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Is It Time to BYOC (Be or Bring Your Own Carrier)?

Contact Center Pipeline

The continued shift from on-premises to SaaS-based cloud offerings extends across businesses and industries of all sizes. Enterprises that use and operate contact centers, for example, are rapidly adopting cloud-based services as they rethink their technology strategies in response to economic trends and industry changes. The move to cloud-based contact center services is a strategic […].

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6 Little-Known Facts About Modern Call-Back Technology

Fonolo

Call queues and hold times are a traditional part of the call center experience. But tradition doesn’t always stand the test of time ? as modern customer expectations evolve, businesses must change their service approaches accordingly. That’s where call-back technology comes in. This simple and powerful tool has been gaining momentum in the customer service world for its ability to lower call volumes, improve key call center metrics, and boost customer satisfaction.

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What to Expect When Shopping for Support Software

Help Scout

Every time I need to buy a pair of jeans, I trick myself into thinking it’ll be an easy process. I’m sure I can simply order from the last place I bought them or just check a few stores. Inevitably, the place I ordered from last time changed something about the fit or material, and the in-store options are lacking. I end up making a bunch of trips, printing out shipping labels like it’s a part-time job, and still have no denim to show for the trouble.

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Understanding and driving omnichannel customer experience

Callminer

Deepening the connection between your customers and your brand should be your top priority when implementing an omnichannel customer experience strategy. Our latest blog explores how to do that.

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The 2023 Verint Experience Index: Retail

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

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Amazing Business Radio: Natalya Berdikyan

ShepHyken

The Role of Energy in Customer Service. Understanding How the 7 Levels of Energy Affects Customer Service . Shep Hyken interviews Natalya Berdikyan, founder and CEO of Life By Design Academy and Frontline Consulting. They discuss how energy affects customer service and experience. Top Takeaways: There are two types of energy: Catabolic energy (levels 1 and 2) is the draining and destructive energy.

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Contact Center Pipeline Magazine: Inside Our June 2021 Issue

Contact Center Pipeline

Remote Work. Work from Home. Work from Anywhere. I don’t think these are pandemic or trendy business practices. Many organizations embraced remote work teams prior to Covid, but what an acceleration! I think these strategies will continue to be a part of our culture moving forward. We may not maintain pandemic levels of virtual teams, […]. The post Contact Center Pipeline Magazine: Inside Our June 2021 Issue first appeared on Contact Center Pipeline Blog.

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Good Leaders Never Want To Be On the Email Chain – Tip #32

Steve DiGioia

I once worked for a boss who led through intimidation. Whenever there was an issue to be resolved or a problem that’s taking longer than expected to figure out, he would say “Send (name) an email and “CC” me”. He thought that, just because the boss was copied on the email, it would make the email recipient respond quicker and act on the request right away.

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How to Compete with Amazon

ShepHyken

Amazon has changed the way customers think. It has pushed customer service and experience to a higher level. The result is that consumers are more demanding and have higher expectations. It doesn’t matter what type of business or industry, Amazon has changed what customers want and expect from any type of business. This is actually good for everyone.

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What's the difference between automation and hyperautomation?

TELUS International

While automation has been a mainstay of many companies, hyperautomation is quickly becoming a key part of CX strategy. Discover the difference between the two and how you can best leverage this emerging trend.

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Strategic CX: A Deep Dive into Voice of the Customer Insights for Clarity

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.

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Texting Takeover: How to Integrate SMS, Whatsapp and Apple Business Chat into Your Contact Center

Contact Center Pipeline

A favorite axiom of the customer service industry is “to meet customers where they are.” If that’s the case, every contact center should be text messaging with customers. SMS and newer texting channels like WhatsApp and Apple Business Chat are on the rise and creating opportunities to improve customer satisfaction. Compared to phone lines, email […].

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6 Pain Points Faced by Gig Customer Service and How Vision Can Solve Them

TechSee

The gig economy is exploding, spawned by well-known apps such as Fiverr , TaskRabbit , Thumbtack , and Upwork that serve as digital marketplaces where an independent worker can be hired for a short-term project or task on-demand, also known as a gig. What is Gig Customer Service? This gig-based economic format has spread to the customer service function – known as GigCX – where freelance customer support agents are sourced to perform on a per-task basis.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 5-31-2021

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. 5 Ways to Drive Brand Loyalty and Customer Lifetime Value by Ian Simons. (Ad Age) Here are 5 tips for marketing organizations looking to maximize their Discovery Commerce opportunity from Aubrie Richey, VP of media for TechStyle Fashion Group that brought us brands li

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What is data annotation and why does it matter?

TELUS International

Discover what data annotation is, why it's important and the key types of data annotation processes that help fuel our AI-driven world.

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Contact Center Dialers Demystified

Dive into the realm of contact center dialers with our infographic! Explore the various types – Preview, Predictive, Automatic, and Progressive Dialers – and unravel their roles in boosting call center performance.

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What is an IVR?

Cyara

“To speak to an agent, please press one.” Whether as a customer, manager or agent, we’ve all experienced an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system. This customer service solution has been around for decades — first as pre-recordings now typically as software — and it can help with everything from reducing agent call loads to cutting costs.

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Lessons from the Overlook: The importance of leverage

Toister Performance Solutions

Note: Lessons from The Overlook is a periodic update on lessons learned from owning a vacation rental property in the Southern California mountain town of Idyllwild. It's a hands-on opportunity to apply some of the techniques I advise my clients to use. You can find past updates here. Finding a plumber for The Overlook is a struggle. We've had a slight leak under the kitchen sink for two months.

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Guest Post: How to Improve First Call Resolution (FCR) Using Knowledge Management System

ShepHyken

This week we feature an article by Pratik Salia, a CX professional and Assistant General Manager at Knowmax. He discusses why first call resolution is important and what companies can do to resolve their customers’ queries in the first call. The authenticity of an organization very much depends on the quality of the customer support that it provides.

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The time is now for omnichannel retail: 2021 consumer trends

delighted

Shopping patterns in the US have changed dramatically since January 2020, when the first coronavirus case was reported in the US. Consumer spending plunged amidst lay-offs and shelter-in-place orders. Over a 100 retail chains pulled down their shutters temporarily in March and April 2020 and unemployment skyrocketed. However, this decrease in spending did not affect all retailers equally.

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How Intent Data Helps Marketers Convert A-List Accounts

One of the biggest challenges for any B2B marketer is understanding your prospects’ next move — who is most likely to buy and when. Without these insights, marketing campaigns can feel more like guesswork, with high investment and little return. We’re here to tell you there’s a better way. By tracking buyers’ digital footprints and online activity, such as website visits, product reviews, and spikes in content consumption, you can engage prospects with a message that really resonates.

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Why Help Desk Software Is a Must-Have for Small Businesses

Help Scout

As a small business, keeping up with customer support can be a tough task. Though standard email applications like Gmail or Outlook may work initially to manage incoming customer requests, they don’t work as a long-term solution. You need a specialized tool. Help Scout’s small business help desk software lets you create stronger customer relationships, save time, and increase team productivity.

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Using CSAT Scores in Bonus Structure and Review Discussions at Argeweb

Nicereply

The customer feedback gathered via Nicereply is immediately shared with the team via email so they can follow up with the customer when necessary. Argeweb is a web hosting service provider founded in 1999 that aims to be the most customer-friendly service in the Netherlands. They provide personal and proactive advice for web hosting, domain & email services to businesses and consumers.

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Financial Services Remains a People Business: What Global Customer Relations Managers Need to Know

CSM Magazine

Tom Meder, Managing Director at ViewTrade Securities explains why artificial intelligence will never be able to replace humans in driving results in the financial services industry. It is the twenty first century, though no matter how much technology you put into the hands of your business-to-business (B2B) or business-to-consumer (B2C) clients, we cannot ignore the tremendous value of the human element in driving results.

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A Quick-Start Guide to Low-, Mid-, and High-Touch Renewal Outreach Using Plays

ChurnZero

Renewals require time-critical engagements that need to be planned, prepped, and set into motion long before a customer’s renewal date. But orchestrating and staying on top of renewal outreach can easily become overwhelming without repeatable or automated processes to keep you on task. To give you an idea of what a renewal outreach sequence might look like, we’re sharing three Play examples from ChurnZero based on a range of Customer Success models: Low-Touch Play: Mostly automated touchpoints t

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The Open CCaaS Advantage Report

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.

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3 Crucial Tips For Choosing a B2B Telemarketing Services Provider

Quality Contact Solutions

When your business decides to use B2B telemarketing services , it’s essential to scope out the different service providers and review what each one has to offer. Not all call centers are the same. Technology, management, and knowledge look different from vendor to vendor. Here are three crucial tips for choosing the best provider to support your business.

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Analyzing the future Contact Centers

Spearline

“Although the modern contact center extends to email, chat windows, and social media, the voice continues to be the foundation for customer interactions”, Elliot Mulley-Goodbarne, Technology Journalist for UCToday*, reports in his latest article. According to the latest Global Telecoms Quality of Service Report from Spearline , only 16.2% of contact centers reported more digital interactions than voice interactions, proving that for the vast majority of businesses telephony is still

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Meet market needs by listening to customer experts

Hello Customer

More than ever, customer experience forms the foundation of success for businesses. Yet companies tend to overlook it when it comes to product and service development. Organizations spend lots of money on R&D and innovation, but even then, success isn’t guaranteed. So how can extreme customer centricity in relation to products and services help your organization?

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[Q&A] B2B SaaS Benchmarks: How Does Your Company Compare to +1,500 of Its Peers?

ChurnZero

During 2020, we saw several major events cause businesses to adapt to new conditions and adopt additional capabilities to not only defend against economic pressures but also to take advantage of opportunities. How does your company stack up to its peers in this regard? SaaS Capital joined us for a webinar to share the results from their 10th annual B2B SaaS benchmarking survey.

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Your Expert Guide to CX Orchestration & Enhancing Customer Journeys

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

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What are the Pros and Cons of Contact Center Outsourcing?

Advantage Communications

Outsourcing your customer service program is appealing for a number of reasons. It can save your business money, dramatically improve your customer experience, build more loyal customers and help you design a better customer care strategy.

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Talkdesk CX Innovators Awards 2021 - Judging Again

Jon Arnold

Judging for various industry and vendor awards events is one of the hats analysts get to wear, and I’ve been doing a few of these lately. This is the most recent one , which I got to do last year with Talkdesk as well. I’m just doing a heads-up here in advance of the winners, who will be announced on June 15 at their upcoming Opentalk event. I’ve completed my round of judging, which closes on June 1, and the winners will be notified on June 4.

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Finding your unicorn BPO

Insite Managed Solutions

Hiring a BPO? BPO contracts are often worth millions of dollars. But how do you make sure you get a good return on that investment? And what about customer experience? With so much on the line and so many BPOs out there, choosing the right BPO can be difficult, not to mention stressful. Fortunately, [.