ProProfs Blog

JULY 24, 2019

Why do people love certain brands? A lot of the times it has something to do with the friendliness of their customer services department. Delighted customers, who receive consistent and satisfying customer service , are always a big asset for any business as they often turn out to be the evangelists for the brand. One of the many channels for offering customer support these days is a live chat software.

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CSM Magazine

JULY 25, 2019

One of the most frequent challenges frontline employees face is when they find themselves dealing with one customer in front of them, another on the phone, while a third arrives with just a quick question. While there are no absolute rules for juggling customers here are five tips that work well in reducing stress and boosting customer loyalty. Tip #1 Remember, this is good.

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Contact Center Pipeline

JULY 25, 2019

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 24, 2019

Are you thinking the same as me? Facebook is not what it used to be – or at least my perception of what it was. Instead of being a company that I admire with a customer centric and open culture it now appears that the inherent culture of Facebook is one of non transparency which chooses to manipulate their customers and their data. Furthermore, I believe this could lead to their downfall.

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ShepHyken

JULY 24, 2019

The other day I was leaving a parking lot that required me to pay on the way out. It was an automated system. I put my ticket in the slot, the machine calculated what I owed, and then asked me to insert my credit card to make the payment. There were even some convenient instructions on how to insert the parking ticket and credit card into the machine.

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Contact Center Pipeline

JULY 23, 2019

Say what you will about the gig economy, the concept holds high appeal for contact center agents who crave more control over their schedules. Although recent reports suggest that the size and rate of growth of the gig economy have been overinflated, the growing emphasis on flexibility and better work-life balance indicate that on-demand work […].

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 26, 2019

How Customer-Facing People Should Evoke Emotions in Customers. I have always thought that talking about how to do something was important, but not as important as actually doing something. I feel so strongly about this idea that I named my company after it. I want my clients to take their ideas “beyond the philosophy” and into action. To that end, this episode of The Intuitive Customer discusses how organizations can take theories and use them in their everyday operations to improve

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ShepHyken

JULY 22, 2019

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. 8 Tips for Improving Social Media Customer Service by Fara Haron. (Smart Customer Service) The quickly evolving social media landscape has forced companies to work harder to maintain a positive customer experience, as 83 percent of people have higher digital customer

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Callminer

JULY 23, 2019

Speech analytics lets you see the “why” and “how” behind 100% of customer conversations.

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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

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Contact Center Pipeline

JULY 24, 2019

If you’ve ever managed a call center, chances are you’re familiar with the constant cycle of agent churn. You invest time and money into building a skilled employee, they gain experience and become valuable, and then they leave. Deloitte reports that large call centers with over 500 agents suffer from turnover rates of 50% or […].

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 23, 2019

Can We Trust Facebook? Upon reflection of Facebook’s latest privacy violation and $5 billion fine, one must wonder whether we can trust Facebook. After all, the social media platform hasn’t exactly been keeping our private information under lock and key. On the contrary, it appears as if our likes and dislikes, networks and preferences are for sale to the highest bidder.

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ShepHyken

JULY 23, 2019

The Trap of “Nincompoopery” in Business and CX. Forging Real Relationships with Your Customers to Deliver Excellent Customer Service. Shep Hyken interviews John R. Brandt. They discuss his new book, Nincompoopery: Why Your Customers Hate You—and How to Fix It , and how to go from being a “nincompoop” to creating an exceptional customer experience. The Interview with John Brandt: There’s often a disconnect between organization leaders and customers.

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Nextiva

JULY 25, 2019

In 2019, retaining customers is not about witty marketing or clever sales tactics. To be successful, you have to take a step back and design an amazing customer service experience. You have to be able to delight the customer from the very first touchpoint with your brand. And, it all starts with customer insight. What […]. The post 21 Tactical Tips to Uncover Real Customer Insights (Fast) appeared first on Business VoIP, Customer Experience, Sales & Marketing Content - Nextiva Blog.

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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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Interaction Metrics

JULY 22, 2019

In the United States, healthcare is a $3.5 trillion a year market and employs 1 in 8 Americans. For a market with huge impact and under tremendous scrutiny, you would expect medical organizations to take an interested, data-driven approach to measuring the patient experience (PX). In other words, you would expect their patient surveys to be relevant, well-written, and to the point.

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Return Customer

JULY 24, 2019

Did you know that research by Bain & Company found out that increasing customer retention rate by just 5% can increase profits by 25-95% ? If there’s one thing that always bears on the mind of businesses, it is this: What drives a customer to come back for more? In this day and age, where cut-throat competition is rife, brand loyalty is as elusive as a dream.

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Avoxi

JULY 25, 2019

Whether you want to become the best call center agent you can be, or you want to make a new hire based on the top skills and abilities a great call center agent needs, having the right people on your team saves you time and money. But what are the most important qualities of a… The post 7 Qualities of a Successful Call Center Agent appeared first on AVOXI.

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Influitive

JULY 24, 2019

The old Dale Carnegie adage is true: “Remember that a person’s name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.” People thrive on personalization—the feeling that something is special and unique to them—and this is especially true in business. While email blasts tend to go out to thousands of people, The post Take your Network of Brand Advocates Global with Localized Marketing appeared first on Influitive.

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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!

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Quiq

JULY 25, 2019

Quiq Raises $12.5 Million to Transform the Way Companies Engage with Customers. Bozeman, MT – July 25 2019– Quiq, a conversational engagement platform and business messaging solutions provider, announces that it has closed a $12.5 million Series B funding round , led by Foundry Group, with participation from Teamworthy Ventures and existing investors Venrock and Next Frontier Capital.

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Avaya

JULY 24, 2019

Brands are built on the great experiences that employees deliver to customers, starting with the contact center. As the core of customer experience, it’s crucial that organizations prioritize the engagement their agents need for effectively serving customers. But what does this look like? What top factors make for a superior agent experience that then results in an incredible customer experience?

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SharpenCX

JULY 24, 2019

Hey already frustrated customer, thanks for reaching out. Hop in the convertible and let’s go for a ride. First, we’re going to drive by our most notable monument, unsorted mounds of customer data. Feel free to park and stretch your. Read More. The post Stop Taking the Scenic Route with your Customers: How Business Digital Transformation Puts an End to Disjointed Customer Experiences appeared first on Sharpen Contact Center Software.

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GetFeedback

JULY 22, 2019

A Voice of the Customer (VoC) program captures, analyzes and reports on all customer feedback associated with your company. . It’s the heartbeat of any customer experience (CX) program. In fact, brands can’t meet or exceed expectations without having an established VoC program in place. That’s because, without customer feedback, you won’t know where to begin to improve your customer experience. .

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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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Toister Performance Solutions

JULY 25, 2019

Follow-up can be the difference between relationship-driven service or a mere transaction. A Customer Service Tip of the Week subscriber recently emailed to tell me she had stopped receiving the weekly tips. The subscriber wanted to know why they had stopped and how she could continue to receive them. The challenge was everything looked fine on my end.

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UJET

JULY 23, 2019

Traditional call centers typically host all of its hardware and software on-site. This meant necessary hardware such as computers, servers, and all the infrastructure needs had to be stored and used at a central location. Agents would come into work and sit at a workstation to address support issues.

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Talkdesk

JULY 23, 2019

One of the biggest challenges contact centers face is agent morale. Most managers struggle with high rates of absenteeism and turnover, whose costs hit a company’s bottom and top lines. While many organizations have made some strides in this area— by allowing agents to work remotely, for example—most continue to ignore the issue that drive down productivity and performance: boredom from having to process routine tasks that could be better handled by a machine.

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Interaction Metrics

JULY 22, 2019

In the United States, healthcare is a $3.5 trillion a year market and employs 1 in 8 Americans. For a market with huge impact and under tremendous scrutiny, you would expect medical organizations to take an interested, data-driven approach to measuring the patient experience (PX). In other words, you would expect their patient surveys to be relevant, well-written, and to the point.

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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.

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Customercount

JULY 24, 2019

Emily Collins from EVC Marketing is WRAP's digital marketing expert with over 25 years' experience working in the timeshare and hospitality market. Continue reading → The post WRAPped up in marketing with EVC Marketing appeared first on CustomerCount.

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Nicereply

JULY 24, 2019

“Nicereply has helped us improve our customer satisfaction and quality of service overall, by allowing us to get customer feedback in real time.”. Neat focuses exclusively on developing powerful yet cost effective tools for small businesses that help with expense management, automated bookkeeping and document organization. They proudly support over 100,000 small businesses throughout North America and continue to grow and expand.

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Toister Performance Solutions

JULY 23, 2019

My favorite local coffee shop took a turn for the worse a few years ago. A new barista was hired who was rude and abrupt with customers. She made frequent mistakes that caused extra work for her coworkers and created unnecessary service failures. The barista was persistently negative and refused to take responsibility for the problems she caused. One day, the barista arrived to work and parked her car so far over the line that I couldn't open my car door.

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