BlueOcean

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Great companies are regularly assessing the ongoing value of their partnerships – but how do you measure the true value your contact center outsourcer is delivering? Whether it’s your own culture that shifts over time or that of your outsourcer, keeping a pulse on cultural alignment in your outsourced contact center is essential.

Customer Care 156

Customer Care Contact Center Effort Score Net Promoter Score 156

NobelBiz

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Data keeps beaming in in confirmation of a fact: the digital contact center is here. Voice is changing – average handle time is going up and calls are becoming more complex. The current report begins by clearly stating that the age of brick-and-mortar call centers is finally over. Interesting, isn’t it?

Call Center 52

Call Center Self Service Average Handle Time Social Media 52

TechSee

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Last month, we announced this exciting partnership , which was the culmination of a mutual journey that began with an investment by Salesforce Ventures two years ago, an offering in the Salesforce AppExchange, a mutual award in the TM forum, and recognition in Gartner’s Cool Vendors in CRM Customer Service and Support 2020 report.

Net Promoter Score 109

Net Promoter Score Contact Center Average Handle Time NPS 109

AWS Machine Learning

MARCH 31, 2023

Government departments and businesses operate contact centers to connect with their communities, enabling citizens and customers to call to make appointments, request services, and sometimes just ask a question. Unless the hold music is particularly good, callers don’t typically enjoy having to wait—it wastes time and money.

Self Service 77

Self Service Virtual Agent Connections Contact Center 77

Think Customers

JANUARY 25, 2021

Although there are many ways to synergize machines and humans in the call center, CX experts agree these four are primed to deliver the greatest outcomes in 2021. Smart contact center leaders will use AI to train associates faster, in more engaging ways, and at half the price. ONE: Supercharge associates with RPA.

Trends 59

Trends Contact Center Chatbots Average Handle Time 59

TechSee

JUNE 25, 2019

In this article, we take a deep dive into the different AI customer service technologies that companies are employing to improve their customer-facing interactions, as well as to enhance their internal processes. In fact, Gartner predicts that by 2020, 85% of all customer interactions will no longer be managed by humans.

Technology 122

Technology Customer Service Contact Center Gamification 122

CSM Magazine

JUNE 1, 2018

Gartner recently found that by 2020, 55 percent of major brands will have some kind of AI initiative in place, many of which will be focused on customer service. Brands like KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, have already found ways to leverage AI to power their service operations and drive friendlier and more personal customer support interactions.

Customer Service 70

Customer Service Airlines Contact Center Average Handle Time 70

Interactions

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

In fact, Gartner predicts that by 2020, 25% of customer service and support operations will use Intelligent Virtual Assistant and chatbot technology across most engagement channels. One of the biggest challenges faced by contact centers is agent churn. Over time, agents get bored, disengaged, burnt-out and overwhelmed.

Average Handle Time 48

Average Handle Time Contact Center Customer Service Representative Chatbots 48

GlowTouch

JULY 10, 2020

The reality is that live chat sessions offer many advantages that phone interactions cannot provide. They may feel more comfortable interacting with an agent in real-time conversation when clarity of communication is needed. Reduced resolution time means reduced costs. About GlowTouch.

Customer Satisfaction 52

Customer Satisfaction Average Handle Time Return on Investment Effort Score 52

Think Customers

AUGUST 18, 2021

At the 2020 National Retail Federation , on the eve of the pandemic, our writers noted that the future of retail was about removing barriers. How do we make interactions ‘effortless’ for customers? Shopping channels are no longer static—customers can switch from voice, to chat, and messaging in just one interaction.

Retail 52

Retail Strategy Self Service Average Handle Time 52

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Analytics competition winners were selected from a field of customer applicants and will share $100,000 in prize money to use in their contact centers. Calabrio is proud to recognise and support the strides our customers are making in more human-centric interactions. ANALYTICS COMPETITION WINNERS. help finding a dentist 2.

Conference 52

Conference Analytics Net Promoter Score Average Handle Time 52

Stella Connect

DECEMBER 2, 2021

In 2020, we found that only one third of consumers (33%) said they’d switched to a competitor after only one negative customer service experience with a business. 67% of US and UK shoppers say they would stop doing business with a brand after only 2-3 poor customer service interactions. 2: Time Is Money for You—and Your Customers.

Trends 52

Trends Customer Service Data First Call Resolution 52

Natalie Petouhof

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Tweet By 2020 it is estimated that there will be over 50 billion connected devices. If customers expect to be able to interact, engage, purchase and get service through any channel, companies need to step up to this challenge. That’s the case for customers interacting with the company.

Analytics 40

Analytics Omni-Channel Average Handle Time First Call Resolution 40

Lithium

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

From Hikma Pharmaceuticals, who used Khoros Marketing to increase engagement on posts by 73%, to Intuit, who used their community to handle massive spikes in support volume during COVID-19, brands across a variety of industries impressed us with their 2020 stories. We received a total of 92 incredible submissions in 11 categories.

Social Media 52

Social Media Return on Investment ROI Average Handle Time 52

Oracle

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Welcome back to Markies Monday, a weekly blog series designed to help you learn more about the 2020 Markie Awards categories, finalists, and winners. The bank improved operational efficiency in its branches and its contact center, resulting in significant cost savings.

Innovation 75

Innovation Customer Service Banking Self Service 75

Lithium

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

From Hikma Pharmaceuticals, who used Khoros Marketing to increase engagement on posts by 73%, to Intuit, who used their community to handle massive spikes in support volume during COVID-19, brands across a variety of industries impressed us with their 2020 stories. We received a total of 92 incredible submissions in 11 categories.

Social Media 40

Social Media Return on Investment ROI Average Handle Time 40

Qualtrics

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Find out how making the right investments in your service center culture can turn yours from a necessary cost center into a key brand loyalty driver. In fact, 78% of customers say a single interaction with a contact center has changed the way they feel about a brand. It’s all about perception.

Contact Center 26

Contact Center Call Center Average Handle Time Metrics 26

Oracle

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Many retailers dream of the day they’ll be able to streamline interactions between customers and products, as well as to offer round-the-clock service while not breaking the salary budget. Gartner research found that 25% of customer service operations will use virtual customer assistants by 2020. Frictionless experience.

Chatbots 74

Chatbots Customer Service Virtual Agent Self Service 74

Qualtrics

APRIL 17, 2021

In contact centers, agility is a critical quality. But how do contact center leaders build empowered, agile teams? 2020 was a stark reminder that you can’t predict what’s around the corner – so you need to be prepared for anything. Why do contact centers need agile workforces?

Contact Center 26

Contact Center Average Handle Time How To Metrics 26

NobelBiz

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As the public face of your brand, agents are greatly aided by a unified agent desktop that makes it easy for them to interact with customers. Of course, seasoned contact center professionals will smile with nostalgia, remembering the good old days when the trusted landline call was the only communication channel an agent had to deal with.

Call Center 52

Call Center Contact Center How To Contact Center Software 52

NICE inContact

JANUARY 11, 2019

The current decade has brought many changes to quality management, including the increase of treating customer interactions using omnichannel – the ability to handle queries flexibly across self-service and agent-assisted media channels with full context. Change Brought by Omnichannel Interactions.

Omni-Channel 45

Omni-Channel Management Contact Center Self Service 45