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5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 7-12-2021

ShepHyken

(DestinationCRM) Even as interactions move to digital channels like chat, email, and social media, the companies providing the best customer service are ensuring that they don’t overdo digital to the extent that customers can’t reach a live agent when necessary. Create a good coaching and training program. Invest in the right tools.

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Five Stats That Prove Your Agents Need Better Coaching

Aspect

Famed football coach Vince Lombardi once said, “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” Nonetheless, you should never stop striving to provide your agents with all the coaching they need to stay engaged, productive and provide a superior customer experience. As such, coaching is m.

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3 Keys to Q4 Contact Center Success in 2021

Outsource Consultants

That’s because nearly 40% of current incoming call volume can be handled entirely with automated, self-service channels , according to a business leader survey from Gartner. The most powerful technology pairings in 2021 include call deflection, AI, and automation systems that work in harmony. Let me help?”.

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Contact Center Trends 2021: The CX Watershed

Fonolo

After assessing how the pandemic had changed the call center in 2020 , we decided to peek over the parapet at 2021. We asked the contact center industry’s top influencers and business leaders what they thought the most significant contact center trends in 2021 would be. Contact Center Trends 2021. Increasing Empathy.

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Know These 4 Customer Experience Benchmarks to Succeed in 2021

COPC

in conjunction with Executives in the Know, we learned key trends that businesses need to know for 2021, including: Companies were forced to fast-track strategic initiatives. In addition, the shift to WFH significantly impacted the way organizations recruited, hired, trained, and coached employees. Download the report now !

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COVID is Creating a Surprising Contact Centers Trend

Fonolo

Read the Full Industry Report Here: Contact Center Trends 2021. ” — Kate Nasser, The People Skills Coach ™ , Author of Leading Morale , Customer Service & Leadership Consultant. Read the Full Industry Report Here: Contact Center Trends 2021. We had to listen to that. The Crisis has Fostered a Sense of Empathy.

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3 Projects to Refresh your Customer Service Strategy and Relieve Stress

SharpenCX

I’m giving you 3 projects to refresh your customer service strategy today (plus tips to start them) to round out a better 2021. Project #1: Consistently Coach and Train your Agents. Implementing consistent coaching and training for your agents is an essential first step in giving your customer service strategy a jump start.