UJET
JULY 19, 2018
It's Friday. You're queuing up emails for next week's big product announcement when all of a sudden your email service stops working.
Myra Golden Media
JULY 15, 2018
Eleven years ago I published my first YouTube video. I called it Top 6 Ways to Get An Angry Customer to Back Down. That little video has gotten more than 2.9 million views. (I have this old-school video at the bottom the page if you’d like to take a look.). The style, content, and quality of that video are as far as the east is from the west from my current videos and work.
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SharpenCX
JULY 2, 2018
Last week, we kicked off a series on the relationship between agent and customer experience. And, last week’s post teased the revelation of a new golden rule to create better customer service. Treat your agents the way you want them to treat your customers. When customers reach out to your agents for support, there is [.]. Read More. The post A New Golden Rule: How to Make Your Customer Service Better appeared first on Sharpen Contact Center Software.
SharpenCX
JULY 2, 2018
Every business wants to improve their customer experience – drop fewer calls, build brand loyalty, and resolve cases faster. That’s why it’s important to have a plan in place to improve your team’s efficiency. Contact center training is every bit as critical as hiring the right agents and adopting new technologies. But how do you [.]. Read More. The post 5 Contact Center Training Tips to Boost Efficiency appeared first on Sharpen Contact Center Software.
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Contact Center Pipeline
JULY 5, 2018
Most companies—and contact centers—have traditionally operated on the principle that the rules of the workplace always outweigh the needs of employees. Few companies have managed to break away from that model, but those that do generally find that partnering with employees to meet business objectives leads to a much more satisfying work environment and greater […].
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Dialer 360
JULY 2, 2018
What does your call center supervisor do with a large number of unpracticed or low performing specialists sickly in dealing with clients? Telephone techniques & tips that worked in the past won’t really work now. Even because of the rise in customer’s outlooks and the tremendous accessibility of data accessible, you may need new plans. Moreover, quality & best telephone agents with the goal to get more sales can enhance output.
Beyond Philosophy
JULY 26, 2018
Have you been to the Congo? If not, can you describe the weather? How about the vegetation? Now tell me why you thought that? Did you see a movie or read a book about the Congo? Did you travel to a nearby country and guess that the Congo was probably a similar experience? Did you or someone you know someone who went to the Congo? Now, to be clear, there isn’t a wrong answer here.
ShepHyken
JULY 4, 2018
Technology is great… until it’s not. You are on a website. A little box pops up and there’s a picture of a customer service rep with a typed message asking if you need help. So, you type a question, and just a moment later you get a response. That’s the perfect scenario. But, what happens when the response is wrong? I was on a website looking for a camera for my notebook computer.
CX Global Media
JULY 6, 2018
While meeting with Sean Minter of AmplifAI at ICMI’s Contact Center Expo we explored the potential value that Artificial Intelligence could deliver to the frontline contact center supervisor’s performance. AI can’t coach your agents. But what AI could do is help your supervisors to more effectively and efficiently coach agents. Goodness knows the amount of data that can be used for agent performance management is absolutely overwhelming.
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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.
Call Center Weekly
JULY 6, 2018
In today’s business world, the desire to reach more consumers is a top priority. With global online purchasing easier to accommodate, and businesses expanding into new geographies, one can naturally expect a surge in non-English speaking customers. This is certainly having an impact on contact center strategies as we must determine how to provide support to these new clients.
Callminer
JULY 1, 2018
There is a way to safeguard your customers and your business from fraud - speech analytics.
Steve DiGioia
JULY 30, 2018
because one size doesn't fit all. This original article was written by Steve DiGioia. I’m easy to please, at least I think so; and I’m not high-maintenance. I don’t have unreasonable requests, and I understand things don’t always go as planned. I’m flexible and adaptable. I wish more people were like that too (boy, I’ve dealt with some crazies over the years…).
Beyond Philosophy
JULY 12, 2018
Many organizations have called to tell us that their Customer Experience initiatives are not performing like they did. The results that were once skyrocketing have plateaued. They are surprised by this turn of events, but we are not. As global Customer Experience consultants, we know that Customer Experience is less of a destination than a journey. Where you are going with Customer Experience (i.e., what customers want) could change and the work you do on the route (i.e., the way you deliver a C
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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.
ShepHyken
JULY 11, 2018
I just stayed at the Crowne Plaza in Lansing, Michigan. I’ve stayed at many Crowne Plazas in the past, and they are nice hotels, however, the experience at this one was quite unique. It was a personalized experience , and the way they went about it is an excellent lesson we all can learn from. First, the concept of personalization is to make the customer feel like the experience is somewhat unique to them.
CX Global Media
JULY 19, 2018
Contact center quality is transforming just like many other aspects of contact center operations. Good thing! For a long time, I’ve been advocating and teaching organizations about how to change their mindset and practices from a compliance and cost associated function with their quality program to an insight and value generating business activity. Meeting with Jim Iyoob from Etech Global Services at IQPC’s Customer Contact Week provided a great perspective on getting more value from contact ce
Call Center Weekly
JULY 26, 2018
By Katie Westphal Customer's experience and expectations are constantly evolving. Quality is an amazing way to keep up with the times, and understanding your demographics. The only consistency in call centers is that things always change. Quality has an innate reputation for being “those people” that dig for your bad interactions and “ding” you. Nothing could be further from the truth!
Callminer
JULY 16, 2018
Remote employment is becoming increasingly popular across the United States. Working from home gives employees a break from the constant office noise along with the opportunity to embrace a more flexible schedule that improves their work-life balance. Global Workplace Analytics recently reported that businesses would save an average of $11,000 per remote employee if they worked from home at least half of the time.
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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.
CX Accelerator
JULY 9, 2018
My favorite story coming out of the FIFA World Cup thus far is how Japan, fresh off defeat to Belgium, left a wonderfully clean locker room and a "thank you" note. Full story here. How amazing is that? This picture of them bowing to their fans may give you goosebumps. Having recently visited Japan CX for myself, these wonderful moments come as no surprise at all.
Beyond Philosophy
JULY 19, 2018
We all have a Status Quo Bias when it comes to decision making. Also called Status Quo Inertia, the Status Quo Bias is our preference to keep things the same or maintaining a previous decision. Your customers have one, too, and you can use it to get them to do what you want in your Customer Experience. In the 80s, two professors, William Samuelson and Richard Zeckhauser wrote an article for the Journal of Risk and Uncertainty called, “ Status Quo Bias in Decision Making.
ShepHyken
JULY 25, 2018
Customer service and customer experience (CX) have become as hot of topics as any in business. Owners of small businesses and leaders of the largest companies recognize the importance of CX. It’s what drives our business. It’s become a customer expectation. Don’t deliver on the CX and the customer will find someone – or some company – that does. And, not only do you have to deliver on the experience, you have to stand out and be different.
CX Global Media
JULY 2, 2018
Meeting with Cameron Weeks from Sharpen at ICMI’s Contact Center Expo was a bit of a twist from the norm. And personally, I like that. Hearing a unique message and perspective on a common contact center topic (and solution) such as omni-channel was an inspirational change of pace. Too often the inside view on contact center technology is about cost reduction and Customer Experience.
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!
TechSee
JULY 10, 2018
Insurance companies face the dual challenge of competing in an extremely crowded marketplace, while being required to constantly up their game in order to meet ever-rising customer expectations for a shortened life cycle insurance claim. . A key factor in the successful operation of any insurance company is the efficient processing of customer claims, a process that is often measured by KPIs such as claim settlement cycle time, claims processed per claim employee and most importantly, cost per
Callminer
JULY 22, 2018
When it comes to business process outsourcing (BPO), the virtual assistant market is predicted to reach $3 billion by the year 2020. And it is no surprise that the number of home-based customer service agents is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 36.4%. It is one of the strongest expansion levels of any outsourcing market sub-segment.
Call Center Weekly
JULY 19, 2018
When we hear a word or phrase, the mind begins to create a concrete visual for an abstract concept so that we can make sense of the situation and behave as expected. The concrete visual for the abstract concept is based upon the individual’s understanding of a similar situation, the context for the occurrence and the circumstances surrounding the word’s utterance.
Beyond Philosophy
JULY 20, 2018
Colin Shaw and Prof. Ryan Hamilton discuss how emotions drive customer behavior. So, what is an emotion? How are they evoked? How can you deliberately evoke a customer’s emotions? How is an emotion different to a mood and what you should do about it? The post Why Do Customer Emotions Matter? appeared first on.
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ShepHyken
JULY 27, 2018
This week we feature an article by David Martin who shares an Amazing customer service experience he had with Allbirds shoe company. – Shep Hyken. Congeniality, proactive problem-solving, and a genuine follow up made me an Allbirds fan. Here’s how Adrianna turned my purchasing gaffe into a textbook customer service experience. So here’s the problem: If you’re a regular traveler, then you know how hard it is to find good shoes for a trip.
CX Global Media
JULY 17, 2018
The contact center agent job is getting harder, talent is harder to attract, unemployment is down and the labor market is tight…all of this is causing a disruption in contact center pay. But not in the way you might be thinking. It’s the timing of pay that we are seeing dramatic increases in. Waiting every two weeks or until mid-month or end of the month just might become a thing of the past, just like a home land-line.
Customers That Stick
JULY 13, 2018
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