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A History of Customer Support Technology

Team Support

Here’s a look back at how customer support technologies evolved over the last century, and a peak at where they’re going next. By the early 1970s, more call-routing systems were beginning to include ACD technology, ushering in the development of large-scale call centers. Ever wonder what customer service looked like 50 or 60 years ago?

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Helping AI Help Agents: A Better Way to Use AI Applications in the Contact Center

Upstream Works

It was 2006 and it was way ahead of its time – providing omnichannel agent desktop capabilities long before the concept of “omnichannel” was formed. To provide reporting to management so that agents could be better trained and given the information and tools they needed to do their jobs more easily.

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How Utilities Can Use Digital Communication to Fix a Fractured CX

CSM Magazine

The focus in many areas, has tended to be on technologies that supported infrastructure and reduced operational costs. When it comes to providing that kind of experience, the best place to start is with customer communications. Digital communication is vital. But today’s customer expects much more. Big business benefits.

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How to Prepare for CMS Test Call Season

CSM Magazine

This can help them facilitate communication intended to educate and answer prospective beneficiary questions, even if an interpreter is not needed. Ensure that your organization is listed accurately on the Health Plan Management System (HPMS) list, which CMS uses to make test calls. Furnish agents with informational scripts.

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Innovation doesn’t always need to be radical: an example in diabetes

Clarivate

Most clients we work with are keen to communicate that their product is innovative. While there is still no cure for diabetes, the availability of increasingly effective medicines over the last century changed it from being considered a terminal diagnosis, particularly for those diagnosed in childhood, to a manageable, chronic disease.

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John Oechsle: How Do You Spell CRM Evolution? With 4 C’s

Bill Quiseng

the first to market customer relationship management software solution that pioneered the space 30 years ago and is still innovating today, so he has a bit of a unique perspective on how customer communication has evolved and where it’s heading. The year was 1987, a time when technology was advancing at a tremendous pace.

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5 Ways to Apply AI and Win Back Business

CSM Magazine

In addition, renewal bots allow customers to select the same messaging channels that they use to communicate with their friends, families and colleagues. Applying the theory – how AA Ireland uses bots to drive customer engagement. Applying the theory – how AA Ireland uses bots to drive customer engagement. About the Author.