CSM Magazine

MARCH 11, 2021

Contact center outsourcing has proven to be highly beneficial, but it isn’t without its faults. It is much cheaper to pay a BPO call center abroad than to hire and train an entire team on your own at home. Call spikes are probably the biggest challenge that contact centers face.

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Magellan Solutions

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

When businesses discuss outsourcing initiatives, it always comes down to markets specializing in BPO services like the Philippines. However, India started losing ground to the Philippines when fraudulent activities of Indian call centers were exposed in 2016. A Brief History of the Call Center Industry in the Philippines.

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CSM Magazine

JUNE 8, 2023

As a call center agent, your job is to provide excellent customer service and support customers. In this article we’ll explore ways in which AI can be used to enhance customer service and how call center agents can benefit from this innovative technology.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In April 2024, the Las Vegas Convention Center will see the return of the Call and Contact Center Expo. The event is focused on the processes used by call and contact centers, with showcases from over 200 different business representatives along with seminars by over 100 industry experts.

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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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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Providing excellent customer service is key to the success of your call center, and having sound strategies in place can help make that happen. Follow these helpful tips to ensure a smooth running call center environment in 2023.

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CSM Magazine

JULY 13, 2022

Contact center leaders are struggling to keep pace with ‘unrealistic’ demands. Contact centers are struggling to deliver much-needed CX innovation while battling against rising contact volumes, agent attrition and customer churn, according to a new survey of 1000 contact center leaders in the US, UK and Australia from Censuswide.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 25, 2024

“The customer is always right” is a timeless phrase. But if your customer is being unreasonable, or worse, abusive, should you simply hang up? Contact center agents are on the frontline of customer interactions, representing the face—or rather, the voice—of a company. Here we explore this complex issue.

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Calabrio

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

2020 was a time of great change for the contact center. Agents began hosting their frontline communications with customers from home offices – fundamentally shifting how the workforce operates – and many companies finally recognized that new strategies were needed to their customers’ needs at the forefront.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2021

In this last year, many call centers have struggled with leaders and agents leaving their positions at an alarming rate. As a customer service manager, you know that attrition is at the top of your list of concerns. Many call centers are finding that hybrid arrangements need constant care and attention.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 21, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 15 Stats About Post-Covid Customer Service by Blake Morgan. Chief on that list is updating customer service efforts. Our customer service research supports the theme.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 12, 2020

What if your employees had to work from home and you had to close your contact centers indefinitely? From fixed to fluid – wider issues in customer service. Gig customer service is on the rise, with the added bonus that these workers can provide customer service from anywhere in the world.

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Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

We’re honored to be honored for our work alongside so many of our customer service and customer experience colleagues. This is especially true in the customer service industry. Customer Experience (CX) has catapulted into one of the most important aspects of determining business success. Adam Toporek.

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CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Conversational AI (aka intelligent chatbots or virtual agents) combines artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to streamline customer interactions across channels. Customer service teams and contact centers have specific needs when considering new technology solutions. A Platform to Handle Complexity.

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Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

We’re honored to be honored for our work alongside so many of our customer service and customer experience colleagues. This is especially true in the customer service industry. Customer Experience (CX) has catapulted into one of the most important aspects of determining business success. Adam Toporek.

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CSM Magazine

JULY 18, 2019

Customer service principles are timeless, but consumer expectations are certainly not. Customers have always expected effective and efficient service but with today’s technological developments, expectations are even higher. The adage of “know your customer” is as true today as ever.

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Stella Connect

JUNE 28, 2018

Just imagine what you could accomplish if call center attrition were a non-issue. Customer service agents would be careerists, loyal to the brand and enthusiastic about serving customers. The customer service organization would take on a life of its own, generating loyal customers and revenue with little effort.

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Stella Connect

JUNE 28, 2018

Just imagine what you could accomplish if call center attrition were a non-issue. Customer service agents would be careerists, loyal to the brand and enthusiastic about serving customers. The customer service organization would take on a life of its own, generating loyal customers and revenue with little effort.

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COPC

AUGUST 4, 2016

I found this article in CRM magazine, Inbound and Outbound Converge in the New Contact Center , to be an interesting one because it discusses some of the changes in our industry that are being made possible by process and technology, but with an eye to improving the customer experience. By Leonard Klie – CRM magazine.

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2018

The customer experience industry is changing at an unprecedented pace and businesses must prepare for dynamic developments throughout the coming year. Contact centers will be able to combine the strengths of their teams and digital solutions whilst using them to compensate for their respective weaknesses.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2019

More and more businesses are taking the plunge and moving their contact centers from on-premise PBX to cloud phone systems. By 2020, 50% of call centers that don’t use cloud technology will have made the switch to cloud based phone systems. What are the benefits of moving to a cloud phone system for your contact center?

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CSM Magazine

AUGUST 8, 2019

Your call center is the face of your business to your customers. If your call center service has been less than stellar, now is the time to ramp up your performance with these seven easy tips. Streamline Calls Using IVR Options. Never Rush Customers When Queue is Full.

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Talkdesk

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The Talkdesk Road Show kicked off last month in Chicago to discuss designing the intelligent contact center. We were lucky to have some incredible speakers to help us share our vision for the future of the contact center space. Nate has been an outspoken leader in the customer support space for quite a while.

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TechSee

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Are you calling to make another reservation? Personalization as a driver in customer service. AI has the power to achieve mass personalization by harnessing huge amounts of data from multiple data sources and uncovering patterns in customer behavior. Examples of AI-Driven Personalized Customer Service.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

With card fraud and identify theft continuing to hit the headlines, Jason Roos, CEO of Cirrus , discusses how call centers can navigate the options to ensure both PCI DSS compliance and the best possible customer experience. The view from the contact center. Data breaches continue to challenge and cost businesses.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Frontier’s decision to go fully digital and drop its customer service phone lines may, on the face of it, seem like a company moving with the times. Indeed, our research revealed that 67% of UK consumers prefer customer service via phone; eliminating such methods comes with the potential risk of alienating customers.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 31, 2022

Voice is the fastest form of human communication and has long been the backbone of the customer service industry. In this article, we will discuss the basics of voicebot technology and how it is changing the customer service industry. How are voicebots changing the customer experience? Collect customer information.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

An outbound lead generation call center can deliver personalized experiences by treating every interaction as an opportunity to understand and meet the unique needs of each prospect. To further elevate your outbound voice communication strategy, consider the transformative power of NobelBiz’s cloud contact center solution.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Salesforce CRM and ServiceNow Integration is for customer service agents who must quickly provide consumers with the information they need on the spot. It eliminates manual data entry or inefficient searches, as this integration gives customer service reps instantaneous access to all relevant customer information.

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CSM Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2019

In this article we’ll look at some of the benefits of outsourcing your customer service. From manufacturing to customer service, many companies operating internationally are now using outside firms to provide services at a lower cost. They can handle customers outside of their country or continent effectively.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

MetTel employees have been recognized for demonstrating superior billing-related customer service and going above and beyond for clients during the pandemic. This is the seventh consecutive year MetTel has won Stevie Awards for Customer Service. ” MetTel CX Billing Analyst Far Exceeded Customer Expectations. .

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2021

You can’t physically fulfill a backorder for a customer who’s been waiting days, weeks or even months for a product to show up at the door. But, there’s a lot we can say as customer service professionals to lessen frustrations and even enhance a buyer’s loyalty. Tip #3: Streamline Call Center Communications Technology.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2015

CGS, a global provider of business applications, enterprise learning and outsourcing services, has announced the acquisition of Mas Cerca Contact Center, the Chile-based business process outsourcing (BPO) provider. “Joining with CGS, we are on the way to becoming the largest BPO provider in Latin America.

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ShepHyken

JULY 11, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 3 Ways to Create a Better Customer Experience That Increases Conversions by Joel Comm. Magazine) As the global marketplace shrinks and communication channels continue to evolve, competition is heating up.

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Talkdesk

JANUARY 16, 2018

This post was originally written by Emily Blazensky , Director of Marketing at VoiceBase, for Opentalk Magazine. . The thousands-upon-thousands of conversations that pour into call centers worldwide every day contain priceless information. In short, they’ll close more deals, sell more products and keep more customers happy.

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Talkdesk

JANUARY 16, 2018

This post was originally written by Emily Blazensky , Director of Marketing at VoiceBase, for Opentalk Magazine. . The thousands-upon-thousands of conversations that pour into call centers worldwide every day contain priceless information. In short, they’ll close more deals, sell more products and keep more customers happy.

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2020

For example, in this vacancy for an IT Customer Support position, it states: “In a cover letter for customer service position please tell about yourself, your achievements, your experience necessary for this vacancy. How to Look for a Job as a Customer Support Manager? Call center manager. Phone operator.

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