Customer Service Life

APRIL 13, 2018

This article was originally published on CustomerThink on February 13, 2018. Click here to read the original. A big reason chat has taken hold in the market (setting aside customer preference) is that it promises reduced cost per contact because agents can handle multiple chats concurrently. For the purpose of this article, when I say “chat” I’m referring to all live messaging channels including Facebook Messenger and SMS.

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Myra Golden Media

APRIL 26, 2018

Last week I facilitated a team building workshop for one of my favorite clients. Typically, I only deliver training on customer service, but my client had a special request. My client explained that “We need to work together, make decisions together, and communicate according to the styles of each person. In essence, we need to build a strong cohesive team.”.

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Aspect

APRIL 27, 2018

The king of customer service continues to reign. Just a couple days ago, Amazon officially released how many Prime customers it has, over 100 million. For readers that happen to not be one of those 100 million, Prime members are customers that pay a yearly subscription fee to access free shipping, streaming services and more from Amazon. This Motely Fool article explains that Prime customers are Amazon’s most loyal and according to Bezos most demanding customers.

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Call Center Weekly

APRIL 17, 2018

By Dan MacDougall Contact center metrics are developed to measure operational performance (e.g. Calls Answered Live, Escalation Rate, First Contact Resolution, and Call Volume). They are useful to identify and drive areas of continuous improvement in staffing requirements, training opportunities, agent to agent consistency, and mean time to resolve to mention a few.

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Teresa Allen

APRIL 25, 2018

Recently I had to call the contact center of FootJoy regarding an order I had placed on their website for golf shoes. With a size 11 woman’s shoe, it is almost impossible to find golf shoes in local retail outlets. In the FootJoy order process, the size menu defaults to a size 5.5 and you change it to see if your size is available. I was excited to be able to find a pair I liked and ordered the size 11.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 11, 2018

A potential client called for help. His plea was, “We are so NOT customer-focused, and we need to be!” He then shared what may be one of the most crystal-clear examples of the difference between a company that is customer focused and one that isn’t. By the way, the name of the company has been “changed to protect the innocent,” as they say. We’ll refer to them as Company X.

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Callminer

APRIL 11, 2018

Some don’t make it easy to move their info to another provider. To avoid becoming a victim of data hostage by your speech analytics vendor, ask these questions before choosing one.

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CX Accelerator

APRIL 11, 2018

Do you ever feel like you're in "survival mode," running from one crisis to another, just trying to get through the day? The moment you stomp out one fire, the sparks start flying in five other directions. Or, you look at your to-do list at the end of the day, and realize that it's not just that you didn't spend your time coaching your team or any of your other big priorities; your list for tomorrow is also filled with distractions that won't do anything to help your team accomplish what matters

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Call Center Weekly

APRIL 19, 2018

By Maurice Helm I understand from experience the life of a call center representative. Prior to moving into leadership, I started on the phones and as rewarding as that can be, there on the front-line taking ownership of issues and concerns and bringing resolution to them, without a doubt it is also a tough job. On top of fighting burnout and redundancy, team members have to try and prove themselves in an effort to grow their careers beyond the phone, sometimes in environments where there is no

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Contact Center Pipeline

APRIL 25, 2018

Without ever seeing our logo, you can tell you’re visiting a TELUS International site by the beautiful mosaic of colorful handprints that adorn our walls. More than simply a quirky decor element, each handprint represents a team member who participated in a TELUS Days of Giving activity. These annual volunteer days where hundreds, and sometimes […].

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Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 13, 2018

A lot of business professionals talk about customer loyalty. However, if I’m totally honest, they often don’t know what they are talking about. Or they do know what they are talking about, but what they are talking about is not customer loyalty! Many of the organizations I have worked with say that customer loyalty means, “the customer buys everything from us.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 4, 2018

I’ve got good news and bad news for you. The good news is that you no longer have to keep up with your competition; the bad news is that now you have to keep up with your customer – meaning your customer’s expectation of the service that makes you competitive. Perhaps you just heard that your competitor is working hard to take away business from you – maybe they’re announcing a new product; maybe they’re advertising a major sale; maybe they’re opening a new location.

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Callminer

APRIL 23, 2018

No matter what industry you serve, one thing is certain; call centers can’t deliver a positive customer experience without the right agents in place.

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Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO

The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.

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TechSee

APRIL 3, 2018

Customer churn in the age of information is a fact of life for every business in every industry. Customers have unprecedented access to data, enabling easy comparisons of alternatives, as well as hassle-free provider changes with a simple click of a button. With Accenture reporting that 77% of consumers are no longer loyal to any particular brand, companies must work harder than ever to retain their customer base.

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Call Center Weekly

APRIL 9, 2018

By Chris Truitt Many of us think of business as a complex organism with many moving parts. While this is certainly true, business concepts can be simplified to two main objectives, Customer Acquisition and Retention. Acquiring customers isn't easy and can often be a costly endeavor. Retaining customers is often a matter of listening to your customer's concerns, understanding their needs and putting your business in a position to meet these needs.

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Contact Center Pipeline

APRIL 10, 2018

Interviewer: What are your greatest strengths? Answer: I will work hard for you and I know what I’m doing. Go ahead, ask me anything! Interviewer: Okay, what are your greatest weaknesses? This is not the interview part I prefer (does anyone?), but it’s a fair question we should all expect at some point. I’m humbled […].

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Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 14, 2018

Why are you getting so many complaints? What are the hidden reasons customers complain? How can you identify what the hidden reasons are and reduce the number of complaints you receive? The post Why Am I Getting So Many Customer Complaints? appeared first on.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 18, 2018

Lately, I’ve been asked about loyalty programs. Any company can create a loyalty program. But, there is some confusion around what exactly a loyalty program is. A Wikipedia definition of a loyalty program summed it up well: Loyalty programs are structured marketing strategies designed by merchants to encourage customers to continue to shop at or use the services of businesses associated with each program.

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Callminer

APRIL 29, 2018

During our recent CallMiner and IPI Contact Centre Performance Summit, it became clear that when it comes to getting a great ROI from Interaction (or Speech) Analytics, many businesses struggle.

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TechSee

APRIL 10, 2018

As businesses increasingly realize that leveraging the power of technology creates a clear competitive advantage, the future of the BPO industry has become dependent on its willingness to adopt new growth and BPO technology trends that will serve as a value multiplier for their offerings. BPO Technology trends: Blessing or Curse? Many BPOs that have built the core of their businesses on the provision of human labor or Full Time Equivalents (FTEs) are wary of automation and its outcome.

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Call Center Weekly

APRIL 12, 2018

By Sean Hawkins By definition, customer retention is the activity an organization undertakes in order to reduce customer from leaving the business relationship. It is a shared responsibility of every person and department in a company. Most often though, it is the contact center that interacts with those customers who wish to leave. While the functional role of retention is housed within a specific team, everyone in customer service impacts the company’s ability to preserve customers.

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Dive into the realm of contact center dialers with our infographic! Explore the various types – Preview, Predictive, Automatic, and Progressive Dialers – and unravel their roles in boosting call center performance.

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Contact Center Pipeline

APRIL 11, 2018

“I don’t understand how my organization can use speech analytics.” This is a statement often heard from those who have speech analytics just as often as from those who don’t. Speech analytics has the potential to transform an organization and its customer relationships, but organizations seldom harness its power because their journey to speech begins […].

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Customer Guru

APRIL 17, 2018

With the competition in the markets intensifying, it has become increasingly tough for a brand to differentiate itself from its competitors. However, there is a solution to this conundrum too. According to a study by Walker, customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator by 2020. Further, a research conducted by Forrester demonstrates that 72% of the businesses considered improving customer experience as their priority.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 10, 2018

Use Moments of Magic to Transform Customers Into Superfans. How can you get happy customers to become your greatest marketing tool? Shep Hyken sits down with Lars Kristensen, founder of NiceJob , to discuss the importance of customer reviews and making them effective marketing tools. ? ? ? ?. . Top Takeaways: Lars explains how marketing is often based a company’s budget, not the kind of work or product they delivered.

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Callminer

APRIL 26, 2018

Every year post-holiday analysis shows there are some significant challenges at play in the retail sector and it will most likely continue in the same vein with cost pressures intensifying.

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TechSee

APRIL 24, 2018

What is unboxing and why is it an important focus for brands? Product unboxing goes way beyond the simple act of unpacking a new device. It is an integral part of the installation, activation and operation of a newly purchased electronic device. With a growing number of DIY enthusiasts purchasing consumer electronics, this type of hands-on guidance is in high demand.

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Call Center Weekly

APRIL 10, 2018

By: Anonymous Most companies have a plethora of tutorials, manuals, videos, and webinars on how to use their product. At any given moment, customers can chat, email, or call for help. While most interactions go smoothly, not all do. The contact center must be committed to righting those wrongs. But what if the problem is a bad customer? There is no tutorial on how to be a great customer, and subsequent interactions will likely mirror the previous ones.

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Contact Center Pipeline

APRIL 5, 2018

Companies that utilize contact centers understand the value of maintaining skilled employees, since customer service tends to be an industry with a high amount of worker “churn.” The health and well-being of contact center personnel is therefore a high priority. This becomes especially notable as media reports reveal the health disadvantages of sedentary work styles. […].

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