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.

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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?

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Trends Customer Engagement Engagement Contact Center 153

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?

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Contact Center Omni-Channel Brands Hospitality 50

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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Omni-Channel Self Service Consumers Meeting 104

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).

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Contact Center Self Service Study Omni-Channel 137

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?

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Trends Customer Engagement Engagement Contact Center 100

Avaya

JUNE 28, 2017

“How can we get our customers connected to the right information faster?”. “We We are excited to embrace bots, AI and even IoT, especially if these technologies can improve our customer and agent experiences.”. “We Companies today are mostly competing on customer experience. We can’t forget the importance of convenience.”.

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Contact Center Omni-Channel Industry Call Center 49

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.

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Customer Satisfaction Brands Strategy Contact Center 100

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. We show you the exact experience your customers would have.

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Contact Center Omni-Channel Customer Journeys Multi-Channel 54

CSM Magazine

MARCH 3, 2021

VeriCall today announces that it has been recognized as the Best in the World with two GLOBAL GOLD awards at the 15 th Top Ranking Performers Awards from Contact Center World for ‘Best Contact Centre (Outsourced)’ and ‘Best In Customer Service’. . About Contact Center World.

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Omni-Channel Contact Center Employee Engagement Industry 52

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.

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Contact Center Report Banking eBook 100

CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The Nordic region’s largest insurance company, If, has adopted innovative artificial intelligence in combination with its existing solution from the contact center supplier Puzzel. The new agreement covers If’s contact centers in four countries. One such solution the chat bot, Ruby.

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Chatbots Insurance Omni-Channel Company 59

CSM Magazine

MAY 19, 2020

Puzzel, a leading cloud-based contact centre software provider, has announced that London’s largest further education college group, Capital City College Group, has successfully implemented Puzzel’s omni-channel customer service solution including the latest AI-powered Agent Assist technology. About Puzzel.

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Omni-Channel Groups Brands Abandon Rate 52

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.

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Customer Care Self Service Contact Center Chatbots 186

NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

For hospitality leaders like Carlson Rezidor, this last push of the season brings high volumes of reservations across its properties along with high expectations for exceptional customer experiences. hotel occupancy during summer months, especially since 25% of Americans planned Labor Day travel in 2017.

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Customer Experience Contact Center Hospitality Hotels 122

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. Tip: Begin to examine your existing contact center processes.

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Contact Center Report Customer Journeys Customer Centricity 104

NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

For hospitality leaders like Carlson Rezidor, this last push of the season brings high volumes of reservations across its properties along with high expectations for exceptional customer experiences. hotel occupancy during summer months, especially since 25% of Americans planned Labor Day travel in 2017.

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Customer Experience Contact Center Hospitality Hotels 120

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. Biometrics.

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Technology Customer Service Contact Center Gamification 122

NICE inContact

DECEMBER 19, 2017

NICE inContact’s blog keeps you up to date on the hottest contact center trends – but with 3-4 posts a week, it may be hard to get to it all! I have put together a list of the “must reads” for 2017 leading into the new year that could help with your 2018 planning. 5 Tips to Reduce Your Cost per Contact. Happy reading!

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Report Contact Center Omni-Channel Call Center 121

NICE inContact

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Vera Bradley’s customers reflect the colorful vibrance of this popular accessories brand. It’s all part of a robust customer experience , a central focus for a company that’s grown over the years by not only listening to but delighting its customers. Customers were sending an important message.

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Abandon Rate Contact Center Omni-Channel Trends 120

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

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. ROI’s on the Prize: Twitter Links Social Customer Care and Willingness to Pay by Lia Winograd. When a customer tweets to a company and receives a response, the customer is willing to spend 3-20% more. They want channel guidance.

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Omni-Channel Customer Service Trends Contact Center 48

NICE inContact

JUNE 17, 2019

Many companies underestimate just how much the customer experience on digital channels matter. Now think about service over your digital channels. Would you want those customer experiences factoring into your NPS? You may have agents who are strong on voice but struggle with other channels.

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Analytics Customer Experience Management Contact Center 136

NICE inContact

JUNE 17, 2019

Many companies underestimate just how much the customer experience on digital channels matter. Now think about service over your digital channels. Would you want those customer experiences factoring into your NPS? You may have agents who are strong on voice but struggle with other channels.

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Analytics Customer Experience Management Contact Center 136

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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Avaya

MAY 31, 2017

Consider the customer engagement or contact center industry as it’s commonly known. For the contact center industry, it’s doubly impactful because not only do contact center companies need to transform themselves, they need to be innovating to enable all their customers and partners to transform as well.

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Contact Center Omni-Channel Communication Innovation 81

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. They help businesses take essential decisions and optimize their strategy and workflows, but how do you know if an artificial intelligence platform can h elp you build a more engaging, personal connection with customers – and improve your metrics?

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Omni-Channel Social Media Customer Service Contact Center 48

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.

Contact Center 40

Contact Center Omni-Channel Chatbots Video 40

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. Amaze Every Customer Every Time.

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Contact Center Omni-Channel Conference Employee Engagement 40

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 8, 2017

This week we feature an article by Mansi Bhatia who looks at ways organizations can transform contact centers into a customer engagement center. I like the idea of a customer engagement center. – Shep Hyken. Customer service has the power to make or break a company. Use Technology for Self Service.

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Contact Center Customer Engagement Engagement Customer Service 44

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

Bold360

OCTOBER 21, 2019

A negative live chat experience really stinks for your customers. If your chat widget says, “Chat Now,” then a re p should actually be available to give a live chat response , or your customers are destined for disappointment. . Anything less amounts to a ‘customer service fail.’ . A nd for your bottom line.

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Omni-Channel Chatbots e-support Contact Center 40

Bold360

OCTOBER 21, 2019

A negative live chat experience really stinks for your customers. If your chat widget says, “Chat Now,” then a re p should actually be available to give a live chat response , or your customers are destined for disappointment. . Anything less amounts to a ‘customer service fail.’ . A nd for your bottom line.

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Omni-Channel Chatbots e-support Contact Center 40

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.

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Self Service Customer Experience Multi-Channel Call Center 64

Grupo Noa

DECEMBER 15, 2020

According to Walker statistics, 81% of the customers view customer care service as the necessary determinant of a firm’s long-term success. The biggest advantage of outsourcing shared customer service center is its less formality and easier availability. A firm needs to leverage on that.

Call Center Solutions 52

Call Center Solutions Call Center Contact Center Omni-Channel 52

ShepHyken

JANUARY 8, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Industry Experts Offer Up 2018 Predictions on Retail Customer Experience by Judy Mottl. My Comment: The 2018 customer service and experience predictions continue to roll in. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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