ShepHyken
AUGUST 11, 2021
“We love our customers, and they obviously love us. They keep coming back, again and again!” . Who doesn’t want to be able to say that? And, if that is the case with your organization, let me ask you this question: Do you know why they are coming back? . Not to be a “downer,” but we shouldn’t confuse a repeat customer with a loyal customer. They are not the same. .
Totango
AUGUST 11, 2021
The quality of your customers’ experience impacts satisfaction and retention. Here are 7 digital customer experience best practices. We’ll cover strategies for enhancing experience throughout your customer’s lifecycle, with an eye toward increasing retention. We’ll include tips for leveraging technology to optimize the digital customer experience. 1.
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Callminer
AUGUST 10, 2021
Business intelligence (BI) bridges the gap between business goals and the information needed to reach them. This blog shares how the right BI tools can drive business growth and transformation.
Contact Center Pipeline
AUGUST 12, 2021
The past year was a challenging and transformative time for many people as a global, once-in-a-generation health crisis upended critical components of how we work, play and connect. From remote workers to Netflix bingers, a critical commonality among people was the rapid adoption of digital platforms. Millions of people are now embracing a digital-first approach […].
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ShepHyken
AUGUST 9, 2021
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. Eight Ways Companies Can Turn A Negative Customer Experience Into A Positive One by Young Entrepreneur Council. (Forbes) To demonstrate how to turn unsatisfactory experiences into satisfactory ones, eight members of Young Entrepreneur Council shared their top-recommended way
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Callminer
AUGUST 11, 2021
The latest in our Responsible AI blog series, the CallMiner Research Lab explores two of the main categories of harms that AI outputs can cause: Harms of Allocation and Harms of Representation.
Contact Center Pipeline
AUGUST 10, 2021
The phone beeps in my ear; I answer with, “Thank you for calling Hoosier Healthwise. This is Mark. How can I help you today?” I pause to allow the other person on the line to speak. He says, “Well, I hope you can,” and he says that he needs help selecting a health plan. I […].
ShepHyken
AUGUST 13, 2021
This week we feature an article by David Tattersall, Head of Client Relations at Handpicked Accountants , an online network housing the best-performing accountants across the UK. He writes about how successful, global brands use social media to deliver outstanding customer service experiences. In the digital era where customer experience is defined by a customer’s first impression of a website, interaction with a chatbot, or response to a social media remarketing advert, the opportunity stands t
Taylor Reach Group
AUGUST 13, 2021
By Colin Taylor. Last spring when the Covid19 pandemic began, companies were forced to make many changes to how they operated. With the offices closed, they sent their agents to work from home. This was a learning experience for the center leadership, the company, and the agents. According to the research we completed in May 2020, only 15% of contact centers had active and existing remote or agents working from home.
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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.
Fonolo
AUGUST 10, 2021
No matter how great your product or service is, the success of your contact center largely depends on the customer service you provide. Ultimately, if customers don’t have a good experience, they’re likely not going to call back. According to research from Khoros, 86% of clients say they’re more likely to turn into lifetime brand advocates if they receive exceptional customer care.
The Northridge Group
AUGUST 10, 2021
Let’s say you’ve already taken the necessary measures to move your contact center from good to great. You’ve adopted clearly defined and focused metrics, you have a vision that aligns the needs of customers with the aspirations of your business, you’ve implemented a clear coaching plan, and you have an open feedback loop for employees to provide comments on customer pain points.
ShepHyken
AUGUST 10, 2021
Customer Insight. Shep Hyken interviews Sharad Khandelwal, co-founder and CEO of SentiSum. They discuss Khandelwal’s artificial intelligence platform that collects valuable information and insights from consumers who reach out. Top Takeaways: – The new technology, artificial intelligence, reads and analyzes all support conversations, regardless of channel, and even tags them with reasons.
Beyond Philosophy
AUGUST 7, 2021
It all started with Apple’s Air Tags. As soon as I heard about them, I knew that they would be exceptional, and I had to have them. But why? I had a drawerful of other manufacturer’s products that did the same thing. What was so special about these? My answer is because these were from Apple, and the reason Apple is the answer is because of Halo Effects.
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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.
Fonolo
AUGUST 12, 2021
High call center agent productivity is every call center manager’s dream. Not only does it lead to higher profits and lowered costs, it also results in better employee engagement and improved customer experiences. So many factors damper agent productivity, like high call volumes and staff turnover, both of which are only too common in the call center industry.
Contact Center Pipeline
AUGUST 11, 2021
I had the opportunity recently to meet with the team at ProcedureFlow to learn about who they are and what they do. In a nutshell, their mission is to make our contact center employees experts faster. They are passionate about making information not only easy to create and share, but also quick and simple to […].
Outsource Consultants
AUGUST 9, 2021
Why is 2021 the time for outsourcing? Because if you want to fly, you have to give up everything that weighs you down. No, I didn’t steal this from a locker room bulletin board, but the aphorism is still true. The most successful companies in history — and the most successful ones in 2021, for that matter — succeeded exponentially not because they did many things well, but because they did specific things great.
HelpCrunch
AUGUST 12, 2021
Remember the days when people used pigeons to deliver a message? First, it was time-taking. Second, it was highly inconvenient. And third, poor birds. They had to carry wrappers tied to their small paws and [ … ]. The post The Ultimate Guide to In-App Messaging appeared first on HelpCrunch blog.
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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.
Totango
AUGUST 8, 2021
Driving software adoption through customer success in the 2020s is a precision business. In the same way that access to large quantities of accurate data enabled drug companies to produce a vaccine record time, making people resistant to the effects of COVID, data has enabled customer success teams to delight customers and pandemic proof their organizations.
aircall
AUGUST 11, 2021
Choosing call recording software is difficult, to say the least. There are tons of options available that vary greatly in cost, features, ease of use, and more. You’ll also have to decide if you need the most expensive one with all sorts of bells and whistles or if you can settle for an affordable one that’s more suited for basic call recordings. Whichever one you choose, it’s important to prioritize call recording software that helps you to improve the customer experience.
Integrity Solutions
AUGUST 13, 2021
Great sales team coaching takes specific knowledge and functional expertise to build a successful team. On their own, these aren’t enough to bring out the best in their sales teams and help them achieve their full performance potential. By adding Emotional and Social Intelligence to the coaching model, sales team coaches can discover amazing success.
Guru
AUGUST 12, 2021
What can Guru do for you? We’re a knowledge management tool first and foremost, but there’s a lot you can do when you have the power of knowledge at your fingertips.
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Jon Arnold
AUGUST 10, 2021
From time to time, the folks at UK-based EM360 engage me to host a podcast and interview one of their sponsors. Aside from podcasts, I also contribute guest posts, and am listed in their Tech Index directory. This time around, I was in conversation with James Buchanan of Dublin-based Arkphire , talking about the challenges faced by their customers to manage remote workers.
Hodusoft
AUGUST 9, 2021
EasyFive Reasons Why E-commerce Players Need Social Media Contact Center Software. Branding has long been used by businesses to drive emotional connection and brand recall in customers. However today, it has moved from invoking an emotion to reputation building. Customers interact with organizations both online and offline—they read reviews, vouch for experiences and join the dots with societal good that a business does.
Tethr
AUGUST 9, 2021
It’s the final countdown! July passed us by quickly, and with it came the last five episodes of our twelve-part podcast series, Customer Effort: Through an AI Lens. In this final month, we picked up the effort story with the next three pillars of effort reduction, and then explored some final dos and don’ts. If you’re ready to embark on your effort reduction journey, you won’t want to miss these last few episodes.
ChurnZero
AUGUST 13, 2021
Your digital-led Customer Success program will only be as good as the technology behind it. But how do you go about building your Customer Success tech stack the right way? InSided VP of Customer Success Anika Zubair joined us to talk about the product categories and solutions that leading Customer Success professionals are embracing as they build out their digital-led programs.
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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.
Uniphore
AUGUST 12, 2021
Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant—virtual assistants have transformed how we interact with technology and what we expect from it. Today’s most popular assistants offer a multimodal experience — the ability to interact on multiple channels — and are a major leap from the voice-only assistants that dominated the market just a few years ago. Unsurprisingly, sales of these multimodal assistants grew 30% in 2020, while voice-only assistants saw a 3% decline.
Hodusoft
AUGUST 13, 2021
How important are auto dialers for call center software. The pace of technological change in the last few years has been astounding. We have come a long way from the ‘no internet’ and ‘intermittent internet’ connection era. For businesses to generate sales leads, the erstwhile favored channels of in-person meets or phone calls are now completely replaced by online lead generation techniques.
VirtualPBX
AUGUST 12, 2021
The latest and greatest is now available on the VirtualPBX Softphone for iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac users. Already the VirtualPBX employee favorite device, we’ve made a series of improvements to improve user experience. For those with automatic updates enabled, the below changes are already available to you. Need to download the newest version manually?
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