CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In a competitive market, stellar customer service stands as the cornerstone of a thriving business. As a matter of fact, 49% of customers have left a brand due to poor customer service , as revealed in a study back in 2021. Note that most of these customers were once very loyal to the brands they supported.

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Talkdesk

AUGUST 7, 2017

This piece was originally written by Ernest Wong for Opentalk magazine. The origins of customer satisfaction (or CSAT), as a metric, date back to the 1970s — an era in which the business world was much more obsessed with supply chains and pricing than customers or service.

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Talkdesk

AUGUST 7, 2017

This piece was originally written by Ernest Wong for Opentalk magazine. The origins of customer satisfaction (or CSAT), as a metric, date back to the 1970s — an era in which the business world was much more obsessed with supply chains and pricing than customers or service.

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CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

It’s no secret that the online casino industry has skyrocketed in recent years, but what’s often overlooked is the exceptional digital customer service that backs this meteoric rise. Feedback and Reviews: The Pulse of User Satisfaction No longer satisfied with monologues, today’s customers want dialogues.

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ProProfs Blog

JUNE 30, 2020

Customers wouldn’t see what you have to offer, but what you are willing to change for them. That’s the true essence of customer service experience. To help you understand this essence and develop better customer service strategies, we’ve curated a list of some of the best customer service books below.

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CSM Magazine

APRIL 25, 2024

Cultivating a Customer-Centric Culture Building a business that puts customers at the forefront of every decision can be challenging but is crucial for long-term success. A customer-centric culture encourages loyalty and positive word-of-mouth, which are invaluable for growth.

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CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

You know how important customer service is for your business. Being customer-centric means never letting any question from your customer go unanswered or any email not responded to. Video ads can help you improve your customer service by leaps and bounds (in comparison to traditional means.).

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2023

These are trends that apply equally to the world of customer service. The majority (88%) rank engagement scores as the top measurement metric of the future ahead of traditional customer-centric measurement criteria including customer effort and wait times/service levels (78%) or NPS (76%).

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Transparent BPO

AUGUST 5, 2019

When we put phone agents in a box, we take away their ability to make good decisions to help the customer in a more natural and dynamic way.” “Handcuffing agents and not allowing them to help customers would further hurt the FCR score and lower trust and confidence even more.”

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CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Faced with this dramatic rise in AI-driven tech for customer service, you might expect the number of agents to decrease but therein lies an interesting paradox. When Calabrio set out to explore the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) recently , the results were astounding. Calabrio is a trusted ally to leading brands.

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Callminer

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

She leads a team of highly engaged Team Leaders, Trainers, and Supervisors who share her commitment to exceptional customer service. Jonathon is a sought-after public speaker and regularly speaks about customer success, customer-centric user experiences and cloud technologies throughout North America. Alison Diana.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Average handle time is an important contact centre metric but it can be a double-edged sword that creates customer dissatisfaction. It’s important to strike the balance between speed and personalised service delivery. So, is Average Handle Time (AHT) still a relevant metric and what does it mean for contact centres today?

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Netomi

JANUARY 5, 2022

Customer service leaders come in all shapes and sizes. This is especially true in the customer service industry. Customer Experience (CX) has catapulted into one of the most important aspects of determining business success. Top 51 Customer Service Leaders and CX Influencers (Editor’s Choice): Adam Toporek.

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CSM Magazine

APRIL 20, 2021

Using the out-of-the-box solution, organisations gain immediate value with comprehensive dashboards that disseminate intelligent analytics-driven insights from the contact centre and focus on metrics that matter most to key functions, beginning with marketing, finance and the contact centre itself.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Unifier: Peckham The ‘Unifier’ , understanding the value of sharing customer insights across an organisation, was awarded to Peckham. Peckham fostered inclusivity through job training and leveraged Calabrio WFM to track assistance metrics. For more information visit Calabrio.

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Amity

APRIL 25, 2016

Bill's blog posts will help you establish the guidelines to capatalize on associate commitment whole delivering exemplary customer service. Deliver the World's Best Customer Experience. CEO - C hief Customer Office Council. GM & SVP, Global Customer Success - CA Technologies. W in the Customer.

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CSM Magazine

APRIL 18, 2023

The current cost-of-living crisis combined with the usual stresses of managing a hybrid workforce and higher customer expectations put tremendous pressure on customer service organisations today. These widespread challenges are also holding many organisations back from delivering an exceptional customer experience (CX).

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CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Habit #1: Delivering a great customer experience is a way of doing business – it’s not just a program. Amazon says on its Investor Relation’s page: We seek to be Earth’s most customer-centric company for four primary customer sets: consumers, sellers, enterprises, and content creators.

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Etech GS

JULY 25, 2019

Provide Top-Notch Customer Service . The thrill and exhilaration after a new purchase don’t last forever, but the way you treat your customers and how you make them feel does. This will eventually strengthen your relationship with customers. Engage Your Customers .

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Likewise, for companies to be truly customer-centric, customer feedback and insights must be embedded company-wide: from HQ to frontline teams. We’ve seen many businesses realise that, no matter how golden their customer insights are, if they’re stuck in a spreadsheet in the data department, they’re of no business value.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

In a society where brand loyalty is in decline, and consumer transiency is on the rise, delivering an experience which exceeds consumer expectations is king, with a positive customer experience fast becoming the most important metric for business success. Top down, organization wide.

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Talkdesk

JULY 31, 2017

This interview is with Mike Milburn, Chief Customer Officer of Service Cloud at Salesforce. This conversation originally appeared in Opentalk magazine. You meet with customers all the time. When it comes to call centers and service centers what are people focusing on today compared to a decade ago?

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Talkdesk

JULY 31, 2017

This interview is with Mike Milburn, Chief Customer Officer of Service Cloud at Salesforce. This conversation originally appeared in Opentalk magazine. You meet with customers all the time. When it comes to call centers and service centers what are people focusing on today compared to a decade ago?

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ijgolding

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

What all seasoned customer experience professionals know, is that you can have all the tools and methodologies in the world, but if the culture of an organisation does not support your ability to transform the way that organisation behaves, then customer centric transformation may remain a pipe dream.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2018

oz contact centers are sometimes too efficient for their own good leading to poor customer service and high agent attrition rates. Metrics that matter. Most make the mistake of developing a set of metrics that focus. With customer-centric success criteria in place, turn to innovative workforce.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Automated performance coaching products allow supervisors to monitor agent interactions for potential skill and behaviour gaps while agents benefit from training that is automatically scheduled and based on their individual metrics or skill gaps to empower better customer conversations, whatever the channel. It’s good to talk!

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CSM Magazine

APRIL 20, 2022

Using analytics for personalized performance coaching has been made easier by the introduction of AI enabled recording and tracking of 100% interactions and agent performance metrics. The foundation of a successful customer-centric organisation lies with positioning the contact centre at the heart of the business intelligence platform.

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CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

There are many ways to make your customers’ lives easier with technology; for instance, you can let them order products online or allow them to pay via a customer-centric AR platform. For instance, quantitative metrics can give you a general idea of the strengths and weaknesses quickly and easily.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 26, 2020

An intuitive, customer-centric experience was necessary because all of Wag! services are available in-app, including a fully integrated support experience and direct communication between the customer and walkers. has made this a priority and has already started to reap the benefits!

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 26, 2020

An intuitive, customer-centric experience was necessary because all of Wag! services are available in-app, including a fully integrated support experience and direct communication between the customer and walkers. has made this a priority and has already started to reap the benefits!

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C3Centricity

AUGUST 17, 2020

Up until the covid-19 virus hit across the globe, almost every single organisation, big or small, recognised the importance of satisfying their customers. But most of them were only giving lip service to customer-centricity and very few were actually going beyond voicing their opinions. Customers 2020 Report.

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CSM Magazine

MAY 19, 2023

Customer Experience (CX) : CX is a broader concept that encompasses the customer’s perception of their interactions with the entire brand, including the products, services, and various touchpoints. CSAT scores are typically gathered through surveys, where customers rate their satisfaction on a scale of 1 to 5.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2022

According to international outsourcers CGS, 80% of consumers feel more emotionally connected to a brand when customer service solves their problem and 30% of consumers are willing to pay more for excellent service, a 6% increase over 2019. As a result, improving service levels is the top goal for 38% of contact centres in 2022.

Coaching 52

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Amity

OCTOBER 31, 2016

In 2012, our Co-Founders realized it was time to transform the customer support team into a true Customer Success team. We wanted to transform our team from one with a reactive approach to customer service into a one with a proactive approach to making our customers successful. What metrics do you watch closely?

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C3Centricity

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Every few days there seems to be another customer service disaster that fills the newspapers and goes viral on social media. These usually happen when an organisation does not adopt a customer first strategy. Almost every single organisation, big or small, recognises the importance of their customers. Source: CEI Survey).

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Netomi

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

A help desk (or service desk) is case management software that helps companies receive, assign, resolve and analyze customer service tickets or queries from internal audiences (IT or HR). Every company that prioritizes their customer experience should consider a help desk, even small businesses. What is a help desk?

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JivoChat

APRIL 13, 2021

Automating customer service isn’t a fad. While some fears of chatbots stealing jobs persist, the reality is that customers now prefer the convenience of support automation, and businesses are profiting in many ways. Read on to learn more about the various ways that automating customer service can benefit your business.

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