BlueOcean

JANUARY 20, 2023

If you’re faced with the decision to find a new customer care outsourcer in the post-pandemic era, now’s the time to dive in. And second, there’s no doubt that the pandemic and the social justice movement have evolved what you need from a customer service provider – and your RFP should reflect that. For remote training?

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Customer Care Contact Center outsourcing Employee engagement 62

TeleDirect

DECEMBER 14, 2023

They want personalized services from companies that know them and understand their needs. At TeleDirect, we use call center technology to create a seamless experience that your customers remember. Through advanced call center technology. The answer to “ What is call center technology ?”

Call Center 62

Call Center Technology Interactive Voice Response Scripts 62

Pointillist

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Many CX, marketing and operations leaders are asking how they can use customer journey orchestration to deliver better, more personalized experiences that will improve CX and business outcomes, like retention, customer lifetime value and revenue. Journey orchestration goes beyond traditional personalization techniques.

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Personalization Interactive Voice Response Enterprise Upselling 128

Fonolo

JANUARY 26, 2021

Virtual queuing and automated call-backs may seem like new technology, but companies have just been holding out on you. Virtual queuing technology has a long history. The circuitry was based on the same tech as air traffic control systems but converted to manage customer flow. The First Person Who Was Put on Hold.

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Technology Call Center Enterprise call center solutions 108

TechSee

JANUARY 29, 2019

In recent years, a wide range of AI technologies have been successfully integrated into the CRM domain, from sales and marketing to customer support and retention. Computer vision can be a force multiplier for adding more essential insights for customer upsells and cross sales. Computer Vision in Customer Service.

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CRM Personalization Self service Sales 164

CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Survey Says: Customer Service Needs Improvement Customer Care Measurement & Consulting (CCMC), a company specializing in customer service research, conducts periodic customer rage surveys. It is time to put the “person” back into your company’s “personal responses” to your customers’ problems.

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Inbenta

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The banking sector has also recognized the game-changing effects innovative technological disruptors like Artificial Intelligence (AI) can have and acted promptly to optimize their online and mobile banking models with customer interaction platforms. Covid-19 has accelerated the deployment of these technologies even further.

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Banking Chatbots Customer Care Self service 95

TechSee

APRIL 3, 2018

It is well known that the acquisition costs of converting new customers far outweigh the cost of maintaining current customers, further motivating companies to find and implement innovative customer retention strategies. Technology – key to successful customer retention strategies.

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24-7 InTouch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

“In a highly competitive industry that relies on patient retention for ongoing revenue streams, health technologies need to expand their lenses past the point of purchase and ensure the end-to-end PX is optimized.” Patients want a streamlined patient experience (PX) that’s personalized to their individual needs.

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Technology Healthcare Chatbots Consulting 52

Interactions

JULY 29, 2021

Closely following (and also very interesting), the 3rd benefit noted by 21% was “not having to speak/type to a live person.” Customers like speed, and an agent can prevent the most efficient path. However, customers don’t want just any automation. Personalization is appreciated.

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Customer Care Surveys Wait times Self service 71

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This year, we’ll see a growing focus on the role of service in corporate strategies, with businesses incorporating new approaches and technologies to deliver the support their customers need. Service has become the main point of contact between a business and its customers, greatly affecting their perception of the brand.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Call centers are more vital now than ever, as customers have more questions and require more customer care. Plus, the work-from-home landscape has also changed the way contact centers use call center technology and software as well. Peter Lavers, CX and Customer Service Expert, Founder of ThinkCX.

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Call Center Technology Abandon rate Contact Center 87

BlueOcean

JANUARY 6, 2020

Competitive pressures, customer expectations, and emerging technologies are some of the key factors pushing leaders to elevate and evolve their customer service approach. We often talk about omnichannel as the ultimate goal for any and every customer service solution.

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Customer Care Wait times Self service Personalization 71

BlueOcean

MARCH 18, 2021

In this article, we share a first-person experience from our Vice President, Client Services, Susan Preiss. She explores the tale of two customer experience scenarios, comparing online versus in-person customer experiences in the quest to buy a new car. Customer First: Start with Trust and Respect. Frustrating.

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Personalization Customer Experience Finance Banking 62

Noble Systems

JULY 15, 2019

Customer care today remains mostly reactive. Businesses wait for a customer to call into the contact center. The agent asks a series of questions to gather information needed in order to answer the customer’s question or solve their problem. Then we’ll cover why you should care. AI Defined.

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Customer Care Self service Abandon rate Airlines 70

COPC

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Related CX Technology Consulting Fusing technology and expertise to design and deliver exceptional service journeys. We refer to this as giving the LLM amnesia, just like a person with amnesia who can communicate with language but can’t remember anything. Think of “amnesia” as a protective mechanism.

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Technology Customer Experience APIs Consulting 76

TechSee

JUNE 25, 2019

of major companies around the world are currently using AI customer service technologies, the second most common use of AI after IT. Forward-thinking companies are increasingly turning to AI-powered customer service solutions to optimize CX and to streamline their back-office operations. Customer-facing AI technologies.

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Technology Customer Service Gamification Contact Center 122

ShepHyken

AUGUST 16, 2022

The Role of AI in Customer Care. Building Human-Centered AI in Customer Service and Experience . He shares how businesses can take a human-centered approach when utilizing AI to help their customers. Then, recognize that the person using the AI technology and the person impacted by it may not be the same person.

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Government Healthcare Customer Care Analytics 162

Russel Lolacher

MARCH 8, 2020

I’ll start by busting one millennial myth around entitlement from my own personal experience: I’ve met far more entitled 50-60 year-olds than I’ve ever seen in 35-year-olds. . (As They tend to: Find solutions using technology. Now is a great time to start removing those biases, especially as a modern organization.

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Customer Care Advertising Marketing Engineering 80

Interactions

DECEMBER 10, 2020

We’re all heard the stories of brands who failed to challenge the status quo and deploy innovative technologies meant for the digital world. Technology decisions now drive business strategies as companies shift to the digital world. This could look like technologies to enhance customer support and adding digital touchpoints.

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Technology Multichannel B2C Customer Care 77

BlueOcean

JULY 12, 2018

The only constant in the customer care world is change, and if you don’t keep up, you’ll be left behind. That’s why we’ve compiled these must-read articles to keep you updated and give you some food for thought as you think about the future of your outsourced customer care. The Role of Chatbots in Customer Care. “

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Customer Care outsourcing Chatbots Contact Center 74

BlueOcean

AUGUST 6, 2020

You may have pushed pause on your decision to find a new customer care outsourcer, but now’s the time to dive back in. And second, there’s no doubt that the pandemic and the social justice movement has evolved what you need from a customer service provider – and your RFP should reflect that. Technology. Hourly staff?

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Customer Care Contact Center outsourcing Employee engagement 62

Playvox

JULY 18, 2022

Sometimes attrition is due to an employee making personal or professional choices, but too often it is the result of a stressful or even toxic work environment that has become too much to deal with. One of the best resources you can provide for your contact center agents is intelligent contact center technology.

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Interactions

OCTOBER 29, 2020

However, etiquette might often be overlooked when brands are choosing a customer care technology. A solution that cannot support etiquette basics can have a dramatic effect on your customer experience. Given that, a long wait time in a virtual queue is one of the biggest pain points in customer care.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 27, 2017

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Shital Shah, writes about how with the right combination of technology and human touch, customer service doesn’t have to be difficult. She shares four excellent solutions to help manage your customer service more effectively. Shep Hyken. SMS and Messaging.

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Technology Customer Service Management CRM 233

Interactions

MARCH 13, 2019

Although traditionally they may seem unrelated, marketing and your customer care strategy actually have a lot in common– the biggest thing being your customers. Customer care is a major touchpoint with your brand. When your customers reach out to your company, they are looking for a solution.

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Customer Care Marketing Average Handle Time Customer retention 63

NICE inContact

JANUARY 24, 2018

Cloud contact center deployments that began in customer care may have been extended to other business areas. Two topics come to mind: participating fully in corporate digital transformation initiatives and investigating uses of artificial intelligence in customer care. Digital Transformation. Plan to join us!

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Customer Care Cloud contact APIs Contact Center 74

C3Centricity

MAY 25, 2020

Do you believe that using technology to understand customers is the only way today? In today’s data-rich environment I’m not really suggesting that you actually ignore data nor technology! BigData #Analysis #Customer #CustomerUnderstanding Click To Tweet. Were you surprised to read the title of this post?

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Technology Big data Analytics Personalization 77

BlueOcean

AUGUST 9, 2021

The adoption rate of new and evolving technologies accelerated at unseen speeds—resulting in 10 years’ worth of change within a mere 10 months. Contact center technologies are certainly in the mix of acceleration. In fact, many recent developments promise to reshape the landscape of customer service completely.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 6, 2019

This week we feature an article by Valeriya Yordanova who writes about how customer support agents can deliver the fast and personal customer support that today’s customers demand. Unfamiliar with the concept of waiting, customers want their problems solved now with minimum effort from their side.

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Customer Support Personalization SaaS Analytics 177

Skybridge

APRIL 13, 2020

But of course, there are longer-term factors to consider – and conquer – in order to lead high performing customer care teams capable of delivering superior customer and patient experience. To help facilitate that understanding, many organizations use personality style inventories to foster effective teamwork.

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TechSee

DECEMBER 5, 2017

To accomplish this goal, companies must determine the most efficient, yet affordable, way to give their customer care processes a boost. . To ensure high levels of customer satisfaction, companies must provide stellar customer service anytime, anywhere, and through any touch point. 1. Casengo. ” 2. Coveo.

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Contact Center Technology Self service Call Center 116

Expivia

JANUARY 29, 2021

With us today we have Jimmy Budnik, the VP of Customer Care and CRP at Overstock.com. I’m Jimmy Budnik, the VP of customer Care and CRP at Overstock.com. And really early on I was asked to work on reverse Logistics and returns, and that was my first exposure to the customer care team at Overstock.

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Customer Care CRM Self service Call Center 52

Joe Rawlinson

APRIL 16, 2014

Fierce competition, rapidly changing technologies, and a customer base that is exposed to an omnipresent barrage of marketing campaigns are making it increasingly difficult to stay the course. They are intrinsic characteristics that are embedded in some people’s personalities. People skills. A Desire to Make It Right.

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Customer Care Management Morale Education 121

Fonolo

MAY 29, 2019

That being said, as new technology emerges, customer service teams have the opportunity to use it and in turn become more efficient. Salesforce predicts that use of AI by customer service departments will increase by 143% in the next 18 months. Well, you can now add a live customer service experience to the list.

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Technology Customer Service Chatbots Call Center 78

Expivia

JANUARY 5, 2021

With us today we have Jimmy Budnik, the VP of Customer Care and CRP at Overstock.com. I’m Jimmy Budnik, the VP of customer Care and CRP at Overstock.com. And really early on I was asked to work on reverse Logistics and returns, and that was my first exposure to the customer care team at Overstock.

Customer Care 52

Customer Care CRM Self service Call Center 52

Russel Lolacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

74% of Millennials (18-34) and 58% of GenX (35-54) have a better opinion of organizations that provide social media customer care – Microsoft . The secret weapon in social customer care isn’t that much of a secret, it’s all in the name. The average person spends two hours on social media every day. – CTV news (2017).

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Customer Care Advertising Feedback Customer centricity 45