Callminer
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Learn more about how call centers have become omnichannel contact centers where customer needs are met through multiple channels, and AI-powered tools gather data and deliver real-time insights.
Upstream Works
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Contact center AI can revolutionize the agent experience by automating tasks and process. This blog highlights three use cases. The post 3 Ways Contact Center AI is Redefining the Agent Experience appeared first on Upstream Works.
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Beyond Philosophy
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Claire Dunwood has a pickle. She wants to know how to manage rising customer expectations with fewer resources than she used to have. This episode seeks to help her—and you—do exactly that. It’s pretty common to hear problems like this today. Responding to rising expectations is easy when there is no limit to the resources you can throw at it. Doing that same thing on a budget is a different kettle of fish.
TechSee
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
In today’s competitive business landscape, enterprises constantly seek new ways to boost efficiency, improve customer satisfaction, and reduce operational costs. Enter Agentic AI , a game-changing technology that not only automates repetitive tasks but also has the cognitive intelligence to handle complex, context-driven interactions independently.
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Preparing for impactful coaching sessions shouldn't be a bottleneck to success. "Innovation Insight: Coaching Tech to Boost Customer Service Performance" from Gartner shows practical ways to turn this around. In the research, Gartner found that “customer service and support supervisors, who are responsible for coaching, often lack availability and only spend an average of 30% of their time on it.” 1 We believe this valuable resource offers an objective look at how technology can facilitate more
Enghouse Interactive
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
AI is transforming contact centers by automating customer interactions, enhancing agent productivity, and improving CX. EnghouseAI offers modular solutions for seamless AI integration, optimizing processes, and driving customer satisfaction and retention.
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CCNG
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
A positive customer experience (CX) is deemed essential by approximately 80% of American consumers , who value speed, convenience, knowledgeable assistance, and friendly service. With advancements in AI technology, the future of AI in customer service is unfolding before our eyes, providing every company with the chance to enhance their CX swiftly. While there have been concerns about AI replacing humans in many jobs, the reality is that people will always be needed to get things done and create
Callminer
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
For the BPO industry, there’s a seismic shift underway. Traditionally seen as cost centers, BPOs are now leveraging AI to transform into strategic value drivers. Read more in this blog.
Beyond Philosophy
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Personalization is a developing area in Customer Experiences. With AI driving what could be possible, many of you might be wondering how you can best leverage its capability in yours. To that end, we invited our special guest, Graham Hill, Ph.D., to explore the rapidly evolving field of Personalization in Customer Experiences. With decades of experience in customer relationship management (CRM) and Customer Experience , Hill shares valuable insights into how personalization, particularly with th
AWS Machine Learning
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Intricate workflows that require dynamic and complex API orchestration can often be complex to manage. In industries like insurance, where unpredictable scenarios are the norm, traditional automation falls short, leading to inefficiencies and missed opportunities. With the power of intelligent agents, you can simplify these challenges. In this post, we explore how chaining domain-specific agents using Amazon Bedrock Agents can transform a system of complex API interactions into streamlined, adap
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This comprehensive report explores the evolving landscape of customer and business expectations, with five key trends that will help you understand your customers and stay ahead of the competition. Discover how your peers are implementing AI to improve customer experience with granular insights into their CX investments and specific AI use cases. For the first time, customers prefer digital channels when interacting with a business.
TechSee
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
In today’s tech-savvy world, customer expectations for service efficiency are higher than ever. Traditional support methods are struggling to keep pace with rising demands, but visual service and artificial intelligence (AI) are stepping up to transform customer experiences (CX) across various industries. In this blog, we explore the role of generative AI in CX and how these cutting-edge technologies are redefining CX in the telecom, smart home, home security, and consumer electronics indu
ShepHyken
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
My friend Norman Beck sends me interesting articles and stories on a regular basis. Recently, he shared the story of a wealthy customer who entered a luxury store and asked to see a $25,000 chess set. The customer wasn’t dressed well, and the salesperson made the assumption that she couldn’t afford to buy it. The customer walked away, but before leaving the store, she visited the owner’s office, who also happened to be a close friend.
CCNG
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Poorly managed contact center quality controls can greatly impact your business, and the consequences are staggering. This article is the first in a series exploring the risks of substandard contact center QA practices. Quality Assurance: Your Strategic Weapon Against Customer Service Disasters In the fast-paced world of customer service, the quality of interactions between agents and customers is paramount.
Callminer
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
CallMiner's 2024 CX Landscape Report makes one thing clear — organizations are becoming more intentional and strategic about their use of AI to drive CX and overall business value.
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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.
Beyond Philosophy
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Learn more about Colin Shaw : Join over 85,000 people on our LinkedIn Newsletter list or visit our website for more great podcast episodes. Listen to the podcast: Personalization is an exciting and developing area for Customer Experiences. On the podcast, we hosted Graham Hill, Ph.D., to talk about it, and I wanted to share Hill’s insight here, too.
AWS Machine Learning
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
As generative artificial intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionize every industry, the importance of effective prompt optimization through prompt engineering techniques has become key to efficiently balancing the quality of outputs, response time, and costs. Prompt engineering refers to the practice of crafting and optimizing inputs to the models by selecting appropriate words, phrases, sentences, punctuation, and separator characters to effectively use foundation models (FMs) or large langua
TechSee
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Agentic AI is changing the game for enterprises. Imagine AI systems that don’t just respond to commands but can act independently, learn in real time, and solve complex problems—just like a human agent. This is the promise of Agentic AI. Agentic AI offers a clear path to transformation for enterprise leaders looking to streamline operations, accelerate and improve customer service, enhance customer experiences, and gain a competitive edge.
ShepHyken
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
This episode of Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken answers the following questions and more: How does a positive employee experience translate to a better customer experience? What are effective strategies for reducing employee turnover? How can businesses balance high-tech solutions with high-touch customer service? How does stability in the workforce enhance overall customer satisfaction?
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.
CCNG
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
The technological advancements of recent years have paved the way for transformative trends that are reshaping how contact centers operate, deliver services, and engage with customers. Ranging from the intricacies of AI-driven personalization to the influential real-time analytical capabilities shaping proactive decision-making, these trends not only redefine operational structures but also signify a monumental shift in how contact centers engage with customers, aiming to provide unparalleled ex
Callminer
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
The experience a customer has with an organization's contact center has a direct impact on overall CSAT. Learn why CX management is crucial for today's contact centers and strategies to improve it.
Beyond Philosophy
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Learn more about Colin Shaw : Join over 85,000 people on our LinkedIn Newsletter list or visit our website for more great podcast episodes. Listen to the podcast: I have been dealing with a load of tradespeople on my kitchen renovation. The excuses they devise for why something can’t happen are amazing. Today, we will look closer at excuses regarding why people give them and what you can take away from that exchange.
AWS Machine Learning
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Today, we are excited to announce the availability of Llama 3.2 models in Amazon SageMaker JumpStart. Llama 3.2 offers multi-modal vision and lightweight models representing Meta’s latest advancement in large language models (LLMs), providing enhanced capabilities and broader applicability across various use cases. With a focus on responsible innovation and system-level safety, these new models demonstrate state-of-the-art performance on a wide range of industry benchmarks and introduce features
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Cut complexity and boost efficiency while empowering your customers with Nextiva's unified communications platform. Nextiva streamlines workflows and centralizes customer interactions, all while simplifying business collaboration, increasing productivity, and reducing employee burnout.
Toister Performance Solutions
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
You want to create a customer experience vision. A CX vision is the foundation of any service culture. It's a shared definition of an outstanding customer experience that gets everyone on the same page. The one thing stopping you is time. You cringe at the thought of endless focus groups, exhaustive committee meetings, and months of back-and-forth. All that to create an incomprehensible word salad that nobody likes.
ShepHyken
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
This episode of Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken answers the following questions and more: Why are customer expectations rising in today’s market? How can AI enhance customer service experience? How can businesses effectively implement AI in customer service? Why is transparency when using AI in customer interaction? How can businesses balance between AI and human support?
CCNG
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Resilience-the Power to Reclaim our Sanity, Health, and Civility Have you noticed that people seem to have shorter fuses these days? Are you seeing more outbursts by colleagues, clients, and family members, in public, or online? What the heck is going on? Maybe you’re noticing it’s you who has become quicker to react with anger, fear, or anxiety. Perhaps you’re wondering, am I the only one feeling this way?
Integrity Solutions
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Sales enablement has become an integral component of the modern sales organization, yet there is still confusion around what sales enablement actually is and, crucially, how to really make it deliver results for your salespeople and your business. As sales leaders grapple with continual volatility and complexity in the selling ecosystem, they’ve increasingly turned to sales enablement strategies to help improve sales outcomes and drive growth more efficiently.
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.
Beyond Philosophy
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Fair Warning: this episode regarding excuses was prompted by recent experiences with tradespeople during Colin’s kitchen renovation. No one likes excuses, least of all your customers. Lately, Colin has been hearing many amazing excuses about why something can or cannot be done in his kitchen project. It got him thinking about excuses and why people make them.
AWS Machine Learning
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Organizations generate vast amounts of data that is proprietary to them, and it’s critical to get insights out of the data for better business outcomes. Generative AI and foundation models (FMs) play an important role in creating applications using an organization’s data that improve customer experiences and employee productivity. The FMs are typically pretrained on a large corpus of data that’s openly available on the internet.
AnswerConnect
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Are tenant calls or property emergencies stacking up? Our blog uncovers why property management businesses benefit from a 24/7 answering service. Read now! The post Why property management businesses need an answering service appeared first on AnswerConnect Blog.
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