Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 11, 2024

I buy everything on Amazon. Suppose I want something; that is where I go first. Not only that, it’s usually the only place I go. It’s habitual, and breaking it would be difficult for anyone. But not impossible. Today, let’s look at seven ways you can change habits to improve your return on investment. Before we launch into that, let’s review what is happening with habits at a psychological level.

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Steve DiGioia

JANUARY 11, 2024

IRS Implements 1099-K Reporting Requirement for Payment Apps in 2024, Targeting More Accurate Financial Disclosures In 2024, the IRS is set to implement the long-expected 1099-K revealing prerequisite for outsider installment applications, like PayPal, Venmo, Money Application, or Zelle. At first scheduled for 2022, this standard orders detailing profit more than $600 to the IRS; notwithstanding, announcing will apply just to pay surpassing $5,000 for the impending year.

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AWS Machine Learning

JANUARY 11, 2024

The PGA TOUR continues to enhance the golf experience with real-time data that brings fans closer to the game. To deliver even richer experiences, they are pursuing the development of a next-generation ball position tracking system that automatically tracks the position of the ball on the green. The TOUR currently uses ShotLink powered by CDW, a premier scoring system that uses a complex camera system with on-site compute, to closely track the start and end position of every shot.

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Toister Performance Solutions

JANUARY 11, 2024

Your customer struggles to describe the problem over the phone. "The doohickey won't connect with the thingamajig," they stammer. Their words don't make sense. You try to walk them through some diagnostics. It's equally muddled. The customer can’t see something that should be right in front of them. Are you two even looking at the same thing? This would be so much easier if you were face-to-face.

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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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VirtualPBX

JANUARY 11, 2024

As we joyfully welcome the promising dawn of the 2024 New Year, we celebrate the remarkable strides VirtualPBX made in 2023, a year that witnessed our fastest growth yet! Our team expanded with the addition of passionate leaders in Product and Sales, while the integration of our Customer Service team fostered collaboration. These efforts led to significant milestones, notably the successful launch of VirtualText Forward.

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Cisco - Contact Center

JANUARY 11, 2024

Build custom observability solutions Cisco Observability Platform (COP) enables developers to build custom observability solutions to gain valuable insights across their technology and business… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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SQM Group

JANUARY 11, 2024

Agent Self-Service can reduce workforce management, which can be cumbersome and take up time that could otherwise be put towards agent training or team development.

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Cisco - Contact Center

JANUARY 11, 2024

We are thrilled to announce that Cisco’s unified OT security and networking architecture is named “Smart Manufacturing Solution of the Year” in the 2024 IoT Breakthrough Awards.

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 11, 2024

Most company budgets that earmark dollars for customer success intend for it to go towards headcount. Yet, every team needs tools and training to get the job done. ChurnZero refers to that portion of the budget as the “non-headcount budget.” We’ve conducted an annual survey of customer success leaders for four consecutive years. One of the questions we ask is about customer success budget.

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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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Cisco - Contact Center

JANUARY 11, 2024

In times of crisis, armed conflict, or natural disasters, people are forced to adapt and make big, life-changing decisions under extreme pressure.

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Balto

JANUARY 11, 2024

“Do you enjoy filling out customer service surveys?” That’s the question I posed to a group of customer service professionals. The response was a resounding, “No!!!” Then why do we pester our customers with surveys? You can eliminate post-transaction surveys with a new sentiment analysis technique called the sentiment arc.

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Cisco - Contact Center

JANUARY 11, 2024

Cisco was honored last year to win the top spot on People’s 2023 List of Companies That Care , and a key factor was our employee culture of giving back.

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Abby Connect

JANUARY 11, 2024

Someone must answer your business phone – people are calling! You get calls from customers, partners, leads, vendors, employees… and spammers, scammers, and time wasters. Whether you get two or two dozen calls a day, someone has to be manning your phone line.

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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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Playvox

JANUARY 11, 2024

Managing forecasting, scheduling, and agent productivity in a call center is a lot like searching for the fountain of youth. We try different serums and potions, yet somehow wake up with new wrinkles. While we don’t have a roadmap to the proverbial fountain, we can help steer you in the right direction for better call center workforce management (WFM).

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

Recently, Blake Morgan invited me to be a guest on her podcast. I’ve admired the work Blake has done for years and was excited to have the chance to sit down with her to discuss customer experience, contact centers, and the future. We discussed the … Continue reading → The post The Contact Center of the Future’s Role in Customer Experience appeared first on Brad Cleveland.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

Recently, Blake Morgan invited me to be a guest on her podcast. I’ve admired the work Blake has done for years and was excited to have the chance to sit down with her to discuss customer experience, contact centers, and the future. We discussed the … Continue reading → The post The Contact Center of the Future’s Role in Customer Experience appeared first on Brad Cleveland.

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