Provana
AUGUST 30, 2022
Real-time speech analytics technology has tremendous potential to transform any collections-focused call center from the inside out. Read all benefits here
CCNG
AUGUST 31, 2022
Who of us wants to watch a football game where everyone stands on the sidelines? Or a baseball game where the players never leave the dugout. Your network offers a similar arena where value comes from active participation. Get in the game. Step onto the field. Show colleagues that you’re a valuable connection and a willing contributor to the collective knowledge of the network.
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Callminer
AUGUST 15, 2022
VoC insight is crucial for organizations to increase growth rates and achieve business milestones. Read on to learn four methodologies for measuring omnichannel customer experiences.
TechSee
AUGUST 17, 2022
Growth and customer loyalty have historically been product-led. The company with the newest gadgets, with the best features, or the best price were often the market share winners of their industry. Customers who were happy with a company’s product were loyal for years, unwilling to try alternatives. Today, there is a shift in the role customer service quality plays on customer loyalty.
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Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.
Callminer
AUGUST 29, 2022
Effective call management is an essential step in boosting contact center efficiency. Read on for three best practices to optimize your call management strategy.
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Kayako
AUGUST 12, 2022
The lockdowns and aftermath of the 2020 global pandemic spiked growth in e-commerce sales as brick-and-mortar stores and restaurants closed their doors. Meetings and classrooms shifted to Zoom almost overnight. The pandemic pushed late adopters into new ways of shopping and interacting. Today even as people are returning to stores, the share of purchasing due to eCommerce continues to increase steadily. eMarketer estimates that by 2024 almost 20% of total retail sales will be via eCommerce, and
ShepHyken
AUGUST 17, 2022
Then I read Jan Carlzon’s book, Moments of Truth, many years ago. It was one of the most powerful customer service and experience books at the time, and the content aligned perfectly with my idea of creating Moments of Magic for our customers. Carlzon’s definition of the Moment of Truth was: . Anytime a customer comes into contact with a business, however remote, they have an opportunity to form an impression. .
Beyond Philosophy
AUGUST 25, 2022
On the Apple phone the other day, it suggested widgets to me of apps I might want to use. The phone notices that I want to use the apps at a particular time of day, so it pushes them to me proactively. Providing proactive experiences is part of the future I see for Customer Experience , a side effect of Customer Science. For those who read this newsletter, you know that Customer Science is where we have a convergence of artificial intelligence (AI), data, and behavioral sciences.
CCNG
AUGUST 17, 2022
You’ve heard me say the most powerful-- and overlooked-- tool in the contact center is your professional network. Some of the most underutilized ways to leverage your connections and colleagues come from engaging the internal aspects of your network. This week we focus on three inside strategies that will create more value for you, your team, the organization … and your network!
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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.
Callminer
AUGUST 10, 2022
In the modern healthcare industry, quality patient experiences are more important than ever. Continue reading to discover 101 statistics on patient experience, satisfaction, billing, and more.
Eptica
AUGUST 4, 2022
Date: Friday, August 5, 2022 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager Creating a framework for digital transformation. Published on: August 05, 2022. Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager A lot has been said about the importance of digital transformation in business today, including in customer experience. But many transformations fail to deliver the benefits they promised.
Contact Center Pipeline
AUGUST 24, 2022
I can’t underplay the extent and severity of the cyber threats that we all face. Verizon’s latest Data Breach Investigations Report states that 85% of tracked breaches involved a human element, and contact centers have become a front line of engagement between sophisticated threat actors, and the cybersecurity and fraud organizations opposing them. The information […].
ShepHyken
AUGUST 24, 2022
Think of the brands or companies you enjoy doing business with the most. What is it that makes you want to come back? Here are a few possible reasons: . The product does what it is supposed to do. . They have great customer service. . They provide a great overall customer experience. . You like the employees. . The salesperson is knowledgeable and helpful. .
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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.
Beyond Philosophy
AUGUST 4, 2022
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is such a promising technology. It’s so exciting that I worry a little that people treat it like magic. However, it could be that magic is the wrong word. Instead, it could be the same old human biases coming out in ones and zeroes but given a new authority it might not have earned. We discussed this on a recent podcast with our guest, Broderick Turner, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Marketing at Virginia Tech.
CCNG
AUGUST 10, 2022
Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Mindy Lentz, Director of Customer Care at Hilton, to discuss the crazy world of travel today. In this episode, Mindy shared stories of the travel chaos.but more importantly, how it affects the Hilton agents. Mindy describes how they equip their agents with the tools and space to handle the current environment.
Callminer
AUGUST 22, 2022
With the introduction of the FCA's new Customer Duty requirements, brands must take an active stance toward assisting and protecting financially vulnerable customers.
Steve DiGioia
AUGUST 8, 2022
That’s a pretty harsh statement, I know. But hear me out… Chris can’t seem to get along with Susan. Kevin always comes in late. Derrick, well, he’s just a poor performer. And, Donna, seems to make everything about race, harassment, or favoritism. Face it, you’ve got a dismal group of employees. They’re bad and many need to go.
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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.
Contact Center Pipeline
AUGUST 11, 2022
The focus of conversations about customer experiences (CXs) has generally been on the consumer, namely business-to-consumer (B2C) or B2C CX. But the B2C experiences are, to a considerable extent, driven by the business-to-business (B2B) customer experiences (B2B CX). Ones that occur in long and complex supply chains that include retailers, wholesalers, distributors, manufacturers, resource extraction, […].
ShepHyken
AUGUST 3, 2022
No employee should be treated poorly by customers. . I feel bad for the people who work at the airport luggage office. The office is usually next to the baggage carousel, and the airline employees who work there interact with one passenger after another, all with the same complaint: My luggage is lost! . Nobody ever goes into that office to say, “Thank you, my luggage is here.
Beyond Philosophy
AUGUST 18, 2022
In the book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking , Susan Cain makes the case that the world values extroverts but that introverts also have strengths that people should not overlook. Furthermore, Cain thinks introverted personalities also have much to offer the world. Today, we discuss personality and try to correct imbalances placed on one type of personality over another.
CCNG
AUGUST 3, 2022
?Seeds and relationships must be nurtured in order to grow strong and bear fruit. After you make a new connection it will need some periodic tending if you want to reap the rewards down the line. Treat your network like a garden. It needs a little proactive care and attention to stay healthy and produce value. This week we focus on three ways to support and encourage a network so that it is active and available when you need it. ?
Speaker: Laura Noonan, Chief Revenue Officer at CallFinder + Angie Kronlage, Director of Program Success at Working Solutions + April Wiita, Vice President of Program Success at Working Solutions
Are you still manually reviewing calls? 🤔 It's time for a change! The traditional method of manual call monitoring is no longer cutting it in today's fast-paced call center environment. Industry experts Angie Kronlage and April Wiita from Working Solutions are here to explore the power of innovative automation to revolutionize outdated call review processes!
Callminer
AUGUST 31, 2022
Leveraging VoC is an essential step in boosting customer satisfaction. Read on for our outline of a modern VoC program and tips for putting customer insights to use.
The Northridge Group
AUGUST 23, 2022
The Contact Center is increasingly serving as the face of a company for customers. Contact center associates are often the only people within a company that most customers will ever get the chance to interact with. As such, they are often on the receiving end of customer frustrations, but they also have the opportunity to make the company look great – a daunting responsibility!
Contact Center Pipeline
AUGUST 10, 2022
This past year’s holiday shopping season and ensuing post-holiday calls to customer service were among the most challenging that contact centers have ever endured. A recent Gallup poll showed that 60% of shoppers were unable to get a product because of the supply chain shortage—an issue that usually ended up with customers speaking with contact […].
ShepHyken
AUGUST 23, 2022
The Value of Emotional Attachment in the Customer Experience. Don’t Overlook the Value of Emotions . Shep Hyken interviews Zhecho Dobrev, leading principal consultant at Beyond Philosophy and author of The Big Miss: How Organizations Overlook the Value of Emotions. He shares how emotions and customer relationships affect buying decisions. Top Takeaways: Customer loyalty is based on the customer’s emotional connection with the company.
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Beyond Philosophy
AUGUST 11, 2022
I posted on LinkedIn recently that the world is going mad (or crazy, depending on which side of the pond you read this). I did it to see if I was becoming a grumpy old man or if others had noticed this too. It turns out I am not alone in my assessment. Many of my followers weighed in with their own experiences that tell a truth that is hard to swallow, the world has changed for good, but it’s not good for customers.
OrecX
AUGUST 29, 2022
Health insurance providers can no longer avoid recording their customer/prospect calls. It is now the law. CMS Final Rule 2023 (from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - CMS) was announced in May of 2022 and stipulates new call recording requirements for health provider agents. This new rule is set to go into effect on October 1, 2022 , and it will require all Medicare and Medicaid marketing calls (including enrollment related interactions) to be recorded and stored for 10 years.
Callminer
AUGUST 23, 2022
There is no single method for improving customer experience, and effective strategies are often ignored. Read on for our experts' list of the most overlooked tactics for CX improvement.
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