Upstream Works
MAY 27, 2021
Momentum remains strong for cloud contact center solutions, with most deployments still in their early stages. This is because cloud provides business value across the entire customer service value chain. While a solid business case could be made solely for how IT would benefit, there’s a bigger story to tell that considers other stakeholders, both in and out of the contact center.
CCNG
MAY 27, 2021
Contact Center Leaders are continually being pushed to improve processes, decrease cost, increase customer satisfaction, and improve sales or metrics. Understanding the best path to follow, with the fluidity of the contact center industry, can be a daunting task. In this article, we will provide a summary of many situations where a Contact Center Consultant could provide immense value.
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Fonolo
MAY 25, 2021
Call center managers are always on the lookout for ways to increase the productivity of their agents and the overall efficiency of their departments. However, these plans are usually put on hold due to high call volume periods and unexpected crises. These peak periods in call volume can bring the voice channel to near breaking point. With customers clogging up the phone lines, your agents will be overwhelmed with increased customer frustration.
Beyond Philosophy
MAY 28, 2021
Business relationships are a lot like customer relationships. They both involve buying decisions and loyalty—and emotions. However, there are some differences between managing Customer Experience in business-to-business (B2B) relationships and business-to-consumer (B2C). Today we will go through those differences with our 5 Rules for Managing Your Customer Experience in B2B relationships.
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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.
ShepHyken
MAY 24, 2021
Each week I read a number of 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. How To Thank A Customer For Their Business | Tips, Tricks, & Budget-Friendly Ideas by Philipp Wolf. (Custify) It’s crucial for those who are loyal to you to make sure they feel appreciated by going the extra mile for them.
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Callminer
MAY 23, 2021
The CallMiner Research Lab uses AI to understand and improve conversations between a company and its customers. Here is what the data tells us about sorry.
Beyond Philosophy
MAY 22, 2021
In the early days of my career, I thought the customer was always right. The idea that one should fire a customer sometimes would have sounded like madness to me. However, as I have matured over the following four decades, I learned that sometimes the customer is not right. Sometimes they are really, really wrong, from how they abuse your systems to how they tax your resources to how they talk to employees.
ShepHyken
MAY 26, 2021
Even though this is about a sales presentation, it ties into customer service. It has to do with preparation, knowing your customer, understanding what they want, and more. This is what great salespeople do to prepare for a meeting with a customer or client. This is how anyone delivers a better experience, regardless of whether it’s during the sales process or any other interaction the customer has with people in a company.
Myra Golden Media
MAY 23, 2021
One of my sisters is a flight attendant. Yesterday we talked about her enforcing mask requirements on her flights. With the CDC’s recommendation, I knew that vaccinated people don’t need to wear masks outdoors or indoors, but we still should cover up on planes, trains, and busses, which would put her in a challenging position. We happened to be having the mask conversation as my sister was walking down the jetway for a flight from Dallas to Des Moines.
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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.
Callminer
MAY 25, 2021
Discover why Forrester Consulting examined the latest trends in customer intelligence.
Contact Center Pipeline
MAY 28, 2021
May 2021 was packed with virtual industry events. The Pipeline blog also welcomed a steady stream of contact center professionals interested in trends and instructional content for navigating the months ahead as vaccinations continue to rise, businesses restaff and leaders plan for post-COVID customer care operations. The following are our top 5 posts in May. […].
ShepHyken
MAY 28, 2021
This week we feature an article by Megan Wenzl, the SEO Content Manager at Linnworks. She discusses what retailers need to focus on when it comes to total commerce and the effortless economy.?. Imagine a customer goes online to buy a new pair of golf shoes.? . This customer has multiple options on how she’ll shop for the golf shoes. She can go directly to a retailer’s website, Amazon, or even Facebook to find the perfect pair of shoes for her next round of 18 holes.?
Myra Golden Media
MAY 24, 2021
I’m answering questions YOU’VE posted right here on my channel! Watch for ideas to get your AHT down quickly! Questions One 1:48: Hi! Myra, What if the Customer doesn’t want to hear sorry because they already heard those words multiple times? Question Two 3:38: I would like to know the best ways to reduce call handling time, stop callers talking over me, and to not have to repeat what I’ve told them.
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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.
TechSee
MAY 24, 2021
The future of the market for home security firms is bright. Rising crime rates, falling prices of home security devices, and the growing adoption of IoT smart homes and cloud-based technologies are driving the sector to an estimated $62.3 billion by 2025. While the increasing demand for 24/7 monitoring service means that professionally installed products are expected to remain the largest installation type, the DIY (Do-it-yourself) segment is expected to experience the highest growth rate durin
Contact Center Pipeline
MAY 26, 2021
Contact centers and customer care teams for enterprise brands have been operating in a certain way for decades. Many rely primarily on phone support to serve customers; others use slightly more advanced tools like synchronous web chat or even email. But when the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, support volumes increased sharply, and contact […].
Fonolo
MAY 27, 2021
Employee feedback is critical for businesses who want to understand their employees’ opinions and attitudes towards work, and improve their business policies and processes. Measuring engagement through surveys allows for employees to feel heard. Engagement is especially important for call centers, since staff turnover is typically high. Research shows that customer complaints, poor morale, and low pay all attribute to high turnover rates in the call center industry.
TELUS International
MAY 24, 2021
People are spending more time than ever with video games since the pandemic began. Here's what you need to know to better support gamer mental health.
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!
HelpCrunch
MAY 28, 2021
For years educational institutions didn’t have to bother about such things as customer service (what nonsense, right?). Back then there was a single school in the area and just one university in the city. We [ … ]. The post 7 Ways to Improve Customer Service in Schools appeared first on HelpCrunch blog.
Contact Center Pipeline
MAY 25, 2021
From 1990 to 2010, some 4,400 children in the United States 17 years of age and younger made trips to the emergency room annually for the treatment of injuries resulting from amusement park rides. What does this have to do with contact center agents, you ask? I think many would agree that working in the […]. The post Equipping the Enterprise for the AI-Powered Human Agent Era first appeared on Contact Center Pipeline Blog.
Ansafone
MAY 24, 2021
Over the last 14 months, many office and contact center employees have been working from home amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that vaccines are rolling out and all adults in the US are eligible to become vaccinated, businesses are beginning to open their offices, returning to a more traditional setting once again. With the return … Returning to the Office: How the Return to Traditional Offices Will Affect Your Business and Customers Read More ».
TELUS International
MAY 26, 2021
Organizations have long relied on average handle time (AHT) to measure customer service success. But in an age defined by customer experience and engagement, more and more brands are wondering: Is it really sufficient to measure success in seconds?
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Integrity Solutions
MAY 25, 2021
To ramp up sales performance and strengthen your sales pipeline, you have to develop your salespeople’s confidence; inspire them to be more proactive; improve their ability to build trust and rapport in an increasingly digital world; and equip them to engage in buyer-centric, results-driven conversations. The sales business went through rough waters (to put it mildly) in 2020, but now it’s time to get your sales plan ready and your team geared up to ride the coming wave.
CSM Magazine
MAY 26, 2021
A few days ago, I was shopping around for a roadside assistance plan. I nailed my search down to three companies. Here some key takeaways I collected from the experience. The first company that had a few good reviews and an A rating with the better business bureau (BBB) was the first one I reached out to via phone, selected all the suitable options to talk to new membership sales.
Nicereply
MAY 25, 2021
By comparing your survey results to other companies, you add context to your scores. You might be looking at your latest survey results and wondering…. Are these good? How do we compare to our competitors? How are other companies in our industry performing when it comes to customer satisfaction? Should we be doing more? We’re here to help. Why is benchmarking important?
Help Scout
MAY 25, 2021
When your business is small and you have a low volume of support requests, using a distribution list or shared Gmail or Outlook mailbox may be an effective way to handle customer service. After all, it’s simple — everyone knows how to use email — and it’s inexpensive. However, it’s important to remember that distribution lists and shared mailboxes aren’t built for customer service.
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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.
Totango
MAY 26, 2021
We recently polled the Customer Success industry asking about the top challenges they are facing. The number one answer? Scale. Over the years, we’ve found that most companies are very oriented around a high-touch customer engagement model. However, as the world has shifted (particularly last year during the pandemic), the modern customer journey has shifted as well and it now requires a different engagement model.
Guru
MAY 27, 2021
Implementing change at work can be. challenging to say the least. Whether you’re up against a change-resistant culture or struggling to create buy-in, having the right tools and documentation can do a lot to help your change management efforts.
Nicereply
MAY 27, 2021
Pattern recognition is critical to adjusting and improving your customer experience. You can listen to Customer Experience Leaders Chat also on: Apple Podcasts. Google Podcasts. It is successful execution on programs to turn these observations into new practices that led to Rancher Labs, recently acquired by SUSE, winning a 2021 Nicereply Customer Happiness Award for Customer Effort.
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