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Top Customer Care Trends to Consider as You Plan for the New Year

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As customer care teams start planning for 2024, we’ve seen how easy it can be to get stuck in a rut. The quickest way to get re-inspired is by getting a finger on the pulse of current news and customer service trends in the industry. How are other customer experience leaders delivering?

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Are You Ready for the Future of Customer Service?

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Although the surface reasons may be broad, often the root cause is a failure to evolve the customer service solution. Digital disruption and shifting customer habits are impacting customer service on a micro and a macro level every day. The Future of the Contact Center Agent Workforce.

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

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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. at Blue Ocean. Constant and Effective Communication.

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Deck the Halls 2018: Coping with Peak Season Holiday Spikes in the Contact Center

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trillion, according to data from Deloitte , which is more than a quarter of annual retail sales. Of course, greater retail sales inevitably lead to higher call volume in the contact center. Here are some key tactics for coping with holiday spikes in the contact center. Constant and Effective Communication.

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Up Where Expectations Soar: Customer Care in the Age of Entitlement

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The trend of personalized customer experience has since transformed almost every industry as we know it. From the retail experience to social media connections to issue resolution via the contact center, customers want their individual needs known and reflected in the interactions, services, and products they pay for.

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The First One Now Will Later Be Last? | The Times They Are A-Changing: Talent in the Contact Center Part 9

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In today’s consumer-driven world where the overall experience is a top differentiator, customer care organizations are now at the forefront of innovation. Those that embrace new technologies to enhance the customer experience often pull ahead exponentially, leaving those that stagnate to fall ever further behind.

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The Wall is a Myth: Getting Closer to Your Customer Through Outsourcing

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For brand-conscious organizations who have never outsourced before, there’s a common fear that putting your customer care in the hands of an outsourced partner effectively builds a wall between you and your customer. On the other hand, an outsourcer’s entire corporate infrastructure is built around the customer experience.