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FEBRUARY 13, 2022
Then it might be time for you to consider a multi-channel contact center for your business. As the name suggests, multi-channel contact centers provide customer support for many channels, which could include voice, SMS, email, social media, and web chat, among others.
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JANUARY 6, 2015
The Edge of Service® Newsletter, Issue 11: A Multichannel World If you were to walk into an Amazon.com customer contact center, you’d see desks turned sideways so that Fire tablet support agents have a neutral background for video calls (one-way, agent-to-customer).
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Brad Cleveland Blog
JANUARY 6, 2015
The Edge of Service™ Newsletter, Issue 11: A Multichannel World If you were to walk into an Amazon.com customer contact center, you’d see desks turned sideways so that Fire tablet support agents have a neutral background for video calls (one-way, agent-to-customer).
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Brad Cleveland Blog
MAY 8, 2015
How many organizations are using various contact channels? Recent research (Understanding the Customer Journey, a study conducted by ICMI and LiveOps, 2015) explored channel usage in service settings. The questions included both channels supported and the percentage of total contact volume.
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OCTOBER 25, 2016
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Brad Cleveland Blog
MAY 8, 2015
How many organizations are using various contact channels? Recent research (Understanding the Customer Journey, a study conducted by ICMI and LiveOps, 2015) explored channel usage in service settings. The questions included both channels supported and the percentage of total contact volume.
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Brad Cleveland Blog
JUNE 28, 2018
While meeting with Jim Rembach of Call Center Coach at ICMI’s Contact Center Expo in Orlando, we discussed how channels are likely to be approached in the future.
Brad Cleveland Blog
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Recently, I was reminded of this brief interview that I recorded with Jim Rembach of Call Center Coach. We discussed how channels are likely to be approached in the future.
Brad Cleveland Blog
FEBRUARY 28, 2017
The Edge of Service™ Newsletter, Issue 20: TEDx: Thriving in an Always-On World Being always connected…is it a blessing or a curse? Are we in charge, or are we slaves to our smartphones?
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ProProfs Blog
JULY 29, 2020
This blog lists 8 actionable strategies that will help you make every support call count, right from the first hello to the final goodbye! However, before we explore these strategies, let us first understand what makes phone support ahead in the ‘race of customer support channels’. . Personalize Every Single Call.
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JUNE 30, 2015
As the Internet of Things (IoT) and connected devices expand, the connected-home device subset of the market is seeing rapid growth. According to a report by BI Intelligence: Connected-home device shipments will grow at a compound annual rate of 67% over the next few years, and hit 1.8 billion units shipped in 2019.
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Brad Cleveland Blog
JULY 31, 2015
As the world becomes increasingly connected, the Internet of Things, or IoT, is becoming more prevalent. IoT refers to the connection of wireless devices to the Internet and to each other. These devices have the ability to sense their environment, … Continue reading → The post How Will the Internet of Things Affect Customer Service?
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Brad Cleveland Blog
AUGUST 13, 2015
As more smart devices become connected to the Internet, you can expect increasing impact on contact centers—beginning with the amount of data streaming into service operations.
Brad Cleveland Blog
OCTOBER 29, 2015
The Edge of Service® Newsletter, Issue 14: Hiring for Service: It’s Time for a Rethink Imagine dropping onto Earth from another planet.
Brad Cleveland Blog
DECEMBER 15, 2015
The post Encouraging Customers to Use Self-Service Channels appeared first on Brad Cleveland.
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DECEMBER 22, 2015
The Edge of Service® Newsletter, Issue 15: Getting Mobile Customer Service Right There are an estimated 7 billion active mobile phone subscriptions today—one for every living person on the planet, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
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JANUARY 14, 2016
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Brad Cleveland Blog
JANUARY 26, 2016
The post Staffing for Mobile appeared first on Brad Cleveland.
Brad Cleveland Blog
FEBRUARY 28, 2017
The Edge of Service® Newsletter, Issue 20: TEDx: Thriving in an Always-On World Being always connected…is it a blessing or a curse? Are we in charge, or are we slaves to our smartphones?
Brad Cleveland Blog
OCTOBER 3, 2018
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Brad Cleveland Blog
JANUARY 8, 2020
GM set (and met) two aggressive goals to support their customer-centric vision. GM, America’s largest automobile manufacturer, has more than 17 million social brand mentions and engages in more than 400,000 customer care conversations each year.
Brad Cleveland Blog
JANUARY 8, 2020
GM set (and met) two aggressive goals to support their customer-centric vision. GM recognized that customers are increasingly turning to social channels for customer service, and established a response … Goal 1: Deliver on today’s customer expectations.
Brad Cleveland Blog
MARCH 20, 2015
If you were to walk into an Amazon.com customer contact center, you’d see desks turned sideways so that Fire tablet support agents have a neutral background for video calls (one-way, agent-to-customer).
Brad Cleveland Blog
JUNE 1, 2015
The Edge of Service™ Newsletter, Issue 12: The Keys to Social Customer Service Being part of “the conversation”—listening to customers and interacting with them where they are—was until recently a powerful differentiator. But it’s now becoming a competitive necessity.
Brad Cleveland Blog
JULY 31, 2015
As the world becomes increasingly connected, the Internet of Things, or IoT, is becoming more prevalent. IoT refers to the connection of wireless devices to the Internet and to each other. These devices have the ability to sense their environment, both internal and external, and generate data that can be analyzed and acted upon.
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Brad Cleveland Blog
AUGUST 13, 2015
As more smart devices become connected to the Internet, you can expect increasing impact on contact centers—beginning with the amount of data streaming into service operations. This will add to the workload of reporting and analytics teams, but will also put more customer data at the disposal of frontline agents.
Brad Cleveland Blog
OCTOBER 29, 2015
The Edge of Service™ Newsletter, Issue 14: Hiring for Service: It’s Time for a Rethink Imagine dropping onto Earth from another planet. Your task is to explore our economy—jobs, what we produce, and how we hire and train people for those roles. You’re not familiar with precedent, history, or what’s transpired to this point.
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JANUARY 14, 2016
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Brad Cleveland Blog
APRIL 21, 2015
Are you considering adding video to your contact center? Video chat is an access channel that can certainly distinguish you from competitors. And with the technology barriers coming down, more companies are seriously considering adding this channel into their customer access mix.
Brad Cleveland Blog
DECEMBER 22, 2015
The Edge of Service™ Newsletter, Issue 15: Getting Mobile Customer Service Right There are an estimated 7 billion active mobile phone subscriptions today—one for every living person on the planet, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
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Brad Cleveland Blog
APRIL 11, 2014
As mobile and social open up new channels and new types of contacts, it’s critical to forecast and staff for evolving workloads. Mobile and social impact staffing resources, and different types of interactions each require a specific approach to resource planning. The five most common examples include: • Real-time, with single response.
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