NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

In our webinar, Boost Contact Center KPIs with Advanced Chat for CXone , you’ll can learn key findings as well as how chat has helped ECSI — customized digital solutions for higher education—transform its contact center , improve its KPIs (key performance indicators) and exceed customer expectations.

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Abandon Rate Net Promoter Score Contact Center Effort Score 136

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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Contact Center Trends Video Advertising 40

NICE inContact

JUNE 17, 2019

In a 2017 study titled Modern Standards for Managing Contact Center Quality, ICMI found a huge gap between the percentage of organizations that are using digital channels to communicate with customers and those that are using Quality Management (QM) to evaluate these channels. And it only gets worse from here!

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Analytics Customer Experience Management Contact Center 136

NICE inContact

JUNE 17, 2019

In a 2017 study titled Modern Standards for Managing Contact Center Quality, ICMI found a huge gap between the percentage of organizations that are using digital channels to communicate with customers and those that are using Quality Management (QM) to evaluate these channels. And it only gets worse from here!

Analytics 136

Analytics Customer Experience Management Contact Center 136

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. The abandonment rate today, by the way, is less than 5 percent, and productivity has improved by 10-15 percent.

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Abandon Rate Contact Center Omni-Channel Trends 120

Talkdesk

NOVEMBER 8, 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. We’ve all been on a bad customer support call before: you call, you wait, you talk to an agent, you wait, you talk to another agent … It’s very unsatisfying.

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Contact Center Self Service Innovation Report 42

Avaya

MAY 31, 2018

The challenge for modern businesses that interact with hundreds or thousands of customers daily—either digitally or by voice—is how to replicate the authenticity of personalization. This partnership follows our 2017 release of Avaya Oceana 3.4 Customers expect to hear empathy, understanding and solutions.

Contact Center 42

Contact Center Self Service How To Effort Score 42

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Now in its seventh year, the awards acknowledge and celebrate Calabrio customers who are shaping the future of workforce optimisation (WFO), elevating customer experience (CX), and enhancing employee engagement within their organisations. About Calabrio Calabrio is a trusted ally to leading brands.

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Connections Contact Center Analytics Innovation 52

Avaya

MARCH 28, 2017

I recently attended Jeff Pulver’s 2017 MoNage conference to get the latest views on chatbot usage and expectations for serving customers. There is no shortage of software and services companies, including Avaya, that are investing significantly in the field of chatbot technology for contact centers applications.

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Contact Center Chatbots Self Service Conference 40

Talkdesk

JANUARY 19, 2017

These advances increase what customer experience teams can do, but that also comes with a rising level of customers expectations. Not too long ago, customers handled all of their communication with companies via the phone: bookings, support, payment, etc. Multichannel vs. omnichannel. Artificial Intelligence.

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Contact Center Omni-Channel Chatbots Video 40

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. Customer experience is the sum of every interaction with a brand.

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Trends Technology Chatbots Sales 41

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.

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Trends Technology Chatbots Sales 41

Think Customers

MAY 10, 2021

There’s no overstating the importance of having high-quality contact centers. These centers are often where customers interact with a brand more directly, and their experiences can bring swift consequences: positive experiences can lead to sales and repeat business, while negative ones can turn customers off a brand for good.

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Contact Center Customer Service How To Sales 52

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. What were the big trends and how will they evolve moving forward?

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Trends Customer Service Contact Center Analysis 48

CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Consumers will be engaging with companies via these voice-enabled channels and will have higher expectations on the accuracy and their capability to help answer customer service issues. For example, if a customer is repeating voice commands over and over and has an elevated voice, an immediate transfer might be prompted.”

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Self Service Customer Service Gamification CRM 80

Eptica

JANUARY 25, 2017

Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 The 5 trends brands need to address for improved customer service. Published on: January 25, 2017. Author: Pauline Ashenden The latest Institute of Customer Service (ICS) UK Customer Satisfaction Index (UKCSI) has a positive message for everyone involved in customer service.

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Net Promoter Score Trends Brands Customer Service 48

AWS Machine Learning

JUNE 8, 2023

Customers expect quick and efficient service from businesses in today’s fast-paced world. But providing excellent customer service can be significantly challenging when the volume of inquiries outpaces the human resources employed to address them. The code also includes the starting point to implement a custom memory manager.

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Chatbots Contact Center Training Resources 72

ProProfs Chat

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

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. No matter how great your product your service is, you can’t sustain market competition without a top of the line customer service. Take a look. .

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Self Service Trends Chatbots Omni-Channel 111

Up Your Service

MAY 3, 2017

Companies ahead of the curve recognize the critical role that customer service plays in winning people over, and the best travel and hospitality brands are stepping up their game with white-glove service and concierge contact centers to transform travelers from simply being loyal, to being proactive brand advocates.

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Hospitality Travel Industry Brands 74

Talkdesk

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

In Deloitte’s 2017 Global Contact Center Survey , contact center executives said one of the big changes that will transform the customer experience in the next few years is the aim of making interactions “effortless.”. Some customers won’t have the same grasp of technology as most.

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Self Service Contact Center Social Media Software 40

Qualtrics

JULY 15, 2019

There are two popular methods for measuring customer experience: Net Promoter Score (NPS) and Customer Satisfaction (CSAT). NPS measures how likely a customer is to recommend your company to someone else. CSAT measures customer satisfaction related to a specific interaction.

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Net Promoter Score Customer Service Customer Experience Social Media 41

NICE inContact

AUGUST 27, 2018

Certainly an interaction channel that customer service executives should keep in mind is social media. Ensuring that your contact center does not “miss out” on social channels is vital, just look at these stats: The number of social media users worldwide in 2018 is 196 billion , up 13 percent from 2017.

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Social Media Contact Center Customer Journeys Interaction 121

Talkdesk

APRIL 21, 2017

We’re less than a week away from celebrating the New Era of Customer Heroes at Opentalk 2017 in San Francisco! The service industry is changing uber-fast and modern customers expect things to be done faster and more personalized than ever at the touch of a button. The Future of Customer Service: Evolution of Technology.

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Contact Center Retail Self Service Loyalty 40

ProProfs Chat

MAY 6, 2020

Customer Experience Training Success Statistics. 60% of companies have expanded their focus on contact center efficiency, while 65% of contact centers track their efficiency efforts. (Source: Call Miner ) Tweet this. This allows them to perform well and create a delightful customer experience journey effectively.

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Customer Experience Social Media e-support Comparison 66

Stella Connect

JANUARY 30, 2017

Last month, at the National Retail Federation’s Big Show 2017 , we partnered with lululemon’s Guest Education Centre director Dave Pitsch to present “Lessons Learned from 2016 Holiday Shopping.”. It Ensures Customer Expectations Are Met. In your customers’ eyes, your people are your brand.

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Data Retail Culture Contact Center 40

Tricia Morris

MAY 31, 2016

Customer expectations are changing, and to be successful, brands’ delivery on customer experience must too. Brands must approach everything they do, but especially service and engagement, with a customer experience mentality. Pombriant believes that loyalty is built on meeting customers in their moments of truth.

CRM 40

CRM Customer Experience Self Service Conference 40

Talkdesk

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

San Francisco had a busy week at Dreamforce 2017 last week. Talkdesk had a great time showing off our intelligent contact center technology and sharing ideas for the future of the industry. Matt Heiss, Peloton’s Director of Sales Operations, filled the room at Talkdesk’s kickoff Dreamforce 2017 session.

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Contact Center Sales Analytics Conference 4

Comm100

JANUARY 14, 2016

This is primarily because more and more customers expect companies to address customer services issues on sites such as Facebook and Twitter. According to a Deloitte report , 95% of consumers use more than one channel when researching on products and services, or seeking customer support.

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Omni-Channel Trends Self Service Customer Service 0

CSM Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2018

The customer experience industry is changing at an unprecedented pace and businesses must prepare for dynamic developments throughout the coming year. Contact centers will be able to combine the strengths of their teams and digital solutions whilst using them to compensate for their respective weaknesses. Keep it simple.

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Contact Center Trends Multi-Channel Wireless 60

Verint

MAY 1, 2018

“From Here to ‘Her’: Evolving Chatbot Interactions to Meet the Relational Needs of Humans”. Ian Beaver and Cynthia Freeman, product experts from Next IT-Verint, will present “From Here to ‘Her’: Evolving Chatbot Interactions to Meet the Relational Needs of Humans” at 4:50 p.m. Attendees of this online, interactive roundtable at 2 p.m.

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Self Service Customer Engagement Engagement Omni-Channel 22

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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Customer Service Effort Score Self Service Customers 98

Kayako

JANUARY 5, 2017

Customers expect top-notch service, with no patience or loyalty for companies that don’t provide it. In the customer service trends handbook published by Microsoft , “90% of consumers say they expect consistency and continuity from a brand across channels.”. Your customers want to help themselves.

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Omni-Channel Self Service Trends Multi-Channel 95

NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Call centers have developed dramatically over the past few years and will continue to do so in 2023. While most classic contact center technologies will continue to be utilized, most will be replaced by chatbots, cloud technologies, AI, and remote work, enabling businesses to enhance the customer experience and save expenses.

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Call Center Omni-Channel Trends Contact Center 52

NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Call centers have developed dramatically over the past few years and will continue to do so in 2023. While most classic contact center technologies will continue to be utilized, most will be replaced by chatbots, cloud technologies, AI, and remote work, enabling businesses to enhance the customer experience and save expenses.

Call Center 52

Call Center Omni-Channel Trends Contact Center 52

NICE inContact

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Today’s customers expect omnichannel. customer service. How is omnichannel customer service different from (or: better than?) multichannel customer service? Customer service must support many (“multi”) channels because that is what customers expect. But what really does that mean?

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Omni-Channel Multi-Channel Self Service Contact Center 136

Comm100

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

As a result, they reduce the number of incoming calls to contact centers, improving efficiency and reducing operational costs. Incoming call volume isn’t the only things that Chatbots reduce – they also lower overall interaction volume – including chats, emails, and social media inquiries. Lower Labor Expenses.

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Chatbots Self Service ROI Contact Center 125

Comm100

MARCH 1, 2018

While the birth of the telephone caused the creation of the very first contact centers, it’s now rapidly sliding in popularity as a contact method. Deloitte’s 2017 Global Contact Center Survey identified that contacts by phone are expected to fall from 64% in 2017 to 47% in 2019.

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Contact Center e-support Self Service Knowledge Base 105