ShepHyken
APRIL 1, 2022
This week, we feature an article by Arvind Kumar, head of product marketing at Zonka Feedback , an all-in-one customer feedback and survey management software. He writes about the future of digital customer experience and explores the CX predictions and trends for 2022. Digital Marketing and purchasing have grown to a large extent over a couple of years.
Working Solutions
MARCH 30, 2022
Satisfying your customer’s needs is vitally important to the success of your business. Happy customers translate to higher revenues as they buy more, and they keep coming back. Heightened expectations of those customers mean they demand 24/7 service and support. And prioritizing this type of engagement helps differentiate your business from your competition.
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CX Accelerator
APRIL 1, 2022
I can remember it well. I was in charge of a contact center a few jobs ago and we were having our second outage in as many days. After service had been restored, I got a call from a customer. It just so happened to be from a customer to whom I had issued a service credit just a day earlier in hopes of restoring his confidence in our company. Hearing of his disappointment for the second day in a row, I fumbled around in my managerial bag of tricks for the right words to say along with the appropr
Beyond Philosophy
MARCH 31, 2022
In the late 1970s, we had a 25 percent inflation rate. It was astronomical. Lately, in some of my experiences as a consumer, I feel a sense of Deja vu. Inflation is everywhere, from the gas pump to groceries to cars and real estate. Inflation is also problematic for businesses. It is frustrating as a brand trying to control an image with customers while feeling pressure to raise prices and cut costs.
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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.
CCNG
MARCH 30, 2022
Over the last couple of years, I have noticed the word “cadence” come up frequently within the work-at-home leadership vocabulary as part of how to manage front-line agents. Some sales organizations utilize email “cadences” to drive their business development efforts by utilizing a certain order of pre-programmed emails in the quest for increasing sales.
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Callminer
MARCH 30, 2022
Does your organization want to drive lasting sales improvements? Read this blog to learn 25 of the best examples and tips for setting sales goals.
Myra Golden Media
MARCH 29, 2022
I started offering my courses through LinkedIn Learning six years ago. Since then, more than 2 million people have taken my classes on LinkedIn Learning. I’m writing today to tell you how you can take one of my courses at no cost on LinkedIn! The #GreatReshuffle has inspired millions of people to reconsider their work today. Whether it’s learning a technical skill for their role or cultivating a better work-life balance, the LinkedIn Learning Pathfinder can help you get the skills to
Bill Quiseng
APRIL 1, 2022
QUI QUOTE: Nobody raves about a company that meets customer expectations. When you are working in customer service, you have been happy that your customers leave satisfied. You have sold them a product or service that meets their wants or needs. Or you solved their problem for them. You were happy because, in the end, you met their expectations and they were satisfied.
ShepHyken
MARCH 29, 2022
Rolling the Red Carpet Out for Your Employees. Employee First: How Culture, People, and Service Work Together. Donna Cutting is the Founder and CEO of Red-Carpet Learning Systems, Inc., an organization that provides training and tools to transform your customers into loyal fans. She is the author of Employees First!: Inspire, Engage, and Focus on the Heart of Your Organization.
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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.
Contact Center Pipeline
MARCH 29, 2022
Contact centers have long emphasized a strategy that is customer first, and for good reason. Delivering an outstanding customer experience is essential to driving brand loyalty and equity. Often neglected however, was the agent. But their voices can no longer be ignored. Employers are losing talent at an incredible pace, and the Great Resignation shows […].
The Northridge Group
MARCH 28, 2022
In our previous post , we discussed the importance of adopting a data-driven analytical approach to move the needle on patient/member experience, enabling higher CMS Stars Ratings and increased bonus payments for Medicare Advantage plan providers. The benefits of data insights for healthcare contact centers are plentiful and therefore worthy of further exploration.
Totango
APRIL 1, 2022
When it comes to creating winning customer experiences, consistency is key. Your customers should experience the same level of quality from your company at each stage of their journey and from each department in your organization. However, you can’t provide valuable and consistent experiences with disconnected systems and siloed teams. You need a shared space that allows for visual collaboration across departments so everyone can stay up-to-date and on the same page.
ShepHyken
MARCH 28, 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. Research: How Employee Experience Impacts Your Bottom Line by Kate Gautier, Tiffani Bova, Kexin Chen, and Lalith Munasinghe. (Harvard Business Review) Most people believe — and research backs them up — that great customer experience drives revenue growth.
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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.
BlueOcean
MARCH 31, 2022
If you’ve been a reader of Blue Ocean’s blog for any length of time, you probably know we love sports and particularly baseball. The common thread between what workforce management experts and what the manager of a pro sports team might do when the game is on the line is pretty obvious once you think about: we both depend on both statistics and relentless practice to make informed decisions and react to changing dynamics.
Solvvy
APRIL 1, 2022
Building on the continued commercial success of our powerful Conversational AI for top online brands and marketplaces, Solvvy is pleased to announce that our no-code Workflow Builder and Omnichannel routing is now available to parents with children who might need an extra ‘nudge’ to stay on task. . “We conducted extensive field research on this topic,” said S.
Creative Virtual
MARCH 31, 2022
By Mandy Reed, Global Head of Marketing. When it comes to your customer service strategy, does age matter? Do you make decisions about how and where you deliver support based on the generations of your target customers? Are you planning for the expectations of younger customers as they gain more buying power over the next few years? If you answered no to any of these questions, you are doing your company and your customer base a huge disservice.
Totango
MARCH 29, 2022
Customer success goes beyond just viewing and knowing data points about your customers, and checking in periodically. Having real-time data and predictive insights connected to each customer’s individual journey can go a long way to increasing a company’s understanding of how their customers are interacting with their products and organization overall.
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!
SQM Group
MARCH 31, 2022
SQM Group’s research reveals that 71% of contact center senior executives strongly agree that improving a contact center’s customer experience is just as important to the organization as revenue and profitability.
NobelBiz
APRIL 1, 2022
First call resolution and contact center rates are crucial for contact center performance. Training your call center agents entails nurturing and improving skills like active listening and active speaking. The art of a successful phone call can be focused on several concepts including rhetoric and phonetic delivery, the importance of call openers, the 30 seconds rule, employee satisfaction and building a call center culture.
ChurnZero
APRIL 1, 2022
Have you ever achieved the career growth you’ve always longed for, only to be attacked by an inner critic who says you’re not capable and it’s only a matter of time until you’re found out? “You’re not alone,” says Sharon Winterton , vice president of Customer Success at Catalina Marketing during her session “ Battling imposter syndrome in Customer Success ” at BIG RYG, ChurnZero’s annual Customer Success conference.
Call Experts
MARCH 31, 2022
Tax season is here, and your business needs help. . So when it’s tax season, and your phone is ringing off the hook, what do you do? It can be a little overwhelming. And scary. You need some help, but who can you trust? We’re here to answer that call! Call Experts is a nationwide answering service committed to giving you the support you need during tax season.
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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.
Hodusoft
MARCH 29, 2022
Digital India is transforming with the advancement of technology in every sphere. One of the most influential tech expos in India, the 29th Convergence India Expo 2022 provided a platform for tech giants to exhibit their innovative approach towards technology through their unique product line. The HoduSoft team was enlivened to participate in the event and meet customers personally gathering feedback on our UC products driving them towards further improvement.
Russel Lolacher
MARCH 29, 2022
Social public service isn’t effective off the side of your desk. Whether you’re trying to start a successful social media presence for your public service organization or grow an existing one to better serve the public and your organization, there are a few key ingredients you’ll need to be impactful. And if you don’t have them, you’re going to suck or stall.
ChurnZero
MARCH 31, 2022
Did you catch our Customer Success and SaaS metrics crash-course webinar with leading SaaS expert Dave Kellogg, of Dave Kellogg Consulting ? The audience had a ton of great questions that we couldn’t let go unanswered. Following the webinar, we invited Dave to give his rapid-fire takes on tracking the retention of auto-renew customers, calculating customer lifetime value as a startup, comping CSMs on expansion, determining the importance of measuring time to value, and much more.
Spearline
MARCH 29, 2022
Spearline helps us monitor our call quality, and makes us aware of any issues that our customers might report. Bud Lee Director, Software Quality Engineering at 8X8 What are Spearline alerts? Our customers frequently tell us that one of the main reasons they work with Spearline is because of the real-time alerts we provide should an issue ever arise with any of their numbers.
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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
MARCH 26, 2022
Last Updated on March 26, 2022 The chatbot can handle multiple customer requests at the same time. It handles inquiries automatically, preventing your customer support team from becoming overburdened. The bot follows a chat conversation and automatically responds to every query, as well as assists customers with their problems. With the help of automated conversations, [.].
Nicereply
MARCH 28, 2022
The birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming, and spring is on its way. There’s no better time to do a little spring cleaning on your metrics. Below, we walk you through the things you should be checking on at least every year, if not more frequently! Why do a customer service metrics health check? “There are lies, damn lies, and statistics.” – Mark Twain.
Kapta Customer Success
MARCH 28, 2022
The key to excellence is communication. Every member of your team benefits from strong internal communication practices , intuitive communication tools, and easier access to information. Your clients also benefit from more structured client-facing communication and fewer internal silos.
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