Think Customers

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Contact centers are undergoing a digital transformation that reimagines customer engagement—but don’t count humans out. At ICMI Contact Center Connections , industry experts laid out the many ways that digital technology augments, rather than replaces, human associates. An IVR evolution. An IVR evolution.

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TechSee

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The key to reaching this powerful demographic is by understanding that technology is central to their being. This penchant for technology has shaped their consumer behavior and preferences, and brands must tailor their customer service strategies to suit Millennials’ attributes.

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Comm100

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

For more information on why digital-first customer service strategies are growing, check out this blog.). To meet their customers’ needs, CCaaS providers are partnering with digital communication platforms to add digital omnichannel capabilities to their product offering. All with a low upfront cost – in weeks!

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Myra Golden

APRIL 11, 2023

A whopping one-third of contact centers have laid off employees in the last 12 months, reducing their headcount by about 33%. Despite fewer resources and fewer employees, contact centers are expected to achieve the same or better results. Learn more about Customer Service Master Class.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 31, 2022

In this article, we will discuss the basics of voicebot technology and how it is changing the customer service industry. Voicebots are still relatively new technology, but they are growing in popularity due to their convenience and ease of use. What is the difference between a voicebot and a chatbot?

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VDS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Genesys Cloud provides an all-in-one solution for organizations to manage their customer interactions across various channels in a seamless and efficient manner. Contribution to Digital Transformation The impact of Genesys Cloud extends to driving the digital transformation of your customer service strategies.

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Advantage Communications

AUGUST 14, 2019

In this blog we often talk about the innovative omnichannel technology that a modern outsourced call center will bring to your organization, and how those technologies will help your company realize significant benefits to your customer service strategy.

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CSM Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2019

We all have at least one thing in common – we’re passionate about Customer care. The Summit provides a space for us to learn best practices from each other and about new technologies from sponsoring vendors.” – Michelle Buckley, Director of Operations, Customer Relations/Rapid Rewards, Southwest Airlines.

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Talkdesk

JANUARY 10, 2017

Have you heard that 2017 is the Year of the Chatbot ? Microsoft declared “ bots are the new apps ” at the BUILD developers conference. Twitter unveiled new Welcome Messages and Quick Replies that can interact with customers automatically and direct their inquiries automatically. Maybe bots will help.

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Magellan Solutions

AUGUST 23, 2021

What is Autonomous Omnichannel Services? An omnichannel contact center is a customer service strategy that allows customers to communicate with businesses via their preferred method of communication. Social Media, Email, Chat, etc.). And that includes Omnichannel.

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Think Customers

MAY 19, 2020

A forward-thinking strategy is the best solution for overcoming uncertainty. For CX-leaders in the contact center space to overcome the fallout from COVID-19, the digital, remote, and perseverance strategies that carried them through the crisis in the first place may be their best move. Invest in readiness.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

In today’s expeditious times, customers expect quick and efficient solutions to their problems. Nowadays, with the advent of technology, customers have multiple channels to interact with businesses that include self-service options like voice-enabled assistants, online portals, and mobile apps.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 8, 2021

H e explores the impact of COVID-19 on contact centres and the consumer response during the pandemic. Before the age of landing pages, online forms, and pop-up chatbots, contact centres were the only way we could engage with brands and services. Gary Williams is the Director of Sales and Consultancy at Spitch.

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ShepHyken

MAY 22, 2020

Although 68% of companies say their customers determine their marketing focus, those companies named email (43%) and digital ads (42%) as their top two channels, despite increasingly low customer response rates. If they don’t, they could learn the hard way that it’s easy to lose their footing and come crashing down.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 12, 2016

We Asked, Zappos Answered: Tracking Contact Center Metrics, Omni-Channel & Chatbots by Sharpen. Sharpen) We went one-on-one with Zappos to get a sneak peek into the contact center famous for their customer service. Social media ROI, loyalty and the customer experience by Chris Teso.

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Think Customers

JUNE 1, 2020

During the TTEC on-demand webinar, “ Contact tracing: Why the road to recovery requires people, process and technology ,” experts from TTEC and Pegasystems shared insights about how government agencies are ramping up contact tracing programs with a technology-enabled, empathetic approach. Speed is the name of the game.

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Talkdesk

AUGUST 4, 2016

As the customer-company relationship has changed, businesses have had to adapt (and in many cases develop) customer service strategies. Bots are just the most recent in a long line of customer service transformations. So what IS the impact of bots on call center jobs?

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Playvox

MAY 4, 2023

Unlike my favorite fruit seller, you’ve got hundreds or thousands (or hundreds of thousands) of customer issues that require sophisticated, efficient customer care through the right contact center solutions. What Is A Digital Contact Center? Is your contact center omnichannel?

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Talkdesk

DECEMBER 18, 2017

To keep up with the massive growth of digital channels and increasing customer demands, companies are scrambling to develop new customer service strategies. to talk to customers and leveraging artificial intelligence to support the resulting volume growth. Messaging and artificial intelligence to the rescue.

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CSM Magazine

MAY 12, 2023

In recent years, businesses have been increasingly turning to cloud technology to improve and streamline their customer service operations. In this article, we’ll look at some of the key benefits and strategies of moving to the cloud.

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CSM Magazine

AUGUST 8, 2023

Involve: in their elevated role of brand guardians, agent opinions really matter so involve them in your customer service strategy or new technology investments. Voice of the Employee (VoE) is just as en vogue as Voice of the Customer (VoC). References – State of the Contact Center 2022.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

In addition, unlike traditional or multichannel experience, it ensures higher customer satisfaction. Therefore, it is regarded as the new prescribed benchmark for a premier customer experience. AI-Powered Chatbots. But AI-powered chatbot technology has made the job quite simple. So how does it work?

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Team HGS

AUGUST 22, 2017

Q2: What would you suggest as the first step in integrating bots into our customer service strategy? Lauren: Step number one always should be, analyze your top contact drivers. These team members look at real-time dashboards on a daily basis and continuously optimize AI models and the machine learning technology.

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SaleMove

AUGUST 6, 2019

This strategy can drastically reduce the likelihood of another entirely separate 3 – 5 minute interaction (with a now less than satisfied customer) by simply taking 15 – 30 extra seconds to simply forewarn the customer about common issues that may arise in the future.

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SaleMove

AUGUST 6, 2019

This strategy can drastically reduce the likelihood of another entirely separate 3 – 5 minute interaction (with a now less than satisfied customer) by simply taking 15 – 30 extra seconds to simply forewarn the customer about common issues that may arise in the future.

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Comm100

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Most consumers have noticed: there’s a huge gap in capabilities in the Chatbot industry. While one Chatbot may be able to book you a flight or serve you in many languages, another might not even seem capable of completing the single task that it were designed for, like telling you the weather. What is a Chatbot Decision Tree?

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Comm100

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Most consumers have noticed: there’s a huge gap in capabilities in the Chatbot industry. While one Chatbot may be able to book you a flight or serve you in many languages, another might not even seem capable of completing the single task that it were designed for, like telling you the weather. What is a Chatbot Decision Tree?

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 20, 2017

In essence, this technology has the potential to help people in nearly any endeavor. At Genesys, we make customer experience management systems that use assistive AI development — we call it “blended AI” and have personified it as “Kate.” Microsoft launched a similar effort the same week. under an integration layer.

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Comm100

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Customer advocates and thought leaders agree: providing a friction-less experience for customers is moving from novelty to mandatory. That is why reducing customer effort was voted the number one priority for contact centers in 2018. Recommended for you: Is Your Contact Center Ready for the New Year?

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Comm100

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

While there may be a wide range of vendors hitching their products to the “customer engagement” buzzword, these software solutions do share a common broader theme. Ultimately, the umbrella of customer engagement technology covers any software that helps businesses manage and/or foster customer communications and interactions (i.e.

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