Customer Contact Central Submitted Articles
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Choosing the right call center metrics is just as important as operationalizing them. Here're five key call center metrics you should keep an eye on.
Callminer
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Call center metrics, including call tracking metrics, can make improving operations at your contact center much easier to manage. Read this blog for the top metrics to consider and measure.
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Customer Contact Central Submitted Articles
OCTOBER 9, 2022
For years, effective knowledge management programs have stressed that employee engagement is important, but for more reasons than you may think.
Bill Quiseng
JANUARY 3, 2022
Is customer service the frontline? Really? Are we called to duty on the frontline battling customers? Doctors and nurses don’t serve their ailing patients. They care. So shouldn’t customer service be customer care? Or even better …. We are the Customer CARE team. We CARE for each member of our team: We COMMUNICATE with each other. We listen to our team’s questions, concerns, and complaints with empathy and compassion.
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Start building the AI workforce of the future with our comprehensive guide to creating an AI-first contact center. Learn how Conversational and Generative AI can transform traditional operations into scalable, efficient, and customer-centric experiences. What is AI-First? Transition from outdated, human-first strategies to an AI-driven approach that enhances customer engagement and operational efficiency.
Callminer
AUGUST 15, 2022
VoC insight is crucial for organizations to increase growth rates and achieve business milestones. Read on to learn four methodologies for measuring omnichannel customer experiences.
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ShepHyken
JANUARY 5, 2022
I love to receive great examples of outstanding customer service. I’m always on the lookout for great stories, whether I personally experience them, or they are sent in by our followers. What I share with you today is a great example of personalized and proactive communication. While I provide the lessons, the example comes from one of our subscribers, Dawn Mushill, who shared a letter that BarkBox wrote to one of its customers.
Beyond Philosophy
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
I am surprised daily about how many organizations can’t articulate how their improvement in various experience measures, like Net Promoter Score® , will benefit the organization. This connection is essential to understand to create a winning customer strategy. . The same is true for customer data. Too often, an organization is excellent at collecting data to measure the effects of their efforts but has no idea how they will use it.
Myra Golden Media
JANUARY 21, 2022
Did you miss my latest Live Q & A? You’re in luck. Here’s a replay of our conversation. 3:29 How do you deal with an angry customer because we won’t give in to their demands? 5:31 Do you have a list of negative priming words and positive priming alternatives? 6:41 What are some warning signs that a call will be escalated? 11:38 How do I make soft sales when my customers are angry over a billing issue?
CCNG
JUNE 29, 2022
On a recent episode of CX Passport, Elaine Lee, Managing Director of ReynoldsBusbyLee and I discussed how it takes a real understanding of a real customer to know how to deliver the right customer experience. A key point for Elaine is how companies are undervaluing the contact center and the rich opportunities that exist there to gain customer insights.
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Harness the True Power of your Contact Center In today’s fast-paced business environment, selecting the right contact center solution is critical for enhancing customer experience, improving operational efficiency, and optimizing costs. This comprehensive guide will walk you through the essential factors to consider when choosing a contact center software that aligns with your business needs.
Steve DiGioia
MAY 23, 2022
You may work for a giant worldwide conglomerate that maintains a core set of values, standards, and practices, but can each of these standards be maintained in every venue? Well, if you’re the Ritz Carlton or McDonald’s , you can. (NOTE: McDonald’s has regional variations in their menu to accommodate local tastes). But what if you work at a location that is having difficulty maintaining the corporate standards because your venue doesn’t conform to the design that the standards
CX Accelerator
MAY 25, 2022
Written by Jenny Dempsey, 5.25.2022 You don’t actually want to contact customer support. If you have to, this means you have a problem or an unanswered question. You can’t find the answer in the knowledge base on the company website, instruction book or the FAQs. When you do reach out, you want to know that you’re in good hands and that an answer or resolution to your issue is waiting at the end of that interaction.
Contact Center Pipeline
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Organizations are now well in their third year of operation in the remote or at-home/work-from-home (WFH) contact center environment. And they are working to devise sustainable workforce management (WFM) strategies. In today’s challenging job market, it’s crucial for organizations to attract, nurture, and retain quality talent. Paul Stockford of Saddletree Research had stated: “The effective […].
TechSee
APRIL 17, 2022
“Good morning, you’ve reached Alice at Quality Insurance; how can I help you today?” You explain that you are following up on your insurance claim for damage to your vehicle that you submitted online using the insurer’s portal. Your experience will depend on the agent’s next few words. What will her response be to your request? “Please provide me with your policy information, claim number, date of filing and description of the damage.”.”. or. “Thanks for following up, Mr.
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ShepHyken
APRIL 29, 2022
This week, we feature an article by David Meerman Scott adapted from the new 8th edition of The New Rules of Marketing and PR to be released on May 3, 2022. He shares how organizations can use data and AI-powered tools to benefit customers. As I write this, I’m using web-based artificial intelligence (AI) transcription software called Otter to help me turn recorded audio interviews into a text transcription.
Beyond Philosophy
JULY 14, 2022
When I was ten, the teacher wrote on my school report, “Colin is the clown of the class.” To this day, I am still proud of that report card. Humor matters and can provide business benefits. Today we will talk about how to be funny and use humor to your advantage. When we make people laugh, it’s disarming. People are often more willing to listen after someone makes them laugh, making way for us to be more persuasive.
ShepHyken
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Social customer care may not be the most popular channel to deal with customer issues for most businesses, but that doesn’t mean it’s not important. More and more customers are turning to social media to get help. More on why in just a moment. For now, let’s address why companies aren’t using social channels. . When a company tells me they don’t want to participate in social media customer care, I ask why.
Beyond Philosophy
JULY 7, 2022
The Future of Brick and Mortar. One of the features of The Intuitive Customer podcast is “I’m in a Pickle,” where listeners come to us with business problems that they would like our advice on solving. We had a pickle about the future of brick-and-mortar after the pandemic that I thought I would share with you, too. Here’s what Bjorn had to say: Hello, Ryan and Colin, and thanks for a great show.
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Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.
Beyond Philosophy
JULY 16, 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. Usually, we have one pickle per podcast. However, today’s podcast has two pickles per podcast.
Callminer
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Customer interactions don’t exist in a vacuum, and neither should your data. Find out how customer journey analytics break down data silos to provide better insight throughout the customer journey.
ShepHyken
MARCH 2, 2022
Never being late … that’s not realistic. It’s going to happen. It’s not a question of if. It’s when. . But you might say, “It’s not my fault!” And maybe it’s not. For example, you may be driving to a lunch meeting, and a car accident shuts down the highway making you. And it’s not just about arriving late to a commitment. It could be a delay in shipping a product.
Beyond Philosophy
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
We’ve all had experiences where we can anticipate what’s coming. So, today we are going to talk about intuition. But you knew that already, didn’t you? Intuition might be more valued in business than analysis. Many of us want a quick answer we can trust from somebody who would know. Some proponents of intuition suggest that we should rely on our intuition more, that our guts are very wise, and that our lizard brain is very well attuned to what’s happening.
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Beyond Philosophy
AUGUST 25, 2022
On the Apple phone the other day, it suggested widgets to me of apps I might want to use. The phone notices that I want to use the apps at a particular time of day, so it pushes them to me proactively. Providing proactive experiences is part of the future I see for Customer Experience , a side effect of Customer Science. For those who read this newsletter, you know that Customer Science is where we have a convergence of artificial intelligence (AI), data, and behavioral sciences.
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.
Beyond Philosophy
MAY 25, 2022
The contact center at many organizations doesn’t get the strategic consideration it deserves. My former contact center team at British Telecom seemed to be viewed primarily as a cost center, a necessary expense. As a result, their team was always pressured to streamline staffing, coached to be as efficient as possible with multiple priorities, and designed to generate the least amount of cost.
Beyond Philosophy
AUGUST 18, 2022
In the book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking , Susan Cain makes the case that the world values extroverts but that introverts also have strengths that people should not overlook. Furthermore, Cain thinks introverted personalities also have much to offer the world. Today, we discuss personality and try to correct imbalances placed on one type of personality over another.
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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.
CCNG
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
A sea change in talent acquisition happened in the past 20 years. Now it is time for another! Technology originally created to find the best talent, that at one time worked very well, now keeps qualified job candidates hidden from view as automated systems screen them out. The very technology companies implemented to hire “perfect” candidates is now keeping perfectly capable candidates hidden at a time employers are struggling to find workers.
ShepHyken
JULY 26, 2022
Human-Centered AI. Using AI to Enable and Empower Customer Service Agents. Shep Hyken interviews Deon Nicholas, CEO and Co-Founder of Forethought , a company that builds human-centered AI to transform the customer service experience. He shares how companies can use AI and technology to help customer support agents and customers find the best resolution.
Beyond Philosophy
AUGUST 11, 2022
I posted on LinkedIn recently that the world is going mad (or crazy, depending on which side of the pond you read this). I did it to see if I was becoming a grumpy old man or if others had noticed this too. It turns out I am not alone in my assessment. Many of my followers weighed in with their own experiences that tell a truth that is hard to swallow, the world has changed for good, but it’s not good for customers.
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