Aria Solutions
JUNE 6, 2018
Unless you have an awesome employee experience program in place, your contact center probably experiences high agent turnover – a real issue affecting most contact centers. Not only are your productivity levels and financials being damaged, but your recruiting and training costs will only continue to rise. Why is agent turnover often high? There are many reasons why agent turnover is probably higher than you like.
ShepHyken
JUNE 6, 2018
In 1945 George Orwell published the literary classic, Animal Farm , which was required reading in my middle-school English class. I always remembered the line: All animals are created equal, just some animals are more equal than others. Someone recently referenced the book and this famous line, and it made me think about how customers are treated. Are all customers equal?
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CX Journey
JUNE 6, 2018
Image courtesy of Pixabay Now there's a crazy statement to make during a customer experience design session. "Imagine for a second that you're a human. " Yikes! Unfortunately, more companies need to start thinking this way! Sadly, there is no shortage of stories about customers being treated badly, even inhumanely. The one that always - instantly - comes to mind is the one of the poor doctor who got dragged off that United flight just a year ago.
Contact Center Pipeline
JUNE 6, 2018
The 2018 SWPP Annual Conference in Nashville kicked off on Sunday, June 3rd. I love the all-WFM-all-the-time format of this conference. Every break, every lunch, and every session is devoted to forecasting, scheduling, real-time adherence, staffing models, power-of-one, net staff, Erlang… and this goes on for three days. I can’t wait to get out on […].
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Customer Guru
JUNE 6, 2018
Some say that to be perfect in a customer-driven industry and to deliver 100% customer satisfaction is next to impossible. However, isn’t that what makes it more desirable? If the idea of customer service excellence were so easy, every organization would be at the top of their game! An essential starting point to make the impossible possible is to have an employee base that is customer-centric.
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Fonolo
JUNE 6, 2018
For those with even one foot in the digital doorway, chances are you may have heard some breaking news around the watercooler at the beginning of 2018: A revival is being planned for a well-known social networking platform: LinkedIn Groups. If you have ever belonged to a handful of LinkedIn Groups, or just one, your experience was probably alternately positive and negative; this reflects its reputation in the marketplace, too.
AskNicely
JUNE 6, 2018
Back in April, Portland’s customer experience gurus gathered for the first-ever CX Obsession event. Some of the Rose City’s greatest brands came together to share tales of real-word customer obsession — in 7 minutes or less — to a packed house of their peers. The result was an evening of awesome stories, connections new and old, and of course, customer love abound.
Cyara
JUNE 6, 2018
The fact is, there can be many kinds of defects in software. Organizations are constantly working to minimize those defects. But to minimize any sort of defect most effectively, organizations need to look to the source. Most people think software defects come out of development because that is where the design is brought to life. But, is development truly the main source of software defects?
Plantronics
JUNE 6, 2018
Today, I’m happy to let you know that Plantronics and Nectar are introducing the industry’s first ear-to-ear (e2e) unified communications (UC) diagnostics solution, extending call visibility past the desktop. Nectar UC Diagnostics troubleshoots network issues contributing to poor UC experiences and along with the actionable insights from Plantronics Manager Pro software-as-a-service (SaaS), can be used … Continue reading Nectar UC Diagnostics Works with Plantronics Manager Pro SaaS Offerin
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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
Tenfold - Contact Center Blog
JUNE 6, 2018
Are you in a high call volume environment? You’re probably familiar with how important it is to save time on each call while also ensuring the quality standards are met. For call centers, sales floors, and other client-facing teams engaged in huge amounts of voice-based activities, there is a constant need to improve efficiency and accelerate processes.
Aspect
JUNE 6, 2018
The telephone has been a staple element of contact centres since their existence began and remains a key communication channel for almost all organisations. But are we now seeing this channel die out in favour of perhaps easier, digital channels? We recently conducted some research ( the Aspect Consumer Experience Index ) which found that UK consumers would rather go to the dentist or have no internet for a whole day than contact a customer call centre by phone!
Eptica
JUNE 6, 2018
Date: Wednesday, June 6, 2018 Author: Steve Nattress How can brands match customer expectations around knowledge? Published on: June 06, 2018. Author: Steve Nattress Consumers demand fast, accurate answers to their questions, whatever the channel, meaning that knowledge management is one of the key components of the customer experience. But how good are organizations at meeting the ever-increasing demands that consumers have, around speed and transparency?
Ameyo
JUNE 6, 2018
With customer experience research giants predicting CX to overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator by the year 2020, Customer Support department can no longer be considered as just a cost center. Companies that still consider customer support as a cost center fail to see how it adds to the bottom-line in long run. Businesses need to understand that retaining existing customers is equally important as acquiring new ones and is rather a less costly process.
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.
CX Advantage Walker
JUNE 6, 2018
Customer experience has come of age. It is now commonly accepted as a key differentiator right alongside product innovation, service and price. A lot has been written on the challenges and failures of CX. In this post, I focus on where CX works best with a goal of sharing a couple ideas that we can. Continue reading. The post Customer Experience: What It Looks Like When It Works appeared first on CX Advantage.
Aria Solutions
JUNE 6, 2018
Unless you have an awesome employee experience program in place, your contact center probably experiences high agent turnover – a real issue affecting most contact centers. . [easy-tweet tweet=”In fact, increases in agent turnover have been shown to reduce workforce productivity by 40% and your organization’s financial performance by 26%” usehashtags=”no” template=”light”].
Totango
JUNE 6, 2018
Customer Success Buzz at TSW. Customer success is hot. Notably, over 50% of the attendees at TSIA’s Spring Technology & Services World (TSW) event this year were in customer success. TSW buzzed with people who were both in the know and those looking to better understand what a Customer Success program really means and how to get started. Organizations are finally recognizing they cannot afford to ignore their most important asset – their customer.
Aria Solutions
JUNE 6, 2018
Unless you have an awesome employee experience program in place, your contact center probably experiences high agent turnover – a real issue affecting most contact centers. Not only are your productivity levels and financials being damaged, but your recruiting and training costs will only continue to rise. Why is agent turnover often high? There are many reasons why agent turnover is probably higher than you like.
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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.
Strategic Contact
JUNE 6, 2018
Our annual challenges and priorities survey, as well as our project experience, show that high attrition, absence and adherence issues, and the uphill battle to gain budget approval for additional staff remain pain points for many centers. While technology is not a “white knight” riding in to solve the staffing problems, it can be used.
Customer Experience Matters
JUNE 6, 2018
Last week, Starbucks closed all of its stores for racial sensitivity training after an incident in April when two black men were arrested at a Philadelphia store. My Take: Starbucks training was well intentioned, but misguided. As I said in my previous post, it’s great that Starbucks’ leaders took such swift and decisive action to condemn the incident.
Jive
JUNE 6, 2018
If you look at recent statistics and developments, Hosted VoIP is more than just a fad. In fact, you could say that Hosted VoIP has cemented itself as the new standard in business communications. So if your business hasn’t made the switch, you run the risk of falling behind. Here are five reasons why your business needs to invest in the new standard in business communications—Hosted VoIP. #1.
Playvox
JUNE 6, 2018
What type of manager are you? If you are starting to manage a team, you know that your responsibilities can bring its own set of challenges. Sometimes you wonder whether you should befriend your team, but other times you're scared of losing respect. Or maybe you feel that you should look after your team more, but you don't want to feel taken advantage of.
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!
Plantronics
JUNE 6, 2018
Today, I’m happy to let you know that Plantronics and Nectar are introducing the industry’s first ear-to-ear (e2e) unified communications (UC) diagnostics solution, extending call visibility past the desktop. Nectar UC Diagnostics troubleshoots network issues contributing to poor UC experiences and along with the actionable insights from Plantronics Manager Pro software-as-a-service (SaaS), can be used [ ] The post Nectar UC Diagnostics Works with Plantronics Manager Pro SaaS Offering to
LiveVox
JUNE 6, 2018
LiveVox CEO, Louis Summe, will discuss how Cloud is empowering contact center agents to manage multichannel consent and accelerate digital strategies Other new innovations highlighted by LiveVox at the event include integrated Chatbots and Pro-active Blacklist management The session will take place at insideARM’s 2018 First Party Summit on Wednesday, June 6th at.
Plantronics
JUNE 6, 2018
Today, I’m happy to let you know that Plantronics and Nectar are introducing the industry’s first ear-to-ear (e2e) unified communications (UC) diagnostics solution, extending call visibility past the desktop. Nectar UC Diagnostics troubleshoots network issues contributing to poor UC experiences and along with the actionable insights from Plantronics Manager Pro software-as-a-service (SaaS), can be used … Continue reading Nectar UC Diagnostics Works with Plantronics Manager Pro SaaS Offerin
ForeSee
JUNE 6, 2018
What’s your strategy for improving your Net Promoter Score ? (NPS ® )? Every business is looking for insight that goes beyond the number itself. For example, to move the NPS needle you need to know what’s truly dragging down your mobile or app score, or what customers like about the website that’s lifting you above competitors. The same principle applies to call centers or physical store locations.
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
Brad Cleveland Blog
JUNE 6, 2018
As a primary customer touchpoint, the contact center has enormous potential to provide other business units with valuable intelligence and support. This can include input on customers, products, services and processes — information that, when captured, identified, assimilated and turned … Continue reading → The post Transform Knowledge into Intelligence and Support appeared first on Brad Cleveland.
Bright Pattern
JUNE 6, 2018
Brad Cleveland Blog
JUNE 6, 2018
As a primary customer touchpoint, the contact center has enormous potential to provide other business units with valuable intelligence and support. This can include input on customers, products, services and processes — information that, when captured, identified, assimilated and turned into usable knowledge, can literally transform an organization’s ability to identify and meet customer expectations and demands.
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