Callminer
JULY 25, 2024
Read this blog to learn how call centers can invest in training to upskill agents in their communication and support skills, in turn improving the call center’s overall performance.
Upstream Works
JULY 24, 2024
Our latest blog post outlines three practical applications of AI that will improve the agent experience and, in turn, improve CX. The post 3 Ways Contact Center AI Improves Operational Efficiency appeared first on Upstream Works.
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ShepHyken
JULY 8, 2024
I couldn’t hold back. I told an employee to stop complaining about her fellow employees in front of us, her customers. Here’s the story. My wife and I were at a restaurant. The server seemed pleasant and professional, but as our food was delivered, we saw a different side of her. There was a mistake in the order. The side dishes we received were not the ones we chose.
Callminer
JULY 22, 2024
Read this blog to learn how real-time agent guidance, leveraging natural language processing and other AI technologies, can give agents customer-focused suggestions at the best opportunities.
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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.
ShepHyken
JULY 2, 2024
More and more, customers are open to using self-service solutions. Our customer experience research shows that while customers might prefer the human touch, some expect digital, self-service solutions. In certain cases, they even demand it. And it’s not just in customer service. Consider Amazon, the perfect example of a self-service retailer. From researching to purchasing a product, and even in most customer service situations, everything is a self-service experience.
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Enghouse Interactive
JULY 22, 2024
Discover leading cloud-based CCaaS solutions. Learn why Enghouse stands out in terms of top-notch reliability, customization, and support. This guide compares the features, pricing, benefits, and limitations of the top 6 providers to help you choose the best for your business.
ChurnZero
JULY 9, 2024
Last month, Jared Orr made three strong recommendations, from a CSM’s perspective, for customer success leaders looking to help their CSMs succeed. I wanted to complement his suggestions with three of my own, written from the perspective of a VP of customer success. In both cases, we’re addressing the findings of the 2024 CSM Confidential Report , which reveals that while CSMs are generally happy, motivated, and dedicated in their roles, the majority are struggling with heavy workloads and goals
Enghouse Interactive
JULY 25, 2024
Discover the top contact center events and conferences in the USA for 2024. The events in the list are handpicked by Enghouse Interactive, a leading contact center solution provider, empowering businesses with cutting-edge technology for over 35 years.
Beyond Philosophy
JULY 26, 2024
Did you ever have an imaginary friend? If so, you already have a leg up on this week’s episode. Chances are you created a mental model of your imaginary friend and could predict with 100 percent accuracy how they might react to a given situation. A mental model is a detailed creation of an imaginary customer that helps you determine how a real-life customer might react to a given situation.
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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.
CCNG
JULY 31, 2024
The Ethical Imperative of AI Design As artificial intelligence continues its rapid advance, it’s crucial that we grapple with ethical implications. AI systems are being deployed to make increasingly high-stakes decisions that impact human lives in fields like healthcare, criminal justice, and hiring. And even in fields like customer experience and marketing, which are not considered high-stakes, AI use is exploding and if not designed and monitored, can have unintended negative results.
ShepHyken
JULY 30, 2024
Let’s play a game. We can call it Lousy Service Versus Good Service , or a better title I came up with: The Dark Side Versus the Shep Side. The Dark Side of service is just bad. The opposite is what I teach in my CX keynote speeches and customer service training program. Here are some Dark Side and Shep Side examples: Dark Side: Making customers wait for long, unreasonable lengths of time.
Callminer
JULY 18, 2024
From translating customer conversations in real time to minimizing excess tasks for agents with the goal of boosting productivity, learn how effective call centers use AI to improve their operations.
Bill Quiseng
JULY 24, 2024
In 1976, while I was a 20-year-old student at Santa Clara University, CA, I became a part-time charter associate of Marriott’s Great America Theme Park. After graduating from college two years later, I joined Marriott Hotels and until 2021, I’ve been in full-service and luxury hotels and resorts. There was no such thing as CX, but I was doing more than serving to satisfy guests.
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 30, 2024
Welcome to “Dear Megan,” an advice column where innovation meets humor, and customer experience is sprinkled with a dash of wit. I’m Megan Saucier , your friendly guide through the ever-evolving landscape of technology. As the Director of Strategic Accounts at TechSee, I’ve had the privilege of working with tech giants like AWS, and many others.
Beyond Philosophy
JULY 19, 2024
You know that friction in a Customer Experience is a problem that needs fixing. However, do you have that same perception of workplace friction? If you feel the friction at work, you probably do. But if you don’t, you likely think little of it, if at all. Doing work for money requires a certain amount of friction, right? However, if the friction impacts employees and decreases employee morale, it can be a significant problem.
OctopusTech
JULY 25, 2024
Videos are becoming an increasingly important part of SEO marketing strategies. Incorporating videos into your content strategy can help boost your site’s search rankings, increase user engagement, and add another dimension to your online marketing. Here are some of the key roles videos play in SEO. Driving Organic Traffic Videos help optimize your site content for relevant search queries.
ShepHyken
JULY 21, 2024
Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Here are my top five picks from last week. I have added my comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. Everything I Need To Know About Customer Experience I Learned From A Jack Nicholson Movie by Chip Bell (Forbes) Excellent customer experience is an assertion, not a response.
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AWS Machine Learning
JULY 24, 2024
Large language models (LLMs) have achieved remarkable success in various natural language processing (NLP) tasks, but they may not always generalize well to specific domains or tasks. You may need to customize an LLM to adapt to your unique use case, improving its performance on your specific dataset or task. You can customize the model using prompt engineering, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), or fine-tuning.
Bill Quiseng
JULY 17, 2024
QUI QUOTE: You know you have customer CARE right when your customers don’t tell others what they bought. They tell others who they bought it from. Don’t be just good. Be GREAT out there!
TechSee
JULY 10, 2024
The initial promise of artificial intelligence was intriguing: machines capable of augmenting human tasks, enhancing productivity, and optimizing operations. As we stand on the cusp of a new era, the real breakthrough for AI lies not in merely augmenting our existing staff but in fully automated AI agents. AI agents will free valuable resources from mundane tasks.
Beyond Philosophy
JULY 12, 2024
Customers can tell you why they do something, But they might be wrong. It’s not that customers are stupid. No, it is quite the contrary. Customers’ thinking and decision-making are complicated; multiple things happen simultaneously. Sometimes, the reason customers do things is hidden, even from the customers themselves. In our penultimate masterclass episode, we explore how you can get at these hidden motivations when designing a Customer Experience that surprises and delights cust
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.
Cisco - Contact Center
JULY 23, 2024
Container 42, the smartest shipping container in the world, is a key example of how revolutionary #SmartTechnology is for the future! But what role does #Data, #AI, and #Cybersecurity play in this new digital landscape? Read this blog from our Cisco tech expert speaking at our upcoming event on August 1.
ShepHyken
JULY 29, 2024
Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Here are my top five picks from last week. I have added my comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. Your Customer Experience Game Plan: Olympics Edition by Brittany Hodak (Brittany Hodak) In business, fostering a sense of belonging and enthusiasm among employees can lead to remarkable outcomes.
AWS Machine Learning
JULY 31, 2024
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is committed to supporting the development of cutting-edge generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies by companies and organizations across the globe. As part of this commitment, AWS Japan announced the AWS LLM Development Support Program (LLM Program), through which we’ve had the privilege of working alongside some of Japan’s most innovative teams.
Bill Quiseng
JULY 10, 2024
QUI TAKEAWAY: Customers pay for their experience, not your product or service. The customer’s best value in their experience is one that is “just perfect.” Practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect … for your customers. Don’t be just good. Be GREAT out there!
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!
ChurnZero
JULY 31, 2024
“Meet your customers where they are.” If you’ve ever been in any type of customer-facing role during your career, I’m positive you’ve heard this phrase countless times. So, where are your customers? Are your customers living inside their email inboxes? Well, we hope they are, because we really want them to open and read and click all the emails we send them!
Beyond Philosophy
JULY 5, 2024
Sanjay Patel faces a challenge many of us can relate to: how to get senior executives to buy into your program. Dealing with senior management can be nerve-wracking, as I learned twenty years ago when my heart rate spiked during a presentation to the CEO and C-suite. Today, I’ve mastered strategies for these situations. In this episode, we discuss how to deal with them effectively and get what you want.
Momentum Telecom
JULY 18, 2024
Building a phone system that’s truly worth smiling about As the nation’s fastest-growing network of orthodontists, Smile Doctors maintains over three hundred locations in more than twenty states. As the name suggests, theirs is a network that wants to not only give their patients the confidence to smile but also a reason to do so. A big part of that means making the patient experience as seamless and enjoyable as possible.
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