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Ensure 2017 Is YOUR Year: 3 critical things to avoid!

Beyond Philosophy

Empowerment can be difficult for some managers, however, because they lack the trust needed to get out of employees’ way when they need to work. Help make 2017 a great year for your customers too. The post Ensure 2017 Is YOUR Year: 3 critical things to avoid! Empowered employees have the tools they need to do the job you want.

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Top 10 Posts of 2017

Contact Center Pipeline

For 2017, not surprisingly, the emphasis was on people-centric topics. The end of December is a great time to reflect on the past year. It’s also a time when I like to dip into our blog statistics to see which topics appealed most to readers. Among the articles published on artificial intelligence, the chief concern […].

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of April 24, 2017

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2017 Customer Service Expectations Survey by Gladly. My Comment: Our friends at Gladly have released their 2017 Customer Expectations Survey. Forbes) While attending CES 2017 in Las Vegas, I spent a lot of time meandering around slot machines looking for meeting rooms, restaurants and taxi stands. It starts with you.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of February 13, 2017

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Top 10 Customer Service Trends for 2017 [Whitepaper] b y Daniela Puzzo . Fonolo) This whitepaper examines 10 customer service trends that will dramatically affect the success of your support team in 2017. The post 5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of February 13, 2017 appeared first on Shep Hyken.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of May 22, 2017

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SmartBrief) Early in my career, I worked for an incredible general manager that taught me a lot of C.R.A.P. 2017 Customer Experience Lessons from the Airline Industry…So Far by Sarah Frazier. The post 5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of May 22, 2017 appeared first on Shep Hyken. Give Your People C.R.A.P.

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Top Contact Center Acquisitions of 2017

Fonolo

Below is a list of the contact center acquisitions that we think were the most impactful in 2017. This transaction actually closed in December of 2016, but we’ll let it sneak in to 2017 because it is so significant. So, management had an emotional connection to it. Genesys Acquires InIn. It’s quite a saga, really.)

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of March 27, 2017

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100 Call Center Management Tips: Expert Insights and Advice for Hiring and Training Call Center Agents, Motivating and Engaging Your Team, Workforce Management, Technology, the Metrics That Matter, and More by Robert Stanley. The post 5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of March 27, 2017 appeared first on Shep Hyken.