Call Center Technology Trends That Will Impact Customer Service
SQM Group
APRIL 18, 2023
Learn about call center technologies that can help companies transform the way they deliver customer service more efficiently and effectively.
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Essential Automation Strategies for Contact Centers
Fonolo
APRIL 18, 2023
Is your contact center staying on top of advancements in AI and automation ? There’s a lot to learn, but these sophisticated new tools can improve your operations in so many ways. New KPIs offer next-level insights into operations. Real-time agent assist helps agents understand customers’ emotions. Chatbots and call-backs create rewarding self-service experiences for customers.
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Remote Agent Training In Contact Centers: 5 Key Strategies
Playvox
APRIL 25, 2023
Let’s confess — we’ve all nodded off during on-demand remote training sessions. The recorded talking-head, one-to-many format is a surefire way to put even the most highly caffeinated employees to sleep. How can you spice up remote agent training at your contact center to make it the most engaging and effective it can be? Here are five winning strategies. 1.
Customer Service Is a Team Sport
ShepHyken
APRIL 11, 2023
The other day I was having breakfast with 11 of my friends. The server came over, introduced herself, and said, “I’ll be taking care of you.” She took our orders, and a few minutes later, a different server dropped off three of our meals. Then, two more servers brought a few more meals a moment later, and another server showed up just after that with the rest of our meals.
The State of Customer Experience 2023 Report: Part 2
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JUST RELEASED! The Northridge Group’s State of CX 2023 Part II research report reveals that nearly half of consumers surveyed had knowingly spoken to a customer service associate working from home—and almost 75% of those respondents felt the associate's location did not impact the service or experience. So why do more than ⅓ of business leaders want contact center associates back in the office?
Continuous Improvement in the Contact Center
Real Blue Sky
APRIL 17, 2023
The contact center is the primary hub of contact between your organization and your customers. Ken Blanchard is credited with reminding us to “Take care of your customers or someone else will.” It is critical that contact centers operate effectively to efficiently meet customer expectations. Continuous improvement is essential for customer operations to remain competitive in today’s fast-paced omnichannel environment, yet in practice, we see organizations are not applying a continuous i
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Best Dialer Types for Financial Service Call Centers
Calltools
APRIL 5, 2023
Financial service call centers are responsible for both inbound and outbound calls that deal with sensitive information. Often, these financial calls are time-sensitive as well. As such, financial service call centers must employ the right tools to allow their agents to reach clients most effectively. A predictive or preview dialer service can help improve efficiency for specific financial call centers.
Contact Centers and IT Must Partner for Transformation: Starting with the Agent Desktop
LiveVox
APRIL 10, 2023
CIOs are feeling the heat to deploy digital technologies faster to stay ahead of the competition. As companies strive to create meaningful connections with their customers through more interactive and engaging experiences, the lack of qualified IT workers is limiting how quickly they can execute their plans. By Patrick Summe, Chief Technology and Engineering Officer, […] The post Contact Centers and IT Must Partner for Transformation: Starting with the Agent Desktop appeared first on LiveV
Top 6 Topic Analysis Use Cases For Any Contact Center
MiaRec
APRIL 21, 2023
As you see Voice Analytic solutions promote their Topic Analysis capabilities, you start to wonder what is so special about organizing calls by topics. Because Topic Analysis is such a versatile tool, it is hard to give a simple answer on how to best use it. It can boost agent morale, reduce customer churn, catch potential problems before they happen, and so much more.
Tipping Used to Be For Good Service
ShepHyken
APRIL 4, 2023
The other day I was at the airport and ordered a chicken sandwich from one of the “to go” restaurants. When it came time to pay, they didn’t ask me for a tip. For a moment, I thought, “Did I go back in time?” This is just my opinion, but the concept of tipping is getting out of hand. I go to a fast-food restaurant and order a burger and fries. The person behind the counter takes my money and gives me my food.
How Government Services Can Provide Better Citizen Satisfaction & Experience
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Attention government agencies and BPO partners! CXperts is your go-to solution for improving citizen experience. Our omnichannel and digital contact center solutions are designed to supply superior CX, reducing costs and maximizing efficiency. Plus, we are a Minority Owned Business (MBE). With our certifications, we are the perfect partner to help government agencies meet their CX goals and fulfill federal deal requirements.
Announcing New Tools for Building with Generative AI on AWS
AWS Machine Learning
APRIL 13, 2023
The seeds of a machine learning (ML) paradigm shift have existed for decades, but with the ready availability of scalable compute capacity, a massive proliferation of data, and the rapid advancement of ML technologies, customers across industries are transforming their businesses. Just recently, generative AI applications like ChatGPT have captured widespread attention and imagination.
Let your employees work from anywhere with a web UI
Eptica
APRIL 19, 2023
Date: Friday, April 14, 2023 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager Let your employees work from anywhere with a web UI Published on: April 14, 2023 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager Contact centres increasingly needing to support remote working – increasing the need for web user interfaces (UIs). Our latest blog post explains what a web UI is and the benefits it provides.
How the FIT model gets your team to love SMART goals
Toister Performance Solutions
APRIL 27, 2023
Do your customer service goals inspire the team? If not, the FIT model might be the cure. It helps you write goals that give your team clarity, inspire teamwork, and encourage the right behaviors. The FIT goal model also makes costly incentives, prizes, and leaderboards completely unnecessary. In fact, the model works by getting rid of all that nonsense.
How to Deliver An Outstanding Omnichannel Customer Experience
Playvox
APRIL 21, 2023
Customer service has gone digital — and your contact center needs to evolve with the times. As younger customers make up more and more of the marketplace, they’re shifting service preferences toward digital channels. No matter where your customers get service, they’ll expect outstanding customer experience (CX), so you’ll have to be ready. Make sure your contact center is set up for digital success behind the scenes so that you can provide the experiences your customers demand.
Improve Contact Center Outcomes with Key Insights
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Contact center leaders are skilled at balancing competing day-to-day priorities. They help others make informed business decisions, all while working to keep agents and customers engaged in positive experiences. Rapid access to the most relevant and actionable information is critical to managing agents, supervisors, and communicating with executive leadership to improve efficiencies and business outcomes.
Totango AI innovations set to boost customer success productivity
Totango
APRIL 18, 2023
Welcome to the era of “do more with less.” That phrase has become the earworm of 2023, stuck in our head no matter how many other tunes we try to sing. In this uncertain time, many business leaders are seeing budget cuts, longer sales cycles, and forecasts being continually reexamined … but there is good news. This is the moment for CS to shine. As businesses are laser-focused on retaining and growing current clients, they’re turning to their customer success (CS) teams and leaders to make it h
Act Like an Owner – Revisited!
ShepHyken
APRIL 25, 2023
One of my favorite concepts to cover in my customer service keynote speeches is to act like an owner. I originally wrote about this in 2011 and shared the story of an 18-year-old server at a pizza restaurant who took so much pride in his work that the guests thought he owned the restaurant. In preparing for an upcoming speech, I worked with Anthony Demangone, CMO of the National Association of Federally Insured Credit Unions.
Deliver your first ML use case in 8–12 weeks
AWS Machine Learning
APRIL 26, 2023
Do you need help to move your organization’s Machine Learning (ML) journey from pilot to production? You’re not alone. Most executives think ML can apply to any business decision, but on average only half of the ML projects make it to production. This post describes how to implement your first ML use case using Amazon SageMaker in just 8–12 weeks by leveraging a methodology called Experience-based Acceleration (EBA).
Can Call-Backs Do More For Your Contact Center?
Fonolo
APRIL 25, 2023
Using call-backs to eliminate hold time for your customers is an easy win! It improves your CSAT scores, supports your agents and helps smooth out call spikes in the contact center. What’s not to love? Call-backs are a simple, elegant answer to a great big CX problem. But did you know your call-backs can do more? Top 7 Problems Fonolo Call-Backs Can Solve If you work in a contact center, chances are you are familiar with the traditional way to use call-backs.
The Complete Guide to Conversational AI for Your Business
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In this eBook, you’ll learn how companies are using advanced conversational AI solutions, like Verint Intelligent Virtual Assistant, to deliver actionable service and assist their contact center agents in both voice and digital channels. You’ll also see how our easy-to-use, low-code bot-building environment makes for quicker and more flexible conversational AI deployments that deliver an immediate ROI.
Cisco and Microsoft Work Together to Deliver Zero Trust and SASE
Cisco - Contact Center
APRIL 28, 2023
As businesses shift to running more applications in the cloud, the end-to-end control points that customers once owned have disappeared, making it challenging to securely deliver exceptional… Read more on Cisco Blogs
It’s a Great Day at ABA for a BBQ!
A Better Answer
APRIL 20, 2023
A Better Answer's annual spring cookout is a tradition that has been going on for decades, thanks to our boss, Dee Hawkins. We all look forward to this event and the opportunity to relax, socialize, and enjoy some delicious food!
How to create a QR code survey: Gather feedback wherever your customers are
delighted
APRIL 19, 2023
Online survey distribution methods (think email, link, and website surveys) get great response rates and garner high-quality feedback for two reasons: they’re user-friendly and timed to catch folks while their experience is still fresh. QR code surveys, available with our Link survey distribution method , extend those same benefits to feedback collection during real-world physical interactions.
Guest Post: Customer Service Standards – Meet the Ones That Matter Most
ShepHyken
APRIL 28, 2023
This week, we feature an article by Marcelle Santos, a copywriter at TextExpander , a software that helps individuals and teams communicate efficiently and consistently with their customers. She shares why customer standards matter and how your organization can meet them. Want to stand out from the competition? Raise your customer service standards.
Using AI to Empower Contact Center Agents and Improve CX and EX
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For years now, contact center admins and supervisors have leveraged bots to improve customer and employee experiences but we are at the beginning of a completely new paradigm regarding increased speed and efficiency. Implementing a modern contact center solution, powered by AI, can give contact centers a competitive advantage. While integrating AI is necessary to provide high-quality digital customer service, it is only a piece of the communication platform puzzle.
Secure your Amazon Kendra indexes with the ACL using a JWT shared secret key
AWS Machine Learning
APRIL 12, 2023
Globally, many organizations have critical business data dispersed among various content repositories, making it difficult to access this information in a streamlined and cohesive manner. Creating a unified and secure search experience is a significant challenge for organizations because each repository contains a wide range of document formats and access control mechanisms.
Choosing Between a Predictive Dialer or Preview Dialer
Calltools
APRIL 19, 2023
Predictive dialers and preview dialers have unique features that can meet your campaign’s needs. Which one should you choose for your next outbound dialing campaign? The answer depends on what you want to achieve. Make the right decision by learning more about the benefits of predictive dialers and preview dialers and which option companies in your industry usually choose.
Cisco Nexus 9000 Intelligent Buffers in a VXLAN/EVPN Fabric
Cisco - Contact Center
APRIL 28, 2023
As customers migrate to network fabrics based on Virtual Extensible Local Area Network/Ethernet Virtual Private Network (VXLAN/EVPN) technology, questions about the implications for application… Read more on Cisco Blogs
What It Takes To Build a Strong Customer Service Team Culture
Nicereply
APRIL 12, 2023
A strong customer service team culture is the direct result of trusting, engaged employees. Team culture has become a bit of a buzzphrase over the past few years, but for good reason. People spend a lot of time at work and walking into a nightmare environment with a team you don’t really jive with can take its toll. On the other hand, being part of a team that fosters a positive attitude and believes in the company’s vision and goals , can be an amazing experience.
Ramping-up Your Digital CX Strategy: Adaptation of Omni Channel and Conversational Support
Speaker: Michael McMillan - Customer Experience Expert, TEDx Speaker, and Author
Are you looking to elevate your CX support strategy? Customers who have a seamless buying experience, from speaking with sales and purchasing the product to easily finding support, are more likely to return to your organization and recommend it to others. With the numerous changes in the market, it is critical that your CX strategy can evolve and better support your customers regardless of where they are in their journey.
23 Steps to Thrive in 2023: Tips for Small Business Owners
ThriveableBiz
APRIL 11, 2023
This year is continuing to be unpredictable for small business, throwing both obstacles and opportunities in our path. Here we offer a countdown of 23 actions you can take to navigate through 2023. Not in order of importance but a simple map of steps you can take to set yourself up to thrive. So, let's get into our top 23 tips for small business. 23.
FluentStream Starts 2023 Stronger and Even More Customer-centric than Ever
FluentStream
APRIL 10, 2023
We started the year off with a bang! (and then 3 more bangs!) We are beyond ecstatic to announce that FluentStream has already won not one, not two, not even three, but four awards for our cloud communication offering and. Read More The post FluentStream Starts 2023 Stronger and Even More Customer-centric than Ever appeared first on FluentStream.
Implement unified text and image search with a CLIP model using Amazon SageMaker and Amazon OpenSearch Service
AWS Machine Learning
APRIL 5, 2023
The rise of text and semantic search engines has made ecommerce and retail businesses search easier for its consumers. Search engines powered by unified text and image can provide extra flexibility in search solutions. You can use both text and images as queries. For example, you have a folder of hundreds of family pictures in your laptop. You want to quickly find a picture that was taken when you and your best friend were in front of your old house’s swimming pool.
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