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Skill Up for Success: How to Focus on CX in Volatile Times

The Call Center School

With the COVID-19 pandemic, contact centers are facing new challenges each day. Your customer volumes are fluctuating. Your agent availability may have decreased. If you’re new to at-home work, your team’s productivity may be waning. How do you adapt to these volatile times while still focusing on customer experience? One short answer: skill up.

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The Assets of a Chatbot for your Customer Journey

Inbenta

Why transform your customer journey? The customer journey refers to the entire path a prospect follows when interacting with you. Another definition of the customer journey could be the succession of stages from the moment a prospect identifies a need, up to the moment he becomes a customer of yours. Nowadays, digital technology plays an increasingly important role in the lives of consumers.

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4 AI elements to flatten the contact center curve

Talkdesk

Laying the foundation with the right infrastructure Contact centers are finding themselves stuck between the proverbial rock and hard place. The healthcare sector, government sector and e-commerce business owners are seeing a spike in their inbound calls, but contact centers are traditionally staffed with dozens to thousands of agents working in the office.

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Put Some Fun Into Serious Business

ShepHyken

The other day I was talking to my friend and fellow customer experience (CX) expert, Dan Gingiss. He shared how he’s seen businesses take something that is either really boring or very serious—or both—and make them entertaining. He gave a great example. In a legal agreement—like the agreements we accept online when we sign up for Spotify or Netflix—there is usually a lot of “fine print.

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The Contact Center Manager’s Guide to AI

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.

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7 Mistakes Organizations Make When Trying To Gain Growth

Beyond Philosophy

I don’t know if it’s age talking here, but it probably is. Life becomes a lot clearer as you go on. I am at the point where I feel comfortable telling you what I think. In this episode of The Intuitive Customer, I am going to tell you about seven mistakes organizations make while trying to gain growth in revenue or market share. The post 7 Mistakes Organizations Make When Trying To Gain Growth appeared first on CX Consulting.

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Meet Kathleen Peterson: Our April 2020 Wall of Fame Honoree

Contact Center Pipeline

Contact Center Pipeline’s AUTHOR WALL OF FAME Kathleen Peterson is Chief Vision Officer of PowerHouse Consulting, a renowned management consulting firm specializing in operationalizing the Customer Experience; our consultants are recognized experts in the design and implementation of Contact Center strategy and associated technologies. Area of Expertise: Contact center strategic visioning; working with executive leadership […].

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Amazing Business Radio: Daniel Ramsey

ShepHyken

Working Remotely in Times of Crisis. How to Stay Productive and Deliver Amazing Customer Experiences from Far Away. Shep Hyken interviews Daniel Ramsey, CEO of MyOutDesk. They discuss strategies for adapting to a remote workforce without sacrificing productivity, connection or the customer experience. Top Takeaways: These are strange and unprecedented times.

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Developing a CX Program of Work

CX Accelerator

An original piece from Ben Motteram. As a CX manager, there comes a time when you have to start implementing changes within your organisation to help you to meet and exceed your customers’ expectations. These are the initiatives that are going to ensure you reach the goals you’ve defined in your CX strategy. This is where the rubber hits the road in CX management.

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According to Steve #2 – I Never Understood

Steve DiGioia

I never understood how some people keep a pot-bellied pig in their house as a pet. What’s wrong with a cat or dog? Or maybe some pretty fish, a hamster, or even a darn ferret. But a pig? Don’t get it. I never understood how the geniuses who thought it was ok to stop teaching cursive writing (it was called “script” when I was in school) figured today’s school kids would sign a contract later in life.

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Frost Radar: Voice of Customer Analytics, 2024

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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AI and KM: From Knowledge Management to Knowledge Automation

Contact Center Pipeline

When customers have questions for companies they do business with, they might get a set of FAQs to plow through. They might get an “I’ll get back to you” from a contact center agent. Or they might get a specific answer the first time around from the agent or self-service system. Such precision is the […].

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Guest Post: Now is the Time to Implement Effective Ways to Gain and Retain Customer Loyalty

ShepHyken

This week we feature an article by Rakshit Hirapara , a content marketer at LoyaltyXpert. He shares different strategies businesses should implement during a world crisis in order to gain and retain customer loyalty. COVID 19 is proving to be like an earthquake. Its tremors are changing the World’s economy and the way you work and do business. As it is, India’s economy was in a downward spiral with growth touching 4.7% in 2019 and the Coronavirus impact could see growth crash to less than 2%.

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Developing a CX Program of Work

CX Accelerator

An original piece from Ben Motteram. As a CX manager, there comes a time when you have to start implementing changes within your organisation to help you to meet and exceed your customers’ expectations. These are the initiatives that are going to ensure you reach the goals you’ve defined in your CX strategy. This is where the rubber hits the road in CX management.

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Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: What You Need to Know

Callminer

Here's everything you need to know about the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and what it means to both collectors and debtors.

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Your Roadmap to Successful AI Implementations in the Contact Center

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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A Checklist for Migrating Your Contact Center to the Cloud

Contact Center Pipeline

Numerous businesses rely on contact centers to field customer inquiries and manage customer service issues. Any disruption in network connectivity to these contact centers can lead to a loss of business and lost customer loyalty. Given that contact centers often support customers in stressful or frustrating situations, the need for high-quality service is even more […].

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What is voice feedback and how can you generate customer insights from it?

Lumoa

What is voice feedback? With modern technologies available today, such as speech-to-text and artificial intelligence it’s possible to automatically generate insights from calls. In this article, we'll explain what voice feedback is and how to generate customer insights from it.

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Boost Business and Customer Loyalty With Multilingual Customer Service

ProProfs Blog

It’s a very hot summer day, your refrigerator stops working. Or maybe something even worse happens in winters. Your radiator stops functioning on the coldest winter night. What is your instinct in such situations? Do you contact customer service vs. technical support ? Let’s not get into the debate of which one is more apt in these situations because you start by trying the self-servicing options first.

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What is the FDCPA Fair Debt Collection Practices Act? Definition,Tips,Best Practices,and Compliance Challenges of the FDCPA

Callminer

Here's everything you need to know about the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and what it means to both collectors and debtors.

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How to Optimize Call Monitoring: Automate QA and Elevate Customer Experience

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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6 Ways to Keep Your WFH Agents Productive

Serenova

Now that your contact center agents are safely working from home, it’s time to focus on the business of managing and coaching to ensure productivity. Motivating agents and helping them stay productive is possible—and critical—during this crisis and for long-term success once it’s behind us. Keeping agents motivated to do well despite the stress and distractions of new routines, processes, challenges—and life—takes effort.

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CX in the Contact Center: The SaaS CX Show

Aspect

Who is your customer? And perhaps more importantly, what would it take to keep that customer for a lifetime? Aspect CEO, Patrick Dennis recently had an opportunity to sit with Frank Bria , host of The SaaS CX Show. They spent roughly 30 minutes discussing CX in the contact center. Patrick shared some valuable information that may shift the way you think about customer experience and satisfaction as a whole. .

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The 15 Essential Customer Success Metrics & KPIs (How to Measure & Improve Them)

ProProfs Blog

Customers always have so many options in the market to choose their desired product or service. But what about the business owners? “Do they get the opportunity to choose as well?”. No, they obviously don’t. If anything, you have a specific target audience who finds your services relevant. Just in case they aren’t satisfied, they can opt for any of your competitors in the market.

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DETR to Open New Unemployment Insurance Call Center; Hires Alorica to Provide Support

Alorica

CARSON CITY, NV – The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) will open a new Unemployment Insurance (UI) call center tomorrow, April 15, 2020 to help assist claimants with general questions related to the unemployment insurance filing process. The agency is partnering with global customer service provider Alorica to manage the inquiries and anticipates that Alorica’s.

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Reimagine Your Communications With A Unified Platform

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.

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The pinnacle of CX summits coming to a screen near you

Tethr

What a month! Or has it been two? While days have been blending together, the importance of providing a great customer experience has not diminished—in fact, it might be more important than ever. . The value of continuous learning in unprecedented times cannot be overstated. Leaders are jumping at the chance to discover the best ways to adapt to the hand we have been dealt.

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Stay Connected With Customers During Uncertain Times with Calabrio and Amazon

Calabrio

With the spread of COVID-19, customer service teams are leaving traditional contact centers to work remotely and promote social distancing. Staying connected and responsive to customers under these circumstances can be challenging; access to a cloud-based contact center can be critical to resolving the new influx of cases and maintaining business continuity.

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48 Event Survey Questions To Gain Mind-Blowing Insights

ProProfs Blog

Businesses big and small are leveraging the power of holding live events to maximize brand value, drive revenue, and improve customer experience. Here’s what the numbers say: 80% of the businesses believe that live events are necessary to get a competitive edge, according to the latest report by Endless events. . According to the 2019 trends report by event tech company Bizzabo, events, at times, even score over content marketing, digital advertising and email marketing.

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5 Time Management & Productivity Techniques to Charge through Challenges and Keep your Work From Home Call Center Operating at its Peak

SharpenCX

I’m sitting in my guest-room-turned-office in week four (or is it five?) of our nationwide push to keep people home and communities safe. While the days blend together and my routine begs for a shakeup, work continues. But for those of us lucky enough to have the option for flexible work, work is different. This week, my company is hosting our first fully-virtual quarterly meeting and sales training.

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AI for Business Outcomes: Selecting the Right Tools to Drive Results

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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Voice is the Choice: The Rise of Voice User Interface

Spearline

Voice user interfaces, voice search, voice-based user experience, and more are transforming the world around us. Voice interaction is a major focal area for technology and process development and it’s all about making life easier. With voice interaction, the user or customer bypasses any need to read, type, or think, which are all requirements of typical screen and keyboard style interfaces.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on SaaS Companies

ClientSuccess

Over the past few weeks, members of the global workforce have been asked to stop going into offices and work from home. With no end in sight, companies of all shapes and sizes are being forced to re-think both how they deliver goods and services to customers as well as they manage their staff. Whether you employ thousands of team members across multiple countries or less than a hundred in a single office, it is impossible to think that a global crisis like COVID-19 will pass by without making so

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How to Reduce Customer Service Response Times

ProProfs Blog

Every business wants to function in a high-octane customer-driven environment. With scores of choices available for customers, businesses know the only way to up their game is to fight for customers’ attention and pulling all stops to give them the best experiences. . This means, along with the product and pricing, companies also have to compete on customer service.