Lumoa

JANUARY 9, 2018

Customer experience has been already a hot topic in business during 2017 and is promising to be even of higher importance in 2018. “CX It’s predicted, that by 2020 customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator when making consumer choices. How to overcome those challenges?

Customer Experience 354

Customer Experience Competitive Advantage Omni-Channel Culture 354

Comm100

MARCH 23, 2022

Today’s financial customers demand speed and convenience through digital services, and credit unions are taking notice. Clearly, to attract new members it’s important for credit unions to provide an outstanding digital member experience. To deliver on this, credit unions are turning to live chat. We love our chatbot.

Chatbots 231

Chatbots Social Media Banking Omni-Channel 231

Solvvy

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The importance of eCommerce experiences have never been greater than in the age of social distancing. Chatbots and automated support are crucial to ensuring exceptional customer experiences. Solvvy’s complete chatbot creates opportunities for eCommerce companies to serve their customer’s needs.

Ecommerce 48

Ecommerce Chatbots Self Service Customer Experience 48

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. Where can technology help close those gaps?

Contact Center 121

Contact Center Technology Roadmap Chatbots 121

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. Where can technology help close those gaps?

Contact Center 120

Contact Center Technology Roadmap Chatbots 120

Storyminers

JULY 31, 2017

I n terview w i th M i k e W i ttenstein, F o un d e r of Storyminers as seen on the Digital Customer Experience website . Is there a difference between customer experience and digital customer experience anymore? That may mean adapting the way the business works to what customers expect.

Customer Experience 153

Customer Experience e-support Chatbots Comparison 153

TechSee

JUNE 25, 2019

It seems like every company in every industry wants to harness the power of AI to enhance operations and positively impact the lives of their customers. of major companies around the world are currently using AI customer service technologies, the second most common use of AI after IT. Customer-facing AI technologies.

Technology 122

Technology Customer Service Contact Center Gamification 122

Avaya

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

At the recent Monage Conference , where Jeff Pulver invited me to speak, I talked about chatbots and shared how they can transform customer experiences for large enterprises. It was a perfect topic for the mix of customers and entrepreneurial chatbot developers in attendance. Customers don’t talk to an “agent.”

Chatbots 57

Chatbots Customer Experience Self Service Contact Center 57

Wootric

AUGUST 21, 2018

How we live and communicate are evolving at lightning speed thanks to one thing: Technology. But rather than looking at it as an intrusive occurrence, perhaps it’s better to view emerging technologies as tools with the power to reshape, not disrupt. Undoubtedly it’s chatbots. Artificial intelligence.

Technology 58

Technology Customer Experience Chatbots Retail 58

CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The best chatbot initiatives start with good planning. Magnus Geverts at Calabrio shares his top tips for an automated assistant strategy for improved employee and customer satisfaction. They are also more likely to believe chatbots will have a greater degree of impact than agents aged 45-49 (10%).

Chatbots 52

Chatbots Strategy Analytics Customer Satisfaction 52

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.

Chatbots 95

Chatbots Customer Service Call Center Interaction 95

ShepHyken

JUNE 15, 2018

This week we feature an article by Ayush Chaudhary who writes about the social media customer support experience. Social customer service allows you to take the interactions with your customers to an even higher level. – Shep Hyken. Think of it as a telephonic IVRS analog for customer support.

Chatbots 75

Chatbots Social Media Healthcare Study 75

Eptica

MARCH 14, 2017

Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 Chatbots and bots - what they mean for customer experience. Published on: March 15, 2017. But what do the terms bot, chatbot and artificial intelligence actually mean – and how can they improve your customer experience? There is a difference.

Chatbots 50

Chatbots Customer Experience Self Service Knowledge Base 50

Oracle

OCTOBER 2, 2019

One thing retailers can do to stand out from the competition is to improve their online customer experience (CX) using new technologies that improve the online shopping experience. Here are 5 examples of CX technologies retailers can use to encourage customers to buy on their sites and nurture customer loyalty.

Ecommerce 87

Ecommerce Technology Social Media Chatbots 87

Talkdesk

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

This post is part of Talkdesk’s live-blogging series for Dreamforce 2017. To see all of Talkdesk’s Dreamforce 2017 highlights, visit our Dreamforce 2017 landing page. 3 Top Technology Trends from Dreamforce 2017: It’s About Artificial Intelligence.

Trends 41

Trends Technology Chatbots Sales 41

C3Centricity

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

I was giving a talk earlier this month in which I mentioned that technology is an enabler not a disruptor of business today. Not because I was speaking about customer centricity as a disruptor, but because it was an all-female group. Technology is an enabler; it’s customer-centricity that is the disruptor today.

Technology 120

Technology Transportation Customer Centricity Entertainment 120

Talkdesk

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

This post is part of Talkdesk’s live-blogging series for Dreamforce 2017. To see all of Talkdesk’s Dreamforce 2017 highlights, visit our Dreamforce 2017 landing page. Customer experience is the sum of every interaction with a brand. One reason we kept it as a closed conversation is for the privacy of our customers.

Trends 41

Trends Technology Chatbots Sales 41

transcosmos Information Systems

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Cutting-edge technologies will continue to dominate in 2017. This means more efficiency and faster turnaround time for technology-based tasks. Without further ado, here are the top IT trends for 2017 that are likely to impact in varied ways those in the business and tech sectors: The Rise of the Bots.

Trends 0

Trends e-support Healthcare Technology 0

ShepHyken

JUNE 30, 2017

This week we feature an article by Shaista Haque who writes about the top technology trends of 2017 that she believes will disrupt customer experience benchmarks. The breakthrough technologies have swamped the world and it’s the truth that all this change has been enticing for most of us. Shep Hyken.

Government 88

Government Technology Trends Social Media 88

Oracle

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Gartner recently placed “AI Everywhere” at the head of its list of Top Trends in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies. Chatbots, in particular, present an exciting use case for artificial intelligence. Today, the application of machine learning in chatbots is the exception rather than the norm.

Chatbots 63

Chatbots B2C Sales Interaction 63

COPC

APRIL 3, 2018

This 76-page report extends trendlines from previous CXMB Series Corporate Edition reports and continues to provide broad channel coverage, while also exploring new topics such as channel consistency, quality programs and customer experience priorities. About the CXMB Series. A joint research project between COPC Inc.

Customer Experience Management 40

Customer Experience Management Customer Experience Management Chatbots 40

Eptica

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2017 What were the key CX trends in 2017? Published on: December 20, 2017. Author: Pauline Ashenden As we come to the end of a busy 2017 it is a good time to review the year, and in particular to look at the most important developments in customer experience over the last 12 months.

Trends 48

Trends Competitive Advantage Chatbots Social Media 48

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

This week, we feature an article by Baphira Wahlang Shylla, a digital marketer at Knowmax , a SaaS company that provides knowledge management solutions for various industries that are seeking to improve their customer service metrics. She shares how BPOs can enhance your customer experience.

Self Service 64

Self Service Customer Experience Multi-Channel Call Center 64

Wootric CX Blog

JUNE 19, 2019

As a customer, how many times have you waited to get in touch with a customer support agent on the phone, listening to a monotonous tune or promotions on loop, only to get frustrated and hang up without receiving any response to your query? . According to Gartner , 89% of businesses compete mostly on the basis of customer experience.

Self Service 82

Self Service Customer Experience Chatbots Poor Customer Service 82

Lumoa

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Customer experience has been a buzzword for several years and is only heating up. Many companies experience numerous challenges in the ares of customer experience transformation. We talked with the leading customer experience experts to find out what CX professionals should pay attention in the coming years. “CX

Customer Experience 160

Customer Experience Customer Centricity Culture Consulting 160

NICE inContact

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Companies of all sizes now compete in the experience economy to attract new customers and build customer loyalty and advocacy. No longer able to rely on product quality or price, companies must consistently deliver exceptional customer experience to drive bottom line growth.

Contact Center 122

Contact Center Consumers Self Service Chatbots 122

TechSee

MARCH 13, 2018

Artificial Intelligence was the talk of 2017. as well as a PR blitz by some of the leading technology enterprises. 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.

Customer Service 95

Customer Service Chatbots Virtual Agent How To 95

Storyminers

JANUARY 24, 2017

This article appeared first January 10, 2017 at SharpenCX.com. Customer experience expert Mike Wittenstein sheds light on enhanced customer expectations, AI innovation, and more. Overall, it’s really just about providing a quality customer experience. 2017 won’t be a year of “one thing changes one time.”

Contact Center 50

Contact Center Omni-Channel Brands Hospitality 50

NICE inContact

JANUARY 24, 2018

Cloud contact center deployments that began in customer care may have been extended to other business areas. Two topics come to mind: participating fully in corporate digital transformation initiatives and investigating uses of artificial intelligence in customer care. Digital Transformation. Artificial Intelligence.

Customer Care 186

Customer Care Self Service Contact Center Chatbots 186

COPC

JUNE 20, 2019

In the quest for faster, easier and more cost-effective service journeys, we are seeing many organisations across a wide range of industries turning to online solutions or self-service, technology-assisted interactions as the future of customer interactions. Chatbots . This represents a 5.6 times growth year on year.

Chatbots 40

Chatbots Self Service Touchpoint Interaction 40

BlueOcean

JANUARY 9, 2018

These technologies are sparking new expectations in today’s consumers on an almost daily basis. Long gone are the days when customers almost expected to experience IVR hell and would pretty much tolerate jaw-dropping wait times. What Does AI Customer Service Look Like? The future is, it seems, here at our fingertips.

Omni-Channel 191

Omni-Channel Customer Care Contact Center Case Study 191

ShepHyken

JANUARY 27, 2017

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Shital Shah, writes about how with the right combination of technology and human touch, customer service doesn’t have to be difficult. She shares four excellent solutions to help manage your customer service more effectively. Shep Hyken.

Chatbots 48

Chatbots Technology Customer Service Management 48

ProProfs Chat

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Improving customer support has become more important than ever, given the never-ceasing expectations of customers. As leading researchers indicate that organizations lose about $62 million every year due to poor customer service , you can’t expect any good with an average customer support. Social customer service.

Self Service 111

Self Service Trends Chatbots Omni-Channel 111

CSM Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2017

For me, this challenge is compounded by the rapid pace of innovation in both the core Customer Relationship Management (CRM) space and the adjacent technologies that influence the core. The evolution of these areas has created a springboard effect in the trends for 2017. By now, mobility is a given.

CRM 40

CRM Multi-Channel User Experience Chatbots 40

ShepHyken

AUGUST 4, 2017

This week we feature an article by the Strategy Institute featuring insights on key Digital Customer Experience factors from different business leaders. A customized digital experience is your opportunity to connect with the customer as an individual. . Automation and Artificial Intelligence. Personalization.

Customer Experience 75

Customer Experience Chatbots Social Media Data 75

Avaya

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Next week is IP Expo, one of the UK’s main business technology events. One of the key themes of the show is Artificial Intelligence, something that shouldn’t really be a surprise considering the technology is fast becoming a reality in the enterprise, with chatbots, predictive intelligence and robot PAs. Don’t believe me?

Self Service 40

Self Service Chatbots Social Media Analysis 40

ShepHyken

JANUARY 16, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. 5 Stages to Building Customer Loyalty by Melissa Gonzalez. IBM) As a digital marketer, it’s important to remember that a long-lasting customer relationship takes time and trust; and trust takes a lifetime to build and a second to break. (IBM)

Customer Service 48

Customer Service Contact Center Customer Retention Loyalty 48