Fonolo
DECEMBER 2, 2021
From retail to tourism to food service, almost every sector is currently experiencing major labor shortages , and contact centers are no exception. Though contact center technology has revolutionized the way agents are able to work remotely, managers and directors are still catching up when it comes to finding and implementing strategies to balance staffing needs.
Beyond Philosophy
DECEMBER 2, 2021
People look back on their childhood and talk about how terrible it was. However, they often do it with a fondness that belies their words. Looking back at the earlier period, they feel good about it, no matter how terrible it was in their description. Customers do this, too. So, the question I pose today is, what part of your customers’ past would they want to relive?
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Myra Golden Media
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Many of you know me from my popular LinkedIn Learning courses. I’ve loved flying to Santa Barbara, renting a car, and driving to Carpinteria to film my LinkedIn courses. Whenever I’m in Carpinteria, I go to the Seal Sanctuary, lounge at the beach, eat at the beach, read at the beach, pray at the beach – all things beach! Carpinteria Beach.
Contact Center Pipeline
DECEMBER 2, 2021
TIS THE SEASON when it is time to reflect and anticipate. That’s what I do as the year comes to an end. I think about what was and what will be. The end of one year and the start of another seems to naturally inspire this. Contact Center Pipeline had a very good 2021. I […].
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Toister Performance Solutions
DECEMBER 2, 2021
There's something amazing about being served by an employee who loves the brand they represent. My wife, Sally, and I experienced that recently at the Dr. Martens store on Newbury Street in Boston. We walked in the store and Sally quickly zeroed in on a pair of shoes she liked. Scratch that. Loved. "Aren't those great?" asked an employee as she approached Sally.
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Influitive
DECEMBER 2, 2021
The Influitive Best Advocate Marketing Awards (BAMMIES) bestow the highest honor for trailblazing companies that are leveraging the collective power and influence of their customers to achieve their business goals, and this was yet another year packed with incredible submissions. Our finalists have demonstrated creative excellence, innovation and record-smashing results, all while remaining employee and […].
Call Experts
DECEMBER 2, 2021
If you want the best virtual receptionists and live answering service to manage your customer support, Call Experts and Call Ruby are here for you. But if you’re curious about how our two companies compare, read on. Our friends at Call Ruby run a great company, and we think they’ve got a lot to offer. They’re both live chat and live answering services we could learn from — but their pricing and packages are different than what we do.
ChurnZero
DECEMBER 2, 2021
12 Key Takeaways from ChurnZero’s BIG RYG Virtual Customer Success Conference. It’s a wrap on ChurnZero’s 2021 BIG RYG Virtual – our online Customer Success conference. From sessions on building variable compensation plans and Customer Success tech stacks to fostering customer advocacy and community, BIG RYG explored how today’s Customer Success leaders are tackling major industry challenges and advancing their Customer Success game.
Nicereply
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Are you able to describe the ultimate Customer Experience? Some say fast responses, but is that true? You can listen to Customer Experience Leaders Chat also on: Apple Podcasts. Google Podcasts. It’s obvious that your house on fire requires a faster response than your toaster breaking. But how do we apply this difference to software support? There are so many aspects of support that we measure and benchmark, and articles just like this give tips and tricks on how to improve.
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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
IdeasUnlimited
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Customer service continues to be a key factor in the success for most businesses. Handling customer queries on a daily basis is crucial for B2C and even B2B companies that rely on high value clients for their revenue and continued operations. With the assistance of trusted BPO firms, more and more companies are beginning to outsource their customer support to third-party call centers.
Comm100
DECEMBER 2, 2021
In 2021, evolving customer experience trends shook up the financial services industry. Customers demanded digital services to meet their needs, and as organizations rose to the demand, these high customer expectations led to innovative new services. As we look ahead, 2022 promises, even more changes for the financial services industry. To help cut through the noise, we’ve looked at emerging data and expert opinions to predict the CX trends that we expect to see in 2022 for financial services. 1.
IdeasUnlimited
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Customer service continues to be a key factor in the success for most businesses. Handling customer queries on a daily basis is crucial for B2C and even B2B companies that rely on high value clients for their revenue and continued operations. With the assistance of trusted BPO firms, more and more companies are beginning to outsource their customer support to third-party call centers.
Nuance
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Right now, AI is transforming radiology—whether it’s supporting diagnosis and care planning, enabling clinical research, or powering quality improvement initiatives. But the field of AI-driven analytics is often new to radiologists and their organizations. In my last post, we explained the technical terms that anyone shopping for a clinical analytics solution must understand to make [.
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.
Interactions
DECEMBER 2, 2021
As the world emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic, nothing will be the same again. No one will ever forget the great toilet paper shortages, nor will we be able to look at certain activities in the same light (bowling and eating nachos at the same time, seriously?). . The way customers interact with business has changed too, including those in the financial industry.
Jon Arnold
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Am trying to keep on time, publishing the first week of each month, for both my newsletter and podcast - JAA’s Communications and Collaboration Review , and Watch This Space , respectively. Subscribers continue to grow, and listenership is picking up across the major podcast platforms, so the following is slowly building. If any or all of this is news to you, a few clicks to my website will tell the story.
IdeasUnlimited
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Customer service continues to be a key factor in the success for most businesses. Handling customer queries on a daily basis is crucial for B2C and even B2B companies that rely on high value clients for their revenue and continued operations. With the assistance of trusted BPO firms, more and more companies are beginning to outsource their customer support to third-party call centers.
C Space
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Move: into an Arena of Choice. 3 With every technological leap forward humans reconfigure time and space, with profound economic, cultural, and commercial implications. The Silk Roads were once the most important trade routes in the world. While goods flowed along these paths, they were also vital arteries for the movement and interchange of scientific ideas, philosophies, people, and cultures between east and west.
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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.
Babelforce
DECEMBER 2, 2021
In this post: The benefits of CX management Where should you start with CX management? The sub-disciplines of CX management Become a CX diplomat How to side-step the mistakes of CX management Building better customer experiences. Customer experience (CX) is an art of perception, getting to grips with the thoughts and feelings of customers as they do business with you.
C Space
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Driving Innovation. Rita Felder, Director, Mercedes-Benz Brand and Marketing Strategy. Our goal is to strengthen the long-term emotional connection to our brands by creating a holistic luxury experience across all touchpoints of the customer journey.”. What are the big success stories for your brand over the last 12 months that have driven your brand strength and growth?
JivoChat
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Shopify Upgrade: Is Shopify Plus Worth Your Investment? Data given by BuiltWith shows that Shopify is currently having more than 3.5 million live websites. Along with the vast numbers of merchants out there, as a Shopify merchant, you may have been super familiar with your site. . However, have you ever experienced repetitive tasks that would have been automated?
Education Services Group
DECEMBER 2, 2021
There’s a new kid on the block of customer metrics, and it might be one of the most accurate individual predictors of churn we can find. What is this incredible metric, you ask? It’s Product Engagement Score (PES), and if you’ve never heard of it, you might be missing out! While NPS is a tried-and-true metric that many Customer Success organizations incorporate into their overall customer health score, ultimately used to predict and mitigate churn, we know that this may not be the mo
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!
Infinity
DECEMBER 2, 2021
It’s every marketer’s dream to be able to directly link sales to their campaigns. If you want to improve your overall marketing strategy, you need to have that in-depth knowledge of the activities that are genuinely persuading customers to convert. That’s why marketing attribution is such an important element of reporting and analysis. Introducing multi-channel marketing attribution enables you to assign value to each of your marketing touchpoints.
LiveVox
DECEMBER 2, 2021
An effective customer engagement strategy leads to more satisfying customer experiences, more effective marketing campaigns, and more profitable performance all year long. It ensures that customers interact with and purchase from your brand not just during peak season or when you’re running a sale, but all the time. Many assume that strong customer engagement is […].
Spearline
DECEMBER 2, 2021
People like to talk. Connecting with people is vital for all businesses. Phone networks are vast and tangled. They spread out around the world and are built upon old and new technologies alike. It’s easy to assume that latency, crackle and echo are normal for international calls. But each interference adds a barrier to customer communication. Each phone call is only as good as the weakest point on its path.
Inbenta
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Contents: Defining Support Ticketing Workflows. 4 Key Benefits of Proper Support Ticketing Workflows. 4 Tips for Perfectly Optimized Support Ticketing Workflows. Managing customer requests can be time-consuming and complex for customer services and IT support staff. We saw in a previous article that ticketing systems are a key success factor for companies that want to improve their customer service performance , make better decisions, and ultimately create great customer experiences. .
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
CSM Magazine
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Trustee Fire and Security has boosted productivity by 25 per cent using the latest field service management software. . Since deploying the BigChange job management platform, Trustee has also been able to deliver significant improvements in customer service by providing digital, real-time reporting from service engineers using mobile devices linked to live vehicle tracking.
Help Scout
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Customer service channels can make or break the customer experience. Here are the 8 top channels to consider, plus tips on which to offer.
Brad Cleveland Blog
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Why is it that professional sports teams put so much focus on tracking statistics? They want to get better. They want to see trends and identify areas where they can make improvements. The same thing goes for quality standards. You … Continue reading → The post Alternatives – and cautions – when measuring quality appeared first on Brad Cleveland.
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