Callminer
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
Ahead of his session at the Online Collections Technology Think Tank 2.1 on September 16, Frank Sherlock shares his thoughts on using data to identify vulnerable customers and assess affordability.
Beyond Philosophy
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
If you are like most companies, you probably think that you put the customer at the center of everything you do. But do you? There are some critical things that the most customer centric companies do differently than the average company. It requires a mindset that understands the essential nature of it and then a consistent approach to applying it in all the areas of the company, from how you recruit talent and empower employees to how you prioritize customers in your team meetings.
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TechSee
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
When most service organizations consider implementing Visual Assistance, they mainly focus on how to use the technology to support remote teams in the field or contact center. However, Visual Assistance can deliver value to many other use cases, all of which can help your organization save time and money and improve both the employee and customer experience.
ShepHyken
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
One of the favorite chapters I wrote in my recent book, I’ll Be Back: How to Get Customers to Come Back Again and Again , was about why customers would terminate their relationship with you. Yes, the word terminate ties into the movie Terminator , which somehow became a theme in the background of the book. So, why would a customer terminate his or her relationship with you?
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Myra Golden Media
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
We had high hopes – and big plans – to reconvene and reconnect at ACX’21 in Arlington, VA, but remember the saying about best-laid plans? Now we’re meeting OCTOBER 26-27 for a FREE online event packed with insightful learning and new opportunities to engage and interact. . Learn more and register here!
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Fonolo
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
When customers call your customer service line, greeting them with a friendly and easy-to-navigate interactive voice response system is a standard in call center software. This is often the first stage in a customer service journey, so making your welcome greeting and routing accessible and intuitive is a key aspect to your call center functionality.
ShepHyken
SEPTEMBER 6, 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. When Customer Care Isn’t Enough, Call the Customer Delight Brigade by Katie Deighton. (Wall Street Journal) Staff members at the George Eliot Hospital in the English town of Nuneaton are used to the sight of flowers being delivered to patients.
Contact Center Pipeline
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Becoming an amazing team leader takes a lot of work, and it’s certainly not always easy. But, the surprising thing is it isn’t the hardest thing in the world either—especially if you learn and adopt the positive habits that top-performing team leaders consistently apply every day! Over the past 35 years, I’ve been involved with […].
Call Design
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
There is no better gauge as to the importance of customer experience when engaging with a brand’s contact centre than the millions of social media complaints that consumers have about their experience. If agents don’t have proper training and tools, they are not only unable to do their jobs, but may be damaging your brand. 10 ways to really kick goals and create agent success include: Create a Plan.
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SharpenCX
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
There are dozens of ways to measure your customers’ satisfaction. But, one metric steps beyond just measuring satisfaction. Your customer Net Promoter Score builds the foundation to help you measure customer advocacy, too. Undeniably, customer advocacy helps you win more customers. Nearly 90% of customers trust recommendations from their peers when making a buying decision.
ShepHyken
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Digital Customer Service. Transforming Customer Experience for an On-Screen World. Shep Hyken interviews Rick DeLisi and Dan Michaeli, authors of Digital Customer Service: Transforming Customer Experience for An On-Screen World. They discuss why customer-centric companies need digital transformation. Top Takeaways: Digital Customer Service is about interactions that take place on-screen or have a component of on-screen enhancements (on-screen automation, on-collaboration, on-screen communication
Contact Center Pipeline
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
We considered starting this article like this: “Two grizzled training veterans walk into a bar…” but that’s not exactly how it happened. We are experienced (not grizzled) training consultants. We’ve never met in a bar, but that could happen someday! We have, however, met in professional circles, and we’re big fans of each other’s work. […].
The Northridge Group
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
It’s a fundamental shift in the way we do business: These days, most customers encounter a brand or business online before they encounter it in real life. The first digital interaction a potential customer has with a company (online or by app) can make or break the company’s potential relationship with the customer, and this trend has been amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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SharpenCX
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
Jobvite’s annual Job Seeker Nation survey found that 34% of employees have left a job in the first 90 days at some point in their careers. Contact center attrition is painful as it is. But to lose a new hire 3 months in, you’re left looking for a replacement way too soon. You spend more time searching for and hiring new agents than taking time to actually manage your contact center and improve your team’s performance.
ShepHyken
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
This week we feature an article by Tanya Ahmed, a Digital Marketer of Vantage Circle , a cloud-based employee engagement platform. She writes about what customers expect from companies in 2021 and what they actually get. Consumers today expect speedier access to services than ever before. They count on meaningful interactions with service professionals who make them feel valued.
Contact Center Pipeline
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Like most contact center leaders, I like data. Give me cold, hard facts and figures and I’m able to build strategies and implement processes to improve those numbers. Everyone in the contact center industry is accustomed to looking at numbers associated with cost per acquisition, connection rate and lead conversion rate. We track these key […].
Help Scout
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Just because a customer clicked a smiley face in your post-service feedback survey does not mean you gave them high-quality service. They might love the product, and your service is just okay enough not to make a difference. Or they might be very happy with an answer, not knowing you’ve given them incomplete or out-of-date information.
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Concentrix
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Discover the top takeaways from our Environmental Sustainability Roundtable discussion with some of the world’s top brands. The post 5 Key Factors for Driving Environmental Sustainability Success appeared first on Concentrix.
Fonolo
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
As a call center leader, you have one main goal — to grow your long-term customer base. To do that, you need to keep your customers happy. Call center performance is heavily weighed on customer satisfaction; so, the importance of a customer service strategy is undeniable. READ THE FULL GUIDE: Creating a Customer Service Strategy That Drives Business Growth.
Eptica
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Date: Monday, September 6, 2021 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager Moving to the cloud – 5 tips for a winning strategy. Published on: September 06, 2021. Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager More and more contact centres are recognising the benefits of adopting cloud technologies or moving their entire infrastructure into the cloud.
CSM Magazine
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Rob Nash, Founder and Managing Director of 4 Roads explains how providing a good CX experience is all about empowering customers with technologies that enable them to reach solutions quickly. A recent report on Customer experience (CX) shows as much as one-third of customers would consider switching companies after just one instance of bad customer service.
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Toister Performance Solutions
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Note: Lessons from The Overlook is a periodic update on lessons learned from owning a vacation rental property in the Southern California mountain town of Idyllwild. It's a hands-on opportunity to apply some of the techniques I advise my clients to use. You can find past updates here. My wife, Sally, and I own a vacation rental cabin called The Overlook Idyllwild.
ConvergeOne
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Today I want to talk about one of the guiding principles of modernization: Automation. When I talk about automation, I’m specifically talking about administration automation. At first, it would seem like this is mostly about making life easier for the administrators—and yes, that’s part of it. However, there’s actually a lot of business value that goes along with this type of automation.
Eptica
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
Date: Friday, September 10, 2021 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager How emotional intelligence can help you cope with Christmas. Published on: September 10, 2021. Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager As we approach the peak Christmas season, agents need to be ready for the extra stress that higher demand, and potentially grumpier customers, bring.
Nicereply
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
When done well, support enablement will result in happier employees, happier customers, and a more polished product. We often hear a lot about sales enablement, which is the process and practice of ensuring sales teams have the right information and tools to help them sell more effectively. But support enablement is equally important, and it’s often overlooked.
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Babelforce
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Running a contact center often feels like a balancing act. You have to juggle great (and speedy!) service while ensuring agents aren’t overworked. Misjudge this and you’ll end up with: unhappy agents and customers, or a labor bill that is larger than necessary. Either situation will harm your business! Getting this balance right isn’t easy. But measuring call occupancy can keep you on the right track. .
Quality Contact Solutions
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
Regardless of how you feel about telemarketing, the? results speak for themselves. Telemarketing is relevant and very effective. However, that doesn’t mean that telemarketing as a stand-alone tactic works for every business.? Using different communication channels increases engagement with your targeted audience regarding business-to-business (B2B) sales and marketing.
kommunicate
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
In the month of August, we have released some new features and improved the existing features to make your job easier. Chat widget FAQ categories Now you can show your FAQs based on the categories instead of the list, this will provide a smoother experience for your users. NPM plugin We have released the NPM [.]. The post Here’s What’s New from August 2021| Kommunicate Product Updates appeared first on Kommunicate Blog.
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