Who's Your Gladys?

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

When your goal is to build a customer service dream team, and keep it going strong – it makes sense to learn from those who’ve already done it. That’s why we’re sharing concrete strategies from Dialog Direct, a company that offers a range of customer.

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Myra Golden

APRIL 10, 2017

And I still needed to sit down with Jim to talk about issues with his recent tone with a customer. The second meeting was a task force to look for ways to increase customer loyalty. George was a bright, energetic, proactive frontline customer service representative. At 2:30 I have a customer loyalty task force meeting.

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NobelBiz

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

This ability enables you to comprehend emotions and how to use them in order to nurture good customer relationships. Although it is still simply a “beautiful notion” for far too many businesses and contact centers. How to develop Conscious Leadership? Mentoring, coaching, and staff development may all make a difference.

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Unless you’ve been under a proverbial rock, you’ve heard and seen a massive amount of change in customer service — particularly in the past year. Many are pronouncing that there is no greater revolution in customer care than what’s happening right now. An IVR can save companies millions of dollars. per minute.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JULY 21, 2023

But, as many leaders have learned (some the hard … Continue reading → The post Engaging Your Team: Leadership Principles for Lasting Success appeared first on Brad Cleveland. Success depends on creating an engaging environment and bringing out the best in everyone who is part of it.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

An essential part of customer service leadership is understanding what customers want. But what do they expect? And how are those expectations changing?

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Lumoa

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

It’s important for your business to understand your customers. Using a customer needs analysis and setting up a feedback loop are the key ways to make this happen. One of the best analysis techniques available is the voice of customer (VoC) template. In This Article: What is Voice of Customer(VoC) and Why Is It Important?

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NobelBiz

APRIL 2, 2024

Are customers becoming more and more demanding with time? With the growing customer expectations, enterprises are under great pressure to deliver exceptional service. They serve as centralized hubs for managing multichannel interactions, voice calls, emails, chats, social media, and more. RELATED ARTICLE What is IVR?

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JULY 8, 2021

When developing a customer service strategy, the final step is to innovate and align. How do you keep day-to-day operations and every decision aligned with your customer service vision? Where are the opportunities to get even better?

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Brad Cleveland Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2023

There’s a lot riding on customer experience leaders right now. Our organizations, our customers, our employees are counting on us.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JULY 8, 2021

When developing a customer service strategy, the final step is to innovate and align. How do you keep day-to-day operations and every decision aligned with your customer service vision? Learn more about … Continue reading → The post Harness innovation to deepen customer relationships appeared first on Brad Cleveland.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JULY 21, 2023

But, as many leaders have learned (some the hard … Continue reading → The post Engaging Your Team: Leadership Principles for Lasting Success appeared first on Brad Cleveland. Success depends on creating an engaging environment and bringing out the best in everyone who is part of it.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Over the past decade, ICMI has studied, codified and periodically published a summary of the most important principles behind building strong, profitable customer relationships. Have evolving customer expectations, social communities, new channels and other developments changed the fundamentals? Not at all!

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NobelBiz

JULY 31, 2023

In today’s rapidly-evolving business landscape, call queuing stands as a paramount component for efficient customer communications. This advanced mechanism not only ensures customers are catered to promptly but also streamlines business operations. What is Call Queuing?

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Brad Cleveland Blog

APRIL 22, 2021

Build the skills, knowledge and leadership in your team to make it all happen. Success depends on creating an engaging environment and bringing out the best in everyone who … The post Principle #7: Skills, Knowledge and Leadership Make the Difference first appeared on Brad Cleveland.

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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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Stella Connect

JUNE 5, 2017

The Journey to Customer Centricity – People Powered, Customer Driven Strategy (Keynote). A customer-centric culture radiates outward, and endears brands to their customers. EVP and Chief Customer Officer, Frontier Communications. An Outside in Customer Experience Strategy for a Brave New World (Closing Keynote).

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BlueOcean

JANUARY 18, 2016

Elizabeth Sedlacek has more than 16 years of contact center outsourcing experience, nine of which were spent as Senior Director of Business Development & Client Care for a mid-sized, Canadian-owned call center and BPO. Stephanie Small makes the transition to Blue Ocean from IMP Customer Care.

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GetFeedback

JANUARY 6, 2020

After Voice of the Customer (VoC) , nothing is more closely associated with Customer Experience Management (CXM) than a customer journey map (CJM). . customer feedback data), involving customers, and defining customer outcomes. . A B2B company has other companies as customers, sure. Not so fast. .

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Brad Cleveland Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Over the past decade, ICMI has studied, codified and periodically published a summary of the most important principles behind building strong, profitable customer relationships. Lately, I’ve been asked, are these principles less important?

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Steve DiGioia

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Guest Post by Tal Schnall - Leadership and Customer Service Mentor This original article was written by Steve DiGioia. With 20 years of hospitality experience he writes about what ‘true leaders’ can do to provide great customer service. It’s an ongoing leadership commitment driven by effective leadership.

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Beyond Philosophy

MAY 18, 2023

Emotional intelligence (EQ) is critical to leadership. EQ is also a crucial part of your customer experience design and delivery. Today, we are discussing EQ, what it is, and how it helps your customer strategy and leadership. The same goes for customer service representatives. We let people choose where they went.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Over the past decade, ICMI has studied, codified and periodically published a summary of the most important principles behind building strong, profitable customer relationships. Have evolving customer expectations, social communities, new channels and other developments changed the fundamentals? Not at all!

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Brad Cleveland Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Over the past decade, ICMI has studied, codified and periodically published a summary of the most important principles behind building strong, profitable customer relationships. Lately, I’ve been asked, are these principles less important?

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BlueOcean

MAY 17, 2016

IMP Customer Care, a bilingual outsourced contact center with roots in Bathurst, is transitioning to the Blue Ocean Contact Centers brand. The transition will be seamless as the leadership and customer care team will remain in place under the Blue Ocean brand. IMP Customer Care devient Blue Ocean Contact Centers.

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GetFeedback

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

We’re already halfway through 2019 and no one can deny the rising demand for better customer experiences. Companies are now using machine learning technology to improve customer experience and traditional institutions usually resistant to change are coming under pressure from a customer base that wants more. Article No.

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Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

We’re honored to be honored for our work alongside so many of our customer service and customer experience colleagues. This is especially true in the customer service industry. Customer Experience (CX) has catapulted into one of the most important aspects of determining business success. Adrian Swinscoe.

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NobelBiz

MARCH 31, 2022

For the modern call center agent, communication is everything. As a call center agent, you have the opportunity to create lasting relationships with your customers, and to earn their loyalty. When you’re running a call center, it can be difficult to know how to define success.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Over the past decade, ICMI has studied, codified and periodically published a summary of the most important principles behind building strong, profitable customer relationships. Lately, I’ve been asked, are these principles less important?

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Kayako

MAY 12, 2016

It might surprise you to know that there are two regular podcasts dedicated to nothing but customer support. With one of those having 100+ episodes, how much more could there possibly be to say about customer support? Much like the early days of B2B “inbound” marketing, customer support didn’t really exist ten years ago.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

APRIL 22, 2021

Build the skills, knowledge and leadership in your team to make it all happen. Organizations are made up of people with … Continue reading → The post Principle #7: Skills, Knowledge and Leadership Make the Difference appeared first on Brad Cleveland. What’s the real secret to improving performance?

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Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

We’re honored to be honored for our work alongside so many of our customer service and customer experience colleagues. This is especially true in the customer service industry. Customer Experience (CX) has catapulted into one of the most important aspects of determining business success. Adrian Swinscoe.

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AWS Machine Learning

MARCH 1, 2024

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has created opportunities to improve the customer experience in the contact center space. With Amazon Lex bots, you can use conversational AI capabilities to enable these capabilities within your call center. Anand lives in Dallas, Texas and enjoys travelling.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Over the past decade, ICMI has studied, codified and periodically published a summary of the most important principles behind building strong, profitable customer relationships. Have evolving customer expectations, social communities, new channels and other developments changed the fundamentals? Not at all!

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BlueOcean

APRIL 15, 2019

The trend of personalized customer experience has since transformed almost every industry as we know it. From the retail experience to social media connections to issue resolution via the contact center, customers want their individual needs known and reflected in the interactions, services, and products they pay for.

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BirdEye

APRIL 12, 2023

In today’s fast-paced business world, building and maintaining strong customer relationships is crucial for success. That’s where Customer Relationship Management (CRM) comes in. It can also automate various customer-facing processes, such as marketing campaigns, sales activities, and customer support.

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Customer Bliss

MAY 30, 2017

Claudiu Coltea is the Executive Vice President and Head of Customer Experience for Citizens Financial Group. He’s a perennial customer experience leader with a background at Gallup, in health care, and in operational roles. He designed a best-in-class customer experience model now utilized across a global footprint.

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