CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Zenarate’s AI Coach is supporting the world’s largest brands to deliver 30-60% KPI lift. Zenarate’s AI Coach simulates any customer engagement scenario immersing customer-facing team members in real-life conversations while providing real-time coaching.

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Upstream Works

DECEMBER 20, 2022

There are many areas where emerging applications are poised to make a big impact during 2023, both for improving the agent experience (AX) and for making the customer experience (CX) smarter. First would be with chatbots, where AI enables virtual agents to take self-service further than legacy-based IVR.

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CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The best chatbot initiatives start with good planning. Magnus Geverts at Calabrio shares his top tips for an automated assistant strategy for improved employee and customer satisfaction. They are also more likely to believe chatbots will have a greater degree of impact than agents aged 45-49 (10%).

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ChurnZero

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

One great place to start when it comes to reducing churn is focusing on creating a consistent customer experience. It’s vital to customer retention. To improve customer experience is to start inspiring customer loyalty, and that means higher retention rates. . Design a Fluid Onboarding Experience.

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NICE inContact

JUNE 20, 2019

But even if you’re already evaluating your chat and email interactions, you may need to expand your QM program to address an even bigger gap in the customer experience — your online assistants/chatbots and IVR. While you won’t have any agents to coach after these evaluations, you still will have improvements to make.

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Interactive Voice Response Chatbots Contact Center Quality management 70

Creative Virtual

OCTOBER 4, 2018

They are missing a chatbot. Chatbots and virtual agents have become essential tools for providing 24/7 self-service to digital customers. A chatbot can help you maximize on those investments while creating a positive omnichannel experience for customers.

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Chatbots Contact Center Virtual Agent Coaching 56

Connect

APRIL 18, 2024

In contact centres, the technology holds the potential to turn clunky chatbots into super-agents that deliver exceptional customer experiences 24×7, boost agent productivity, and drive business success by managing frontline engagement, offloading basic tasks from agents to boost contact centre capacity and first contact resolution (FCR) rates.

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Peter Lavers

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Amongst all the hype of customer experience, AI, chatbots and real-time personalisation, don’t forget that staff still need excellent customer service training – no matter how successful your company is right now! When customer support representatives start at a company, they usually get a bit of training upfront.

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CCNG

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Customers are less patient, and robust technology that meets both employee and customer needs isn’t being implemented fast enough and efficiently enough to reduce the anxiety. The drive toward self-service is a reality and with good reason, as customers want self-service.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

So, in these tough economic times, what are the best customer service strategies to provide elephant-astic experiences? Jim Davies explores 5 brand- and money-saving customer experience (CX) options. This means they rarely forget wonderful or horrible customer experiences. Unleash the chatbot!

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Myra Golden Media

APRIL 11, 2023

By optimizing your workforce, using technology, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement, you can deliver an exceptional customer experience while improving efficiency and reducing costs. This could involve training on product knowledge, customer service skills, and communication techniques.

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Average Handle Time Contact Center First call resolution Analytics 156

Upstream Works

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Chatbots are the most common way to automate self-service, but to get fuller value, a wider spectrum needs to be considered. That consideration will only come by shifting focus from customer service to customer experience (CX). AI applications can coach agents in real-time to better handle difficult situations.

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JustCall

AUGUST 8, 2023

In the rapidly evolving realm of e-commerce, businesses are continually searching for innovative ways to provide exceptional customer experiences. The impact of Conversational AI is so profound that Deloitte research predicts that chatbots and intelligent virtual assistants are expected to grow at a CAGR of 30.2%

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Chatbots Customer retention Coaching Feedback 52

NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

When companies implement specific tools and best practices, they can significantly improve their customer experience (CX), increase agent performance, and ensure high-quality service. The ultimate objectives are crystal clear: Boost Customer Satisfaction : Happy customers are loyal customers.

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The Northridge Group

APRIL 22, 2024

In Part 3 of our series, we hear from Leslie O’Flahaven, professional write, coach, and speaker. She works with customer service organizations to help improve the quality of emails, chat, and social media messages that frontline staff write to customers. Involve them in the process, every step of the way.

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Technology Coaching outsourcing Customer centricity 76

SharpenCX

JUNE 20, 2022

While the majority of AI’s applications and benefits are often narrowly focused on customer experience — which is truly important — AI has the potential to transform the agent experience as well. Utilizing chatbots, auto attendants, and self-serve features is important, but it’s just a starting point.

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Integrity Solutions

MARCH 4, 2019

The truth is, now more than ever, everyone plays a part in delivering a superior customer experience. Who’s responsible for creating an exceptional customer experience in your organization? Customer Service? The truth is, now more than ever, everyone plays a part in delivering a superior customer experience.

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Customer Experience Customer centricity Coaching Chatbots 63

ChurnZero

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

One great place to start when it comes to reducing churn is focusing on creating a consistent customer experience. It’s vital to customer retention. To improve customer experience is to start inspiring customer loyalty, and that means higher retention rates.

SaaS 52

SaaS Customer Experience Surveys Customer retention 52

CX Global Media

JULY 2, 2018

Too often the inside view on contact center technology is about cost reduction and Customer Experience. However, the reality is that if agents and supervisors are given a difficult to use set of tools it negatively impacts the customer experience and costs more to use. Cameron how do you help folks get over the hump?

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Contact Center Coaching voip contact center solutions 188

teleopti

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Advances in analytics and AI are pushing the barriers for Workforce Management (WFM) and Magnus Geverts at Teleopti, a Calabrio Company says it’s time to act now to take advantage of new initiatives, starting with a data-infused WFM strategy for better human interactions and superior customer experiences. Gain control of your data.

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Customer Experience Average Handle Time Analytics Contact Center 66

Calltools

JANUARY 10, 2024

Improving average handle time helps improve operations on the back end, but it also helps to enhance the customer experience as well. Reducing your average handle time means customers will spend less time waiting and less time interacting with contact center agents to have their concerns resolved.

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Average Handle Time Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Call Center 52

Balto

JULY 8, 2022

Today’s consumers demand customer service that’s available anywhere and at any time. Customer experiences are increasingly omnichannel, with a variety of interaction channels including chatbots, SMS, messaging, and more. When self-service fails, these customers are more likely to want to talk to a live agent. …

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Chatbots Self service Contact Center Coaching 97

SharpenCX

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Customer Experience is no exception. If you treat customers like another number, you aren’t valuing them as individuals. The personal touch your customers look for often starts with your agents. Coach your agents regularly, so they know how to listen to your customers and respond kindly.

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Call Design

AUGUST 9, 2021

The advent of web interfaces, such as queries through chatbots or social media, means the focus is now on the entire business’ omnichannel experience. This trend extends far out of the world of contact centres, with many business websites adopting chatbots of their own.

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Interactive Voice Response Chatbots Coaching Virtual Agent 78

Expivia

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This step ensures that all customer data is centralized and accessible, enhancing the customer experience. It should encompass all necessary information, from service procedures to customer interaction codes, to ensure AI tools can effectively support your agents.

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Contact Center Technology Chatbots Call Logging 52

CSM Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2022

Simulation training is one of the fastest-growing training approaches for customer service agents. The new approach helps prepare customer service agents to deliver superior customer experiences before live customer interactions confidently. Simulation Training for Better Human Engagement and Performance.

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Customer Service Coaching Best practices Contact Center 93

CSM Magazine

MAY 30, 2023

Jim Davies at Calabrio outlines 3 winning strategies for a seamless customer experience that are guaranteed to take you over the finish line in a record-setting way. It reminds me of a relay race where one of the runners is a chatbot and passes the ‘experience baton’ onto an agent to complete the final leg and win the race.

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Chatbots Self service Customer centricity Contact Center 52

SharpenCX

JULY 21, 2020

Build a better customer experience by coaching your agents to success. The Christmas card alone didn’t convince me to be a loyal customer. Omnichannel Customer Experience as the Low Effort Solution. Gartner’s study concludes that low-effort customer experience is the key to building loyalty.

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Customer Experience Construction Interactive Voice Response Contact Center 67

Expivia

JULY 11, 2023

AI can forecast and model workforce requirements with incredible accuracy, and it can do so for both human agents and digital ones like generative chatbots. It will draw on a range of data, such as customer profiles, chatbot interactions, and previous call durations, to predict service levels and guide workforce allocation.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Chatbots Coaching 52

CX Global Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Many organizations are asking a lot of questions about what they can expect, where to begin, and what the different generations of chatbot technologies are. Employee satisfaction will not deliver a better customer experience. Your goal is to engage employees so they engage customers. Click to Tweet.

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CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Zenarate partnered with Execs In The Know to gather current consumer preferences and perceptions related to customer service and customer experience channels. CX leaders can use the report to better understand what consumers value most, where to focus their agent training efforts, and how to win over customers and prospects.

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Telecommunications Coaching Healthcare Multichannel 52

JustCall

AUGUST 7, 2023

When one thinks of typical conversational AI use cases like chatbots and virtual assistants, it is easy to imagine them as customer service tools. At the same time, advancements in conversational AI have made it possible for chatbots to imbibe empathy and active listening to pivot conversations in response to customer reactions.

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Comm100

JANUARY 11, 2023

Other customer service automation may provide agents with AI tools to help them provide faster or more accurate support. In customer service, automation is commonly seen in the form of chatbots. Chatbots can respond to customer queries, answering the common requests, immediately and 24/7. Travel: 16%. Finance: 5%.

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Customer Service Chatbots Healthcare Wait times 81

The Northridge Group

JULY 20, 2023

Download Part II of Northridge's State of Customer Experience 2023 Research Report for more CX insights! Preferred Employee Experience: What Associates Want For employees, returning to fully in-office work reduces their experience by adding transportation time and costs, childcare expenses, and additional health expenses.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 23, 2022

This week, we feature an article by Mitel , a company that works with teams by supporting their communications and technology needs so that they can provide the best customer experience possible. One way providers and partners can accomplish this is by helping customers choose the right communications technology to support hybrid work.

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Fonolo

AUGUST 17, 2021

To optimize your call center’s performance, you need to think about improving your customers’ experience. After all, customer-centric companies are 60% more profitable. While incredible customer service should always be a call center’s goal, it shouldn’t be your only goal. But it’s not enough.

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SharpenCX

MAY 27, 2021

And 82% of customers have stopped doing business with a company because of their bad customer experience. . Statistics like these make almost every customer service leader shudder (the good ones, at least). All this research on customer service reveals the priorities you try to juggle. What’s more?

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