Contact Center Pipeline
MARCH 7, 2023
Customers require, and demand, excellent service, support, and sales assistance. But when disasters threaten and strike, they may not be able to receive them by contact centers in a timely manner, or not at all. Hence the need for a sound business continuity strategy.
TechSee
MARCH 7, 2023
As part of our Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day initiatives, we asked our own TechSee Super Women to highlight some of the amazing leaders in the technology, service, and support industries who inspire them, have helped grow their careers, or simply deserve to be celebrated for being awesome. 1. Elizabeth Parks, President, and CMO, Parks Associates – We never miss a new post or research from Elizabeth and her team.
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Cisco - Contact Center
MARCH 7, 2023
“To the cloud and beyond,” well that’s not exactly what Buzz Lightyear said in the beloved Toy Story movie but when I think about financial services institutions shifting workloads to the cloud it m… Read more on Cisco Blogs
Jon Arnold
MARCH 7, 2023
It’s time for my latest contribution to No Jitter - as part of the BCStrategies team - and it’s a preview for my upcoming session on enterprise speech tech at Enterprise Connect. Am looking forward to attending the 2023 edition, and this time around, I’ll be joined by speakers from LumenVox, Dialpad and Zoom. If you don’t know, this is my fifth year speaking on this topic at the conference, and it’s become an ongoing focus in my work.
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ConvergeOne
MARCH 7, 2023
Now, in 2023, we’ve seen the “old ways” of technology, and I don’t think we’re ever going back. And this isn’t just impacting the tech-first, well-funded startups. We’re talking about everything. The cloud has changed how we operate in many ways. And this time, cloud computing and the atmosphere of early 2000s tech will cause some disruption. Here are some of the key trends we see.
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SmartAction
MARCH 7, 2023
After several years of steady growth, 2023 marks the year when the global conversational AI (CAI) market should really take off. Analysts expect CAI adoption to expand more than 22% this year alone, with longer term growth likely to exceed $14 billion by 2025. What are the key drivers of this explosive growth in the CAI market? Let’s take a closer look at the top CAI trends to follow – both in 2023 and beyond.
Avoxi
MARCH 7, 2023
Voice Benefits of Moving Your Enterprise to the Cloud 67%. That’s how many of your competitors are running their global enterprises in the cloud. If you’re not part of this group, you should be. The cloud makes contact center voice processes more efficient and reliable, empowering you to scale your business reach faster than ever… The post Voice Benefits of Moving Your Enterprise to the Cloud appeared first on AVOXI.
Helpware
MARCH 7, 2023
Providing a good customer experience goes beyond simply making the sale. You also need to ensure customers are supported when they have post-purchase queries or issues. As a result, call centers are essential for most businesses. While it’s a good idea to keep an open line of communication with customers, modern consumers use multiple communication platforms.
Comm100
MARCH 7, 2023
Recruitment is arguably the number one challenge for higher education right now. College undergraduate enrolment in 2022 was down by 9.4% compared to 2020. So what can schools do to attract more students and boost their enrolment figures against this incredibly difficult backdrop? It all begins with understanding what students want during the pre-enrolment process – and Comm100’s latest survey reveals all.
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Reports of the death of in-store shopping have been greatly exaggerated. This year’s retail survey found that more than 60 percent of consumers start and end their journey by visiting a store. Retail customers value price above everything, but the importance of other factors varies for different brands. In-store shopping is valued highly by grocery and home improvement customers Technology retail customers place less importance on in-store experiences – for them it only ranks sixth Digital exper
Win the Customer
MARCH 7, 2023
In today’s data-driven world, businesses are constantly seeking innovative ways to stay competitive and engage with their customers more effectively. One of the most powerful tools experience professionals have at their disposal is data analytics and machine learning. These technologies play a pivotal role in tailoring customer experiences to individual preferences and needs.
Anexa BPO
MARCH 7, 2023
In late 2022, ChatGPT was launched to great fanfare and hype. Today we’re going to examine exactly which types of applications can benefit most from the involvement of this platform. ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot – a natural language processing tool driven by AI technology that allows you to have human-like conversations. This advanced tool can assist with tasks like composing emails, essays, and code.
JustCall
MARCH 7, 2023
JustCall bags one more accolade. It has been named one of the 50 best customer service products of 2023 by G2. Ranked 41st and among other industry-leading names, including Intercom, Tidio, and Drift, this is another one of several milestones JustCall and SaaS Labs (the parent company) have flagged over the past two years. A Modern Communication System for Customer-Facing Teams JustCall is a communication system purpose-built for customer-facing teams.
LiveVox
MARCH 7, 2023
Aragon Research has released its fourth Aragon Research Globe™ for Intelligent Contact Centers (ICCs), evaluating a market in transition as organizations look to move to the cloud, enhance agent capabilities, and digital labor continues to grow. LiveVox is proud to share that we have been named an Innovator! This is our first year to earn […] The post LiveVox Named an Innovator in the Aragon Research Globe™ for the Intelligent Contact Center (ICC), 2022 appeared first on LiveVox.
Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO
The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.
JustCall
MARCH 7, 2023
Whenever you hear the term contact center, you imagine cubicles filled with employees, headsets on their heads resolving customers’ queries. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed this reality for many people. Thanks to cloud contact center solutions, today, organizations can host their contact centers at a third-party data center. It eliminates the need for any on-premise hardware or infrastructure to run a contact center.
LiveVox
MARCH 7, 2023
Aragon Research has released its fourth Aragon Research Globe™ for Intelligent Contact Centers (ICCs), evaluating a market in transition as organizations look to move to the cloud, enhance agent capabilities, and digital labor continues to grow. LiveVox is proud to share that we have been named an Innovator! This is our first year to earn […] The post LiveVox Named an Innovator in the Aragon Research Globe™ for the Intelligent Contact Center (ICC), 2022 appeared first on LiveVox.
JustCall
MARCH 7, 2023
Customer support is the backbone of every customer-facing business, and your growth relies heavily on your ability to satisfy and retain your customers. But meeting the increasing expectations of your customers is a challenge. And the only way to succeed is through an effective contact center management system. This blog will look at the tips and best practices for contact center management.
Cisco - Contact Center
MARCH 7, 2023
I have grown and changed quite a bit through my life and career, but Cisco? It is the one thing that has remained a constant for me, especially over the past ten years.
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Over the next 12 months, what do you think will have the biggest impact on your CX automation efforts? When asked the same question, only 10% of CX leaders surveyed by Verint chose telephony. It’s no longer the engagement channel leading CCaaS conversations. The customer engagement challenges facing organizations have changed – so a new approach is needed.
JustCall
MARCH 7, 2023
Efficiency and agility – these are the top two features to look out for in a modern contact center solution, which requires robust contact center architecture. Here’s when hosted contact centers come into play. Hosted contact center services have gained immense popularity in the past few years thanks to their ease of deployment and relative affordability compared to old on-premises services.
Anexa BPO
MARCH 7, 2023
[CDMX, MÉXICO] – March 6, 2023 – Anexa has been presented with a golden, silver and bronze Stevie® Award in the Customer Service Team of the Year – Recovery Situation – Business Services Industries; Contact Center of the Year (Over 100 Seats) – Business Services Industries; Customer Service Team of the Year – Recovery Situation – All Other Industries; Contact Center of the Year (Over 100 Seats) – All Other Industries; Best Use of Thought Leadership in Customer
JustCall
MARCH 7, 2023
Introduction Customers expect the brand they shop with to be more proactive and responsive in reaching out and speaking with them; 93% of service professionals say that customer expectations have increased drastically as compared to previous years. Brands have already made the move to upgrade from basic call centers to contact centers for the agility and flexibility that they provide.
Zappix
MARCH 7, 2023
Zappix, the leading Visual Self-Service provider, is excited to join the upcoming Northeast Contact Center Forum (NECCF) Spring Forum, which will be held at the Franklin Country Club on March 14th, 2023.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!
JustCall
MARCH 7, 2023
Introduction Sales and marketing organizations must rely on certain tools and applications to collect and analyze data. The modern way of selling stresses on the importance of data analysis to derive key insights about customers and improve the sales workflow for better results. Customer data is pivotal in managing the sales pipeline, creating marketing strategies, and running successful campaigns for high ROI.
SmartKarrot
MARCH 7, 2023
Role: VP Customer Success Location: United States (Remote) Organization: Entrust As a VP of Customer Success you’ll determine, persuade, and coordinate stakeholders on customer priorities. Get a thorough awareness of the objectives, concerns, and decision-making processes of your customers. Align stakeholders inside the customer to assist them visualise and align goals/measures by using facilitation and industry experience.
JustCall
MARCH 7, 2023
The hybrid work model in contact centers is a mix of on-premises and remote work. The on-premise workers are located at the same facility as the contact center, while the remote workers are located outside the facility, usually at or other locations scattered throughout the globe. There are several advantages to the hybrid work model. The pros include increased flexibility, reduced costs, and improved customer service.
AWS Machine Learning
MARCH 7, 2023
The Amazon International Seller Growth (ISG) team runs the CSBA (Customer Service by Amazon) program that supports over 200,000 third-party Merchant Fulfilled Network (MFN) sellers. Amazon call centers facilitate hundreds of thousands of phone calls, chats, and emails going between the consumers and Amazon MFN sellers. The large volume of contacts creates a challenge for CSBA to extract key information from the transcripts that helps sellers promptly address customer needs and improve customer e
Speaker: Keith Kmett, Principal CX Advisor at Medallia
Join Keith Kmett, Principal CX Advisor, in this new webinar that will focus on: Understanding CX Orchestration Fundamentals: Gain a solid understanding of what CX orchestration is, its significance in the customer experience landscape, and how it plays a crucial role in shaping customer journeys. This includes the key concepts, strategies, and best practices involved in CX orchestration. 🔑 Connection to Customer Journey Maps: How to effectively integrate customer journey mapping into the
JustCall
MARCH 7, 2023
Introduction Contact centers are one of the most underrated departments of a business. It is important to equip your call centers with the right toolset and insight for them to function well. Nearly half of customer service agents already find it hard to manage tough conversations. Add to that the heightened customer expectations today (especially after the pandemic), and you will see the need for a robust analytics contact center solution.
AWS Machine Learning
MARCH 7, 2023
Deploying models at scale can be a cumbersome task for many data scientists and machine learning engineers. However, Amazon SageMaker endpoints provide a simple solution for deploying and scaling your machine learning (ML) model inferences. Our last blog post and GitHub repo on hosting a YOLOv5 TensorFlowModel on Amazon SageMaker Endpoints sparked a lot of interest from our readers.
JustCall
MARCH 7, 2023
The primary goal of contact center businesses revolves around improving customer experience. On the other hand, automation focuses on optimizing business processes and improving interactions. Put them together, and you get a match made in heaven. Empowering your contact center business with automated solutions can take your customer interactions to new heights of success.
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