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The difference between a ‘ call-back ’ and a ‘ virtual queue ’ is subtle in definition but significant in outcomes. Many contact center managers have been distraught to find that what they needed was a call-back, but what they got was a virtual queue. MORE
Welcoming in 2021, the Year of the Vaccine. Happy New Year! I planned to write a newsletter column about enterprise servicing and investment priorities, but decided to write about innovation and our shared goals as humanity. MORE
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. 21 Tips for 2021 Customer Experience Excellence by Lynn Hunsaker. MORE
The power of a single conversation to build customer relationships is an idea that all sales and service teams understand. With the digital expansion of conversation venues, customers and sales teams have more opportunities for connection than ever across more channels and more devices. MORE
This material originally appeared as part of our Resources video series. View the original here. MORE
Little successes added together make for large success down the road. Small successes add up. To put it in baseball terms, you don’t need to hit a home run every time it’s your turn at bat. MORE
A wise woman once said, “We all have the same amount of hours in the day as Beyoncé.”. This past year my team has had to do more with less. Less headcount, static budgets, and zero of the kind of reciprocal energy gained from being in the same physical space as our colleagues. MORE
If you’re like most modern customer success team leaders, you already have some sort of platform in place to help optimize and streamline your internal processes while keeping things straight with customers. MORE
We all know that the coffee McDonald’s sells is too hot to drink when served. If you put it to your lips, you’ll most likely receive a burn that will be far worse than anything most people have ever encountered. So why do they make their coffee so hot? MORE
Recently, a colleague told me about her ailing father. He’s a bedridden 83-year-old who is obese and has diabetes. Already a challenge before the pandemic, ensuring that he made it to his healthcare appointments safely and comfortably became even more difficult due to pandemic restrictions. MORE
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As anyone knows who’s ever filed an insurance claim or been hurt in an accident or at work, it can be a long and frustrating process, with a lot steps and back-and-forth. Or it used to be. In recent years, though, technology has made a huge difference, streamlining the whole process. MORE
There’s a new trend in customer service: the borders between technicians and agents are becoming blurred, with each one taking on aspects of the others’ traditional roles. MORE
It is a given that you cannot keep each customer happy and satisfied because they have different expectations and, sometimes, impossible demands. MORE
Running a contact centre can be difficult, especially when your call centre operates in one geographic region while providing services to another. MORE
No matter what business you are in, the best way to connect with your customers is through the experience you provide them. However, connecting requires knowing what customers want, and today, that isn’t the same as it was 20 years ago. The Experience Economy dictates that people value experiences over material things these days. In addition to knowing what customers want, wouldn’t it also be great to know what works in Customer Experience Management? MORE
How character development compliments CX strategy is one of the most important aspects we review from numerous and diverse sets of perspectives at CX Global. Read more. The post How Character Development Compliments CX appeared first on Customer Experience Strategy and Tactics. MORE
If your churn and retention rates are staying the same or worsen for individuals who go through your onboarding process, you’ve got a problem. User onboarding makes for healthier, happier customers and more informed product teams. MORE
Question: Can you give us some tactical actions that we can take to jumpstart our post-pandemic planning while keeping the continuation of our digital transformation in mind? MORE
How cool would it be if you could just dial up a “smart” instant assistant to help you set up your latest “smart” doodad. It could save you the frustration of staring at your unboxed new toy and wondering what to do next. Yeah – well, been there, done that. MORE
In the previous installment of this blog series , we shared seven cybersecurity tips to prepare your organization for 2021. This blog post includes seven more tips to help protect your organization from cyber-attacks. MORE
Vincent Manlapaz, in an interview with Harpreet Oberoi shares his thoughts on why organizations should keep their laser focus on meeting and achieving customers' desired outcomes. MORE
This is a guest blog post by Justine Dennis, Manager, Customer Success & Support at Fusebill. . Mattias Putman and Ewout Meyns launched PieSync in 2014 with a goal in mind: keep customers satisfied. Mattias and I are very aware that PieSync’s success depends on that of our customers. MORE
About a year ago, I tried something that we would all agree now was a bit foolish: predict what the 2020 contact center would look like. MORE
In a recent CCNG event, I spoke about the trends that I’m seeing globally in call centres. MORE
By Will Milano. This past year laid bare some critical underlying selling skills and cracks in their sales pipeline that sales leaders were able to ignore or avoid while focusing on more immediate concerns. There’s no putting it off anymore. MORE
The call center outsourcing industry has always had to buck a few assumptions, whether it be the quality of service provided or the benefits it can deliver. But, the global success of call center outsourcing services, and the emerging economies it helps support, seems to be proof enough. MORE
We’re on a roll lately at BCStrategies , this being our third podcast over the past few weeks. I hope you caught the last two - 2020 highlights, and our look-ahead for 2021. They’re easy to find on our portal, as is our current podcast - best practices for video meetings. MORE
Everyone could use a little more empathy these days. The desire to feel heard and understood is a basic human need, and one that has a proven impact for companies. Numerous studies have linked empathy in the workplace to increased revenue and higher employee and customer satisfaction. MORE
5-Star CX of the Future. Concierge-Like Experiences Using Smarter Technology. Shep Hyken interviews Mahesh Ram, founding CEO of Solvvy. They discuss how next-generation chatbots and automation technology allow brands to deliver concierge-like experiences for consumers. MORE
ShepHyken
JANUARY 18, 2021
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. 21 Tips for 2021 Customer Experience Excellence by Lynn Hunsaker.
Callminer
JANUARY 18, 2021
Running a contact centre can be difficult, especially when your call centre operates in one geographic region while providing services to another.
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Contact Center Pipeline
JANUARY 19, 2021
About a year ago, I tried something that we would all agree now was a bit foolish: predict what the 2020 contact center would look like.
CCNG
JANUARY 19, 2021
In a recent CCNG event, I spoke about the trends that I’m seeing globally in call centres.
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ShepHyken
JANUARY 20, 2021
Little successes added together make for large success down the road. Small successes add up. To put it in baseball terms, you don’t need to hit a home run every time it’s your turn at bat.
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Contact Center Pipeline
JANUARY 20, 2021
Everyone could use a little more empathy these days. The desire to feel heard and understood is a basic human need, and one that has a proven impact for companies. Numerous studies have linked empathy in the workplace to increased revenue and higher employee and customer satisfaction.
Steve DiGioia
JANUARY 18, 2021
We all know that the coffee McDonald’s sells is too hot to drink when served. If you put it to your lips, you’ll most likely receive a burn that will be far worse than anything most people have ever encountered. So why do they make their coffee so hot?
ShepHyken
JANUARY 19, 2021
5-Star CX of the Future. Concierge-Like Experiences Using Smarter Technology. Shep Hyken interviews Mahesh Ram, founding CEO of Solvvy. They discuss how next-generation chatbots and automation technology allow brands to deliver concierge-like experiences for consumers.
CX Global Media
JANUARY 19, 2021
How character development compliments CX strategy is one of the most important aspects we review from numerous and diverse sets of perspectives at CX Global. Read more. The post How Character Development Compliments CX appeared first on Customer Experience Strategy and Tactics.
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TechSee
JANUARY 18, 2021
There’s a new trend in customer service: the borders between technicians and agents are becoming blurred, with each one taking on aspects of the others’ traditional roles.
Fonolo
JANUARY 19, 2021
The difference between a ‘ call-back ’ and a ‘ virtual queue ’ is subtle in definition but significant in outcomes. Many contact center managers have been distraught to find that what they needed was a call-back, but what they got was a virtual queue.
Guru
JANUARY 20, 2021
A wise woman once said, “We all have the same amount of hours in the day as Beyoncé.”. This past year my team has had to do more with less. Less headcount, static budgets, and zero of the kind of reciprocal energy gained from being in the same physical space as our colleagues.
Outsource Consultants
JANUARY 19, 2021
The call center outsourcing industry has always had to buck a few assumptions, whether it be the quality of service provided or the benefits it can deliver. But, the global success of call center outsourcing services, and the emerging economies it helps support, seems to be proof enough.
Advertiser: Skilljar
Whether you’re looking to kickstart or expand your customer education program, you need access to a budget. Learn how you can demonstrate the positive ROI of customer training and make the case for securing a larger budget in our latest eBook!
TechSee
JANUARY 18, 2021
How cool would it be if you could just dial up a “smart” instant assistant to help you set up your latest “smart” doodad. It could save you the frustration of staring at your unboxed new toy and wondering what to do next. Yeah – well, been there, done that.
Tethr
JANUARY 18, 2021
This material originally appeared as part of our Resources video series. View the original here.
LiveVox
JANUARY 19, 2021
The power of a single conversation to build customer relationships is an idea that all sales and service teams understand. With the digital expansion of conversation venues, customers and sales teams have more opportunities for connection than ever across more channels and more devices.
Hodusoft
JANUARY 17, 2021
It is a given that you cannot keep each customer happy and satisfied because they have different expectations and, sometimes, impossible demands.
Speaker: Esther Kieft, Delivery Manager (Group Technology) at Domino's Pizza Enterprises
It is well known that empathy is a key ingredient in creating lovable products, yet not all products offer the best customer experience. From meeting stringent deadlines to insufficient resources being available to carry out customer research, there is a range of reasons why customer empathy could be missing in product development. Join Esther Kieft, as she breaks down using empathy at a distance to evaluate the problems that customers are experiencing during this global health crisis.
ConvergeOne
JANUARY 19, 2021
In the previous installment of this blog series , we shared seven cybersecurity tips to prepare your organization for 2021. This blog post includes seven more tips to help protect your organization from cyber-attacks.
NICE inContact
JANUARY 18, 2021
As anyone knows who’s ever filed an insurance claim or been hurt in an accident or at work, it can be a long and frustrating process, with a lot steps and back-and-forth. Or it used to be. In recent years, though, technology has made a huge difference, streamlining the whole process.
Integrity Solutions
JANUARY 18, 2021
By Will Milano. This past year laid bare some critical underlying selling skills and cracks in their sales pipeline that sales leaders were able to ignore or avoid while focusing on more immediate concerns. There’s no putting it off anymore.
DMG Consulting
JANUARY 17, 2021
Question: Can you give us some tactical actions that we can take to jumpstart our post-pandemic planning while keeping the continuation of our digital transformation in mind?
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
Every sales forecasting model has a different strength and predictability method. It’s recommended to test out which one is best for your team. This way, you’ll be able to further enhance – and optimize – your newly-developed pipeline. Your future sales forecast? Sunny skies (and success) are just ahead!
Strikedeck
JANUARY 19, 2021
Vincent Manlapaz, in an interview with Harpreet Oberoi shares his thoughts on why organizations should keep their laser focus on meeting and achieving customers' desired outcomes.
ClientSuccess
JANUARY 19, 2021
If you’re like most modern customer success team leaders, you already have some sort of platform in place to help optimize and streamline your internal processes while keeping things straight with customers.
Jon Arnold
JANUARY 19, 2021
We’re on a roll lately at BCStrategies , this being our third podcast over the past few weeks. I hope you caught the last two - 2020 highlights, and our look-ahead for 2021. They’re easy to find on our portal, as is our current podcast - best practices for video meetings.
DMG Consulting
JANUARY 17, 2021
Welcoming in 2021, the Year of the Vaccine. Happy New Year! I planned to write a newsletter column about enterprise servicing and investment priorities, but decided to write about innovation and our shared goals as humanity.
Speaker: Carrie Melissa Jones, Erica Kuhl and Holly Firestone
While organizations have been using communities for many years, it is only in the last few that executives have started to see the value that a community can offer. But now, in 2021, many executives have finally started to view community structures as a new governance model for the entire organization rather than a stand-alone initiative. Join us on January 27 at 12 PM ET for a webinar exploring Chapter 2 of our 2021 Community Predictions eBook.
Nicereply
JANUARY 19, 2021
If your churn and retention rates are staying the same or worsen for individuals who go through your onboarding process, you’ve got a problem. User onboarding makes for healthier, happier customers and more informed product teams.
Nuance
JANUARY 20, 2021
Recently, a colleague told me about her ailing father. He’s a bedridden 83-year-old who is obese and has diabetes. Already a challenge before the pandemic, ensuring that he made it to his healthcare appointments safely and comfortably became even more difficult due to pandemic restrictions.
ChurnZero
JANUARY 20, 2021
This is a guest blog post by Justine Dennis, Manager, Customer Success & Support at Fusebill. . Mattias Putman and Ewout Meyns launched PieSync in 2014 with a goal in mind: keep customers satisfied. Mattias and I are very aware that PieSync’s success depends on that of our customers.
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