Fonolo

JANUARY 14, 2020

Which customer service blog posts helped to shape the last decade for you? . When we look back at the customer support industry in 2010, we see a very different beast to the one we work in today. Here, we cover the 20 best customer service blogs and influencers to follow in 2020.

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CCNG

JULY 12, 2020

CCNG is working through our network of colleagues and resources to help share information, insights, and ideas on maintaining strong customer care, employee support, and business continuity during this challenging period. March 20, 2020. March 15, 2020. March 18, 2020. February 12, 2020. March 18, 2020.

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ClearAction

JANUARY 20, 2020

2020 Customer Experience: 20 Wishes Lynn Hunsaker. 2020 customer experience management is at a turning point. Forces on customers and business may otherwise make some turns that leave you behind. Customer experience is customers’ realities compared to their expectations.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 2, 2019

If you’ve been following my work, you know that one of my favorite sayings is, “What is happening on the inside of the organization is felt on the outside by the customer.”. The Top 10 Technology Trends In Retail: How Tech Will Transform Shopping In 2020 by Bernard Marr.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 26, 2021

Virtual queuing and automated call-backs may seem like new technology, but companies have just been holding out on you. Virtual queuing technology has a long history. The circuitry was based on the same tech as air traffic control systems but converted to manage customer flow. The Ultimate Guide to Managing Customer Perceptions.

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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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BlueOcean

AUGUST 6, 2020

2020 has marked the workplace like no other year in recent history. You may have pushed pause on your decision to find a new customer care outsourcer, but now’s the time to dive back in. Our updated list of customer care RFP questions keeps these facts top of mind. Technology. Company Overview. Hourly staff?

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TechSee

JUNE 25, 2019

of major companies around the world are currently using AI customer service technologies, the second most common use of AI after IT. Forward-thinking companies are increasingly turning to AI-powered customer service solutions to optimize CX and to streamline their back-office operations. Customer-facing AI technologies.

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C3Centricity

MAY 25, 2020

Do you believe that using technology to understand customers is the only way today? In today’s data-rich environment I’m not really suggesting that you actually ignore data nor technology! The latest technology is not going to make up for your lack of thinking! Is this your case? So what should you do?

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BlueOcean

JULY 12, 2018

The only constant in the customer care world is change, and if you don’t keep up, you’ll be left behind. That’s why we’ve compiled these must-read articles to keep you updated and give you some food for thought as you think about the future of your outsourced customer care. The Role of Chatbots in Customer Care. “

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Fonolo

AUGUST 29, 2019

Now: Ready yourself for the dawn of a new customer service decade, and read this timely and useful advice from the mouths of the experts themselves. Their 20/20 industry insights will propel your contact center to success in, fittingly, the year 2020.*. That won’t go away in 2020, and it will probably still be a requirement in 2050!

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ShepHyken

MARCH 9, 2018

Gartner also reported that by 2020, 72% of customer interactions will involve an emerging technology such as machine-learning applications, chatbots or mobile messaging, up from 11% in 2017. This type of technology is still very juvenile and even the top tech giants such as Facebook were receiving high failure rates during 2017.

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Noble Systems

JULY 15, 2019

According to Gartner, 55% of companies have started to or plan to invest in AI by 2020. Customer care today remains mostly reactive. Businesses wait for a customer to call into the contact center. Then we’ll cover why you should care. The agent was able to resolve the customer’s issue quickly. AI Defined.

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Contact Center Pipeline

MAY 26, 2021

Contact centers and customer care teams for enterprise brands have been operating in a certain way for decades. Many rely primarily on phone support to serve customers; others use slightly more advanced tools like synchronous web chat or even email.

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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

JUNE 10, 2021

Today we look at how this last consideration applies to the way companies are investing in customer care. From consumers to small businesses to enterprise organizations, there’s no denying that wallets were squeezed in 2020 as the height of the pandemic took its toll. Read on to discover our perspective and insights.

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Pointillist

MAY 19, 2020

By Stephanie Ventura Customer experience is more important than ever in 2020. But what makes some organizations more effective than others at managing customer journeys, measuring outcomes and improving experiences? “ Hank Brigman Customer Experience Strategist Author of TOUCHPOiNT POWER!

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BlueOcean

JANUARY 6, 2020

Competitive pressures, customer expectations, and emerging technologies are some of the key factors pushing leaders to elevate and evolve their customer service approach. We often talk about omnichannel as the ultimate goal for any and every customer service solution. 2020 Trends in Omnichannel Customer Service.

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CCNG

OCTOBER 19, 2022

(Zendesk, 2022) 54% of customers who report positive emotions like feeling happy, valued, and appreciated are willing to forgive brands that make mistakes. Forrester, 2022) In 2022, an average of 59% of customers trust the brands they interact with, 2 percentage points higher than the 57% of customers who trusted brands in 2020.

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DMG Consulting

APRIL 15, 2020

DMG Consulting Releases 2020 – 2021 Workforce Management Product and Market Report. What: Releases 2020 – 2021 Workforce Management Product and Market Report. What: Releases 2020 – 2021 Workforce Management Product and Market Report. When: Today, 8 April 2020. Where: Available at the DMG Consulting online store.

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BlueOcean

APRIL 30, 2021

A couple of years ago, we explored the state of omnichannel customer care , recognizing the fact that consumers have more channel options available to them than ever before. With more than a year of pandemic impacts under our belts, let’s dig into the far-reaching impacts of COVID-19 on omnichannel customer care.

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DMG Consulting

AUGUST 3, 2020

DMG Consulting Releases 2020 – 2021 Interaction Analytics Product and Market Report. IA proves essential during COVID-19 for customer insights and employee oversight. What: Releases 2020 – 2021 Interaction Analytics Product and Market Report. What: Releases 2020 – 2021 Interaction Analytics Product and Market Report.

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Call Experts

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Three primary trends are driving the customer care industry: diversified cloud-based solutions. AI-powered technology that addresses the needs of a changing workforce. By actively harnessing a set of cloud-based AI-powered technologies, contact centers are infusing intelligence across the entire customer contact landscape.

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DMG Consulting

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

DMG Consulting Releases 2020 – 2021 Digital Customer Service Product and Market Report. What: Releases 2020 – 2021 Digital Customer Service Product and Market Report. What: Releases 2020 – 2021 Digital Customer Service Product and Market Report. When: Today, 30 September 2020.

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BlueOcean

JANUARY 20, 2023

2020 marked the workplace like no other year in recent history. If you’re faced with the decision to find a new customer care outsourcer in the post-pandemic era, now’s the time to dive in. Our updated list of customer care RFP questions keeps these facts top of mind. Hourly staff?

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DMG Consulting

DECEMBER 7, 2020

DMG Consulting Releases 2020 – 2021 Cloud-Based Contact Center Infrastructure Product and Market Report. What: Releases 2020 – 2021 Cloud-Based Contact Center Infrastructure Product and Market Report. What: Releases 2020 – 2021 Cloud-Based Contact Center Infrastructure Product and Market Report.

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SharpenCX

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Raise your hand if 2020 made you toss old customer service playbooks out the window. If you told me that in 2020, I’d be holed up in my guest room working from a vanity-turned-desk for a year, sheltering in place from an invisible menace terrorizing our society, I would’ve thought you were reciting an episode of the Twilight Zone.

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Callminer

JANUARY 18, 2021

Besides nurturing an omnichannel approach to customer care, organisations should carefully consider the operational aspects of their call centres to ensure it is satisfying as many callers as possible, including adequately addressing customer vulnerability. Procedural and Technological Tips for International Call Centres.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2019

While being superseded by instant messaging and social media, daily e-mail still steadily grows and will reach more than 300 billion e-mails per day in 2020. Diversity of communication tools drives companies to develop omni-channel flexibility to stay in touch with customers and employees. Ievgen Sliusar.

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TechSee

AUGUST 28, 2018

AI technologies have successfully transformed customer care, using smart automation to provide win-win solutions for both customers and agents. These technologies empower agents with automation capabilities, allowing them to enhance their customer care reach. Customer Self-Service for convenience.

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ConvergeOne

AUGUST 31, 2021

2020 raised the bar on customer experience across the board. In response to the changed landscape, utilities have pivoted to provide more personalized service, helping customers use energy more efficiently while providing access to more services virtually. Utilities, Customer Care, and AI.

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ProProfs Blog

MARCH 13, 2020

It is becoming a new trend in the marketing domain to increase customer satisfaction. Earlier, the synchronicity of customers across multiple channels simultaneously was a challenge for retail or e-commerce companies. However, technology has made things possible. Technology Barrier. Challenges of Omnichannel Support.

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BlueOcean

MARCH 3, 2020

Blue Ocean, a world-leader in customer care solutions, was awarded a Silver Stevie® Award in the “Customer Service Team of the Year” category at the 14th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. The post Blue Ocean Wins 2020 Silver Stevie® Award appeared first on Blue Ocean. About the Stevie Awards.

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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. How a customer service project is helping Southwest Airlines realise its 360-customer vision by Nadia Cameron.

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24-7 InTouch

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

IntouchCX and Beliveo are leaders in the customer care industry, focused on pairing the highest customer experience with best-in-class technology. By adding IntouchCX’s global footprint, leading technology, and expanded trust & safety and automation solution suite, we are able to drive further value for our clients.”

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Interactions

JUNE 20, 2019

Enterprises are being bombarded with calls to adopt AI in their company, and many are adding the new technology to their lineup. According to research from Gartner , the top three motivators for AI and Machine Learning (Ml) investment are to improve customer experience, automate repetitive or manual tasks, and reduce costs.

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Skybridge

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

As we begin Q4 of an eventful 2020, it’s time to look out for the 2021 customer experience trends and tactics for creating exceptional experiences in increasingly complex environments. We rounded up Eight 2021 Customer Experience Trends and Tactics to be aware of as we get ready to close out 2020. By Liliana Petrova.

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