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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. One of the early pioneers in CRM software was ACT!,

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BigChange Job Management System Crucial for Engineering Company’s Growth

CSM Magazine

Crucial Engineering is underpinning a UK-wide expansion of its aluminium and automation business with the BigChange job management system which live links field engineers to back-office support staff using a mobile app. “BigChange has given me this and more,” he continued.

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inContact Recognized as a Leader in Gartner’s 2016 Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) Magic Quadrant

NICE inContact

integration to a variety of third-party systems. In our 2016 Consumer Research Report , we found that customer support representatives (CSRs) are still using phone-based support 86% of the time. We launched two major technology integrations this year to address critical customer demands: Skype for Business™ and Oracle Service Cloud.

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Top 3 Insights from the 2016 Global Contact Center Benchmarking Report

Calabrio

One of the places I look for trends is in the 2016 Dimension Data Global Contact Centre Benchmarking Report , the most extensive global contact center survey in the industry. Not only have digital interactions gained substantial ground in 2016, but digital interactions, like chat, email, social media, SMS, etc.,

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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. Agent Training Describe your training structure (team, facilities, Learning Management Systems, remote platforms, etc.)

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Awaken the Force: Six Powerful Commitments for 2016

Michelli Experience

Here are my 6 commitments for 2016, I will be asking you to share your targets at the end of this post: Show-up : Surely, you have run across people who perpetually make excuses or you’ve had interactions with those who seem to be in a constant state of “trying.” It is through “otherness” and service that we matter!

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The Top Trends in Customer Service for 2016

Comm100

As technology continues to open new avenues for innovation and business transformation, so too will the shopping and buying habits of consumers. Consequently, as newer technologies enable more ease in performing business transactions, consumers will have higher expectations when it comes to customer service and sales support.