Contact Center Pipeline

OCTOBER 20, 2020

As contact center leaders plan for the post-pandemic recovery—both short- and long-term—where can they turn for reliable insights for informed decision-making? Contact centers that emerge from the crisis understaffed may find that their previous hiring profiles do not apply to a mostly work-from-home environment. Emotional intelligence skills are also in higher demand as callers require […].

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Oscar Wilde’s famous quip shapes my marketing philosophy, “There is only one thing worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” One of the reasons the brilliant quote rings true is because of the concept of Priming. When you bring attention to things, it influences how people act upon them. Priming activates some part of our mind, and that’s enough to produce this response out of us.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 23, 2020

This week we feature an article from Geoff Webb, the Vice President of Products at PROS. He explains the importance of building a solid, human relationship with your customers in the digital world. There are no transactions. Not anymore. Two hundred years ago, buyers purchased all types of items – food, clothing, furniture – from vendors they knew and trusted.

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Myra Golden Media

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Grab the “Delivering Bad News” worksheet here , and come back next week for part two, when I reveal my 5 keys for Delivering Bad News.

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TechSee

OCTOBER 21, 2020

With the pandemic’s restrictions and need for safety, enterprises face unprecedented operational challenges in their ability to deliver customer service. Many companies have been forced to adapt their support models to meet consumer expectations for service delivery. Back in May 2020, when the pandemic raged and safety was top of mind for millions, we carried out an in-depth study to explore consumer sentiment about technical support and residential technician visits.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Stop comparing yourself to the competition. It’s okay to ask yourself, “What are they doing that we aren’t?” However, that can be a dangerous question. I use the word dangerous to warn you that all you are doing is “baseline thinking.” I call it that because it’s at the base. Realize that others in your industry are probably asking themselves the same question.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 17, 2020

When you bring attention to something, it influences people’s behavior. For example, The food and household goods supplier in the UK, Tesco, was recently accused of profiteering by raising the prices of a yeast extract spread called Marmite. There was quite an uproar about it in the UK. You would think that this would mean sales of Marmite would go down.

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Contact Center Pipeline

OCTOBER 22, 2020

More than six months ago, the world changed for everyone. In most places, people were sent home to work remotely. The contact center industry was expected to get their teams home while continuing to serve millions of customers. So many leaders stepped up to the plate and served selflessly to make sure that their teams […].

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Ian Jacobs

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The purpose of customer service is no longer just to alleviate run-of-the-mill inconveniences; it is to provide fundamental and necessary services for consumers devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn how customer service will evolve in 2021.

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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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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Each week I read a number of 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. What Is Voice of the Customer and What Does it Mean for Customer Experience? by Scott Clark. (CMSWire) Voice of Customer (VoC) programs have been shown to improve the customer journey when brands use VoC metrics to obtain actionable insights, but only when those insig

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Steve DiGioia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

We face many distractions and obstacles in our day-to-day lives so it’s not worth the effort to be something you are not. Eventually, your true self will come out. When it does, and if you are not showing desirable traits, you will be shunned for being “fake” Here is how to be true to yourself and your business. We are who we are – until we’re not.

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Peter Lavers

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Contact Centre specialists Fonolo sought out industry experts (including our own Peter Lavers) and leaders far and wide and asked them how Contact Centres — and the CX industry as a whole — fared in the first few months facing COVID-19. Please click here to read what they found.

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C3Centricity

OCTOBER 22, 2020

We need to better understand shoppers. Why? Because retail is in crisis. Investment in brick-and-mortar stores has declined 30% in the US and a staggering 50% in Europe. In the UK 50,000 of the 500,000+, high street stores are empty , that’s a whopping 10%. But that level can even be higher, double or triple that in some parts of the country. The government in the UK upped its rescue fund to a billion pounds and slashed its rates in the hope of lowering rents last year.

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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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Fonolo

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Of all the years in recent memory, 2020 will stand out as one the most challenging and unexpected. Industries worldwide have risen to meet their new realities and adapted admirably. . But it’s not over yet. With the holiday season around the corner, retailers are feeling the pressure as they navigate one of the most demanding periods in a post-COVID world. .

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Transparent BPO

OCTOBER 21, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Award Recognizes Top BPO at Delivering Superior Customer Experiences Rockville, MD, October 16, 2020 — Transparent BPO, a leader in nearshore and offshore contact center solutions, was announced the winner of the coveted “Best Outsourcing Provider” at the 2020 ICMI Global Contact Center Awards. This award honors Transparent BPO for delivering the […].

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Peter Lavers

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Tiffany Carpenter, Head of Customer Intelligence at SAS UK & Ireland, recently chatted with Peter Lavers and Sally Eaves about disruption and the effects on business of Covid-19. You can read her MYcustomer article by clicking here.

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Contact Center Pipeline

OCTOBER 21, 2020

My blog series co-author, Paul Stockford, and I both lobbied to lead this one off. Paul, thanks for letting me set the stage—plus I know you’ll bring our main points home with well-researched facts and data! You may not recognize the name Karla Bonoff at first, but you surely know her music. A prolific songwriter, […].

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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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Outsource Consultants

OCTOBER 23, 2020

?Saint Louis Park, MN, October 23, 2020 – Outsource Consultants is excited to announce that we are a Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Fast 50 honoree for 2020. The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal has named Outsource Consultants, a leader in outsource call center selection, to its 2020 Fast 50 list. This list represents the fastest-growing private companies in the Twin Cities, based on revenue growth from the previous three years.

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Shrinking budgets, growing attrition, and a scramble to deliver safe and secure working environments. The State of the Contact Center in 2020 is a far cry from where we expected it to be this time last year. Do you remember back in March when we were all going around saying, “When this is all over…?” and everyone had a weekend booked full of pub quizzes?

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Guru

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Guru's digital speaker series Remotathon shines a light on some amazing people and companies — like Shopify , Slack , Handshake , and Noom — who shared insights on how we can best support our teams during this tough time. You can check out highlights of some of the essential CX conversations below, and catch up on all of the sessions here. Working Smarter, Not Harder: Process & Automation at Scale.

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Talkdesk

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Remote contact centers present unprecedented challenges. A major shift to working from home has sparked new concerns for security officers who worry about the possibility of a data breach damaging the entire organization. Most (78%) IT leaders say employees have put data at risk in the last year. Another survey has shown that 62% of Wi-Fi related security incidents happen when employees use networks in public spaces.

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Concentrix

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The Concentrix Experience Platform (XP) delivers a managed technology solution for omnichannel customer experience and work-at-home agents Cloud customer experience platform brings digital journeys to life at scale FREMONT, Calif. October 19, 2020 – Concentrix, a leading global Customer Experience Solutions Company, today announced Concentrix Experience Platform (XP), the CX industry’s newest platform for next.

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NICE inContact

OCTOBER 21, 2020

An outbound call center is a customer service or sales operation that makes outgoing calls to customers or prospects. It's staffed with specially trained agents who work on-site, remotely, or may work for a business process outsourcer (BPO). Outbound call centers require unique technology, KPIs, and compliance requirements.

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TELUS International

OCTOBER 19, 2020

In this virtual think tank article developed in partnership with Frost and Sullivan, discover key insights from customer experience leaders on the future of CX design, delivery and operations.

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Talkdesk

OCTOBER 21, 2020

We are all someone’s customer. And as customers, we expect our issues to be solved quickly, efficiently and — if possible — using our channel of choice. We don’t want to be transferred from one customer support representative to another and explain our issue over and over again. Frankly, that kind of experience frustrates us and hurts our relationship with that product or service provider.

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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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Concentrix

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Silicon Valley US Golden Bridge Awards recognizes Concentrix’ innovation in Technology and Wellbeing. The post Innovation at Concentrix Shines Through with 5 Golden Bridge Awards appeared first on Concentrix.

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Nexmo

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The fundamental building block of any Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system is handling input. There are generally two types of input that you can take programmatically from a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), both of which are supported by Vonage: Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) —these are input events collected from your user’s handset.

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UJET

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Omnichannel was never supposed to be just about your agents. Sure, your customer service agents need to be able to switch seamlessly from chat to voice and have all customer information in one easily accessible location. But omnichannel was always supposed to unify the customer journey, too. Improving the customer experience isn’t just a product of your agents having everything in one dashboard; it’s customers transitioning from chatting with your agent to speaking with them over the phone—witho

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