Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 24, 2018

Michael Lowenstein, Ph.D., CMC Thought Leadership Principal, Beyond Philosophy. By EX, of course, we mean employee experience. Customer experience optimization has, for some time, been the stated goal of many enterprises around the world. Where the role of employees in meeting that goal is concerned, however, there has been a tacit belief that the equation “happy employees = happy customers” works.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 24, 2018

People say all the time that the first impression is important. No doubt it is. Just as important, if not even more so, is the last impression, as it leaves a lasting impression. If you’ve been following my work, this concept may be familiar to you. Recently, I tweeted about lasting impressions (follow me on Twitter @Hyken if you aren’t already doing so).

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Myra Golden Media

JANUARY 23, 2018

I cuss. A lot. But never have I dared to cuss at a person in a customer service role. And I get rather upset about lousy customer service and still manage to talk nicely to people about any issues I encounter. Some people cuss, and yell and make threats when they are angry about customer service. This is not okay. You have to draw the line on unacceptable behavior with customers, just as I hope you do in your interpersonal relationships when people disrespect you.

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Contact Center Pipeline

JANUARY 23, 2018

The landscape for engaging with customers is changing fast. Consumers expect hyper-personalization—and they want a choice of ways to communicate with the companies with which they do business. Bots, asynchronous messaging, augmented reality and machine learning are at the doorstep of the contact center, too, modifying the customer journey and putting pressure on traditional businesses […].

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 26, 2018

Colin Shaw and Professor Ryan Hamilton examine the question: Why do customers change their minds? What makes a customer change their minds when they have been so certain the day before? Critically what can we do about it? Ryan discusses research by psychologists that give us some clues, and pointers for improving your customer’s experience. Hosts, Colin Shaw and Ryan Hamilton.

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Call Center Weekly

JANUARY 24, 2018

How can digital content be used to enhance customer experience? According to Wikipedia, digital content (also known as digital media), is stored on digital or analog storage in specific formats. Forms of digital content include information that is digitally broadcast, streamed, or contained in computer files. So, what does digital content have to do with customer service?

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Contact Center Pipeline

JANUARY 24, 2018

Optimizing authentication and preventing fraud are hot topics in the industry. Knowledge Based Authentication (KBA) has been the approach for most centers until now; however, it is terribly flawed and vulnerable. Much of that information has been compromised and can be obtained through the dark web and social engineering. So it’s time to build and […].

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West

JANUARY 22, 2018

Not long ago, grocery shopping happened solely in-store, and banking was done with the help of a human teller. But the internet, social media and mobile devices have dynamically changed this relationship, and consumers have come to expect much more from their brand communication. The Blog 27 Stats That Show What Consumers Expect from Brand Communication appeared first on West Corporation.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 26, 2018

This week we feature an article by Evan Hackel who writes about why it is important to train your frontline with excellent listening skills. Pay attention to what customers are saying. Take advantage of what you are seeing and hearing and then use what you’ve learned to surprise your customers with amazing and exceptional customer service. – Shep Hyken.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 23, 2018

The call center experience is under great scrutiny from today’s consumers. There are many ways to fall short of their expectations. One surefire way of doing so is to put callers on hold. Tolerance for long wait times has been getting lower and lower. If the wait is longer than a few minutes, callers will complain to your agents (leading to longer handle times) and they will vent on social media (see onholdwith.com).

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Contact Center Pipeline

JANUARY 25, 2018

According to Wikipedia, the expression “a chip on the shoulder” comes from the ancient right of shipwrights within the British Royal Navy Dockyards to take home a daily allowance of off-cuts of timber, even if good wood was cut up for this purpose. The American origin can be traced back to the early 19th century. […].

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Peter Lavers

JANUARY 24, 2018

Every marketer has at some point wondered “why won’t my customers behave like I want them to?!” Educators as well about their students! Nudge theory suggests that small changes, e.g. reinforcing certain actions, can actually change people’s behaviour in profound ways without them realising. We all know that we need to eat more healthily.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 23, 2018

When Virtual Reality Becomes Your Customer’s Reality. Shep Hyken Interviews Jeff Day, CEO of Bluewater Technologies. What if you could be face-to-face with your customers, anytime, anywhere? . ? <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”>?

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Customer Experience Matters

JANUARY 22, 2018

For years, Temkin Group has worked with organizations that are looking to become more customer-centric, providing guidance to the executives and teams who are responsible for driving this change. But over the last couple of years, we’ve noticed a shift in our work. It’s no longer just about providing our clients with the skills and knowledge they need to be masterful CX professionals.

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Customer Guru

JANUARY 23, 2018

Happy customers play a major role in bringing repeat business and business through word-of-mouth and referrals. When a customer service agent resolves a customer’s grievance with immense care and attention, the customer will talk about it to his friends and family. For this, your customer service skills must be par excellence. On the other hand, if your customer service team is indifferent to the customers’ issues, they will fail to impress the customers.

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Customers That Stick

JANUARY 22, 2018

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Lumoa

JANUARY 23, 2018

If you work in a big company with large number of customers (or users), you most probably receive a lot of feedback: people write about their experiences, complain about the things that do not work and tell about the things they love. Most companies collect feedback in some specific format, such as Net Promoter Score. Some companies use other metrics , such as Customer Effort Score or Customer Satisfaction.

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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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Centriam Customer Experience Lab

JANUARY 25, 2018

Data-driven decision making. We all aspire to it. Whether it’s in Customer Experience management, targeted marketing, deciding which candidates to hire, choosing a new car, or picking the teams in your March Madness office pool.

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TechSee

JANUARY 23, 2018

Wake up and smell the….smart coffee? The home coffee machine industry has become a hot market, driven by consistent demand for better coffee and improved methods for making it at home. The evolution started with the introduction of the individual coffee pod. Pod technology transformed the home coffee machine market by reinventing how coffee could be delivered and brewed at home.

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UJET

JANUARY 23, 2018

After years of delivering SaaS solutions and supporting customers' implementations through their transition from one half-decent tool to another, I knew there had to be a better way. Most of the time, we could get 80 or 90% of the way there—but only after significant compromise. The reality is that a large part of this industry is built from 20-year-old architectures and only updated just enough to infiltrate the cloud technology space… But then there’s UJET.

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aircall

JANUARY 26, 2018

These are the knowable things: it’s 2018, every customer wants to be treated like the monarch of small European nation, and your support staff are working tirelessly to make everyone happy. It’s also the age of multichannel communications. Which means those noble customers are coming at you from the left, right, chat, email, social media, and (of course) telephone.

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VocalCom

JANUARY 22, 2018

For many companies, personalization remains a top priority in this new year. Many brands are achieving this goal by offering stronger service and personalized content through artificial intelligence and geolocation. However, the human touch should not be underestimated: From customer service agents showing empathy to salespeople making recommendations in-store, personalization starts with an authentic human connection.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 25, 2018

As a child, I hated going to the dentist. The idea of keeping my mouth open, for what felt like an eternity, while someone poked and prodded at my teeth, was never a pleasant experience. Funnily enough, what helped me get through those torturous endeavours was the artwork displayed in that dental office. Strategically placed on the ceiling, above the chair, I had the pleasure of gazing at so many lovely pictures.

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Amity

JANUARY 22, 2018

What Does the GDPR Mean for Your Customer Success Organization? The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is said to be the most important change in data privacy regulation ever. The GDPR’s primary goal is to protect and empower all European Union citizens’ data privacy. As we’re rapidly approaching its coming effect in May 2018, companies everywhere are doing their best to comply with the GDPR before it becomes enforceable.

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aircall

JANUARY 26, 2018

These are the knowable things: it’s 2018, every customer wants to be treated like the monarch of small European nation, and your support staff are working tirelessly to make everyone happy. It’s also the age of multichannel communications. Which means those noble customers are coming at you from the left, right, chat, email, social media, and (of course) telephone.

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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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Customer Service Life

JANUARY 24, 2018

In Episode #43 we first open our wallets/purses and talk about what’s important to us — and yes, Jenny has offered Jeremy a peppermint beadlet and they do indeed work. We then explore the popular customer service term, “soft skills,” what those skills are, and whether or not that’s the correct term. For more context on this issue, check out our debate with other customer service experts on this topic.

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Kayako

JANUARY 24, 2018

At Kayako, we do our best to understand not just our customers’ needs, but their customers’ needs, as well. Armed with that empathy and over ten years in the business, there’s been one consistent signal that stands out from the noise in this year’s customer service trends: customers want effortless experiences. Customers hate putting in effort to get problems resolved.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 24, 2018

Are you the Yoda of your friends and family, full of realism and words of advice? You may not realize it, but if you’ve ever worked in a customer facing position, you’ve likely learned some hard lessons about life. The call center can truly open your eyes to human behaviour and the psychology behind it. By interacting with people constantly, it’s inevitable that you’ll eventually get hit smack dab in the face by some real-life wisdom during your time at work.

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