LiveVox
MAY 2, 2022
The call center is the hub of customer service in a company. That means that expectations for agent performance are high. Customers are calling in for a variety of issues or general queries and want to be treated well. If they have a poor experience then they are very likely to go elsewhere. The post Call Center Metrics that Matter appeared first on Livevox.
Totango
MAY 2, 2022
Selecting the right customer success platform for your organization can be challenging. To help you navigate the process, we’ve developed a four-part blog series about the mistakes you should avoid when choosing a CS platform. In this article, we’ll look at the mistake of not thinking of customer success as a team sport. . Unlike Finance or Human Resources or IT, “customer success” is not simply a department within your organization.
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Beyond Philosophy
MAY 25, 2022
The contact center at many organizations doesn’t get the strategic consideration it deserves. My former contact center team at British Telecom seemed to be viewed primarily as a cost center, a necessary expense. As a result, their team was always pressured to streamline staffing, coached to be as efficient as possible with multiple priorities, and designed to generate the least amount of cost.
Callminer
MAY 18, 2022
Delivering great CX might not be the simplest thing to do, but it is well worth the effort. Read this blog to learn a few ways to start improving your customer experience today.
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Steve DiGioia
MAY 23, 2022
You may work for a giant worldwide conglomerate that maintains a core set of values, standards, and practices, but can each of these standards be maintained in every venue? Well, if you’re the Ritz Carlton or McDonald’s , you can. (NOTE: McDonald’s has regional variations in their menu to accommodate local tastes). But what if you work at a location that is having difficulty maintaining the corporate standards because your venue doesn’t conform to the design that the standards
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ShepHyken
MAY 4, 2022
I was on a flight to a city I can’t remember, but what I do remember was the wonderful flight attendant, Bailee from American Airlines, who enthusiastically greeted me with a smile and said, “I like that hat!” I was wearing a baseball cap with the St. Louis Blues Stanley Cup Championship logo. Of course, I thanked her and I found my seat, just a few rows from the front of the plane.
Contact Center Pipeline
MAY 26, 2022
Since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990, employers, like contact centers, (known as “covered entities” under the law), have scrambled to understand how the act applies to them. Overwhelmingly, organizations have taken a reactive approach to the ADA. To illustrate, in a study conducted by the Great Lakes ADA Center, […].
Beyond Philosophy
MAY 28, 2022
How do you know if someone trusts you? Is it how they talk to you? How much time do they spend with you? What do they say about you when you aren’t around? We might argue the answer is D, all of the above. Plus, there are many other behaviors people have that indicate they trust you. Moreover, these things are true whether we are talking about people in your personal life or customers on your sales reports.
Callminer
MAY 23, 2022
Rick Britt, CallMiner's VP of AI, shares his thoughts on diversity in the contact center industry and how people can be better allies to help change the industry. Read more in his blog.
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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
Steve DiGioia
MAY 2, 2022
Ok, ok, so I’m a wrestling fan. So what? Maybe you are too. There are millions of us. And we watch it every week. I’ve been doing that since I was a teenager. I used to take the train from my home in Brooklyn, NY to Madison Square Garden in Manhattan each month to watch the matches in person. It was so much fun. I have many fond memories as a kid watching some of the greats like Bruno Sammartino, Pedro Morales, Andre the Giant, Chief Jay Strongbow, George the Animal Steele, and many more.
Cyara
MAY 4, 2022
Designing optimal IVR journeys can help you strike a balance between call containment and CX goals. Or ganizations are transforming the customer experience (CX) in real-time. They’re rolling out new products and services to align with consumers’ new digital-first behaviors and meeting surging demand for support. In fact, 51 percent of businesses have integrated online and offline channels and embraced new channels for customer interactions.
ShepHyken
MAY 27, 2022
This week, we feature an article by Sowmya Juttukonda, content developer & digital media specialist at Knowmax , a knowledge management system to enhance customer service. She shares how organizations can create an environment that motivates employees to become more productive and improve customer experience. Talk of productivity, and we all have got something to share.
Contact Center Pipeline
MAY 24, 2022
The five factors of Caller Tolerance. (Part 2 of 2) In my January Contact Center Pipeline article, my topic was on the Art and Science of contact center management and its three driving forces: Random Call Arrival, Visible and Invisible Queue, and Caller Tolerance. This month’s article completes the topic and focuses on Caller Tolerance […].
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.
Beyond Philosophy
MAY 19, 2022
We are in a bit of a subscription economy. You can subscribe to almost anything, anytime, anywhere. So today, I want to talk about the subscription economy, why it is so popular with customers, and the organizations that offer them. . We discussed this idea of subscriptions on a recent podcast. I got interested in it because it involves my favorite company: Apple.
Callminer
MAY 30, 2022
Singular value decomposition (SVD) is important to data science, as it provides a ranking of features stored by a matrix. The CallMiner Research Lab team explores several SVD applications.
Steve DiGioia
MAY 5, 2022
In today’s ever-competitive marketplace, businesses are always looking for the next big thing: What’s the latest fad/trend to follow or copy? What’s the hottest social media channel to spend our time on? How can we incorporate more technology into our business? How can we attract more millennials, what’s important to them? But they forget the basics of a successful business.
Outsource Consultants
MAY 4, 2022
Even if you haven’t seen the movies, Star Wars has some pretty famous lines that have become staples in popular culture. In addition to being deep and philosophical, they are often applicable to everyday life or even business relationships. As a celebration for May the 4th , a punny day celebrating everything Star Wars, Outsource Consultants has broken down how each of these four famous movie quotes relates to the BPO industry.
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!
ShepHyken
MAY 18, 2022
Sometimes a customer asks a question, and then either doesn’t understand or like the answer. And sometimes, it’s more than just a misunderstanding or a breakdown in communication. Maybe it’s because the employee doesn’t want to take the time to answer the question correctly. Or sometimes employees are asked the same question so many times that they get sick and tired of customers asking, and it shows in the way they respond and act.?
Customer Service Life
MAY 16, 2022
Meet Mouse, our corn snake. I’ve never really considered myself a “reptile person.” On those occasions where I’ve encountered snakes while hiking or working in the yard, I always jump clear out of my shoes in complete fright. It was Christmas of 2020 when my son made us a reptile family by welcoming a corn snake named “Mouse” into our home.
Solvvy
MAY 20, 2022
Gratitude. It’s been a hallmark of our culture here at Solvvy these last few years and today is a day we have so much to be especially grateful for! A week ago we announced that we had entered into an agreement to be acquired by Zoom Video Communications , one of the most iconic and innovative companies in the world. And today, it’s official!
OrecX
MAY 17, 2022
Did you know that many call recording solutions charge a substantial fee to access your own recorded audio data? It's true, even after you've already paid for their software. If you think this doesn't make sense, it doesn't. It's similar to going to McDonald's and paying for a Happy Meal, but before they give it to you, they charge you again. So why does this happen?
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Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr
Lumoa
MAY 5, 2022
Most people understand the importance of creating great customer experiences —nevertheless, many struggle with the complexity of working holistically and long-term with a Customer Experience strategy. Customer Experience (CX) is far more than traditional customer service and marketing. A holistic understanding of customer experiences can help close the gap, strengthen the brand and open up new opportunities for profitable growth.
Avoxi
MAY 23, 2022
5 Common Problems with Multi-Carrier Phone Number Provisioning (& Solutions) A lot can go awry when you're balancing several VoIP providers manually at one time. Below, we've identified these common problems and how a cloud-based platform helps simplify IT tasks to eliminate frustration for you, your team and call center. As an IT or telecom… The post 5 Problems with Multi-Carrier Phone Number Provisioning?
ShepHyken
MAY 3, 2022
Customer Service and Issue Centricity. Empowering Customer Support Agents with Data. Shep Hyken interviews Devin Poole, Senior Director of CX Strategy at Dixa , the groundbreaking conversational customer service platform. They discuss connecting with customers using intelligence, empathy, and the right information. Top Takeaways: Issue Centricity is a focus on a customer’s specific situation.
Interactions
MAY 26, 2022
Brands shouldn’t gamble when it comes to customer experience. Just one bad experience can affect customer loyalty and your bottom line. In fact, 1 in 3 customers will leave a brand they love after just one bad experience, while 92% would completely abandon a company after two or three negative interactions. So when it comes to technology that automates CX, you should place your bets on Conversational AI for the win.
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Contact center leaders understand that frontline agents need in-call guidance to manage complex calls and drive higher levels of employee and customer experience. Real-time agent assist technology is enabling leading contact centers to accomplish these goals.
Kayako
MAY 13, 2022
In recent years, the rise of social media put the customer in charge of the brand conversation. As e-commerce and demand for online help expands, companies have to meet and exceed new expectations to keep customers satisfied. Simply put, customer satisfaction measures whether your products and service meet or exceed your buyers’ expectations. Customer satisfaction affects the bottom line because it is a critical predictor of retention and repeat revenue.
Customer Service Life
MAY 11, 2022
Source: Pixabay. This article was originally published on CustomerThink and is being reposted with the permission of the editor. Almost exactly a year ago, I published a column titled How to Optimize Zendesk to Deliver Both Effective and Efficient Customer Support. In my third point about the importance of optimizing your Zendesk knowledge base, I left incomplete exploring artificial intelligence as a means of making it easier for customers to find answers to their questions.
Totango
MAY 13, 2022
Choosing the best customer engagement platform for your needs can make a massive difference in the success of your SaaS business. Knowing how your customers feel and what they’re thinking is essential for their satisfaction and your revenue growth. The best way to gain this information is through customer engagement. Onboarding is one of the first times your customer engages with your business.
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