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Restaurant Experiences That Drive Me MAD! What Can We Learn From These?

Beyond Philosophy

My two favorite Muppets were Statler and Waldorf. You might remember these were the two old guys that sat on the balcony and heckled the show. However, instead of cleverly improving the comedy of the vaudeville-style variety show in the 70s, I will heckle the restaurant experience. Not only that, but we will also use their example for what not to do in yours.

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ROBUST KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CAN CUT COSTS

CCNG

In constant flux, the current business landscape seems to be rapidly evolving. Different ideas are constantly emerging as the new go-to strategy. Budgets are getting tighter, and executive teams are asking contact center leadership to do more with a lower headcount. Employees and gig workers are harder to retain, and the job of the customer-facing agent is getting more complicated and stressful.

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Why You Shouldn’t Yell at Customer Service Agents – And More

ShepHyken

Someone asked me a question: Sometimes I’m so frustrated when I call a company’s customer service number. I try to be nice, but that doesn’t always work. What do you think if I yell at them? Here is my answer: A couple of old expressions come to mind. First, “The squeaky wheel gets the oil,” which means if you make enough noise, you might get some action.

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2023 CallMiner CX Landscape Report highlights growing AI impact on CX

Callminer

The “more with less” economy has driven AI adoption as organizations strive to optimize CX. Read this blog to get the details on the 2023 CallMiner CX Landscape Report.

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Contact Center Dialers Demystified

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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TechSee Launches Sophie AI, A MultiSensory Virtual Agent for Customer Service

TechSee

TechSee’s Sophie AI merges voice, visual, and text interactions to help service teams resolve any questions or issues using natural language and intuitive visual guidance. NEW YORK, September 27, 2023 – TechSee , the leading company for remote visual experiences, today announces that it has launched Sophie AI, the first MultiSensory AI Agent for customer service.

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The Impact of Tipping and “Tipflation” on Customer Satisfaction

ShepHyken

Top Takeaways: The frequency of tipping, or “tipflation,” has increased across industries. Businesses should consider tipping practices’ impact on customer satisfaction and carefully evaluate when and how tipping should be implemented. Rising prices and increased pressure to tip can create a sense of guilt for consumers. This may lead some individuals to avoid experiences where they feel obligated to over-tip.

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How Can I Establish a Reputation for Low Prices WITHOUT Seeming Cheap and Low Quality?

Beyond Philosophy

Catherine, one of our podcast listeners, wants to know how to establish her organization’s reputation for having low prices without the companion reputation for having cheap and low-quality products. It’s a good question that, in my experience, is easy to get wrong. However, since I would imagine some of you have a similar problem, I also wanted to share that discussion here with you.

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How to improve first call resolution with AI

Tethr

Learn how to improve your contact center's first call resolution using conversation intelligence software to analyze your repeat calls.

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Do Normal People Want to Use Generative AI?

TechSee

Generative AI holds incredible potential. However, using ChatGPT is like using MS-DOS. Users have to learn a whole new set of prompts and skills. Generative AI isn’t yet built for mainstream user adoption. What would it take to make people want Generative AI? If service leaders could bridge this user experience gap, if they could deliver Generative AI-powered service as user-friendly and intuitive as a human agent, would customers use it?

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The New GTM Playbook: 18 Ways to Future-Proof Your Sales Team

Longer sales cycles. Increasingly discerning buyers. More meetings. Intensifying competition. Economic uncertainty. Go-to-market teams of every size, in every industry, are grappling with these challenges firsthand. Thankfully, there’s an answer. We’ve developed an entirely new way for GTM leaders to identify and execute proven, data-driven strategies that drive revenue.

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MDaudit uses AI to improve revenue outcomes for healthcare customers

AWS Machine Learning

MDaudit provides a cloud-based billing compliance and revenue integrity software as a service (SaaS) platform to more than 70,000 healthcare providers and 1,500 healthcare facilities, ensuring healthcare customers maintain regulatory compliance and retain revenue. Working with the top 60+ US healthcare networks, MDaudit needs to be able to scale its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to improve end-user productivity to meet growing demand and adapt to the changing healthcare landscape.

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for the Week of September 25, 2023

ShepHyken

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 comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. Decoding CSAT: What It is and How to Calculate Your Score by Dorcas Adisa (Sprout Social) In this article, we answer everything you need to know about customer satisfaction score (CSAT).

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Rant Alert! These things drive me NUTS in a restaurant, what can we learn?

Beyond Philosophy

We can be grumpy about the restaurant experience. This self-awareness is key, especially when we realize that our behavior closely resembles the behavior of two grouchy Muppets heckling Kermit and Fozzie from the balcony. However, it’s easy to see that every business can learn from restaurants that bungle these moments of the experience. We are aware this episode is a grumpy rant.

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2023: The Big Shift to Managed Services

Cisco - Contact Center

In our rapidly evolving digital landscape, organizations face countless challenges, from thwarting increasingly sophisticated cyber criminals, to meeting ambitious sustainability targets, to adapting… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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The Innovator’s Guide to the Digital-first Contact Center

In the contact center industry, first-generation digital channels like email and web chat have seen significant adoption, along with video chat and co-browsing capabilities. However, customers are rapidly moving beyond these channels, seeking next-generation options. Social platforms are now becoming mainstream contact center channels. Download this guide today to learn how to help your business adapt to this evolving landscape and leverage the power of next-generation digital customer service.

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Meet Sophie AI: The Future of Service

TechSee

Generative AI will be transformative for every enterprise. However, today’s early Generative AI solutions lack context, and deliver a poor user experience. These are the keys to unlocking mainstream adoption of Generative AI for service and CX. Using Generative AI should be as natural as chatting with a friend. As you chat, you read your friend’s facial expressions and listen to the tone of their voice.

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What is call forwarding and how can it help your business?

AnswerConnect

Discover the benefits of call forwarding services. How can it help you manage your calls, how does it work, and how do you set it up? The post What is call forwarding and how can it help your business? appeared first on AnswerConnect Blog.

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Guest Post: Trends of Customer Service in 2023

ShepHyken

This week, we feature an article by Prabhjot Singh at Knowmax , a company that empowers customer experience teams to improve engagement through AI-powered knowledge management. He talks about the trends that customer service and experience professionals can expect for the remaining months of 2023. As we enter 2023, it’s clear that customer service remains a top priority for businesses across industries.

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Leaning into integration: The key to unlocking enterprise revenue growth

Totango

Announced during our flagship event, Totango Live! , we’re accelerating the motion to customer success-led growth by introducing two new partnerships and nine technology integrations into the Totango software and ecosystem. We believe these collaborations are cornerstones for enterprises to deliver seamless experiences for their customers and to create the interconnectedness with cross-functional partners and systems needed to drive long-term revenue growth. “Totango believes being an open

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AI in Contact Centers: Navigating the Future of CCaaS with AI that Matters

Experience the transformative power of AI in customer service! Discover how AI-driven contact centers revolutionize interactions, streamline operations, and deliver hyper-personalized experiences. We will explore three different ways that AI can optimize the operations of a contact center: The Role of Conversational AI in Self-Service Supporting Contact Center Agents with Agent Assist AI Empowering Contact Center Supervisors with Performance AI We will also look to the future of AI in the contac

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Concentrix and Webhelp Complete Combination, Creating a Diversified Global CX Leader, Well-Positioned for Growth

Concentrix

Concentrix Corporation (NASDAQ: CNXC), a leading global provider of customer experience (CX) services and technologies, today announced it has closed its combination with Webhelp and the integration of the two companies is underway.

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The Power of Creativity: How to Foster Innovation in Your Organization

C3Centricity

How important is innovation in your organisation? If it is not one of your top three objectives, you’re missing out on revenue […] The post The Power of Creativity: How to Foster Innovation in Your Organization first appeared on c3centricity.

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Empowering youth to combat climate change through service years

Cisco - Contact Center

What if young people concerned about the effects of climate change had the opportunity to perform hands-on service to mitigate its effects on vulnerable communities?

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Using AI to Personalize the Customer Experience

ConvergeOne

Retailers can stay connected with customers by using augmented reality (AR). AR is the use of a device to superimpose a computer-generated image on a user’s view of the real world. This digital information can be used in various forms and contexts, such as labels and instructions.

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How to Create Unique Customer Journeys to Optimize Business Outcomes

Speaker: Shawn Phillips, CCXP, Head of Growth and Innovation

A one-size-fits-all approach is a great approach – if it’s 2010. With the growth of AI, customers expect – and often demand – a customer journey based on their unique needs and history with your brand. Advanced platforms enable you to move beyond simple personalization or mass customization to create truly unique customer journeys that optimize outcomes for both your customers and your brand.

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The Financial Benefits of Outsourcing Answering Services

A Better Answer

Outsourcing answering services has become a growing trend among companies seeking to enhance customer support while reducing operational costs. Understanding the financial advantages of outsourcing in the answering service industry is essential for businesses to make informed decisions that can positively impact their bottom line.

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A generative AI-powered solution on Amazon SageMaker to help Amazon EU Design and Construction

AWS Machine Learning

The Amazon EU Design and Construction (Amazon D&C) team is the engineering team designing and constructing Amazon Warehouses across Europe and the MENA region. The design and deployment processes of projects involve many types of Requests for Information (RFIs) about engineering requirements regarding Amazon and project-specific guidelines. These requests range from simple retrieval of baseline design values, to review of value engineering proposals, to analysis of reports and compliance che

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5 Tips to Get More from Your VoC Program

Cyara

Today, businesses must gather, analyze, and interpret details about their customer experience (CX) in realtime and then adapt their practices to effect positive change. The faster they can do this, the better, as this demonstrates the priority and effort made to put the wants and needs of their customers first.

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8 customer testimonial examples and how to use them

delighted

Attracting customers in a competitive market can feel like an uphill battle. So, how do brands stand out from the competition? One powerful tool in today’s marketplace is customer testimonials. By highlighting the positive experiences of customers on your website or other online platforms, you can validate your brand’s awesomeness to potential customers and persuade them to purchase from you.

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Decoding the Call Labeling and Blocking Process

Uncover the complexity behind call labeling and blocking with this infographic. Discover the intricate factors and entities that shape the fate of a call, from illegal activity to user feedback, and understand why numbers get labeled and blocked.

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Product News – September 2023

Lumoa

content Lumoa Product News for September 2023 Hey everyone! Lovely seeing you again, back with more exciting Lumoa updates! We have had a doozy of a month, with lots of features that we think will make Lumoa better for you. Let’s get started! GPT can now summarize any touchpoint Lumoa GPT can now generate summaries on Filters, Topics, and search terms.

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The Ultimate Guide to Call Center Agent Performance

Fonolo

Ready to level up your contact center team? Improving call center agent performance can seem overwhelming, and you might wonder where to start. Don’t fret — the simple suggestions and methods discussed in this guide will get you started. With some hard work, consistency, and great tools, your team will soon reach new heights of operational efficiency!

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Optimize generative AI workloads for environmental sustainability

AWS Machine Learning

The adoption of generative AI is rapidly expanding, reaching an ever-growing number of industries and users worldwide. With the increasing complexity and scale of generative AI models, it is crucial to work towards minimizing their environmental impact. This involves a continuous effort focused on energy reduction and efficiency by achieving the maximum benefit from the resources provisioned and minimizing the total resources required.