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3 Ways Chatbots Can Quickly Improve Customer Support Metrics

Solvvy

A customer’s interactions with a brand drives their entire perception of a business, and as most businesses can attest, each and every customer experience can leave long lasting effects. So how can you get a sense of the customer experience you’re delivering? EST, so why make customers wait?

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2024 Predictions for Call Center Outsourcing

Outsource Consultants

Many juggled the challenge of maintaining existing morale while migrating more agents back to the office ; while others simply wanted to ensure their agents stayed engaged. Outcome: Spot On Agent burnout was rampant in call centers throughout 2023 , with 32% of centers not actively monitoring for it.

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Virtual Agents vs. Live Agents: The Battle for CSAT

SmartAction

In the battle to maintain customers’ loyalty and drive repeat business, many brands leverage customer satisfaction as a competitive advantage. The caveat though, is that delivering a stellar customer experience – especially in retail, hospitality, and healthcare sectors – can be prohibitively expensive to scale.

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CX Trends You Need to Watch in 2018 [White paper]

Fonolo

It’s time to look at your customers as teammates rather than as opponents. It’s time to reboot your customer experience game. Here is the reality: A poor (or even worse, unmemorable) customer experience (CX) has led to a resounding “Game Over” for many businesses in the last few years. 2018 is game time.

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Study: The Health of the Contact Center

What does it take to engage agents in this customer-centric era? Download our study of 1,000 contact center agents in the US and UK to find out what major challenges are facing contact center agents today – and what your company can do about it.

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for the Week of April 10, 2023

ShepHyken

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Customer Experience Is Everyone’s Responsibility by Rebecca Hinds and Sarang Gupta (Harvard Business Review) In today’s digital-first world, achieving great customer experiences is more challenging than ever.

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7 Proven Ways to Manage Contact Center Agent Staffing Shortages

Playvox

Managers who want to meet customer demands will typically ask their agents to work more hours. Increased agent burnout. Working extra overtime hours and handling back-to-back interactions all day long can quickly lead to agent burnout, especially if customers are frustrated about long wait times and take it out on agents.

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The Health of the Contact Center: Are You Ready for 2019?

A survey of 1,000 contact center professionals reveals what it takes to improve agent well-being in a customer-centric era. This report is a must-read for contact center leaders preparing to engage agents and improve customer experience in 2019.