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Balancing Automation and Personalization

ShepHyken

The lockdown has changed our customers’ perspective on how they want to spend their time. Customers want to be more self-sufficient and spend less time interacting with customer support if they can get answers faster on their own. It’s about the ultimate end goal of a better customer experience.”

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Shep’s 2021 Top 10 Business Predictions

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Every year I write my customer service and customer experience (CX) predictions in my Forbes.com column. So, here are my Top 10 Predictions for 2021: Customers continue to get smarter. Our customers keep getting smarter about customer service and experience. The word for 2021 will be empathy.

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25 Call Center Technology Trends to Watch in 2021

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COVID-19 led to new realizations about how call centers need to operate, including a shift to remote work , system-wide stressors and important shifts in customer experience and service expectations among consumers. New Challenges for Call Centers in 2021. Keep reading to see what is on the radar for 2021. Technological Trends.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of April 26, 2021

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9 New Findings from the 2021 State of the Contact Center Report by Tricia Morris. CustomerThink) Here are nine new findings from the 2021 State of the Contact Center Report which included 400 US and UK contact center and customer experience leaders. Top Customer Experience Resources to Follow in 2021 by MK Marketing.

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Guest Post: Top 5 Ways to Support Your Customers in 2021

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This week we feature an article from Veronika Filipkova, a professional content editor and Chief Customer Officer at SupportYourApp. She shares different channels and strategies for creating the most convient customer support experience for your customers. Customer Support Channels to Develop in 2021.

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Would You Rather Go to the Dentist or Call Customer Support??

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Forty-eight percent of Americans would rather go to the dentist than call customer support. . It seems that going to the dentist to get a filling or a root canal is preferred over having to call customer support. This statistic comes straight from the 2021 Achieving Customer Amazement Study we conducted this year.

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Would You Rather Go to the Dentist or Call Customer Support??

ShepHyken

Forty-eight percent of Americans would rather go to the dentist than call customer support. . It seems that going to the dentist to get a filling or a root canal is preferred over having to call customer support. This statistic comes straight from the 2021 Achieving Customer Amazement Study we conducted this year.