Magellan Solutions

MARCH 26, 2024

Outsourcing Customer Service: The Smart Move for SMEs So you’re a business owner, always on the edge trying to keep up with the competition. Sure, you know it’s the happy customers that matter, but doesn’t customer service management look like a time-consuming skydive into a pool with no bottom?

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Pointillist

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

By Stephanie Ventura Metrics tracking is a vital element of every call center. However, aiming to track all possible call center metrics can lead to information overload. Many call center leaders cite First Call Resolution (FCR) as the most important metric to track. What is First Call Resolution?

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NobelBiz

JULY 25, 2023

Join us as we navigate the landscape of Customer Interaction Analytics and its significant impact on customer-centric approaches in today’s business world. Diving Deep into Call Centers Customer Interaction analytics serves as the heartbeat of modern call centers. What is Interaction Analytics?

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Kustomer

JUNE 27, 2022

A new era in customer service has arrived. The transformed landscape requires engagement like never previously seen, and customer service software is here to help. Not one single survey has ever indicated that customers wouldn’t pay more for great service, according to Forbes.

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Win the Customer

DECEMBER 14, 2015

When customers can reach agents quickly and effortlessly, customer service teams can resolve more complex problems faster and greatly personalize customer service and customers support. Serving customers is a strategic organizational initiative, not just an afterthought.

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NobelBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

In order to build an efficient and satisfying customer relationship with your customers, Choosing key performance indicators adapted to your customer service activity is a crucial element to your success. This is the golden rule in the call center world.

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Comm100

APRIL 8, 2016

Even with 244 million unique customers , Jeff Bezos knows better than to see his customers as a series of transactions. But with so many different customer relationships to maintain, what’s the wisdom that keeps this enterprise running? “Everyone has to be able to work in a call center.”

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Kustomer

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Zendesk is, without any doubt, a powerhouse customer service platform. After being acquired by a consortium of private equity firms for $10B, Zendesk is one of the most well-known customer service solutions on the market — but being popular doesn’t make it right for everyone.

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NobelBiz

JULY 31, 2023

As we delve into the fundamentals, you’ll discover how call queuing empowers businesses to build lasting customer relationships and cultivate a reputation of unparalleled service. The Science Behind the Queue Every call that reaches a call center passes through a systematic evaluation process.

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NobelBiz

JUNE 1, 2021

It’s pointless to offer outstanding things at the lowest possible price if you can’t deliver exceptional customer service. Your contact center serves as your company’s storefront. Customers will build an opinion, favorable or bad, of your customer service and so of your brand from the very first transaction.

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Kustomer

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Zendesk is a mega player in customer service software, competing primarily with Kustomer, Freshdesk and Gorgias. And with over 50,000 paying customers (largely small businesses with B2B transactional models), Zendesk is a respectable brand name. Reduce the cost and complexity of customer support operations.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

AUGUST 31, 2023

AI is dramatically transforming customer service. Or better yet, how do you lead the … Continue reading → The post Future-Proof Your AI-Powered Customer Service appeared first on Brad Cleveland. The opportunities – and risks – are unprecedented.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In the past, businesses had to spend a lot of money and take up a lot of space to install call center technology — stations, computers, servers, etc. Companies may now use Cloud Contact Center solutions without worrying about deployment and maintenance thanks to the power of the cloud. And here are the telltales.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

In the past, businesses had to spend a lot of money and take up a lot of space to install call center technology — stations, computers, servers, etc. Companies may now use Cloud Contact Center solutions without worrying about deployment and maintenance thanks to the power of the cloud. And here are the telltales.

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Call Center Pros

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Well, apparently it is not, judging by the frequency with which companies have a customer service strategy that forces its agents to treat everyone based on the same template, the same speech, and the same rules… We are in times when customers are empowered. The landscape of customer service is drastically changing.

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NobelBiz

JULY 10, 2023

Discover the game-changing capabilities of AI in lead generation and learn how your contact center can stay ahead of the curve by embracing this transformative technology to drive growth, improve efficiency, and deliver exceptional customer experiences. Let’s see how.

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Esteban Kolsky

AUGUST 17, 2015

was whether organizations and practitioners were already on board with the concept of omni-channel. Alas, the main problem we found (both outside of this research project as well as those people we tapped for follow-up discussions) was the lack of definition of omni-channel. Even as we grew operations and added new channels (e.g.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 27, 2021

Customer relationship management is at the forefront of all business debates. Overall, retaining existing customers is much more lucrative than attracting new ones. As a result, engaging in contact center solutions and technologies yields significant returns for companies. Behavioral passivity leads to behavioral loyalty.

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Kustomer

JANUARY 7, 2024

And we give them a lot of credit — over the years, Intercom has evolved into an innovative customer service software with all the bells and whistles, offering best in class tools like real-time chat support, proactive messaging, guided product tours, resolution bot, omnichannel support and tons of integrations.

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Kustomer

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

is a cloud-based customer support solution designed to enable businesses of all sizes to deliver exceptional customer service. It’s an all-in-one customer support solution that streamlines the process of managing customer queries and issues across various channels, including email, chat, phone, social media, and websites.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

AUGUST 31, 2023

AI is dramatically transforming customer service. Or better yet, how do you lead the … Continue reading → The post Future-Proof Your AI-Powered Customer Service appeared first on Brad Cleveland. The opportunities – and risks – are unprecedented.

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Comm100

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Business Seeks All-in-One Customer Service Software. Salesforce features a robust reporting system, advanced customization options, and a powerful database that keeps track of contacts across channels. DataCar CRM : Allows for appointment scheduling, activity reports, multi-channel marketing, and more.

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Pointillist

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Even CX leaders are dealing with high customer expectations, intense competition, more rapid customer interactions across an ever-increasing number of digital and physical channels, and limitations imposed by legacy processes and technologies. Agile Data Fusion is a unique approach developed by Pointillist.

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Pointillist

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

At the same time, this complexity is precisely the reason why AI can unleash so much value across the customer experience. Salespeople, call center agents and employees in other customer-facing roles cannot be expected to understand a customer’s entire history and derive their own insights from it in real time.

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SurveySensum

JULY 14, 2020

Meet the Top 150 Global Customer Experience Thought Leaders and Influencers of 2020. Adam Toporek – Customer Service Expert, Keynote Speaker, Trainer, Strategic Advisor . Annette Franz – Customer Experience Consultant, Keynote Speaker, Author . LinkedIn : [link]. Website : [link]. LinkedIn : [link].

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Brad Cleveland Blog

MARCH 14, 2017

Take a minute to reflect on how customer service continues to evolve at your organization. If you missed the December issue of my Edge of Service™ Newsletter, you might enjoy reading about … Continue reading → The post Three Major Customer Service Trends appeared first on Brad Cleveland.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

MARCH 14, 2017

Take a minute to reflect on how customer service continues to evolve at your organization. If you missed the December issue of my Edge of Service™ Newsletter, you might enjoy reading about three predictions that I have for 2017. The Edge of Service™ Newsletter Issue 19: Three Predictions for 2017 By any …

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Brad Cleveland Blog

MARCH 14, 2017

Take a minute to reflect on how customer service continues to evolve at your organization. If you missed the December issue of my Edge of Service™ Newsletter, you might enjoy reading about three predictions that I have for 2017. The Edge of Service® Newsletter Issue 19: Three Predictions for 2017 By any …

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Brad Cleveland Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Recently, I was reminded of this brief interview that I recorded with Jim Rembach of Call Center Coach. We discussed how channels are likely to be approached in the future.

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Chattermill

MAY 12, 2019

Many of the lessons covered centre around customer service and giving customers the best price and the best service possible. The New Gold Standard: 5 Leadership Principles for Creating a Legendary Customer Experience Courtesy of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company by Joseph Michelli. Made in America by Sam Walton.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JULY 31, 2015

These devices have the ability to sense their environment, … Continue reading → The post How Will the Internet of Things Affect Customer Service? (IoT refers to the connection of wireless devices to the Internet and to each other. appeared first on Brad Cleveland.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JUNE 28, 2018

While meeting with Jim Rembach of Call Center Coach at ICMI’s Contact Center Expo in Orlando, we discussed how channels are likely to be approached in the future.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JANUARY 24, 2023

Bill Price is a longtime friend and industry colleague in the customer service space. Bill was Amazon’s first global vice president of customer service and is the founder and president of the consulting firm Driva Solutions.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JANUARY 24, 2023

Bill Price is a longtime friend and industry colleague in the customer service space. Bill was Amazon’s first global vice president of customer service and is the founder and president of the consulting firm Driva Solutions.

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Avaya

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

At the time, sophisticated interaction channels like social media, web chat and presence were available to enhance the CX. And the concept of a platform that seamlessly integrated various channels and devices to deliver consistent, contextual, end-to-end experiences? But, for the most part, businesses weren’t adopting them.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Megan Jones, Editor at Call Centre Helper, recently interviewed me to discuss the habits every leader should adopt to succeed in planning ahead.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

We are seeing the emergence of the greatest customer movement in history. Studies reveal that the vast majority of consumers now use search engines, social communities and feedback sites to better understand a company’s commitment to service before making brand or product decisions. Is your organization ready? Are you ready?

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