Callminer
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
In recent years, QA has evolved with the increased sophistication of conversation intelligence technology. Read this blog to learn how CallMiner supports every type of quality management journey.
CCNG
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Recent adjustments to the Medicare star rating system have had a negative impact on countless insurers, hospitals, and care providers. Entities that provide Medicare Advantage Plans have been hit particularly hard, as the adjustments may have dropped their star ratings from five to four stars. While many variables contribute to the drop in star ratings, the recent revisions focus on customer experience scores as a driving factor.
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Lumoa
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
With all relationships, taking the time to listen is crucial to its success. Nowhere is this more true than with customer relationships. Without listening to the voice of your customer, you’ll be like a ship without a rudder or a compass…lost and drifting without direction. But listening isn’t always that easy. Customers don’t always take the time to express their feelings.
Contact Center Pipeline
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
As a customer service expert, you’ll always have age-old problems to solve, like attracting and retaining customers, shipping issues, disgruntled shoppers, and burned out call center staff.
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AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.
Beyond Philosophy
FEBRUARY 25, 2023
Time is our most valuable resource. It’s a resource that you aren’t able to get any more of, no matter what you do, and you are losing more of it every second. When you look at it like that, asking people for their time a much bigger deal that you might have considered at first. Therefore, when you are spending it with them, you should make the most of it.
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Nicereply
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
People who are unhappy or who need help want a solution as quickly as possible, and a phone call is typically the way to make that happen. Most customer service communication happens over the phone. It’s both more immediate and more personal than email exchanges, and results typically come faster. Many of these phone calls aren’t particularly pleasant to start out with.
HelpCrunch
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Chatbots become regular virtual assistant tools that businesses across a variety of industries adopt. And you can’t surprise your customers with a bot on your website or app anymore, but you surely can make them [ … ] The post Top 18 Chatbot Use Cases to Improve Your Business Performance appeared first on HelpCrunch blog.
ShepHyken
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Do you remember being asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” When you’re a child, the typical answers are aspirational, such as being a doctor, a fireman, a superhero, an athlete, and more. I have a grown-up version of this question. It’s not about what you want to be. It’s not even about you. It s about your company. You may be grown up, but your company should always be developing and evolving, so the question is now about your company’s aspirations.
Contact Center Pipeline
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
One of the best, most insightful articles on customer service I’ve read in some time – one that pinpoints the inherent conflict or dialectic between investing in excellent customer service and keeping costs low and prices attractive to customers – appeared in Vox.
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What does customer service excellence look like in 2024? According to our report with insights from CX expert Shep Hyken, customer expectations are at an all-time high, and there’s a bigger shift toward self-service and leveraging AI capabilities.
Beyond Philosophy
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Alan Flower is in a pickle, and he came to us for help on a recent podcast. Flower asks, “How can I increase prices and not lose customers?” Since I figure with rising supplier and material goods costs, not to mention energy costs increases, many of you are facing the same issue, I thought we could also discuss it here. I’ve had many conversations with our clients and heard many TV interviews where people say we need to increase prices, but we can’t raise them that much b
CCNG
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Jason Mercer-Pottinger was given a seemingly impossible task; take over a Tier 1 contact center from a 3rd-party BPO with no trainers, no supervisors, and no experienced agents while at the same time decreasing costs and improving quality. And do it all in 120 days. One hundred and twenty days later they had a perfect switchover with no negative customer impact.
Callminer
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
How consumers feel about your brand has a powerful influence on the success of your business. This blog provides best practices and insights into driving a positive brand experience.
Lumoa
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
The focus on enhancing customer experience has gained traction in recent years. As businesses recognize its value, the shift from a product-centered approach to a customer-centric one continues. Our A to Z Guide to Customer Experience Definitions and Terms covers everything you need to know, from clear definitions of key terms to a comprehensive overview of the topic.
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Start building the AI workforce of the future with our comprehensive guide to creating an AI-first contact center. Learn how Conversational and Generative AI can transform traditional operations into scalable, efficient, and customer-centric experiences. What is AI-First? Transition from outdated, human-first strategies to an AI-driven approach that enhances customer engagement and operational efficiency.
ShepHyken
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
There is a trust gap between customers and the companies and brands they do business with. The two questions to ask that will define this gap are: Do you think your customers trust you? (This is opinion.) Do your customers trust you? (This is fact.) The difference between the two questions is the trust gap. If you think your customers trust you, that’s a 100% score.
Contact Center Pipeline
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
When it comes to contact center business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR), and cloud migratory challenges, one voice has been notably absent from the conversation: the telecom carrier. IT leaders typically view carriers as merely a means to obtain voice, emergency, and messaging services, rather than the strategic launching point for your contact center.
Beyond Philosophy
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Having a lot of choices is a blessing—until you have too many. Unfortunately, too many options can become a curse. Today, let’s look at how the number of choices could thwart your customer’s decision to buy and destroy your revenue. I have had this problem many times, but most recently regarding purchasing a heater for my home. I went to Amazon to pick one and was quickly overwhelmed by my options.
CCNG
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
While many jobs come with a fair amount of stress, few positions are as taxing as that of an associate in a busy contact center who must regularly handle difficult customer service issues. According to a study by Cornell University , 87% of call center employees report high job stress levels. As the first line of defense against angry customers, many customer service associates report they have been blamed for things that are out of their control.
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Harness the True Power of your Contact Center In today’s fast-paced business environment, selecting the right contact center solution is critical for enhancing customer experience, improving operational efficiency, and optimizing costs. This comprehensive guide will walk you through the essential factors to consider when choosing a contact center software that aligns with your business needs.
Callminer
FEBRUARY 5, 2023
Today's financial services organizations face an entirely new set of CX challenges. Read this blog to learn how customer feedback data can be the key to transforming experiences.
Myra Golden Media
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
One of the biggest challenges for contact center representatives is controlling conversations and guiding customers to the next steps and off the phone. This is particularly difficult when you give bad news or deny a request. Follow my five psychological steps to controlling calls and getting your Average Handle Time (AHT) Down! For more help with call control, check out my De-escalation Academy.
ShepHyken
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
If you show your employees a little love this Valentine’s Day, they will reciprocate with a little love for you, your company, and your customers. Earlier this year, I shared a business prediction for 2023: Companies will focus as much – maybe more – on their employees as they do on customers. If you’ve been following my work, this isn’t anything new.
Contact Center Pipeline
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
This month, our readers were quite interested to learn from Kathleen how to use Game Day strategies to evaluate their Contact Centers. Over in our commentary section, Brendan spoke of a big problem in the industry: companies that are making it increasingly difficult to connect with agents. Michele discusses the win that is WFH.
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With IT budgets projected to grow 9.8% in 2025, leaders must invest wisely—not just cut blindly. This whitepaper introduces The Future-Proof IT Cost Optimization Model, a framework to reduce costs while maintaining service quality. Learn how Cloud Efficiency, AI-Powered Workforce Automation, Vendor Optimization, Cybersecurity Resilience, and Unified Communications can drive savings and improve efficiency.
Fonolo
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
The on-going contact center conversion to SIP trunking technology has been an industry success story. Why? For starters, using SIP technology to enable voice and video calls, messaging, and data transmission saves money: up to 50% more, according to Gartner analysts. And SIP trunking is super-flexible; it makes it easy for contact centers to add advanced features like speech analytics, Web Call-Backs (formerly Visual IVR), and conversation scheduling from third-party vendors.
CCNG
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Before the end of the year, I was looking through my library of past business books and came across an oldie but goodie, The One to One Future: Building Relationships One Customer at a Time by Peppers and Rogers. Originally published in 1993, this book revolutionized marketing when it was first published. Considered a radical rethinking of marketing basics, this bestselling book has become today's bible for marketers.
Callminer
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
Bruce McMahon, VP of Product, highlights updates from the 2023.02 release, including introducing new calibration features that empower organizations to continue advancing their automation journeys.
Myra Golden Media
FEBRUARY 4, 2023
Controlling phone calls; getting your average handle time down, known as AHT, comes down to emotional intelligence. You must understand your customer’s experience and relay that understanding to them. Knowing how they feel and how they see things is crucial. Why Calls Get Beyond Your Control When customers feel like you don’t understand their issue, they’ll over-explain and vent unnecessarily.
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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
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
Top Takeaways: Continuous improvement means identifying friction points and reaching out to every department involved in the process to develop a plan to correct the issue and keep it from happening in the future. Look at the entire customer journey to determine the possible friction points and proactively make it better behind the scenes to create a seamless customer experience.
Contact Center Pipeline
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
The pandemic period has proven something really important for contact centers, and that is that Work From Home on scale is a huge win. Separate from the impact that the health emergency itself had on overall service levels and customer experience, all in all the outcome of WFH for contact centers has been extremely positive.
Fonolo
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
In the world of contact center metrics, service level has always held a special place. This metric is universally understood across the industry, and clearly conveys how quickly customer calls are answered by support agents. Its origins go back over five decades, to the earliest days of call centers. What is the Purpose of Service Levels? Call center service levels are, broadly speaking, a commitment to a particular average speed of answer, or ASA.
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