Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Here we go, beginning of 2020 and a whole new decade. It is essential to reflect where we have been and where we want to go at this time of year. With that in mind, I have some predictions for the trends in Customer Experience for 2020 and beyond. . I discussed these predictions on a recent podcast. However, it isn’t just predictions. I also shared the research I undertook in the last quarter of 2019 to position my global Customer Experience consultancy in the marketplace. .

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 31, 2019

The Emotional Brand Experience. How to Differentiate Your Brand Through Emotional Connection with Customers. Shep Hyken interviews Lindsay Pedersen. They discuss strategies for how brands can differentiate themselves by creating authentic, genuine connections with their customers. Top Takeaways: A brand is its customer experience and vice versa. The brand and the experience are built on the relationship between a business and its customers.

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Contact Center Pipeline

DECEMBER 31, 2019

This has been quite a month! We’re closing out the year and the decade. For Pipeline readers, the topics of interest were centered around people and technology, including how to use praise as a strategy to improve agent engagement; CEOs’ changing views on the purpose of a corporation and what that means for your center; […].

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TechSee

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Companies now know that customer experience is the key competitive differentiator. Data shows that organizations which excel in CX outpace laggards on the S&P 500 index by almost 80%. Their customers are more likely to make repeat purchases, to try additional products or services, and to recommend the brand to family and friends. However, many companies are still struggling to make the customer service experience as effortless as possible.

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Customercount

DECEMBER 31, 2019

With 2020 just around the corner, we are looking forward to not just a new year but also the start of a new decade. Here are our thoughts on what to expect. Continue reading → The post Marketing vision for 2020 and the new decade appeared first on CustomerCount.

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Advantage Communications

DECEMBER 31, 2019

A world-class customer experience (CX) is essential for any business, no matter what industry your organization is in.That’s because your customers now expect more from your customer service team than they have ever done before. Today’s customers expect your company to implement customer service strategies that reduce customer effort, personalize their experience, provide self-service options and much more.

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Working Solutions

DECEMBER 31, 2019

With more companies competing for their hard-earned dollars than ever before — and with the security of their private data becoming a greater concern with every high-profile data breach that hits the media — earning the trust of customers has become a key goal for forward-thinking businesses. Really, there’s no shortage of good reasons why […].

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Ameyo

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Contact centers have been blooming in 2019 and it will continue to be the most dominant sector for all the industries across the world. Following this trail, Ameyo has successfully embarked on a journey to acquire new geographies, establish new partnerships and has become the choicest brand for the customers in 2019. Honored twice with … Ameyo Embarked on a Successful Journey in 2019 Read More » The post Ameyo Embarked on a Successful Journey in 2019 appeared first on Ameyo.

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ChaseData

DECEMBER 31, 2019

If you are one of the many project managers or call center owners who have looked at the science of data and felt overwhelmed, you should know that your reaction is a common one. Big data is a terrifying prospect when faced without a way to narrow it down and make use of it. This can lead to companies disregarding or ignoring it entirely - something you really can’t afford to do when you’re a contact center!

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Ameyo

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Contact centers have been blooming in 2019 and it will continue to be the most dominant sector for all the industries across the world. Following this trail, Ameyo has successfully embarked on a journey to acquire new geographies, establish new partnerships and has become the choicest brand for the customers in 2019. Honored twice with … Ameyo Embarked on a Successful Journey in 2019 Read More » The post Ameyo Embarked on a Successful Journey in 2019 appeared first on Ameyo.

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kommunicate

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Customer service has changed over the years. A few years ago, you could only call up or shoot an email to customer service in case you had a query. Fortunately, things are different now. Today, if you want to contact a company, you can call, SMS, live chat, Tweet, or even leave a comment on [.]. The post Omni channel Customer Service: 5 Critical Best Practices appeared first on Kommunicate Blog.

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Chip Bell

DECEMBER 31, 2019

What do the days after a winter holiday extravaganza look like? They look like lots of wrapping paper trash. It looks like ornaments waiting to be taken down and packed, decorations to be hauled off, mismatched presents to be returned, a diet to be started, and carols that are starting to get on your nerves. Scrooge enjoyed saying, “Bah, humbug” before his transformation; we can certainly identify with his view after the celebration.

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TeleDirect

DECEMBER 31, 2019

What’s the ideal skill set for call center agents? Communication techniques have to be at the top of the list. Other attributes help distinguish merely competent call center agents from the truly irreplaceable ones. Which skills should your call center agents exhibit on a daily basis? Finding out where you’re lacking is important, in order to turn weaknesses into strengths.

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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.

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Certified Languages International

DECEMBER 31, 2019

As we close out the second decade of the 21st century, we wanted to take a moment to look ahead at what the next year will bring the language industry. Demand for language services is at an all-time high, but that growth has come with some steep hills to climb — in essence, 2019 left some dust that 2020 will have to brush off. But there are some exciting things to look forward to as well, as technology continues to play an important role in the future of interpreting.

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