Stella Connect

JANUARY 9, 2018

In doing so, Rich set the tone for Brooklinen’s exceptional customer experience and inspired a unique approach to customer service training and performance management. Hands-on Customer Service Training: Building Excitement, Knowledge, and Trust. Jack Lorentzen, Senior Associate, Customer Experience.

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Myra Golden

APRIL 28, 2021

When we moved to Q & A, Sherry asked a question about training and supporting remote agents: Our contact center agents will work remotely for the foreseeable future. I’m concerned about training my agents and supporting them. The key to creating a successful remote agent is quality contact center training.

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Integrity Solutions

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In the past, customer service centers were viewed as cost centers or expenses. Today, the organizations that are delivering a superior customer experience are proving just how outdated that perspective is. But great customer experiences don’t just happen.

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Magellan Solutions

MAY 6, 2020

Companies that outsource call center ops have one thing in common: they know the significance of building and maintaining good customer relationships. Being in the front-end, call centers create a direct connection between customers (even prospects) and businesses. Companies that Outsource Call Center.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 25, 2024

My friend and fellow customer service expert, John DiJulius, shares his thoughts on how AI is benefiting both customer and employee satisfaction. I loved one of his first topics: AI is not the end of call centers. It’s making them better. Connect with Shep on LinkedIn.

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Stella Connect

MARCH 12, 2018

Employee engagement is one of the biggest drivers of customer service quality and employee retention. Most customer service leaders know it’s important (critical, even) to recognize and reward service excellence. But many of them don’t have a formal call center rewards program in place.

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Myra Golden

JULY 28, 2016

How to Talk to Customers: Human relations skills to help your employees deliver a delightful customer experience. Complaint Handling: Learn to handle problems in such a way that you completely restore customer confidence after a service mishap. Customer-facing employees in any industry. Call centers.

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Stella Connect

MARCH 2, 2018

For growing companies with ambitious customer service goals and limited resources, staffing call center teams can be tricky. What’s the magic number of agents you need for a team just big enough to meet demand and serve customers well? The Erlang C Formula: Balancing Customer Service Goals with Call Center Costs.

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TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

Whether they need help setting up a new device or to repair a damaged product, the way in which these interactions are handled are at the heart of customer satisfaction. Eric’s favorite motto is “The Customer Experience is Paramount and must be the driving force to any organization.” He also sits on the board of Directors for CSPN.

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Michel Falcon Experience

JANUARY 16, 2020

This company’s leadership team has made a conscious decision that is negatively impacting their customer experience. What they should be doing is allocating a higher labour budget to afford more call center agents to ensure 80% of calls are answered within 20 seconds or less (this is a common call center service level agreement).

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Kustomer

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Truly successful contact center agents require more guidance than just initial onboarding and training. If managers can learn how to train well from the beginning and eventually shift to customer service coaching, then anxiously micromanaging employees can become a failed tactic of the past.

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Stella Connect

JANUARY 4, 2022

And if you’re in a contact center performance management role, you’ve probably invested a lot of time and energy into your customer service training and customer service coaching programs. These are the top- and bottom-line benefits your coaching and training programs should deliver.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 11, 2023

To make the customer feel known, the employee needs to know what the customer bought in the past and how often, if they previously called for support, and more. . If you’ve followed my work, then this line should be familiar: What’s happening on the inside with employees is felt on the outside by the customer. .

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Magellan Solutions

APRIL 11, 2024

Partnering with a BPO service provider for your Shopify telephone support is brilliant. With highly trained agents available 24/7, you’ll enjoy top-notch customer service. In this article, discover the benefits, services offered, and tips for choosing the right partner to enhance your e-commerce experience.

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Integrity Solutions

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Contact center leaders are rightfully worried that the increased focus on AI and technology could be driving their agents even further away from making the kind of human-to-human connections that create long-term loyal customers. We know they’re getting training and being held accountable to meeting minimum activity levels.

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Stella Connect

JANUARY 31, 2018

In doing so, Rich set the tone for Brooklinen’s exceptional customer experience and inspired a unique approach to customer service training and performance management. Hands-on Customer Service Training: Building Excitement, Knowledge, and Trust. Jack Lorentzen, Senior Associate, Customer Experience.

Training 40

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Comm100

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Here is a detailed step-by-step guide to setting goals and strategizing for customer experience improvement. Free Download] 50 Customer Service Training Activities for Live Chat and Telephone Teams. The activities in this eBook can be great training materials to improve customer service or morale in your team.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 14, 2022

In addition to mentioning my stance on over-automation and under-personalization, there are four more ideas/mistakes that will help ensure your customers receive the best experience possible. These 5 Practices Can Lower Your Call Center Attrition Rate by Chrissy Kapralos. But that doesn’t mean call center leaders are powerless.

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Pretium Solutions

MAY 15, 2012

As customer experience and customer service increasingly become a strategic priority for companies looking to differentiate themselves, call center leaders are under more pressure than ever to ramp up their call center performance. 3. Rethink Your Hiring Philosophy.

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Call Center Average Handle Time Training Leadership 45

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In our training programs, we talk about the concept as it relates to adapting to your customer’s behavioral style and personality. Call Centers Are Out Experience Centers Are In by NobelBiz. It’s a short ebook on turning the call center into an experience center. Imagine that!

Customer Service 85

Customer Service Net Promoter Score eBook B2B 85

Pretium Solutions

MAY 15, 2012

As customer experience and customer service increasingly become a strategic priority for companies looking to differentiate themselves, call center leaders are under more pressure than ever to improve call center performance.

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Call Center Average Handle Time Training Leadership 40

Pretium Solutions

MAY 15, 2012

As customer experience and customer service increasingly become a strategic priority for companies looking to differentiate themselves, call center leaders are under more pressure than ever to improve call center performance.

Call Center 40

Call Center Average Handle Time Training Leadership 40

Pretium Solutions

MAY 15, 2012

As customer experience and customer service increasingly become a strategic priority for companies looking to differentiate themselves, call center leaders are under more pressure than ever to improve call center performance.

Call Center 40

Call Center Average Handle Time Training Leadership 40

Pretium Solutions

MAY 15, 2012

As customer experience and customer service increasingly become a strategic priority for companies looking to differentiate themselves, call center leaders are under more pressure than ever to ramp up their call center performance. 3. Rethink Your Hiring Philosophy.

Call Center 40

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Stella Connect

JANUARY 28, 2022

. #4: Use customer service quality assurance quality checks and call center quality monitoring scorecards. Effective QA processes can help organizations deliver better customer service by highlighting opportunities to: Ensure consistency in performance across the organization. Foster agent development.

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Steve DiGioia

MAY 17, 2021

According to several employees and training manuals, Apple Inc’s sales associates are taught an unusual sales philosophy: not to sell, but rather to help customers solve problems. “Your job is to understand all of your customers’ needs—some of which they may not even realize they have,” one training manual says.

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Myra Golden

JUNE 1, 2015

Myra Golden Seminars offers engaging, cutting-edge classroom and online customer service training based on the work of Myra Golden. Our flagship program is comprised of 50 online training modules with video, interactivity, downloadable handouts, and quizzes. Do-it-Yourself Training Kits for Corporate Trainers.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

8 Ways to Enhance Your Call Center Customer Experience by Eric Sims (CustomerThink) In today’s business landscape, providing an exceptional customer experience is essential to the success of any company. A company’s call center is often the primary point of contact between customers and the organization.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Please Hold: How AI Is Changing Customer Service in Call Centers by Defined.ai. VentureBeat) Excellent customer service is vital to the long-term success of any business. Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, professional speaker, and New York Times bestselling business author.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 17, 2019

And, that’s done through customer experience. Best Practices for Call Center Scripts: Expert Tips & Best Practices for Developing & Using Effective Call Center Scripts by Rachael Royds. Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, professional speaker and New York Times bestselling business author.

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Customer Service Call Center Feedback Culture 110

The DiJulius Group

JULY 20, 2016

Robots Are Taking Over Call Center Jobs Remember when we used to hear Prince’s song Party like it’s 1999 and it seemed so far into the future. How about year 2020? Well it is just about here, less than three and half years away. Like the show The Jetsons, it is now a reality. Today, […].

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Myra Golden

JUNE 2, 2016

The outcome of this web training event is customer service professionals who walk away understanding exactly how to create calm; how to find resolutions that balance the interests of the customer and the company; how to reduce escalations; and how to create a positive conversation. Sound familiar? Yeah, we know it does.

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Myra Golden

JUNE 2, 2016

The outcome of this web training event is customer service professionals who walk away understanding exactly how to create calm; how to find resolutions that balance the interests of the customer and the company; how to reduce escalations; and how to create a positive conversation. Sound familiar? Yeah, we know it does.

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Contact Center Training Customer Service Training How To 40

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Either way, if I was working with a salesperson or customer service agent who was good at these, it would be hard for me to consider doing business with anyone else. A 5-Step Plan to Change the Stereotype That Customer Service in Call Centers Has to be Terrible by Ellen Christenberry.

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Call Center Pros

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

While technology has driven ever-changing customer service practices, customer expectations for service speed and efficiency have changed very little. Resolution at first contact is more than ever an essential performance indicator to which call centers must pay the utmost attention. Well trained agents.

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Omni-Channel First Call Resolution Tips Call Center 49

Myra Golden

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Years ago, when I managed a small call center, I realized that my team had to ask our customers seven questions. Through call monitoring, I could hear, that our customers were annoyed with our “many” questions before we even started helping them. But, often a series of questions can sound like an interview.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 16, 2021

(Small Business Trends) Customer service in the U.S. But don’t make the mistake of thinking that customer service is solely the domain of people in call centers answering complaints and questions. My Comment: Great customer service isn’t rocket science. This isn’t just information.

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