The Northridge Group

APRIL 8, 2024

We have a long-held belief (rooted in fact) that it’s nearly impossible to have effective processes and robust technology without trained people to manage and use them. This is where the critical intersection of people, process and technology come into play. Investors are flocking to firms who label themselves as AI.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 7, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Yes, people will pay to be in a program that offers perks, discounts, and more. Whatever drives repeat business – and ideally, customer loyalty – is a good program. I’m often asked to define customer centricity.

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Call Center Pros

JULY 27, 2018

No matter the difficulty, people want instant solutions and quality experiences. Many believe that for customer service, Artificial Intelligence (AI), is the future and maybe the disruption of the entire call center industry. There are certain aspects where AI has an advantage over human beings. What do the experts say?

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ShepHyken

JULY 19, 2022

Employing Brand Advocates to Improve Customer Experience. Shep Hyken interviews Megan Neale, Co-founder and COO of Limitless , a Gig CX platform that empowers people to earn money by providing brilliant customer service. They have the knowledge and passion for the brand that can be turned into a skill to help other customers.

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CCNG

MARCH 15, 2023

But people still want to connect with people. With all the investment in technology and AI in call centers, where does that position human-to-human conversations? We asked executives to rank how often they use certain customer service channels today and how often they expected to use them in 10 years. Longer handle times.

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 7, 2022

One of the features of The Intuitive Customer podcast is “I’m in a Pickle,” where listeners come to us with business problems that they would like our advice on solving. Customer Experience management has been absorbed into Customer Science in the past couple of years; how will that apply to brick and mortar?

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Field Tested Tips for Aligning Customer Service and Marketing by Ronnie Gomez (Sprout Social) If a business is an orchestra, then every department is its own instrument. You can’t define your brand—your customer does.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 2, 2022

This week, we feature an article by Steve Miller, Head of Customer Success at Cirrus , a contact center solution that helps companies engage with their customers. He shares the benefits of excellent customer experience for your customers and employees. In a recent survey by SuperOffice , 45.2% Enabling agents.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 28, 2019

This week we feature an article by Chris Connolly that discusses h ow assistive AI blends with human-only qualities to create a new category of “superagents.”. Technology replacing humans. In general, technology is augmenting —not replacing — the employee. That’s what we all fear. Because of that word “current.”

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TeamSupport

JULY 13, 2023

But these days, there’s a very real, very talked about “bot” in our midst that people are eager to use: ChatGPT. With the advent of this solution, a massive wave of influence has sparked, prompting businesses everywhere to explore ways to leverage AI of this nature.

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CX Global Media

MAY 11, 2020

In recent years, there has been a rising tide of interest in the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in contact centers. With the massive investments that have poured into our industry in the past few years, it’s most important to discover the truth about AI, so you and so many other contact center leaders can prevent regrettable decisions.

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Upstream Works

JUNE 9, 2022

After five years of providing what amounted to call center plumbing, we had really zeroed in on what call centers did and realized that the heart of a call center was and always will be the people that operate the phones. And in many, many cases, those people did not have a good life. The contact center was even more complicated.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 19, 2023

TIP: Tools like Fonolo Voice Call-Backs relieve agent stress and keep customers off hold by offering call-backs during call spikes. The cost of losing an employee is much higher than most people realize. FACT: It costs 30-50% of their salary to replace an entry-level employee. The numbers are sobering. Bottom line?

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TeleDirect

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Anyone who has been in customer service understands that the human connection is impossible to replace. AI call center technology, however, has made significant inroads into the industry. AI call center technology, however, has made significant inroads into the industry. Thank you, AI. And, if they don’t?

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CSM Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

Mike Myer, CEO of Quiq, explores the impact of ChatGPT on the world of customer service. Within five days of its November 2022 introduction, over a million people were using it. The latest AI isn’t a tech fad that will pass. For one thing, many chatbots aren’t really “intelligent,” because they don’t utilize AI.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 8, 2024

At Sabio’s Disrupt 2024 in London earlier this week, Barack Obama – the former President of the United States – discussed the future of customer experience (CX), focusing on the risk and rewards associated with artificial intelligence (AI). ” And yes, you did read those opening paragraphs correctly!

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Comm100

JANUARY 23, 2023

2023 looks to be a year of great change in customer experience (CX). Employee experience will match the importance of customer experience Shep Hyken, Customer Service and Experience Expert and New York Times bestselling author, predicts: “If you want to have a good customer experience (CX), there must also be a good employee experience (EX).

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Fonolo

JANUARY 10, 2023

Wondering how to use artificial intelligence (AI) in your call center? Some people worry that AI is dangerous. Others have their eyes on job loss, thinking that AI might replace human agents altogether. The first thing to know is that AI is not something to fear. Will AI Replace Human Agents? .

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COPC

JUNE 9, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the customer experience (CX) industry, offering businesses new opportunities to enhance their operations. By embracing these strategies, your business can maximize the benefits of AI and thrive in the rapidly evolving CX landscape. Nexcom A/S and COPC Inc.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 7, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. For the company that figures it out, it positively impacts the bottom line, and just as important, positively impacts the customer’s experience. It’s convenient and predictable, and customers love it.

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Calltools

MARCH 20, 2024

Artificial intelligence has revolutionized how contact centers streamline processes and serve customers. While not all contact centers utilize AI, learning how the technology can serve your employees and customers benefits growth. The most sophisticated AI can understand spoken requests even when they include mispronunciations.

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Fonolo

DECEMBER 8, 2020

AI has been making a relentless assault on the contact center for several years. The long lines and endless hold times showed contact center managers that they needed to find better, more efficient ways to deliver customer support — fully opened executives’ eyes to finding a solution. ’ Lockdown broke everything.

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BlueOcean

MARCH 13, 2023

Like most people in the customer care sector, we are diving deep into where ChatGPT fits, or might fit, into the contact center world. The question of the moment is: what role is ChatGPT going to play in delivering a loyalty-building customer experience? Can AI Handle Complex Customer Care? So let’s get into it.

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Vistio

APRIL 24, 2023

Watch to the full podcast here:  Or click here to just listen to the audio.                              In today’s episode, we will be continuing to explore AI and its impact on the CX community, specifically by viewing the relationship of human intelligence verses artificial intelligence.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

This week we feature an article by Rahul Varshneya whos writes about how technology innovations are continuously improving the customer experience. People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Customer experience has not been left behind.

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Upstream Works

MARCH 17, 2022

Digital transformation poses distinct operational challenges for the contact center that go beyond the customer and agent experience; we’ll address two of those challenges here. For now, AI will best serve contact centers as a complementary technology. Turnover in call centers has averaged 30% to 40%.

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AWS Machine Learning

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Today, we are excited to announce three launches that will help you enhance personalized customer experiences using Amazon Personalize and generative AI. Generative AI is quickly transforming how enterprises do business. Amazon Personalize has helped us achieve high levels of automation in content customization.

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CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

If you have, you would know that dealing with frustrated and angry customers is part of the job. People value their time and would prefer to get things done in the most seamless way possible. People value their time and would prefer to get things done in the most seamless way possible. Have you ever worked in a call center?

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Inbenta

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

More than ever before, customers expect a near-immediate response to their questions and queries. So much so that many customers will now expect to encounter a chatbot, with a staggering 80% of people have interacted with one at some point. Which chatbot features will give your customers the best experience?

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Balto

JULY 27, 2023

Contact center AI solutions are certainly not new, but the recent boom in AI interest does have people talking. But while contact center leaders are considering AI and may be rushing to implement it now, it will take time to actually get it right.

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Anexa BPO

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

ChatGPT can elevate the level of customer service you provide without the need for human intervention. However, you need to understand its functions and limitations to ensure it isn’t creating customer frustration instead. You can harness the power of ChatGPT to unlock customer service efficiency as long as you use it wisely.

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CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Leading research and consulting firm Gartner predicts that Conversational AI will reduce contact centre labour costs by $80billion in 2026 and over the same period, one in 10 agent interactions (10%) will be automated, an increase from an estimated 1.6% of interactions today. of interactions today.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 8, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Industry Experts Offer Up 2018 Predictions on Retail Customer Experience by Judy Mottl. My Comment: The 2018 customer service and experience predictions continue to roll in. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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Balto

JULY 5, 2023

It feels like AI is no longer escapable, if it ever was. The surge in coverage and popularity of tools like chatGPT, Dall-E, and others in the past year has pushed AI’s capabilities to the forefront of questions and decisions happening in business as you read this. AI has taken our industry by storm and shows no signs of slowing down.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. 11 Reasons Why Customer Advocacy is the Bedrock of Your Business by Robbie Richards. JitBit) In this post, we’ll be discussing the importance of customer advocacy and why you must get on board, or else risk weakening the bedrock of your business.

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Anexa BPO

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, customer service has evolved from a traditional, human-centric approach to a tech-driven, AI-powered strategy. The traditional customer service model, while effective in its time, often struggled to meet the demands of modern consumers.

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Solvvy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

With more people using apps, web-based services, and fintech solutions, businesses must overcome the challenge of providing the best possible customer service to these new customers. What is a Customer Service Chatbot? However, chatbots don’t require customers to ask a question in a particular way.

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