Upstream Works

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The term “customer experience” (CX) has gained considerable currency recently, and in many ways has displaced “customer service” as the focal point of the contact center. The current state of customer experience is more challenging. Think Beyond the Contact Center.

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Upstream Works

JULY 16, 2021

It’s easy for contact centers to build a business case for adopting cloud technology – reasons ranging from meeting the needs of today’s customers to finding an economical path to modernizing the contact center. Learn more about our omnichannel contact center solutions here.

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Pointillist

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

According to Forbes, poor customer service is costing businesses more than $75 billion a year. The pressure to reduce contact center costs is immense. But many contact center leaders struggle to achieve these outcomes while simultaneously improving customer satisfaction.

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Lumoa

JANUARY 15, 2024

Conversational commerce is all about interacting with customers through various communication tools, like live chat, chatbots, and contact centers. This omnichannel approach gives companies a chance to have a one-to-one conversation with customers on their chosen platform.

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Playvox

JANUARY 24, 2022

While it’s hard to argue against the importance of delivering great CX, it’s also all too easy to assume that the experiences your contact center delivers are up to par simply because you are handling interactions efficiently. Until you start measuring customer experience , you could easily be falling behind the competition.

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Calabrio

JUNE 30, 2020

Calabrio’s recent Evolving World of Work study —which researched how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted and will continue to impact customer service expectations and contact center operations—found increased expectations around two key elements that make a customer feel heard: Omnichannel access.

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Talkdesk

MARCH 12, 2020

As customer expectations evolve, so does the contact center. Humach delivers a differentiated combination of AI-powered digital agents with humans-in-the-loop to remove friction in the customer journey. Customizing the customer journey. Choosing Talkdesk.

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NobelBiz

MARCH 29, 2022

It is becoming increasingly prevalent and noticeable due to digital communication platforms that encourage multichannel interactions between customers and contact centers. In the contact center sector, customer engagement is one of the strategic objectives of many companies today.

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NICE inContact

APRIL 24, 2019

To date, Customer Experience wins have been felt in the early parts of the customer journey – particularly around tailored marketing campaigns, personalized web and brand experience, and more recently orchestrated omnichannel communication. Today’s customers expect seamless, complete, simple interactions.

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Comm100

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

This blog will cover the key reasons why contact centres are adopting a digital-first strategy to meet their customers’ ever-evolving service expectations, and what this means for the future of contact center solution providers. This is known as omnichannel customer engagement.

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Playvox

JANUARY 25, 2024

Does your contact center “talk the customer talk” but sometimes gets stuck when it comes to matching up customer expectations with service and support delivery by your agents? Therefore, workforce optimization strategies should be front and center to your business goals.

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NobelBiz

JUNE 29, 2021

However, understanding all the aspects of the customer journey in order to make it fluid, engaging, and rich is critical. In our article, we will explore the inner working of the customer journey, the mapping aspect of it, and also how it works in the omnichannel environment.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 23, 2024

If you have customers, then they’re having an experience with your brand, your products, and at every step in their journey. Customer Experience Management (CEM) is a strategic approach that focuses on proactively designing and delivering the entire customer journey to meet or exceed expectations.

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NobelBiz

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Both the customer experience map and the journey map are essential tools for businesses aiming to understand and improve the interactions their customers have with their brand. While they often are used interchangeably, these maps serve distinct purposes, have unique elements, and offer varying insights.

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NICE inContact

JANUARY 16, 2018

When it comes to delivering exceptional customer experiences, true omnichannel service and quick resolution go hand-in-hand. While the CX Transformation Benchmark Study reveals the emphasis customers place on wanting omnichannel service, it also found that the leading indicator of successful customer service is speed.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 1, 2019

It’s a challenge more and more companies are facing – and many of them are looking to their contact centers for solutions. Because progressive leaders understand a new CX strategy can transform corporate culture; turn customers into advocates; and boost revenue.

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Upstream Works

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Before the term “customer experience” (CX) became widely used in the industry, the contact center was focused on “customer service.” ” When customers needed service – whether a question, a complaint, or technical support – they reached out to the contact center.

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NobelBiz

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Timing is not just a skill; it’s the heartbeat of outstanding customer support. In the contact center world, every second counts, and a well-timed response can turn an inquiry into a loyal customer. From sentiment analysis to agent impact, discover the future of contact centers. Don’t miss it!

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NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Are you measuring Customer Effort Score? First introduced in 2010, Customer Effort Score (CES) is a fairly new contact center metric. Together with the “tried, trusted and true” Net Promoter Score (NPS) and Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) it helps you to measure just how happy your customers really are.

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Call Experts

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Businesses feel the influence of these negative support experiences on social media channels and email-based customer communications. A well-seasoned contact center will help! . Our seasoned contact center agents, Experts, receive additional training on how to handle tasks during peak hours more efficiently.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 1, 2019

It’s a challenge more and more companies are facing – and many of them are looking to their contact centers for solutions. Because progressive leaders understand a new CX strategy can transform corporate culture; turn customers into advocates; and boost revenue.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

This efficiency reduces idle time and increases overall contact rates. NobelBiz OMNI+ takes the capabilities of Predictive and Power Dialing to the next level, transforming the contact center landscape with its versatile suite of dialing options. Read Case Study Watch video CRM Integration What Is a CRM Call Center Integration?

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NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Are you measuring Customer Effort Score? First introduced in 2010, Customer Effort Score (CES) is a fairly new contact center metric. Together with the “tried, trusted and true” Net Promoter Score (NPS) and Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) it helps you to measure just how happy your customers really are.

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Upstream Works

JANUARY 16, 2020

This is the last in a series of blog posts examining key contact center trends for 2020, and the first three lead up to this broader theme of innovation driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI). This means that AI applications for the contact center do not come fully-formed. Chatbots to help map out the customer journey.

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2019

In 2018 it was predicted that voice would soon be dead and chatbots would be controlling the customer experience. However, this prediction missed one critical factor: the customer. With this in mind, here are 10 top trends for contact centers and the customer experience in 2019. Data management will be central.

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Upstream Works

JANUARY 26, 2021

2020 brought a lot of changes to organizations and contact centers all over the world. Meanwhile, customer expectations have also changed, forcing contact centers to adapt innovative technologies and prioritize digital transformation. Provide proactive customer engagements. New Drivers of CX Success.

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Upstream Works

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

At face value, providing seamless customer service should be the goal of every contact center. With so many technologies to manage, along with rising customer expectations, this can be harder than it seems. By extension, the easier you can make this look to the customer, the better the outcomes.

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NICE inContact

MAY 22, 2018

All customers expect their issues to be resolved in the fastest way possible – the recent NICE inContact CX Transformation Study found that speed is the leading indicator of exceptional customer experience. This enables them to do their job better, and get your customers back to running their businesses faster.

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Kustomer

JUNE 7, 2022

We must embrace change and adapt quickly to meet today’s consumer expectations for a smart, omnichannel experience powered by a modern CRM—the key to scaling CX, meeting explosive growth, and adapting to change. Omnichannel Customer Experience. That shouldn’t be a surprise—we all know customers want what they want.

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Talkdesk

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Meeting these expectations requires a comprehensive view of the customer and being accessible on their preferred channel at any time. Talkdesk , the cloud contact center for innovative enterprises, and Salesforce , the industry’s leading CRM system, have been partnering since 2016 to not only meet but exceed customer expectations.

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NICE inContact

JANUARY 9, 2018

This post details the importance of omnichannel, and how to consider introducing AI self-service across all channels in an integrated way. It also creates a complex contact center environment, making it more difficult to integrate the silo channels at a later date. You are only as good as your weakest channel.”

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Qualtrics

MARCH 13, 2020

Frustrating contact center experiences like explaining your issue over and over again, or being handed from agent to agent are usually caused by data silos. Find out how a few simple changes to your set-up can deliver better experiences to customers and agents. First, there was the call center.

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Talkdesk

MARCH 12, 2021

Talkdesk is an enterprise cloud contact center as a service (CCaaS) solution provider empowering companies to deliver customer experience excellence and top-notch quality of service (QoS). Founded to bring a paradigm shift into the realm of call center solutions, it became the first CCaaS unicorn startup in 2018.

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Think Customers

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Chatbot and messaging capabilities are the essential tools needed to provide this 24/7, personalized customer service. Chatbots and messaging each serve a vital role in the overall customer journey, and contact centers need to know when is the right moment to deploy an automated or human response.

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Bold360

MARCH 20, 2020

And in a world where social distancing and even sheltering-in-place have become the new norm, an omnichannel approach is now more important than ever. Companies are scrambling to keep pace with the shifts in customer behavior since the outbreak of COVID-19. Why you need a strategy for omnichannel customer engagement.

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NobelBiz

AUGUST 28, 2023

Hey there, fellow contact center champions! Ready to dive deep into the heart of transforming your contact center’s performance? Buckle up, because we’re about to embark on a journey that will take your operations from average to exceptional.

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Interactions

JUNE 17, 2021

But, we’re halfway through 2021 and it only feels right to do a check-in on where we stand with the evolution of contact centers and changes to customer experience. . I’m going to spend some time reflecting on a few of these predictions and the effect, if they prove to be true, that they will have on customers long term. .

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