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Guest Blog: Three Surprising Ways You Can Improve the Customer Experience with Cloud IVR

ShepHyken

This week we feature an article by Nogol Tardugno who tells us how to get our contact center interactive voice response (IVR) to deliver the best customer experience. In 2019 businesses continue to fund their IVR call solutions as statistics both formal and anecdotal continue to demonstrate the need.

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Guest Blog: How to Get the Most from Seasonal Customer Service Employees

ShepHyken

This past season, retailers hired more than 575,000 seasonal employees to help manage the holiday rush. For example, Macy’s hired 1,500 employees at customer service call centers and countless more for sales floors across the country, while Target doubled its team dedicated to in-store pickups and curbside services.

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Learn the power of saying “No!” to ensure you win and succeed

Beyond Philosophy

She calls this approach compassionate self-control, meaning your needs drive your decision. However, Patrick has three competencies that help you navigate this tradeoff, which she calls the Art of Empowered Refusal. Therefore, mastering managing yourself comes first, then you can deal with other people.

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Reshaping The Future Of Digital Customer Service: 22 Influential Leaders to Watch in 2022

TechSee

As companies embrace the digitization of customer support, the new standard is much more than a phone conversation with a call center representative or a visit from a field agent. With a career spanning over 20 years, Eric has an extensive amount of experience in Contact Center and 3rd party and onshore vendor management.

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Your Holiday Reading List to Get Ahead in the Customer Service Industry

SharpenCX

Discover how you can continue to deliver the best customer experience and how you can better lead your call center. Articles to Help you Deliver the Best Customer Experience: . Learn from the best in the customer service industry. U nlock the potential of your call center and invest in your customer experience.

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The Critical Skills that All Customer-Facing Teams Must Have

Beyond Philosophy

I find it exciting to discuss practical tools and approaches. When it comes to practical strategies you can take, we have developed some tools in our global Customer Experience Consultancy work to help you address the problems of implementing these theories. Why Training on Emotional Management for Frontline Employees is Vital.

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The Seven Key Strategic Questions Essential for Gaining Growth in 2023

Beyond Philosophy

Or should I call them provocations? Enlightened companies realize that customers should be their focus but aren’t there yet in practicality. In part, it’s the residual effects of COVID and the Great Resignation, which are a big hit for many organizations. It’s time for an update.