NICE inContact

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Gartner’s 2019 Magic Quadrant for Contact Center as a Service, North America, report has just been released. Featuring a thorough evaluation of cloud providers by one of the independent analyst firms in the industry, the report is an invaluable tool for contact center leaders considering new technology investments.

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NICE inContact

OCTOBER 17, 2019

NICE inContact Doubling Investment in Western Europe to Support Rapid Customer Growth Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Contact Center as a Service, Western Europe, has just been released. This year, NICE inContact has been recognised as a Visionary, with the furthest overall placement for Completeness of Vision in 2019.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 16, 2019

Agents remain the most critical resource in any contact center. But, every contact center continues to struggle with big challenges when it comes to engaging, motivating and retaining agents. What your agents like the most working in contact centers is helping customers. These are just starters.

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Avaya

JULY 8, 2019

New research from Vanson Bourne shows that almost all (99%) of organizations are using some form of artificial intelligence (AI) in the contact center. The research found that organizations using AI in the contact center are most likely to be only halfway through their implementation. Top Barriers of Contact Center AI.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 16, 2019

Agents remain the most critical resource in any contact center. But, every contact center continues to struggle with big challenges when it comes to engaging, motivating and retaining agents. What your agents like the most working in contact centers is helping customers. These are just starters.

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NICE inContact

JULY 21, 2020

Each year, we survey more than 2,500 consumers across the globe to discover the latest on their real-world habits and opinions on a wide spectrum of customer service-related topics. Then we slice and dice the results, including by generational groups, to uncover useful insights such as year-over-year trends.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 20, 2020

Customer experience (CX) is the new tool for competitive differentiation and every company large and small is investing in creating better experiences for their customers. NICE inContact Global CX Benchmark study, 2019 shows that great service can build brand loyalty among 81% of customers and turn 87% of them into advocates.

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Playvox

JANUARY 13, 2022

If your contact center is planning for the future, be sure to make employee experience and getting the right technology in place top priorities. We recently participated in a discussion with two industry experts that focused on megatrends that will impact contact centers in 2022. Technology always needs focus.

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CSM Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2021

The omnichannel approach has been used by marketers to reach as many customers as possible, especially in the current circumstances, where most physical stores remain closed and rely on product deliveries and online purchases. Omnichannel Contact Centers for Improved Customer Service. trillion mark.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 9, 2022

This week, we feature an article by Nick Bandy, Chief Marketing Officer at LiveVox , an omnichannel platform that helps brands seamlessly communicate with their customers. He shares how you can align your customer’s journey with their brand expectations. The customer journey is essential to any company’s success.

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Call Experts

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Three primary trends are driving the customer care industry: diversified cloud-based solutions. omnichannel management that supports digital transformation. By actively harnessing a set of cloud-based AI-powered technologies, contact centers are infusing intelligence across the entire customer contact landscape.

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2019

In 2018 it was predicted that voice would soon be dead and chatbots would be controlling the customer experience. However, this prediction missed one critical factor: the customer. With this in mind, here are 10 top trends for contact centers and the customer experience in 2019.

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Playvox

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

But given the level of uncertainty experienced in the last 18 months – ever-changing pandemic guidance, more workers voluntarily resigning from jobs, many of us still working remotely – what impact will this have on customer behavior and buying habits as we close out 2021? Related: 7 Customer Service Channels We’ll Use in the Future.

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Kustomer

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The final days of 2019 are drawing to a close, and that means it’s time for Kustomer’s year-end wrap up. It has been an exciting year, with much growth and development not only for Kustomer, but for the customer service space as a whole. Here are some of the most memorable highlights: Top Customer Service Trends of 2019.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 13, 2019

Digital-first customer service is no longer a nice option or a fun perk. It’s what today’s customers have come to expect: meeting them where they are, on the channel they want, on their timeline. Is your contact center keeping up? You’re at risk of gaining a reputation for poor service and losing customers.

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NICE inContact

MAY 23, 2019

We live in an omnichannel customer service world now. Emerging technologies and changing consumer demands fundamentally have shifted the way businesses interact with their customers. It’s added a great deal of complexities to the service process as well as to organizations’ relationships with their customers.

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NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

What do companies report after they move their contact center technology to the cloud? Many of them have achieved superior customer experience outcomes – like better customer satisfaction and likelihood to recommend. Why does a cloud customer experience platform make such a difference? How important is this?

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RapportBoost

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Did you miss this Customer Experience Update Webinar from the end of November? Take notes – the info will help you create a killer Conversational Selling strategy for 2019! Read the transcript below: Nicholas Rodriguez: …the highest priorities for Contact Centers that focus on the customer. No worries!

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CSM Magazine

APRIL 15, 2020

Puzzel, a leading European Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) provider, has announced the acquisition of U-WFM a leading provider of workforce management and optimization software. and with customers across the U.K., and with customers across the U.K., Headquartered in Sheffield, U.K., Headquartered in Sheffield, U.K.,

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NICE inContact

OCTOBER 2, 2019

The next year should be one of substantial investment by businesses in their service channels, and that’s great news for their customers. This is just one of the many insights we discovered when we surveyed more than 900 global contact center leaders about key customer experience topics, including near-term investment plans.

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NICE inContact

MAY 8, 2019

Does your company have a true understanding of what your customers want, need and think? Specifically, how do your customers feel about your customer service? How about the latest digital channels? Are you being realistic about whether your customer service really satisfies your customers?

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NICE inContact

JUNE 19, 2019

In today’s omnichannel customer service environment, savvy organizations offer their consumers multiple ways to interact with them, including agent-assisted and self-service methods. Being customer-centric means meeting customers how and where they want to be met. However, customers don’t quite agree.

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Answer Dash

JANUARY 1, 2019

(This article is originally published at ICMI ) Hint: Focus on Agent Performance If you’ve sat through any customer service technology demos or walked the showroom floor at an industry conference, you’ve undoubtedly heard well-meaning sales folks speak of innovation, disruption, and automation. Track what customers are asking.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 18, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 1 0 Tips to Build a Customer Centric Work Culture by Vandita Grover. My Comment: Consistent accolades about a company’s customer service and experience don’t happen by accident. And, that’s what this article is about.

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Call Experts

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

In 2019, Salesforce forecasts a "sustained and solid U.S. With this steady growth and increase in demand, contact centers are a vital partner to support the holiday rush. . . With this steady growth and increase in demand, contact centers are a vital partner to support the holiday rush. . .

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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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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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Joe Rawlinson

JUNE 1, 2016

As Internet speeds increase and technology becomes more sophisticated, customer expectations of companies’ online performances have also risen. corporate executives said their customers’ service expectations were higher than three years ago, while 35 percent said they were much higher. Omni-Channel Support Options.

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NICE inContact

JANUARY 7, 2019

When it’s time to upgrade your contact center to the cloud, one of the biggest headaches is doing the homework on viable solutions. In their 32-criterion evaluation of cloud contact center providers, Forrester identified the 11 most significant vendors and researched, analyzed, and scored them. Plan for 2019 trends.

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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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NICE inContact

MARCH 5, 2019

Customers are speaking, and their voices have never been louder or clearer! And if we’re listening, our customers’ opinions, preferences and expectations will be driving call centre strategy and channel support. The baseline: Customers expect omnichannel choices in our contact centres. REGISTER NOW.

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Talkdesk

JANUARY 22, 2019

2019 has brought news that Talkdesk is a finalist in the 2019 Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service in the Innovation in Customer Service – Computer Industries category. Talkdesk is quickly garnering attention from customers and industry leaders as the enterprise cloud contact center.

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BlueOcean

APRIL 15, 2019

The trend of personalized customer experience has since transformed almost every industry as we know it. From the retail experience to social media connections to issue resolution via the contact center, customers want their individual needs known and reflected in the interactions, services, and products they pay for.

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UJET

JUNE 25, 2021

As the world begins to reopen post-COVID-19, customer experience is more important than it’s ever been, with 80% of companies saying their core business model needs to go and/or stay digital to remain economically viable. We’re long past the days where customer experience is an afterthought and the contact center is viewed as a cost center.

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Interactions

JANUARY 16, 2019

With a new year upon us, we’re looking forward to all of the exciting things Intelligent Virtual Assistants can bring to the customer care table. We wrapped up 2018 with a look back at the year’s biggest customer care trends , and we’re excited to see what 2019 has in store for the technology industry. Conversational AI.

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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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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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