ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

AI is reshaping customer service and customer experience faster than we could ever imagine. But some are getting it wrong. While everyones racing to implement AI, many are missing the most important part keeping the human element alive. Smart companies have found the balance between the human touch and the digital experience. One of my favorite AI and marketing experts is Ford Saeks, who recently released his latest book, AI Mindshift: Unleash the Power of AI, Avoid the Pitfalls, and Keep the

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TechSee

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

At launch, chatbots made a huge splash. They handled FAQs and quick questions, giving us a taste of automated CX and support. But in today’s world, your customers expect more. They want to feel seen , heard , and valued —and they want more than just answers; they want solutions. This is where AI-driven customer service experiences truly stand out.

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Bill Quiseng

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

English writer Samuel Johnson said, People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed. So, I encourage you to remind your colleagues, people, and yourself of one of the QUI QUOTES for QUI TAKEAWAYS. With that in mind, here is today’s: QUI TAKEAWAY: To customers, their perception is reality, image is everything, and their feelings are the facts.

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AWS Machine Learning

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The evaluation of large language model (LLM) performance, particularly in response to a variety of prompts, is crucial for organizations aiming to harness the full potential of this rapidly evolving technology. The introduction of an LLM-as-a-judge framework represents a significant step forward in simplifying and streamlining the model evaluation process.

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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.

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Outsource Consultants

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Customer loyalty is a fragile thing. One misstep, one bad experience, and it can shatter. The stakes are high: according to a PWC study, a staggering one in three customers will abandon a brand they love after just a single negative encounter. And the hits keep coming nearly 60% will walk away after several bad experiences , even if they genuinely like the company.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

This episode of Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken answers the following questions and more: How can AI simplify the process of delivering a seamless customer experience? How can AI enhance customer service while balancing technology and human interaction? What is the impact of AI on customer service jobs? How can customer support roles evolve with AI?

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TechSee

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Introduction The future of customer experience (CX) is here, and it’s visual. As enterprises strive to restore satisfaction to people’s technology experiences, agentic AI has emerged as the transformative force that’s helping them see the path forward. Recent research by TechSee’s Visionary CX Lab reveals how businesses are moving beyond basic chatbots to embrace sophisticated, vision-powered AI solutions that can see, understand, and resolve customer challenges autonomou

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Totango

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

For enterprise organizations, managing customer relationships is far from simple. The scale of operations, diversity of customer needs, and complexity of organizational structures create unique challenges. Yet, one constant remains critical understanding customer health. For enterprises, a well-constructed customer health score isnt just a nice-to-have; its a strategic asset that empowers teams to manage complexity, sustain customer satisfaction, and scale their customer success efforts.

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AWS Machine Learning

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

AI agents are rapidly becoming the next frontier in enterprise transformation, with 82% of organizations planning adoption within the next 3 years. According to a Capgemini survey of 1,100 executives at large enterprises, 10% of organizations already use AI agents, and more than half plan to use them in the next year. The recent release of the DeepSeek-R1 models brings state-of-the-art reasoning capabilities to the open source community.

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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.

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Outsource Consultants

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

How bad is CX today? Just ask any customer. Weve all been therestuck in an IVR loop just trying to reschedule an appointment, arguing with a chatbot that wont escalate a simple issue, or waiting endlessly for a refund that shouldve been automatic. Bad CX isnt just frustratingit drives customers away, erodes trust, and costs brands real revenue. The good news?

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DMG Consulting

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

2025 Contact Center Goals and Investment Priority Trends: Embracing AI for an Enhanced CX and EX February 2025 DMG Consulting has conducted an annual global survey of enterprise, contact center, customer experience (CX), and IT leaders over the past decade (excluding 2019) to gain insights into business goals and technology investment plans for their servicing organizations during the next year.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

I love talking to other CX experts, especially when they are in the trenches, working for companies and organizations that practice what they preach. I recently talked with one of those experts, Gabriel Masili of Granicus, a company that provides government agencies worldwide with technology and support that creates a better citizen experience. Not only does Granicus create a good CX for its customers, but it also helps its customers create a great experience for their customers.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Online retail environments have become a stage where product presentation is a decisive factor in consumer purchase decisions. Consumers no longer rely solely on traditional advertising methods; they evaluate products based on how well web pages communicate both information and experience. By investigating multiple dimensions of the online customer experience, this article provides a framework for building product pages that resonate with todays consumers.

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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.

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ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

This guest post is by Sean Brookover , a CSM on ChurnZero’s award-winning CX team. Do you know who your customer teams AI champions areand are you setting them up for success? If you dont, or arent, youre missing one of the most effective ways to drive your teams AI adoption. Whats an AI champion, you ask? Even before ChurnZero launched the first AI assistant built into a customer success platform , I was experimenting with AI.

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AWS Machine Learning

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In this new era of emerging AI technologies, we have the opportunity to build AI-powered assistants tailored to specific business requirements. Amazon Q Business , a new generative AI-powered assistant, can answer questions, provide summaries, generate content, and securely complete tasks based on data and information in an enterprises systems. Large-scale data ingestion is crucial for applications such as document analysis, summarization, research, and knowledge management.

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TeleDirect

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

10 Tips for Delivering Exceptional Customer Service in Call Centers Providing high-quality customer service is the foundation of a successful call center. 10 Tips for Delivering Exceptional Customer Service in Call Centers will help agents improve interactions, boost customer satisfaction, and enhance brand loyalty. The best American call centers and top call outsourcing companies implement these strategies to maintain service excellence.

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SQM Group

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Call compliance is no longer just about adhering to existing laws, its about anticipating the future of regulations that will shape the industry.

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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.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

This episode of Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken answers the following questions and more: What Disney customer experience principles can be applied to enhance customer service in other industries? How can businesses create an emotional connection with customers? How can businesses use unique customer experiences to stand out in a competitive market?

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Global Response

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Read Time: 7 minutes Table of Contents Introduction Exceptional customer support addresses an audiences needs, expectations, and problems, establishing a business as trustworthy and reliable. Meet your clients where theyre at, better than ever before with Voice of the Customer (VoC) technology. Read on to learn how to use VoC insights to forecast contact center demand.

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PeopleMetrics

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Theres been plenty of talk about the death of surveys, but lets be clearsurveys are far from dead! I am sure many of you can appreciate this given the number of surveys you probably receive on a weekly or even daily basis. Surveys are evolving into smarter, more dynamic tools for capturing customer feedback. The real debate isnt about whether to ask for customer input; its about how to do it in a way thats engaging, efficient, and truly insightful.

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AWS Machine Learning

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

As large language models (LLMs) become increasingly integrated into customer-facing applications, organizations are exploring ways to leverage their natural language processing capabilities. Many businesses are investigating how AI can enhance customer engagement and service delivery, and facing challenges in making sure LLMs driven engagements are on topic and follow the desired instructions.

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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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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

As you can imagine, as part of my role at Sabio Group, I’ve seen my fair share of customer service transformation projects. But when approached by Churches Fire & Security about implementing new customer service infrastructure in the form of a new contact centre, something didn’t quite add up. Here’s why we took a completely different approach and how it paid off.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Spam Likely, Scam-Likely, Fraud Risk, Potential Fraud, Potential Spam. Just pick one Key Takeaways Call Labeling Risks: "Spam Likely" or "Fraud Risk" tags can block or reduce call answer rates, hurting outreach. Reputation Matters: Carriers flag numbers based on call frequency, answer rates, and complaints. Preventative Measures: Register numbers, follow STIR/SHAKEN, monitor caller ID, and stay compliant.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

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 comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. Speaking Your Customers Love Language: 5 Ways to Woo Them This Valentines Day by Sam Richardson (CX Network) Twilios Sam Richardson outlines five ways organizations can speak their customers language and show some love on every day of the year.

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SharpenCX

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Customer Service as a Service (CCaaS) offers companies an efficient and scalable way to manage customer support.

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Ambs Call Center

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

As business owners, let's be real about one thing: We all miss calls. Murphy's Law seems to dictate that the moment you step away from your desk for a split second, the most important call of the day will come through. Then comes the next hurdle that worries many business owners and is the reason you're reading this blog: apologizing for missing their call.

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AWS Machine Learning

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Today, we are excited to announce that the Falcon 3 family of models from TII are available in Amazon SageMaker JumpStart. In this post, we explore how to deploy this model efficiently on Amazon SageMaker AI. Overview of the Falcon 3 family of models The Falcon 3 family, developed by Technology Innovation Institute (TII) in Abu Dhabi, represents a significant advancement in open source language models.

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Avoxi

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

This comprehensive guide will help you navigate the complexities of combined UCaaS and CCaaS voice management and develop a strategy that works for your organization. The post Managing Voice Across UCaaS and CCaaS Platforms: A Complete Guide for Enterprise IT Leaders appeared first on AVOXI.

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