Russel Lolacher

MARCH 2, 2021

In BC, I’m the public service director responsible for the government social media customer care for our ministry, but my dad still doesn’t understand what I do. How much has the consumer sentiments changed in your space during 2020 and how is 2021 going to look like? What was the biggest lesson you learned in 2020?

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Fonolo

JANUARY 14, 2020

Not only has technology changed the way we interact with customers, but it’s also massively changed the way we communicate with our peers within the industry. There are more customer experience management blogs and articles than ever before — not to mention the growing libraries of video and interactive content.

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Cisco - Contact Center

AUGUST 3, 2020

Cisco Webex Contact Center CCaaS honored for improving customer service technology and customer experience. I’m excited to announce that Webex Contact Center was among the 2020 Contact Center Technology Award winners, presented by CUSTOMER Magazine this month. Award Winner Second Year in a Row. Cloud Agility.

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Skybridge

MARCH 4, 2021

If you and your organization are tackling these questions – and even if you’re not – check out the 5 stats highlighted here by customer care expert, Shep Hyken in his recent article for Forbes. I’m often asked how to get leadership to consider investing in customer service and customer experience.

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Noble Systems

JULY 15, 2019

Digital transformation is one of the hottest topics among CIOs of companies that have mandated improving the customer experience as their top priority. Businesses that recognize delivering extraordinary customer experiences is a key differentiator have started to completely rethink their approach. AI Defined.

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Connecting the Dots

JULY 13, 2020

The 2020 National Customer Rage Study was conducted in collaboration with the Center for Services Leadership at the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and Kraft-Heinz and just released in June 2020. The 2020 National Customer Rage Study was featured recently in the Wall Street Journal.

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BlueOcean

JULY 12, 2018

The only constant in the customer care world is change, and if you don’t keep up, you’ll be left behind. That’s why we’ve compiled these must-read articles to keep you updated and give you some food for thought as you think about the future of your outsourced customer care. The Role of Chatbots in Customer Care. “

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Connecting the Dots

JULY 27, 2020

A little more than forty years ago, the marketplace was very different from todays, with little to no attention paid to customer care and complaint resolution. What follows is Vicki’s interview of John Goodman about his storied career in customer experience, customer care research, and the 2020 National Customer Rage Study.

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Connecting the Dots

JULY 13, 2020

The 2020 National Customer Rage Study was conducted in collaboration with the Center for Services Leadership at the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and Kraft-Heinz and just released in June 2020. It is clear that social media now plays a dominant role in mediating the customer experience.

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Skybridge

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

“Customer experience strategy is the first step to business survival in 2021, especially for large organizations and iconic brands.”. That’s how Liliana Petrova, of consulting firm The Petrova Experience, recently summed up the urgent importance of CX strategy in the coming year. Customer Experience is Still a Mystery.

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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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DMG Consulting

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

DMG Consulting Releases 2020 – 2021 Digital Customer Service Product and Market Report. What: Releases 2020 – 2021 Digital Customer Service Product and Market Report. What: Releases 2020 – 2021 Digital Customer Service Product and Market Report. When: Today, 30 September 2020.

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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. What: Releases 2020 – 2021 Interaction Analytics Product and Market Report. What: Releases 2020 – 2021 Interaction Analytics Product and Market Report.

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SharpenCX

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Raise your hand if 2020 made you toss old customer service playbooks out the window. If you told me that in 2020, I’d be holed up in my guest room working from a vanity-turned-desk for a year, sheltering in place from an invisible menace terrorizing our society, I would’ve thought you were reciting an episode of the Twilight Zone.

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DMG Consulting

APRIL 15, 2020

DMG Consulting Releases 2020 – 2021 Workforce Management Product and Market Report. What: Releases 2020 – 2021 Workforce Management Product and Market Report. What: Releases 2020 – 2021 Workforce Management Product and Market Report. When: Today, 8 April 2020. Where: Available at the DMG Consulting online store.

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CCNG

MAY 10, 2023

Bad customer service is our new normal? In the latest “National Customer Rage Survey” conducted by the Customer Care Measurement and Consulting organization, a whopping 74% of consumers said they had experienced a product or service problem in the past year, up from 66% in 2020. Nope, not on my watch.

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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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DMG Consulting

DECEMBER 7, 2020

DMG Consulting Releases 2020 – 2021 Cloud-Based Contact Center Infrastructure Product and Market Report. What: Releases 2020 – 2021 Cloud-Based Contact Center Infrastructure Product and Market Report. What: Releases 2020 – 2021 Cloud-Based Contact Center Infrastructure Product and Market Report.

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Skybridge

DECEMBER 21, 2020

I’ve been writing a lot lately about customer expectations, the changes we’re seeing, and how some customer care providers have been able to step up to meet those expectations. Customer needs, expectations and – critically – even many of their core values are undergoing rapid, seismic shifts. You can read more, below.

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BlueOcean

APRIL 16, 2024

Blue Ocean, a world-leader in customer care solutions, was awarded a Silver Stevie® Award in the “Contact Center Outsourcing Provider of the Year” category at the 18th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. The company received a Bronze Stevie in 2017, a Silver Stevie in 2019, and another Silver Stevie in 2020.

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Serenova

JANUARY 22, 2020

The Serenova team is preparing to kick off a busy 2020 events season. We’re joining 550 industry professionals to map out a year of customer experience success through networking, interactive discussion groups, workshops, educational sessions and site tours. First stop: CCW Nashville January 28 through 31. Win a Yeti.

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Serenova

JANUARY 22, 2020

The Serenova team is preparing to kick off a busy 2020 events season. We’re joining 550 industry professionals to map out a year of customer experience success through networking, interactive discussion groups, workshops, educational sessions and site tours. First stop: CCW Nashville January 28 through 31. Win a Yeti.

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Skybridge

AUGUST 4, 2020

When their most recent results were reported a few weeks ago, I couldn’t help noticing some interesting parallels between their findings and those of Shep Hyken’s 2020 ACA “Achieving Customer Amazement” (ACA) Survey. Not surprisingly, more and more consumers are shopping online and seeking assistance through omnichannel customer care.

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Connecting the Dots

JULY 27, 2020

The work of John Goodman and Marc Grainer , two of Customer Care Measurement & Consulting’s principals, led to a customer care revolution in the United States, and for both, an ongoing passion to monitor and continuously optimize the customer experience to create a win-win for buyers and sellers.

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 6, 2020

This is what relevant service level metrics look like in today’s customer care center. Are Your Customers Happy? Though this may be less accurate (people are more likely to share negative experiences online than positive ones), it’s still a small window into the state of your customer experience.

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BlueOcean

MARCH 3, 2020

Blue Ocean, a world-leader in customer care solutions, was awarded a Silver Stevie® Award in the “Customer Service Team of the Year” category at the 14th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. They consistently deliver a best-in-class customer experience that produces brand loyalty for our client.

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Call Experts

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Three primary trends are driving the customer care industry: diversified cloud-based solutions. By actively harnessing a set of cloud-based AI-powered technologies, contact centers are infusing intelligence across the entire customer contact landscape. Key 2020 Trends: Cloud Contact Centers. More Blogs Menu.

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24-7 InTouch

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

IntouchCX and Beliveo are leaders in the customer care industry, focused on pairing the highest customer experience with best-in-class technology. It also demonstrates both companies desire to drive greater depth of expertise and knowledge in the customer experience industry.

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DMG Consulting

MARCH 9, 2020

DMG Consulting Releases 2019 – 2020 Workforce Optimization Product and Market Report. What: Releases 2019 – 2020 Workforce Optimization Product and Market Report. What: Releases 2019 – 2020 Workforce Optimization Product and Market Report. When: Today, 18 February 2020.

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Contact Center Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Across industries, research reports are predicting that businesses can expect more change in the next five years than in the last 50.

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Fonolo

AUGUST 29, 2019

Now: Ready yourself for the dawn of a new customer service decade, and read this timely and useful advice from the mouths of the experts themselves. Their 20/20 industry insights will propel your contact center to success in, fittingly, the year 2020.*. There are so many other things that comprise the experience.

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Skybridge

DECEMBER 10, 2020

A New Standard in Customer Experience. She believes that, by inspiring all team members to approach their work collaboratively and innovatively, the organization can maintain the superior operational and financial excellence that benefits all stakeholders: customers, investors, and team members.

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Skybridge

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Businesses that survive the onslaught successfully will be those that make shopping easy and safe, including convenient digital ordering, creative and efficient fulfillment and responsive customer service, according to Rob Garf, VP of industry insights for retail and consumer goods at Salesforce.” We would love to talk! By Dom Nicastro.

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DMG Consulting

OCTOBER 17, 2019

DMG Consulting Releases 2019 – 2020 Contact Center Analytics Product and Market Report. Expanded coverage driven by demand for omni-channel and customer journey analytics. What: Releases 2019 – 2020 Contact Center Analytics Product and Market Report.

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Quiq

MAY 28, 2020

Whether your business is interested in opening up several messaging channels, or just one, communicating with customers over messaging can be a breeze. Here are our top picks for digital customer service communication channels in 2020. Connect With Your Customers Effectively. SMS/Text Messaging. See a Demo Today.

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Skybridge

JANUARY 5, 2021

That’s how Jason Edelboim recently described a key defining feature of brands who survived and thrived in 2020 – and are poised to apply the lessons they learned to a profitable 2021. From a customer experience and work culture perspective, the level of comfort in densely populated spaces has dramatically decreased.

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