NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

If you follow customer service trends then you know that technology continues to blur the line between digital and physical customer experiences. We’ve long heard the adage “happy agents make for happy customers” and I agree completely. Get your copy of “ Digital Customer Experience Trends, 2017.”.

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Talkdesk

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Opentalk 2017 was packed with thought leadership from some of the most customer-centric leaders and companies of our time. The Opentalk 2017 Video Library is your team’s chance to re-experience those speaking sessions. Bringing Call Centers Into the Modern Age. Richard Rines, Founder, Autoreach.

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NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

If you follow customer service trends then you know that technology continues to blur the line between digital and physical customer experiences. We’ve long heard the adage “happy agents make for happy customers” and I agree completely. Get your copy of “ Digital Customer Experience Trends, 2017.”.

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TechSee

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Growing trend of customer service on demand. Today’s consumers also have high expectations for customer service. Providing customers with fast, helpful service and easily accessible information is no longer a nice-to-have, it’s a need-to-have in order to keep customers satisfied and avoid churn.

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Grupo Noa

JUNE 1, 2018

Ideally, a firm that does not receive an excessive high volume of calls should go for shared call center route. According to Walker statistics, 81% of the customers view customer care service as the necessary determinant of a firm’s long-term success. A firm needs to leverage on that.

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Comm100

DECEMBER 1, 2017

For many organizations, a huge part of this new year task is setting contact center priorities — priorities that can have a colossal impact on the customer experience. But deciding on annual goals and specific yearly focuses for a call center isn’t always easy. Where are your customers having a hard time?

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Talkdesk

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Opentalk 2017 was packed with thought leadership from some of the most customer-centric leaders and companies of our time. The Opentalk 2017 Video Library is your team’s chance to re-experience those speaking sessions. Bringing Call Centers Into the Modern Age. Richard Rines, Founder, Autoreach.

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Grupo Noa

MAY 4, 2018

Lead generation is the most vital element of call center services. An entrepreneur does not have enough time to meet all clients personally and explain them about the company’s newly launched products and applicable after-sale-service. Benefits of Lead Generation by Contact Center.

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Talkdesk

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Opentalk 2017 was packed with thought leadership from some of the most customer-centric leaders and companies of our time. The Opentalk 2017 Video Library is your team’s chance to re-experience those speaking sessions. Five Trends That Will Make You Rethink the Contact Center Experience.

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TechSee

MARCH 13, 2018

Artificial Intelligence was the talk of 2017. The customer service industry, in particular, pinned high hopes on AI, expecting that upon its introduction to the market, smart machines would truly transform the customer experience. as well as a PR blitz by some of the leading technology enterprises.

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Magellan Solutions

JULY 5, 2021

Let’s take a look at the best and worst Philippines Call Center Companies this 2021. There are more than 700 Philippines call center companies – many of which work specifically for small and medium enterprises. So, here are some of the other factors that SME owners should look for in a call center company. .

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VDS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The idea is to let technology handle mundane tasks, nuisance calls, and authentication, so your agents can focus on everything else. The beauty of these technologies is they typically work across all contact center solutions with API integration. More, customers want seamless, effortless experiences. Virtual Hold.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 27, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. Customer Experience, Innovation and the Slow Death of Famed Brands by Augie Ray. Sure, things have changed, but the fundamentals can still be found in many of the “new ways” we approach creating customer loyalty.

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Avaya

JUNE 28, 2017

These are just a few of the challenges heard around the expo floor and in the Avaya Innovation Lounge here at Call Center Week this week. There is no doubt that contact center leaders are feeling the pressure to have their centers and their agents perform more efficiently, faster and with more incite.

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Talkdesk

MARCH 5, 2018

The post is an examination of a Call Center KPI from Talkdesk’s 2018 Contact Center KPI Benchmarking Report. Customers call contact centers to have an issue resolved. Sometimes those calls are abandoned. For all Talkdesk users in 2017 we saw an Average Abandonment Rate of 9.07%.

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Talkdesk

MARCH 14, 2018

Three talent trends emerged from Deloitte’s 2017 global contact center survey that point to the need to rethink the way contact centers handle staffing. These initiatives are all supported by the Talkdesk Enterprise Contact Center Platform , illustrating our overall dedication to improving agent effectiveness.

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Verint

AUGUST 17, 2017

At the end of 2016, I conducted 20 interviews with customer service professionals who were members of the National Association of Call Centers (NACC). The question was, “What’s keeping you up at night when you think about your contact center in 2017 and beyond.”. Don’t Panic!”

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Joe Rawlinson

AUGUST 9, 2017

Mobile technology has been changing consumer expectations for both e-commerce and brick-and-mortar retailers, making it more challenging to deliver satisfactory customer service. The 2017 IBM Consumer Experience Index (CEI) Study says only 3.4 percent of brands are delivering leading-edge customer experience , while 33.5

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Avaya

APRIL 27, 2017

But this May 22-25, when you arrive in Orlando for the 2017 ICMI Contact Center Expo and Conference , we think you’ll be heading for what we like to call the second happiest place on earth. We’ll show customer-focused companies our latest innovations. Sometimes you travel to Orlando to really fun destinations.

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Talkdesk

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

The 2017 Talkdesk Road Show is off to NYC ! With the customer service industry growing and changing so quickly these days, it’s important to stay on top of the latest trends. It’s time to design your intelligent contact center. Shep Hyken is a customer service and experience expert.

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Talkdesk

AUGUST 17, 2017

The 2017 Talkdesk event, Designing Your Intelligent Contact Center, kicks off in Chicago next week! Here are details about the speakers for the Talkdesk’s Designing Your Intelligent Contact Center event in Chicago: Shep Hyken – Chief Amazement Officer, Shepard Presentations.

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NICE inContact

OCTOBER 21, 2019

When Vera Bradley refocused and listened to customers, zeroing in on important KPIs and overhauling its chat approach, the evolving chat journey was put back on its tracks that led to Vera Bradley’s very successful strategy today.

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Customer Bliss

MAY 3, 2017

This especially holds true when it comes to customer service. In fact, CEB data shows that 81 percent of customers today will use self-service channels first before reaching out to a company to speak to a customer service rep live. Rethink the contact center environment: . But, it can be done.

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Talkdesk

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

The final stop on our 2017 Talkdesk Road Show is Austin, Texas on Sept 13th! Don’t miss out on this chance to learn about the latest technologies that can help you increase customer satisfaction and improve agent engagement. Remember, attendance is free. Or, click the button below to visit the Talkdesk Road Show homepage.

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Eptica

JANUARY 12, 2017

Date: Thursday, January 12, 2017 What were the top customer service trends of 2016? Published on: January 12, 2017. Author: Pauline Ashenden As we move into 2017, now is a good time to review last year and use the insight to plan for the future. Is a lack of consistency letting your customer service down?

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Talkdesk

AUGUST 17, 2017

The 2017 Talkdesk event, Designing Your Intelligent Contact Center, kicks off in Chicago next week! Here are details about the speakers for the Talkdesk’s Designing Your Intelligent Contact Center event in Chicago: Shep Hyken – Chief Amazement Officer, Shepard Presentations.

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TechSee

APRIL 17, 2018

With all the AI hype in 2017, the customer service industry expected smart machines to truly transform the customer experience. Today’s AI-based customer service chatbots still require human intervention to help provide that context, enabling a better understanding of the bigger picture.

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Stella Connect

JULY 11, 2017

In our previous post , we outlined practical solutions for managing call center traffic. If you commit to doing it, you’ll delight your customers and make your agents’ jobs far easier. Today, we offer part two: serving customers better once they reach a live agent. Keep the Ball Rolling (and Keep Customers Happy).

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BlueOcean

MARCH 30, 2018

Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, we discussed how securing long-term partnerships with service suppliers like outsourced contact centers can impact your overall business objectives. We can’t take an RFP template that was written for manufacturing and use it verbatim for sourcing a contact center.

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Stella Connect

MAY 4, 2017

This year’s ICMI Contact Center Expo & Conference in Orlando (May 22-25) promises to be quite an event. These are the topics we feel are particularly important for contact center leaders to focus on in their efforts to build world-class service organizations and stronger brands. Before You Go. Before You Go.

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Avaya

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Three Strategies Ensure Credit Union’s Commitment to Superior Customer Service. We’re very conscious of fees,” says the senior telecom and contact center engineer at the top-20 credit union. To accomplish this day in and day out, choosing a partner with the same focus on proactive customer service goes a long way.

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Comm100

JANUARY 14, 2016

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. In recent years, consumers have placed greater importance on the quality of customer service than on the price and quality of products alone.

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TechSee

APRIL 24, 2018

DIY unboxing can reduce costly technician visits or call center inquiries, and avoid costly no-fault-found (NFF) returns, which, according to Accenture , accounts for 68% of products returned to the manufacturer. With a growing number of DIY enthusiasts purchasing consumer electronics, this type of hands-on guidance is in high demand.

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Call Center Pros

AUGUST 27, 2018

But the important thing here is to know that it isn’t the only key to make customers happy. There is a ton of philosophies, tools and strategies that customer service professionals can use in order to gain more customers and, even more important, gain loyal customers. 10 Best Customer Service Books.

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TechSee

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Augmented Reality remote assistance takes this concept further by using AR and streaming videos to link the contact center and headquarters to the customer’s home or the field where the work is being performed, enabling agents to remotely solve hardware issues – seamlessly bridging the physical and virtual worlds.

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Kustomer

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Listen and subscribe to our podcast: In this episode of the Customer Service Secrets Podcast, Gabe Larsen is joined by Matt Dixon from Tethr to reinvent what it means to delight your customers. Delight typically means going above and beyond customer expectations, so what is there to reinvent? Stay tuned to find out more.

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Qualtrics

JULY 15, 2019

Customer Experience (CX) is the future of business and companies who don’t get on board will have trouble competing in an evolving marketplace. As companies like Amazon and Uber continue to offer great customer experiences, companies must adjust to consumer’s rising expectations. Create a Benchmark for Your Customer Service Experience.

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