Mon.Aug 19, 2024

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Ending the Customer Service Doom Loop: A Transformed Era of Effortless Interactions

Interactions

In a significant move to champion the rights of everyday Americans, the Biden-Harris Administration has launched the “ Time is Money ” initiative. The effort seeks to address the pressing challenges that have long plagued consumers—excessive hold times, convoluted processes, ineffective and poorly designed automated customer service systems, and more.

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MSPs: The Cisco Meraki Approach to Addressing MDU Deployments

Cisco - Contact Center

For MSPs, choosing the right network platform is crucial for several notable reasons. The ideal solution should be operationally efficient, reducing the complexity and costs of managing multiple individualized networks.

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NLP vs. Generative AI-Powered Topical Analytics

MiaRec

Do you wish you had more insight into why your customers call your contact center? Or do you already have a Topical Analysis tool in place and wonder if upgrading to the new Generative AI-based tools is worth it? Here at MiaRec, we have helped hundreds of contact centers better understand the Voice of their Customers by offering Topical Analytics and other Voice Analytics solutions for years.

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Can Training on the Fly Enhance Agent Performance?

Vistio

Traditional, lengthy training sessions and classroom learning are no longer practical in today’s contact center environment. The demands of modern customer service require agents to be agile, responsive, and continuously updated with the latest information—something that traditional training methods struggle to provide. So, long, structured sessions often pull agents away from their primary duties for extended periods, leading to disruptions in service and a disconnect between learning and

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The State of Digital Customer Experience Report 2024

This comprehensive report explores the evolving landscape of customer and business expectations, with five key trends that will help you understand your customers and stay ahead of the competition. Discover how your peers are implementing AI to improve customer experience with granular insights into their CX investments and specific AI use cases. For the first time, customers prefer digital channels when interacting with a business.

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5 Tips to Develop Retention Initiatives

Working Solutions

Keeping your customer service agents around is crucial, especially in outsourcing. High turnover rates can mess with your business performance and customer satisfaction. So, how do you keep your team happy and loyal? Here are five essential tips to help you out.

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Boosting Agent Retention: Five Key Strategies for Customer Service Success

Working Solutions

Retaining customer service agents is a big deal in outsourcing. High turnover rates can mess with your service quality and drive up costs. So, how do you keep your agents happy and sticking around? Here are five strategies that can make a real difference. Optimize the Hiring Process First, hire the right people.

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Financial Planning for Retirement: Overcome Psychological Barriers to Saving

CSM Magazine

When it comes to retirement, we all know we should save. Yet, when it comes down to actually putting money aside for our future, many of us fall short. It turns out that the reasons are often more psychological than financial. Understanding these mental hurdles and knowing how to overcome them can make all the difference in securing a comfortable retirement.

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Is Customer Support a Necessary Evil or a Core Differentiator?

BlueOcean

If you have a business, you have customers – otherwise, you won’t stay in business very long. And if you have customers, they will inevitably need support. And that costs money. This leads some businesses to think of customer support as a necessary evil, something you’d rather not have to deal with but can’t avoid. If you find yourself nodding in agreement, you might want to think again.

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Ending the Customer Service Doom Loop: A Transformed Era of Effortless Interactions

Interactions

In a significant move to champion the rights of everyday Americans, the Biden-Harris Administration has launched the “ Time is Money ” initiative. The effort seeks to address the pressing challenges that have long plagued consumers—excessive hold times, convoluted processes, ineffective and poorly designed automated customer service systems, and more.

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Your Roadmap to Successful AI Implementations in the Contact Center

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.