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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of September 16, 2024

ShepHyken

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Beat Your Best Quality Scores – 15 Quick Wins by Megan Jones (Call Centre Helper) Improving quality scores in customer service is an ongoing process that requires dedication, effective communication, and continuous training.

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Customer-Centric Self-Service

Contact Center Pipeline

The pandemic exposed two significant insights about the state of customer service: A poor customer experience coupled with pandemic-fueled emotions can push customers to the brink of tears; and Customers don’t have much faith in conventional self-service options.

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Is The Move to Self-Service Better For Your Organization Or The Customer?

Beyond Philosophy

Many organizations bust their backs trying to deliver excellent Customer Service. However, it might surprise you to learn your Customers want self-service—and the reasons why might surprise you even more. Self-service has been one of the most significant trends in all business in the last two decades.

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of August 26, 2024

ShepHyken

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. How Employee Experience Connects with Customer Experience by Francesca Di Meglio (HR Exchange Network) Positive employee experience begets customer experience. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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How to Build an AI-Powered Contact Center as a Service Platform

Trusted by over 750 customers in banking, healthcare, and commerce, the LinkLive Contact Center Platform empowers businesses to deliver trusted digital customer service experiences through a broad range of channels including voice, video, chat, secure email, and more.

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The Problem with Self Service

Beyond Philosophy

People like the convenience of self-service. More and more of your Customers believe access to self-service options is essential to their relationship with your business. Knowing this, it is critical that you plan your self-service options well. Clearly, more Customers want self-service options.

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16 Tactics To Retain Customers While Using A Self-Service Option

CCNG

Many businesses are using self-serve customer service options that make their customers more happy and feel empowered enough to keep returning to those businesses. The self-serve option helps customers personalize their wants and makes it easier for them by simply doing it themselves.

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The Health of the Contact Center: Are You Ready for 2019?

A survey of 1,000 contact center professionals reveals what it takes to improve agent well-being in a customer-centric era. This report is a must-read for contact center leaders preparing to engage agents and improve customer experience in 2019.

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Study: The Health of the Contact Center

What does it take to engage agents in this customer-centric era? Download our study of 1,000 contact center agents in the US and UK to find out what major challenges are facing contact center agents today – and what your company can do about it.

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The Challenges of Omnichannel: Why so Many Contact Centers Struggle with Digital Self-Service

To find how contact centers are navigating the transition to omnichannel customer service, Calabrio surveyed more than 1,000 marketing and customer experience leaders in the U.S. about their digital customer communication strategies. Read the report to find out what was uncovered.

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Start Every Conversation with AI: The Front Door for Intelligent Customer Service

Speaker: Brian Morin & Helena Chen from SmartAction

Self-service is on the rise. More and more customers are looking to solve their own issues without human intervention. Some customer service interactions require a human —but just because some calls must be transferred to a live agent doesn’t mean they can’t all begin with AI.

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The Evolution of Support: How to Manage Customer Support in an Era of Self-help

Speaker: Kristina Evey, Customer Experience Expert and Consultant

As self-service as a customer preference continues to grow, it's more important than ever that we assess the amount of support being given to our customer service reps. Is there a way to find the right balance between self-service and support?

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AI in Contact Centers: Navigating the Future of CCaaS with AI that Matters

Experience the transformative power of AI in customer service! Discover how AI-driven contact centers revolutionize interactions, streamline operations, and deliver hyper-personalized experiences.

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The Innovator’s Guide to the Digital-first Contact Center

Download this guide today to learn how to help your business adapt to this evolving landscape and leverage the power of next-generation digital customer service. Included in this guide: How to incorporate AI for self service Tips for managing next-gen digital The "secret sauce" of digital leadership

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The 5 Categories That Rule Virtual Agents

Speaker: Brian Morin, CMO, Mark Landry, VP Product, Marilyn Cassedy, Director of Customer Success, SmartAction

It just so happens that whenever we design and deploy a new AI-powered virtual agent over voice, the self-service application invariably falls into one of 5 distinct categories. Join Brian Morin, Mark Landry, and Marilyn Cassedy of SmartAction, and learn how to streamline your customer service.