Think Customers

JULY 2, 2019

Customer Contact Week—a conference focused on customer experience and customer care technology and trends—recently celebrated its 20th anniversary in Las Vegas. So, how has the customer experience evolved in the past two decades?

Contact Center 40

Contact Center Customer Journeys Net Promoter Score Conference 40

ijgolding

JANUARY 22, 2018

Encourage your employees (and yourself) to network with fellow customer experience professionals and establish a friendly communicative relationship. Present your employees with the ability to constantly learn and grow by sending them to a customer service convention or training session like Customer Contact Week.

Customer Experience 191

Customer Experience Social Media Abandon Rate Conference 191

Vonage

AUGUST 15, 2016

Altimeter Group’s Brian Solis cited a survey in which 88 percent of all businesses believe they deliver great customer service, yet only 8 percent of their customers agree. Putting yourself in your customer’s shoes requires focusing on more than individual transactions. What do customers want?

Self Service 120

Self Service Contact Center Trends Connections 120

Vonage

MARCH 26, 2018

In an age where customers can buy into your products and services from almost anywhere in the world, this has become increasingly complex. Although there’s no one-size-fits-all solution, the following 10-step plan will provide a framework that will allow your contact center to adopt a more personalized approach to customer care.

Omni-Channel 145

Omni-Channel Self Service Customer Experience Social Media 145

Call Experts

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

.” If the prospect of handling the increased customer service load over the holidays leaves your employees wary, here are 5 tips that can help you manage an influx in calls and requests, and help provide a positive customer service image. There are several benefits to outsourcing contact center services.

Tips 98

Tips Customer Service Contact Center Self Service 98

CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Conversations about the future of work, employee engagement and empowerment have been propelled to the forefront of customer service strategies. The incredible line-up of senior executive speakers includes: Vice President Customer Care, Showtime Networks. Vice President Customer Experience, HealthNet.

Technology 52

Technology Customer Service Contact Center Employee Engagement 52

Magellan Solutions

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Whether you hire in-house customer support for inbound or outbound contact center services or pay for outsourced IT call center services , you are paying each agent’s hourly rate, salary, training, and perks. . Consider whether your services require 24-hour availability or simply during office hours.

Call Center 98

Call Center Contact Center Telecommunications Social Media 98

Think Customers

MAY 12, 2015

Improving customer service isn't simply about throwing money at the problem or adding agents.

Customer Care 40

Customer Care Culture Training Customers 40

Think Customers

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

It’s a common part of many contact center calls: the transfer. They have the potential to frustrate callers and associates alike – callers don’t like spending extra time on a call or, worse yet, having to repeat themselves; and associates worry about transfers’ effects on average hold times and customer satisfaction.

Self Service 52

Self Service Net Promoter Score Contact Center Average Handle Time 52

Playvox

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

While agents have been explicit in their desire to continue remote working, nearly half of the contact center managers in our survey are planning to bring agents back to an office in 2022. Our survey uncovered five ways contact center managers are adapting to remote work. That’s a dangerous disconnect. Leanne Y.,

Contact Center 70

Contact Center Management Policies Gamification 70

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?

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Customer Expectations Meeting Self Service 52

CSM Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2021

According to a McKinsey study, 70% of buying experiences are based on how the customer feels they are being treated. The current situation has highlighted the need for a robust and deliverable customer service strategy. Blindster was founded by Kyle Cox, a Houston-based entrepreneur with a passion for customer service.

Customer Satisfaction 52

Customer Satisfaction e-support Retail Policies 52

Think Customers

JUNE 1, 2021

Industries that can particularly benefit from automation run the gamut: retail, healthcare, automotive, government, communications, travel and hospitality, financial services, and insurance. And RPA can help employees across the board in an organization: customer care, sales, finance, HR, supply chain, IT, and procurement.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Automotive Hospitality Healthcare 52

ShepHyken

APRIL 28, 2017

This makes it easy for an agent to form a connection with a customer and treat them like the individual they are. The right contact center technology for a SCV. By and large, the only way to ensure the personal connection customers demand is to tap into all the data that’s being generated every time they contact you.

Customer Service 90

Customer Service Contact Center Self Service Call Center Solutions 90

Natalie Petouhof

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

” If you are wondering how AI can move the needle on the metrics you get measured on every day, below is a short guide on how to get the best business results when considering AI as part of your Customer Service strategy. Implementing technology without strategy makes us do the wrong things faster ! The result?

Self Service 89

Self Service Customer Service Average Handle Time CRM 89

NobelBiz

APRIL 27, 2021

Overall, retaining existing customers is much more lucrative than attracting new ones. As a result, engaging in contact center solutions and technologies yields significant returns for companies. But the questions remain, how do you keep your customers happy? How can a contact center solution enhance customer loyalty?

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Loyalty Net Promoter Score Multi-Channel 52

Talkdesk

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Recently, a McKinsey survey pointed out that text-based communications channels like web chat, social media and email will grow from 30 percent of all customer care interactions in 2015 to as much as 48 percent in 2020. to talk to customers and leveraging artificial intelligence to support the resulting volume growth.

Social Media 40

Social Media Contact Center Omni-Channel Chatbots 40

Think Customers

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Programing bots to collect basic information from customers to share with the associate also helps deliver faster and better support, with less effort. Build flexibility into the workforce The pandemic crisis proved that financial services employees can successfully work from home.

Financial 52

Financial Insurance Banking Customer Journeys 52

Think Customers

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The contact center industry is driven by customer experiences that are easy, difficult, joyful, stressful and everything in between. It’s incredibly important to take these everyday interactions from associates and customers and quantify them in a tangible way. Learn more about contact center metrics today.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center NPS Metrics Effort Score 52

Natalie Petouhof

MAY 27, 2016

. • The Need for Inspiring Leaders to Orchestrate Customer Experience Initiatives-Upcoming. • Experience Management: How to Deliver Integrated Customer Experiences. • How Rackspace Creates the Next-Generation Customer Experience. • The ROI Of Agile Customer Care: Reduce Training and Easy To Add Channels.

Omni-Channel 40

Omni-Channel Social Media e-support ROI 40

Call Center Pros

AUGUST 27, 2018

Customer Loyalty is a comprehensive resource for business people who are looking to improve customer service and satisfaction. The Amazement Revolution: Seven Customer Service Strategies to Create an Amazing Customer (and Employee) Experience by Shep Hyken. What’s the Secret? DiJulius III.

Customer Service 40

Customer Service Call Center Loyalty Customer Service Strategies 40

Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

Dan doesn’t just talk about customer experience; his fast-paced, energetic presentation style creates an experience for the audience that they’ll surely remember. Dan is the author of the book, Winning at Social Customer Care: How Top Brands Create Engaging Experiences on Social Media , a host of the Experience This!

Customer Experience 147

Customer Experience Customer Service Social Media Consulting 147

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. Then we get to how a bot can help address a particular question, inquiry, suggestion, or customer complaint.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Chief Customer Officer Average Handle Time Social Media 52

Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

Dan doesn’t just talk about customer experience; his fast-paced, energetic presentation style creates an experience for the audience that they’ll surely remember. Dan is the author of the book, Winning at Social Customer Care: How Top Brands Create Engaging Experiences on Social Media , a host of the Experience This!

Customer Experience 130

Customer Experience Customer Service Social Media Consulting 130

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. The bridging of the natural and virtual world divide links contact center assistance and field trips. Mixed Reality.

Omni-Channel 52

Omni-Channel Self Service Tools Customer Experience 52

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Christopher Connolly is the vice president of solution strategy for Genesys , the global leader in omnichannel customer experience and contact center solutions. He is based in the company’s regional offices in Miami and can be reached at christopher.connolly@genesys.com.

Call Center 87

Call Center Contact Center Omni-Channel Chatbots 87

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?

Customer Service 101

Customer Service Social Media Chatbots Knowledge Base 101

Comm100

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

It also helps reduce the amount of phone calls and emails received by contact centers. The result is lower queues, less friction in the customer experience, and reduced operational costs. This reduces queue time and takes pressure off live chat agents and contact center staff.

Social Media 121

Social Media CRM Self Service Software 121