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Redefining the Contact Center with Jonathan Rosenberg

ShepHyken

How does AI contribute to transforming contact center agents into brand ambassadors? Why is empathy important in customer service interactions, and how can AI complement this human trait? How does generative AI reduce labor costs in contact centers while maintaining human involvement?

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24 Experts Reveal the Single Worst Thing a Contact Center Agent Can Do During a Call

Callminer

Talking to customers on the phone all day isn’t an easy job; that’s why it takes a special set of skills and characteristics to be a successful contact center agent. Even top-performing agents have bad days, though, and sometimes, things that are considered standard practice can frustrate customers. Peter Mann.

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2020 Business and Customer Service Experience Trends

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Today's consumers are shopping online more now than ever but find the overall service experience inadequate. According to The Northridge Group's State of Customer Service Experience 2020 report, as a result of COVID-19, 68% of consumers have increased their online shopping and plan to continue at this increased rate post-pandemic.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 7-19-2021

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Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Internal Customer Service: What You Must Know by Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead. Here are 18 of the most reliable ways to make sure your internal customer service is up there with the best. by Mary Drumond.

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New Thinking About an Old Problem - Contact Center Employee Attrition

Discover a new approach to reducing contact center attrition with our in-depth eBook. Elevate your contact center with our insights and practical recommendations, paving the way for reduced turnover, improved morale, and superior customer service. Download now and transform your management strategy.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of April 26, 2021

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Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 9 New Findings from the 2021 State of the Contact Center Report by Tricia Morris. My comment: You know I love stats and facts about anything related to customer service and CX. Think about that!

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The Contact Center Trends to Watch Out for in 2020

Contact Center Pipeline

When invited to compile this list of customer service trends for 2020, naturally the first thing I did was look back at all of the predictions made the previous year. The influence of AI in the contact center was strongly touted, but in 2020 (after a number of false starts), artificial intelligence will finally start […].

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The Challenges of Omnichannel: Why so Many Contact Centers Struggle with Digital Self-Service

To find how contact centers are navigating the transition to omnichannel customer service, Calabrio surveyed more than 1,000 marketing and customer experience leaders in the U.S. about their digital customer communication strategies. Read the report to find out what was uncovered.

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Using AI to Empower Contact Center Agents and Improve CX and EX

For years now, contact center admins and supervisors have leveraged bots to improve customer and employee experiences but we are at the beginning of a completely new paradigm regarding increased speed and efficiency. Implementing a modern contact center solution, powered by AI, can give contact centers a competitive advantage.

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The Health of the Contact Center: Are You Ready for 2019?

A survey of 1,000 contact center professionals reveals what it takes to improve agent well-being in a customer-centric era. This report is a must-read for contact center leaders preparing to engage agents and improve customer experience in 2019.

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60-Day Plan: Practical Upgrades for Your Remote Contact Center

Speaker: Roger Lee, VP Customer Success, Gridspace

As a result of COVID-19, contact centers are grappling with new challenges related to a remote agent workforce: agent absenteeism, long hold times, poor home internet and audio quality, less oversight and new security and privacy risks -- all on top of unique customer demands. Providing data-driven coaching in live calls.

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60-Day Plan: Practical Upgrades for Your Remote Contact Center -- a Webinar Replay

Speaker: Roger Lee, VP Customer Success, Gridspace

As a result of COVID-19, contact centers are grappling with new challenges related to a remote agent workforce: agent absenteeism, long hold times, poor home internet and audio quality, less oversight and new security and privacy risks -- all on top of unique customer demands. Providing data-driven coaching in live calls.

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How to Build an AI-Powered Contact Center as a Service Platform

Trusted by over 750 customers in banking, healthcare, and commerce, the LinkLive Contact Center Platform empowers businesses to deliver trusted digital customer service experiences through a broad range of channels including voice, video, chat, secure email, and more.

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2021 Industry Expert Contact Center Predictions (Replay)

Speaker: Richard Kenny, Sr Marketing Manager - Contact Center, Poly; Roger Lee, VP Customer Success, Gridspace; and Ron Owens, SVP Operations, Avtex

Each participant will provide recommendations on how to address people, process, technology, and strategy as we continue to serve the needs of our employees and customers in an ever-changing customer service business environment. Learn how to address, manage, and utilize: People.

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The Top 3 Ways to Forecast for Your Contact Center

Download our ebook to learn how to reduce overstaffing and understaffing, lower customer wait times and improve the customer experience with proper forecasting. Forecasting is no easy task. It can be difficult to schedule the right amount of agents at the right time.