TCN
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Managing a contact center is a lot of responsibility, which is why it is important to provide resources to keep your business running smoothly while also keeping your agents happy. To lighten the load, here are six ways to boost agent efficiency, which will, in turn, support your contact center’s overall success. 1. Equip agents […] The post Six Ways to Boost Agent Efficiency appeared first on TCN.
NobelBiz
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
The customer service world is evolving rapidly alongside advancements in technology. Contact centers are now tasked with handling more calls per hour while delivering a seamless customer experience, optimizing costs, and maintaining quality. The secret weapon? Automation. By implementing automation, contact centers can simplify complex workflows, streamline tasks for both agents and customers, and create a more efficient and enjoyable experience for everyone.
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CSM Magazine
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Contact center agents spend a significant amount of time glued to computer screens, managing customer queries, and ensuring efficient service delivery. While the role is essential for maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction, it often exposes agents to eye strain—a common occupational hazard that can lead to discomfort, reduced productivity, and even long-term vision problems.
CSM Magazine
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
A fresh wave of enterprise-grade tools are helping businesses keep customers happy. Scott Yelton, senior director of product development for Windstream Enterprise, takes a closer look. Not long ago, analysts at PwC provided their simple formula for businesses to grow revenue and build loyalty with customers: “ Experience is everything. Get it right. ” While they may understand that formula, plenty of companies across a broad range of industries don’t appear to be following it.
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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.
Vistio
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The way we access and share information in the workplace is changing—fast. Yet, many contact centers are still clinging to their outdated knowledge bases like travelers refusing to give up paper maps in a world of GPS. Sure, they technically “work,” but are they efficient? Do they empower agents to deliver exceptional service? The short answer is no.
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CCNG
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Have you inquired as to why something was done the way it was only to hear “We’ve always done it that way?” Great organizations develop a culture where key processes are reviewed periodically and improved when needed. I had the opportunity to attend a college football game with a friend last week. On several occasions, there was a need for an official review of the play.
Callminer
NOVEMBER 16, 2024
CallMiner's, Bruce McMahon, shares key product updates from Q4 2024. New AI capabilities, including CallMiner AI Assist, add to the long list of AI advancements that CallMiner has delivered in 2024.
AWS Machine Learning
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) has become a crucial technique for improving the accuracy and relevance of AI-generated responses. The effectiveness of RAG heavily depends on the quality of context provided to the large language model (LLM), which is typically retrieved from vector stores based on user queries. The relevance of this context directly impacts the model’s ability to generate accurate and contextually appropriate responses.
ShepHyken
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Top Takeaways: Companies spend $80 billion to $90 billion each year on marketing, but only $8 billion annually on customer service. How much can bad customer service cost your business? It could cost you your business. Only one out of every 26 customers who have a complaint will let you know. Instead, they will tell everybody else. The best marketing you can have involves your customer walking out the door after an amazing experience, and talking about you with everyone else.
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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.
SQM Group
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Equipping agents with the best assurance statements to help them navigate challenging conversations with confidence.
Upstream Works
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Discover how to reduce AI complexity while enhancing CX with a balanced approach in part two of our AI Revolution series. The post Reduce AI Complexity & Keep Humans in the Middle [Video] appeared first on Upstream Works.
AWS Machine Learning
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Amazon Bedrock is a fully managed service that offers a choice of high-performing foundation models (FMs) from leading AI companies like AI21 Labs, Anthropic, Cohere, Meta, Mistral AI, Stability AI, and Amazon through a single API, along with a broad set of capabilities to build generative AI applications with security, privacy, and responsible AI. The recent announcement of batch inference in Amazon Bedrock enables organizations to process large volumes of data efficiently at 50% less cost comp
ShepHyken
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Im always impressed when someone truly loves their job and does more than expected. And thats exactly what happened on a recent cross-country American Airlines flight. Heres what happened: I fell asleep shortly after takeoff, and the meal service was over by the time I woke up.My very friendly flight attendant informed me that the hot meal wouldnt taste very good after being cooked for so long and that they were out of the cold meals.
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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.
Cisco - Contact Center
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Security Engineering Technical Leader Alice S. shares her experience representing her Native culture while supporting IỊisaġvik College and the Iñupiaq Alaska Native Tribe in the Arctic.
Interaction Metrics
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Improving customer service is more crucial than ever in 2024. Research shows that customers are 2.4 times more likely to stick with a brand when their issues are resolved quickly, yet over half will abandon companies that fail to anticipate their needs. This blog will explore how to improve customer service, common pitfalls to avoid, and metrics that ensure your efforts are on the right track.
AWS Machine Learning
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
This post is part of an ongoing series about governing the machine learning (ML) lifecycle at scale. To view this series from the beginning, start with Part 1. This post dives deep into how to set up data governance at scale using Amazon DataZone for the data mesh. The data mesh is a modern approach to data management that decentralizes data ownership and treats data as a product.
Interactions
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
The Conversational AI (CAI) landscape is transforming at lightning speed, driven by advancements in Generative AI (GenAI) and large language models (LLMs). As enterprises seek new ways to automate processes, enhance customer interactions, and optimize employee productivity, conversational AI solutions have become essential to achieving these goals. However, in a crowded and competitive market, finding the right CAI partner that aligns with your organization’s objectives can be challenging.
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!
Cisco - Contact Center
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Explore the customer adoption journey of Cisco Secure Workload, with key stages and best practices for successful implementation highlighted.
Win the Customer
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
In an era dominated by artificial intelligence and automation, it’s easy to overlook the power of human connection. As businesses increasingly rely on digital channels to interact with customers, the importance of empathy in customer service has never been greater. By prioritizing empathy, companies can foster stronger relationships, improve customer satisfaction, and ultimately drive business growth.
AWS Machine Learning
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
As generative AI models advance in creating multimedia content, the difference between good and great output often lies in the details that only human feedback can capture. Audio and video segmentation provides a structured way to gather this detailed feedback, allowing models to learn through reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF) and supervised fine-tuning (SFT).
Totango
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
In a world where customer expectations are sky-high and data complexity is ever-increasing, Totango Unison is the game-changer that customer success and post-sales teams have been waiting for. Imagine a tool that not only predicts customer churn with laser precision but also unlocks new avenues for growth, ensuring your business thrives in today’s competitive landscape.
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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.
Cisco - Contact Center
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Get ready to shop and save with Cisco U. Learning Deals, our biggest sales event to date, November 25 – December 3, 2024.
BlueOcean
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
By developing a custom Zendesk IVR integration for a global communications leader, Blue Ocean eliminated manual data entry, reducing average handle time by 53 seconds and boosting customer satisfaction ratings by 34%. This seamless connection between phone and ticketing systems demonstrates how strategic contact center technology can simultaneously improve operational efficiency and customer experience.
AWS Machine Learning
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
The excitement is building for the fourteenth edition of AWS re:Invent, and as always, Las Vegas is set to host this spectacular event. This year, generative AI and machine learning (ML) will again be in focus, with exciting keynote announcements and a variety of sessions showcasing insights from AWS experts, customer stories, and hands-on experiences with AWS services.
CSM Magazine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
As a customer service manager, you know just how crucial it is to take good care of your team. Employee wellbeing equates to happier and more productive representatives who provide better customer service, and it also means you can keep working with top talent for longer. That’s why it’s important to ensure they work in comfortable environments and stay in good physical health.
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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.
Cisco - Contact Center
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
This blog explores why Cisco is the leading choice for Wi-Fi 7, showcasing innovative solutions that provide enhanced speed, security, and reliability. Learn how Cisco helps future-proof your network for the next era of connectivity.
VirtualPBX
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
As a property manager in charge of ensuring safety for tenants and residents, you’re well aware of the importance of elevator emergency communication systems. Whether you’re managing commercial properties, residential building communities, or overseeing an HOA, you need reliable elevator phone solutions to keep your elevators compliant and operational.
AWS Machine Learning
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Resilient architectures are the foundation upon which successful businesses are built. However, keeping up with the latest advancements and making sure your systems are resilient can be a daunting task. Between monitoring, analyzing, and documenting architectural findings, a lack of crucial information can leave your organization vulnerable to potential risks and inefficiencies.
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