Customer Service Life

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

2019 was a great year and as we’ve done in the past, I want to take a few moments to share some articles and accolades we’ve been a part of. Beyond “buy 10 get one free”: What is customer loyalty? – In this article on the Zendesk blog, read how CX experts define customer loyalty and how companies can gain it.

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TechSee

DECEMBER 31, 2019

However, many companies are still struggling to make the customer service experience as effortless as possible. As 2019 comes to a close, they must better prepare for the new decade and beyond. To help you plan, we’ve highlighted nine of the biggest customer service trends for 2020.

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Comm100

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Cutting wait time, reducing operational costs, and improving conversions are just some of the customer service superpowers already enabled by AI. Let’s explore the top 6 chatbot examples of 2020. A Chatbot to Help Mortgage Applications . A chatbot is the ideal companion to a home buyer’s journey with a bank.

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ProProfs Blog

JANUARY 10, 2019

A robust customer service strategy helps your brand increase its customer base and also keep its existing ones delighted. However, building an amazing strategy requires an organization to keep up with the changing customer service trends every year. But is that all you aim to offer in 2019 too?

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Comm100

JANUARY 11, 2023

The State of Automated Customer Service in 2023. In 2022, 59% of companies surveyed agreed that their markets have become more competitive in recent years. As a result, customer service expectations are now sky-high as consumers demand the very best support – and will even switch brands for better service.

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Unymira

JULY 11, 2019

Based on the recent CCW Market study, chatbots are one of the highest executive priorities for customer service in 2019.

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Nextiva

JULY 8, 2019

To serve today’s customers, we must think beyond automated sales emails or chatbots. So, what’s changed in customer loyalty programs? How do you keep ramping up customer retention? What does amazing customer service mean […]. We’re guessing, no.

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Fonolo

DECEMBER 12, 2018

With this in mind, we’ve rounded up the most important and fascinating CX predictions for 2019, and provided our own thoughts on what they mean and how they will impact businesses in future. Read on as we detail five fascinating CX predictions to inform your 2019 CX strategy. Customer experience matters, a lot. The lesson?

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Comm100

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Welcome to part three in our series exploring digital transformation in customer service. In this series, we’ve been looking at how digital transformation is helping organizations transition to a digital customer service offering that benefit both them and their customers.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 22, 2019

With more than 50% of companies already using chatbots, and 80% of businesses wanting chatbots by 2020 ( says Oracle ), bots have been, and will be, rapidly transforming the customer service and customer experience landscape, especially in retail. Challenges. Conversational commerce is the way of the future.

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Quiq

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

It’s been tough out there for the last few years—and while the future is bright, travel and tourism businesses are still facing a labor shortage that’s causing customer satisfaction to plummet. Keep reading to take a look at the state of the travel industry’s labor shortage and how you can still provide exceptional customer service.

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Eptica

APRIL 12, 2019

Date: Friday, April 12, 2019 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Marketing Manager Analyzing CX sentiment in 2019. Published on: April 12, 2019. From the conversations we had on the Eptica stand and presentations attended, I’d draw four key conclusions on the state of UK customer service.

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TechSee

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

As the biggest mobile trade show of the year, MWC Barcelona 2019 is an event not to be missed. This year’s theme, “Intelligent Connectivity,” focuses on highly contextualized and personalized experiences , delivered when and where customers want them. MWC Barcelona 2019 Self-Service Sessions not to be missed. Who’s there?

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CrazyCall

JANUARY 11, 2019

Technology becomes cheaper and more accessible to market, automation takes over tedious tasks. Let’s start and talk about sales trends in 2019! Top companies try to be part of this sale trend in 2018 and are going to continue it in 2019. Stay ahead of competitors and bring your top game to deliver the best customer experience.

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Netomi

AUGUST 18, 2023

These figures not only highlight the growing influence of conversational AI and AI chatbots but also offer a glimpse into the future of human-machine interaction. Global Market and Industry Projections for AI and Chatbots By 2030, the global market for conversational AI is projected to reach $32.62

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Creative Virtual

DECEMBER 11, 2019

By Mandy Reed, Global Head of Marketing. 2019 was another busy and exciting year for Creative Virtual and the chatbot, virtual agent and live chat industry. You can read more about Maria’s journey from Creative Virtual customer to partner to team member in her Meet the Team interview.

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Customer Service Life

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

If you’ve sat through any customer service technology demos or walked the showroom floor at an industry conference, you’ve undoubtedly heard well-meaning sales folks speak of innovation, disruption, and automation. I’ve heard this spoken of chatbots, in particular, this year. Keep an eye on the customer engagement market.

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REVE Chat Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Whether you are a small or big brand, customer engagement is an important factor to every business.The importance of engaged and satisfied customers cannot be overlooked, as it helps to: Improve customer loyalty – Yeah, loyalty from customers come from excellent customer service.

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 4, 2019

Let’s talk 2019 predictions. But what if you could have a better idea of the changes 2019 has in store for Customer Success professionals? the stuff that Customer Success teams are really meant to do). As the chatbot craze subsides, I anticipate behind-the-scenes AI to become a major trend in 2019.

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InGenius

DECEMBER 19, 2019

With 2019 coming to a close, Upland Software raised a toast to the team and took a retrospective look at the successes of the past year. Upland made multiple acquisitions in 2019, including the team here at InGenius, giving us a leg up to herald in the new decade for even greater success. Pretty good for 2019!

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CustomerSuccessBox

MARCH 2, 2022

The global customer success software market share will rise in 2022. The accelerating growth in the customer success industry is due to: Digitization, Increased volume of data, and Advanced analytics solutions. These help in reducing churn and monitoring of customer health scores, and of course the arrival of cloud deployment.

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TechSee

JUNE 25, 2019

It seems like every company in every industry wants to harness the power of AI to enhance operations and positively impact the lives of their customers. A Tata Consultancy Services survey found that 31.7% of major companies around the world are currently using AI customer service technologies, the second most common use of AI after IT.

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Enghouse Interactive

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The following blog takes a look at the contact centre and what we can expect to see in 2019. Those questions are not likely to stop during 2019. We expect to see the adoption of technologies like unified communications and collaboration environments like Microsoft Teams and Slack gain more and more traction during 2019.

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Babelforce

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

I mean… I made plenty of predictions back in 2019 and ‘global pandemic’ was not one of them. Economies are retracting and customer expectations and behaviours are changing drastically. 2 Marketing moves away from value-driven messages. In the last decade we’ve seen a widespread trend of value-led marketing. So what’s new?

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Fonolo

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Guest Author: Scott Miraglia, CEO, Elevation Marketing. Customer service isn’t just a buzzword. When done right, it works to attract, retain, and convert more customers. 90% of Americans view customer service as a signal to determine if they should do business with a company. AI-Based Chatbots.

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JivoChat

JULY 6, 2021

Chatbots can be a powerful addition to any tech stack. They streamline interactions between consumers and brands and enable companies to improve the customer experience, reduce operational costs, and increase online conversions. In this guide, we’ll answer the question, “What is a chatbot?” What Is a Chatbot?

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

This week we feature an article by Janine Hunt, Client Partnership Director at Kura , a company that provides customer service solutions by outsourcing contact center services and software solutions. She shares how customer service is the deciding factor to your customer’s loyalty to your business.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2018

As the year draws to an end, Philip Say, VP of Innovation Product Management at Sutherland Labs makes his CX predictions for 2019. Contextual awareness will redefine the customer experience. Chatbot and customer experience (CX) developers will face daunting design challenges.

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Fonolo

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Call centers must deliver consistent, accurate information, and automation can help meet this goal while improving the customer experience and reducing agent stress. FACT: A 2019 study found that 70% of call center agents reported experiencing emotional exhaustion, a key component of burnout.

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TechSee

OCTOBER 31, 2018

No longer limited to providing basic phone and Internet service, the telecom industry is at the epicenter of technological growth, led by its mobile and broadband services in the Internet of Things (IoT) era. Using AI, telecoms can implement self-service capabilities that instruct customers how to install and operate their own devices.

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Revation Systems

MARCH 5, 2019

As industries such as retail and banking have made the 24/7/365 model of customer service the new norm for today’s tech-savvy consumers, patients now expect the same from their healthcare providers. Though the AI healthcare market is expected to hit $6.6 Technology is Key to Delivering on Patient’s Communication Expectations.

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Eptica

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Date: Wednesday, December 5, 2018 Author: Olivier Njamfa - CEO & Co-Founder The importance of trust to customer experience in 2019. Author: Olivier Njamfa - CEO & Co-Founder The balance of power between brands and consumers is shifting, with customers now wielding greater influence and control. Share this page on: Tweet.

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Creative Virtual

OCTOBER 7, 2019

By Mandy Reed, Global Head of Marketing. Happy Customer Service Week! Every year during the first full week of October we celebrate the importance of customer service and the people who serve and support customers around the globe. Are We Chatting or are We Serving? Virtual Moron-Idiot!”:

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Solvvy

JUNE 22, 2022

You’ve probably noticed that your customers are impatient. When they search your website for answers or reach out for customer service or support, they want answers now. Chatbots help you meet this demand by allowing your customers to type or ask a question and get an answer immediately.

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 4, 2019

Let’s talk 2019 predictions. But what if you could have a better idea of the changes 2019 has in store for Customer Success professionals? the stuff that Customer Success teams are really meant to do). As the chatbot craze subsides, I anticipate behind-the-scenes AI to become a major trend in 2019.

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Noble Systems

JANUARY 30, 2019

Many of the 2019 trends indicate a “back to basics” approach with an emphasis on the ultimate goal for contact centers — to foster meaningful connections with consumers. To this end, we have grouped the top contact center trends for 2019 into these three categories: human, effortless and transformative.

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ClientSuccess

JULY 23, 2019

Over the past several years, boosting the customer service experience has caught and held businesses’ attention—and rightfully so. After all, good customer service is the deciding factor in sales growth. The following lists the top five innovations in customer service those winning brands are adopting.

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