Contact Center Pipeline
AUGUST 3, 2022
People tend to focus on the amount of time they spend on hold when they think about what’s wrong with customer service. But I’m convinced that it is the agent—the person who answers the call we make to the contact center—who is the real linchpin of the customer service experience. Therefore, lifting the capability and […].
ShepHyken
AUGUST 5, 2022
This week we feature an article by Shruti Bansal, Digital Marketing Expert at Ameyo , an AI-powered contact center solution. She shares how contact centers can use voice bots to capture, interpret, and analyze verbal input from the speaker and reply in a similar natural language.?. In the contact centers, customer agents are swamped with numerous customer queries during the peak seasons such as holidays, festivals, the new year, etc.
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Beyond Philosophy
AUGUST 4, 2022
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is such a promising technology. It’s so exciting that I worry a little that people treat it like magic. However, it could be that magic is the wrong word. Instead, it could be the same old human biases coming out in ones and zeroes but given a new authority it might not have earned. We discussed this on a recent podcast with our guest, Broderick Turner, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Marketing at Virginia Tech.
CCNG
AUGUST 3, 2022
?Seeds and relationships must be nurtured in order to grow strong and bear fruit. After you make a new connection it will need some periodic tending if you want to reap the rewards down the line. Treat your network like a garden. It needs a little proactive care and attention to stay healthy and produce value. This week we focus on three ways to support and encourage a network so that it is active and available when you need it. ?
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Callminer
AUGUST 1, 2022
In the age of remote call centers, it is important for organizations to consider which candidates can work from home effectively. Read on to learn tips for hiring remote call center agents.
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Beyond Philosophy
JULY 30, 2022
We hope you enjoy today’s show. If you do, could vote for us in the People’s Choice Podcast Award? It doesn’t take long to cast your vote and it would really mean a lot to both Ryan and I. Thanks very much. Cheers! To vote, please click here. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an incredible technology with potential to shape the future of humanity.
Eptica
AUGUST 4, 2022
Date: Friday, August 5, 2022 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager Creating a framework for digital transformation. Published on: August 05, 2022. Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager A lot has been said about the importance of digital transformation in business today, including in customer experience. But many transformations fail to deliver the benefits they promised.
Callminer
AUGUST 3, 2022
CX is one of the most important facets of a company's performance. Read this blog to learn about prioritizing and optimizing digital customer experience management.
ShepHyken
AUGUST 1, 2022
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. Customer Service Teams Are a Brand’s Best Ambassadors by Patti Crume. (SmartBrief) Frontline service employees are often a consumer’s first human interaction with a company.
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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.
Quadient
AUGUST 1, 2022
Creating a Customer-centric Culture: Four Steps to Get Started. Marissa Feigen. Mon, 08/01/2022 - 18:38. After what feels like forever, I recently got a chance to re-engage in my favourite pastime – meeting people in person at a Quadient-hosted event located here in London, UK. At the Experience-driven CCM event, I had the opportunity to explore how Quadient can further solve the challenges that our current and future customers face.
AWS Machine Learning
AUGUST 4, 2022
This is a guest post by Viktor Enrico Jeney, Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Adspert. Adspert is a Berlin-based ISV that developed a bid management tool designed to automatically optimize performance marketing and advertising campaigns. The company’s core principle is to automate maximization of profit of ecommerce advertising with the help of artificial intelligence.
Joe Rawlinson
AUGUST 5, 2022
Running a restaurant is a lot of work that takes a big investment of time and money to be successful. Once your restaurant is up and running, however, you should always look for ways to boost your profits. The restaurant industry is always changing, so it’s important to stay up-to-date on the latest trends and customer expectations. Let’s take a look at a few profitable additions to consider for your restaurant.
CSM Magazine
AUGUST 5, 2022
Customer service managers are responsible for overseeing customer service in an organization. Here, we discuss the skills and qualifications that are needed for the position. Customer service manager jobs are typically available in large organizations that have a customer service department. Some customer service manager positions may also be available in small businesses.
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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.
ChurnZero
AUGUST 5, 2022
When times change, Customer Success changes with them. Most Customer Success myths stem from the early days when our industry was in its infancy. Many of the practices that used to work no longer do—in fact, they could even be hurting your business. Mythbuster monthly is a ChurnZero series dedicated to laying those common Customer Success misconceptions to rest.
Provana
AUGUST 4, 2022
“Call quality” is increasingly becoming an essential criterion to measure the repeatable, sustainable, and compliant performance of any collection business. This explains why most collection agencies use speech analytics platforms to test, flag, and evaluate their calls. Interestingly, most of these agencies usually use these platforms without tapping their full potential, failing to strengthen their traditional Quality Assurance (QA) programs, continuing to struggle with increasing call volume.
AnswerConnect
AUGUST 2, 2022
I sat down to talk to Chris Swift, Director of Operations, at McGraw Realtors about why he chose to partner with AnswerConnect. The post Client Spotlight: How AnswerConnect Helped McGraw Realtors Expand appeared first on AnswerConnect Blog.
MiaRec
AUGUST 3, 2022
Microsoft continues to increase its presence in the UCaaS and Contact Center markets. Just as Microsoft fully unveils its Digital Contact Center, it posts earnings that reveal the Teams Phone has over 12 million PSTN users.
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!
Vistio
AUGUST 1, 2022
Listen to the full podcast here: On this episode of, Vistio’s Rob Connelly talks about our agent-centric call center philosophy. The call center agent is the single most important asset that you have. Training, technology buying, and positive team dynamics should all promote the well-being of the agent. Call centers are facing new labor and economic problems.
kommunicate
AUGUST 5, 2022
Last Updated on August 5, 2022 If you’re planning to start your first ever e-commerce platform, there’s a high chance that you are counting on Shopify. It is a platform that allows you to set up an online store and sell your products. Gearing up in 2006, it became a wagon of e-commerce titles in [.]. The post The Complete Guide to MyShopify appeared first on Kommunicate Blog.
TeamSupport
AUGUST 2, 2022
Like people, a lot of businesses like to think that by saying that they have certain traits, then they automatically have those certain traits. Take being customer-centric , for example. Just because a business declares that they are customer-centric and therefore always put their customers first, does that make it true? Not so much, no. As stated above, being truly customer-centric requires always putting customers at the center of the business.
Customer Service Life
AUGUST 1, 2022
Image by mohamed Hassan from Pixabay. This article was originally published on CustomerThink and is being reposted with the permission of the editor. Thinking back to the early days of my first management role in a small contact center, I can remember one day when a newly-hired customer support agent came over to my cubicle for what had to have been the twentieth time to ask me yet another question.
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Totango
AUGUST 5, 2022
A client onboarding questionnaire helps you gather the information you need for excellent client relationships that promote long-term loyalty. Asking the right questions is key to effectively using this powerful customer success tool. What Is a Client Onboarding Questionnaire? A client onboarding questionnaire is a list of discovery questions administered to a new client to help you better serve their needs.
Lumoa
AUGUST 5, 2022
According to Deloitte’s Global State of the Consumer Tracker survey, 77% of retail consumers are concerned by the increasing prices of everyday products. This number is even higher in specific regions like Ireland, Poland, and the United States, where more than 80% of people have openly expressed their concern with booming inflation. Companies in the retail space have traditionally leveraged indicators like customer sentiment to better understand their target audiences.
TeamSupport
AUGUST 2, 2022
Like people, a lot of businesses like to think that by saying that they have certain traits, then they automatically have those certain traits. Take being customer-centric , for example. Just because a business declares that they are customer-centric and therefore always put their customers first, does that make it true? Not so much, no. As stated above, being truly customer-centric requires always putting customers at the center of the business.
Comm100
AUGUST 1, 2022
Reaching students has never been more challenging. In US postsecondary education, spring enrollment decreased by 7.4% from 2020 to 2022. With student enrollment down, competition for student attention and engagement is heating up. To beat the competition, colleges and universities need to put students first. This means catering to student behaviors and providing a customer experience matching the one they get from their favourite B2C brands.
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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.
Fonolo
AUGUST 4, 2022
Imagine a month of perfect performance at a call center: Agents take incoming phone calls like clockwork. Customers feel satisfied and drive up net promoter scores. Stakeholders are happy with your quarterly reports and ability to meet call center goals. You have enough staff to handle peak call volumes every day. Agent attrition is at an all-time low.
AWS Machine Learning
AUGUST 2, 2022
After data scientists carefully come up with a satisfying machine learning (ML) model, the model must be deployed to be easily accessible for inference by other members of the organization. However, deploying models at scale with optimized cost and compute efficiencies can be a daunting and cumbersome task. Amazon SageMaker endpoints provide an easily scalable and cost-optimized solution for model deployment.
Totango
AUGUST 2, 2022
The role of a Customer Success Manager (CSM) is always important but it is especially critical during an economic downturn. As a CSM, you know your customers better than anyone. It’s your responsibility to know their goals, to understand how they use your product, and to know what they value most. So, during periods of economic uncertainty when your company’s current customer base is your greatest (or only) source of revenue growth, your knowledge and expertise becomes critical.
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