NICE inContact

JUNE 30, 2021

To learn about all 10 reasons for using AI in the contact center, be sure to check out the replay of the 10 Ways AI Can Improve the Contact Center Experience webinar, which is available now OnDemand. In that webinar, Laura Bassett and I talk about 10 outcomes of using AI in the contact center. You’ll hear lots of great insights, and you’ll get some additional resources to help get your contact center started with AI.

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SmartAction

JUNE 29, 2021

Customers prefer to handle things themselves. There are many reasons for it — speed, convenience, and ease among the top noted. Customers also expect their needs to be dealt with immediately as they arise. 75% of customers say the most critical part of customer experience is fast response time. So, it’s no shock that many customers have been open to methods in recent years that improve their experience.

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Help Scout

JUNE 30, 2021

It’s still yesterday for you. Statistically speaking, you (like most of my Help Scout colleagues) are probably somewhere in the Northern Hemisphere. Meanwhile, I cling to the bottom of the planet in Australia, probably in your tomorrow. That separation is about more than weather and the relative deadliness of the local wildlife. Remote vs. really remote.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 30, 2021

Not long ago I covered six ways to handle angry customers. Often an angry customer and a difficult customer are the same. But that’s not always true. Sometimes difficult customers aren’t angry. They are just tough and demanding. That said, the techniques I cover in both of these posts can work, with a little tweak or variation depending on the situation.

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CCNG

JULY 2, 2021

In a fast-paced industry like contact centers, it is important to hire quickly without sacrificing accuracy. I recently spoke with David Hadobas of CCNG to discuss this important topic. Our discussion centered around how an automated communication screening process empowers recruiters to focus their time on qualified talent, saving the recruiters hours—and often days—to screen for omnichannel bilingual talent.

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Myra Golden Media

JUNE 29, 2021

Mark your Calendars for October 4 – 8, 2021, because we’re celebrating National Customer Service Week! This year’s theme is, Celebrating the Heart of Service. And I’m facilitating five online video sessions!!! After the year we’ve had, I’m so ready to celebrate with you, to celebrate with you! Head over to [link] to sign up.

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ShepHyken

JULY 2, 2021

This week we feature an article by Devin Pickell, Growth Marketer at Nextiva. He writes about the do’s and don’ts of social media customer service. We already know more brands are using social media as a customer service channel for answering FAQs, customer complaints, and general support questions. . While social media is a great channel for facilitating customer inquiries, there is a right and a wrong way to use the channel.

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CCNG

JUNE 29, 2021

One might view the rigor and structure of a health authority inspection (i.e. an FDA audit) as a strange tool to use within the contact center space, but Jaedeanne Shaver and her team did exactly that in Alcon’s US Customer Service department and have been reaping the rewards ever since. They set out to develop an internal audit program that would help ensure compliance with financial controls, corporate procedures, and relevant regulations - and ended up with a program which not only did that,

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Callminer

JUNE 30, 2021

Business performance improvement, powered by insights from customer conversations, makes it possible to connect the dots between insights and action. Read our blog to learn more.

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Myra Golden Media

JUNE 28, 2021

Is your team dealing with increased irritability from customers? Do your people struggle to get angry customers to back down? If so, have your employees watch this video before they talk to their next angry customer. Disarming demanding customers takes psychology, and I break it down for your team right here. If you need more help getting angry customers to back down, send your team to my online De-escalation Academy.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 29, 2021

The Customer Obsessed Organization. How to Lead with the Customer First. Shep Hyken interviews Shirley Macbeth, Chief Marketing Officer at Forrester , responsible for elevating the company’s thought leadership profile and generating demand for its portfolio of research, consulting, and events. They discuss how customer-obsessed organizations must put their customers at the center of their leadership, strategy, and operations.

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Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 26, 2021

It’s summertime. Do you know what that means? That’s right. It’s time for your summer reading list. I bet you thought you were too old for such things. In this episode, we share 7 essential books for any Customer Experience professional to read, ideally in a tropical locale with a fruity drink in hand. Key Ideas to Improve your Customer Experience.

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TechSee

JUNE 30, 2021

Technician dispatches, known colloquially as “truck rolls,” are considered a necessary evil for many service organizations. If a customer has a need for service, the organization must dispatch a technician to deal with the issue, whether they like it or not. And they don’t like it. Why? Because companies that rely heavily on a technician workforce consider 25% of truck rolls (TSIA) as non-value-added activities and a tremendous waste of resources.

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Contact Center Pipeline

JULY 2, 2021

We cover a wide variety of topics this month in our July issue. In today’s center, culture is more important than ever, given our variety of workplace choices and varied in-person staff options. Culture is always challenging and now more so. Susan discusses creating a supportive culture for the mixed-model work environment in this month’s […].

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ShepHyken

JUNE 28, 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. America’s Best Customer Service Companies by Newsweek. (Newsweek) Newsweek has again partnered with respected global data research firm Statista to identify the stores that consistently provide the Best Customer Service 2021.

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Peter Lavers

JUNE 28, 2021

Customer centricity is a term that has been around for a number of years, but what does it mean in a business-to-business environment and how do we turn the words into a change in the way in which our businesses are run? Alan Thompson. Peter Lavers was delighted to participate in the Customer Attuned online panel discussion in June, which focused on customer centricity and continued their series on Providing Leadership in the New Normal.

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Nicereply

JUNE 29, 2021

How do you know if you or your customer service team have mastered critical thinking skills? Critical thinking refers to the process of analyzing information to get the best answer to a question or problem. Looks like a must-have for customer service representatives, don’t you agree? With critical thinking being among the must-have soft skills for every specialist today, some of us still lack it.

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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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Contact Center Pipeline

JULY 1, 2021

The following Q&A is part of a series on creating a sustainable work-from-home contact center. Each post examines a vital technology that supports contact centers in the transition to a permanent remote-work model. Below, NICE CXone’s Chris Bauserman discusses how AI-powered virtual assistants provide a more natural, personalized and frictionless experience for end customers.

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TeleDirect

JULY 1, 2021

Healthcare, at the very core, is a continuing relationship between patient and care provider. A key aspect of this relationship – and hence overall wellbeing – involves patient follow up communication. While doctors, nurses, healthcare technicians and other care providers have their own time restrictions, patients have the same set of challenges. Real people have real schedules and time commitments.

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Guru

JUNE 29, 2021

When companies suddenly shifted to remote work in early 2020, teams that were still hiring grappled with how to onboard new hires from different locations. This has been—and will continue to be—true for leaders of globally distributed, remote, or hybrid teams. The crucial difference is that leaders now have the time—and space—to be more intentional about how they approach remote onboarding and create meaningful experiences going forward.

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Help Scout

JULY 1, 2021

Every industry has its nuances. Perhaps there’s specific terminology to learn or a heavier focus on one type of metric over another. Often, customer service skills are transferable; however, in some cases there are significant differences that make things a bit more complicated. Take healthcare, for example: Outside of differing cultural norms, there are also laws pertaining to things like storing information or interacting with customers.

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Contact Center Pipeline

JUNE 30, 2021

The following Q&A is part of a series on creating a sustainable work-from-home contact center. Each post examines a vital technology that supports contact centers in the transition to a permanent remote-work model. Below, HireVue’s Andy Valenzuela outlines the benefits of video interviewing for a remote-work model. He also discusses the work-from-home (WFH) challenges that […].

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Inbenta

JUNE 30, 2021

Contents: Introduction. Chatbot examples in the travel & leisure industry. 1. Gol Airlines. 2. TravelClub. 3. Stubhub. Chatbot examples in the utility industry. 4. Naturgy. 5. Butagaz. Chatbot examples in the retail industry. 6. Benefit Cosmetics. 7. Eroski Supermarkets. Chatbot examples in the manufacturing industry. 8. Schlage. Chatbot examples in the healthcare industry. 9.

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Guru

JULY 1, 2021

At Guru, we believe that the workplace will be changed forever. The pandemic forced all of us into a non-optional experiment of having to immediately do 100% of our work remotely.

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CSM Magazine

JUNE 30, 2021

AI chatbot handles peaks and supports business growth. Founded in 2001, in the West Midlands, UK, as a manufacturer of leisure machines for the hospitality industry, Intouch Games launched its first mobile casino games in 2006. The company has won several awards for its mobile gaming applications and in-browser casino and bingo games, which are all developed in-house.

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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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Toister Performance Solutions

JULY 1, 2021

I recently worked with two clients in the same industry. There were a lot of similarities between the organizations. The business models were similar, they were roughly the same size, and their products were essentially the same. Both even professed to be fans of the principles outlined in The Service Culture Handbook. Yet one company was growing while the other struggled.

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Totango

JUNE 30, 2021

Knowing how to boost product adoption after onboarding is critical for customer retention. Onboarding is a crucial time to provide the training and resources that customers need to make the most out of your product. While many customers might be able to quickly ramp up after onboarding, there will be some customers who are slow to adopt the features needed to achieve first value.

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Fonolo

JUNE 29, 2021

No matter what brand or industry you represent, denying your employees the right tools to do their job properly is a sure-fire way to lower engagement. With the right mechanisms at their disposal, agents are better equipped to drive sales, solve customer disputes, and otherwise contribute to your bottom line and call center metric health. But technology has remained a barrier for modern contact centers.

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