ShepHyken

DECEMBER 9, 2024

This episode of Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken answers the following questions and more: What is survey fatigue? How can negative feedback act as a valuable tool in preventing customer churn? Why should companies prioritize genuine feedback over high survey scores? What are the best practices for creating effective and concise customer surveys?

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AWS Machine Learning

DECEMBER 9, 2024

With access to a wide range of generative AI foundation models (FM) and the ability to build and train their own machine learning (ML) models in Amazon SageMaker , users want a seamless and secure way to experiment with and select the models that deliver the most value for their business. In the initial stages of an ML project, data scientists collaborate closely, sharing experimental results to address business challenges.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Here are my top five picks from last week. I have added my comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. Top 30+ Customer Experience Statistics to Know in 2025 by Viraj Mahajan (Notta) If you were to list a businesss most crucial operations in 2024, customer service would probably be among the most important ones.

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Global Response

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Read Time: 10 minutes Table of Contents Intro Navigating the holiday season or busy peaks of the year can be stressful for businesses and customers. These busy surges can increase product demand, cause shipping delays, heighten customer frustration, and create employee burnout. If this is the case for your business, dont panic. In this article, well discuss how to identify busy seasons and share how seasonal call center outsourcing can ease the load for your employees and customers.

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Step-by-step instructions on how to use AI for growth in your contact center Learn how AI can transform your contact center operations. In this ebook, dig into the different AI technologies, then see how each can help automate tasks, streamline service, and turn your contact center from a cost center to a profit house. Plus, we’ll give you practical tips on choosing the right AI tools, getting them up and running, and measuring their impact.

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Abby Connect

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Franchise owners juggle many responsibilities, from overseeing daily operations to maintaining brand consistency across locations. One area that can significantly enhance operational efficiency and customer satisfaction is call management. A call answering service for franchises can provide a professional, reliable solution that ensures no customer call goes unanswered.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Customer experience can literally make or break a business, so it’s alarming that a number of UK companies remain tethered to legacy contact centre systems. James Hughes, Group Head of Solutions at Sabio, explains. But what’s even more concerning is that those who’ve made the leap to cloud solutions aren’t necessarily reaping the promised rewards.

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Vistio

DECEMBER 9, 2024

If our customers expect modern, tailored solutions and lightning-fast service, why are so many contact centers stuck using outdated, one-size-fits-all training methods? Its like trying to prepare for a marathon by practicing sprintsyou might be training, but youre not training for what matters. Generic training approaches are a relic of the past. They leave agents underprepared for the complex, nuanced challenges they face every day.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2024

A key element of business success is engaging with customers through digital channels. Online communication, data processing, transactions, and user support require reliable protection and the appropriate infrastructure. Conventional hosting solutions no longer meet the requirements. They need to provide the necessary security and stability. As a result, more and more companies are switching to VPS servers because the difference is quite noticeable.

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24-7 InTouch

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Understanding customer sentiment is a common challenge for brands, often leading to missed opportunities for enhancing satisfaction and loyalty. Without the right tools to analyze consumer feedback , identifying the root causes of dissatisfaction becomes difficult, resulting in subpar service and customer experiences. To solve this, brands need a solution that provides detailed insights and data-driven strategies for improving overall satisfaction.

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Understanding and improving your customer experience (CX) can have a massive impact on your bottom line. Choosing the right voice of customers (VoC) solution is a critical step to elevating CX. Frost & Sullivan researched more than 50 leading VoC vendors, analyzing both their “innovation index” and “growth index” to independently select the top 10 performers in each of these categories.

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Outsource Consultants

DECEMBER 9, 2024

A mismatch between a company’s technology strategy and its BPO partner’s approach creates significant challenges. Some partners overstep, pushing their own tech roadmap and sidelining your CX goals. Others fall short, clinging to outdated tools or failing to guide necessary innovation. The ideal partner strikes the right balanceworking with you to drive innovation at the right pace while empowering you to own the process.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Artificial Intelligence is evolving, and Agentic AI is its next major leap. Unlike today’s AI, which follows predefined instructions, Agentic AI takes initiative. It thinks, plans, and acts independently to achieve goals. The demand for Agentic AI isnt just growingit’s skyrocketing. Businesses across industries are clamoring for solutions that reduce human oversight while boosting efficiency and innovation.

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JustCall

DECEMBER 9, 2024

“I was too chicken to do entrepreneurship,” Shruti Kapoor says with a short laugh. Of course, theres a twinkle in her eye when she says this. Shruti is by every definition a successful entrepreneur. She and her co-founders built Wingman from the ground up, expanding to a 50-person company doing seven-figure business in just three years before selling to Clari in 2022.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Bitcoin was released in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto, and since that time, it has become a game-changer for the financial landscape, as it reduces the influence of banks and governments. This is the main reason why people, investors, and companies want to buy Bitcoin online. The original goal of Bitcoin was to be used for everyday payments, and although individuals have started to utilize it for that purpose, we still need to wait a long way until Bitcoin has widespread adoption.

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CX leaders are in a gold rush for AI, lured by the promise of cost savings and a revolution in service delivery. But simply deploying AI in your contact center isn't a magic bullet. There are hidden dangers that can derail your AI dreams. Recent incidents, such as the missteps of an AI chatbot deployed by Air Canada, have underscored the complexities and risks involved in leveraging AI in customer-facing roles.

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