TeleDirect
OCTOBER 1, 2022
What Is a Positive Call Center Environment? Whether your business’ call center is in-house or outsourced, one thing is clear: a positive, fair working environment is paramount to your success. But what is a call center environment? And what makes for a positive one? The term “contact center environment” refers to the atmosphere and culture present within your call center team.
Callminer
OCTOBER 5, 2022
It’s time organizations view surveys as only one customer feedback channel – not the only channel. Read on for three conversation intelligence use cases to upgrade your feedback mechanism.
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ShepHyken
OCTOBER 1, 2022
This week, we feature an article by Dmitry Dragilev, Founder of the keyword and SEO tools, TopicRanker.com , JustReachOut , and Chief SEO Geek. He shares how to get your customer service, sales, and marketing teams in sync. One of the most overlooked struggles for any business’s customer experience is getting every team on the same page. . I saw this at my startup JustReachOut.
ShepHyken
OCTOBER 5, 2022
Lately, I’ve been thinking about how sales and customer service combine to create an experience – hopefully a positive one. And then, by coincidence, one of our loyal subscribers, Heidi Reslow, shared a story about someone buying a new car. As I read the story, I realized the salesperson didn’t just sell a car. She created an experience for her customer.
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A high-quality customer experience creates loyal customers for years to come and makes for an easy win against businesses that are competing on other factors like price and quality. We partnered with ContactBabel to uncover the biggest hurdles businesses face when trying to improve CX and offer practical suggestions to overcome them.
HelpCrunch
OCTOBER 4, 2022
If you typed “How to write chatbot scripts” in your search box, you must have recognized the value and benefits a chatbot is going to bring to your business. Indeed, chatbots are huge resource savers [ … ]. The post Chatbot Script Examples and Writing Tips for Customer Service appeared first on HelpCrunch blog.
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Advantage Communications
OCTOBER 6, 2022
Selecting a vendor to work with when outsourcing your customer service program is a huge decision and entails a lot of research and consideration. A request for proposal (RFP) helps simplify the decision-making process.
Beyond Philosophy
OCTOBER 6, 2022
Memory is one of my favorite topics in the behavioral sciences, so we did a podcast series on them. This newsletter is the last of a mini-series on memory, the series finale. Last time, I wrote about the network structure of memory and how the different types of memories we have connected in surprising ways from the information we shared on our second podcast.
CCNG
OCTOBER 5, 2022
Each time you engage with your network you are also building (or eroding) your reputation. Paying attention to professional etiquette goes a long way toward adding value and longevity to your network. Good manners and common courtesy are essential when dealing with those that you wish to help and ask for help. The most important forms of professional etiquette are honesty, punctuality, propriety, and diligence.
ShepHyken
OCTOBER 3, 2022
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 comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. Customer Experience Statistics: 7 Formulas You Need to Know by Brianna Langley. (CMSWire) As a customer experience professional, do you have to be a trained statistician?
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Workforce challenges are accelerating, and leaders must be prepared. According to Gartner, “Executives today face a volatile business environment, sustained talent shortages, rapid technological advancements and intense change fatigue in the workforce.” 1 In 9 Future of Work Trends for 2025, Gartner reveals nine critical workforce trends that will define 2025 – from AI’s impact on productivity to evolving leadership roles and talent shortages.
TeamSupport
OCTOBER 4, 2022
A customer can expect everything from the ordinary to the seemingly impossible. But whether or not a customer is asking you to take them to the Moon or provide a simple reporting apparatus, your business needs to be able to meet their expectations in at least some manner, or risk the consequences. So in the cases where a customer is asking for something you can't provide, whether that's faster response times or new features (or a trip to the Moon with Wallace and Gromit), your business needs to
Beyond Philosophy
OCTOBER 1, 2022
When it comes to the behavioral sciences, I love their take on memory. I love it so much, that we did a podcast mini-series on it in three parts. In the first part , we talked about why memories are essential to experiences, when we use them to decide sometimes, and how memories form. The second part covered how memories are connected and the different types of memories we have.
Transparent BPO
OCTOBER 5, 2022
Transparent BPO Profiles the Leading Candidate This Year By Steve DiBari, VP Operations, Transparent BPO The workplace today is unrecognizable. For decades, workplaces experienced minor changes and occasionally flirted with seismic shifts. And then the pandemic arrived, and all bets were off. Since then, we’ve had ‘The Great Resignation’ only to be outdone by […].
ShepHyken
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Winning the World Cup in Customer Experience. The Link Between Soccer (Football) and Customer Service. Shep Hyken interviews Gregorio Uglioni, a customer experience specialist, host of CX Goalkeeper , and author of Customer Experience 4 (CX4). He shares how customer service teams can implement lessons and best practices that organizations can learn from soccer teams and their fans.
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As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.
Quality Contact Solutions
OCTOBER 4, 2022
For businesses to be successful, it’s essential to determine how to get quality leads. You know your target audience, but what’s the best way to reach them? In today’s business culture, there are so many ways you can go about the crucial lead generation process. These include paid advertising, social media, email marketing, and many more strategies.
AWS Machine Learning
OCTOBER 1, 2022
Be our guest as we celebrate 20 years of AI/ML innovation on October 25, 2022, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PT. The first 1,500 people to register will receive $50 of AWS credits. Register here. Over the past 20 years, Amazon has delivered many world firsts for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). ML is an integral part of Amazon and is used for everything from applying personalization models at checkout, to forecasting the demand for products globally, to creating autonomous flight for
VirtualPBX
OCTOBER 5, 2022
Unplanned emergencies due to inclement weather and other situations can happen anytime. Unfortunately, most businesses don’t think about a communication plan for emergencies until it’s too late. Amid the commotion and uncertainty, sending emergency notifications via a VoIP communications provider can help your business be more prepared on how to message your employees and customers quickly during these unexpected events.
AnswerConnect
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Your AnswerConnect Account comes with an AnswerConnect App. Manage your account, view your messages and pursue new opportunities, Anywhere. The post The Ultimate Guide to Your AnswerConnect Mobile App appeared first on AnswerConnect Blog.
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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.
Inbenta
OCTOBER 6, 2022
Key Takeaways: During the pandemic, 53% of customers have made calls/emails to the company as much as 9 times to address their concerns. Automating customer support can reduce business costs by up to 40%. 88% of customers expect businesses to have a self-service channel. “Hi there. How can I help you today? Please select the most relevant option for me to assist you with!
AWS Machine Learning
OCTOBER 1, 2022
Ten years from now, the technological fitness of clubs will be a key contributor towards their success. Today we’re already witnessing the potential of technology to revolutionize the understanding of football. xGoals quantifies and allows comparison of goal scoring potential of any shooting situation, while xThreat and EPV models predict the value of any in-game moment.
ChurnZero
OCTOBER 1, 2022
Why is it that the need for operations in marketing and sales is never questioned, yet Customer Success isn’t given the same allowance? Organizations invest in MQL and SQL processes without fail. But they stop short of extending that same support to CS generate high-intent leads. Even though CSQLs have a lower customer acquisition cost, faster rate of return, and high close-rate, says Tony D’Auria, industry principal at Valuize, a customer lifecycle consultancy.
NobelBiz
OCTOBER 3, 2022
NobelBiz Partners with Customer Dynamics to Step Up the Compliance Game in the CCaaS Sector: Omni+ powered by Safe Select, allows you to operate safely in the TCPA world. The post Omni+ Powered by Safe Select: Complete CCaaS Outbound Compliance appeared first on NobelBiz®.
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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.
Working Solutions
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Are you training your customer service agents to speak to callers with your company’s specific tone and voice? If not, you are missing out on an opportunity to elevate brand awareness and connect with your customers in an authentic and transparent way. Consumers now choose the companies they purchase from based on what the brand […].
AWS Machine Learning
OCTOBER 1, 2022
Pressing or pressure in football is a process in which a team seeks to apply stress to the opponent player who possesses the ball. A team applies pressure to limit the time an opposition player has left to make a decision, reduce passing options, and ultimately attempt to turn over ball possession. Although nearly all teams seek to apply pressure to their opponents, their strategy to do so may vary.
ChurnZero
OCTOBER 5, 2022
This is a guest blog contributed by Emily Ryan, chief client officer at Valuize , a B2B consulting company that helps industry-leading technology organizations supercharge their customer lifecycle to drive best-in-class net dollar retention. In times of economic uncertainty, customer churn is one of the top operational risks facing any subscription-based company.
Toister Performance Solutions
OCTOBER 6, 2022
Average handle time, or AHT, is an important metric in contact centers. It measures the average length of a call. Many contact center leaders track AHT closely because shaving even a few seconds off the average call could allow the contact center to handle more volume without adding staff. A Customer Service Tip of the Week subscriber recently wrote to ask my advice on reducing AHT in his contact center.
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Discover a new approach to reducing contact center attrition with our in-depth eBook. After analyzing 20+ academic studies, we highlight overlooked causes like lack of leadership trust, emotional labor, and job shock, and introduce the Attrition Velocity metric to better understand attrition's real cost. Our guide doesn't stop at diagnosis; it offers actionable strategies and tools to address these issues head-on.
Customer Contact Central Submitted Articles
OCTOBER 5, 2022
During a recession, contact centers and call centers are still in high demand. But how does an economic downturn effect the industry?
AWS Machine Learning
OCTOBER 5, 2022
Face-off Probability is the National Hockey League’s (NHL) first advanced statistic using machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence. It uses real-time Player and Puck Tracking (PPT) data to show viewers which player is likely to win a face-off before the puck is dropped, and provides broadcasters and viewers the opportunity to dive deeper into the importance of face-off matches and the differences in player abilities.
Playvox
OCTOBER 4, 2022
While tagging customer interactions might seem like a small part of your operations, it’s actually a vital component of running a productive contact center. Consistently tagging your customer support interactions in Zendesk — or any chat software — should be a top priority. Why You Should Properly Tag Customer Conversations. Every customer interaction is an opportunity to learn more about your customers, understand how and why they use your product, and gain insight into how to keep them longter
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