CSM Magazine

JUNE 12, 2023

In today’s digital age, contact centers play a critical role in customer support, sales, and overall communication between businesses and their clientele. Unfortunately, these centers have also become a target for fraudsters looking to exploit the vulnerabilities inherent in these systems.

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Call Experts

JUNE 15, 2023

Streamline Operations and Never Miss Another Call with a Contact Center for Utilities. As a result, for those looking to ensure seamless operations and superior customer service, many companies are deciding to use a call center for utilities as it has proven itself to be quite a powerful tool.

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NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

In the world of Contact Centers , moving functions like IVR and ACD are obvious choices. Your Contact Center represents the front line to your constituents and customers. The post Moving to Cloud: A Must for Contact Centers appeared first on NICE inContact Blog.

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NICE inContact

OCTOBER 18, 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 18, 2019

Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Contact Center as a Service, Western Europe, has just been released. Not only that, but we’ve also been evaluated as a Leader in the 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Contact Center as a Service, North America, positioned the highest and furthest overall for its ability to execute and completeness of vision.

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Lumoa

APRIL 28, 2024

If you’re reading this blog post, you are probably one of them. But how can you support your customers on all the different channels they reach out on and offer a personalized yet unified response? The company started out as a survey tool for academics and has grown into a multi-product feedback software.

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NobelBiz

MAY 2, 2023

Welcome to this insightful blog post, where we discuss building a successful outbound lead generation strategy for contact centers. Companies now have to invest in data, technology, and omnichannel communication to supplement the lack of contact in the voice strategy. And no wonder. And no wonder.

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NICE inContact

JUNE 14, 2017

How do you know if you’re meeting their expectations for Omnichannel service? inContact conducted research on Omnichannel customer service experiences and results. Some other interesting findings were that 67% of customers prefer agent-assisted channels to self-service ones. appeared first on inContact Blog.

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NICE inContact

OCTOBER 29, 2019

But like many companies that transition their operation from call center to contact center as they grow, Radisson realized there was a definite disconnect: it was using an out-of-date, on-premises Avaya system to manage its global network of contact centers and BPOs. million calls and 1.5

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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. With just five minutes of prep, we can put your corporate website into our Avaya Oceana contact center transformation demo.

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Avaya

JUNE 28, 2017

There is no doubt that contact center leaders are feeling the pressure to have their centers and their agents perform more efficiently, faster and with more incite. Many contact center decision makers are realizing that just upgrading technology will not suffice in this transformational era. What does this mean?

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NICE inContact

JUNE 27, 2017

For Carlson Rezidor , one of the globe’s largest hotel groups with 1,400 properties, including the widely known Radisson brand, creating consistency across all guest reservation contact centers had its own challenges. We wanted to give them a personalized experience, but we needed a contact center platform that allowed us to do that.”.

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NICE inContact

JULY 24, 2019

Today, your customers are rapidly moving beyond first-generation digital channels (email, web chat, mobile apps) and on to next-generation digital channels (social media such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc. And companies are starting to invest in supporting these agent-assisted and self-service digital channels.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 27, 2019

This isn’t just our idea; it’s backed up by the stats: Companies with the strongest omnichannel customer engagement strategies retain an average of 89% of customers, compared to 33% for companies with weak omnichannel strategies (Aberdeen Group Inc.) 5) Be channel-focused. How to do it: Don’t make customers channel hop.

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NICE inContact

JULY 2, 2019

The case for digital customer service integration is clear: Companies using digital channels for customer service can increase customer engagement and answer more customer queries without any additional resources. It’s all about increasing efficiency in the contact center. 2) Change the mindset of the contact center.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 2, 2019

The fact that live chat is a real-time engagement channel makes this possible. Key takeaway: Live chat delivers a service that customers want and helps agents work more efficiently at a lower cost than other channels. 2) Omnichannel Coverage. Key takeaway: It’s vital to be available on channels your customers use.

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Call Experts

JANUARY 23, 2019

Omnichannel is quickly becoming a fundamental concept for businesses. Omnichannel processes utilize various platforms such as social media channels, email marketing, websites, and mobile experiences to communicate with your clients. What makes omnichannel challenging? Retailers have lost millions. What is this process?

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SurveySparrow

JUNE 20, 2023

In this blog, we’ll introduce you to 10 impressive tools that can give SoGoSurvey a run for its money. Paid plan at $20/month Pros Cons Integration with Other Zoho Tools Multi-language support Conditional branching Doesn’t offer as many customization options 6. You’ve come to the right place!

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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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Avaya

JUNE 26, 2017

There is a need for an omnichannel capability to provide the best customer journey and experience possible. Customer experience management rests on success in three pillars: omnichannel experience, agency-wide engagement, and actionable insights. Easy to configure with pre-built snap-in code to provide broad multi-channel solutions.

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NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

First introduced in 2010, Customer Effort Score (CES) is a fairly new contact center metric. If your contact center does not make it easy for customers to do business with you, then you risk losing customer loyalty, and – eventually – run the risk of losing customers. Are you measuring Customer Effort Score? Easy, right?

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NICE inContact

MAY 23, 2019

We live in an omnichannel customer service world now. This dynamic has created a scenario in which organizations have to offer many more service channels than in the past in order to address the wide spectrum of preferences and capabilities of their customer base. appeared first on NICE inContact Blog.

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NobelBiz

MARCH 19, 2024

Call center dashboards play a vital role in contact centers. Call center dashboards provide the kinds of insights and metrics that contribute to having improved agent performance and more successful campaigns. Types of Call Center Dashboards So what types of call center dashboards are there?

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NICE inContact

MAY 8, 2019

How about the latest digital channels? Are you delivering seamless omnichannel customer experiences and creating promotors rather than detractors? Are you delivering seamless omnichannel customer experiences and creating promotors rather than detractors? These are questions that keep contact center leaders up at night.

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NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

First introduced in 2010, Customer Effort Score (CES) is a fairly new contact center metric. If your contact center does not make it easy for customers to do business with you, then you risk losing customer loyalty, and – eventually – run the risk of losing customers. Are you measuring Customer Effort Score? Easy, right?

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NICE inContact

OCTOBER 21, 2019

The company moved to NICE inContact CXone , fully embracing a cloud contact center strategy in 2017, and that was a real turning point. The post Advanced Chat for CXone: Vera Bradley’s Journey to Excellence appeared first on NICE inContact Blog.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 2, 2019

The fact that live chat is a real-time engagement channel makes this possible. Key takeaway: Live chat delivers a service that customers want and helps agents work more efficiently at a lower cost than other channels. 2) Omnichannel Coverage. Key takeaway: It’s vital to be available on channels your customers use.

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Technology Customer Service Omni-Channel Self Service 120

NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

“You are only as good as your weakest channel.” – Nancy Jamison, Principal Analyst, Frost & Sullivan. This is one of our favorite quotes from a leading analyst in the contact center space. See if it sparks you to rethink your weakest channel. Think about your voice channel: is it your weakest?

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NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

During this “low season,” many hospitality contact centers evaluate previous high season performance and customer satisfaction levels in order to address and improve key performance indicators (KPIs) like call abandonment. So guests receive swift attention and a more complete experience via any contact channel, at any time of day.

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NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

During this “low season,” many hospitality contact centers evaluate previous high season performance and customer satisfaction levels in order to address and improve key performance indicators (KPIs) like call abandonment. So guests receive swift attention and a more complete experience via any contact channel, at any time of day.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

The following are excerpts from the transcript of Brad’s recent keynote address to Contact Center Expo, hosted by ICMI, the International Customer Management Institute, May 16 and 17, 2023. Hi everyone. Thanks so much for joining us.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

The following are excerpts from the transcript of Brad’s recent keynote address to Contact Center Expo, hosted by ICMI, the International Customer Management Institute, May 16 and 17, 2023. Hi everyone. Thanks so much for joining us.

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AWS Machine Learning

JANUARY 12, 2023

Enterprises that operate globally are experiencing challenges sourcing customer support professionals with multi-lingual experience. The contact center agent persona uses the Service Cloud console, and the customer persona initiates the chat session via a customer support portal enabled by Salesforce Experience Cloud.

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eGain Blogs

OCTOBER 10, 2019

We provide omnichannel customer engagement software, powered by knowledge. After all, we are a pioneer with more than decades of experience in both those spaces, and we lead the industry in the breadth and depth of supporting digital channels such as messaging, virtual assistant, chat, cobrowse, social, and email. out of 5.0

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Avaya

MAY 4, 2016

It therefore comes as no surprise that the RTA is investing in multiple channels of communications with its customers, to improve standards of service, increase efficiency and gain valuable feedback from its user. From projects and operational perspective, RTA has a big focus on alternative smart channels.

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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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NICE inContact

JUNE 20, 2019

Traditionally quality management in the contact center has been focused on evaluating agent-assisted interactions — mainly phone. We already discussed the gap between the number of digital channels for CX that are supported in the contact center and the number of channels that are evaluated as part of a business’ QM programs.

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