SQM Group

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Learn to support vulnerable customers effectively. Understand their unique needs and provide compassionate assistance for a better customer experience.

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SmartAction

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

When used in business, conversational artificial intelligence (AI) supports overall call center operations by providing self-service options, 24/7 availability, and real-time data and analytics – while lowering costs and increasing profits. Plus, it’s infinitely scalable. For contact center supervisors, the question isn’t whether to implement conversational AI – the benefits are obvious.

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Customer Service Life

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Early in my career as a contact center manager, I did many things that make me cringe nowadays. One such thing was requiring my team to end every call by asking customers, “Is there anything else I can help you with.” I rode that high horse for a long time — even marking team members down on their quality evaluations for failing to end calls with that simple question.

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LiveVox

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In the landscape of Artificial Intelligence (AI), ChatGPT emerged as a transformative force that is reshaping how businesses engage with customers and optimize their contact center operations. But what kind of AI is ChatGPT? In this comprehensive guide, we’ll dive into the specifics of ChatGPT, its capabilities, and how it can be harnessed to elevate […] The post Exploring OpenAI’s ChatGPT: Uses For Customer Experience and Contact Center Operations appeared first on LiveVox.

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Cisco - Contact Center

OCTOBER 31, 2023

When it comes to staying on top of security events, a good application that alerts on security events is better than none. It stands to reason then that two would be better than one, and so on.

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Management 71

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 28, 2023

What is a Portal System? Online portal systems are used to provide users with services, information, and resources from a central location. These portals were created to streamline and simplify access to digital content which can make it more convenient for users to find the information they require. Purposes and Features of Online Portal Systems Online portal systems serve as a single point of entry for users to access a range of information, applications, and services.

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Customer Service CRM Healthcare Accountability 59

Cyara

OCTOBER 31, 2023

We’ve all experienced an interaction with a business's interactive voice response (IVR) system where poor voice quality makes it almost impossible to complete an automated task or get “self-help” when you need it. Listening to broken prompts, hearing jitter or noise on the line, along with any other audio quality issue makes it hard to understand the navigation options.

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Interactive Voice Response Contact Center Customer Experience 76

Concentrix

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Read how an insurance leader navigated a world of risk to embrace new customer experience solutions to achieve its cost savings and customer experience goals.

Customer Experience 62

Customer Experience Contact Center Technology 62

LiveVox

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Over the last few months, the apparent acceleration in the adoption of cell phone blacklist services and applications has caught the attention of contact center leaders. The concern over blacklists is understandable since a blacklisted number could make it more complicated to reach a customer. This, in combination with the fluid regulatory environment spanning the […] The post Guide to Cell Phone Blacklist Compliance (2024 Update) appeared first on LiveVox.

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Contact Center 52

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 31, 2023

My friend Norman Beck sends me interesting articles and newsworthy information regularly. This one is worth talking about here. A grocery store chain had a sign in front of its entrance that read: Free Delivery – $99 a Year! I had to smile – even laugh out loud – thinking of how many people would roll their eyes when they read that sign. It’s not free if you have to pay $99 for it!

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Callminer

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Customers are the bedrock of any successful business, so providing excellent customer experience is crucial. Read this blog for important elements to consider when selecting the best CX software.

Customer Experience 304

Customer Experience 304

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Stanford Professor Itamar Simonson is very clever. He brought snacks to class for his students. However, he wasn’t just being cool; he used them for research. Professor Simonson learned that sometimes, we don’t want to make a choice or at least not a new one. Once we settle on an option, we stick with it if we must make the same one again.

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CCNG

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

WFM teams can be, and should be, part of the strategic planning process. Unfortunately, though, Call Design has seen dozens of organizations that don’t understand why. Sometimes it’s the leadership above the WFM team that doesn’t get it, and other times it’s the leadership in the WFM team. Regardless of who doesn’t get it, we believe that WFM teams are critical to the success of every organization because of their added value to the strategic planning process.

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CCNG Analytics Employee engagement Contact Center 195

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Top Takeaways: The hospitality mentality is key to creating a great customer experience in any type of business. Industries like hotels, restaurants, and cruise lines excel in this area because they live with their customers 24/7, which creates a unique dynamic for delivering outstanding service. We can all learn from their methods. Living with customers means managing their experience from the moment they start considering a purchase to the time they return for another one.

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AWS Machine Learning

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Amazon Bedrock is a fully managed service provided by AWS that offers developers access to foundation models (FMs) and the tools to customize them for specific applications. It allows developers to build and scale generative AI applications using FMs through an API, without managing infrastructure. You can choose from various FMs from Amazon and leading AI startups such as AI21 Labs, Anthropic, Cohere, and Stability AI to find the model that’s best suited for your use case.

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APIs Big data Accountability Enterprise 142

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 28, 2023

When a Stanford professor brings snacks to class, it’s fun. But you can bet it’s also an experiment, and he’s probably testing how people make choices for today and for todays that will come in the future. It turns out, that timing matters a lot when it comes to the decisions we make. The professor we are referring to is Professor Itamar Simonson, marketing professor at Stanford University and his research surrounding customer decision-making.

Marketing 195

Marketing Personalization Customer Experience 195

Cyara

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Our expectations for services and the customer journey we experience have changed a lot over the past number of years. We now expect these services much more quickly.

Contact Center 136

Contact Center Customer Service Customer Experience 136

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Top Takeaways: The hospitality mentality is key to creating a great customer experience in any type of business. Industries like hotels, restaurants, and cruise lines excel in this area because they live with their customers 24/7, which creates a unique dynamic for delivering outstanding service. We can all learn from their methods. Living with customers means managing their experience from the moment they start considering a purchase to the time they return for another one.

Employee engagement 174

Employee engagement Education Management Customer Service 174

AWS Machine Learning

OCTOBER 31, 2023

This post was co-written with Anthony Medeiros, Manager of Solutions Engineering and Architecture for North America Artificial Intelligence, and Blake Santschi, Business Intelligence Manager, from Schneider Electric. Additional Schneider Electric experts include Jesse Miller, Somik Chowdhury, Shaswat Babhulgaonkar, David Watkins, Mark Carlson and Barbara Sleczkowski.

Healthcare 133

Healthcare APIs Engineering Accountability 133

24-7 InTouch

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Winnipeg, MB – November 2, 2023 – IntouchCX, a global leader in contact center and technology solutions, has announced the appointment of Mitul Kotecha and Shane Kozlowich as its new Co-Chief Executive Officers. Kotecha and Kozlowich, who have both been with the company for over a decade, bring a wealth of experience to the role. This leadership change follows Greg Fettes’ immediate transition from Chief Executive Officer to his new role as Executive Chairman of IntouchCX and Laivly,

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Real estate Finance Contact Center Accountability 111

ConvergeOne

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Using data and technology, C1 tackled challenges such as incentivizing customers to order more frequently and improving the curbside pickup experience.

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Technology Customer Experience 105

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 29, 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. Why Experiential Rewards Are Winning Over Customers: 5 Stellar Examples by Peter Vogel (The Wise Marketer) In today’s highly competitive business environment, brands are constantly searching for innovative ways to engage and retain their customers.

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Customer Service Marketing Customer retention Customer Experience 173

AWS Machine Learning

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Recently, teachers and institutions have looked for different ways to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into their curriculums, whether it be teaching about machine learning (ML) or incorporating it into creating lesson plans, grading, or other educational applications. Generative AI models, in particular large language models (LLMs), have dramatically sped up AI’s impact on education.

APIs 132

APIs Education Transportation Accountability 132

NobelBiz

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Business is more than just transactions. At its heart, business is a bond between service providers and customers. Understanding this dynamic is crucial, especially when customers are facing their most challenging times. When the pressure rises, here’s how to elevate your customer support to the next level, solidifying trust and cementing loyalty.

Customer Support 104

Customer Support Contact center software Call Center Analytics 104

Eptica

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Date: Friday, November 3, 2023 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager 6 attributes to look for in your CCaaS provider Published on: November 03, 2023 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager Not all CCaaS solutions, or vendors, are the same. We examine what to look for when picking a partner to ensure long-term success. Read the full article on our parent company Enghouse Interactive’s site.

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Best practices Technology Management Customer Service 101

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This week, we feature an article by Jessica Collier, VP of Growth Marketing at Assembly Software. She writes about how you can align customer service and sales in your organization. More often than not, when we think of customer service, we tend to picture post-purchase tasks and activities, such as returns, refunds, exchanges, delivery information, and the like.

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Sales Customer Service CRM Marketing 153

AWS Machine Learning

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Amazon SageMaker Canvas now supports deploying machine learning (ML) models to real-time inferencing endpoints, allowing you take your ML models to production and drive action based on ML-powered insights. SageMaker Canvas is a no-code workspace that enables analysts and citizen data scientists to generate accurate ML predictions for their business needs.

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Metrics Enterprise Management Marketing 132

VirtualPBX

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Yesterday afternoon, VirtualPBX hosted a “Connecting the Dots: Business Integration Basics Webinar” with CMO Rachel Anderson. In this engaging session, Rachel Anderson, a seasoned marketing professional who has helped build a library of business automations that facilitate task management, improved communications, and useful record-keeping, shared her insights with the audience.

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