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Redefining the Contact Center with Jonathan Rosenberg

ShepHyken

This episode of Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken answers the following questions and more:    How can companies effectively balance customer self-service with personal interactions in high-stakes situations? How does AI contribute to transforming contact center agents into brand ambassadors?

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Why Your Search Bar Isn’t Enough: The Real Difference Between a KnowledgeBase and a Knowledge Management System

CCNG

Its a common misconception – those tools may store information, but they fall short in delivering the right answers, actionable processes, and feedback loops for multi-channel support for both employees and customer self-service. Closing Thoughts This isnt your mothers contact center anymore. Whats the Confusion?

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Uncover the Value of Digital Self-Service CX

Contact Center Pipeline

One way to achieve this level of differentiation is through digital self-service experiences, which empower customers to get answers to questions and complete transactions without having to engage a contact center agent. Use cases can include banking customers who […].

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The Future of Contact Centers is Enriching Human Interactions. Are You Prepared?

Beyond Philosophy

The contact center at many organizations doesn’t get the strategic consideration it deserves. My former contact center team at British Telecom seemed to be viewed primarily as a cost center, a necessary expense. However, the contact center should have been valued.

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The Innovator’s Guide to the Digital-first Contact Center

In the contact center industry, first-generation digital channels like email and web chat have seen significant adoption, along with video chat and co-browsing capabilities. Social platforms are now becoming mainstream contact center channels.

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Contact Center 2020: Yesterday and Today

Contact Center Pipeline

In 2016, I spoke at a customer conference and the topic was, “Contact Center 2020.” At the time, 2020 seemed like it was forever away, and I had carte blanche to forecast whatever I wanted to about the potential state of the contact center in 2020. I opened the session with a brief clip from […].

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Guest Blog: “Zhuzhing Up” Humans in the Contact Center

ShepHyken

Airline agents are still at check-in counters to guide passengers after self-service kiosks and to arrange complicated ticketing. In the contact center industry, for example, there are fewer phone conversations going into customer support centers than in the past. Technology replacing humans.

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Next-Gen Cloud Contact Centers For Dummies®

What does customer service excellence look like in 2024? According to our report with insights from CX expert Shep Hyken, customer expectations are at an all-time high, and there’s a bigger shift toward self-service and leveraging AI capabilities.

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Study: The Health of the Contact Center

Download our study of 1,000 contact center agents in the US and UK to find out what major challenges are facing contact center agents today – and what your company can do about it. What does it take to engage agents in this customer-centric era?

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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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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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Start Every Conversation with AI: The Front Door for Intelligent Customer Service

Speaker: Brian Morin & Helena Chen from SmartAction

Self-service is on the rise. Enter a conversational AI solution for your contact center. Some customer service interactions require a human —but just because some calls must be transferred to a live agent doesn’t mean they can’t all begin with AI.

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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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2022 Contact Center Buyers' Guide

As contact center needs and pain points have evolved, so have contact center buying processes. AI / Self-Service. This guide covers: Omnichannel & Inbound. This guide covers: Omnichannel & Inbound. Agent Experience. Workforce Engagement Management. And more.

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5 Best Practices for AI Self-Service Without Compromise

Speaker: Tom Lewis, CEO of SmartAction

However, a common concern exists among both contact centers and customers: does this switch to self-service degrade the quality of service? Which CX functions are required to architect and manage self-service applications. Tune in to discover: Where to start.