Global Response

MARCH 27, 2023

Customer service matters—a lot. How can you convince your organization to invest further in customer service, and what can you do to improve it effectively? How can you convince your organization to invest further in customer service, and what can you do to improve it effectively?

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Blueship Call Center

JUNE 30, 2021

Inbound call centers are a crucial component of modern-day business operations. They perform the most important task i.e., keep customers on your side by being available to them at the time of their need. In today’s highly competitive world, any mistake in your call center strategy can be detrimental to your business.

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outsourcing Call Center Multi-channel support Healthcare 40

Brad Cleveland Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Let’s take a look at leveraging your AI-powered customer support strategy. Those … Continue reading → The post How to Leverage Your AI-Powered Customer Support Strategy appeared first on Brad Cleveland. This fixed-pie thinking can be limiting out of the gate.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

AUGUST 31, 2023

AI is dramatically transforming customer service. Or better yet, how do you lead the … Continue reading → The post Future-Proof Your AI-Powered Customer Service appeared first on Brad Cleveland. The opportunities – and risks – are unprecedented.

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TeamSupport

APRIL 15, 2021

It also stated that about 75 percent of companies believe that they are customer-centric, but only 30 percent of customers think that it’s true. Although this temporarily relieves angry customers, it does not really impress them. Although this temporarily relieves angry customers, it does not really impress them.

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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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Global Response

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

According to the customers themselves, though, studies have shown that customers who receive good customer care are 3.5x In this article, we’ll cover: what a contact center is who should use one & their benefits how to decide which type of contact center is right for you So, what is a contact center?

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Vcaretec

JUNE 10, 2022

Businesses usually outsource their customer support services to offer their customers the best quality customer service that fulfills their needs. What is Customer Support Outsourcing? They manage the inbound and outbound calls with the customers for that business.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Let’s take a look at leveraging your AI-powered customer support strategy. Those … Continue reading → The post How to Leverage Your AI-Powered Customer Support Strategy appeared first on Brad Cleveland. This fixed-pie thinking can be limiting out of the gate.

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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.

outsourcing 52

outsourcing Contact Center Real estate Business Process Outsourcing 52

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.

outsourcing 52

outsourcing Contact Center Real estate Business Process Outsourcing 52

Brad Cleveland Blog

AUGUST 31, 2023

AI is dramatically transforming customer service. Or better yet, how do you lead the … Continue reading → The post Future-Proof Your AI-Powered Customer Service appeared first on Brad Cleveland. The opportunities – and risks – are unprecedented.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

AUGUST 2, 2019

Sam Del Rowe recently wrote an article for www.destinationcrm.com titled “The Top Customer Service Trends: Building Better Service Beyond Voice.”

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Brad Cleveland Blog

AUGUST 2, 2019

Sam Del Rowe recently wrote an article for www.destinationcrm.com titled “The Top Customer Service Trends: Building Better Service Beyond Voice.” In the article, Mike de la Cruz of Directly and I provide insight into artificial intelligence (AI), omnichannel strategies, and agent involvement in the future.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

AUGUST 2, 2019

Sam Del Rowe recently wrote an article for www.destinationcrm.com titled “The Top Customer Service Trends: Building Better Service Beyond Voice.” In the article, Mike de la Cruz of Directly and I provide insight into artificial intelligence (AI), omnichannel strategies, and agent involvement in the future.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

MAY 20, 2016

Customer access strategies are like business plans in that some are well documented and others exist only in pieces and in the heads of various managers. But there are standout examples of plans … Continue reading → The post Documenting Your Customer Access Strategy appeared first on Brad Cleveland.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

MAY 20, 2016

Customer access strategies are like business plans in that some are well documented and others exist only in pieces and in the heads of various managers. A wireless carrier that I have worked with has a well-organized customer access … Too often, the latter is the case.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

MAY 20, 2016

Customer access strategies are like business plans in that some are well documented and others exist only in pieces and in the heads of various managers. A wireless carrier that I have worked with has a well-organized customer access … Too often, the latter is the case.

Wireless 20

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Brad Cleveland Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2015

It’s the result of a culture and approach that spans … Continue reading → The post Building a Customer Service Ecosystem appeared first on Brad Cleveland. It’s an ecosystem, comprised of many components that must seamlessly work together.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JULY 31, 2015

These devices have the ability to sense their environment, … Continue reading → The post How Will the Internet of Things Affect Customer Service? (IoT refers to the connection of wireless devices to the Internet and to each other. appeared first on Brad Cleveland.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2015

The Edge of Service® Newsletter, Issue 15: Getting Mobile Customer Service Right There are an estimated 7 billion active mobile phone subscriptions today—one for every living person on the planet, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JANUARY 24, 2023

Bill Price is a longtime friend and industry colleague in the customer service space. Bill was Amazon’s first global vice president of customer service and is the founder and president of the consulting firm Driva Solutions.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

APRIL 23, 2014

It represents a serious threat to organizations that don’t evolve their services—but is a significant opportunity for those who shape strategies that meet or redefine customer expectations. The following are important aspects of strategy and planning when building out mobile services and support: 1.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

APRIL 23, 2014

It represents a serious threat to organizations that don’t evolve their services—but is a significant opportunity for those who shape strategies that meet or redefine customer expectations. The following are important aspects of strategy and planning when building out mobile services and support: 1.

Best practices 20

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JANUARY 24, 2023

Bill Price is a longtime friend and industry colleague in the customer service space. Bill was Amazon’s first global vice president of customer service and is the founder and president of the consulting firm Driva Solutions.

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Consulting Consulting Customer Service Multi-channel support 26

Brad Cleveland Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Megan Jones, Editor at Call Centre Helper, recently interviewed me to discuss the habits every leader should adopt to succeed in planning ahead.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2015

The Edge of Service™ Newsletter, Issue 15: Getting Mobile Customer Service Right There are an estimated 7 billion active mobile phone subscriptions today—one for every living person on the planet, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Telecommunications 20

Telecommunications Customer Service Personalization Multi-channel support 20

Brad Cleveland Blog

JUNE 28, 2018

While meeting with Jim Rembach of Call Center Coach at ICMI’s Contact Center Expo in Orlando, we discussed how channels are likely to be approached in the future.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2015

The Edge of Service® Newsletter, Issue 15: Getting Mobile Customer Service Right There are an estimated 7 billion active mobile phone subscriptions today—one for every living person on the planet, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Telecommunications 20

Telecommunications Customer Service Personalization Multi-channel support 20

Brad Cleveland Blog

JUNE 1, 2015

The Edge of Service™ Newsletter, Issue 12: The Keys to Social Customer Service Being part of “the conversation”—listening to customers and interacting with them where they are—was until recently a powerful differentiator. No surprise, then, that customer service and support is …

Customer Service 21

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Brad Cleveland Blog

AUGUST 3, 2023

The experiences that customers have with any organization—not just yours or others in your industry—shape their perceptions. So you’ve got to continually revisit what good service means. For customer experience leaders, this can seem like a daunting challenge.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JUNE 1, 2015

The Edge of Service® Newsletter, Issue 12: The Keys to Social Customer Service Being part of “the conversation”—listening to customers and interacting with them where they are—was until recently a powerful differentiator. No surprise, then, that customer service and support is …

Customer Service 20

Customer Service Multi-channel support Multichannel Contact Center 20

Brad Cleveland Blog

MARCH 9, 2023

The demand for agent-assisted service is relentless (wasn’t that AI-driven chatbot going to reduce workload?). Your team is juggling customer workload across channels—phone, chat, social media, et al.—and and it feels a bit … Continue reading → The post Can agents get work done between customer contacts?

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JULY 31, 2015

As the world becomes increasingly connected, the Internet of Things, or IoT, is becoming more prevalent. IoT refers to the connection of wireless devices to the Internet and to each other. These devices have the ability to sense their environment, both internal and external, and generate data that can be analyzed and acted upon.

Wireless 21

Wireless Customer Service Multi-channel support Multichannel 21

Brad Cleveland Blog

JULY 31, 2015

As the world becomes increasingly connected, the Internet of Things, or IoT, is becoming more prevalent. IoT refers to the connection of wireless devices to the Internet and to each other. These devices have the ability to sense their environment, both internal and external, and generate data that can be analyzed and acted upon.

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Wireless Customer Service Multi-channel support Multichannel 20

Brad Cleveland Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Megan Jones, Editor at Call Centre Helper, recently interviewed me to discuss the habits every leader should adopt to succeed in planning ahead.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JANUARY 8, 2020

GM set (and met) two aggressive goals to support their customer-centric vision. Goal 1: Deliver on today’s customer expectations. GM recognized that customers are increasingly turning to social channels for customer service, and established a response …

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