Eptica

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager Today, customer service is central to differentiating your company. And being able to resolve customer queries on the first call is one of the hallmarks of good customer service. 9 reasons to embrace messaging for customer service.

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Best practices Self service Metrics Customer Service 126

Eptica

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Our latest blog covers the role of technology in making the agent experience better. Read the full article on our parent company Enghouse Interactive’s blog here. Our latest blog covers the role of technology in making the agent experience better.

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Technology Best practices Management Customer Service 62

Eptica

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Date: Monday, October 4, 2021 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Marketing Manager The 4 pillars of a successful customer service strategy. In a more disrupted, constantly-changing world, successful customer service requires a new approach. You might also be interested in these posts: Migrating call accounting to the cloud?

Customer Service 120

Customer Service Best practices Engineering Accountability 120

Eptica

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Date: Friday, November 5, 2021 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager Integrating call recording into Microsoft Teams. Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager As contact centres increasingly switch to Microsoft Teams, they need to deliver key functionality, such as call recording via the platform.

Marketing 123

Marketing Management Customer Service 123

Eptica

APRIL 4, 2022

Date: Monday, April 4, 2022 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager Four ways to avoid customers having to repeat themselves. Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager When customers reach out to a contact centre, they want to feel their time is being valued. Getting customer service right on Mother’s Day.

Best practices 119

Best practices Technology Management Customer Service 119

Eptica

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Date: Friday, November 26, 2021 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager 6 keys to success for outsourced customer service providers. Preparing for future customer service challenges. 9 reasons to embrace messaging for customer service. Published on: November 26, 2021. Share this page on: Tweet.

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outsourcing Customer Service Cloud contact Best practices 121

Beyond Philosophy

MAY 9, 2024

A Master Class: Unlocking The Psychology of Customer Experience Learn more about Colin Shaw : Join over 80,000 people on our LinkedIn Newsletter list or visit our website for more great podcast episodes. Listen to the podcast: This issue is the first in an eight-part series to explore customer behavior and the psychology driving it.

Advertising 195

Advertising Customer Experience Feedback Sales 195

Eptica

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Date: Friday, October 15, 2021 Author: Trevor Davies, Head of Products, Enghouse Interactive Migrating call accounting to the cloud? In this new blog post Trevor Davis outlines the key considerations when choosing a cloud-based call accounting solution and how to pick the perfect partner. Here’s what to consider.

Accountability 124

Accountability Best practices Engineering Customer Service 124

Eptica

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Date: Friday, October 8, 2021 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager 5 ways to make your customer service more agile and flexible. How can they ensure they are meeting customer needs, whatever is happening? Click here to read the full post on our parent company Enghouse Interactive’s blog.

Customer Service 120

Customer Service Best practices Engineering Accountability 120

Eptica

AUGUST 19, 2022

Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager Customers want their queries answered accurately without having to make contact more than once. That makes achieving high First Contact Resolution (FCR) rates vital to the overall customer experience. 6 ways of delivering excellent B2B customer service.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 18, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Tracking Customer Experience? The Drum) Ask any brand to rate their customer experience on a scale of one to 10 and most will probably choose a high number. (The This is the ‘customer experience gap.’

Customer Service 174

Customer Service Customer centricity Customer Experience Sales 174

Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 20, 2020

We can see this concept manifest in customer reviews and advertising response behavior. The technology through which customers write reviews and interact with your organization influences the content produced and information shared. . The focus was on customer-generated reviews, like restaurant reviews. We Love Our Phones.

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Transportation Surveys Consulting Consulting 870

Eptica

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Date: Friday, October 14, 2022 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager Seven ways to tackle call abandonment in the contact centre. Our latest blog discusses seven areas to focus on to help reduce call abandonment rates. Our latest blog discusses seven areas to focus on to help reduce call abandonment rates.

Abandon rate 71

Abandon rate Best practices Chatbots Management 71

Eptica

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Date: Friday, October 30, 2020 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager Four benefits to improving customer service by integrating your CRM and telephony system. You might also be interested in these posts: Self-service and its importance to greater customer satisfaction. 3 customer churn symptoms and cures.

CRM 117

CRM Customer Service Self service Management 117

Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Understanding how customers evaluate pricing can help you correctly price your products or services. However, before we delve deeper into that, let’s first cover the three different consumer psychology theories about how customers evaluate pricing. External reference prices can be from the bread aisle or the eggs.

Advertising 221

Advertising Education Sales Marketing 221

Eptica

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Date: Friday, October 2, 2020 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager Key to profitability - how UK customer experience is changing over the long-term. You might also be interested in these posts: 5 key trends that are impacting call recording in 2020. Published on: October 02, 2020. Share this page on: Tweet.

Customer Experience 127

Customer Experience Marketing Customer Service Management 127

Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 28, 2022

However, their customers keep complaining. The main point of that podcast was that a critical part of customer strategy and competitive differentiation is to determine how you are different from the pack and communicate that to your customers. Also, customers should recognize that value.

B2B 221

B2B Consulting Consulting Education 221

Eptica

JULY 23, 2021

Date: Friday, July 23, 2021 Author: Guest author: Colin Shaw The Peak-End Rule and what it means for customer service. Author: Guest author: Colin Shaw Understanding the psychology of customer interactions is key to delivering the right experience, at the right time. How to plan for customer service success at peak times.

Customer Service 85

Customer Service Best practices 85

ChurnZero

DECEMBER 27, 2019

I f ChurnZero were to release a greatest hits compilation of our top content, milestones, and life events in 2019, this blog post would be it. With over 70+ published blogs this year, we whittled down our list to the ten most popular posts from the ChurnZero team and friends. . Top 10 Blog Posts from 2019 .

Chief Customer Officer 64

Chief Customer Officer SaaS B2B Best practices 64

VirtualPBX

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll delve into the world of VirtualPBX business phone plans and explore why our innovative approach has earned them industry recognition, including the most recent accolade of the 2023 TMC Teleworking Award. Auto Attendant: Gone are the days of manual call routing.

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Telecommunications Enterprise Marketing Personalization 105

Aspect

MARCH 30, 2020

Last week I discussed that Business Continuity for both Aspect as well as our customers has taken on a whole new dimension. Let me give you some perspective about both of these categories as well as what I would consider the next key operating category – Leadership Continuity. So – let’s break it down.

Government 153

Government Contact Center Education Consulting 153

Call Experts

JANUARY 26, 2023

If you’re in the business of providing heating and cooling services, your best tool for success is the customer service agents who answer the phone from your HVAC call center. Keeping those customers happy and returning for more separates you from businesses with lower prices or bigger advertising budgets.

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Call Center Contact Center Advertising Marketing 52

Beyond Philosophy

JULY 26, 2018

My colleague Professor Ryan Hamilton of Emory University discussed Reference Points in our recent podcast and how they are fundamental to the idea of customer expectations. Your Customers Have Expectations, Too. The way we evaluate everything is comparing it to something else, including Customer Experiences.

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Real estate Morale Customer Experience Consulting 330

ChurnZero

DECEMBER 28, 2018

This has been quite a year for the ChurnZero blog. We’ve published +60 posts on a variety of Customer Success related topics like customer churn, product adoption, customer journeys and more. We even got a shout out from HubSpot as a top blog you should be reading in 2018. 10 Punny Customer Success Jokes.

Best practices 49

Best practices Metrics SaaS Sales 49

Totango

MAY 13, 2022

Choosing the best customer engagement platform for your needs can make a massive difference in the success of your SaaS business. Knowing how your customers feel and what they’re thinking is essential for their satisfaction and your revenue growth. The best way to gain this information is through customer engagement.

Enterprise 106

Enterprise Customer Support SaaS Sales 106

Eptica

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 Author: Trevor Davies, Head of Products, Enghouse Interactive 5 key trends that are impacting call recording in 2020. 19% of UK contact centres revealed that they were looking to update their call recording solutions. Why a consistent customer experience is so important (and how to deliver it).

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Quality management Analytics Technology Marketing 74

CallSource Insights

DECEMBER 2, 2022

How Local Services Ads work, why they’re great for local businesses, and how to optimize your Local Services Ads for better results. Today’s local customer not only seeks convenience on their path to purchase but there is an underlying expectation for it. What Are Google Local Services Ads.

Advertising 105

Advertising Accountability Best practices Management 105

Fonolo

JULY 5, 2023

Customer perception has never mattered more. In the age of social media backlash and call-out culture, how your customers feel about your brand is key to your success. Although it’s almost impossible to completely control what people think about your organization, improving customer opinions of your brand is very possible.

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Surveys Brand ambassadors Sales Upselling 104

Aspect

MARCH 23, 2020

Upon reflection, it seems that companies are breaking into one of three categories in terms of manpower and systems business continuity: Ready and executing. We learned so much in fact, that we are launching a webinar series for customers to help folks make better use of the features of Aspect product. Almost ready (close enough-ish).

Education 123

Education Consulting Consulting Customer Support 123

Totango

AUGUST 23, 2022

B2B Customer Journey Touchpoints: A Guide for CS Teams. B2B customer journey touchpoints mark the roadmap toward successful outcomes for clients and CS teams. In this way, customer journey B2B touchpoints serve as a powerful tool for increasing the effectiveness of your customer success strategy. Customer service.

B2B 118

B2B Journey mapping SaaS Engineering 118

TeleDirect

DECEMBER 14, 2023

There was a time when outbound call centers consisted of a person calling phone number after phone number in search of that one lead. Today’s outbound calling provides businesses with a direct extension of their sales team, committed to their success by generating leads, setting appointments and performing market research.

Business Process Outsourcing 62

Business Process Outsourcing Telemarketing Call Center Best practices 62

AWS Machine Learning

OCTOBER 24, 2023

provides a Voicemail to Text service to its customers, which allows customers to quickly read through their voicemails and respond to and manage messages in any order without having to dial into their voicemailbox. T-Mobile US, Inc. In 2023, T-Mobile launched the Voicemail to Text Translate feature.

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APIs Engineering Metrics Technology 92

Creative Virtual

DECEMBER 8, 2022

As the end of 2022 draws near, it is time once again for Creative Virtual’s annual year in review blog post. Two of the things we are proudest of at Creative Virtual are our experienced, dedicated team and the unique expertise we provide to our customers and partners. By Mandy Reed, Global Head of Marketing.

Virtual Agent 52

Virtual Agent Chatbots Government Banking 52

Global Response

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Does call center etiquette matter? They have a call center and provide quick, efficient service to their customers, but their agents are known for being hasty, serious and unfeeling. When you call them, you get a friendly agent almost immediately who seems happy to help with your concern. The short answer: yes.

Call Center 62

Call Center Scripts Chatbots outsourcing 62

Nicereply

MAY 7, 2024

To drive sales, you need to make sure that the product or service you’re offering was not made for the sake of it: it addresses a real need. By getting to know your potential customers and learning about their problems. Or, to put it another way, you need to manage customer pain points to drive sales. It solves a problem.

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Sales Management Surveys Wait times 52

Nicereply

MAY 11, 2021

Making sure customers can find all the information they need with minimal effort needs to be a priority. You are probably well aware that quality customer service is very crucial. But you probably know that quality customer support is expensive and very time-consuming too, so what can you do about it?

Self service 98

Self service Call Center Customer Support Metrics 98

Fonolo

JANUARY 31, 2018

It’s going to be a big year in the world of contact center and in customer service technology. Will this be the year that messaging platforms from Facebook, Apple and others reach critical mass as a channel for customer service? We’re delighted that so many of you subscribe to this blog or visit us every week.

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Contact Center Chatbots Finance Healthcare 141