SharpenCX

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Raise your hand if 2020 made you toss old customer service playbooks out the window. Operational leaders like you realized that you might not need a 12-month process to purchase a new contact center platform. And you might not need your eyes on all agents, all the time, to maintain a productive contact center.

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DMG Consulting

AUGUST 3, 2020

DMG Consulting Releases 2020 – 2021 Interaction Analytics Product and Market Report. IA proves essential during COVID-19 for customer insights and employee oversight. Who: DMG Consulting LLC, a leading provider of contact center, back-office and real-time analytics market research and consulting services.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 14, 2020

Here, we cover the 20 best customer service blogs and influencers to follow in 2020. We specifically like his wrap-up of customer service blog posts that he curates from a variety of resources and publishes weekly. Top Pick: 20 ways to create an amazing customer service experience in 2020.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Customer Service & Experience USA 2020 (November 17-18th) brings together an unrivalled list of senior customer service leaders from the world’s most powerful and innovative brands. In celebration of our 10th anniversary, we are bringing our most senior line-up yet.

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Great companies are regularly assessing the ongoing value of their partnerships – but how do you measure the true value your contact center outsourcer is delivering? Whether it’s your own culture that shifts over time or that of your outsourcer, keeping a pulse on cultural alignment in your outsourced contact center is essential.

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ConvergeOne

AUGUST 31, 2021

2020 raised the bar on customer experience across the board. In response to the changed landscape, utilities have pivoted to provide more personalized service, helping customers use energy more efficiently while providing access to more services virtually. Utilities, Customer Care, and AI.

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Serenova

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

In a webinar drawing on ICMI’s industry-leading research and insights from the 2020 ICMI Featured Contributors (including Serenova Vice President of Customer Success Jen Jackson ) ICMI Group Principal Analyst Roy Atkinson explored what’s trending in 2020 and why contact center leaders should pay attention.

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DMG Consulting

MARCH 31, 2019

DMG Consulting Releases 2019 – 2020 Workforce Management Product and Market Report. Who: DMG Consulting LLC, a leading provider of contact center, back-office and real-time analytics market research and consulting services. What: Releases 2019 – 2020 Workforce Management Product and Market Report.

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Interactions

JUNE 17, 2021

But, we’re halfway through 2021 and it only feels right to do a check-in on where we stand with the evolution of contact centers and changes to customer experience. . I’m going to spend some time reflecting on a few of these predictions and the effect, if they prove to be true, that they will have on customers long term. .

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VocalCom

JULY 2, 2020

The necessary acceleration of contact centers’ digitalization will bring to the fore the crucial value of the human touch. Digitalization is quickly sweeping through contact centers. However, this does not mean that agents will totally disappear from contact centers. Dealing with Greater Complexity.

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CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The current scope of AI and automation, to what extent can the rise of intelligent self-service tools and AI based chatbots replace the human touch? The age of conversation, why customers will prioritise chat and messaging as preferred support channels and how to service them effectively. Speakers include: Marcell M.

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Comm100

JUNE 5, 2018

How AI can be Used in the Contact Center. AI has some viable uses in the contact center sphere that managers can employ to improve their CX and the efficiency of call centers. Out of these benefits, two concrete benefits of AI in the contact center stand out. Capturing Customer Data.

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Hodusoft

MAY 24, 2023

Whether it was the invention of the telephone in 1876 or the launch of the World Wide Web in 1989, call centers leveraged every emerging technology to achieve such a humongous market size. As per Statista , the international call center market size reached USD 339.4 billion in 2020.

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Quiq

AUGUST 24, 2021

Share This Story In 2020, eCommerce grew by a staggering 44% as shopping experiences typically associated with in-store visits rapidly migrated to digital marketplaces. Here are 3 examples of how Counterintuitive Commerce can provide customers with enhanced care experiences while simultaneously boosting a company’s bottom line.

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Ansafone

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Are You Measuring these Top Contact Center KPI’s? For call center managers, metrics monitoring is all in a day’s work, from first call resolution to average handle time, agent absenteeism and much more. Understanding these metrics ensures you are satisfying customers quickly and without the need for follow-up. Efficiency.

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24-7 InTouch

OCTOBER 21, 2021

In early 2020 when the pandemic initially hit, brick and mortar retailers had to quickly shift to optimize their online presence, and companies worldwide had to think innovatively to survive in such a trying time. . The Covid-19 global pandemic has accelerated the adoption and execution of digital transformation solutions across the globe. .

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Skybridge

APRIL 14, 2021

Indeed, many “customer-centric” brands of the pre-2020 era are coming to the sobering realization that, in order to fully rebound, they’ll need to do a lot more than “re-open” or scale up. The problem: COVID exposed several gaping holes in their customer care providers’ desire or ability to do the same.

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Eckoh

APRIL 21, 2020

Chatbots are now being taken seriously because they can support your contact center agents, boost customer loyalty and save a fortune if used in the right way. Contact centers could learn a lot from Siri and Alexa: They get the basics right, offering speed, clarity and convenience. What success looks like.

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Eckoh

APRIL 21, 2020

When Gartner predicted in 2016 that the average person will have more conversations with bots than with their spouse by 2020 [1] , it seemed a bit laughable.But now the forecast seems entirely credible. Contact centers could learn a lot from Siri and Alexa: They get the basics right, offering speed, clarity and convenience.

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Hodusoft

APRIL 17, 2024

billion in 2020 to USD 6.7 Call Arrives This is the step when a caller dials a company’s customer care number and the auto attendant system receives the incoming call. Higher FCR Did you know that auto attendants’ FCR rate is the highest among all contact channels? Is Your Phone System Outdated?

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TechSee

JUNE 25, 2019

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. In fact, Gartner predicts that by 2020, 85% of all customer interactions will no longer be managed by humans.

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SharpenCX

APRIL 7, 2020

In fact, Buffer ’s 2020 State of Remote Work report found that 98% of respondents want to continue to work remotely for the rest of their careers. Can You Still Provide Exceptional Customer Care? How can you care for your customers during this time of uncertainty and change? No strings attached.

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Quiq

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Top Google’s Business Messages (GBM) Strategies for Customer Service, Marketing, & Omnichannel. Here are a few examples she cited of how customer care, marketing, and omnichannel teams can be successful with Google’s Business Messages: Care & Service Teams: Instantly Answer Questions That Customers Are Searching For.

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Callminer

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Throughout 2020, many new trends arose and call center solutions continued to evolve to meet fresh challenges in the space. New Challenges for Call Centers in 2021. More Flexible Service Solutions. “Call centers can leverage several autonomous and semi-autonomous AI functions to streamline internal processes.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Poly , formerly Plantronics and Polycom have announced the additions of the EncorePro 300 headset and MDA 500QD series audio processor to its industry-leading portfolio of devices for the modern-day contact center. The MDA 500QD Series is designed for organizations moving their contact center to the cloud.

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Babelforce

APRIL 28, 2020

In the ever-changing world of contact center service, there are always new trends to watch. Today, we’re going to look at thought-provoking statistics in 6 areas of service. Best practice for contact center service. There’s a lot to think about in contact center best practice.

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Babelforce

APRIL 28, 2020

In the ever-changing world of contact center service, there are always new trends to watch. Today, we’re going to look at thought-provoking statistics in 6 areas of service. Best practice for contact center service. There’s a lot to think about in contact center best practice.

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TechSee

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Customer self-service refers to customer-initiated interaction technologies that enable customers to access information and perform routine tasks without requiring the assistance of a live customer service representative. Drivers for customer self-service.

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SharpenCX

MARCH 5, 2020

Over the past few years, the rise of social media, always-in-hand mobile devices, and the generational workforce and consumer swap have made waves in customer service and best practices for contact centers. Companies struggle to evolve and keep up with the changing demands of customers.

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SharpenCX

AUGUST 1, 2022

In the contact center world, advancements over the last ten years have taken customer service to the next level. Long gone are the days where your customers can only reach you by phone. They’re also able to help customers faster with things like self-service options, automations, and precision-routing.

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CCNG

OCTOBER 19, 2022

(Adobe, 2022) 75% of marketing & CX practitioners have observed a surge in existing customers using digital channels (Adobe, 2022) 74% of CX professionals say creating a seamless customer journey across assisted and self-service channels is “important” or “very important.”

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RichCall

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

With the rise of technology that allows better customer service, customers are becoming more demanding – that’s why to satisfy and retain them, you need to develop your contact center in accordance with the worldwide trends. Contact Center and CX Research and Reports. self-service.

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Aspect

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

trillion annually by 2020, they are a force that businesses can’t afford to overlook. As the first generation of digital natives to enter the workforce, they changed how businesses interact with customers, forcing these companies to rethink how to deliver exceptional customer service. . Self Service.

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BlueOcean

MARCH 31, 2021

And, finally, remote work and evolving sleep habits have shifted traditional contact center communication spikes from pre/post-work hours to the middle of the day. COVID-19 has significantly impacted customer behaviors and expectations. This inevitably translates to higher contact volume in the customer care realm.

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BlueOcean

JANUARY 6, 2020

The challenge, however, is that the more complex the customer journey, with more channels and points of contact in a single customer journey, the more effort (read: expense) is required from an organization to resolve each interaction – and often, as shown in the graph above, more customer effort is required to reach resolution.

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JustCall

AUGUST 12, 2022

Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) and Communications Platform as a Service (CPaas) are innovations that have arisen over the past two decades. 2020 sped up that pattern as the world shifted to remote working and continually evolving conditions. CCaaS stands for Contact Center as a Service.

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Sykes

APRIL 29, 2020

As global business shift operations due to COVID -19, customer care leaders face several challenges, especially for those who serve customers via contact centers and back office sites.? . Question 3: Who Should Be Serving Our Customers? . A re they financially viable ? .

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