Upstream Works

DECEMBER 20, 2022

In 2023, it will become table stakes. Unlike legacy technologies that are fully-formed when deployed, AI-based applications are iterative – they get better the more you use them. In 2023, AI should be at the top of the list for contact center leaders, as the earlier deployments during 2022 will be more mature now.

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Avaya

APRIL 1, 2019

There are times when a customer needs to dial into your contact center to ask a question or request assistance. Customer: “I have a question about my recent transactions.”. Customer repeats the same information making sure to slowly enunciate every letter of every. I’m sorry, all of our agents are busy assisting other customers.

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TechSee

AUGUST 14, 2023

TechSee’s Annual Influencer List For a second year, everyone at TechSee is proud and excited to share our annual list of influential leaders in the space of digital customer service. As the Head of Customer Support and Engagement at HotDoc, she is responsible for leading the customer support and engagement strategy.

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SurveySparrow

JULY 23, 2023

Once upon a time, businesses believed that the best way to win customers was through the quality of their products or the competitiveness of their prices. But as we journey through 2023, a different tale is being written. In this story, the hero is the customer, and the quest is for an exceptional customer experience (CX).

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SurveySensum

JULY 24, 2023

The retail world is changing at warp speed, and so are customers’ needs and expectations. Customers want to experience all the cool trends but also want their needs and expectations to be met. According to Salesforce Customer Engagement Research 2022 , 73% of customers expect companies to understand their unique needs and expectations.

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Gainsight

APRIL 10, 2023

By Harshi Banka, Senior Director of Strategy, Digital Customer Success The last few months have been rough for SaaS businesses with multiple headwinds including the economic downturn, rising inflation, and decreasing investments. While tech companies witnessed unprecedented growth over the past couple of years, 2023 is a whole new game.

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CSM Magazine

APRIL 25, 2023

Now in its 20 th year ContactBabel’s 2023 UK Contact Centre DMG highlighted the highest ever average speed to answer and call abandonment rates. This change has been mirrored in the increased number of automated and self-service payment options now available for contact centres, online and remote sales operations.

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Gainsight

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

That’s a wrap on Pulse Europe 2023 at Passenger Terminal Amsterdam. As the sun sets on the city of bicycles, the Pulse community reflects on the power of technology to help us all have more time for what matters most: each other. Without further ado, let’s dig into five of our top takeaways from Pusle Europe 2023.

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Interactions

APRIL 16, 2024

How Can the Bar be Raised to Surpass Customer Expectations? A dedication to understanding your customers ensures that every interaction is personalized and purposeful, alleviating the pain of lengthy wait times and ensuring each conversation is met with effective, personalized assistance.

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Gainsight

MAY 17, 2023

Pulse 2023 opened today, and with it, the community of thousands of Customer Success (CS), Product, and Community professionals set in motion the next era of our industry: Digital Customer Success (DCS). It’s about helping your customers understand how your company is evolving.”

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Lumoa

APRIL 28, 2024

Every interaction with your business has the power to build or damage the relationship with your customer – and can directly impact your revenue. 78% of customers have backed out of a purchase due to a poor customer experience (CX). More than 80% of business leaders see customer experience as a growing priority in 2024.

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CSM Magazine

MAY 5, 2023

Angela Clarkson, Head of Business Consultancy, Sabio Group One of the key issues discussed at our recent Disrupt 2023 conference in the UK was the cost-of-living crisis and its likely impact on customer service provision. UK inflation hit a 41-year high of 11.1% in October last year and remains high at the time of writing.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Contact centers are the heartbeats of customer service, enabling seamless communication between businesses and their clientele across the globe. Explore how VoIP can significantly reduce costs for call centers in 2023 with our insightful article – an essential read for businesses looking to enhance efficiency and save money!

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Education Services Group

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Last year, the team at ESG made a few predictions about 2022 and how the Customer Success industry would evolve in the coming year. According to the 2022 Customer Success Leadership Study , 78.5% According to the 2022 Customer Success Leadership Study , 78.5% Our top 5 predictions for Customer Success in 2023.

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Lithium

MARCH 7, 2023

As always, if you haven't signed up to receive the Customer Newsletter, you're missing out on the latest and greatest from Khoros! Some blog areas are limited to Khoros customers only. If you are a customer and unable to access anything, click the chat bubble (bottom right) and type Customer Access. Sign up today !

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Gainsight

MAY 3, 2023

The future of Customer Success (CS) is digital, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be beautifully simple. At Pulse 2023 , the largest conference in the Customer Success industry, we’re dedicating an entire track to unpacking Digital Customer Success (DCS): Digital Strategies to Help You Achieve More With Less.

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Totango

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

After several years of relentless pursuit of new business, 2023 made it clear to many companies that growth at all costs is not a sustainable strategy. This shift presents a compelling opportunity for B2B enterprises to invest in tailor-made tools for their post-sales organizations and customer success (CS) teams.

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ShepHyken

MAY 22, 2023

This has always been seen as high-potential technology, but in the last few months, it has been used in a more demonstrative way to address challenges faced by contact centers, especially in the post-pandemic environment. Generative AI and other forms of self-service provide a win-win solution for organizations and customers.

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NobelBiz

AUGUST 22, 2023

Voice over Internet Protocol, commonly known as VOIP, is a technology that enables voice communication and multimedia sessions over the Internet. Reliable Infrastructure A dependable, reliable infrastructure is what makes sure that when you’re talking with customers, your calls are clear no matter where they are.

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ShepHyken

MAY 15, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 4 Ways to Create the Authentic Relationships Customers Crave by Ed Hallen (Fast Company) In a world of infinite choices, customers remember brands that provide genuine, trustworthy, and authentic experiences.

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Lumoa

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

From social media posts to Google and Yelp reviews, every buyer can recount their customer experience with your company to a global audience. It is no wonder, then, that businesses have started paying much closer attention to their customer experience (CX) strategy. Reviewing your existing CX strategy is a good place to start.

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Uniphore

AUGUST 12, 2021

Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant—virtual assistants have transformed how we interact with technology and what we expect from it. Multimodal Virtual Agents allow customers to tap, text and talk to get more done , with little effort. By 2023, customers will prefer to begin 70% of self-service requests with conversational voice interactions.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Customer loyalty is more important than ever, and prioritizing customer service — with an excellent, dynamic, and engaged contact center — can help your company stand out. After all, your customer support team is the heart and soul of the customer experience (CX). Prioritize customer engagement.

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Blake Morgan

JUNE 16, 2023

Every modern customer experience has some aspect of digital engagement. No matter what you’re selling or offering customers, digital is now a requirement, including e-commerce, apps, chatbots, immersive VR and AR, AI automation—the list goes on and on. But as technology advances and customers evolve, so too do digital experiences.

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2023

With an increase in online spending and new faster, easier ways to pay, companies should think again about payment technologies and ways to meet customer payment preferences. Rob Crutchington of Encoded shares his top five predictions for payments in 2023. Apple Pay and Google Pay will further increase in popularity.

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Solvvy

JUNE 22, 2022

You’ve probably noticed that your customers are impatient. When they search your website for answers or reach out for customer service or support, they want answers now. Chatbots help you meet this demand by allowing your customers to type or ask a question and get an answer immediately. What is Conversational AI?

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TechSee

MAY 4, 2023

As we enter the next season of 2023, the field service industry is witnessing a significant shift towards the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to address various customer-facing needs. In practice, this translates into just a few hundred new images instead of tens of thousands.

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Self Service Customer Satisfaction Technology Training 109

GlowTouch

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

TMC Customer Product of the Year - WizDom Entry from GlowTouch No discussion about technology goes very far before someone broaches the subject of artificial intelligence – how to use it, where is it most effective, what downsides might exist, and so forth. It's a Virtual Coach Here, too, the underlying issue is time.

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Think Customers

MARCH 2, 2023

Whether 2023 will usher in a mild recession or just an economic downturn, no one knows. Workforce reductions are tempting in the face of economic headwinds but technology and customer experience experts urge contact center leaders to take the long view, and resist. are getting louder by the day.

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Inbenta

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Digital transformation has affected almost every industry, as organizations try to gain a competitive advantage and cater to changing customer demands. Covid-19 has accelerated the deployment of these technologies even further. For years, customers have been demanding more from their financial institutions.

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Inbenta

JANUARY 25, 2021

Any friction in a customer’s journey can make or break customers’ loyalty and have an impact on potential revenue. Luckily, technology keeps on adapting to help deliver tools that can make customer experience (CX) a truly seamless experience for companies and consumers. Customer service goes remote.

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Trends Self Service Customer Experience Omni-Channel 97

TechSee

AUGUST 12, 2020

The ongoing quest to enhance customer experience has birthed a new buzzword: multiexperience (MX). This emerging trend has companies seeking to provide their customers with seamless, native experiences on any channel or device, via voice, video, or text. Manual “See me” examples along the customer journey. Customer service.

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Self Service Insurance Entertainment Customer Journeys 109

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In light of National Customer Service Week (2-6 October), a new study has revealed that one in five Brits wastes up to 12 hours a year waiting to be served when eating out. Nearly a third admit that the cost-of-living crisis has made them less tolerant of poor customer service.

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West Monroe

APRIL 9, 2024

Deposit gathering and larger-scale shifts As credit unions led the charge to offer higher rates, banks were ultimately forced to follow—with credit unions and national banks being seen as safer resources while community and regional banks overcome lingering headwinds from 2023. This is especially true for credit unions.

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Team Support

MAY 31, 2023

Chatbots are fast becoming part of the digital core of tech tools that companies utilize as a secret weapon to increase their competitive advantage in the customer service arena. Today’s chatbots are more focused on enhancing the customer experience by offering immediate answers to common challenges.

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Chatbots Customer Service Competitive Advantage Self Service 98

Kustomer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

From AI-enhanced selfies on social media, to the 2023 launch of ChatGPT (and even a 2-minute, satirically acclaimed text-to-video remake of “The Lord of the Rings ”) — generative AI in particular seems to be the internet’s shiny new toy. But how do we use this type of technology to enhance the customer experience?

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Self Service Chatbots CRM Social Media 52

CSM Magazine

JULY 26, 2023

UK analyst for the contact centre and CX industry ContactBabel in its 2023 Decision Makers Guide discovered a ‘very wide spread of attrition rates across the industry with 22% of respondents having to deal with attrition rates of over 30% compared to only 16% in 2020.’ This would roughly equate to 12.5 years assuming 2.5

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