SharpenCX
JANUARY 22, 2024
Successful agents set customers up to be successful, themselves. We're talking through 13 reasons why agent success matters to your customers.Find out why the success of your contact center agent is important to delivering a positive customer experience.
Connect
JANUARY 22, 2024
Download the 2024 contact centre buyer’s guide by Genesys for insight on how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping businesses, providing growth opportunities and prompting crucial decisions about contact centre deployment strategies. While immediate benefits come from incremental advances like automation and digital channels , sustained innovation demands more.
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Callminer
JANUARY 22, 2024
Despite all the buzz around AI, most business leaders still struggle to fully understand it. This blog answers six common AI questions to help you understand how it's used in the CallMiner platform.
MiaRec
JANUARY 8, 2024
In 2023, contact center leaders caught the Artificial Intelligence (AI) bug, realizing the many benefits that Conversational and Generative AI can bring. According to Gartner , the "global conversational AI and virtual assistant market represents the fastest-growing segment in the contact center forecast, helping to spur 24% growth in 2024." Furthermore, the report explains that contact center decision makers are planning to invest heavily in conversational AI as they are trying to reduce the re
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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.
ShepHyken
JANUARY 16, 2024
This is an important topic that every CEO, business owner, leader, manager, and supervisor must understand. When it comes to customer service and customer experience (CX), there is a difference between perception and reality. First, how we think our customers perceive our customer service and CX is often not the reality. It’s just our perception. Reality isn’t what we think or believe.
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Beyond Philosophy
JANUARY 5, 2024
Picture this: Your customers, like individuals, operate on habitual inclinations. So, if they habitually favor a competitor’s product or service, how does one instigate change? Here, we present seven potent ways to turn the tide. But before diving into these transformative strategies, let’s peer into the psychological underpinnings of habits. They possess distinct characteristics: A cue within our environment kickstarts the habitual response.
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.
ShepHyken
JANUARY 23, 2024
Duplicate or triplicate (or more) effort is a waste of time! If you’re making your customer go through the same process multiple times, you’re creating a negative customer experience. I recently had to get an MRI for a medical issue and was asked to fill out some online forms before my appointment. (And in case you’re concerned, don’t worry. I’m okay!
Callminer
JANUARY 18, 2024
When you understand what’s affecting brand sentiment positively, you can work toward honing in on those features for continued improvement. Read more in this blog.
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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.
CX Accelerator
JANUARY 14, 2024
We have big time news for CX Accelerator! We've been on the path to establish the organization as a non-profit to help amplify our mission of equipping CX professionals on every stage of their career journey. A HUGE piece in this puzzle is the creation of our Board of Directors. Please join me in welcoming Matt Lyles , Juanita Coley , Jim Rich , Sally Mildren and Justin Robbins who have graciously offered to serve in this way.
Lumoa
JANUARY 8, 2024
So, you’re eyeing growth and a healthy ROI for your business, right? I’m guessing that’s a big ‘yes.’ It’s a common goal, after all. And, if you’re nodding along, I’m also betting you’re savvy enough to know that the future of business success is tightly intertwined with embracing Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Beyond Philosophy
JANUARY 4, 2024
It’s that time of year for one of my favorite traditions, my end-of-year reflections. I appreciate the opportunity to look back upon what has happened and what I learned from it. We did this on the podcast recently. My podcast partner and I came up with six we learned this past year, and I wanted to share them with you as well. So, without further ado, here are the six learnings from 2023 that I hope help you as we head into 2024, starting with: Learning #1: Accomplishments in your persona
AWS Machine Learning
JANUARY 24, 2024
Generative AI solutions have the potential to transform businesses by boosting productivity and improving customer experiences, and using large language models (LLMs) with these solutions has become increasingly popular. Building proofs of concept is relatively straightforward because cutting-edge foundation models are available from specialized providers through a simple API call.
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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.
ShepHyken
JANUARY 30, 2024
Many companies still believe that customer service is what happens when something goes wrong. However, that is only one part of customer service. The bigger picture is that customer service happens throughout a customer’s entire experience while doing business with you. It starts the moment they interact with your company, and that might not even be with a live human.
Callminer
JANUARY 14, 2024
Financial services teams must maintain sky-high CX and EX standards in 2024, despite major challenges. Explore the top four 2024 financial services CX trends.
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.
TechSee
JANUARY 29, 2024
Generative AI , such as Large Language Models (LLMs), will dramatically change multiple industries, including the service and customer experience (CX) space. This new class of technology brings incredible opportunity, as well as a new set of challenges. This post will explore the promise, the potential pains, and why you should take an optimistic view of this technology.
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!
Beyond Philosophy
JANUARY 19, 2024
We want to hear from you. Simply record a video with your thoughts, ideas, reactions, lists, or whatever else you have to offer, and we might discuss it on the podcast. It’s called None of Us Are As Clever As All Of Us. To learn more, click here. Justin Stafford ( justin@customersmarts.co ), founder of a Customer Smarts shared how sports can teach us how to improve your Customer Experience.
AWS Machine Learning
JANUARY 4, 2024
Generative AI has opened up a lot of potential in the field of AI. We are seeing numerous uses, including text generation, code generation, summarization, translation, chatbots, and more. One such area that is evolving is using natural language processing (NLP) to unlock new opportunities for accessing data through intuitive SQL queries. Instead of dealing with complex technical code, business users and data analysts can ask questions related to data and insights in plain language.
ShepHyken
JANUARY 29, 2024
This episode of Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken answers the following questions and more: What are the challenges in creating a more customer-centric culture? How can leaders support employees in executing customer-centric initiatives? What is the key to successfully transforming work culture to better serve customers? Why must employees in all roles understand how their actions impact the customer experience, regardless of direct customer contact?
BlueOcean
JANUARY 30, 2024
So, you’ve been handed responsibility for investigating the benefits of potentially outsourcing your company’s customer service for the first time. How do you start to compare your in-house apples to those outsourced oranges? What math should go into the business case around call center outsourcing costs? (Or if you’re keen on delegating that chore, skip this read and contact us today for a cost analysis of your center !
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HelpCrunch
JANUARY 15, 2024
When you’re building a website, adding some catchy content might not be enough. Think about the most important asset your business has: customers. Every time they land on your website, they’ll have questions to ask. [ … ] The post 11 Best WordPress Live Chat Plugins to Use in 2024 appeared first on The HelpCrunch blog.
Momentum Telecom
JANUARY 9, 2024
Transaction Accelerates Momentum’s Strategy to Expand its Global Voice and Managed Network Footprint ATLANTA- January 09, 2024 – Momentum, a leading global managed services provider, today announced the successful close of its acquisition of Horizon Telecom , a Netherlands-based global next-gen managed service provider. This acquisition reinforces Momentum’s commitment to providing comprehensive global solutions and further establishes its position as a leader in the communications industry.
Beyond Philosophy
JANUARY 12, 2024
Per Statista , the amount of e-commerce losses to online payment fraud in 2022 since 2020 is $41 billion. If you think that is bad, get this: it’s supposed to rise to $48 billion by the end of this year. But wait, there’s more. Messente , a dedicated business messaging platform, notes the surge in package delivery scams. TransUnion’s published a study that unveiled a staggering 1500% spike in shipping fraud between 2019 and 2021, likely spurred by the flourishing ecommerce landscape and th
AWS Machine Learning
JANUARY 25, 2024
Amazon Q is a new generative AI-powered application that helps users get work done. Amazon Q can become your tailored business expert and let you discover content, brainstorm ideas, or create summaries using your company’s data safely and securely. You can use Amazon Q to have conversations, solve problems, generate content, gain insights, and take action by connecting to your company’s information repositories, code, data, and enterprise systems.
Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO
The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.
ShepHyken
JANUARY 3, 2024
Happy New Year! What’s 2024 going to be like? I recently wrote two articles in my weekly Forbes column with my top predictions and trends for customer service and customer experience. I’ve taken five of my favorites from the list to share here in The Shepard Letter. Here are my top predictions for 2024. You can simply read these predictions or take action on them.
Totango
JANUARY 3, 2024
As we kick off 2024, it’s time to reflect on the past year and look forward to what the future holds for customer success. It’s been an exciting journey, marked by significant milestones and a ceaseless effort to support our customers in achieving their goals. Now, as we step into a new year, we’re witnessing an evolution of customer success, and there’s a new and improved Totango to help enterprise business leaders deliver business results and drive customer outcomes.
CSM Magazine
JANUARY 30, 2024
Spotting Customer-Centric Companies I. Introduction Envision a world where every interaction with a company leaves you feeling not just satisfied, but genuinely valued. In today’s fast-paced marketplace, this vision is a reality for some, and it all centers around the compass of customer service. As consumers, we are not merely transactional entities; we are individuals seeking experiences that resonate with us.
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