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Every few months, the CEO and their executive posse will roll into a town hall meeting and heap praise upon the people with the toughest jobs in the company. Amas Tenumah is a digital philosopher, keynote speaker, customer service thought leader, and long-time CCNG member and content contributor. Now pay me more.
It enables companies to anticipate customer needs, automate routine tasks, and provide personalized, omnichannel experiences. This strategic pivot towards AI-driven CX not only helps businesses meetcustomer expectations driving loyalty and growth, but also increase efficiency and reduce operating costs.
CCNG hosts regular virtual town hall meetings each month to bring to surface topics, challenges and recommendations from the members. In these discussions, members share and support each other with perspectives about their current approach to customercare.
The work we performed showcases the benefit of what WFM brings to the table and how it can drive value to your business, reduce costs and improve the experiences of both your internal employees and customers. All indicators pointed to insufficient WFM oversight, process controls and staffing alignment to current and forecasted demand.
We all know that many jobs are filled by networking, especially true in contact center, customercare and customer experience leadership positions. If so, ask your connection for an introduction…then ask them if they’re open to a short phone conversation, coffee meeting, lunch, etc.
There you can meet peers and other vendors who can share with you how to do more with what you have, but also different perspectives on the disciplines of contact centers. Last, but very much not least, ask CCNG. Contact Center technology conferences -- Your contact center management software firm usually has an annual user conference.
I was introduced to the system when Joachim “Joe” Rogers , the senior director of customercare for Coca-Cola Consolidated, shared it at a CCNG regional meeting. Who just hosted a fantastic event with CCNG. The employee has to own part of their engagement as well at Coca-Cola – Click to Tweet .
While working remotely, I have been in online meetings where people are missing because they failed to take time zone differences into account. I have attended 5:00 AM meetings during which leaders sheepishly admitted they forgot the time differences. Yep, I’m guilty of all these virtual leadership sins!
CCNG is working through our network of colleagues and resources to help share information, insights, and ideas on maintaining strong customercare, employee support, and business continuity during this challenging period. These articles and resources offer specific starting points we hope you’ll find helpful.
Ultimately, if your software cannot produce the required number of full-time equivalent (FTE) to meet your goal (service level or abandon rate) then it’s not a WFM platform. This allows you to know, based on the latest information, if you’ll be able to meet your service level and abandon rate goals for today.
For example, engagement among customer service agents is demanding due to the one-to-one nature of customercare, the continuous flow of customer interactions and the lack of physical mobility due to reliance on screen-based support systems.
Employees and gig workers are harder to retain, and the job of the customer-facing agent is getting more complicated and stressful. Customers are less patient, and robust technology that meets both employee and customer needs isn’t being implemented fast enough and efficiently enough to reduce the anxiety.
Working together to find practical alternatives that help meetcustomer demands while providing employees with clear expectations can open the door for further collaboration. Justin Robbins is a CCNG advocate and long time industry colleague, and President of Metric Sherpa.
(Adobe, 2022) 75% of marketing & CX practitioners have observed a surge in existing customers using digital channels (Adobe, 2022) 74% of CX professionals say creating a seamless customer journey across assisted and self-service channels is “important” or “very important.” Customer Centricity Are you obsessed with your customers?
No arbitrary time limits, no rushing customers off the phone. When agents arent pressured to meet a stopwatch, they can actually listen, understand, and resolve issues the right way. More trust, fewer repeat calls, and a better experience for both the customer and the agent.Before you say, Sure, Rick. How can this be?
Whether its creating targeted summaries or attending other departments meetings, proactive collaboration pays dividends. Story Spark : Think about John, a liaison who attended a product development meeting. This cross-pollination avoids silos and ensures everyones on the same page.
But what if we could shift that curve to meet our new reality? Kathryn (Kay) Jackson is an expert in the contact center industry, a long time CCNG member and regular contributor in CCNG member programs and events, and the Co-Founder of ResponseLearning Corporation. Imagine a team where everyone performs at an expert level.
One leading company aligned every meeting agenda to its mantra: associates first, customers second, and business issues third. Inspire Action Through Stories Lets take a moment to meet Sarah, a new call center agent in a leading organization. Build Trust and Accessibility: Adopt an open-door policy.
So if leaders want employees to be engaged, admitting that they may not be meeting the engagement level that the employees are looking for is a good strategy as it will demonstrate a leader’s transparency. Have team meetings to discuss ideas. Delegate someone from each team meeting to bring those ideas to a larger focus group.
Share Internally & Externally: Internal: Use company meetings, team briefings, and email updates. External: Publish results through blogs, case studies, and customer success stories. Ask these questions at your next team meeting: Whats one customer complaint we could fix this month?
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