ShepHyken
APRIL 6, 2022
“Is customer service more important than price?” . That’s exactly what we asked more than 1,000 consumers in our customer service research. The response was that 58% said, “Yes.” And just to make sure, we asked a similar question later in the survey, “Would you pay more if you knew you would receive great customer service?” Once again, 58% said, “Yes.” .
NobelBiz
APRIL 5, 2022
Managing a contact center doesn't come without its challenges and risks. And these risks are often related to Key Performance Indicators (KPI), Security and Technology. In this article we will talk about the top 10 risk factors for quality contact centers and how you can tackle them. The post Top 10 Risk Factors For Contact Centers And How To Tackle Them appeared first on NobelBiz®.
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Beyond Philosophy
APRIL 7, 2022
Many organizations do not know what customers expect from their experience and to their detriment. Understanding customer expectations is fundamental. Fail to meet them, and you have, well, failed. You failed to surprise and delight the customer, and you failed to provide an excellent experience that inspires the customer loyalty necessary for customer-driven growth.
CCNG
APRIL 6, 2022
??I ?recently led a discussion for CCNG members that focused on Retaining your Number 1 Asset Through Leadership & Culture. Data has shown that leadership is the number one reason employees of all industries leave their positions. The number one reason they stay is organizational culture. We asked and discussed the question: "What are you doing as a company to set up training programs for those who want to lead (not all people want to), and truly pick the best person for the job based on the
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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
APRIL 8, 2022
This week, we feature an article by Nikhil Pereira is a Contact Center expert with 20 years of end-to-end contact center expertise. He has experience across the Contact Center spanning Hiring, Training, Quality, Workforce Management, and Performance Management. He shares how retailers can understand the digital customer experience in the retail world.
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Contact Center Pipeline
APRIL 4, 2022
Did you think in March 2020 that we would still be talking about adjusting to the “new normal” and figuring out the best path forward for our staff and customers in April 2022? I certainly didn’t. I thought it would take us a few months, COVID would be under control and life would resume back […].
TechSee
APRIL 8, 2022
If you or a family member relies on an at-home medical device, whether an insulin pump, hearing device, or a CPAP machine, or any of the dozens of others, we know how incredibly convenient and in many cases, life saving these devices can be. However, we also know how challenging and scary it might be should something need to be fixed or adjusted. There are revolutionary advancements being made in this industry every day which is really quite exciting, but also means we have to keep up with the t
ShepHyken
APRIL 5, 2022
The Return on High Customer Satisfaction Is Huge. The Link Between the Top Rated Customer-Focused Companies and the Stock Market. Shep Hyken interviews Dr. Claes Fornell, founder of the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) and the Distinguished Donald C. Cook Emeritus Professor of Business at the University of Michigan. Dr. Fornell is the author of The Satisfied Customer: Winners and Losers in the Battle for Buyer Preference.
Callminer
APRIL 6, 2022
All statisticians use Bayes’s theorem, even frequentists. What makes you a Bayesian is in how you interpret it. The CallMiner Research Lab breaks it down in this new blog.
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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.
Cyara
APRIL 7, 2022
An Acquisition that Made Perfect Sense. Artificial intelligence is evolving rapidly, and it’s changing the way customers and businesses interact on every level. As more of these interactions move online, automated chatbots are becoming a mainstay in industries of all kinds. What was once a quirky, clunky novelty is now an essential component of your business’s customer experience.
Eptica
APRIL 4, 2022
Date: Monday, April 4, 2022 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager Four ways to avoid customers having to repeat themselves. Published on: April 04, 2022. Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager When customers reach out to a contact centre, they want to feel their time is being valued. Which is why they hate having to repeat information, every time they are transferred to another agent or to another channel.
Totango
APRIL 5, 2022
The number of NPS software providers has proliferated as the importance of tracking Net Promoter Score (NPS) has been realized by a growing number of enterprises. This raises the question, how do you find the best NPS software solutions? In this guide, we’ll help you tackle this issue. First, we’ll cover what NPS software is and what features are important so that you know what to look for when selecting a solution.
Fonolo
APRIL 5, 2022
What comes to mind when you think of the ideal call center leader? Organized? Professional? Inspiring? While those are certainly beneficial, the right candidate needs a lot more than that to make it as a successful call center leader. If you want your agents to consistently meet company goals, you must invest in the right leaders, including managers and supervisors.
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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.
Hodusoft
APRIL 6, 2022
Top 5 Customer Experience Trends to Consider in 2022. In recent years, businesses have realized the impact that customer experience has on the growth of their businesses. To make sure that their companies stick out in the market, they do everything to ensure that their customer experience is optimal. A recent survey by PwC found that 86% of buyers are ready to pay more for better customer experience.
ConvergeOne
APRIL 7, 2022
Huntington Beach Union High School District is comprised of high school students in the 9-12 grade range across three cities. Prior to the pandemic, the school district had issued students their own learning devices, but the students were the only ones poised for mobility. Teachers and administrators had fixed learning devices that anchored them to their classrooms.
Totango
APRIL 8, 2022
Mapping out your customer journey is not an easy task. It can be complicated and messy and difficult to see the path forward. When you finally get it all mapped out, then you have to figure out which tools to use to activate it – and it might even be outdated a week later! Shouldn’t there be an easier way? Meet the Customer Experience Canvas. This new tool from Totango is the first and only solution that enables you to visually design, build, run, measure and iterate on any customer journey in r
Call Design
APRIL 3, 2022
Gamification is one of the most effective methods for contact centres to develop an engaging learning experience for employees to learn new skills and connect their actions to business outcomes. By encouraging workplace competition and collaboration, you can help agents improve productivity levels, produce a greater quality of work, and accurately achieve company goals and objectives.
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!
Education Services Group
APRIL 8, 2022
The memory is vivid: a dark blue piece of construction paper, a fresh unused roll of tape in a handheld dispenser. I remember looking around and seeing my classmates using crayons, markers, and massive pencils to create their parent’s newest piece of fridge decor. Scissors were used by some, glue bottles and sticks by those less trusted. Why was no one using the tape?
CustomerSuccessBox
APRIL 7, 2022
It’s undeniable that the SaaS model works differently and attracts revenue on a monthly or annual basis, unlike the on-premise software that deals with one-time payments. So, it’s legit to have a customer success team in hand. But with effective customer success, it’s possible to attain those extra gains from the SaaS revenue model. If your efforts are going down the hill, know what better can you do to pull yourself from the clutter and unleash success with the revenue your brand deserves.
Nicereply
APRIL 6, 2022
As countries went into lockdown, people had to start working remotely. During the first few months of the pandemic, there was an urgent need to pivot business ops and continuity plans. Those who failed to adapt and innovate trailed behind. In particular, one of the most affected areas by the pandemic is the customer support segment. In this blog, you’ll learn more about the changes in the industry caused by COVID-19 and how you can manage your team better during quarantine.
Provana
APRIL 5, 2022
In a conventional call center setting, the high volume of calls that need to be reviewed and classified manually are too voluminous to quality score 100%. Since this manual exercise turns QA into an exhaustive and time-consuming routine, many businesses often end up reviewing only a 1% sampling of their calls for QA and compliance. Thanks to speech technology, the need for manual QA reviews is decreasing.
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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.
ChurnZero
APRIL 5, 2022
This is a guest post by Paula Naba , director of Customer Success at Northpass. Did you know that 32% of customers stop doing business with a brand they love after only one bad experience? How about this: customer-centric companies are 60% more profitable than companies that don’t focus on customers. These are just two data points that underscore the importance of the customer experience and one of the major forcing factors bringing Customer Success and customer education teams together.
Kapta Customer Success
APRIL 4, 2022
Leadership is essential to any account management team — but how do you ensure it’s happening, and happening well? According to Zippia , "Only 10% of people are natural leaders — another 20% show some qualities of basic managerial talent that can be cultivated into high-quality leadership.".
Nicereply
APRIL 5, 2022
In 67% of cases, a poor customer experience is the main reason for customer churn. We often deploy powerful tools such as CSAT surveys to measure Customer Experience. It is no surprise at all – CSAT surveys can tell us many things about customers’ thoughts. The goal of this article is to help you write better survey questions, along with some customer satisfaction (CSAT) survey examples.
Fonolo
APRIL 7, 2022
“This call may be monitored for call center quality assurance.”. Anyone who’s ever called a contact center would recognize this familiar line —and for good reason. Call quality monitoring is an essential piece of the puzzle when it comes to increasing and maintaining high customer satisfaction (CSat) scores. Quality management is also a great way to find holes in a call center agent’s skill set and address them head on with specific training.
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Customers expect to be able to interact with your organization whenever and however they want. They also expect your agents to have insights into their journeys so that they don’t have to repeat themselves as they move through various channels. And, if they’re not able to, they just might find one of your competitors who will offer the flexibility they are looking for.
ChurnZero
APRIL 8, 2022
All it takes is one idea to spark creativity and change. At BIG RYG 2022, on October 12 – 13 in Washington, D.C., you’ll find ideas for years. Clear your calendar and register today ! What’s BIG RYG? It’s the definitive Customer Success leadership summit. That’s a bold statement. But these testimonials from last year’s attendees will help you see why we make it: “I LOVED the content so much.
kommunicate
APRIL 3, 2022
Last Updated on April 3, 2022 Chatbots are not just the helpdesk assistants of the future, they are the helpdesks of the future. There, we said it. As a company that makes chatbots and has access to a tonne of data that repeatedly shows how chatbots are more effective than your typical customer service agent, [.]. The post 12 Chatbot Metrics That You Will Be Naive To Ignore appeared first on Kommunicate Blog.
delighted
APRIL 5, 2022
Imagine a scenario: You’re tasked with setting up a customer experience (CX) program for your company, with the goal of…well, with the goal of improving customer experience. Your organization has never run a program like this before, and you’re not sure what to focus on, or what management of a program like this entails. Or a similar scenario: Your predecessor stood up a CX program, and you’re now tasked with picking it up and managing it in their stead.
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