NICE inContact

AUGUST 16, 2019

Brands of all sizes are learning that customer experience is no longer an afterthought: it’s the heart of what consumers want, and the foundation for profits. In light of fast-changing customer demands, is your contact center keeping up? Ultimately, digital engagement is what customers demand.

Contact Center 168

Contact Center Consumers Net Promoter Score Self Service 168

NICE inContact

JANUARY 17, 2019

What if the only human interaction your customers have with your brand is through an agent working at your contact center? Contact center agents have a significant impact on customer experience and thus the bottom line. Here our are 8 Qualities of Effective Contact Center Agents.

Contact Center 137

Contact Center Self Service Knowledge Base Customer Confidence 137

NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Fast forward to 2017: an astounding 15 million plus text messages are sent every minute of the day across the globe, but only a fraction of all those texts are customer service related. Customer expectations are fairy straight forward, as they use SMS / text on a daily basis. A true case of 1+1=3.

Contact Center 168

Contact Center Omni-Channel Interaction Customer Expectations 168

BlueOcean

MARCH 7, 2024

Blue Ocean, a world leader in customer care solutions, was named a Finalist today in the “Contact Center Outsourcing Provider of the Year” category in the 18 th annual Stevie ® Awards for Sales & Customer Service. The company received a Bronze Stevie in 2017, a Silver Stevie in 2019, and another Silver Stevie in 2020.

Sales 177

Sales Customer Service Sports Contact Center 177

NICE inContact

AUGUST 16, 2019

Brands of all sizes are learning that customer experience is no longer an afterthought: it’s the heart of what consumers want, and the foundation for profits. In light of fast-changing customer demands, is your contact center keeping up? Ultimately, digital engagement is what customers demand.

Contact Center 136

Contact Center Consumers Net Promoter Score Self Service 136

Calabrio

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

With 2016 behind us, we’re wondering what we can glean from the flurry of predictions, prophecies and prognostications for 2017. According to Gartner’s annual CMO spend survey, as customer experience becomes the key to gaining a competitive advantage, CMOs will spend more on tech to support their CX goals. Ready for 2017 and beyond?

Trends 153

Trends Customer Engagement Engagement Contact Center 153

Talkdesk

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

In addition, businesses worldwide have experienced drastic fluctuations in customer demand, as COVID-19 brought uncertainty to a lot of industries. This rise of at-home agents, coupled with an increase in new contact center agents, has raised concerns over information security. appeared first on Talkdesk.

Contact Center 109

Contact Center Call Center Financial Report 109

Playvox

APRIL 4, 2023

Every workplace has its pros and cons, but contact center agents have one of the toughest jobs out there. They’re protecting and building your company’s brand — no matter what they have to deal with from customers. Burnout Burnout is at the heart of poor emotional well-being in a contact center.

Contact Center 78

Contact Center Average Handle Time Study Feedback 78

NICE inContact

OCTOBER 31, 2019

For contact center agents, it sometimes feels like either the workday drags on or it flies by with a flash. Providing your entire contact center, from executive to agent level, with real-time feedback will help everyone stay in “flow.” Some people refer to that phenomenon as “being in the zone.”

Contact Center 136

Contact Center Management Call Center Sports 136

NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

This year’s active hurricane season prompts us all to reflect on our own readiness in case of disaster, including in the contact center. Regardless of your geographical location, a solid disaster recovery plan is critical in ensuring business continuity to avoid interruption to your customers.

Contact Center 120

Contact Center Financial Report Customer Expectations 120

NICE inContact

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Both are hot topics when it comes to contact centers and customer experience. They introduce new channels and vehicles to interact with customers. In our new 2018 Customer Experience (CX) Transformation Benchmark the insights were clear on the importance of both. Omnichannel Service and Satisfaction.

Self Service 121

Self Service Contact Center Software Contact Center Software 121

NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Fast forward to 2017: an astounding 15 million plus text messages are sent every minute of the day across the globe, but only a fraction of all those texts are customer service related. Customer expectations are fairly straight forward, as they use SMS / text on a daily basis. A true case of 1+1=3.

Contact Center 120

Contact Center Omni-Channel Interaction Customer Expectations 120

TechSee

DECEMBER 5, 2017

According to Walker , a customer intelligence consulting firm, by 2020, customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator for B2B. This customer-centric focus has resulted in 72% of businesses reporting that their top priority is improving the customer experience, according to Forrester.

Contact Center 116

Contact Center Customer Satisfaction Self Service Technology 116

NICE inContact

OCTOBER 28, 2016

For the 2 nd year in a row, inContact was positioned as a Leader in Gartner’s annual Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) Magic Quadrant. amassed a large installed base of both large and small customers. amassed a large installed base of both large and small customers. Shift from reactive to proactive customer service.

Contact Center 164

Contact Center Contact Center Software Social Media Exceptional Customer Service 164

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

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.

Social Media 121

Social Media Contact Center Customer Journeys Interaction 121

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. How do you expect customer expectations to change in 2017?

Contact Center 50

Contact Center Omni-Channel Brands Hospitality 50

Calabrio

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

With 2016 behind us, we’re wondering what we can glean from the flurry of predictions, prophecies and prognostications for 2017. According to Gartner’s annual CMO spend survey, as customer experience becomes the key to gaining a competitive advantage, CMOs will spend more on tech to support their CX goals. Ready for 2017 and beyond?

Trends 100

Trends Customer Engagement Engagement Contact Center 100

Calabrio

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

With 2016 behind us, we’re wondering what we can glean from the flurry of predictions, prophecies and prognostications for 2017. According to Gartner’s annual CMO spend survey, as customer experience becomes the key to gaining a competitive advantage, CMOs will spend more on tech to support their CX goals. Ready for 2017 and beyond?

Trends 100

Trends Customer Engagement Engagement Contact Center 100

NICE inContact

MARCH 27, 2018

A major conversational shift around artificial intelligence (AI) occurred in 2017. While the jury is still out on that concern, contact centers and their agents will experience a significant boost in productivity and their ability to deliver exceptional customer experiences through AI. voice or chat). voice or chat).

Contact Center 137

Contact Center Self Service Study Omni-Channel 137

BlueOcean

MARCH 20, 2017

They had been outsourcing their customer service to a call center with a predominantly “work-at-home” (WAH) model and one of the first questions they asked us was about work-at-home agents. Can a contact center partner really manage a team of agents working remotely as effectively as they can manage someone sitting right beside them?

Customer Care 189

Customer Care Contact Center Call Center Average Handle Time 189

Vonage

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

The days of winning over your customers’ hearts and minds based solely on the quality of your product or service are over. This leaves delivering a speedy, personalized and friendly customer experience as the best way to differentiate your business from its competitors. Half of consumers move on after poor customer service.

Omni-Channel 218

Omni-Channel Consumers Self Service Social Media 218

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.”.

Contact Center 121

Contact Center Technology Roadmap Chatbots 121

Think Customers

JULY 26, 2017

Despite industry efforts to make improvements, customer satisfaction with contact center interactions haven’t changed in the past year, leaving lots of room for improvement. Property and casualty insurance contact centers beat the average with a score of 75, five points higher than last year.

Contact Center 100

Contact Center Effort Score Insurance Call Center 100

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.”.

Contact Center 120

Contact Center Technology Roadmap Chatbots 120

ShepHyken

JUNE 28, 2019

In the contact center industry, for example, there are fewer phone conversations going into customer support centers than in the past. Gartner estimates that by 2021, 15 percent of all customer service interactions will be completely handled by AI, an increase of 400 percent from 2017.

Contact Center 111

Contact Center Self Service Banking Airlines 111

Calabrio

JANUARY 19, 2017

At Calabrio, we know that to achieve those goals, successful companies are constantly analyzing what is and is not resonating with customers and driving those insights back into the business. More and more companies are realizing that the key to happy customers is happy employees. 2017 is all about #customersatisfaction.

Customer Satisfaction 100

Customer Satisfaction Brands Strategy Contact Center 100

NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Now, think about how the service agents who interact with your customers deliver on the promise and reputation of your products. Or is their knowledge limited to what they (and your customers!) If it’s the latter, you’re likely shortchanging both your customers and your agents. can read on your website?

Contact Center 77

Contact Center Social Media Insurance Knowledge Base 77

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. For inbound, analytics is key.

Contact Center 40

Contact Center Self Service Call Center Video 40

Calabrio

JUNE 9, 2016

At Calabrio, we like to stay ahead of the curve so we can meet our customers where they want to be tomorrow, instead of where they were yesterday. 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.

Contact Center 100

Contact Center Report Banking eBook 100

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.

Contact Center 40

Contact Center Trends Video Advertising 40

Talkdesk

JUNE 3, 2019

Contact centers, oftentimes considered archaic, slow-moving and inflexible are transitioning to a cloud-based model that enables them to become nimble, scalable and innovative. It’s critical to keep in mind the type of cloud a vendor is touting when evaluating the capabilities of your contact center. from 2017-2022.

Contact Center 43

Contact Center System Trends Customer Expectations 43

BlueOcean

JANUARY 9, 2018

Long gone are the days when customers almost expected to experience IVR hell and would pretty much tolerate jaw-dropping wait times. IBM reports that by 2020 – that’s just two years away – 85% of all customer service interactions will occur without a human agent. Forget AI being the future of the contact center.

Omni-Channel 191

Omni-Channel Customer Care Contact Center Case Study 191

Bill Quiseng

JULY 18, 2017

I had the great opportunity to interview Blake Morgan , customer experience futurist about her new book, More is More: How the Best Companies Go Farther and Work Harder to Create Knock-Your-Socks Off Customer Experiences. I have been a big fan of her customer experience articles that regularly appear in Forbes.

Customer Experience 318

Customer Experience Contact Center Wireless Conference 318

Amplifai Coaching Category

JANUARY 12, 2021

Deloitte's 2017 Global Call Center Survey released mid-May polled executives from over 450 contact centers in 16 countries about their current and future priorities over the next two years.

Call Center 40

Call Center Survey Contact Center Technology 40

NICE inContact

JANUARY 24, 2018

So many companies are enjoying the benefits of having moved their contact centers to the cloud over the past few years. Often companies started with a small deployment in one department and gradually grew that implementation to encompass all the contact center applications in the business. Digital Transformation.

Customer Care 186

Customer Care Self Service Contact Center Chatbots 186

Talkdesk

JANUARY 31, 2018

When Talkdesk puts together our long-term feature roadmap, we put a lot of thought into where contact center executives want to go in the future and build a product that will give them the tools they need to execute on their vision. From a high level, this is a goal we’ve always tried to achieve. Voice Analytics.

Contact Center 56

Contact Center Customer Experience Omni-Channel Call Recording 56