Mindtouch

MARCH 16, 2018

There are a lot of reasons a customer support agent might be unhappy. Regardless of the reason, an unhappy group of support agents can make for unhappy customers and seriously impact customer experience KPIs. Wherever you find agent burnout, dissatisfied customers are not far away.

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Comm100

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The life of chatbots in customer service has been turbulent. However, as bot technology has rapidly improved, so too has organizations’ readiness to adopt chatbots in their customer service operations. Staffing has become increasingly difficult in customer service. Ensuring fast support.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 20, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 8 Best Practices for Creating a Compelling Customer Experience by G. Hult (Harvard Business Review) How can a company best create a compelling customer experience? Here are my top five picks from last week.

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bold360 Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2019

In-depth questions about products, like specific features, or advice on which product to choose, are best handled by customer service agents. This is the stuff of customer service agent burnout—those routine account questions that come up hour after hour after hour after…you get the picture.

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Mindtouch

MAY 31, 2018

When you examine the customer support agent experience, you’re doing more than putting your customer service efficiency under the microscope. Support agents are the people who likely know your customer best. Just think about how many times your call center team interacts with customers daily.

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Playvox

APRIL 4, 2023

Building a supportive work climate is the first step. Signs And Effects Of Poor Agent Emotional Well-Being In Your Contact Center Working with customers requires a lot of emotional labor from your customer service center agents — even if customers are happy.

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Nicereply

MAY 28, 2019

Though one long shift won’t cause serious burnout for your staff, the long-term buildup of stressors and environmental factors will. Being a customer service agent is hard. All those factors can combine to cause agent burnout. Jesse has been a support agent for five years. About the Author: .

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JustCall

APRIL 3, 2024

It shows more customers are interested in your product or service. But, it also leads to chaotic calls and handling long call queues for customer support and sales teams. It can further lead to a dip in customer experience and a shrinking ROI. A surge in call volume is always good news for your business.

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Playvox

JANUARY 11, 2024

This meant constant, real-time adjustments when demand for customer support surged and/or agents’ availability shifted. Organizations can reduce staff-related costs by up to 20% with minimal impact on service levels and customer experience. And 46% of customers will buy more when given a personalized experience.

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Quiq

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Share This Story The customer service a company provides has a direct impact on that company’s sales numbers. A positive experience with a contact center agent can serve as the nudge customers need to make a purchase, while a frustrating conversation can deter existing customers and put off new customers entirely.

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Playvox

JULY 31, 2023

Improved Efficiency Getting your staffing levels right and creating a balanced workload across all of your customer service channels is crucial. Engaging and empowering customer support center agents is as important as ever, so allow them to handle things themselves when they need to request annual leave or shift swaps.

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Nicereply

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Their positivity not only makes them more productive, which means customers get helped quicker (which is a big consideration for how well a customer service interaction went) but it also means there’s the possibility they’ll positively impact the customer’s mood, further improving the customer experience.

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Aria Solutions

MARCH 31, 2020

To help organizations understand where to start, we defined the 5 pillars a modern contact center should have to deliver the type of experience customers want. Omnichannel Capabilities that Makes Customer Service Seamless. Today’s customers communicate across channels and platforms.

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Fonolo

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Initially, we focused on more technical aspects of the contact center, but over the years we expanded to include more of the human aspects of that industry, and the broader universe of customer service as well. AI is Not Reducing Call Center Agent Employment. Chat, Messaging, and Customer Service. OnHoldWith.

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Anexa BPO

AUGUST 11, 2022

Nearly three-quarters of businesses recognize a direct link between customer service and business performance – TRUE. More than two-thirds of consumers globally make purchase decisions based on the quality of customer service, with 90% of them willing to spend more with brands that provide exceptional customer experience – TRUE.

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SharpenCX

AUGUST 4, 2020

Call center agents are trained to remain patient, positive, happy, and helpful. But, it gets tough to maintain these traits when stress and burnout creep in. It’s no surprise, then, that customer support agents are at high risk for burnout. According to one study, 74% of call center agents are at risk.

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Balto

MARCH 29, 2023

Some common use cases for AI in the contact center industry include routine task automation, real-time language translation, customer interaction analysis, real-time quality assurance, and agent assistance and coaching. What Can Contact Center AI Do?

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SharpenCX

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

You dig through the discarded debris of packaging, find the number for customer service and give them a call. You press 4 to speak to customer service and then…you wait. Of course, some idle time is necessary to prevent agent burnout. This shouldn’t take long,” you think. Unthink it!

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Sykes

DECEMBER 14, 2017

During last year’s open enrollment period, many health insurance companies experienced issues with their customer service that negatively impacted member retention and conversion rates. Ensure that prospective members won’t be met with long hold times and overwhelmed agents when they come to you for answers.

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Sykes

DECEMBER 14, 2017

During last year’s open enrollment period, many health insurance companies experienced issues with their customer service that negatively impacted member retention and conversion rates. Ensure that prospective members won’t be met with long hold times and overwhelmed agents when they come to you for answers.

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Fonolo

JUNE 14, 2018

Whether your gaze is firmly fixed on customer service or the overarching customer journey, timeliness combined with efficiency is one of the most important, universal, and constant pieces of a good client experience. Implementing AI technologies to offset case volumes for those working in customer support.

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Mindtouch

MARCH 28, 2018

Despite new trends like automated support and chatbots , the human element remains a cornerstone of customer support. Many customers still want to talk to a human being. And when those customers do inevitably call in to the contact center, it’s important that they’re met by a prompt, knowledgeable, and efficient agent.

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aircall

OCTOBER 31, 2016

In the race for customer loyalty, excellent customer service is a major asset. We’ve looked at ways to measure customer satisfaction , but this article will go into a means to provide it: a solid and clever omnichannel strategy. Omnichannel” customer support stems from its conceptual ancestor: “multichannel” support.

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aircall

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Beyond that, it’s important to communicate clearly to customer support agents what you expect of them. s a shortlist of some of the common pitfalls of failing to scale distributed teams quickly: Poor customer service. Support agent burnout. Customer complaints. Abandoned calls.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Qualtrics, the leader and creator of the experience management category, today announced new real-time contact center innovations to make agents more productive and deliver customer support with empathy. Real-Time Agent Assist.

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Mindtouch

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Gartner analysts predict that, by the same year, “72% of all customer interactions will involve machine-learning applications, chatbots, or mobile messaging.”. In many ways, an efficient customer service chatbot can improve the agent experience by making agents more effective. Okay, deep breath.

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Playvox

APRIL 27, 2023

Synchronous customer communication channels involve real-time communication between a customer and a service agent. When communicating over these channels, the customer expectation is for an immediate or nearly immediate response from the customer service team. Addressing burnout is one solution.

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Playvox

MAY 25, 2023

In addition, new online channels have emerged to help companies serve customers in an increasingly digital landscape. New ways to improve customer retention and loyalty, as well as increase the customer base and boost customer satisfaction levels, are always popping up. Complaints 2.

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