Taylor Reach Group
APRIL 9, 2019
By Colin Taylor. Clients frequently ask me what is the single most important activity they should undertake to ensure that their center is operating and performing at an optimal level. Like all of us they are looking for the magical, simple solution to their issues and challenges; just one thing; the magic pill, silver bullet, panacea that makes their jobs as center managers easier and more productive.
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ChaseData
APRIL 9, 2019
Not sure whether you’re offering expert customer service? The cost of poor customer service is staggering. According to Forbes , bad customer service cost businesses about $75 billion in 2017, the latest figures show. And that number is up $13 billion compared to the previous year. All that underscores why it’s more important than ever to provide the best possible customer service.
Working Solutions
APRIL 9, 2019
Call center security is an operational necessity for today’s businesses, and not something to be taken lightly—a maxim that holds true for organizations of all shapes and sizes, and across all industries. And there’s a good reason for this. There are many, in fact: Think of all the sensitive data that passes through your call […].
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ShepHyken
APRIL 9, 2019
Service Utopia with Guest Jeff Nicholson. Crafting a Frictionless Service Experience for Employees and Customers. Shep Hyken interviews Jeff Nicholson. They discuss self-service, points of friction and effort, and Jeff’s newest whitepaper, “ Achieving Digital Customer Service Transformation.”. The Interview with Jeff Nicholson: Practically every industry is experiencing a shift to self-service.
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Contact Center Pipeline
APRIL 9, 2019
It’s a well-known fact that customers hate to wait. In a recent survey on consumer attitudes, researchers discovered that 35% of the respondents stopped doing business with some of their favorite brands after just one episode of waiting too long for a customer service agent to resolve their issue. In light of these facts, it’s […].
Fonolo
APRIL 9, 2019
Certain commentators in the customer service space have been predicting the death of the call center. While it’s true that channel preferences are shifting, it would be incorrect to conclude that the voice channel will be buying the farm anytime soon. In fact, as we’ve argued before, phone calls are still essential to the success of customer service.
ProProfs Blog
APRIL 9, 2019
How does it feel when your customers compliment the business for providing instant support? It feels great, isn’t it? However, connecting with customers in real-time can be a challenge through existing communication media such as emails and phone calls. That’s where live chat software comes to your rescue. What is Live Chat Software? A live chat software is a service platform that helps organizations provide instant customer support and information.
Ansafone
APRIL 9, 2019
Efficiently managing contact center solutions is the only way to achieve your goal of balancing low costs-per-call with delivering valuable customer experiences during every interaction. Call center efficiency refers to the ratio of how well agents support customers in relation to the total amount of energy they expend completing the tasks. Operating an efficient contact … Most Efficient Ways to Manage Contact Center Solutions Read More ».
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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
Chip Bell
APRIL 9, 2019
Many years ago, I worked for the president of a bank famous for aggressive bank acquisitions and rapid growth in the financial services space. The bank ultimately became the Bank of America and the president became the B of A CEO. Hugh McColl was famous for his swashbuckling leadership style, his brilliant strategy execution, and his sometimes irreverent style of communications, especially when the media was involved.
Totango
APRIL 9, 2019
Customer retention is the lifeblood of any savvy enterprise. It’s the only way to be successful in this customer-centered economy and ensure scalable long-term revenue. To retain customers, companies must make the customer experience better and ensure customers never stop seeing value from their product or service. As such, you will need to keep a close eye on your customers as they progress along the customer journey to avoid churn and gather the data needed to calculate your retention ra
Jon Arnold
APRIL 9, 2019
Enterprise Connect 2019 is in the rear view mirror, but the takeaways live on. That’s a good indication of this being a solid event that moves the collaboration space forward, and am glad to have been a part of it. The highlights have been re-hashed elsewhere, but my thoughts on AI and speech in particular provide a take I can guarantee you haven’t seen before.
Guru
APRIL 9, 2019
As a bicoastal marketing team, we’re committed to keeping in touch over Zoom and Slack, but whenever we can get together in person, we jump at the chance. Various members of our team pop back and forth between our Philadelphia headquarters and our second office in San Francisco throughout the year, but our entire marketing team only gets together once or twice a year (if we’re lucky) during SKO.
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.
Voiance
APRIL 9, 2019
We've previously covered the qualifications that most reputable translation providers hold. Now that we know what to look for when it comes to the provider, how can we be sure that the translators themselves are qualified?
Ameyo
APRIL 9, 2019
We all have heard plenty about the emergence and then dominance of e-commerce over the brick and mortar retail stores. This is not just fluff or random theories. We have data to support these claims. According to Statista, Retail e-commerce sales worldwide were 2290 billion US dollars and are expected to rise to 2774 billion […]. The post How to Improve Customer Service Support in the E-commerce Industry appeared first on Ameyo.
SharpenCX
APRIL 9, 2019
From technology that puts employees front-and-center to better vacation policies, employee engagement trends are constantly buzzed-about. Too often, though, leaders implement corporate programs, then forget them. Business leaders figure out the state of engagement (or more likely, disengagement) of their. Read More. The post How to Reimagine Tired Employee Engagement Trends with These 12 Empowering Techniques for Your Contact Center appeared first on Sharpen Contact Center Software.
Toister Performance Solutions
APRIL 9, 2019
Note: The following is the preface from my new book, Getting Service Right: Overcoming the Hidden Obstacles to Outstanding Customer Service. It's the second edition of a book called Service Failure: The Real Reasons Employees Struggle with Customer Service and What You Can Do About It. The original book was published in 2012 and went out of print in 2016.
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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.
CSM Practice
APRIL 9, 2019
In the customer success era, on-boarding customers goes above and beyond adhering to a certain scope of work in a timely manner. Check out these three new best practices you can implement to turn your on-boarding process to become an essential part of your overall customer success strategy: 1) S ???????????? ???????????????????? – agreement on how does success looks like at the end of on-boarding and how are they going to measure the impact (sometimes we use leading indicators to facilitat
NICE inContact
APRIL 9, 2019
“This call may be used for quality or training purposes…” Have you ever wondered about that notification when you call a business? While it’s easy to disregard, it reveals a common business practice: Call Quality Monitoring – a practice contact centers use to review and evaluate the quality of their agents’ interactions with customers. While call monitoring may be performed live at times, it isn’t feasible when there are large volumes of calls.
Advantage Communications
APRIL 9, 2019
Smart business owners will know that satisfying each and every customer is essential for the long-term success of your business. However, while one negative experience may seem small compared to all of your good customer experiences , the effects of losing one customer is probably far greater than you’d expect.
Mindtouch
APRIL 9, 2019
An organization’s body of knowledge is a lot like a library. It’s a large collection made up of various media— product documentation and help , user manuals, videos, and so on—that are grouped, categorized, tagged, and organized to make it easy for visitors to find and interact with it. At least that’s the idea. The question is, what kind of library does your organization have?
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!
VHT
APRIL 9, 2019
The financial industry is unique for many reasons. Among the primary differentiators is the substantial amount of regulations that have been put in place to protect consumers seeking financial services. One of the fundamental responsibilities of any financial services provider is to avoid potentially risky activities and to ensure that there is regulatory compliance at every level, including the customer-facing contact center.
Kristina Evey
APRIL 9, 2019
Shownotes… Transformational Leadership for Customer Experience Success Truly understanding and embracing the CX and EX is essential for long-lasting business … Read More Episode 46 – Transformational Customer Experience Leadership. The post Episode 46 – Transformational Customer Experience Leadership appeared first on Kristina Evey.
Mindtouch
APRIL 9, 2019
An organization’s body of knowledge is a lot like a library. It’s a large collection made up of various media— product documentation and help , user manuals, videos, and so on—that are grouped, categorized, tagged, and organized to make it easy for visitors to find and interact with it. At least that’s the idea. The question is, what kind of library does your organization have?
Avaya
APRIL 9, 2019
Sports marketing, sponsorship, fan engagement, player tech, these are all things that have come on heavy in recent years. Previously, sports were simply about the main media networks, the prime times, the most popular sports, and the players. But now… the business of sports has grown infinitely and means so much more. Sports are more exciting than ever with the attention being paid to fan engagement.
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
ConvergeOne
APRIL 9, 2019
I have been working in the field of communications for a long time and have witnessed many significant changes over the years. Some ideas, like IP telephony, have revolutionized the industry. Others fell flat on their faces. WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication) is one of those ideas that falls into the revolutionary camp. While still in its infancy, I predict that within a very short period of time, WebRTC applications will become a daily part of how we communicate.
Quiq
APRIL 9, 2019
In recent years, chatbots have made their way into the mainstream, becoming an integral part of the way modern businesses interact with consumers. In this post, we’ll take a look at chatbots and how they are playing an increasingly important role in eCommerce. We’ll then dive into the ways that businesses can use bots across all channels. What are chatbots?
Nuance
APRIL 9, 2019
What does the number 366 have to do with speech analytics? Let me share a little story about that number and how being “in the know” could have saved me a whole lot of hurt last summer. 366 was my August water bill. $366 in one month, nearly triple my typical bill. So, I did […] The post Getting your organization “in the know” with speech analytics appeared first on What’s next.
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