagement.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Imagine this … you’re running tight on time for a meeting and want to grab a cup of coffee. Do you choose to stop at the café that serves delicious coffee and has the friendliest barista but a long line, or do you use the office machine that serves an acceptable, decent cup in under a minute? If, on that day, time is important and you don’t want to make others wait, the answer is probably the fastest – as in more convenient – choice, not the best coffee or the friendliest service.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

This episode of Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken answers the following questions and more:    How can businesses bridge the gap between customer expectations and satisfaction? What role does artificial intelligence play in enhancing customer service interactions? What are the benefits of proactive communication in customer service? How can AI-driven tools support customer service agents in delivering better service?

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TechSee

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In the realm of customer experience (CX), the fusion of visual technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) has given rise to a transformative force: Visual AI. But what exactly is it, and how does it redefine the way businesses interact with their customers? Let’s explore its capabilities and its profound impact on CX operations. What is Visual AI Visual AI , also known as computer vision, is a subfield of artificial intelligence that enables computers to interpret and understand the vis

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AWS Machine Learning

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

As enterprises increasingly embrace generative AI , they face challenges in managing the associated costs. With demand for generative AI applications surging across projects and multiple lines of business, accurately allocating and tracking spend becomes more complex. Organizations need to prioritize their generative AI spending based on business impact and criticality while maintaining cost transparency across customer and user segments.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

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 comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. Creating Great Customer Experiences Starts With Employees by Matthew McGuire (CMSWire) Empowered, well-supported employees deliver better customer experiences.

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CCNG

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The world of customer experience conferences has changed dramatically over the past few years. Since the pandemic, there’s been an undeniable shift in how we gather, share, and learn from one another. But despite the growing demand for connection and deeper learning, the industry is missing the mark. A growing number of CX professionals are starting to voice their concerns: the conference scene isn’t working like it used to, and something needs to change.

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TechSee

OCTOBER 31, 2024

One of the most pressing challenges in today’s service and customer experience (CX) landscape is the Tribal Knowledge Gap—the loss of critical, undocumented knowledge held by experienced team members. This gap is growing due to factors like an aging workforce, increased reliance on contractors, and the mobility of modern labor. The impact on service efficiency, consistency, quality and scalability is profound, especially in industries that depend on field service expertise.

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Cisco - Contact Center

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Celebrate the winners of Cisco's 7th Global Partner Innovation Challenge: Partnering for Purpose, showcasing impactful solutions in climate change, digital inclusion, and more. Discover their innovations and our shared commitment to a brighter future.

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Understanding and improving your customer experience (CX) can have a massive impact on your bottom line. Choosing the right voice of customers (VoC) solution is a critical step to elevating CX. Frost & Sullivan researched more than 50 leading VoC vendors, analyzing both their “innovation index” and “growth index” to independently select the top 10 performers in each of these categories.

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Joe Rawlinson

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Customer service goes beyond responding to queries or concerns. It focuses on making each interaction impactful. Companies today are leveraging a range of technologies to streamline these interactions. This means shorter response times and improved resolution rates. Card scanning solutions not only make these processes more efficient but also significantly boost client satisfaction and loyalty.

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AWS Machine Learning

OCTOBER 31, 2024

AWS offers powerful generative AI services , including Amazon Bedrock , which allows organizations to create tailored use cases such as AI chat-based assistants that give answers based on knowledge contained in the customers’ documents, and much more. Many businesses want to integrate these cutting-edge AI capabilities with their existing collaboration tools, such as Google Chat, to enhance productivity and decision-making processes.

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OctopusTech

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

When looking for the best eCommerce platform for your business, you are most likely to come across Bigcommerce. The highly recommended platform is great for starting an online business as it offers the necessary tools to make your store thrive. However, you will have to incur different fees to develop and maintain your site The Bigcommerce pricing is designed to ensure every type of business receives the best package.

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Cisco - Contact Center

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

If you’ve ever been to Cisco Live and seen the booth with a display for you to pick locks, then you know about the Cisco Advanced Security Initiatives Group (ASIG). We are chartered with security testing and ethical hacking for all Cisco products and services, whether in the cloud or on-premises.

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CX leaders are in a gold rush for AI, lured by the promise of cost savings and a revolution in service delivery. But simply deploying AI in your contact center isn't a magic bullet. There are hidden dangers that can derail your AI dreams. Recent incidents, such as the missteps of an AI chatbot deployed by Air Canada, have underscored the complexities and risks involved in leveraging AI in customer-facing roles.

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Enghouse Interactive

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Discover the essential contact center software features for control rooms, including resilience, touchscreen interfaces, and advanced call management. Learn how Enghouse CXCR excels with its robust, flexible, and customizable system for high-pressure environments. With geo-redundancy, color-coded call indicators, and seamless integration, CXCR ensures reliable and efficient communication for critical operations.

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 30, 2024

With global growth expected to remain flat and underwhelming in 2025, it’s clear that caution is in the air. Consumers are spending as hesitantly as businesses. That means customer expectations are high, and only companies that meet them will gain loyal buyers and thrive in the coming years. As your business grows and scales to meet the increasing weight of customer demands, decisions must be made – especially when it comes to your customer support operation.

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AWS Machine Learning

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Amazon Q Business is a generative AI-powered assistant designed to enhance enterprise operations. It’s a fully managed service that helps provide accurate answers to users’ questions while adhering to the security and access restrictions of the content. You can tailor Amazon Q Business to your specific business needs by connecting to your company’s information and enterprise systems using built-in connectors to a variety of enterprise data sources.

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Interactions

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

When researching to find the right IVA platform to elevate customer experience and boost contact center efficiency, you’ll develop a list of wants, needs, and deal-breakers when it comes to IVA capabilities. But even with IVAs that meet most of your criteria, you may not realize what you’ll miss out on—or the challenges ahead—when you select an off-the-shelf solution rather than an end-to-end partner that can provide a bespoke, white-glove approach.

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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? 🤔 It's time for a change! The traditional method of manual call monitoring is no longer cutting it in today's fast-paced call center environment. Industry experts Angie Kronlage and April Wiita from Working Solutions are here to explore the power of innovative automation to revolutionize outdated call review processes!

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Cisco - Contact Center

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In this new AI era, the technology landscape has forever changed how people and technology work across our physical and digital worlds. Learn how Cisco is strategically evolving how they do business – connecting the digital world to your most important asset, your people.

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OctopusTech

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The call center plays an important role in ensuring that the needs of your customers are met. By communicating clearly and creating memorable interactions with customers, they help in presenting the company’s brand accurately. However, regular call center email quality monitoring is needed to make sure that the communications are within the set company standards.

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Balto

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

When companies think about where to start implementing AI, the contact center often doesn’t get the spotlight it deserves. The contact center is a hidden gem—perfectly set up to pave the way for AI adoption across the entire organization. And here’s why. 1. High Volume Creates Massive Opportunity The first thing to understand is volume. Contact centers handle thousands—sometimes millions—of interactions daily.

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AWS Machine Learning

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

This post is co-written with David Gildea and Tom Nijs from Druva. Druva enables cyber, data, and operational resilience for thousands of enterprises, and is trusted by 60 of the Fortune 500. Customers use Druva Data Resiliency Cloud to simplify data protection, streamline data governance, and gain data visibility and insights. Independent software vendors (ISVs) like Druva are integrating AI assistants into their user applications to make software more accessible.

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VirtualPBX

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Earlier today, we announced our anticipated November product release, delivering a powerful combination of browser security, detailed analytics, and real-time monitoring tailored for small and medium businesses. This release introduces: SecureTeam for robust data management and policy enforcement Insights for essential call analytics These were both designed to help businesses keep data secure and understand key trends without the resources of a full IT or analytics department.

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Cisco - Contact Center

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Following Cybersecurity Awareness Month aims, we want to share information about open-source projects that can help enhance the security of your apps and organization and improve LLM security.

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CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Whether you’re working for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) company or hiring one for your business, it’s important to understand how customer service in furnace repair works. The best HVAC companies respond quickly and are known for their professionalism. Thanks to their expertise, they are able to meet and exceed all of your furnace repair expectations. 1.

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AnswerConnect

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Read our latest article to find out how live chat services can boost sales and reduce cart abandonment in your e-commerce store. Improve your checkout now! The post Live chat services: how to reduce cart abandonment & drive sales appeared first on AnswerConnect Blog.

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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.

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AWS Machine Learning

OCTOBER 31, 2024

A number of organizations use Gmail for their business email needs. Gmail for business is part of Google Workspace , which provides a set of productivity and collaboration tools like Google Drive , Gmail , and Google Calendar. Google Drive supports storing documents such as Emails contain a wealth of information found in different places, such as within the subject of an email, the message content, or even attachments.

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NobelBiz

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Standing at the threshold of 2025, contact centers face a critical juncture between rising customer expectations and rapid technological developments. Today, customers want speed, smoothness, and personalization across all touchpoints; however, this standard has several operational obstacles. Combating high employee attrition, delivering a truly integrated omnichannel experience, and correctly processing data are all crucial steps toward creating a modern, resilient contact center, each with its

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Cisco - Contact Center

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Celebrate the achievements of our partner ecosystem at Cisco Partner Summit 2024. Discover the outstanding performance of our global award winners and their impact on customers and communities.

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