Contact Center Pipeline
APRIL 6, 2023
The idiom “in demand” is defined as “greatly sought after, designed, or required by many people. Sometimes it is used with the modifier “high” before or in the middle of the phrase. I don’t know about you, but I am very happy to use “in high demand” when it comes to Contact Center agents!
Fonolo
APRIL 4, 2023
Customer service expectations in the contact center continue to increase, and only the best businesses keep up. Customer service statistics show that superior CX generates more return customers, increases loyalty, and helps generate higher profits. Here’s a comprehensive list of the most important customer service statistics you need to know in 2023.
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Helpware
APRIL 5, 2023
Customer support has come a long way, thanks to the many automation tools currently on the market. S0 there’s no excuse for your business not to provide top-notch assistance to all its customers. The best call center software offers multiple features—from call routing and queuing to interactive voice response (IVR) systems. As a result, you can track key metrics with analytics and reporting features, view customer data for personalized interactions, and more.
Lumoa
APRIL 4, 2023
A customer engagement strategy is vital to increasing customer loyalty and driving revenue. It will help you build relationships with existing customers. You’ll also attract new ones and create more opportunities for repeat purchases. Ultimately, it raises customer satisfaction with your brand. But it’s not something you create on a whim. You must plan, think creatively, and understand your customers to build your strategy.
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Step-by-step instructions on how to use AI for growth in your contact center Learn how AI can transform your contact center operations. In this ebook, dig into the different AI technologies, then see how each can help automate tasks, streamline service, and turn your contact center from a cost center to a profit house. Plus, we’ll give you practical tips on choosing the right AI tools, getting them up and running, and measuring their impact.
SmartAction
APRIL 4, 2023
Conversational AI represents the future of voice assistants. Don’t believe us? Just ask The New York Times. In a March 15, 2023 article – “ How Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant Lost the A.I. Race ” – Times reporters Brian Chen, Nico Grant, and Karen Wise very effectively described the modern marketplace for voice assistants and where it’s headed. By examining the latest developments in artificial intelligence (AI), the Times correspondents show how virtual voice assistants such as Siri and Alexa
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Contact Center Pipeline
APRIL 5, 2023
Customer experience (CX) is the key to building brand loyalty in a post-COVID world. And poor CX costs enterprises $75 billion annually (Forbes). Many enterprises have addressed these issues but also opportunities by moving communications to the cloud to create new, powerful, time-saving, and value-adding experiences for both customer service agents and consumers.
Abby Connect
APRIL 3, 2023
Customers interact with businesses all the time (we’ve all been there), from conversations with the front desk to sales and customer calls. They’re subconsciously experiencing the same sequence of communicative events, and the only thing they’ll remember is the first of those conversations—the primacy effect.
JustCall
APRIL 5, 2023
The need for customer success management is fairly new and fast becoming pertinent. With an increasing number of B2B and B2C companies switching to subscription-based models, businesses are facing new challenges. These include the need to create value for customers on a recurring basis as well as lowering the switching costs for customers. Traditional customer support models will not cut it.
ShepHyken
APRIL 4, 2023
The other day I was at the airport and ordered a chicken sandwich from one of the “to go” restaurants. When it came time to pay, they didn’t ask me for a tip. For a moment, I thought, “Did I go back in time?” This is just my opinion, but the concept of tipping is getting out of hand. I go to a fast-food restaurant and order a burger and fries. The person behind the counter takes my money and gives me my food.
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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.
Beyond Philosophy
APRIL 1, 2023
This Podcast produced in partnership with Zuper™. You are probably underestimating the importance of a vital part of your Customer experience. Most organizations do. However, neglecting to address it can have negative impact on your customer satisfaction, customer loyalty, and customer advocacy. Dying to know what it could be? Well, the area that is often underestimated in importance is the impact of your field service engineers.
CCNG
APRIL 5, 2023
What triggers you? Is it an annoying driver on the expressway that cuts you off? Maybe it’s the tone of voice of a co-worker or family member. If you’re an emotional eater, it could be the smell of baking bread or cookies. Burger and pizza commercials can be very tempting, causing your mouth to water. In psychology, a trigger is defined as a stimulus that causes a painful memory to resurface.
Myra Golden Media
APRIL 6, 2023
Breaking bad news is one of the most challenging aspects of customer service. It’s always challenging to tell a customer that their product is out of stock, their order is delayed, or their service is canceled. However, as a contact center representative, it’s your responsibility to deliver this news in a way that’s sensitive, empathetic, and effective.
ShepHyken
APRIL 4, 2023
Top Takeaways: Personalization is the new CRO (Conversion Rate Optimization). When done right, it is a game changer for businesses to get customers to perform a desired action, whether it is clicking a link, filling out a form, or buying a product. A study by Epsilon indicates that 80% of consumers are more likely to make a purchase when brands offer personalized experiences.
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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.
Steve DiGioia
APRIL 3, 2023
Sure. Coming out of the COVID pandemic, many businesses are still having difficulties hiring enough employees to properly service their customers. I understand that. But, if that’s the case, at least find a few seconds to acknowledge the customers who enter your door, regardless of how busy you are. Example: The other day, my family and I entered a restaurant for a late lunch.
Contact Center Pipeline
APRIL 4, 2023
Our April issue is available. We cover some of our bigger contact center challenges in our April issue. We discuss motivation, schedule flexibility, hiring, GIG working, remote work, knowledge management, awesome customer experiences and happy employees. Of course, it wouldn’t be a complete issue if we didn’t discuss promoting your contact center’s value and visibility.
Myra Golden Media
APRIL 5, 2023
When managing phone calls, signposting can make all the difference between a smooth and efficient conversation and a frustrating and confusing one. Signposting is the art of guiding the conversation using clear and concise language to let the caller know what to expect next. It’s a crucial skill for anyone who frequently takes calls, such as customer service representatives, salespeople, or receptionists.
ShepHyken
APRIL 7, 2023
This week, we feature an article by Manpreet Singh Chawla, senior digital marketing executive at Knowmax , a SaaS-based organization that offers knowledge management solutions for various industries. He shares how organizations can identify and solve customer pain points. What are customer pain points? A customer’s ongoing issue is known as a pain point in business.
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!
TechSee
APRIL 4, 2023
While searching on the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) site on the term “customer service”, the phrase “act as if you like your customer” comes up. Basically, this is the same idea as “treat the customer as a friend”. All well and good, you should be kind while talking to your customers on the phone when they have a problem in their house.
C3Centricity
APRIL 4, 2023
Emotional Intelligence, or EQ, has emerged as a critical factor in driving business growth by enabling organisations to develop more meaningful customer relationships. In today’s ever-changing business environment, organisations seek innovative ways to differentiate themselves from their competitors. While many companies focus on improving their products, services, or technology, the key to long-term success lies in understanding and engaging with customers at a deeper level.
HelpCrunch
APRIL 3, 2023
Let’s be honest, our job, as marketers, managers, and developers, will never end because we have to constantly think about how to surprise a customer more. How to make their experience more pleasant, outstanding, and [ … ] The post How to Collect In-App Feedback: Methods and Best Practices appeared first on The HelpCrunch blog.
Avoxi
APRIL 5, 2023
61% of consumers prefer speaking to customer service reps on the phone for assistance, there’s no denying the impact voice channels have on improving luxury customer experience.
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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.
Bill Quiseng
APRIL 5, 2023
QUI QUOTE: As their leader, the value to your employees is in their personal interactions, not your business transactions. For their well-being, employees want emotional remuneration, not just financial ones. Don’t ask them, “What can you do for me and my business?” Instead, ask your employees these two questions: “What do you think? and “What can I do for you?
Cisco - Contact Center
APRIL 6, 2023
How Cisco Secure Endpoint can protect you now and into the future As the way the world works continues to shift, we are driving towards the delivery of the Cisco Security Cloud.
AWS Machine Learning
APRIL 5, 2023
The rise of text and semantic search engines has made ecommerce and retail businesses search easier for its consumers. Search engines powered by unified text and image can provide extra flexibility in search solutions. You can use both text and images as queries. For example, you have a folder of hundreds of family pictures in your laptop. You want to quickly find a picture that was taken when you and your best friend were in front of your old house’s swimming pool.
ConvergeOne
APRIL 4, 2023
A majority of organizations (81%) expect to leverage partnering with vendors and service providers over the next two years to manage application and infrastructure performance and security, according to a 2021 IDC global survey of 254 senior-level IT decision-makers. Strategic vendor relationships are rising in priority, the firm noted. One of the reasons why organizations should look to a strategic partner is that it allows internal staff to focus on strategic activities, leaving experts at the
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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.
kommunicate
APRIL 5, 2023
Last Updated on April 5, 2023 Kommunicate announced it had achieved the High Performer award by G2, the world’s largest and most trusted software marketplace. Kommunicate is also ranked 3rd in ‘Ease of Use’ by users in the bot platform category. This recognition is based on the responses of real users for each bot platform-related [.] The post Kommunicate Named a High Performer in the Grid® Report for Bot Platforms appeared first on Kommunicate Blog.
Cisco - Contact Center
APRIL 5, 2023
As networks evolve to keep up with the requirements of a distributed hybrid workforce and the need for new B2B and B2C cloud applications, an increasingly complex workload for IT is an inevitable… Read more on Cisco Blogs
Calltools
APRIL 5, 2023
Financial service call centers are responsible for both inbound and outbound calls that deal with sensitive information. Often, these financial calls are time-sensitive as well. As such, financial service call centers must employ the right tools to allow their agents to reach clients most effectively. A predictive or preview dialer service can help improve efficiency for specific financial call centers.
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