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Seven Ways the Pandemic Affected My WFM Role

Contact Center Pipeline

2020 has been an unbelievable year. We’ve experienced a worldwide pandemic, a huge cultural movement, universal economic collapse, home-schooling and a shortage of toilet paper—not necessarily in that order! Our new shelter-in-place lifestyle meant the end of social gatherings, including my favorite annual event, the SWPP (Society of Workforce Planning Professionals) Annual Conference.

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8 Proven Telephone Answering Tips to Start Using Today

Ambs Call Center

“You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” It's one of my favorite quotes by Will Rogers. It applies to all interactions we have with customers. Especially when it comes to the telephone answering techniques you use in your business.

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IVA, IVR, Chatbot, DTMF? What’s the difference?

Interactions

Technology has the power to make or break a business, especially contact center technology. Don’t believe us? Imagine this: a potential customer calls your brand because they are interested in purchasing your product or service, but is having trouble navigating the website. Depending on the technology that you deploy, that potential customer may have to shuffle through menu options, or worse, wait in a virtual queue.

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The Story Tells the Story

ShepHyken

What’s your story? What reasons compel your customers to do business with you? What gets them excited about doing business with you? Consider this. If you’re selling a trip to Hawaii, you probably try to paint a vision of a day on the beach, an amazing luau and a beautiful oceanfront balcony that includes a gorgeous sunset. The story you don’t tell—at least I hope you don’t—is the one that includes the technical specs of the engine on the plane that’s flying you to that exotic location, the type

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Retail Is Broken: This Is The Solution

Beyond Philosophy

Everyone is saying that the pandemic will be the death of retail. I don’t see it this way, but I think the pandemic will accelerate change and reshape the way customers do retail, both physically and digitally. Organizations that recognize and anticipate this shift will benefit most from the pandemic-inspired modifications in customer behavior.

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The Best Customer Service Phrases That Will Help in Any Tough Situation

Win the Customer

Being an exceptional customer service representative comes with specific requirements. One of them is understanding the effect of using service phrases. Your goal as a customer service employee is to hear problems and bring solutions. As long as you know how to solve the issues arising, you’re successful. However, communicating well 24/7 can be difficult.

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Amazing Business Radio: Philippe Mesritz

ShepHyken

How Chatbots Can Deliver Better Customer Service. Leveraging Technology to Amaze Your Customers. Shep Hyken interviews Philippe Mesritz , Khoros ’ first VP, Customers for Life. They discuss how chatbots and other technology can help deliver a better customer experience. Top Takeaways: Now more than ever, it’s incredibly important to pay attention to your digital customer experience.

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Retail Is Broken

Beyond Philosophy

Retail is Broken: This is the Solution. Some might say that retail is dead, another victim of COVID-19. However, I would argue that it is merely changing but far from finished. The pandemic has hastened changes to physical and digital retail experiences and customer behavior. Still, organizations that recognize and anticipate the shift can adapt and benefit from the new business-as-usual.

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5 Ways to Remove Friction in Your Customer Support Channels in 2021

Fonolo

Over the past few years, CX has become more than just a hot topic. It’s become the heart of business conversations. To truly provide the best service for your customers, you need to focus on their entire journey with your company — examine their touchpoints, interactions, and expectations and ask yourself: Is there a way to make this process simpler?

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Next-Gen Cloud Contact Centers For Dummies®

What does customer service excellence look like in 2024? According to our report with insights from CX expert Shep Hyken, customer expectations are at an all-time high, and there’s a bigger shift toward self-service and leveraging AI capabilities.

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Achieving Rapid Growth from Employee and Customer Experience

CX Global Media

Nick Friedman: I wasn’t going it alone Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS Nick Friedman Show Notes Page Nick Friedman started to franchise his company, College Hunks Hauling Junk in 2008, and then the economy collapsed. Nick and his partner struggled to move on. Then he found […]. The post Achieving Rapid Growth from Employee and Customer Experience appeared first on CX Global Media.

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Guest Post: How to Build Your Customer Experience Roadmap

ShepHyken

This week we feature an article from Liliana Petrova , founder of The Petrova Experience. She writes about preparing a productive and successful customer experience strategy and why it’s important to have one. This summer, The Petrova Experience conducted a Customer Experience Preparedness Survey. One of our questions assessed brand maturity in terms of customer experience strategy.

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Contact Center Pipeline Magazine: Inside Our December 2020 Issue

Contact Center Pipeline

As the year draws to a close, I extend wishes to you and your loved ones for the best of holidays and a very peaceful New Year. The end of 2020 marks quite a year. Not only has COVID-19 affected us individually and within our families, but our organizations have had quite the challenge of […].

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Why Customer Service is Your New Marketing Strategy

ProProfs Blog

For many years, marketing and customer service have been running in parallel lines, helping businesses acquire and retain customers. While the former helps businesses promote and sell their services based on industry research and advertising, the latter offers assistance and advice to people already using a brand’s product or service. But lately, both customer service and marketing are working in unison, helping brands capture attention, generate more business and guide customers simultane

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The Ultimate Blueprint for an AI-First Contact Center

Start building the AI workforce of the future with our comprehensive guide to creating an AI-first contact center. Learn how Conversational and Generative AI can transform traditional operations into scalable, efficient, and customer-centric experiences. What is AI-First? Transition from outdated, human-first strategies to an AI-driven approach that enhances customer engagement and operational efficiency.

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2020 Hot Shopping Trends Defining the Holiday Season

CX Global Media

There three main things that are affecting 2020 hot shopping trends. These three things can increase your sales and customer loyalty. The post 2020 Hot Shopping Trends Defining the Holiday Season appeared first on CX Global Media.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of November 30, 2020

ShepHyken

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Here are my top five picks from last week. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. 4 Tips for Getting Executive Buy-in on Your Customer Experience Strategy by Phil Britt. (CMSWire) With so much on the line for your customers, getting your leadership to buy in to CX strategies should be top of mind.

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Score with Rapport!

Contact Center Pipeline

Early in 2020, Pipeline published results from the 2020 Contact Center Challenges & Priorities survey and declared 2020 the “Year of the Agent.” The focus on the agent is a change from 2019’s “Improving the Customer Experience,” which continued as leadership’s top challenge. Given the current COVID circumstances, I believe that the 2020 findings remain […].

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Are there any good reasons for delaying a CX listening or improvement programme?

Peter Lavers

Timing always seems to be an issue with new voice of the customer (VoC) surveys, capability building, and customer experience (CX) improvement programmes. I often hear “let’s deliver this (other) project first” reasons for delay. Particularly if it’s a digital initiative, upon which so much transformation is dependent upon these days.

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The Ultimate Contact Center Buyers Guide: A Crucial Decision

Harness the True Power of your Contact Center In today’s fast-paced business environment, selecting the right contact center solution is critical for enhancing customer experience, improving operational efficiency, and optimizing costs. This comprehensive guide will walk you through the essential factors to consider when choosing a contact center software that aligns with your business needs.

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The Tactics You Need to Know to Implement 3 Key Customer Service Trends for Better Experiences in Your Call Center in 2021

SharpenCX

American businesses risk a staggering $494 billion in revenue from poor customer care, according to the 2020 National Customer Rage Study. . With financial losses of such scale on the line, the stakes have never been higher to deliver good customer service in your call center. But it’s also never been easier to find the information you need, implement the right tools, and make incremental improvements that drive real change in your call center.

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Did Contact Centers Fail the COVID Test?

Fonolo

We’ve all seen the stories: Customers left on hold for hours, sometimes unable to get through for days. How should we interpret them? Often these articles take the view that companies are letting down their customers, or governments are letting down their citizens. In that way, the stories fall into a familiar emotional bucket: A callous bureaucracy is too unprepared, stingy, or incompetent to provide good service.

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Concentrix Completes Spin-Off from SYNNEX, Debuts on the NASDAQ as Independent, Publicly Traded Company

Concentrix

Fremont, Calif., December 1, 2020 – Concentrix Corporation (NASDAQ: CNXC), a leading global provider of customer experience (CX) solutions and technology, announced today that it has completed its separation from SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE: SNX) and is now an independent, publicly traded company listed on the NASDAQ stock market under the ticker symbol “CNXC”.

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Enterprise Customers Demand Choice and Flexibility

Aspect

For more than 45 years, Aspect has been helping the world’s largest and most prestigious brands deliver outstanding customer experiences and ignite agent engagement and performance — I’ve personally been a part of the Aspect story for 20+ years. Along the way, these organizations have been by our side, collaborating to provide product input and feedback, partnering with us to advance and continuously improve our contact center portfolio into the industry-leading, fully featured contact ma

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Improve Contact Center Performance: 5 Tips from Call Center Experts

TeleDirect

Improve Contact Center Performance: 5 Tips from Call Center Experts. Is your call center currently an asset? Most companies regard their contact portal with ambivalence, but make no mistake – a well-run call center is a must-have for today’s multi-channel client communication needs. From handling after hours and overflow demand to direct response capability and more, your call center is much more than an answering service.

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Hold and Convert Web Traffic Using Live Chat Services

Ansafone

Any time you consider growing your business, there are a lot of things to consider. Changing your website is an important step. Your website is your business’s online face, informing customers, providing details, and helping customers with their questions. The content found on your website will naturally answer many questions for your customers and hopefully … Hold and Convert Web Traffic Using Live Chat Services Read More ».

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Slaying 6 Myths on Remote Visual Support

TechSee

Emerging technologies make bold promises. Whether they ultimately go mainstream or crash strongly depends on delivering the goods, but also on the buzz surrounding them. And when it comes to determining a technology’s potential, it’s essential to separate fact from fiction. Remote visual support is no different. Remote Visual Support Myths.

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Complete guide to digital customer experience (DX)

GetFeedback

Everything you need to know about DX, including what a good program looks like and how to improve your existing one.

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Case Study: Key Insights on Wait Times and Customer Service

Faster response times mean happier customers Are your customers on hold too long? Nearly half of consumers find hold times unacceptable, and a quarter will leave your brand because of it. Our latest report reveals how companies are affected by wait times and the impact on customer satisfaction. Read the report to get insights into the impact of long hold times and areas for opportunities.

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How visual IVR improves the omnichannel customer experience

TELUS International

Emerging as the self-service customer support channel of the future, discover all the CX benefits of implementing a visual IVR system.

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4 Reasons Bilingual Support is Essential

Ansafone

If your business is considering multilingual customer service, you likely understand the obvious benefits it brings to your customer base. This type of customer service allows your customer to interact with you in the language they feel most comfortable. Bilingual support can also be a benefit to your business. Some of the main reasons that … 4 Reasons Bilingual Support is Essential Read More ».

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The 4 stages of contact center maturity and how to use them

Talkdesk

More than 60% of customers are extremely willing or very willing to switch brands to have a better customer service experience. Customer experience (CX) is critical to retaining and driving business and the mandate to improve it is constant. If your CX isn’t building brand love and loyalty, it’s time to transform your CX strategy to align with your company’s business goals and impact the bottom line.