Playvox

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

They are among your organization’s most valuable assets, and you depend on them to deliver loyalty-building customer experiences every day, with every interaction. Are you trying to boost customer sentiment ? Do you want to improve overall customer experience? Get clear and honest about your real goals.

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Contact Center Gamification Coaching Feedback 88

Noble Systems

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

But in order to ensure that this is so, every employee must also have an equally wonderful experience at work every day. So, in order to be truly customer-centric, you must first become employee-centric. Getting and keeping contact center employees engaged is foundational to accomplishing this objective.

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Noble Systems

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

But in order to ensure that this is so, every employee must also have an equally wonderful experience at work every day. So, in order to be truly customer-centric, you must first become employee-centric. Getting and keeping contact center employees engaged is foundational to accomplishing this objective.

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Employee engagement Contact Center Gamification Customer centricity 53

Integrity Solutions

AUGUST 23, 2019

Top performing banks are the ones who always seem to go the extra mile to deliver memorable customer experiences. The banks’ customers are engaged, buy more, stay longer, and recommend the bank to their friends. We’ve all been hearing about engagement for so long, it’s almost become another intangible “soft” buzzword.

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CX Accelerator

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Yes, it is an extremely difficult thing to achieve…but putting the effort to develop this type of culture is the greatest thing we can do to enhance both the Employee Experience and the Customer Experience. From Jeremy Hyde: How do your leaders calibrate on what they “coach” on and how/when they approach it?

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Playvox

JANUARY 30, 2024

There’s more to engaging, motivating, and empowering employees than simply giving lip service with buzzwords like “you’ve got this,” “quick win,” and “continuous improvement.” Numerous studies link employee satisfaction, performance, and engagement with management’s ability to provide actionable, positive feedback and coaching.

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Gamification Contact Center Coaching Quality management 79

ShepHyken

MARCH 20, 2020

However, most agents aren’t supported with the right training, knowledge, coaching (and so on), hence they are incapable of delivering their best. So I say this with certainty: Unless we start putting the employee experience at the top of the list, the customer experience will never reach its potential.

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Playvox

MARCH 12, 2024

When you’re working in a contact center, this is your reality — taking contact after contact, call after call, from people who either need support or are angry about their experience with your company’s product or solution. Employees who are not engaged or who are actively disengaged cost the world $8.8

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Morale Gamification Contact Center Quality management 78

SharpenCX

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Whether your agents are burnt out or bored, it’s important to optimize workflows to increase employee engagement. Create your workflow to fit your contact center agents and effectively handle customer support with positive results. . Test New Workflows to Support Agents and Customers: 1.

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Contact Center Coaching Metrics Employee engagement 128

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

One study from Duke University estimated that habits shape 45 percent of the choices we make every day, not conscious decision making as you might have thought. This statement from the psychologists Townsend and Bever captures one of the great truisms of human behaviour – and one of the great challenges for marketers.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 20, 2020

However, most agents aren’t supported with the right training, knowledge, coaching (and so on), hence they are incapable of delivering their best. So I say this with certainty: Unless we start putting the employee experience at the top of the list, the customer experience will never reach its potential.

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Employee engagement Contact Center Coaching Marketing 206

Playvox

APRIL 4, 2023

According to the 2023 Customer Rage Study by CCMC and Arizona State University , 74% of respondents reported experiencing a problem with a company’s product or service, up from 66% in 2020 and 56% in 2017. To get a resolution for their problems, 79% of customers complained to the company at fault, an increase from 72% in 2020.

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Contact Center Agent burnout Morale Coaching 78

ShepHyken

MARCH 20, 2020

However, most agents aren’t supported with the right training, knowledge, coaching (and so on), hence they are incapable of delivering their best. So I say this with certainty: Unless we start putting the employee experience at the top of the list, the customer experience will never reach its potential.

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Employee engagement Contact Center Coaching Marketing 183

SharpenCX

AUGUST 4, 2021

When businesses focus on improving their customer experience and service strategy, they can see up to an 80% increase in revenue. . As a customer service manager, you know how critical it is to deliver the best customer experience. But, over time, your once-polished customer service strategy grows stale.

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Customer Service Coaching Contact Center Interactive Voice Response 128

Playvox

JANUARY 12, 2023

Remote and hybrid work are no longer hard-to-find benefits in customer support centers. In our 2022 study of contact centers in the United States and Canada, nearly 60% reported using a hybrid work model, while almost 40% of service centers were entirely remote. But does it have to? Giving Feedback and Recognizing Agent Successes.

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Quality management Coaching Contact Center Metrics 69

Tenfold - Contact Center Blog

AUGUST 10, 2018

Without leaders to evangelize and ensure customer centricity, efforts to improve customer experience and do without the company-centric practices of old would be at best mediocre. . Companies with well-executed CX strategies, well-loved by their loyal customers, are those with dedicated CX leaders.

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Fonolo

AUGUST 12, 2021

Not only does it lead to higher profits and lowered costs, it also results in better employee engagement and improved customer experiences. As managers, you need to be aware of your agents’ performance to ensure a good customer experience. And, agent performance is linked to agent productivity.

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Playvox

JULY 31, 2023

However, some of the quickest ROI can come from the employee self-service (ESS) aspects of a WFM solution. A Gartner study reported that only 34% of agents were engaged at work — and they were 90% more likely to be disengaged when they were unclear about how to meet their goals. All that time adds up quickly.

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SharpenCX

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Your agents have such a massive impact on CX, they’re now given a name that reflects what they do… make (or break) customer happiness. Companies are welcoming the idea that agents put customer experience on their shoulders. One where your employee morale lives at the heart of your business. Can I get a resounding woohoo!

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Contact Center Customer Experience Wait times Contact center software 67

The Northridge Group

JULY 6, 2022

While job stress impacts almost everyone in the workforce, employees in contact centers are more likely to experience burnout than others. A recent study found that 87% of call center workers report high or very high-stress levels at their call centers. Empowering Contact Center Associates.

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SharpenCX

APRIL 7, 2021

A good manager is a good coach. Gallup found companies who strategically invest in employee development see 11% greater profitability. . Yet too many customer service leaders are bogged down by other tasks to actually dedicate time to coaching and training their teams. Avanade ) . Why it matters: Let’s set this straight.

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Customer Service Coaching Call Center Employee engagement 67

Monet Software

JANUARY 30, 2020

In the race to build a highly engaged workforce to deliver exceptional customer experiences, contact center leaders are asking some deep questions. That’s because employee engagement isn’t just that age-old survey topic: employee satisfaction. workers reported being engaged with jobs in a recent study.

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Contact Center Employee engagement Coaching Call Center 71

Playvox

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Agent burnout directly harms the quality of customer service your business provides and significantly hurts your company’s bottom line. According to industry studies , average annual turnover ranges between 30-45 percent – with some centers experiencing turnover into the triple digits. Preventing Agent Burnout. ENJOYING THIS ARTICLE?

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SharpenCX

MARCH 30, 2021

According to a study at the University of Texas , Fortune 1000 companies can see an average revenue boost of $2 billion annually if they improve data usability by 10%. To improve your CX, you need to put your data to work for a holistic, 360-view of your customers. Employee engagement: How engaged are my agents?

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SharpenCX

JUNE 22, 2021

There’s little room for error in customer service. Customers want to know they’ll get consistent care from employees who know what they’re doing. A study by EJBO critiqued call center training programs. They also encourage self-coaching. Watch for trigger words from customers, like “cancel” or “angry”.

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Call Center Coaching Analytics Employee engagement 67

Playvox

MAY 11, 2023

To make remote work a success, your team needs autonomy, regular check-ins, coaching, and a sense of purpose. This is what true agent engagement looks like — and engaged agents are less susceptible to burnout. Did you know that having engaged employees directly affects company profits and annual results?

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Management Contact Center Coaching Employee engagement 89

TechSee

APRIL 16, 2019

After all, happy agents mean happy customers. Improving customer experience (CX) creates better agents. A call center culture of excellence based on more personalized, collaborative, enjoyable and successful resolutions creates emotional bonds with customers that enhance brand loyalty from day one of the journey.

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Call Center Contact Center Agent Empowerment Coaching 126

Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 15, 2019

We spoke with Marilyn Suttle, a conference speaker, and three-time best-selling author and coach, on a recent podcast. She helps leaders and teams make subtle shifts to create breakthrough success for customers. Her clients have won industry awards, raised customer satisfaction scores, and increased employee engagement.

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Playvox

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Incorporating gamification into your training and coaching programs is one way to help decrease boredom that sometimes comes with traditional training methods. It also lets supervisors assess them and take the necessary action to help with training and coaching. Related: Confluence of Agent and Customer Experience.

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SharpenCX

JANUARY 6, 2021

The infamous year 2020 sent customer complaints soaring. In a study of more than 1 million customer service calls, companies reported 34% increases in hold times and 68% rises in escalations. Supporting a smooth move to the cloud lets you adopt customer service tools built for the new-age customer experience.

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ijgolding

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

To have the ability and honour of influencing and inspiring others to believe that they can make a real and genuine difference to the experiences and lives of their customers and colleagues is something I hold very dear, as well as being something I am truly grateful for. IG: Experience, experience, experience.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 18, 2023

In contact centers, hyper efficiency means streamlining processes and leveraging technology in such a way as to maximize output while minimizing costs, often with the aim of improving customer experience. Check our guide on what KPIs to follow if you want to have excellent customer service.

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Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Management Gamification 52

Integrity Solutions

OCTOBER 30, 2019

In our study of 200+ sales organizations , 84% of respondents told us that “Achievement Drive” contributes as much or more to a salesperson’s performance as sales skills or specific product knowledge. The Value of a Great Coach. So while “train early, train often” may be the mantra, in many ways, ongoing coaching is the true catalyst.

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Sales Coaching CRM Technology 74

Serenova

JULY 7, 2020

Six Call Center Training Tips & Best Practices for Better Customer Experience. Now more than ever, as we increasingly experience life remotely, the most important— sometimes only—interactions we have with brands are through call centers. It’s now about creating superior customer experience with every customer interaction.

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CSM Magazine

JUNE 1, 2021

New study points to critical importance of employee experience management to offset pressures facing call centres and agents due to COVID-19 pandemic. Employee engagement programs, like recognition and more tailored coaching, can improve service delivery and reduce attrition rates.

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Balto

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Management activities include training, coaching, onboarding, scheduling, forecasting, and more. Let’s dive into the most helpful call center management techniques and best practices you can use to improve the customer experience and the performance of your team. Balto Real-Time Coaching Reports.

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Call Center Management Average Handle Time Gamification 52

Integrity Solutions

MARCH 3, 2020

The most persistent contact center challenges can be overcome by making coaching a part of the culture and developing your agents’ listening and problem-solving skills. For several years we’ve been participating in Customer Contact Week (CCW), the world’s largest customer contact event series. The Power of Coaching.

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