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70 Customer Care RFP Questions (An Updated List + RFP Template)

BlueOcean

(This is updated version of our most popular blogs: 52 RFP Questions (2013), 51 RFP Questions (2016), 60 RFP Questions (2020)) Every few years we update our recommended list of contact center RFP Questions. Reporting Your customer care program may accumulate more data than any other part of your organization. Hourly staff?

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What’s the State of Social Customer Care in 2016?

BlueOcean

If the call to customer care is a dreaded and distasteful last resort, how do we adapt and improve the experience? With social networks evolving at a breakneck pace, that leads us to the question at the root of this post: what is the state of social customer care in 2016 and beyond? The evidence is overwhelming.

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Emerging Trends In Customer Experience: The Continuing Story

Storyminers

Kampyle, now part of Medallia, published this interview as a kick-off to their Emerging Trends in Customer Experience series in 2016. Steve Haeckel (the guy who taught me systems thinking applied to enterprise design) introduced me to Lou Carbone (the guy who helped me fall in love with customer experience). 2016 Answer.

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The State of Social Customer Support in 2018

BlueOcean

Remember when social media was the young upstart of the customer care channels and voice was still king? Way back in the good old days of the early 2010s… It seems like a lifetime ago that we were asking ourselves how to handle customers in such a public forum. Or was it customer service? Easier said than done.

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Emerging Trends In Customer Experience: The Continuing Story

Storyminers

Kampyle, now part of Medallia, published this interview as a kick-off to their Emerging Trends in Customer Experience series in 2016. Steve Haeckel (the guy who taught me systems thinking applied to enterprise design) introduced me to Lou Carbone (the guy who helped me fall in love with customer experience). 2016 Answer.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of November 21, 2016

ShepHyken

Steve DiGioia shares some nice ideas about the importance pretending to be your own customer. The Future of Social Media (And How to Prepare For It): The State of Social Media 2016 Report by Ash Read. I’m surprised at how many companies have not yet embraced social media for marketing and customer care.

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Making Your Contact Center Adaptive: Advanced Management Techniques for Quickly- Changing Customer Expectations

Storyminers

How can companies create amazing customer experiences in 2017? The answer to this question is the same as it was in 2016 and will be the same as in 2018. #1 1 Deepen your customer profile. Customers expect an ever more frictionless experience and more proactive service. New metrics. 2 Serve before you sell.