Callminer

APRIL 25, 2022

Contact centers are critical for customer experience, retention and acquisition strategies. Read this blog to learn the benefits of CCaaS. But building and maintaining your own is a huge investment.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

This week we feature an article by Nogol Tardugno who tells us how to get our contact center interactive voice response (IVR) to deliver the best customer experience. Any reports of the death of interactive voice response (IVR) as a customer service channel have been greatly exaggerated. Get Straight to the Point.

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Vistio

JANUARY 16, 2024

In this era of digital transformation, customer experience has become more crucial than ever before. Next-best-action (NBA) guidance is an innovative approach that enables contact center agents to provide more targeted and effective assistance to customers in real time.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 13, 2018

These reasons are reflected by the CCW Executive Report on Contact Center Priorities for 2018, where increasing the “voice of the customer” strategy is the #3 contact center priority this year. For example, is the goal to improve your customers’ experience, and if so, which facet?

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 20, 2019

This week we feature an article by Sabio who explains why developing a customer experience strategy is essential for your business to improve its bottom line. Developing a customer experience (CX) strategy for your business has never been more important. 67% would pay more for a better customer experience.

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Calabrio

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

These changes in consumer behavior and expectations, combined with new technologies, are starting to completely transform the contact center. We’ve entered an era where simply keeping abreast with the latest contact center tech advances is not enough. Technology Fuels Contact Center Transformation.

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Enghouse Interactive

JANUARY 27, 2021

Trends and Realities of Successful Organizations (Blog Series). Video outperforms all other communications methods when agents and customers need to quickly resolve an issue. This blog will provide some insight into the benefits that can be extracted from video along with how. Blog #2 of 4: It’s NOT just another channel.

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Cisco - Contact Center

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Join renowned contact center industry analyst Sheila McGee-Smith and Cisco Contact Center VP/GM Omar Tawakol for a live stream on February 3, 2021, as they discuss five essential elements for the contact center platform of the future, and how Webex Contact Center delivers these.

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ShepHyken

JULY 15, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Tom Hoffman shares a personal story that translates into a great lesson for the customer experience. We must always be looking for new and different ways to improve upon the customer experience. Shep Hyken.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

I’ve admired the work Blake has done for years and was excited to have the chance to sit down with her to discuss customer experience, contact centers, and the future.

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Call Experts

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

To answer “what is customer service” in simpler words, it is fulfilling your customers’ needs and desires. And, a contact center is instrumental in supporting your customers. . Offering outstanding customer support means focusing on a few key metrics. Check out this blog. .

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BlueOcean

MARCH 13, 2023

Talk of ChatGPT is everywhere from your LinkedIn feed to the evening news to, yes, this blog. Like most people in the customer care sector, we are diving deep into where ChatGPT fits, or might fit, into the contact center world. So let’s get into it. Those first three are what we’d expect.

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Fonolo

MAY 10, 2023

Attending contact center conferences and live events is an excellent way to keep up with technology and best practices in this rapidly changing industry. Consider attending an industry event if you’d like to sharpen your management and customer service skills. You’ll be glad you did!

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Fonolo

MAY 30, 2023

Put it another way: if customer interactions are at the heart of a contact center’s success, then effective workforce management is the backbone. It enhances agent productivity, helps you deliver exceptional customer experiences and improves the agent experience , too. How Can WFM Help my Contact Center?

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Fonolo

MAY 23, 2023

Customer service is all about meeting and exceeding customer expectations. Contact center managers know this implicitly. But did you know that hyper-personalization in the contact center is one of the best ways to delight your customers? Customers want to feel seen.

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NobelBiz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

That is s why many contact centers have turned to personalizing the customer experience as a way to increase customer loyalty. After all, customers appreciate the fact that companies recognize them as individuals. But then, as a contact center how do you best personalize the customer experience?

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NobelBiz

MARCH 26, 2024

While there’s no one-size-fits-all solution to address all operational and customer-related challenges for businesses, Customer Experience Automation (CXA) has emerged as a compelling strategy for a lot of businesses these days. Table of Contents What Is Customer Experience Automation (CXA)?

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Call Experts

APRIL 8, 2024

Streamline Operations and Never Miss Another Call with a Contact Center for Utilities. As a result, for those looking to ensure seamless operations and superior customer service, many companies are deciding to use a call center for utilities as it has proven itself to be quite a powerful tool.

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Real Blue Sky

MARCH 6, 2023

There are many reasons to consider whether to outsource your contact center. Before the internet, customer service was typically limited to a brick-and-mortar storefront, letter-writing, or a phone call to customer service. Thankfully, this perspective on the contact center has shifted significantly.

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Spearline

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Here are our top tips for contact center CX excellence in 2022. Strip down your IVR Just because your IVR has a swathe of impressive features doesn’t mean your customers want to interact with them all. The stairway to CX Heaven Now that we know the potential landmines to sidestep, let’s get to the heart of the matter.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Active listening is an essential skill for contact center agents for one very good reason: customers want to be heard. Come to think of it, everybody wants to be heard! Of course, customers want a lot of other things , too. The post Active Listening for Contact Center Agents: 5 Examples first appeared on Fonolo.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 14, 2020

Which customer service blog posts helped to shape the last decade for you? . When we look back at the customer support industry in 2010, we see a very different beast to the one we work in today. Here, we cover the 20 best customer service blogs and influencers to follow in 2020. Shep Hyken.

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Fonolo

MARCH 28, 2023

Customer experience managers in the contact center have never mattered more. Because even though most businesses work hard to offer excellent service , today’s savvy customers notice so much more. They also share and compare their experiences with your business against the biggest brands in the world.

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Call Experts

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Today, customer support plays a pivotal role in maintaining and growing a loyal customer base, enticing many companies to hire a contact center for their answering services. Ultimately, a well-managed contact center can be the lifeline of your customer service operations.

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SmartAction

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

We’re not talking about the time-consuming interactive voice response (IVR) of the past that provided a less-than-optimal customer experience. The AI-powered voice assistants of today offer a seamless experience, reaching a virtual assistant, in seconds, that can answer customer intentions with just a few words.

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Call Experts

APRIL 8, 2024

Today, customer support plays a pivotal role in maintaining and growing a loyal customer base, enticing many companies to hire a contact center for their answering services. Ultimately, a well-managed contact center can be the lifeline of your customer service operations.

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SharpenCX

JULY 27, 2023

A blog post and message from Sharpen’s New Chief Executive Officer, Charlie Newark-French. Our Logic+ platform allows our customers to build advanced self service solutions. Our Logic+ platform allows our customers to build advanced self service solutions. We are building the Contact Center of Tomorrow.

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Upstream Works

JUNE 9, 2022

The contact center was even more complicated. There were too many different customer needs and too many inconsistencies. The contact center agent’s life was not easy, and we saw it just getting more and more complicated. And in many, many cases, those people did not have a good life.

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Nextiva

JULY 16, 2021

This week, we've debuted the Nextiva Contact Center, which closes the gap between rising customer expectations and the hybrid workplace environment that many companies now embrace. The post Say Hello to the Cloud-Based Contact Center Solution to Drive Customer Delight appeared first on Nextiva Blog.

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Hodusoft

JANUARY 17, 2024

Revolutionizing Customer Engagement: The Power of UCaaS Contact Center Software The term ‘UCaaS’ has been in the modern telephony lexicon for quite some time now. In this blog post, we will understand UCaaS contact center software , its features, and its benefits in detail. billion in 2023 to USD 111.37

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Expivia

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The Evolutionary Shift in Contact Center BPO Strategy The landscape of Business Process Outsourcing, especially within contact centers, is witnessing a monumental shift. Contact centers are now tasked with not just answering calls but providing a seamless, efficient, and personalized customer experience.

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Outsource Consultants

AUGUST 14, 2018

Finally, companies that build up and motivate their audience while rewarding their loyalty through discounts and point systems will see customer engagement rise long term. 4 Social Media Services Contact Centers Provide Businesses. This is where an outsourced contact center can step up to fill in the gap.

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Cisco - Contact Center

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Digital customer experience (DCX) is a hot topic these days. You should know that when I’m put in f… Read more on Cisco Blogs As a digital team leader at Cisco, I was recently asked to speak about it at an industry conference.

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Hodusoft

MARCH 13, 2024

Optimizing Customer Support in the Financial Sector: How BPO Contact Centers Can Add Value In the present age, financial institutions are grappling with a wide range of challenges. This blog explores the challenges faced by the financial industry, the role of BPO contact centers, and strategies to enhance customer support.

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WiserOwl Blog

JUNE 6, 2023

The June 2023 issue of Contact Center Pipeline Magazine features the article “The Rising Importance of Contact Centers” penned by WiserOwl’s Robert Bradshaw. About WiserOwl: WiserOwl exposes […] The post Contact Center Pipeline Magazine: The Rising Importance of Contact Centers appeared first on WiserOwl.

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Cisco - Contact Center

APRIL 27, 2020

Enhancing Call Center Efficiency . Customer Experience is the priority of business leaders, any size, any vertical. The Future of Cisco Contact Centers. Let’s check some numbers together. Artificial Intelligence BOT. But what do we mean by 10% optimization? Artificial Intelligence Use Case and Solution.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

I’ve admired the work Blake has done for years and was excited to have the chance to sit down with her to discuss customer experience, contact centers, and the future.

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