How to Bring more prospects through your funnel
Convoso
DECEMBER 11, 2019
You want to convert more leads faster. But the rising cost of leads is killing your CPA, which, in turn, is preventing you from bringing more prospects through your funnel.
December, 2019
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Guest Blog: Five Tips to Providing a Five Star Experience
ShepHyken
DECEMBER 27, 2019
This week we feature an article by Katie Mares who explains how any business or organization can provide its customers with a five-star experience. The best way I can describe ‘customer service’ is by using the word transaction. ‘Service’ is what we do, it is a product or the transaction to receive the product. According to dictionary.com an experience is; “a particular instance of personally encountering or undergoing something: or the observing, encountering, or undergoing of things generally
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Leading a Service Culture
Contact Center Pipeline
DECEMBER 24, 2019
Businesses are entering a new age of leadership. Ivory towers are crumbling across the country. The days of executives being disconnected from their customers, employees and the everyday activities of the workplace are drawing to an end. Organizations are undergoing disruptive change brought about by rising customer demands, rapid advancements in technology, and evolving workforce […].
The Contact Center Workforce Manager Skills Series
The Call Center School
DECEMBER 18, 2019
Part 3: Intraday Management Skills. If you’ve been following along in this series you know the skills required to produce an accurate forecast and optimized schedules , but without effective intraday management your efforts towards these first two steps of the WFM process will be lost. Therefore, you must take the proper steps to ensure the plan is working.
State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025
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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.
Successful Call Center Agents Share This Personality Type
TechSee
DECEMBER 22, 2019
The contact center agent’s job is getting harder. The ongoing shift to self-service has brought about many positive changes to the customer service field. Call volumes in many contact centers are down along with the cost to serve. Fewer customers now require assistance from live agents to pay bills or carry out other simple tasks. However, that means successful call center agents must now deal with a far greater proportion of complex issues.
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5 Comebacks for the Customer Who Tries to Intimidate You
Myra Golden Media
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Some people use bait tactics to try to get what they want. They’ll say something just to get you to react. They’re trying to take your power so that they’re in control. A lot of the time, when a customer uses profanity or yells, they’re baiting you. If they can throw you off, get you emotional, or frustrate you, then they have the upper hand. They want you upset.
What is Proactive Customer Service and How to Implement It?
ProProfs Blog
DECEMBER 22, 2019
“Instead of focusing on the competition, focus on the customer,” Scott Cook. With the ever-changing scenario of business globalization, companies are thriving hard to retain their brand’s loyalty by creating cutting-edge product sales strategies. There was a time when offering a good product at a reasonable price was enough for a company to stand out from competitors.
Key Contact Center Trends to Watch for in 2020
Upstream Works
DECEMBER 18, 2019
There are many technology trends impacting the contact center, and as we enter a new decade, it’s only natural to think in broad terms with a longer-term time horizon. Ten years is an eternity in the world of tech, and it’s staggering to consider how much the contact center has changed over the last decade. The coming decade will likely bring just as much change, and in our view, the best way to understand that is through the lens of digital transformation.
Guest Blog: How to Provide Fast and Personal Customer Support in a World that Cannot Wait
ShepHyken
DECEMBER 6, 2019
This week we feature an article by Valeriya Yordanova who writes about how customer support agents can deliver the fast and personal customer support that today’s customers demand. Unfamiliar with the concept of waiting, customers want their problems solved now with minimum effort from their side. They don’t want to be put on hold, transferred to another support agent or requested to explain their issue over and over again.
Next-Gen Cloud Contact Centers For Dummies®
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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.
The Importance of Customer Feedback for the Food Industry
GetFeedback
DECEMBER 16, 2019
Having a great restaurant and serving great food at competitive prices is no longer enough. Your customers want more, so you need to meet and exceed their expectations. Without that, you’ll struggle to earn their loyalty, deal with a bad reputation, and you’ll eventually lose them. But you already know what you need to do: collect customer feedback.
What is Employee Experience? Definition & Best Practices
Callminer
DECEMBER 13, 2019
Most business invest time, effort and scrutiny on the customer experience. However, its internal equivalent – the employee experience – receives far less attention than it deserves in many organizations. Although employees are not typically direct consumers of their company’s products and services, they affect its bottom line as creators of its offerings and market value.
Call Center Statistics You Should Know
Callminer
DECEMBER 17, 2019
As industrial and economic globalization trends continue to develop in the world’s present market, the use of outsourced talent to accomplish a wide variety of tasks ranging from the rote and repeatable to the complex and mission-critical grows ever more ubiquitous. Call centers , in particular, represent just one facet of a large and varied international outsourcing industry.
Why The Intensity of Customer Emotions is Crucial to Your Customer Loyalty
Beyond Philosophy
DECEMBER 20, 2019
Customer emotions have a strong influence on your Customer Experience outcome. From our research in our global Customer Experience consultancy, we know that over 50 percent of experience is about how a customer feels. . Organizations don’t consider customer emotions enough. Moreover, they also fail to recognize the intensity of that emotion. Understanding the significance and managing the power of customers’ emotions is essential to your Customer Experience outcome.
The Ultimate Blueprint for an AI-First Contact Center
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BPO is an asset and not a liability
Ansafone
DECEMBER 25, 2019
Due to many factors, businesses have become extremely competitive. To compete, you must be efficient and have the correct technology in place. This is where having a company that specializes in BPO can be an asset to your business. BPO or business process outsourcing is the moving of certain processes or operations outside of your … BPO is an asset and not a liability Read More » The post BPO is an asset and not a liability appeared first on Ansafone Contact Centers.
It’s Time to Get More Out of Data
Contact Center Pipeline
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Contact Centers have always had an abundance of data about customers and performance. Unfortunately, that data is not being fully utilized to benefit the company, customers or agents. The unrealized potential of data has never been more urgent than it is right now, as centers focus on the customer experience and agent experience and the […].
How to Prove the ROI of Customer Satisfaction (CSAT)
GetFeedback
DECEMBER 2, 2019
What if the return on your investment is even beyond what you were hoping? Focusing on your customers will result in increased loyalty, more positive word-of-mouth referrals, and higher spend from your best customers. And understanding, leveraging and acting on CSAT scores can absolutely help you get there. First things first. It costs five times more to sell to a new customer than to sell to a happy one.
Prediction: The 3 Biggest Customer Experience Game Changers of the Next Decade
Customers That Stick
DECEMBER 12, 2019
Last week we took a look at the three biggest customer experience game changers of the past decade, the 2010s; now, we’re going to look into our crystal ball and I’m going to try to predict what the three biggest customer experience game changers of the next decade, the 2020s, will be. But first, what do we mean by a game changer? It’s simply something that materially redefines how we look at or execute around customer experience.
The Ultimate Contact Center Buyers Guide: A Crucial Decision
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Harness the True Power of your Contact Center In today’s fast-paced business environment, selecting the right contact center solution is critical for enhancing customer experience, improving operational efficiency, and optimizing costs. This comprehensive guide will walk you through the essential factors to consider when choosing a contact center software that aligns with your business needs.
Utility Customer Experience: Why Suppliers Need to Make it Effortless
TechSee
DECEMBER 17, 2019
The customer service game has changed for energy, gas and water companies. When customers contact them to pay a bill, check their usage levels or report an outage, they demand personalized, streamlined and convenient interactions. It’s no longer just about providing a reliable service to customers who have been loyal for decades – it’s about providing effortless utility customer experience.
Guest Blog: Winning Tactics for CX Vendor Selection
ShepHyken
DECEMBER 13, 2019
This week we feature an article by Darcy Alexander who shares a checklist to guide us through the process of selecting the best CX vendors for our customer experience initiatives. When embarking on a customer experience (CX) change initiative, there are few decisions more critical to success than selecting the right vendor. Get it right, and you give the initiative the very best chances for success.
7 Questions That Reveal Whether Your Company is Committed to CX
Beyond Philosophy
DECEMBER 6, 2019
When I started Beyond Philosophy back in 2002, I could ascertain whether a company was customer-focused or not right away. I wondered how I did that. When I thought about it, there were some common telltale cultural signs organizations share that indicate where their focus lies. This answer became my second book, Revolutionize Your Customer Experience , which explores how the culture of a company reflects how customer-centric the organization is.
4 Things Your Support Team Should Do In Chat
Myra Golden Media
DECEMBER 8, 2019
I’ve designed start-up chat support for banks, libraries, consulting companies, medical practices, and contact centers. When I set up a chat platform for my clients, I have two goals. First, I want to deliver a fast and complete support experience. Meaning, I want to answer the customer’s questions and solve any issues. And second, I want zero customer frustration.
Future-Proof IT: Cost-Saving Strategies Every IT Leader Needs in 2025
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How to Be a Better Retail Customer During the Holidays
Steve DiGioia
DECEMBER 16, 2019
The “holidays” are everyone’s favorite time of year. Time to share a meal with great company, whether family, friends, or coworkers. It’s a happy, festive time for all. But, is it? Those working in the retail industry may have a different take on the holidays. For them, it’s a time for stress, a time to deal with frantic shoppers looking for the perfect gift, and a time to work long hours with little time for themselves.
Contact Centre Predictions for 2020
Callminer
DECEMBER 5, 2019
Microsoft’s Richard Peers predicted that by 2020, 85% of all customer service interactions would be handled without the need for a human agent. Although his prediction was not completely accurate, there has been a significant move in that direction. This means that contact centres need to be integrating new technologies into their organisations in order to stay ahead of their competition.
Take a Bow… Receive a Round of Applause!
Contact Center Pipeline
DECEMBER 5, 2019
The expression “take a bow” is defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “to bow toward an audience that is applauding. It is often used figuratively to say that someone deserves to be praised.” Much as I would like to propose an actual round of applause on the contact center floor, I’m not sure that would […].
20 Ways To Create An Amazing Customer Service Experience In 2020 (Part Two)
ShepHyken
DECEMBER 18, 2019
Last week, I shared ten ideas to drive a better customer experience in 2020. As promised, I’m back with ten more tips. If you haven’t read part one yet, you can do so here. Or, you can see all these suggestions at once by reading my recent Forbes article. Without any further delay, here are ten more ways to create a better customer experience in 2020.
The Contact Center Manager’s Guide to AI
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Customer Experience: 5 Startling Predictions for 2020
Beyond Philosophy
DECEMBER 31, 2019
Here we go, beginning of 2020 and a whole new decade. It is essential to reflect where we have been and where we want to go at this time of year. With that in mind, I have some predictions for the trends in Customer Experience for 2020 and beyond. . I discussed these predictions on a recent podcast. However, it isn’t just predictions. I also shared the research I undertook in the last quarter of 2019 to position my global Customer Experience consultancy in the marketplace. .
Managers Are Usually to Blame for Escalations
Myra Golden Media
DECEMBER 10, 2019
Customers are shrewd and impatient. They’re not going to mess around with a customer service employee who feigns (or lacks) authority to resolve issues. Customers will put their “get me a manager” card on the table in a hair’s breadth. And managers get frustrated with this, but it’s your fault, managers. You teach customers to escalate by holding all the power in your headsets. .
The Year of the Vision Board
CX Accelerator
DECEMBER 10, 2019
How A Simple Vision Board Changed My Year & A How-To Guide For Building Your 2020 Board. By Becky Roemen. If you haven’t ugly cried in a Target parking lot have you even Adulted? We’ve all had those times in our lives where we think ‘this is it, the world just might crumble around me, there is no feasible way I can do it all’. For me, this time in my life was mid-August 2018.
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