ShepHyken

MARCH 28, 2023

On a recent flight, the captain of the airplane announced over the PA system what time we would arrive at our destination. That would have been enough to make most people happy. However, he continued his announcement with a three-minute-plus speech. We learned that we would take off to the west, make a U-turn a few minutes later to head east, how high we would go, the various cities we would be flying over, that we would take a right turn as we approached the runway to land, and more.

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Balto

MARCH 27, 2023

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email Back in August 2022, the Conversation Excellence Lab published a report called “ How to Recession-Proof Your Contact Center, According to 360+ Executives ”. That summer, The World Bank announced that most countries were headed toward a recession. For contact centers, that potentially meant that lower revenue, fewer resources, and pressure to do more with less were on the horizon.

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Contact Center Pipeline

MARCH 28, 2023

As customer expectations and channels for outreach continue to evolve, the contact center is becoming more and more complex and critical.

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NobelBiz

MARCH 28, 2023

Generally speaking, in the contact center space, people tend to look at the one-to-one interaction with an agent as the primary means of obtaining information about products and services. However, most, if not all, inbound-oriented contact center departments are faced with the problem of a huge influx of trivial inquiries taking up the majority of the agent’s time.

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A high-quality customer experience creates loyal customers for years to come and makes for an easy win against businesses that are competing on other factors like price and quality. We partnered with ContactBabel to uncover the biggest hurdles businesses face when trying to improve CX and offer practical suggestions to overcome them.

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Global Response

MARCH 27, 2023

When talking to customers, it’s easy to know what you should say to make a good impression. But what are the customer service phrases and language you might use that inadvertently make a negative impression? Some are obvious, of course (never tell a customer no). Some, however, are more insidious. Communicating effectively with customers is more about saying the right words, of course—it’s also about keeping the right principles of communication in mind.

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JustCall

MARCH 28, 2023

The customer service landscape is experiencing a radical transformation, driven by emerging technologies, increasingly savvy consumers, and evolving demands. It is crucial for businesses to stay ahead of these changes to ensure customer satisfaction, which plays a pivotal role in their growth. By embracing the latest customer service trends, businesses can effectively adapt their processes and leverage cutting-edge tools and technologies to streamline their customer service operations.

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Global Response

MARCH 27, 2023

Can great customer service really impact your brand, or is good customer service good enough? In today’s saturated marketplace, customer service matters more than ever. As the recent data highlights: 86% of customers would leave a brand they were previously loyal to after just a few bad experiences, with 62% saying just one bad experience is enough to dissuade their loyalty. 68% of customers will pay more for products or services from brands known for their excellent customer service. 89% of con

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Topdown

MARCH 27, 2023

The customer experience is one of the most important aspects of an organization. In some cases, the customer experience is even more important than the products being offered. This is especially the case in any service industry in which the customer experience essentially is the product. The sweeping acceleration into the digital era also plays a hand in this, bringing more levels of access to more people all across the nation and the globe.

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Callminer

MARCH 31, 2023

Bruce McMahon, VP of Product Management, highlights CallMiner's latest platform enhancements, including new speaker measures by talk time percent and duration, and hierarchy filtering in Alert.

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Workforce challenges are accelerating, and leaders must be prepared. According to Gartner, “Executives today face a volatile business environment, sustained talent shortages, rapid technological advancements and intense change fatigue in the workforce.” 1 In 9 Future of Work Trends for 2025, Gartner reveals nine critical workforce trends that will define 2025 – from AI’s impact on productivity to evolving leadership roles and talent shortages.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 27, 2023

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. 3 Digital Marketing Strategies That Can Improve Customer Retention by John Hall (Forbes) What happens if you gain 10 new customers but lose 20 from your existing client base?

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Contact Center Pipeline

MARCH 31, 2023

As we close out the first quarter of 2023, our readers are focused on the future. Tiffany guides us on how to up our workforce management game. Tim shares valuable lessons learned from the pandemic and how best to move forward in the new normal.

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Outsource Consultants

MARCH 28, 2023

Saint Louis Park, MN, March 28, 2023 – Outsource Consultants is once again honored to have made the fourth annual Financial Times ranking of The Americas’ Fastest-Growing Companies. This list, compiled with Statista, ranks companies from across North, Central and South America by their compound annual growth rate in revenue between 2018 and 2021. Honorees of the list have shown extraordinary growth, with a doubled median revenue among participants, up from $12.2 to $22.5 million, making this yea

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Callminer

MARCH 29, 2023

More businesses are deploying call center analytics. Read this blog to learn how your current or future call recorder can prime you for effectively implementing conversation intelligence.

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As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 31, 2023

This week, we feature an article by Josh Centers, a Business Journalist at TextExpander , a platform that empowers teams and individuals to save time and eliminate repetitive typing with just a few keystrokes. He shares the challenges that customer service representatives face and how companies can overcome them. Good customer service is something we cherish.

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Contact Center Pipeline

MARCH 30, 2023

If you have ever attempted to coach a contact center agent with 10-plus years of experience, then you already know that it is a very different scenario than coaching someone with two to three years of experience.

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Concentrix

MARCH 29, 2023

Enhances Concentrix’ position as a leader in $550B+ growing CX market Adds clients in attractive growing markets, further diversifying our marquee client list Significantly expands footprint in Europe, Latin America, and Africa Expands breadth and global reach of high-value services and digital capabilities Strengthens support for clients and staff, combining complementary cultures Accretive to revenue […]

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HelpCrunch

MARCH 31, 2023

Who hasn’t heard of these two? Maybe the one living on Mars…(but I am not sure of that!). Both do exactly the same – make the customer’s communication seamless, convenient, and effective in any way [ … ] The post Help Scout vs Intercom: Is It a Tie After All? appeared first on The HelpCrunch blog.

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This comprehensive report explores the evolving landscape of customer and business expectations, with five key trends that will help you understand your customers and stay ahead of the competition. Discover how your peers are implementing AI to improve customer experience with granular insights into their CX investments and specific AI use cases. For the first time, customers prefer digital channels when interacting with a business.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 27, 2023

Top Takeaways: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) bring significant innovations that can truly transform customer service and experience. We now have technology that companies can apply quickly and cost-effectively to deliver the transformational experience customers have expected from the support industry for a long time. Technology can now deliver a conversational feel to the customer’s interaction with a chatbot.

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Contact Center Pipeline

MARCH 29, 2023

While it’s never easy or much fun to tell a customer “no,” you can write it the wrong way—causing write-backs, harming satisfaction, destroying rapport—or the better way. The better way doesn’t mean saying “yes” or making exceptions for super-persistent customers. The better way to write “no” to a customer is candidly, firmly, briefly, and empathetically.

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Avoxi

MARCH 30, 2023

Don't panic! Call spikes happen. Learn easy call queue management strategies to get your contact center call queues under control.

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TechSee

MARCH 28, 2023

A few days ago, we hosted a webinar on the topic of Generative AI, Hype or Practical? We were joined by two of our senior technology experts, Hagai Ben Avi, VP of Integrated Solutions) and Renan Schilman, (VP of R&D). Couldn’t make the entire webinar? Not to worry, we have summarized six of the key takeaways below. To watch the webinar, check it out on demand here.

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Cut complexity and boost efficiency while empowering your customers with Nextiva's unified communications platform. Nextiva streamlines workflows and centralizes customer interactions, all while simplifying business collaboration, increasing productivity, and reducing employee burnout.

AWS Machine Learning

MARCH 31, 2023

This post was co-written with Tony Momenpour and Drew Clark from KYTC. Government departments and businesses operate contact centers to connect with their communities, enabling citizens and customers to call to make appointments, request services, and sometimes just ask a question. When there are more calls than agents can answer, callers get placed on hold with a message such as the following: “We are experiencing higher than usual call volumes.

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VirtualPBX

MARCH 28, 2023

SMS compliance refers to the set of rules and regulations that businesses must follow when sending SMS messages to their customers. These industry-wide regulations are in place to protect consumers from spam and unwanted messages and ensure that businesses operate in a fair and ethical manner. Mobile carriers are currently inundated with requests, delaying some business SMS registrations from completion up to six weeks.

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Avoxi

MARCH 28, 2023

High call volume can create a lot of pressure on agents. Learn real-world volume management strategies from Hyatt and AVOXI experts.

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TeamSupport

MARCH 30, 2023

TeamSupport is all about customer-centricity; it’s built in our DNA. So, we regularly update and enhance our products to ensure we’re providing you, our customer, with software that can grow with you and support your customer service efforts. Detailed below are the features we’ve released in the first quarter of 2023: SUPPORT OUR CUSTOMER SUPPORT TICKETING SYSTEM New Ticket Template Customers can now enhance their customer support team efficiency by creating ticket templates based on their produ

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Discover a new approach to reducing contact center attrition with our in-depth eBook. After analyzing 20+ academic studies, we highlight overlooked causes like lack of leadership trust, emotional labor, and job shock, and introduce the Attrition Velocity metric to better understand attrition's real cost. Our guide doesn't stop at diagnosis; it offers actionable strategies and tools to address these issues head-on.

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AWS Machine Learning

MARCH 30, 2023

The Bundesliga is renowned for its exceptional goalkeepers, making it potentially the most prominent among Europe’s top five leagues in this regard. Apart from the widely recognized Manuel Neuer, the Bundesliga has produced remarkable goalkeepers who have excelled in other leagues, including the likes of Marc-André ter Stegen, who is a superstar at Barcelona.

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MiaRec

MARCH 28, 2023

Are you considering scheduling a product demo to see if MiaRec’s conversation intelligence platform will meet your contact center’s needs? Great! We’re ready to answer all your questions on how MiaRec can ensure satisfaction at every stage of the customer journey.

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ChurnZero

MARCH 31, 2023

The purpose of a Customer Success team is to help a company’s customers get the most value out of its product. The hypothesis is, if a customer maximizes the obtainable value, they will remain loyal and spend more with the company. This isn’t merely a theory. Case studies have shown loyal customers spend more— up to six times more —over the customer lifetime.

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