ShepHyken

MAY 16, 2023

I like the title of this article, but perhaps a more appropriate title might be: Customer Service Is Like Being Married. The buying cycle for a customer typically includes a little research, talking to a salesperson, making the purchase, and whatever happens after the sale. This can include follow-up from the salesperson, dealing with customer service for a problem, or any interaction you have with the company or brand after the sale is made.

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CCNG

MAY 17, 2023

There is a lot of hype around ChatGPT now so I thought I would write to help address some of the excitable theories about how it might impact the Customer Experience environment. What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT is Chatbot. It is a super powered chatbot that can do many things earlier generation chatbots couldn’t do. Like all chatbots, it has been programmed to deliver an answer to a question.

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Fonolo

MAY 16, 2023

Correctly interpreting call center analytics and KPIs is key to improving your operations and your customer’s experience. Today, contact centers are increasingly viewed by businesses as the key to understanding customers. They’re valued by c-suites for providing insights gleaned from direct contact via customer service and support channels. But without proper data analysis and interpretation, contact centers – and the businesses they serve – may not reach their full potential.

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LiveVox

MAY 15, 2023

As a contact center manager, you’re well aware of the challenges that come with managing a team of customer service representatives. One of the biggest challenges is finding ways to keep costs down while still delivering high-quality customer service. Agent attrition, hiring and training costs, and the need for expensive technologies to manage large volumes […] The post The AI Advantage: Generative AI From a Contact Center Manager’s Perspective (With Examples) appeared first on LiveV

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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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Brad Cleveland Blog

MAY 18, 2023

For years, a well-known company had high turnover in their customer service department. Customer ratings were low and employees jumped at any chance to move to other jobs. This department was second from the bottom in an annual company-wide survey of employee satisfaction. But a … Continue reading → The post The Power of Meaningful Work in Customer Service appeared first on Brad Cleveland.

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Totango

MAY 17, 2023

Three learnings from TSIA on why your go-to-market leaders have an opportunity to work better together to drive growth. When it comes to understanding customer needs, marketing, sales, and CS teams are the experts, so it’s on us to work together to define today’s most valuable growth opportunities. Last week at the TSIA World: Interact conference in Orlando, I spent time talking with several sales and CS leaders about the opportunity we have to lean into our C-suite partnerships and take the rei

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Tethr

MAY 16, 2023

Discover how AI-driven, real-time call analytics assist contact center agents, improve supervisor monitoring, and boost overall business performance.

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CSM Magazine

MAY 17, 2023

Understanding the psychology of customer service can help businesses create customer experiences that not only meet expectations but also exceed them. This, in turn, fosters customer loyalty and positive word-of-mouth recommendations, ultimately driving profitability. The psychology of customer service delves deep into the human mind, examining how emotions, motivations, and perceptions influence consumer behavior.

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Knowmax

MAY 16, 2023

The post Top 15 Customer Support Statistics In 2023 appeared first on Knowmax.

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Callminer

MAY 15, 2023

From consumerization to bad debt to staffing shortages, here’s how healthcare organizations can address five of the most critical challenges in 2023 with AI.

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Beyond Philosophy

MAY 18, 2023

Emotional intelligence (EQ) is critical to leadership. EQ is also a crucial part of your customer experience design and delivery. Today, we are discussing EQ, what it is, and how it helps your customer strategy and leadership. Some of the best leaders have a higher EQ than IQ. Daniel Goleman’s work regarding Emotional Intelligence (EQ) has been an essential part of the leadership conversation since he published it years ago.

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Steve DiGioia

MAY 15, 2023

If you’re in a leadership role, you should know by now that your customers are always evaluating your every move. That’s right, your every move. They’re watching your every decision, every action, and every word. And if you’re not careful, they’ll have no qualms about letting you know when you’ve screwed up. Now, you might be thinking, “But I’m the boss!

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ShepHyken

MAY 15, 2023

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. 4 Ways to Create the Authentic Relationships Customers Crave by Ed Hallen (Fast Company) In a world of infinite choices, customers remember brands that provide genuine, trustworthy, and authentic experiences.

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C3Centricity

MAY 16, 2023

As a customer-first strategist, I am frequently asked about customer centricity and the value it brings to a business when they adopt the strategy. I, therefore, thought it would be useful to share the topics my clients ask me about most frequently and my responses to them. If you, too, have questions about customer centricity, I’m sure you will find the answers you’re looking for below.

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Beyond Philosophy

MAY 15, 2023

Every time I turn on the news, I hear about the potential of a recession. There seem to be so many conflicting opinions it reminds me of that old joke. ‘What happens when you put ten economists in a room? You’ll get 11 opinions.” Having lived through many recessions, I have seen time after time what happens. People cut back on what they perceive as the ‘nice to haves’ like training and conferences, and many businesses would include Improvement in their customer experience on this lis

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Concentrix

MAY 17, 2023

oncentrix environmental awareness and education platform wins SEAL Environmental Initiative Award Location: Newark, CA Date: May 16, 2023 Concentrix is proud to be recognized by the 2023 SEAL Business Sustainability Awards for its environmental awareness and education platform, the Concentrix Carbon Challenge Portal.

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ShepHyken

MAY 15, 2023

Top Takeaways: The Savannah Bananas sells out every game, with a waitlist of 550,000 for tickets. There are 3,000 people joining the waitlist every day. They have 4,000,000 more followers on social media than any Major League Baseball team. The best inspiration happens from what people are doing wrong. Ask what the biggest friction points in your customers’ experiences are.

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TechSee

MAY 18, 2023

Companies across all industries are searching for innovative ways to streamline operations and enhance the customer experience. In the realm of visual assistance, our partners are making a significant impact through TechSee’s Visual Intelligence Studio (VIS). With their VIS certification, these highly engaged partners are revolutionizing the way businesses engage with their customers.

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Beyond Philosophy

MAY 13, 2023

Having a high IQ isn’t the most important thing for leadership. It helps, but intelligence isn’t enough to make a great leader. It turns out that IQ without EQ, or emotional intelligence, doesn’t inspire teams to meet or exceed their goals. This EQ concept, popularized by Daniel Goleman , has been a crucial component of the leadership conversation for several years.

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Concentrix

MAY 19, 2023

Optimize your bots to create personal, friendly customer experiences and drive better outcomes.

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ConvergeOne

MAY 16, 2023

Small- and medium-sized organizations face significant challenges when it comes to the evaluation and acquisition of the right technology in alignment with overall corporate goals. Proper training, deployment, and ongoing maintenance of next-generation security tools can be negatively impacted with potentially disastrous results. It is also difficult for companies to stay knowledgeable about the evolving cyber security landscape and up to date on new and evolving cyber threats.

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In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.

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MiaRec

MAY 19, 2023

When looking for ways to upgrade your contact center, you face an onslaught of industry jargon. Do you need a Conversation Intelligence or Conversation Analytics platform? If you wanted to analyze your call data, should you look for a Speech or Voice Analytics solution? As new contact center solutions flood the market, what do these labels mean?

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kommunicate

MAY 19, 2023

Last Updated on May 19, 2023 Picture this. You have a patient who is sitting in the comfort of their home, getting answers to their most common queries. This without even talking to your hospital support staff. Your support staff are a happy bunch, since they don’t have to be on the phone or chat [.] The post Navigating the Digital Frontier: The Pros and Cons of Symptom Checker Chatbots appeared first on Kommunicate Blog.

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VirtualPBX

MAY 17, 2023

Customer support plays a vital role in maintaining a positive brand image and ensuring customer satisfaction. In today’s fast-paced world, businesses are increasingly turning to automated solutions to streamline their support processes. One such solution is harnessing the power of ChatGPT for auto reply messages. In this blog post, we will explore how businesses can leverage ChatGPT technology to enhance their customer support efforts.

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Cisco - Contact Center

MAY 18, 2023

The popular 1960s American TV show, Star Trek , featured a fictional device called a “holodeck,” that used holograms.

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AWS Machine Learning

MAY 19, 2023

Vision loss comes in various forms. For some, it’s from birth, for others, it’s a slow descent over time which comes with many expiration dates: The day you can’t see pictures, recognize yourself, or loved ones faces or even read your mail. In our previous blogpost Enable the Visually Impaired to Hear Documents using Amazon Textract and Amazon Polly , we showed you our Text to Speech application called “Read for Me”.

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kommunicate

MAY 17, 2023

Last Updated on May 18, 2023 Flutter by Google enables the creation of native Android and iOS apps using a single codebase. One of its notable features is its vast selection of pre-built and customizable widgets, making the process of designing user interfaces a breeze. To create a Flutter chatbot on Kommunicate and activate ChatGPT, [.] The post Create An Intelligent Chatbot With ChatGPT And Flutter appeared first on Kommunicate Blog.

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Comm100

MAY 16, 2023

One of the biggest challenges colleges and universities face today has nothing to do with education itself — it’s cybersecurity. Hackers now look for vulnerable institutions to tap into a wealth of data and the numbers support this worrying trend. According to Check Point’s 2023 report , education and research continues to be the most targeted sector for cyberattacks, so choosing a secure live chat software is essential.

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