Connecting the Dots

JULY 13, 2020

The 2020 National Customer Rage Study was conducted in collaboration with the Center for Services Leadership at the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and Kraft-Heinz and just released in June 2020. The 2020 National Customer Rage Study was featured recently in the Wall Street Journal.

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 23, 2023

(This is updated version of our most popular blogs: 52 RFP Questions (2013), 51 RFP Questions (2016), 60 RFP Questions (2020)) Every few years we update our recommended list of contact center RFP Questions. Reporting Your customer care program may accumulate more data than any other part of your organization. Hourly staff?

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BlueOcean

AUGUST 27, 2020

And, of course, your company’s plan to launch a new outsourced customer care program. Your customers are already struggling with the times, and now you’re thinking about overhauling the customer care process? Check out these articles: 60 Customer Care RFP Questions for the Contact Center of 2020.

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 6, 2020

What Service Level Metrics Are Most Relevant to Your Business Now? Let’s face it: Contact center metrics that measure customer service as if it’s some kind of race (think Average Handle Time) are frankly table stakes. Is your partner focused on metrics that help you assess and elevate customer loyalty or promotion and advocacy?

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Russel Lolacher

MARCH 2, 2021

In BC, I’m the public service director responsible for the government social media customer care for our ministry, but my dad still doesn’t understand what I do. How much has the consumer sentiments changed in your space during 2020 and how is 2021 going to look like? What was the biggest lesson you learned in 2020?

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 9, 2019

10 Customer-Centric Questions to Create Irresistible Value by Josh Linkner. Josh Linkner) With our Thanksgiving feasts behind us, ’tis the season of 2020 business planning. These brands know how to get customers to come back again and again. 4 Metrics Your Call Center Needs to Track in 2020 by Ben Ringshall.

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BlueOcean

MAY 11, 2020

It’s late February, 2020. Situation: You’re tasked with choosing a new outsourced partner for your organization’s customer care program. Three months later – May, 2020. Did the pandemic expose cracks in your current customer care solution, whether that is in-house or outsourced? Place: Your office.

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BlueOcean

MAY 11, 2020

It’s late February, 2020. Situation: You’re tasked with choosing a new outsourced partner for your organization’s customer care program. Three months later – May, 2020. Did the pandemic expose cracks in your current customer care solution, whether that is in-house or outsourced? Place: Your office.

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Fonolo

MARCH 4, 2020

As the conversation unfolded, it became increasingly clear that the secret to a solid customer service program at a household name like ADP comes down to nurturing a positive culture: top-down, bottom-up, inside-out, from agent to leadership, and then on to the customer. The Tools of the Trade: Technology and Metrics.

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SharpenCX

DECEMBER 2, 2020

American businesses risk a staggering $494 billion in revenue from poor customer care, according to the 2020 National Customer Rage Study. . With financial losses of such scale on the line, the stakes have never been higher to deliver good customer service in your call center. Hey, over here! We can help with this.

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Skybridge

MAY 19, 2021

While each metric means something , the truth is, some are more useful and informative than others. More importantly, no single performance measurement is capable of helping a brand leader understand how well the customer care team is taking care of customers. How Long Is The Typical Customer Service Interaction?

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Customer Care Average Handle Time Contact Center Coaching 52

NICE inContact

JANUARY 11, 2019

More recently, the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) and its role in customer care has been one that contact center managers have wanted to learn more about. In a webinar , Lauren and I discussed the changes the current decade has brought to QM and what companies should do in terms of planning for 2020 QM challenges.

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Dialer 360

APRIL 16, 2020

Call Center Metrics are known as parameters to test the contact center services. Better contact center metrics can help you in the SWAT analysis of your industry. All these call center metrics are trending in 2020 and play a vital role in determining KPI and overall performance. Call Center Metrics in 2020.

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Skybridge

MAY 7, 2021

How well is your customer care team measuring up? If you are looking for ways to turn customer care contacts into critical CX and loyalty moments, I hope you’ll reach out to us at Skybridge Americas. Make service the frontline for customer engagement. You can read them here. It Needs to Be.

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Ansafone

OCTOBER 20, 2017

For call center managers, metrics monitoring is all in a day’s work, from first call resolution to average handle time, agent absenteeism and much more. Understanding these metrics ensures you are satisfying customers quickly and without the need for follow-up. Are You Measuring these Top Contact Center KPI’s?

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Russel Lolacher

JUNE 29, 2021

As someone who has worked in public sector customer care for more than a decade, I’ve found that World Social Media Day is a great opportunity to educate your organization about what a social media group does and why it does it for the benefit of the brand and its customers.

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C3Centricity

AUGUST 17, 2020

89% of consumers have stopped doing business with a company after experiencing poor customer service. RightNow Customer Experience Impact Report. Walker forecast that by 2020, customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator. Customers 2020 Report. CEI Survey.

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BlueOcean

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Customer experience is pretty much the hottest topic in the contact center and customer care space these days. This report gives a deep dive into the revenue share of each segment of customer experience. In particular, we were interested to see that in 2020, text analytics accounted for 41% revenue share.

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TechSee

DECEMBER 5, 2017

According to Walker , a customer intelligence consulting firm, by 2020, customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator for B2B. This customer-centric focus has resulted in 72% of businesses reporting that their top priority is improving the customer experience, according to Forrester.

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Nicereply

JUNE 30, 2020

In fact, a recent Walker study found that by the end of 2020, customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator. Your customers care more about the support and experience you provide than anything else. The basic benefits of great customer support. Conclusion. Everybody wins!

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BlueOcean

MARCH 31, 2021

This inevitably translates to higher contact volume in the customer care realm. No longer did people have to wait until that 5 ‘o’ clock hour to make that phone call to customer service. But it also made an impact on customer behavior, particularly with self-service customer care. Omni-Channel Patterns.

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Serenova

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

In a webinar drawing on ICMI’s industry-leading research and insights from the 2020 ICMI Featured Contributors (including Serenova Vice President of Customer Success Jen Jackson ) ICMI Group Principal Analyst Roy Atkinson explored what’s trending in 2020 and why contact center leaders should pay attention. More on that below.).

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GetFeedback

MAY 2, 2019

The following sections come from Kapiche’s eBook: “ What’s the Real Value of Customer Experience? Why your leadership should care about CX. Customers care more about experiences than ever before. Customers no longer just want a great experience, they demand it.

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BlueOcean

DECEMBER 10, 2019

We also published loads of content to share our insights and experiences in the world of customer care. The True Cost of Losing a Customer. Did you know it can cost five times as much to acquire new customers versus retaining existing ones? Are You Using 1999 Metrics to Measure 2019 Customer Care?

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Lumoa

AUGUST 3, 2021

Research shows that, generally, if a customer can help themselves, they will opt for that before choosing to reach out because it’s quicker. Continued measurement To cultivate a culture of continuous improvement, set clear aspirations and metrics to track performance and impact. Where can you pull in more personalization and targeting?

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Quiq

AUGUST 24, 2021

Share This Story In 2020, eCommerce grew by a staggering 44% as shopping experiences typically associated with in-store visits rapidly migrated to digital marketplaces. Because care’s impact is no longer isolated to metrics like deflection or CSAT.

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C3Centricity

DECEMBER 3, 2018

74% of consumers have spent more due to good customer service (Source: Entechus.com). 89% of consumers have stopped doing business with a company after experiencing poor customer service. Source: RightNow Customer Experience Impact Report). Source: Customers 2020 Report). (Source: CEI Survey).

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Big data B2C Marketing Airlines 87

BlueOcean

OCTOBER 4, 2021

And it’s one that undeniably impacts our perception of the customer experience. Exploring Customer Care in the Subscription Economy. The pandemic only accelerated the growth of the subscription economy, which has seen an incredible 437% growth since 2012—and a 66% increase from 2019 to 2020. Let’s dive right in.

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Skybridge

JULY 28, 2021

Here’s how to build that connection with your customers. In 2020, MBLM (pronounced “emblem”) and research firm Praxis Research Partners surveyed 3,000 consumers about their relationships with 100 brands across 10 industries. The post Your Brand Loyalty Metrics Aren’t Telling You What You Think They Are!

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ChurnZero

JUNE 12, 2020

It depends on your go-to-market (GTM) strategy and your product complexity, but there are generally four functional groups: Professional Services (also referred to as onboarding), Customer Care, Customer Success Management, and Customer Success Operations. What Processes and Metrics does Customer Success Operations Build?

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24-7 InTouch

JULY 13, 2023

The world of digital commerce is ever-changing when it comes to customers’ purchasing behavior and their expectations of brands. It’s no surprise that digital commerce growth spiked in 2020, but it doesn’t stop there. This will better satisfy your customers and boost your reputation.

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GetFeedback

JANUARY 27, 2020

And customers are ready to open their wallets for great service — 86% of customers would be willing to pay more for a better experience. . That makes customer experience the leading factor driving revenue and retention, projected to eclipse price and brand as the key brand differentiator in 2020.

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Interactions

JUNE 17, 2021

I’m going to spend some time reflecting on a few of these predictions and the effect, if they prove to be true, that they will have on customers long term. . Customer Service will get Increasingly Conversational”. Empathy will emerge as a top customer experience metric”. This could be the new nirvana for CX.

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BlueOcean

DECEMBER 16, 2019

While so many of us are off celebrating the festive season for days at a time, there are scores of people on the frontlines working to keep everything running smoothly in industries ranging from health care, to transportation, to broadcasting to, yes, customer care. Constant and Effective Communication.

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Fonolo

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

As the conversation unfolded, it became increasingly clear that the secret to a solid customer service program at a household name like ADP comes down to nurturing a positive culture: top-down, bottom-up, inside-out, from agent to leadership, and then on to the customer. The Tools of the Trade: Technology and Metrics.

Customer Service 67

Customer Service Metrics Call Center Banking 67

SharpenCX

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

About 66% of customers faced problems with the products or services they purchased in 2020. Customers who had breakdowns in their interactions rose 10% over 2019 according to The National Customer Rage Study. This type of customer service data is the most obvious source to collect and analyze. What’s more?

Contact Center 76

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BlueOcean

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Call volume forecasts are inarguably an essential tool in the successful delivery of customer care excellence. With it, you’re one significant step closer to delivering an exceptional customer experience. But customer care volume forecasting typically relies heavily on historic trends.

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