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Today I share with you a fable. Once upon a time a great genie paid a short visit to the town of Businessland, where he happened upon three entrepreneurs, each of whom wanted to open an ice cream shop. MORE
I saw this written on a resume the other day. One of her past job duties was “ Joyfully greeted guests “ My first reaction was, “What kind of B.S. is that to write? You must be padding your resume ‘cause you can’t be that good. MORE
I was talking to Jay Minucci, a long-time industry veteran, consultant to the industry, and contributor on these pages. He was telling me about the trend he’s seeing with his large clients—that consolidation is preferred because it’s becoming too hard to manage too many contact center vendors. MORE
In 2016, I spoke at a customer conference and the topic was, “Contact Center 2020.” At the time, 2020 seemed like it was forever away, and I had carte blanche to forecast whatever I wanted to about the potential state of the contact center in 2020. MORE
Ensuring business continuity and the safety of employees and customers is top of mind for companies delivering essential services across industries such as utilities, medical technology and telecommunications. MORE
We just got back from a dynamic industry trade show in Denver, Lead Generation World. The conference proved an amazing opportunity to network with both new and familiar faces. Together, we learned more about the challenges and solutions taking place in the changing lead gen industry. MORE
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Cultivating a productive call center environment involves optimizing many different facets of its operations. From facility design to computer systems and software integrations, all aspects of your call center that impact its internal atmosphere can affect employee performance. MORE
Social media has changed many things about our lives. Not only can we have a blow by blow account of what our friends and family are up to, but we can also see what they had for dinner. We can even see what friends of our friends had for dinner. MORE
Peter Lavers has been named as a top blogger in the realm of Customer Service. The list has been created by Fonolo , who provide call-back solutions for contact centres. MORE
There are numerous issues for which call center managers and leaders must account in running a successful customer support operation. MORE
Keep remote employees’ skills sharp with our customized, engaging, live virtual training. We start with a video conference to learn about your challenges and goals. MORE
Are you interested in making and donating masks for Covid-19? Here are some resources to get you started. link]. link]. Customer Experience Design MORE
So you’ve taken the time to listen to customers in order to understand the experience they’re having with your brand. Articles MORE
Obtaining useful metrics on daily operations in your call center can help to improve many aspects of your business. However, there is quite a bit more to making effective use of call center metrics than merely amassing data and generating reports. MORE
Sincere congratulations to one of our associates, Mark Hollyoake , for successfully completing and passing his Doctorate, analysing and proving the constituents of business to business (B2B) Trust. MORE
The actions of leaders should focus on common-sense decisions. A good “business-sense”, extensive life experience, having a good judge of character, and the ability to see-through-the-fog towards the intended goal will help most people make the “right” call as needed – when needed. MORE
We encourage clients to research their customers all the time. Late last year, we decided to take our advice and study our customers and prospective customers, and well, anyone. Some of the research told us what we expected to hear, but some of the revelations might surprise you. MORE
To mitigate the impact of crises such as natural disasters, epidemics and terror attacks, leading companies are adopting innovative remote assistance methods to address the safety concerns of their employees and customers. MORE
In 1999 everybody was worried about Y2K. Will our computers boot up? Can we pay our employees? Will cars start? Do we have enough toilet paper? MORE
If I were to ask you what’s the most trusted source for knowing whether a product or service is worth taking? Would you say: Product/service reviews? Research? . Competitor Prices? What if I were to tell you that the aspect that genuinely tops the list is what your friends and family think? MORE
Customer. Vendor. Seller. Buyer. All of them have been around since the concept of commerce started. Fast forward to 2020. Today, it is all about the ‘Age of the Customer’. Businesses have grown more concerned; some may say, even obsessed with how their customers are treated. . And rightfully so. . MORE
This week we feature an article by Dwayne Charrington , a technical writer currently associated with ProProfs Help Desk. He shares the benefits of incorporating a help desk ticketing system into your business. Experience-led businesses have 1.7x higher customer retention, 1.9x return on spend, and 1.6x MORE
Which customer service blog posts helped to shape the last decade for you? . When we look back at the customer support industry in 2010, we see a very different beast to the one we work in today. MORE
People are way more afraid of shark attacks than we should be. The reason we are is the same reason branding works for your organization to attract customers. However, before we get to that, consider the following statistic. MORE
One of our Shepard Letter subscribers, Tom Korff, wrote in with an important question: how should customer support agents handle callers who are threatening to harm themselves and/or others? This is a serious topic. MORE
ShepHyken
JANUARY 15, 2020
One of our Shepard Letter subscribers, Tom Korff, wrote in with an important question: how should customer support agents handle callers who are threatening to harm themselves and/or others? This is a serious topic.
Beyond Philosophy
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
Social media has changed many things about our lives. Not only can we have a blow by blow account of what our friends and family are up to, but we can also see what they had for dinner. We can even see what friends of our friends had for dinner.
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Callminer
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Cultivating a productive call center environment involves optimizing many different facets of its operations. From facility design to computer systems and software integrations, all aspects of your call center that impact its internal atmosphere can affect employee performance.
Myra Golden Media
MARCH 28, 2020
Are you interested in making and donating masks for Covid-19? Here are some resources to get you started. link]. link]. Customer Experience Design
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Contact Center Pipeline
JANUARY 22, 2020
In 2016, I spoke at a customer conference and the topic was, “Contact Center 2020.” At the time, 2020 seemed like it was forever away, and I had carte blanche to forecast whatever I wanted to about the potential state of the contact center in 2020.
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TechSee
MARCH 31, 2020
Ensuring business continuity and the safety of employees and customers is top of mind for companies delivering essential services across industries such as utilities, medical technology and telecommunications.
Peter Lavers
JANUARY 30, 2020
Sincere congratulations to one of our associates, Mark Hollyoake , for successfully completing and passing his Doctorate, analysing and proving the constituents of business to business (B2B) Trust.
ProProfs Blog
JANUARY 24, 2020
If I were to ask you what’s the most trusted source for knowing whether a product or service is worth taking? Would you say: Product/service reviews? Research? . Competitor Prices? What if I were to tell you that the aspect that genuinely tops the list is what your friends and family think?
Steve DiGioia
MARCH 30, 2020
The actions of leaders should focus on common-sense decisions. A good “business-sense”, extensive life experience, having a good judge of character, and the ability to see-through-the-fog towards the intended goal will help most people make the “right” call as needed – when needed.
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Fonolo
JANUARY 14, 2020
Which customer service blog posts helped to shape the last decade for you? . When we look back at the customer support industry in 2010, we see a very different beast to the one we work in today.
ShepHyken
JANUARY 29, 2020
Today I share with you a fable. Once upon a time a great genie paid a short visit to the town of Businessland, where he happened upon three entrepreneurs, each of whom wanted to open an ice cream shop.
Beyond Philosophy
MARCH 19, 2020
We encourage clients to research their customers all the time. Late last year, we decided to take our advice and study our customers and prospective customers, and well, anyone. Some of the research told us what we expected to hear, but some of the revelations might surprise you.
Callminer
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
There are numerous issues for which call center managers and leaders must account in running a successful customer support operation.
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Myra Golden Media
APRIL 3, 2020
Keep remote employees’ skills sharp with our customized, engaging, live virtual training. We start with a video conference to learn about your challenges and goals.
Contact Center Pipeline
FEBRUARY 12, 2020
I was talking to Jay Minucci, a long-time industry veteran, consultant to the industry, and contributor on these pages. He was telling me about the trend he’s seeing with his large clients—that consolidation is preferred because it’s becoming too hard to manage too many contact center vendors.
Convoso
JANUARY 3, 2020
Convoso VP of Sales, Les Lent shares insights on why ghosting happens and how to avoid it. Ghosting is a relatively new term for an old sales problem.
TechSee
MARCH 9, 2020
To mitigate the impact of crises such as natural disasters, epidemics and terror attacks, leading companies are adopting innovative remote assistance methods to address the safety concerns of their employees and customers.
Speaker: David Spinks, Founder of CMX and VP of Community at Bevy, and Adrian Speyer, Head of Community at Vanilla Forums
Join Vanilla Forums as Founder of CMX and VP of Community at Bevy, David Spinks, and Head of Community at Vanilla Forums, Adrian Speyer talk about how the best companies in the world are building strong cross-channel communities to successfully protect their most valuable assets: their customers, partners and stakeholders.
Peter Lavers
JANUARY 15, 2020
Peter Lavers has been named as a top blogger in the realm of Customer Service. The list has been created by Fonolo , who provide call-back solutions for contact centres.
GetFeedback
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
So you’ve taken the time to listen to customers in order to understand the experience they’re having with your brand. Articles
Steve DiGioia
JANUARY 20, 2020
I saw this written on a resume the other day. One of her past job duties was “ Joyfully greeted guests “ My first reaction was, “What kind of B.S. is that to write? You must be padding your resume ‘cause you can’t be that good.
ProProfs Blog
JANUARY 7, 2020
Customer. Vendor. Seller. Buyer. All of them have been around since the concept of commerce started. Fast forward to 2020. Today, it is all about the ‘Age of the Customer’. Businesses have grown more concerned; some may say, even obsessed with how their customers are treated. . And rightfully so. .
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This whitepaper has provided some suggestions for KPIs that you may want to use. Once you’ve chosen your KPIs, make sure that you’ve communicated the importance of these metrics to all employees in your contact center, as well as how you expect them to be achieved.
ShepHyken
MARCH 13, 2020
This week we feature an article by Dwayne Charrington , a technical writer currently associated with ProProfs Help Desk. He shares the benefits of incorporating a help desk ticketing system into your business. Experience-led businesses have 1.7x higher customer retention, 1.9x return on spend, and 1.6x
Beyond Philosophy
MARCH 20, 2020
People are way more afraid of shark attacks than we should be. The reason we are is the same reason branding works for your organization to attract customers. However, before we get to that, consider the following statistic.
Callminer
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Obtaining useful metrics on daily operations in your call center can help to improve many aspects of your business. However, there is quite a bit more to making effective use of call center metrics than merely amassing data and generating reports.
Myra Golden Media
APRIL 2, 2020
In 1999 everybody was worried about Y2K. Will our computers boot up? Can we pay our employees? Will cars start? Do we have enough toilet paper?
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