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The Power of Psychology: Effortless Ways to Build Customer Loyalty

Beyond Philosophy

Learn more about Colin Shaw : Join over 80,000 people on our LinkedIn Newsletter list or visit our website for more great podcast episodes. Listen to the podcast: One of our podcast listeners stumped me a bit with a recent question. Sonia Montella asked for a detailed explanation of customer loyalty and why we need it. I decided that such a good question deserved a good answer or, at least, the best possible answer I had.

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Get started with Amazon Titan Text Embeddings V2: A new state-of-the-art embeddings model on Amazon Bedrock

AWS Machine Learning

Embeddings are integral to various natural language processing (NLP) applications, and their quality is crucial for optimal performance. They are commonly used in knowledge bases to represent textual data as dense vectors, enabling efficient similarity search and retrieval. In Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), embeddings are used to retrieve relevant passages from a corpus to provide context for language models to generate informed, knowledge-grounded responses.

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How Contact Center AI Can Help Reduce Customer Churn

MiaRec

Did you know that a 5% reduction in customer churn can lead to a profit increase of 25% to 125%, or that businesses have to spend five times more to acquire a new customer than to retain an existing one, according to the HBR? Contact centers equipped with effective training and the right tools can empower agents to resolve issues efficiently and provide a positive and personalized experience.

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AWS Inferentia and AWS Trainium deliver lowest cost to deploy Llama 3 models in Amazon SageMaker JumpStart

AWS Machine Learning

Today, we’re excited to announce the availability of Meta Llama 3 inference on AWS Trainium and AWS Inferentia based instances in Amazon SageMaker JumpStart. The Meta Llama 3 models are a collection of pre-trained and fine-tuned generative text models. Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) Trn1 and Inf2 instances, powered by AWS Trainium and AWS Inferentia2, provide the most cost-effective way to deploy Llama 3 models on AWS.

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Turn Your Contact Center Into a Profit Machine with AI

Every year, $75 billion is lost to bad customer service — and your business could be bleeding loyalty without realizing it. AI is rewriting the rules. Imagine instant answers, 24/7 self-service, faster resolutions, and skyrocketing satisfaction scores. Companies like Amazon are already cashing in, and the technology is easier than you think — plug, play, and profit.

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Setting the Standard: Cisco Catalyst switches among the first to achieve ENERGY STAR certification

Cisco - Contact Center

Today, two of Cisco’s Catalyst line of switches, C9200-L and C9300-48P , are officially ENERGY STAR ® certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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The 5 Advantages of Custom Research Panels

PeopleMetrics

Imagine making crucial business decisions based on data where nearly half of the responses might be unreliable. Recent findings show that 46% of respondents from some large online panel providers deliver poor-quality data! Examples include respondents who claim their medical expenses are 16 times higher than reality and others who speed through a detailed 203-word concept in just 11 seconds.

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Revolutionize Customer Satisfaction with tailored reward models for your business on Amazon SageMaker

AWS Machine Learning

As more powerful large language models (LLMs) are used to perform a variety of tasks with greater accuracy, the number of applications and services that are being built with generative artificial intelligence (AI) is also growing. With great power comes responsibility, and organizations want to make sure that these LLMs produce responses that align with their organizational values and provide the same unique experience they always intended for their end-customers.

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Up-Skill at the Cisco Live 2024 DevNet Zone

Cisco - Contact Center

Get AI-ready with sessions on the latest solution advancements Visit the DevNet Zone at Cisco Live Register for sessions With the advent of multi-cloud architectures, microservices, and AI supported … Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Making Self-Service More Intelligent

DMG Consulting

Making Self-Service More Intelligent View this article on the publisher’s website Omnichannel self-service solutions are a requirement for companies that want to deliver a cost-effective and consistently outstanding customer experience (CX). Intelligent virtual agents (IVAs)—a.k.a. chatbots, voicebots, or just plain bots—can automate many tasks and inquiries previously handled by live agents, reducing operating expenses.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Operational Innovations for AI and Cloud-Native Workloads from Cisco and Red Hat

Cisco - Contact Center

For nearly two decades, Cisco and Red Hat have collaborated on integrated, industry-leading solutions to optimize IT infrastructure.

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Enhancing customer experience in telecom through remote visual support

ViiBE Blog

In a world where connectivity is paramount, telecommunications companies are constantly seeking innovative ways to optimize customer experience. One of the recent technological advancements revolutionizing this field is remote visual support. By enabling real-time visual communication between technicians and customers, remote visual support offers significant potential to enhance service quality in telecommunications.

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The Student-Centric Experience: Leadership

Cisco - Contact Center

New technologies are helping institutions create student-centric experiences that can improve retention, plus help promote their school’s brand in a positive way to attract new students (and even f… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Enhancing customer experience in telecom through remote visual support

ViiBE Blog

In a world where connectivity is paramount, telecommunications companies are constantly seeking innovative ways to optimize customer experience. One of the recent technological advancements revolutionizing this field is remote visual support. By enabling real-time visual communication between technicians and customers, remote visual support offers significant potential to enhance service quality in telecommunications.

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How AI Is Revolutionizing Contact Centers: 2025 Strategy + ROI Playbook

In 2025, contact centers aren’t just changing—they’re being rebuilt by AI. This no-fluff, executive-ready guide shows you how to capitalize on the transformation. Inside: proven ROI calculators, workforce optimization tactics, deflection strategies, and a 90-day AI deployment plan. Built for CIOs, COOs, CX leaders, and contact center strategists, it goes beyond buzzwords into play-by-play implementation.

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Zenarate Launches Next Evolution of Skill-Based Learning for Customer-Facing Agents

CSM Magazine

Zenarate, a leading SaaS provider of AI-powered skill-based learning and development for customer-facing agents, today announced the next generation of their personalized AI Coach platform. With the industry’s first full lifecycle platform powered by AI skill-based simulation, new and tenured agents receive personalized learning journeys with simulation training and gamification, real-time performance feedback, and the ability to track their skill-building progress.

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Four key insights for SaaS and CS leaders from the 2024 B2B SaaS Benchmarking Survey

ChurnZero

The 2024 B2B SaaS Benchmarking Survey by SaaS Capital is the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of its kind for SaaS and customer success leaders who want to know where they stand compared to peers and competitors. Last month, ChurnZero CEO You Mon Tsang and SaaS Capital managing director Rob Belcher dug into the findings of the latest survey—now in its 13th year—to unpack its data and what it means for CS teams.

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Strategies to Retain Online Players Through Customer Service

CSM Magazine

Attracting customers through different strategies is a constant battle for many businesses, and online gaming is no exception. Since this industry is booming right now, many platforms are offering flashy graphics, hot promotions, and new games to attract customers. This has become the main reason for gaming businesses to be unique, as they can easily grab the attention of potential customers.

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Cisco at NAB2024: Takeaways

Cisco - Contact Center

The dust has settled on another NAB event, but I’m inspired by the feedback we got from so many customers and partners at the event.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Navigating the Challenges of Implementing Automated Communication Systems in Small Businesses

CSM Magazine

Automated communication systems are designed to streamline and improve communication processes in businesses, especially for those that handle a large volume of customer interactions. Automated systems take over routine tasks such as sending out emails, answering simple queries, and directing calls, freeing up employees for more complex roles. They’re not just about efficiency, though.

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Ying Ying Yang finds a new life and career in Australia as a Cisco Networking Academy Instructor

Cisco - Contact Center

Ying Ying Yang migrated to Australia from China with qualifications as an electrical engineer, and confronted a challenge that many new migrants do: a language barrier.

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How to Upgrade Pega in 9 Steps

Unymira

Regular upgrades of Pega software are important to take advantage of the many benefits and improvements. Each new release brings exciting new features, enhancements, and innovations. Upgrading gives you access to these new features, which can help you streamline business processes, improve the user experience, and keep pace with the latest technology trends.

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13 Creative Recruiting Ideas to Attract Talent

Go Hire- ContactCenter

[vc_row row_padd="md-padding"][vc_column][vc_column_text] 13 Creative Recruiting Ideas to Attract Talent [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Recruiting in today’s environment can be challenging, but using creative recruiting ideas to attract talent isn't hard, it just takes some analysis and out-of-the-box recruiting strategies.

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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.