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Guest Post: Five Actionable Ideas to Transform Your Customer Service in 2021

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The changing conditions in 2020 redefined how we lived and worked. Forbes had predicted that AI would take over 85% of customer service by 2020. Unfortunately, many organizations had to reduce or postpone their AI investments due to the pandemic in 2020. Automating Service-Desk With NLP-Based Chatbots.

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25 Call Center Technology Trends to Watch in 2021

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Throughout 2020, many new trends arose and call center solutions continued to evolve to meet fresh challenges in the space. ” – Julie Bai, Call Center Technology and Trends Every Business Leader Must Know in 2020 , Nextiva; Twitter: @Nextiva. Video chat assistance is on the rise. Video customer service is coming.

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Meet Mike Aoki: Our August 2020 Wall of Fame Honoree

Contact Center Pipeline

Area of Expertise: Training contact center agents to deliver great customer service and upsell effectively for improved customer retention and higher revenue. Contact Center Pipeline’s AUTHOR WALL OF FAME Mike Aoki is President of Reflective Keynotes Inc., What is your […].

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of June 12, 2016

ShepHyken

Gartner predicts that in 2020 85% of business relationships will be handled without any human interaction. When Upselling Makes for a Bad Customer Service Experience by Conversational. My Comment: Don’t you just hate when you call for support and the customer service rep tries to upsell you to spending more with them?

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40+ Live Chat Statistics for 2020

ProProfs Blog

Live Chat Statistics 2020: 40+ Live Chat Facts. You can identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities when using a live chat on your website. million by 2020, growing at a CAGR of almost 8%. Among many live chat statistics for 2020, one that catches the eye is how the use of the customer support tool will spread globally.

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Turning Customer Support from a Cost Center into a Revenue Generator

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Customer service can contribute to revenue growth by resolving customer issues and upselling, cross-selling, and retaining customers who may have been on the verge of leaving. Quotes: “Around 2019 and 2020, everybody just wanted to see top-line growth. It was all about numbers and revenue.

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ChurnZero’s Greatest Hits from 2020 Feat. Top 10 Blog Posts and Other Noteworthy News

ChurnZero

2020 was a real mixed bag of emotions. All I know is that if someone were to ask me if I’ll miss any aspect of 2020 (perhaps the solitude and introspection of it all), my reaction will most likely be this: So, here’s to hoping we find a few more chocolate-filled chocolates in next year’s box. Top 10 Blog Posts from 2020.

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