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A History of Customer Support Technology

TeamSupport

1980s-1990s: The Dawn of CRM Software The next two decades saw the adoption of computerized systems for customer support. Companies started using customer relationship management (CRM) software to manage customer information and interactions. One of the early pioneers in CRM software was ACT!, which launched in 1987.

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Seven CX Tips to Help Weather the 2021 Holiday Season ‘Everything Shortage’

CSM Magazine

In fact, 2021 is forecast to be one of the most treacherous holiday seasons since the Great Recession of 2008-2009. The recommended strategy adopted by leading e-Commerce brands is to be proactive and personal with your customer experience. The Great Resignation is also upon us. Tip #5: Take Advantage of Technology.

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CCaaS Trends: The Evolution of Cloud Contact Centres

Lumoa

The denouement of Gartner’s latest Hype Cycle for AI shows how AI-powered contact center technologies such as natural language processing (NLP), chatbots, and machine learning (ML) have recently begun to lose their magnetism, ending up in the Trough of Disillusionment.

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Contact Center Trends 2021: The CX Watershed

Fonolo

I see the CX industry finding new, faster and more efficient ways to meet their customers’ needs, maybe through the use of new technology, while also balancing a deeply personal, empathetic human connection.”. Sometimes, you just need to speak to a person. The Great Contact Center Diaspora. Up from just 2.2% The Value of Metrics.

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Top 51 Customer Service Leaders – Best Customer Experience Influencers

Netomi

So much so, we built the best chatbot and AI tool to help automate the low touch, mundane tasks support teams are inundated with. Thompson is also co-author of The Blueprint to CRM Success and author of the groundbreaking report “Customer Experience Management: A Winning Business Strategy for a Flat World.”. Denise Lee Yohn.

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Customer Service Trends to Look for in 2017

Comm100

“Although the use of brands’ mobile apps has exploded since 2008, ‘brand app fatigue’ is starting to settle in. 2016 saw Microsoft chatbot, Taytweets, spiral out of control. consumers want a more personalized shopping experience. Personalized customer service is something that we can’t get out of chat bots just yet.