Inbenta

JANUARY 13, 2020

Chatbots are known for their benefits on customer experience and relation, here are some examples of how a chatbot can help boost your e-commerce site and create a competitive advantage. E-commerce chatbot: support the customer journey. In 2019, 25% of adults in the US carried out online purchases at least once a month, bringing the number of American digital buyers to approximately 224 million for the past year. ( Source ) E-commerce websites are therefore exposed to a lot of traffic and it is

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 20, 2020

Sometimes people say no to sales offers out of habit. They have rules or expectations going into the interaction that preclude them from saying yes. There are ways to overcome these habits. The scientific name for it is Escalation of Commitment, but it is also the basis of many sales techniques, and it is an excellent way to get your customers to say yes. .

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Contact Center Pipeline

JANUARY 21, 2020

Innovation is a requirement in most organizations. Without innovation, businesses will likely struggle to stay relevant and even survive. Most of us have a mandate (implied or explicit) to be innovative. To deliver on that mandate, you need to understand your organization and how it treats innovation. This is particularly true in a dynamic contact […].

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Steve DiGioia

JANUARY 6, 2020

We scour resume after resume in search of the best candidate. But, as a service provider, we never truly know the applicant’s skill set until they’re hired and in contact with your precious customers. Sometimes we’re lucky and hire a gem who goes on to build customer relationships lasting years. This is a dream hire. But other times, we hire a dud who chases our clients away.

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Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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TechSee

JANUARY 21, 2020

With days jam-packed with frustrated customers, confined to a cubicle and often on a low pay scale, it is inevitable that poor agent experience leads to reduced motivation and even burnout. In fact, the latest research shows that small-sized call centers (less than 50 seats) have an annual turnover rate of 17%, medium-sized contact centers witness a 37% attrition rate and large-sized operations lose 44% of their reps per year.

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TELUS International

JANUARY 2, 2020

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ProProfs Blog

JANUARY 7, 2020

Customer. Vendor. Seller. Buyer. All of them have been around since the concept of commerce started. Fast forward to 2020. Today, it is all about the ‘Age of the Customer’. Businesses have grown more concerned; some may say, even obsessed with how their customers are treated. . And rightfully so. . It only takes one bad experience for the customer to swear off your business forever. .

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Convoso

JANUARY 3, 2020

Convoso VP of Sales, Les Lent shares insights on why ghosting happens and how to avoid it. Ghosting is a relatively new term for an old sales problem. The Urban Dictionary defines “ghosting” as the practice of ending a relationship with someone by suddenly and without explanation withdrawing from all communication.

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TechSee

JANUARY 7, 2020

With the telecommunications industry at saturation point, and with services largely commoditized, providers suffer from exceptionally high rates of churn. Accenture reports that 77% of consumers are no longer loyal to any particular brand, telcos must work harder than ever to retain their customer bases. Acquisition costs far outweigh those of keeping current customers, further motivating companies to implement innovative strategies to boost customer retention in the telecom industry.

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Contact Center Pipeline

JANUARY 9, 2020

Customer-centric brands have put considerable time and resources into honing their ability to track, understand, manage and differentiate the customer’s experience. Now business leaders are increasingly aware of just how much is at stake when there is a lack of corresponding investment in their workers and the work environment. Employees’ expectations of employers have been […].

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 3, 2020

This week we feature an article by Tom Paton who writes about how customer service teams are using gamification as a way to improve performance and retention. Managing motivation can be a real struggle for customer service teams. Even if you have the perfect systems in place, and the perfect processes for responding to each ticket, managing the human element in the support process can be a major challenge.

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Totango

JANUARY 9, 2020

Every business needs to grow. However, in today’s customer-centered economy, simply seeking out new customers is not enough. Companies today are instead looking to implement a customer expansion strategy. Customer expansion isn’t about pushing current customers to spend more; rather, it’s about creating extra value that customers will benefit from. Customers are willing to pay for this new value, which helps you increase your company’s revenue.

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GetFeedback

JANUARY 27, 2020

In today’s competitive marketplace, it’s more important than ever that companies deliver amazing customer service. Focusing on customer experience just might be the single most critical investment a company can make. But as CX guru Shep Hyken notes, while 80% of CEOs think their companies deliver a great customer experience, only 8% of their customers agree.

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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.

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Customers That Stick

JANUARY 28, 2020

It’s no secret that artificial intelligence is already starting to impact customer service. This impact is certainly to grow immensely in size in the coming years. Employees in many customer service roles are beginning to wonder whether they will lose their job to a robot, whether or not their role will be replaced. There is a great deal of fear and uncertainty out there and it is incumbent on customer experience leaders to help guide their teams and try to allay these fears as much as pos

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 31, 2020

This week we feature an article by Pem Brooke, Marketing Manager of SuperStaff. Pem discusses the importance of shifting customer service tactics in order to cater towards customers from each generation. Not many companies think about generational gaps and differences when it comes to dealing with their clients. Some brands think that dealing with customers with uniform responses and procedures increases their efficiency and effectivity—when, in fact, some customers may feel alienated if the sup

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TELUS International

JANUARY 14, 2020

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Technology 119

Totango

JANUARY 28, 2020

As the economy grows increasingly customer-centric, customer retention becomes more vital to the success of enterprises. Repeat customers provide greater value at a lower cost than those who buy something once and leave. This means that good customer retention management is necessary for maximizing financial growth, minimizing wasted resources, and optimizing the customer experience.

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Comm100

JANUARY 21, 2020

Whether you’re new to digital omnichannel or your company is already deep into digital transformation for customer service, it’s always important to check the health of your digital customer journey. The digital customer journey describes how your customers move across digital touchpoints as they progress from prospect to customer to advocate. Examining your digital customer journey is critical to improving your customer experience by ensuring that every touchpoint is monitored and optimized.

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Upstream Works

JANUARY 9, 2020

So far, this series has addressed the impact of digital transformation and the importance of personalization as key contact center trends to follow in 2020. That’s a lot of ground to cover, but these are the core building blocks for delivering a great customer experience – CX – all the time. While that level of customer support may only seem aspirational, it’s actually quite achievable when you deploy the right technologies to drive the right outcomes.

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 23, 2020

Forrester predicted that one in four Customer Experience Professionals will lose their job in 2020. It is a bold prediction, and I agree with it. Why are so many Customer Experience professionals facing the ax this year? They have neglected to focus on return on investment for the initiatives they have implemented. . We discussed this problem in a recent podcast.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 15, 2020

One of our Shepard Letter subscribers, Tom Korff, wrote in with an important question: how should customer support agents handle callers who are threatening to harm themselves and/or others? This is a serious topic. I will share my thoughts, but it’s important to note that the brevity of my answer does not diminish the importance of the question. If someone threatens to do harm to themselves or others, it cannot be taken lightly.

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Contact Center Pipeline

JANUARY 22, 2020

In 2016, I spoke at a customer conference and the topic was, “Contact Center 2020.” At the time, 2020 seemed like it was forever away, and I had carte blanche to forecast whatever I wanted to about the potential state of the contact center in 2020. I opened the session with a brief clip from […].

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Steve DiGioia

JANUARY 20, 2020

I saw this written on a resume the other day. One of her past job duties was “ Joyfully greeted guests “ My first reaction was, “What kind of B.S. is that to write? You must be padding your resume ‘cause you can’t be that good. Then I started to think… How does one joyfully greet a guest (customer)? I ran a scenario through my mind of someone browsing through rack after rack of clothes when a store employee pounces over and says “Hey, good afternoon.

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Callminer

JANUARY 12, 2020

We asked a panel of 20 call center pros about the most important call center metrics reps and agents should be aware of (but many aren’t) and what managers should be doing about it.

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ProProfs Blog

JANUARY 30, 2020

“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” — Bill Gates. Elaborating on this maxim, I would also like to add that unhappy customers can ruin the brand value in minutes. It takes less than a minute for an angry customer to post their bitter experiences online. Type, type, click, and the damage is done! And we all know, what goes online, reaches everyone and hampers the brand image as well.

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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!

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 19, 2020

We do research called an Emotional Signature ® that examines the Customer Experience from a subconscious psychological perspective. Therefore, by definition, you get a different viewpoint after you undertake it for your organization. . However, in our global Customer Experience consultancy, whenever we present our findings to an organization, you usually get at least one person that tries to bend the results to meet their agenda.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 29, 2020

Today I share with you a fable. Once upon a time a great genie paid a short visit to the town of Businessland, where he happened upon three entrepreneurs, each of whom wanted to open an ice cream shop. The great genie offered to grant each of them a wish, but only if that wish would absolutely guarantee the success of their venture. The first entrepreneur said, “I wish for the best tasting ice cream in all of Businessland.

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Contact Center Pipeline

JANUARY 29, 2020

Contact Center Pipeline’s SPONSOR WALL OF FAME Company name Customer Contact Strategies CEO/Founder Michele Rowan When founded 2009 Describe your company We help companies design/expand their work-at-home programs for contact centers via custom consulting, public workshops and conferences. What is your background in the industry? 20+ years of contact center leadership experience and 10+ years […].

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