OctopusTech
JUNE 18, 2024
Call centers are a major expense for many businesses. When managing a call center, you will have to deal with numerous expenses. Cost of staff, technology, and other overhead expenses are to name a few. However, there are many effective strategies companies can use to lower their call center costs without sacrificing customer experience. Here are 15 proven methods that you can follow to ensure call center cost savings. 1.
CSM Magazine
JUNE 20, 2024
Get ready for a game-changer in customer service call centers: Microsoft is about to launch a suite of AI-powered tools that leverages its expertise in AI. Copilot, already capable of summarizing emails and creating PowerPoint slides, will now assist in call centers, competing with industry players like Salesforce.com and Zoom. Microsoft’s AI tools aim to respond to customer queries with pinpoint accuracy by digging deep into company help manuals and serving up expert answers that save tim
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NobelBiz
JUNE 17, 2024
What is a BPO Call Center ? A Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) call center is a third-party service provider that manages call center operations for other businesses. These call centers handle a variety of tasks, such as customer support, order processing, and telemarketing. By outsourcing these functions to a BPO provider, businesses can concentrate on their core activities while leveraging the BPO’s expertise and efficiency.
TechSee
JUNE 17, 2024
Today visuals are revolutionizing customer service and customer experience. There’s a lot of truth in the old saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” – because, as we wrote about in our previous blog post on this topic, visuals really do transform everything. Whether you’re trying to troubleshoot a smart thermostat or set up a new coffee machine, visual communications and visual guidance make the process easier, simpler and faster.
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AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.
The Northridge Group
JUNE 18, 2024
Part One: Voice Biometrics for Contact Centers – A Long History of Security Throughout history, humans have relied on physical characteristics for identification. Fingerprints, for instance, were utilized in ancient Babylon for business transactions. Today, biometrics encompasses a broader range of unique traits, including fingerprints scans, facial recognition, iris scans, and voice patterns.
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MiaRec
JUNE 17, 2024
Are you struggling with inefficiencies that lead to long call times, missed information, and frustrated customers? Are your agents overwhelmed with the sheer volume of calls and the complexity of data they need to capture accurately? If so, you are not alone. At MiaRec, we have helped hundreds of contact centers, including many at large insurance companies, leverage AI to enhance efficiency and improve customer satisfaction.
Beyond Philosophy
JUNE 20, 2024
Learn more about Colin Shaw : Join over 80,000 people on our LinkedIn Newsletter list or visit our website for more great podcast episodes. Listen to the podcast: Surge pricing is a form of dynamic pricing. However, sometimes customers don’t see it this way. Depending on your perspective, surge pricing can feel like price discrimination. Surge Pricing takes advantage of peak demand.
Ambs Call Center
JUNE 19, 2024
When you use an answering service, you don't have to worry about your phones anymore. But those leads that come in, the appointments, employee call off data — you still have to manually enter that data. right?
CCNG
JUNE 19, 2024
For too long, organizations have paid lip service to platitudes like “we’re all in this together” and “our employees are our greatest asset.” Yet endemic workplace disengagement, high attrition rates and poor customer experience metrics reveal these are often empty slogans. Employees aren’t fooled by corporate-speak around shared missions when reality showcases a fundamentally misaligned relationship.
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What does customer service excellence look like in 2024? According to our report with insights from CX expert Shep Hyken, customer expectations are at an all-time high, and there’s a bigger shift toward self-service and leveraging AI capabilities.
ShepHyken
JUNE 17, 2024
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 comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. The Secret to Dealing With Awkward Customers by Call Centre Helper Magazine (Call Centre Helper Magazine) From repeatedly sending back products and making apparently unwarranted complaints, to demanding something over and above your offer… Not to mention taking up too much
Beyond Philosophy
JUNE 21, 2024
Regarding Customer Experiences and the behavioral sciences, there is seldom only one thing happening at a time. There are usually a lot of things happening at once. This masterclass episode, the fifth in a series of eight, explores economic biases and how they create flaws in our decision-making logic. For example, one key bias discussed is the Sunken Cost Fallacy, where people need help to walk away from investments, leading to subsequent mistakes.
Callminer
JUNE 19, 2024
Read this blog to learn how data mining software can help businesses learn more about their customers and gather insights to shape the future of their brand, products and services.
AWS Machine Learning
JUNE 20, 2024
Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) is a technique that enhances large language models (LLMs) by incorporating external knowledge sources. It allows LLMs to reference authoritative knowledge bases or internal repositories before generating responses, producing output tailored to specific domains or contexts while providing relevance, accuracy, and efficiency.
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Start building the AI workforce of the future with our comprehensive guide to creating an AI-first contact center. Learn how Conversational and Generative AI can transform traditional operations into scalable, efficient, and customer-centric experiences. What is AI-First? Transition from outdated, human-first strategies to an AI-driven approach that enhances customer engagement and operational efficiency.
TechSee
JUNE 19, 2024
Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to evolve, becoming increasingly integral in various sectors, from automating customer service to picking stocks. One of the core technologies propelling this progression are advances in memory within AI systems. Robust AI systems employ different types of memory, each enhancing how these systems learn, remember, adapt and make decisions over time.
Bill Quiseng
JUNE 19, 2024
The Rule of Three Steps for CX Success: Select for passion. Educate with CARE. Empower for excellence. Select for passion. Serving customers because you HAVE TO is a job. Serving customers because you WANT TO is a passion. Find that passion. Don’t hire an employee. Soon, employees will see for themselves and tell each other that their “profits over people” bosses care about topline revenue, bottom-line profits, stock price, market share, and even their competitors more than they do the people, t
Tethr
JUNE 20, 2024
Learn how CX leaders can use conversation insights to drive business decisions across the organization.
AWS Machine Learning
JUNE 18, 2024
As of this writing, Ghana ranks as the 27th most polluted country in the world , facing significant challenges due to air pollution. Recognizing the crucial role of air quality monitoring, many African countries, including Ghana, are adopting low-cost air quality sensors. The Sensor Evaluation and Training Centre for West Africa (Afri-SET) , aims to use technology to address these challenges.
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Harness the True Power of your Contact Center In today’s fast-paced business environment, selecting the right contact center solution is critical for enhancing customer experience, improving operational efficiency, and optimizing costs. This comprehensive guide will walk you through the essential factors to consider when choosing a contact center software that aligns with your business needs.
VirtualPBX
JUNE 19, 2024
At VirtualPBX, we are celebrating a tremendous accomplishment. Just 60 days following the launch of our new contact center product, VirtualPBX Contact Center has been selected by Customer magazine as a Contact Center Technology Award recipient for 2024. As a privately-held, US-based small business, we are honored to be included with the top call and contact center products on the market—competing against large-scale companies with decades in this market.
MiaRec
JUNE 18, 2024
Are your agents struggling to correctly and quickly capture all the information required? You are constantly trying to find ways to lessen the burden on your agents while empowering them to provide better service quality while increasing contact center efficiency? Here at MiaRec, we have helped hunters of contact centers, including medium-size and large health and life insurance companies, streamline and accelerate their contact center workflows.
Genroe
JUNE 20, 2024
Discover effective bank customer retention strategies tailored to each stage of the customer life-cycle. Learn how to leverage customer feedback and personalization to keep your banking customers engaged, loyal, and satisfied. Explore the secrets of successful customer retention in the competitive world of banking. The post Effective Bank Customer Retention Strategies appeared first on Genroe | Customer Experience | Net Promoter Score.
AWS Machine Learning
JUNE 21, 2024
eSentire is an industry-leading provider of Managed Detection & Response (MDR) services protecting users, data, and applications of over 2,000 organizations globally across more than 35 industries. These security services help their customers anticipate, withstand, and recover from sophisticated cyber threats, prevent disruption from malicious attacks, and improve their security posture.
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ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!
AnswerConnect
JUNE 18, 2024
Customer communication can take years to perfect. That’s why we‘ve compiled a handy list of the best quick tips to help you hone your skills today. The post Essential tips for customer communication success appeared first on AnswerConnect Blog.
ConvergeOne
JUNE 18, 2024
When ChatGPT launched in late November 2022 and five days later became the fastest consumer platform in history to reach 1 million users , it heralded the start of a new epoch in the long history of technology disruption. AI is changing everything about how we as humans interact with our machines.
Select VoiceCom Blog
JUNE 21, 2024
Select VoiceCom celebrated the Pride Month by spreading love, happiness, and sweetness to our workplace this Friday, June 21, 2024. Over 800 employees were treated to a special rainbow surprise as part of our ongoing FriYay tradition. Only this time, the treats are not just colorful and delicious—they’re jelly-cious! We gave away Florentine ’s 3D plant-based gelatin artisan cakes they could enjoy before the work week ended.
AWS Machine Learning
JUNE 18, 2024
Many companies across all industries still rely on laborious, error-prone, manual procedures to handle documents, especially those that are sent to them by email. Despite the availability of technology that can digitize and automate document workflows through intelligent automation, businesses still mostly rely on labor-intensive manual document processing.
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Faster response times mean happier customers Are your customers on hold too long? Nearly half of consumers find hold times unacceptable, and a quarter will leave your brand because of it. Our latest report reveals how companies are affected by wait times and the impact on customer satisfaction. Read the report to get insights into the impact of long hold times and areas for opportunities.
Cisco - Contact Center
JUNE 18, 2024
The Cisco Cyber Threat Trends report examines malicious domains for trends and patterns. See what the data tells us about the threat landscape.
delighted
JUNE 21, 2024
There’s no doubt that ecommerce is a booming industry: with online shopping becoming the default purchasing method for many, businesses are focused on optimizing their online storefronts and ensuring buying experiences are as smooth as possible. How do they do this? Likely with the help of ecommerce integrations, which connect everyday ecommerce tools and centralize data to streamline operations, automate workflows, and increase efficiency.
Integrity Solutions
JUNE 19, 2024
Why are some salespeople uniquely successful? Do they have some special sales skills that others don’t? If your sales force is somewhat normal, just 20% are high performers. Imagine what a difference it would make if motivating sales teams was tied directly to sales training and increasing their ability develop stronger customer relationships and sell more.
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