Beyond Philosophy

MAY 17, 2024

Quality assurance is crucial in Customer Experience Management, and assessing call center operations provides valuable insights into an organization’s customer-centricity. The subject of today’s episode is the result of our None of Use is Clever as All of Us feature. One of our listeners, Jamie Scott of Evaluate Agent shared his thoughts on Quality Assurance and the problems organizations have regarding this area.

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ShepHyken

MAY 19, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Here are my top five picks from last week. I have added my comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. 99% of Consumers Rely on Online Reviews Before Making Purchases by Jon McDonald (CardRates) Reviews offer insight that an online description can’t and provide feedback from customers who have used or previously purchased the product of interest.

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ShepHyken

MAY 13, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Here are my top five picks from last week. I have added my comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. 8 Keys to Making Customer Service a More Positive Experience by Martin Zwilling (Inc. Magazine) With the advent of the internet, social media, and instant communication via texting, customer expectations for service, as part of their entire customer experience, have change

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Bill Quiseng

MAY 13, 2024

Your brand is not a result of your marketing actions. Your brand is the result of customers’ perceptions of your customer service actions. On social media, customers are talking about you whether you like it or not know it or not. World-class or no class. And if they’re not talking world-class or no class, they’re simply not talking about it all. So, when it comes to your customers and customer service, don’t be just good.

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Speaker: Laura Noonan, Chief Revenue Officer at CallFinder + Angie Kronlage, Director of Program Success at Working Solutions + April Wiita, Vice President of Program Success at Working Solutions

Are you still manually reviewing calls? 🤔 If so, this webinar is for you! What was once a common practice in the call center is now a barrier to success. Manual call monitoring is no longer an option if you want to proactively coach your agents to ultimately improve the customer experience using data-driven insights. Join this webinar with Angie Kronlage and April Wiita of Working Solutions to discuss how you can modernize outdated, manual call review processes through the power of autom

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Select VoiceCom Blog

MAY 17, 2024

Select VoiceCom is celebrating Mother’s Day this whole month of May, honoring our hardworking moms from different campaigns and departments with more than just a day of appreciation. In this month-long celebration, SVC prepared a simple treat to bring smiles to the faces of our 220 mom employees. We pampered our supermoms with chic gift bags of custom beauty must-haves—brushes, mirrors, and scrunchies—so they can always look fabulous despite their hectic schedules.

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Totango

MAY 17, 2024

Some believe AI is overhyped. Others think we are already in the midst of transformation. The reality is that most of us sit in the middle. A recent poll taken during the Higher Logic Super Forum SPARK conference in April says 61% of CS professionals sometimes use AI platforms alongside other systems, while 11% always leverage AI in various instances and workflows.

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Cisco - Contact Center

MAY 17, 2024

Secure Client Management capabilities aren’t going away with the SecureX EOL, the functionality is simply migrating to the Cisco Security Cloud Control service.

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AWS Machine Learning

MAY 16, 2024

This post is co-written with HyeKyung Yang, Jieun Lim, and SeungBum Shim from LotteON. LotteON aims to be a platform that not only sells products, but also provides a personalized recommendation experience tailored to your preferred lifestyle. LotteON operates various specialty stores, including fashion, beauty, luxury, and kids, and strives to provide a personalized shopping experience across all aspects of customers’ lifestyles.

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Tethr

MAY 15, 2024

Elevate your agent analytics with conversation intelligence! Learn how to measure, coach, and improve agent performance for exceptional CX.

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Call Design

MAY 14, 2024

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of receiving positive feedback on a schedule you just published and ideally hearing that you’ve done a good job. Unfortunately, during my time as a Scheduler, these interactions were often few and far between. Thankfully Workforce Planning has evolved over the years, with a greater focus now on employee engagement rather than just maximising performance.

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Integrity Solutions

MAY 14, 2024

For many in sales, negotiation is one of the most challenging aspects of the job. More often than not, these salespeople approach negotiation as a win-or-lose endurance game, a contentious battle that pits two opposing sides against each other. “Winning” means convincing the customer to accept your point of view—even if the outcome isn’t necessarily in the customer’s best interest.

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Cisco - Contact Center

MAY 15, 2024

Over the last 40 years, Cisco has built one of most sophisticated and extensive Go-to-Market (GTM) engines in the industry. Today, we are taking the next step in that mission.

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AWS Machine Learning

MAY 15, 2024

ONNX is an open source machine learning (ML) framework that provides interoperability across a wide range of frameworks, operating systems, and hardware platforms. ONNX Runtime is the runtime engine used for model inference and training with ONNX. AWS Graviton3 processors are optimized for ML workloads, including support for bfloat16, Scalable Vector Extension (SVE), and Matrix Multiplication (MMLA) instructions.

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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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SQM Group

MAY 16, 2024

Effective communication is the cornerstone of excellent customer service. Specifically, the ability to offer a genuine apology when things go wrong plays a crucial role in managing customer relationships and upholding the company's reputation.

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Helpware

MAY 14, 2024

Are you tired of juggling the demands of different IT projects and constantly trying to do more with less? You are not the only one. A Clutch study found that over 37% of small businesses currently outsource at least one business process, with IT services making the top of the list. This number grows even larger when we look at enterprises, about 90% of Fortune 500 companies outsourcing at least some portion of their IT needs.

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A Better Answer

MAY 13, 2024

Customizing an answering service involves fine-tuning it to meet the unique demands of different industries, such as legal, real estate, and e-commerce. This process is crucial for businesses aiming to enhance customer satisfaction, improve operational efficiency, and stand out in a competitive market. By identifying specific needs, evaluating current services, and implementing targeted features, companies can create a more personalized and effective communication channel.

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Cisco - Contact Center

MAY 13, 2024

I am thrilled to see numerous talented and trailblazing Cisco colleagues featured in CRN's 2024 Women of the Channel List. These women are at the forefront of channel thought leadership, and their dedication to our partners' success is a testament to the exceptional caliber of our partner program.

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Speaker: Steve Pappas, Chief Strategist, Startup and Early Stage Growth Advisor, Keynote Speaker, CX Podcaster

As businesses strive for success in an increasingly digitized world, delivering an exceptional customer experience has become paramount. To meet this demand, enterprises are embracing innovative approaches that captivate customers and fuel their loyalty. 💥 Enter conversational AI - an absolute game-changer (if done right) in redefining CX norms.

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Outsource Consultants

MAY 14, 2024

In the second episode of The Bald + The Beard , hosts Tom Luther and Andrew Griffiths continue their exploration of outsourcing in the customer experience (CX) sector, this time focusing on the pervasive myths about losing control when outsourcing and how strategic partnerships can actually enhance operational control and data security. Key Takeaways Choosing the Right Outsourcing Partner Matters: It’s not just about handing off tasks; it’s about finding a partner who aligns with you

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Interaction Metrics

MAY 16, 2024

Can you read your customers’ minds? I didn’t think so — which is why you’re reading about customer experience research firms. Pick the right firm, and you’ll understand your customers and get inside their heads! Over 100 years ago, Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford advised, “If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from his angle.” This observation ignited the auto indu

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DMG Consulting

MAY 15, 2024

This is the first in a series of videos that will explore how AI in enhancing things in contact centers across the globe. The post 10 Topics in our A.I. Series appeared first on DMG Consulting.

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Call Design

MAY 15, 2024

SYDNEY, Australia, 16 May, 2024: Call Design, a leading provider of workforce optimisation solutions, has announced a new strategic partnership with ProHance, an enterprise-grade operations enablement and analytics platform that provides insights for smarter decisions in complex, distributed and hybrid workforces. Call Design has built an international business focused on workforce optimisation solutions and is excited to work with ProHance to offer more advanced optimisation technology to the b

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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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Cisco - Contact Center

MAY 15, 2024

Switching to a platform-based IT strategy can make growing a breeze, cutting through complexity and bolstering teamwork. It’s a smart, forward-thinking move that keeps things simple and sustainable.

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CSM Magazine

MAY 17, 2024

If you’re overwhelmed by the wide selection of promotional products available today, understanding which promotional products fit best with your industry can make choosing the right product easier. Keep reading to learn about the best promotional products for your industry and the benefits of using promotional items with your logo. Overview of Promotional Products Custom promotional products are any products a company can customize with their brand logo and color scheme.

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24-7 InTouch

MAY 14, 2024

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA, MAY 14, 2024 – IntouchCX, a global leader in customer experience management, digital engagement, and technology solutions, won two major awards at the 2024 Customer Experience Interaction Awards presented by BPrO in Cartagena, Colombia. The company won Silver for Best Social Responsibility Initiative, while Marcela Ramírez, VP of LATAM Operations at IntouchCX, was named the Executive of the Year.

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NobelBiz

MAY 14, 2024

Contact centers have always been at the forefront of adopting technologies that can enhance the interaction between agents and customers. One of the most transformative technologies in recent years is conversational analytics. But what exactly is conversational analytics, and why is it becoming an indispensable tool in call centers? What Is Conversational Analytics?

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Hodusoft

MAY 17, 2024

What Is Computer Telephony Integration (CTI)? An In-Depth Guide Does the term “Computer Telephony Integration” ring a bell? If you are in the call center or contact center industry, you must have come across the term at least once. This blog post covers everything from what is Computer Telephony Integration (CTI for short), history and evolution of CTI, how CTI works, benefits of CTI, types of CTI, features of CTI, and how to handpick the right CTI.

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Cisco - Contact Center

MAY 17, 2024

In the face of growing cybersecurity threats, UK policymakers have intensified efforts to protect the nation's digital infrastructure. This blog looks at insights from the UK McPartland review and the interdependence between cyber security and economic growth.

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delighted

MAY 20, 2024

When it comes to getting high survey response rates , nothing beats out a survey that meets your users right where they are, on your website or in your app. However, web surveys can be notoriously finicky to implement well, often requiring multiple rounds with designers and developers to get a survey that looks native and triggers seamlessly. Our new Web Widget for Surveys makes it unbelievably easy to set up a native pop-up survey.

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