CCNG

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The technological advancements of recent years have paved the way for transformative trends that are reshaping how contact centers operate, deliver services, and engage with customers. Ranging from the intricacies of AI-driven personalization to the influential real-time analytical capabilities shaping proactive decision-making, these trends not only redefine operational structures but also signify a monumental shift in how contact centers engage with customers, aiming to provide unparalleled ex

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

This episode of Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken answers the following questions and more:    How has the perception of customer service evolved from being seen as a cost center to being recognized as a profit center? What are the potential long-term effects of prioritizing cost reduction in customer service? Why should companies focus on aligning with customers on the desired outcome rather than just providing a direct solution?

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NobelBiz

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Omnichannel contact center solutions provide the means to meet such demand by uniting customer interactions and driving a more connected, consistent, and satisfying experience. In this article, we are going to discuss what omnichannel contact center solutions are, how they are different from traditional multichannel approaches, why they are important for businesses in modern times, features to look for in a tool, and some of the best options available in the market today.

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Connect

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

by Craig Smith, CX Automation Manager and Damian Copeland, COO While artificial intelligence (AI) has been around for nearly 50 years, adoption rates are accelerating across every business sector as the hype around generative AI (GenAI) spurs investment. In the contact centre space, many operators have already implemented AI technology in some guise to support better engagement and enhance customer experience (CX).

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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.

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Vistio

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Training is vital for the success of any contact center, ensuring that agents are well-equipped to handle a wide variety of customer interactions. But when it comes to classroom training, there is such a thing as too much of a good thing. As supervisors and executives responsible for investing in the right contact center technology and training programs, it’s essential to recognize when more training isn’t translating into better results.

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Interaction Metrics

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

If you ask your marketing team, “What’s our brand?” they’ll give you principles wrapped up in a snappy slogan. Ask them how they allocate their budget, and they’ll list ads, social media, and conference costs. But if you ask them what their customer service strategy is, you’ll probably get blank stares. Here are two realities worth pondering: Every company communicates something about itself through customer service.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In a recent Amazing Business Radio episode, I interviewed Rony Vexelman, the VP of marketing at Optimove , who said, “Companies that put their customers at the center are the companies that are outperforming their competition.” Who would disagree with that statement? Well, Heather Quick Ginevan did, and she included a great explanation in just one sentence.

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BlueOcean

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Are you in the middle of “contact center RFP season”? The RFP questions listed below provide you with a comprehensive guide on how you can structure the request and the actual questions you can add to your RFP. We segmented the questions into six key sections: Company Overview Agent Workforce Contact Center Reporting Project Management Technology Pricing Company Overview Get to know the history and organization of the vendor.

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CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Customer service represents fascinating career prospects. It is due to the fact that rapid technical improvements and increased globalization, which are combined with ever-increasing competition, have prompted businesses across all industries and countries to prioritize customer service. Companies constantly search for staff who can not only handle customer needs but also provide client experiences that foster brand loyalty.

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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.

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Fair Warning: this episode regarding excuses was prompted by recent experiences with tradespeople during Colin’s kitchen renovation. No one likes excuses, least of all your customers. Lately, Colin has been hearing many amazing excuses about why something can or cannot be done in his kitchen project. It got him thinking about excuses and why people make them.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 8, 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. Nine Areas of Focus for Improved Customer Service Training by Rolling Stone Culture Council (Rolling Stone) Because they have direct interactions with customers on a daily basis, a company’s customer service team plays a large role in that organization’s success.

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Callminer

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

CallMiner's 2024 CX Landscape Report makes one thing clear — organizations are becoming more intentional and strategic about their use of AI to drive CX and overall business value.

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AWS Machine Learning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Intricate workflows that require dynamic and complex API orchestration can often be complex to manage. In industries like insurance, where unpredictable scenarios are the norm, traditional automation falls short, leading to inefficiencies and missed opportunities. With the power of intelligent agents, you can simplify these challenges. In this post, we explore how chaining domain-specific agents using Amazon Bedrock Agents can transform a system of complex API interactions into streamlined, adap

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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.

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Learn more about Colin Shaw : Join over 85,000 people on our LinkedIn Newsletter list or visit our website for more great podcast episodes. Listen to the podcast: Have you ever had a moment where you wonder if you should be doing what you are doing? Recently, I did. One of our podcast listeners questioned the ethics of leveraging a sense of urgency as a marketing tactic, which had me pondering the meaning of life, the universe, and everything.

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Toister Performance Solutions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

You want to create a customer experience vision. A CX vision is the foundation of any service culture. It's a shared definition of an outstanding customer experience that gets everyone on the same page. The one thing stopping you is time. You cringe at the thought of endless focus groups, exhaustive committee meetings, and months of back-and-forth. All that to create an incomprehensible word salad that nobody likes.

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Kapta Customer Success

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Discover how integrating a dedicated account management strategy enhances the 'land and expand' approach, transforming initial wins into lasting partnerships and sustained growth.

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AWS Machine Learning

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Organizations generate vast amounts of data that is proprietary to them, and it’s critical to get insights out of the data for better business outcomes. Generative AI and foundation models (FMs) play an important role in creating applications using an organization’s data that improve customer experiences and employee productivity. The FMs are typically pretrained on a large corpus of data that’s openly available on the internet.

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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!

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Cisco - Contact Center

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Hello there, my name is Hank Preston, and I’m CCNA certified. Well, actually, I’m also CCNP, CCIE, and DevNet Expert certified, but it is the CCNA that started me on my journey way back on August 8, 2004.

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AnswerConnect

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Explore AI vs. real answering services to find the best solution for your business. Compare costs, scalability, and customer satisfaction. The post AI vs real answering services solutions: which is best for your business? appeared first on AnswerConnect Blog.

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Outsource Consultants

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

It’s not up for debate—the 2024 election season is upon us, and November 5th will be here before you know it. So what does your political call center procurement plan look like? You need to secure a quality outbound calling partner before it’s too late. That’s because political campaign telemarketing has become a nearly universal feature of campaign strategy for more than a generation.

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AWS Machine Learning

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

In this post, we discuss how generative artificial intelligence (AI) can help health insurance plan members get the information they need. Many health insurance plan beneficiaries find it challenging to navigate through the complex member portals provided by their insurance plans. These portals often require multiple clicks, filters, and searches to find specific information about their benefits, deductibles, claim history, and other important details.

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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

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Experience the learning, inspiration, and fun with Learning & Certifications at Cisco Connect LatAm in Cancùn, Mexico, September 10-12, 2024.

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Interactions

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

In the ever-evolving world of customer experience (CX), Boston is home to some of the most innovative and transformative leaders in the industry. From financial services to retail, these leaders are pushing the boundaries of CX, driving customer satisfaction, and leading digital transformation efforts. If you’re in the CX space, here are the top 10 customer experience leaders you should follow to stay ahead of the curve. 1.

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BlueOcean

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Are you in the middle of “contact center RFP season”? The RFP questions listed below provide you with a comprehensive guide on how you can structure the request and the actual questions you can add to your RFP. We segmented the questions into six key sections: Company Overview Agent Workforce Contact Center Reporting Project Management Technology Pricing Company Overview Get to know the history and organization of the vendor.

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AWS Machine Learning

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Llama 3, Meta’s latest large language model (LLM), has taken the artificial intelligence (AI) world by storm with its impressive capabilities. As developers and businesses explore the potential of this powerful model, crafting effective prompts is key to unlocking its full potential. In this post, we dive into the best practices and techniques for prompting Meta Llama 3 using Amazon SageMaker JumpStart to generate high-quality, relevant outputs.

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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.

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Cisco - Contact Center

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

AI is everywhere. Especially in sales. But how do you separate the hype from reality? Ignacio Castroverde, Senior Director within Global Virtual Sales, shares what Cisco is doing with AI to help our sellers become faster, more creative, and more helpful to our customers and partners.

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Interactions

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

In the ever-evolving world of customer experience (CX), Boston is home to some of the most innovative and transformative leaders in the industry. From financial services to retail, these leaders are pushing the boundaries of CX, driving customer satisfaction, and leading digital transformation efforts. If you’re in the CX space, here are the top 10 customer experience leaders you should follow to stay ahead of the curve. 1.

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DMG Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Real-Time Adaptive Intelligent Routing Donna Fluss discusses how A.I. real-time adaptive intelligent routing systems can improve contact center operations. The post Real-Time Adaptive Intelligent Routing appeared first on DMG Consulting.

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