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6 Ways to Uplevel Your Contact Center in 2023

CSM Magazine

Customer loyalty is more important than ever, and prioritizing customer service — with an excellent, dynamic, and engaged contact center — can help your company stand out. After all, your customer support team is the heart and soul of the customer experience (CX). If you can enable, empower, and engage your agents, you provide better interactions, which leads to higher customer retention.

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How to Improve Call Center Productivity

Balto

Improving productivity is one of the biggest challenges modern contact centers face. There are many things you can do to make your call center more productive, like motivating your agents, equipping them with technological solutions, and implementing self-service options. But before thinking about solutions, it’s important to measure your current productivity metrics to be able to track progress down the line.

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Making Virtual Training Engaging

Contact Center Pipeline

Virtual training is here to stay! With many contact centers going hybrid or staying fully remote, how do you ensure training keeps people engaged, encourages interactivity, and effectively improves their skills? To find out, I interviewed five contact center training experts. Their responses below have been lightly edited for clarity. Q. What do you see […].

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How to Control Call Avoidance and Interaction Avoidance

Playvox

During my career in workforce management, call avoidance was always an issue — regardless of the location of the business, the nature of the business, or the location of the agent. Call avoidance , now known as interaction avoidance, denotes the steps an agent takes to avoid handling a customer interaction. It can take time and resources to determine whether actual interaction avoidance has taken place, but, ultimately, identifying instances of interaction avoidance can save your company money.

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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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Dedicated Call Center: Key considerations for shared vs. dedicated customer support

Global Response

You’re considering using an outsourced call center to handle customer care. Your next important decision is whether you want shared or dedicated Brand Specialists handling your inbound calls. Here’s our perspective on the two models and the key reasons why one may be a better fit for your business than the other. Defining “shared” and “dedicated” customer support In the shared model, Brand Specialists working on your call center account are “shared” among several brands, businesses

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3 Ways AI Enables End-to-End CX

Upstream Works

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is going to be a defining trend for contact centers in 2023, and IT leaders must be prepared to think broadly about the possibilities. When it comes to AI and customer service, automation usually comes to mind. While that’s an important driver, it’s not the only use case. Chatbots are the most common way to automate self-service, but to get fuller value, a wider spectrum needs to be considered.

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28 mistakes to avoid when measuring customer churn

Callminer

In order to keep valued customers as long as possible, organizations must identify when customers leave and why. This blog looks at the common mistakes made when measuring customer churn.

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Beyond Philosophy - Untitled Article

Beyond Philosophy

Have you ever wondered why things go viral or, better yet, how you can make your #content gain millions of views and shares? If so, then you are in the right place because we are going to share the secrets of how to go viral on social media. Frame it Properly. So, let’s say we have a story we want customers to hear. We might send a press release to see if reporters will pick up the story.

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FOMU…The Fear of Messing Up

ShepHyken

You have most likely heard people use the expression FOMO, an acronym for Fear of Missing Out. People have a hard time deciding what to do or where to go and worry about missing out on a fun experience, a business opportunity, and more. Recently, I interviewed Dominic Constandi for Amazing Business Radio. We talked about different customer service and experience topics, and he casually mentioned FOMU.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

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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How to be Great in Workforce Management

Contact Center Pipeline

Not all roads to WFM Training follow the same path. Here is some information to help you understand the characteristics and the differences amongst them. I. VENDOR TRAINING “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” —Benjamin Franklin If you’re going to use WFM Software, some form of vendor training is required. If you’re lucky, […].

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25 benefits and best practices to get started with real-time analytics

Callminer

Companies today manage ever-increasing volumes of data. Read this blog for expert tips and best practices for getting started with real-time analytics tools.

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Want your post to go viral? Here is the secret formula…

Beyond Philosophy

Going viral is the goal of any passionate social media poster. Posting your content and watching as the views and shares grow exponentially is the dream for marketers trying to build a brand online. Unless, of course, the viral post is about how you broke a guitar during a customer’s flight and then showed “indifference” to their complaint.

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Guest Post: The Concept of ‘Quiet Quitting’ and Its Impact on Contact Centers

ShepHyken

This week, we feature an article by Stephen Holliday, CEO and Founder of Level , an on-demand pay platform that helps employees manage their financial well-being. He writes about ‘quiet quitting’ and how contact centers can resolve this challenge in their organization. The concept of ‘quiet quitting’ has become a popular term within the working 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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Opportunities Amidst the Challenges

Contact Center Pipeline

Reflecting over the last two plus years, as contact centers worked remotely, learning and development (L&D) teams had to pivot so quickly to ensure that new hires, existing team members, and leadership were provided with engaging learning opportunities. We can all agree that there has been some struggles and a learning curve for all of […].

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3 Main Challenges Field Service Leaders Face in 2023

TechSee

Today’s field service leaders face a growing number of challenges, many of them not dissimilar to those faced by their predecessors. However, the simultaneous arrival of economic, operational, and technical challenges is straining many field service organizations. In this post we will examine the trends shaping these challenges, and why leaders are increasingly adopting new strategic approaches to overcome these challenges.

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7 Highly Effective Call Center Improvement Strategies

Fonolo

Call center leaders are always looking for ways to take their operations to the next level. But the question is: what does that next level look like for your business? That all depends on the goals your contact center sets. Success will look different for every organization. It’s up to you to set those standards and provide the right support and motivation for your call center team to achieve them.

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Preventing Toll Fraud from Dismantling Your VoIP Operations

Avoxi

Preventing Toll Fraud from Dismantling Your VoIP Operations Buy Online Get a Free Demo → Get Yours: Telecom Security Guide [Free Toolkit] Toll fraud… It's something you never want to deal with, but with its ever-growing prevalence, it’s something you can’t risk ignoring either. While internet-based tools have made leaps and bounds for organizations in… The post Preventing Toll Fraud from Dismantling Your VoIP Operations appeared first on AVOXI.

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ABM Success Recipe: Mastering the Crawl, Walk, Run Approach

Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.

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6 UCaaS Trends to Watch for in 2023

FluentStream

Originally published by Spiceworks The shift to hybrid and remote work environments driven by the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of unified communications-as-a-service (UCaaS). So what’s next for this hypergrowth industry? Cass Gilmore, FluentStream CEO, shares his thoughts on trends. Read More. The post 6 UCaaS Trends to Watch for in 2023 appeared first on FluentStream.

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82 countries and counting! Algeria joins the Spearline mobile network.

Spearline

Welcome Algeria to Spearline! We’re thrilled to announce Algeria as the latest country to join our mobile testing network – bringing Spearline’s global total coverage to 82 countries. You can now test your mobile numbers across Azurreo and Djezzy. Djezzy is a state-owned mobile operator and is the largest MNO in Algeria with a market share of approximately 65%.

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Leverage Chatbot Advantages And Disadvantages To Enhance Business Operations

kommunicate

Last Updated on December 13, 2022 Chatbots have revolutionized customer support and service automation in business organizations today. It doesn’t matter if your organization is big or small; chatbots have something to offer everyone. Almost all modern and evolving businesses have deployed chatbots to increase market relevance. Not only are they multifunctional, but they also [.].

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Automatically identify languages in multi-lingual audio using Amazon Transcribe

AWS Machine Learning

If you operate in a country with multiple official languages or across multiple regions, your audio files can contain different languages. Participants may be speaking entirely different languages or may switch between languages. Consider a customer service call to report a problem in an area with a substantial multi-lingual population. Although the conversation could begin in one language, it’s feasible that the customer might change to another language to describe the problem, depending on com

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The Truth About Customer Journey Mapping

Speaker: Dave Seaton, CEO of Seaton CX

Is Customer Journey Mapping a tired fad from 2013? Or a critical tool for sparking customer-centric change? 💥 The answer lies not in the map itself, but in the mapping process. When crafted with precision and insight, journey maps emerge as powerful catalysts, transforming customer experiences and steering businesses towards profitable growth.

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Phone System Guide To Hiring And Training Seasonal Employees

VirtualPBX

Thought Leadership With VirtualPBX Customer Support Management. Preparing your business for the holidays can seem like a lot of work. You need to train seasonal employees, make sure your phone system is ready to handle the extra calls, and make sure you’re communicating clearly with your customers. When you’re in holiday mode, it’s easy to drop the ball on communications.

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Concentrix Wins Environmental Program of the Year

Concentrix

Best in Biz Awards recognizes Concentrix’ One Concentrix, One Earth Sustainability Program For a second year, Concentrix’ One Earth program has been recognized by Best in Biz Awards North America as the Environmental Program of the Year. Building upon everything we accomplished in 2021, this year, we took on a bold mission to understand all […].

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How to Create a WhatsApp Chatbot using Flask Python Framework

kommunicate

Last Updated on December 16, 2022 Chatbots are software tools created to interact with humans through chat. The first chatbots could create simple conversations based on a complex system of rules. You can build intelligent chatbots for WhatsApp using the Python Framework Flask and the Kompose Bot builder. This post will teach us how to [.]. The post How to Create a WhatsApp Chatbot using Flask Python Framework appeared first on Kommunicate Blog.

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Tips for Configuring Compensation Plans for Customer Success Managers (CSMs)

ClientSuccess

Payday Vectors by Vecteezy. In today’s competitive customer success landscape, it is essential that CSMs are adequately and appropriately compensated for their work. To this end, I usually see three distinct compensation models: Base Only; Base + Bonus; or the preferred model of mine -Base+ Variable- to reward excellence in performance. Read further on why this structure can be beneficial when building out your ClientSuccess team!

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The Innovator’s Guide to the Digital-first Contact Center

In the contact center industry, first-generation digital channels like email and web chat have seen significant adoption, along with video chat and co-browsing capabilities. However, customers are rapidly moving beyond these channels, seeking next-generation options. Social platforms are now becoming mainstream contact center channels. Download this guide today to learn how to help your business adapt to this evolving landscape and leverage the power of next-generation digital customer service.

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Consumer Duty is an opportunity for both improved customer outcomes and a deeper understanding

Maru Group

By Steve Brockway Maru/Matchbox | December 2022. Consumer Duty raises the bar of regulatory consumer protection in the financial services sector by shifting the regulation paradigm from a process-driven approach to one based on customer outcomes. To achieve this, firms need improved customer insight to engage teams and consistently provide products, services, and communication to deliver good outcomes.

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Rebuilding trust to empower the future of healthcare

Nuance

Trust is at the center of every important personal or professional relationship and the foundation of lasting connections. Patient-clinician relationships are no different. Relationships that are anchored in trust lead to better diagnoses and treatments, improved compliance and outcomes, increased patient satisfaction, and greater patient willingness to seek care or preventive screenings.

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Remote Team Management: How to Effectively Train Remote Agents

Helpware

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted nearly every industry in multiple ways. A particular challenge involved shifting work from the office to employees’ homes. As a result, employees set up home offices in anticipation of working from home for an extended period. Similarly, supervisors accustomed to being in the trenches with their teams were faced with remote team management.