Working Solutions
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Working Solutions partnered with CCW Digital to sponsor a comprehensive market study that sheds light on the future of contact centers, revealing key insights that will shape the industry moving forward. Let’s delve into the findings and explore actionable recommendations to enhance your contact center operations.
Zappix
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
In today’s fast-paced world, customer service is more than just resolving issues—it’s about delivering exceptional experiences that foster loyalty and satisfaction. As call centers continue to evolve, the role of digital tools in optimizing agent interactions has become increasingly crucial. Let’s explore how these tools benefit agents and customers, improving outcomes and elevating satisfaction.
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ShepHyken
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Many of you who read my articles or watch my videos may not have jobs related to customer service or CX measurement, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t pay attention to what I’m about to share. I recently wrote an article that included 14 customer service and CX metrics that CX leaders should consider, and today, I’m going to cover three of them that anyone who has any interaction with a customer, whether in sales, support or just might happen to answer a customer’s call, should pay attention t
CCNG
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
Your customers already want AI Customer Service. Artificial intelligence (AI) and Generative AI (GenAI) have created a new era of automating the most vital aspects of customer service. The leaders of this space have already explored how AI can improve your organization’s customer service (or support center). The results have shown boosted employee productivity, enhanced accuracy, and improved self-service containment rate.
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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.
Tethr
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
Here’s how contact center leaders can turn their call scoring and QA process from a check-the-box activity into a source of better customer experiences.
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Outsource Consultants
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
“AI will replace human contact center interactions,” according to some CX experts in 2020. Whether or not you fully embraced that view at the time, you certainly contemplated it. But the truth around AI hasn’t been so black and white. Today we recognize that AI’s true strength lies in complementing, not replacing, human interactions.
Helpware
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Offshore outsourcing usually implies a mutual benefit for partnering businesses, offering a unique blend where each party not only achieves what they expect but often receives even more. Business process outsourcing has always been a smart way of collaboration, where certain tasks and processes are delegated to another company under agreed terms. It can bring efficiency and competitive advantage to your business.
ShepHyken
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
This episode of Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken answers the following questions and more: What role does employee experience play in customer experience? Why is paying attention to market and competition crucial for businesses? How can companies improve employee experiences for better customer experiences? How can companies design experiences to enhance customer retention and acquisition?
TechSee
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
Customer experience automation is rapidly evolving, reshaping how companies engage with customers and clients. LLM-powered virtual assistants, chatbots, and virtual agents promise to become the new faces of customer experience automation. Are LLMs the right way approach to CX automation? What other infrastructure and investments are required? We will have to dive a bit deeper to understand if LLMs are truly capable of CX automation in your business.
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Reports of the death of in-store shopping have been greatly exaggerated. This year’s retail survey found that more than 60 percent of consumers start and end their journey by visiting a store. Retail customers value price above everything, but the importance of other factors varies for different brands. In-store shopping is valued highly by grocery and home improvement customers Technology retail customers place less importance on in-store experiences – for them it only ranks sixth Digital exper
Beyond Philosophy
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Have you ever noticed that spending cash is harder than using a credit card? You are not imagining things. Different payment methods carry varying degrees of discomfort when used. Cash tends to have the most painful impact, followed by checks. Credit cards offer a lesser discomfort than cash or checks. With advancements in payment technologies like contactless cards or smartphone transactions, the potential exists for these methods to generate even less discomfort than traditional credit cards.
NobelBiz
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Contact centers are the heartbeats of customer service, enabling seamless communication between businesses and their clientele across the globe. The foundation of these interactions lies in the robustness of their voice infrastructure. While finding a voice provider might seem straightforward, with almost every Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) provider offering voice services alongside their software products, not all voice services are crafted equally.
ShepHyken
FEBRUARY 18, 2024
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. Customer Service versus Customer Experience: Master both! by Reuben Yonatan (Fast Company) Customer service (CS) and customer experience (CX) are the two faces of the same coin and go hand in hand with each other.
Cisco - Contact Center
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Renewable energy is a rapidly growing segment of the energy industry. Technologies such as wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, and energy storage are now considered mainstream.
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.
Beyond Philosophy
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Learn more about Colin Shaw : Join over 80,000 people on our LinkedIn Newsletter list or visit our website for more great podcast episodes. Listen to the podcast: Ethics can be a tough thing to think about. It’s abstract, making it difficult to learn or discuss. However, we did just that on a recent podcast. As an important subject that we all need to revisit from time to time, Professor Ryan Hamilton, my co-host on the podcast shared the five rules of professional ethics that we discusse
Totango
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
The elusive C-suite is a powerful and exciting place to be. It’s a difficult level to reach and perhaps even more difficult to remain at – especially in the role of a Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). According to research by SpencerStuart , CMOs have the highest turnover rate in the C-suite, remaining in the role for only 3.3 years on average. Counteracting this stigma and laying the foundation for a successful and long-lasting tenure as CMO starts with the first 60 days.
Bill Quiseng
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
Welcome to CX 102 or Advanced CX. This course is a prerequisite for business professionals in the B2C or hospitality industry. It’s an elective for the B2B or the online/digital industry. English writer Samuel Johnson said, “People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.” With that in mind, today’s lesson will be a future reminder for you.
Cisco - Contact Center
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
ZTNA hasn’t delivered on the full promise of zero trust Zero Trust has been all the rage for several years; it states, “never trust, always verify” and assumes every attempt to access the network or a… Read more on Cisco Blogs
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!
VirtualPBX
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
In the ever-evolving landscape of telecommunications, businesses must stay vigilant to adapt to regulatory shifts that can impact their operations. One such recent development is the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) sunset on POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) lines. This significant change has implications for businesses relying on traditional phone lines for their communication needs.
AWS Machine Learning
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
ZOO Digital provides end-to-end localization and media services to adapt original TV and movie content to different languages, regions, and cultures. It makes globalization easier for the world’s best content creators. Trusted by the biggest names in entertainment, ZOO Digital delivers high-quality localization and media services at scale, including dubbing, subtitling, scripting, and compliance.
Totango
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
What do these four pairs have in common? Apple and IBM Peanut butter and jelly Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg Marketing and Customer Success They are all unexpected — yet incredibly successful — partnerships. Bitter tech rivals put aside their differences to create world-changing innovations. A salty spread and a sweet topping form a beloved sandwich.
Cisco - Contact Center
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
This blog is by Noor Zafar, a Cybersecurity Cadet Risk Advisory Analyst at Deloitte in Australia and a former member of Cisco’s FIFA Women’s World Cup all-female Dream Team.
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.
Ambs Call Center
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
In the fast-paced world of healthcare, having a reliable physician answering service is crucial. Whether you’re a physician, run a medical office, or manage a healthcare facility, finding the right answering service can make all the difference. “But there’s so many medical answering services! Which do I pick?
SmartAction
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The jump from traditional “press zero” to cutting-edge AI solutions presents both a thrilling opportunity and a daunting challenge in the customer service world. Recent headlines, like the issues faced by Air Canada with its website chatbots, spotlight a critical junction in this journey: the choice of a self-service provider. In this incident with Air Canada , a customer seeking a bereavement discount for his flight, was informed by the airline’s chatbot that he could apply fo
Playvox
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
While the pandemic may seem distant in some of our minds, one shift remains prevalent long after it became safe to go back to offices — the need and desire to work remotely. Not only do contact center agents want additional flexibility in their work schedules, but many leaders saw that agents did not need to be in a defined office space to get their jobs done well.
Cisco - Contact Center
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Migrating to Cloud Calling is a priority for many organizations seeking better visibility, flexibility, and functionality with reduced total cost compared to on-premise Calling—without sacrificing t… Read more on Cisco Blogs
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Over the next 12 months, what do you think will have the biggest impact on your CX automation efforts? When asked the same question, only 10% of CX leaders surveyed by Verint chose telephony. It’s no longer the engagement channel leading CCaaS conversations. The customer engagement challenges facing organizations have changed – so a new approach is needed.
Ambs Call Center
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
Today’s medical practices are swamped with more calls than ever. Practice managers handle these callers, along with patients and doctors, while trying to ensure patients maintain their satisfaction and safety. This can get overwhelming.
Cyara
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Per the question in the title of this blog post, let’s examine the phrase, break down the meaning, and then explore how “Last Mile Assurance” is relevant to and important in the context of contact centers and customer experience. To begin, let’s think literally, taking the words at face value. Assurance, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary , can be described as “ a being certain in the mind ” or “ confidence of mind or manner ”.
AnswerConnect
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
Looking to streamline your business operations? Our latest blog shares the best tools for small businesses to help you enhance productivity and efficiency. The post Must-have tools for small business that every owner needs appeared first on AnswerConnect Blog.
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