Beyond Philosophy
JUNE 21, 2015
Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Group, led the charge for better parental leave benefits this week for his employees. The new policy at Virgin allows new parents one year of fully paid leave following the birth or adoption of a child. With Virgin’s announcement on Monday, they are one of only a few companies that offer this kind of benefit for its employees.
Steve DiGioia
JUNE 19, 2015
This original article was written by Steve DiGioia. As a manager, supervisor or leader of a team or department, we are always right. We always make the correct decisions, we always lead the team in the right direction, and we are the most qualified persons with all the answers. How wrong can this thinking be? Once we believe all this rhetoric we are […].
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Callminer
JUNE 25, 2015
Speech analytics shouldn’t be a function of the contact center alone. Take a look at the importance and impact of speech analytics across the enterprise.
CCNG
JUNE 1, 2015
Everyone has a story to tell. Everyone you meet knows something you don’t. We invite CCNG members to share their experiences, stories, and expertise in Contact Center Operations, Customer Engagement, and Customer Service.
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Contact Center Pipeline
JUNE 8, 2015
Managing expenses in a contact center is tricky business. We have to remember that the transactions we handle are done in a partnership with our customers, so the changes we make directly impact the customer experience. Yes, there are opportunities to trim costs while also improving contact satisfaction—implementing better self-service options is a great example. […].
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Beyond Philosophy
JUNE 18, 2015
Many of us would like to know the secret to lasting happiness. Everyone has ideas of course, and not a few of them involve material items. But science might prove that it doesn’t. Dr. Thomas Gilovich, a professor at Cornell University, believes that material items might provide happiness—but it doesn’t last. The problem is as soon as we have the item, we slowly get used to having it.
Steve DiGioia
JUNE 24, 2015
This original article was written by Steve DiGioia. You’ve experienced it. You come into work with a real big smile on your face and suddenly people respond to you with a smile and seem to treat you better. It’s a well-researched social phenomenon. In fact, just looking at photos of happy-faced people has been shown to make a person’s brain waves go into […].
Callminer
JUNE 30, 2015
How are CallMiner customers using speech technology to offer ongoing training and support to agents? Find out in our latest blog post.
CCNG
JUNE 1, 2015
Before I opened a training company, I worked on the frontlines of customer service. I have had positions with direct face-to-face customer service in hospitality, retail, and food and beverage positions. There was a period I answered phones in a call center.
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Win the Customer
JUNE 8, 2015
The call center is evolving. To compete, companies invest in better call center experiences, the right service processes, and system optimization tools. Did you know that almost one in every 25 jobs in the US is within the contact center industry? Pretty thought provoking, huh? But just what does the future hold for the people, […].
Customers That Stick
JUNE 16, 2015
A few weeks ago, I stopped by a big box electronics store to make a quick purchase. I had dropped my wife at an appointment and decided to run a few errands until she was done. In this brief trip, I was reminded of how damaging it can be to ignore customers. I was shopping for a Bluetooth speaker system. I had purchased a larger set of Bluetooth speakers two years ago, as we wanted something loud enough to be used in the back yard.
Beyond Philosophy
JUNE 4, 2015
Michael Lowenstein, Ph.D., CMC, is Thought Leadership Principal for Beyond Philosophy. More than just a buzzword, ‘being human’, especially in brand-building and leveraging customer relationships, has become a buzz-phrase or buzz-concept. The ‘human’ factor, in marketing, communications, positioning, and experience creation through sales, service, and operations now pervades titles of articles, blogs, white papers, and even books.
Steve DiGioia
JUNE 22, 2015
This original article was written by Steve DiGioia. Remember that guy you used to work with years ago, the one that was always “burning the midnight oil”, and the one that was driven like no other and was on a fast track to promotion after promotion? We all knew he would “be the boss” someday. Well it finally happened…he is now “the boss“ […].
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Callminer
JUNE 2, 2015
Research shows outsourced contact centers are on the rise. Take a look at 3 ways your BPO can improve the hiring and onboarding process to get the right kind of talent in place.
CCNG
JUNE 1, 2015
Many people think effective communication is simply lining up the three primary parts of communication – body language, tone, and the actual words we speak.
Win the Customer
JUNE 8, 2015
It may be a rather bold statement to say, but I’m just going to put it out there anyway: Every company that relies on customers to purchase their products should strive for wildly happy, exuberant fans of their brand. Yes, every single company that depends on customers to survive. We’re talking about 99% of companies […].
Customers That Stick
JUNE 3, 2015
Now that Be Your Customer’s Hero is on bookstore shelves and being used by frontline customer service professionals across the country (and the world!) to help them deliver Hero-Class® customer experiences, I wanted to take a moment to publicly thank some important friends and colleagues who played a part in HERO. Many of those listed below were listed in the acknowledgements section of Be Your Customer’s Hero , but so much of the work surrounding a book happens after publication tha
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Beyond Philosophy
JUNE 4, 2015
Are you reading this on a mobile device? If all the statistics about mobile technology are true, the answer is likely yes for 70% of you—maybe more! Chances are, 70% or more of your Customers are reading/Googling/posting on mobile devices about your organization, too. What you present to a mobile audience is now the most important part of your online presence.
Steve DiGioia
JUNE 16, 2015
This original article was written by Steve DiGioia. I used to always keep a bunch of quarters in my car, just in case. In case I ever got stuck, in case I got in an accident, or in case I felt like pulling on the side of the road to call someone. There were pay phones back then… What’s a pay phone you […]. The post Pet Peeve #2 – Not Returning Emails appeared first on Steve DiGioia and was written by Steve DiGioia.
Joe Rawlinson
JUNE 24, 2015
Looking back at the last few years in marketing, it’s clear that social media brought the most significant change in strategies used by brands to communicate with consumers. Before Facebook or Twitter, brands couldn’t dream of building such close relationships with their audiences or conduct real-time conversations with customers located on the other side of the globe.
CCNG
JUNE 1, 2015
Who doesn’t love a good whodunit? As an avid mystery reader, I enjoy the plot twists and turns and characters that flip-flop between villain and hero. The butler did it – no, that’s too obvious – okay, it has to be the shy and beautiful parlor maid; maybe. The discovery of a cryptic scrawled … Continue reading Speech Analytics: Magic, Mystery or Method?
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Win the Customer
JUNE 18, 2015
Too often social interactions simply fail to live up to customer expectations. Comments, messages, and other info make a lot of noise, but fail to deliver any real value. Extending the ability to deliver customer service across social channels is a strategic opportunity that more and more organizations are turning to, but some key fundamental challenges must be overcome […].
ijgolding
JUNE 9, 2015
If you have followed my writing for a while, you will be very much aware that I am very proud and passionate Customer Experience Professional (CXP). One of a growing number of ‘specialists’ in the newly recognised professional field, this group of skilled, experienced practitioners is growing in number on a weekly basis. Over the years I have had the pleasure of meeting and working with a large number of CXPs.
Beyond Philosophy
JUNE 9, 2015
Ryanair announced this week that they had 66% ($948m) increase in full-year profits. Michael O’Leary credits Ryanair’s Always Getting Better (AGB) Customer experience program as a catalyst for these results. My reaction in a word: Rubbish! Other improved stats for Ryanair attributed to the AGB program include: Passenger traffic increased 11% (90.6m).
Steve DiGioia
JUNE 28, 2015
This original article was written by Steve DiGioia. We know what we look like. We see ourselves each day, from the bathroom mirror while brushing our teeth, to combing our hair, to one last look at how our clothes fit before we rush out the door to work. But is that how others see us? Here’s what happened to me today… I went […]. The post Do You Have a “Mrs.
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Joe Rawlinson
JUNE 17, 2015
Sometimes, business owners feel as though they must prioritize either sales or customer service to the detriment of the other. This doesn’t have to be the case — SalesForce reports that 55 percent of customers would pay more for a product or service if they had a positive customer service experience. Balancing the need for strong sales techniques with quality customer service can be a struggle for many new businesses.
PeopleMetrics
JUNE 12, 2015
In customer experience management, we use transactional surveys to guide actions for customer centricity. So for example, after you stay at a hotel, you might take a survey about your stay. If you note that the mattress was “lumpy,” and the man at the front desk “dumpy,” then the hotel can take appropriate actions to address your rhyming complaints.
Win the Customer
JUNE 22, 2015
With growing online customer numbers and demands, self-service is an untapped option, because hiring additional customer support agents isn’t scalable or financially viable to providing customer success. Summer has barely started and retailers are already beginning to anticipate the back to school season – but are customer support teams ready to scale?
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