CCNG

AUGUST 16, 2023

Seeking the voice of the customer is an admirable objective. The voice of the customer is frequently identified as a requirement in establishing your customer experience strategy, improving processes, introducing new products, identifying the need for new services, and staying in tune with the ongoing changes in your marketplace.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 19, 2022

This week we feature an article by Cassidy McDonnell, Creative Solutions Manager at Balto Software , a company that helps agents live on the call to analyze what’s working and scale best practices in real-time. She shares how organizations can improve employee engagement and customer satisfaction.

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Scripts Customer Experience Employee engagement Best practices 200

NobelBiz

APRIL 2, 2024

Are customers becoming more and more demanding with time? With the growing customer expectations, enterprises are under great pressure to deliver exceptional service. They serve as centralized hubs for managing multichannel interactions, voice calls, emails, chats, social media, and more.

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contact center solutions Enterprise Contact Center Interactive Voice Response 105

Myra Golden Media

APRIL 6, 2023

Breaking bad news is one of the most challenging aspects of customer service. It’s always challenging to tell a customer that their product is out of stock, their order is delayed, or their service is canceled. For many people, their interactions with customer service are the only points of contact they have with a company.

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Contact Center Best practices Accountability Management 156

ShepHyken

JANUARY 14, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. And if you want to earn your customers’ trust, give them a consistently good customer experience. An influx of orders, too few staff and emotions running high can mean an increase in mistakes and dissatisfied customers.

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Customer Service Best practices Metrics Banking 144

ShepHyken

JANUARY 14, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. And if you want to earn your customers’ trust, give them a consistently good customer experience. An influx of orders, too few staff and emotions running high can mean an increase in mistakes and dissatisfied customers.

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Customer Service Best practices Metrics Banking 139

NobelBiz

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Call flows play a vital role in seamlessly directing customer calls to the right place within your organization. They act as pathways that guide calls from the very beginning to a successful resolution, ensuring a seamless and efficient customer experience. Routing directs the call to the relevant destination.

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Call flow Interactive Voice Response Customer Experience Contact Center 105

VirtualPBX

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In today’s digital age, businesses are more reliant than ever on technology to streamline operations and communicate with customers. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communication has become a cornerstone of modern business operations, offering cost-effective and flexible solutions. Here’s why: 1.

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voip Best practices Technology Accountability 105

NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

When companies implement specific tools and best practices, they can significantly improve their customer experience (CX), increase agent performance, and ensure high-quality service. It represents a holistic approach that is aimed at transforming call center functions into a streamlined, customer-focused powerhouse.

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Best practices Call Center Interactive Voice Response First call resolution 104

TechSee

JUNE 29, 2023

AI is rapidly becoming a critical tool in customer service. AI will streamline, augment and, in many cases, automate the customer experience and improve customer satisfaction. AI in Customer Service will reduce customer wait times and improve overall efficiency.

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Chatbots Customer Service Wait times APIs 202

Steve DiGioia

APRIL 19, 2021

The best intentions only get you so far and sometimes, your “best” is not good enough for your customer. And here is where your “best” gets even worse. Today’s guest post was written by my friend and customer service colleague Leslie O ‘Flahavan. I hope you enjoy her post.

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Accountability Personalization Customer Care Customer Support 304

Lumoa

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

It’s important for your business to understand your customers. Using a customer needs analysis and setting up a feedback loop are the key ways to make this happen. One of the best analysis techniques available is the voice of customer (VoC) template. Business owners have always sought out customer opinions.

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Feedback Best practices Analytics Surveys 94

IdeasUnlimited

MARCH 6, 2024

In the ever-evolving world of business, customer service stands as a pivotal pillar in building brand loyalty and ensuring customer satisfaction. With a decade-long history of excellence, IdeasUnlimited has been instrumental in transforming the customer service landscape for businesses worldwide.

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TechSee

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As you chat, you read your friend’s facial expressions and listen to the tone of their voice. Similarly, Generative AI must be multisensory, fusing text, voice, and vision to interact with and help users naturally. However, today’s early Generative AI solutions lack context, and deliver a poor user experience.

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Engineering Enterprise Chatbots Self service 109

TechSee

JUNE 16, 2021

It establishes a live video stream with the customer and overlays Augmented Reality annotations to provide step-by-step resolution guidance on their mobile screen. Be proactive with software adoption best practices. But first, it must be adopted. In other words, a technology that no one uses is useless. So what is?

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Best practices Wireless Enterprise Engineering 251

TechSee

JANUARY 29, 2024

Generative AI , such as Large Language Models (LLMs), will dramatically change multiple industries, including the service and customer experience (CX) space. LLMs in CX: Opportunities LLMs have become potent tools for enhancing customer experience (CX) through “smarter” automation. This is often called hallucination.

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Enterprise Contact Center Technology Wait times 124

TeleDirect

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Interactive voice response ( IVR ) is considered an essential call center technology. It enhances the customer experience by guiding them through options when they call and, based on their response, directing them to the appropriate agent or relaying the needed information. Call centers use IVR because customers appreciate them.

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Interactive Voice Response Call Center Wait times Abandon rate 62

aircall

AUGUST 22, 2022

As proud sponsors of HubSpot INBOUND 2022, we’ll be packing our bags and heading to Boston to learn best practices, tips, and more from thought leaders in marketing, sales, customer success, and RevOps. . Without giving too much away, here’s what you can expect at the session: Managing increased customer expectations.

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CRM Best practices Personalization Sales 118

Fonolo

AUGUST 31, 2021

Also known as an automatic call distributor (ACD), this tool receives inbound calls and connects them to the department or representative that can best support them. To customers, this is known as your run-of-the-mill call center phone menu. To customers, this is known as your run-of-the-mill call center phone menu.

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Best practices Abandon rate Interactive Voice Response Call Center 152

Eptica

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Date: Friday, November 13, 2020 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager Delivering impactful results from your Voice of the Customer programme. Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager Understanding changing customer needs is vital if companies are to increase engagement, satisfaction and long-term revenues.

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Best practices Analytics Marketing Customer Experience 126

VirtualPBX

MAY 9, 2023

To effectively use text messaging as a communication tool, it is crucial for businesses to follow SMS best practices. As a fast and direct way to reach customers, SMS has become an essential tool for businesses of all sizes for marketing, customer support, and other communication purposes.

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Best practices Education Marketing Customer Support 98

customer sure

MARCH 12, 2024

Our team have just returned from the Institute of Customer Service ’s Annual Conference. We had a brilliant day talking to current and future clients, and we’re excited to share what we’ve learned (Sharing best practice is step 5 in the collaborative model we use when working alongside our clients to improve their VOC programme!)

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Customer Service Best practices Feedback APIs 62

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Without the right preparation, even the most established operations can find themselves struggling with call demand, and trying to stay afloat when faced with an onslaught of customer queries. Understand Customer Behavior. Gather your customer data and really dig into their behavior and expectations. Customer Portal.

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Call Center Interactive Voice Response Self service Abandon Call 156

CSM Magazine

MAY 2, 2024

Zenarate, a leading SaaS provider of AI-powered skill-based learning and development for customer-facing agents, today announced the next generation of their personalized AI Coach platform. ” Hundreds of global enterprises trust Zenarate AI Coach to develop confident, top-performing customer-facing teams.

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Gamification Coaching Scripts SaaS 52

CSM Magazine

MARCH 22, 2024

For contact center managers, staying one step ahead of these fraudulent schemes is not just a matter of good practice; it’s integral to protecting their operations, reputation, and the trust of their customers.

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Contact Center Engineering Education voip 52

Eptica

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Date: Friday, November 26, 2021 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager 6 keys to success for outsourced customer service providers. Preparing for future customer service challenges. 9 reasons to embrace messaging for customer service. Published on: November 26, 2021. billion between now and 2025.

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outsourcing Customer Service Cloud contact Best practices 121

NobelBiz

APRIL 30, 2024

AI-based call centers are revolutionizing how businesses interact with their customers. The customer service you provide will either make or break your brand. From improving response times to personalizing interactions, artificial intelligence is now setting new standards in customer service efficiency and effectiveness.

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Call Center Chatbots Virtual Agent Contact Center 105

NobelBiz

MARCH 26, 2024

While there’s no one-size-fits-all solution to address all operational and customer-related challenges for businesses, Customer Experience Automation (CXA) has emerged as a compelling strategy for a lot of businesses these days. Table of Contents What Is Customer Experience Automation (CXA)?

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Best practices Interactive Voice Response Customer Experience Contact Center 52

DMG Consulting

MAY 2, 2024

Making Self-Service More Intelligent View this article on the publisher’s website Omnichannel self-service solutions are a requirement for companies that want to deliver a cost-effective and consistently outstanding customer experience (CX). Intelligent virtual agents (IVAs)—a.k.a.

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Self service Virtual Agent Contact Center CRM 48

NobelBiz

APRIL 30, 2024

AI-based call centers are revolutionizing how businesses interact with their customers. The customer service you provide will either make or break your brand. From improving response times to personalizing interactions, artificial intelligence is now setting new standards in customer service efficiency and effectiveness.

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Call Center Chatbots Virtual Agent Contact Center 104

Fonolo

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

When communicating in person, we use much more than just our words — body language, facial expressions, hand gestures, and of course, tone of voice. Even with phone communication, tone of voice is powerful and can influence a customer’s perception of your brand. Why Tone of Voice Matters in Customer Service.

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Call Center Scripts Coaching Best practices 81

Bill Quiseng

JANUARY 10, 2024

So I encourage you to remind yourself and your colleagues every day about each one of these reminders I published in 2023: 25 QUI QUOTE Reminders about Customers and Customer Service. QUI QUOTES Reminders about Customers and Customer Service 15 QUI QUOTE Reminders about Leadership and Employee Engagement. So, own it.

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Customer Service Advertising Employee engagement Customer Care 97

delighted

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Even if you’re just starting your customer experience (CX) management program, you’ve probably heard of Net Promoter Score (NPS): it’s one of the most popular customer experience metrics to measure customer loyalty and satisfaction. The accumulation of all customer ratings equals the final NPS score, ranging from -100 to 100.

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Surveys Best practices Feedback Personalization 98