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What is Involved in Social Customer Care for a 1 in 500 Year BC Flood

Russel Lolacher

A lot goes into providing social customer care during an emergency event considered a “once-in-500 year flood” As the team leading public engagement and digital communication for BC’s provincial transportation, it’s done with a process that prioritizes intentional effort, accessibility and empathy.

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What is Involved in Social Customer Care for a 1 in 2000 Year BC Flood

Russel Lolacher

A lot goes into providing social customer care during an emergency event considered a “once-in-2000 year flood” As the team leading public engagement and digital communication for BC’s provincial transportation, it’s done with a process that prioritizes intentional effort, accessibility and empathy.

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Behind the Scenes of Government Social Media Customer Care

Russel Lolacher

In BC, I’m the public service director responsible for the government social media customer care for our ministry, but my dad still doesn’t understand what I do. A big part of my role has always been change management, and communication is key to that. communication, empathy, direction. Thanks, Dad.

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Lessons from 10 Years Working in Public Service Social Customer Care

Russel Lolacher

Time flies, and my decade in the public service at the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has certainly attested to that. Ten years of leading a provincial government team in web services and social customer care has been a challenging and rewarding experience. Oh, it’s been amazing.

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What’s the State of Work-at-Home in Customer Care in 2017?

BlueOcean

If someone is working from home due to mobility or transportation issues – a requirement to come to the office to be trained could be a barrier. Through the use of SIP technology, communications tools (in our case Cisco’s Jabber) can support rich media, and real-time communication. Our contact center is built on that.

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Next time you visit Dubai, take a public transport

Avaya

Using the latest services and solutions paves the way to guaranteed customer retention and loyalty. One of the leading organizations in the area of customer care, winning multiple awards for its contact centre operations including a Hamdan bin Mohammed Smart Government Award, is the Roads & Transport Authority (RTA).

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Hark the Herald Agents Sing: It’s Holiday Season in the Contact Center!

BlueOcean

While so many of us are off celebrating the festive season for days at a time, there are scores of people on the frontlines working to keep everything running smoothly in industries ranging from health care, to transportation, to broadcasting to, yes, customer care. Constant and Effective Communication.