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Why is my smart device making me feel dumb? The challenges of onboarding IoT devices

TechSee

While in theory, smart devices should be easier to set up – most are wireless and can be remotely connected; in reality, the setup of smart devices can present significant challenges to the consumer. Companies have taken notice of consumer preference for self-service. Traditional self service.

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How to provide an effortless customer experience

TechSee

Imagine this scenario: It’s Amazon Prime Day and you’re thrilled to have snagged the limited-edition wireless streaming stereo system you’ve had your eye on. When it arrives, you open the box and see… a whole load of parts. Wasted customer time – make sure customers never have to repeat themselves or sit idle during extended wait times.

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7 Top Priorities for the Future of Customer Engagement

Calabrio

As more agents are working remotely, in different countries, different time zones and in different languages, the contact center’s systems—for workflow, CRM, analytics—will have to be more tightly integrated. Prediction #3: Self-service is the key to success. Prediction #4: Everyone must be an expert – in something.

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8 Insightful Customer Journey Analytics Examples and Use Cases

Pointillist

Next, a technician is sent to the residence to disconnect service, referred to as a truck roll. After service is disconnected, a high volume of customers contact the call center about the disconnect. Once payment is received, another truck roll occurs to restore the customer’s service.

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How to Improve Contact Center Optimization with Customer Journeys

Pointillist

But many contact center leaders struggle to achieve these outcomes while simultaneously improving customer satisfaction. Contact centers are now considered more than just service centers. A recent CCW Digital market study found that contact center leaders are raising digital experience priorities to respond to this shift.

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Guest Blog: Moving Past The Fairy Tale – 5 Examples of Great Service

ShepHyken

To compound all this, traditional service – which waits until customers called the contact center before addressing a problem – has become much less effective. This helps… but it only adds to the scope and complexity of the service role, and can really blur the lines between business functions like sales and marketing.

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How CSPs Benefit from Modern Intelligent Virtual Assistants

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Combine this dissatisfaction with the fact that customers have more choice than ever when it comes to these services, and it becomes easy to see why churn rates for cable providers (30%) and wireless providers (21%) are so high. It’s important to note that when most customers call, they’re already in a state of stress.