Think Customers

APRIL 28, 2022

As retailers contend with the latest slate of challenges—inflation, snarled supply chains, the return to experience spending—there’s no overstating the importance of having a high-quality contact center. What is the difference between a captive contact center and outsourcing? Hiring the right people.

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Advantage Communications

DECEMBER 31, 2019

A world-class customer experience (CX) is essential for any business, no matter what industry your organization is in.That’s because your customers now expect more from your customer service team than they have ever done before.

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VDS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Customer service teams face the challenge of not only catering to the current needs of their clients but also preparing for future trends and challenges. One solution to keep those teams resilient and adaptable is Genesys Cloud, a powerful customer experience platform designed to future-proof customer service operations.

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Lumoa

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

A customer mentions during a service call that they’ve had trouble finding the new permissions settings in their account dashboard. While canceling their account, a customer indicates that “customer service” was the main reason they are leaving. Customize your brand to better align with your customers’ needs.

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delighted

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Exceptional customer service turns repeat and new customers into promoters. Needless to say, many brands are taking notice of the financial benefits improving customer service can have for your bottom line. In 2019, 67% of consumers believe that companies are actively improving their customer service.

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CSM Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2019

The customer service department is too often referred to as “just a cost center”. As experience overtakes price and product as a key brand differentiator, customer service is being recognized as the face of, and driver for, organization-wide strategy.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 19, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Which is Your CX Priority: Satisfied Customers or Profit? LinkedIn) What should your ultimate goal be when designing your customers’ experiences? This article reminds of this strategy.

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Interactions

APRIL 16, 2024

How Can the Bar be Raised to Surpass Customer Expectations? In a world of high demands and countless inquiries, meeting consumer expectations isn’t just a goal; it’s a commitment. Customers no longer dread contacting customer service – every interaction is personal, efficient, and effective.

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Lumoa

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Not only are online retailers enjoying massive revenue from their customers (expected to be over $6 trillion in 2022 ), but the platforms themselves are also becoming increasingly sophisticated. Now, technologies such as AI and machine learning are driving highly personalized customer experiences. E.g. “Ask me for help with…”.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

APRIL 3, 2024

Understanding what customers want is essential to building an effective customer service strategy. In turn, effective strategy will help you meet or exceed those expectations. Customer expectations evolve and sometimes that happens very quickly.

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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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NobelBiz

APRIL 3, 2023

As businesses strive to provide exceptional customer experiences, call centers have become an increasingly important part of the customer service strategy. Contact centers are responsible for handling customer inquiries and complaints while providing solutions.

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Integrity Solutions

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

It’s easy to say that we put the customer first, but what does that actually look like in practice? In the past, customer service centers were viewed as cost centers or expenses. Today, the organizations that are delivering a superior customer experience are proving just how outdated that perspective is.

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Vonage

MARCH 26, 2018

Personalized customer service is about treating people as individuals. In an age where customers can buy into your products and services from almost anywhere in the world, this has become increasingly complex. Give customers choice Customers don’t think in terms of channels.

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NICE inContact

JUNE 7, 2018

In today’s digital economy, there have never been more opportunities for businesses and their customers to interact. Chat, text, social media, websites, IVR, even traditional phone calls with customer service representatives – the list continues to grow. This is an alarming discrepancy. Adapting to New Tools.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 28, 2017

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Murph Krajewski, writes about the importance of a single customer view when it comes to serving your customers. This will help lead you to forming important relationship with your customer. – Shep Hyken. Customer service needs customer data.

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Think Customers

JULY 2, 2019

Companies, Matulich noted, still debate which metrics matter and strive to deliver value to the customer. The main challenge is staying ahead of customer expectations at a time when customers are more distracted, connected, and informed than ever before.

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Think Customers

JULY 16, 2020

Underscoring both of these trends, Jacobs noted, was a shift in how companies think about customer service strategies and the overall CX. It’s not a secret that happy employees equal happy customers, however, historically the employee experience was often neglected, especially in the customer service sector.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

APRIL 3, 2024

Understanding what customers want is essential to building an effective customer service strategy. In turn, effective strategy will help you meet or exceed those expectations. Customer expectations evolve and sometimes that happens very quickly.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 13, 2019

Digital-first customer service is no longer a nice option or a fun perk. It’s what today’s customers have come to expect: meeting them where they are, on the channel they want, on their timeline. Is your contact center keeping up? You’re at risk of gaining a reputation for poor service and losing customers.

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Bold360

JANUARY 25, 2018

Most businesses know that a surefire way to be a market differentiator is to provide excellent customer service. One the flip side, a report by Ovum found that 82% of consumers will stop doing business with a company after just one bad customer service experience. The solution? Simplify by clearing the clutter!

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Comm100

JANUARY 14, 2016

Consequently, as newer technologies enable more ease in performing business transactions, consumers will have higher expectations when it comes to customer service and sales support. In recent years, consumers have placed greater importance on the quality of customer service than on the price and quality of products alone.

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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. The use of an omnichannel contact center is beneficial to both businesses and customers.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Creating A Customer Experience Initiative. Owning Your Customer Service Initiative From the Top Down. Shep Hyken sits down with Christa Heibel to discuss the role the c-suite level plays in creating a CX strategy, how to keep track of your omnichannel presence, and how to measure and improve your customer experience strategy.

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Playvox

MAY 4, 2023

It’s simple: fantastic customer service. It’s no secret that stellar customer service is the first step to customer loyalty, but you’re not dealing with a couple of people meandering through a fruit store. What Is A Digital Contact Center? Is your contact center omnichannel?

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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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Brad Cleveland Blog

APRIL 4, 2014

It represents a serious threat to organizations that don’t evolve their services, but is a significant opportunity for those who shape strategies that meet or redefine customer expectations. Here’s a guide to getting started right.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

APRIL 4, 2014

It represents a serious threat to organizations that don’t evolve their services, but is a significant opportunity for those who shape strategies that meet or redefine customer expectations. Here’s a guide to getting started right.

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Stella Connect

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

For in-depth insights on this topic, we at Stella Connect by Medallia commissioned a research study of more than 2,100 consumers to get a better understanding of the evolving customer service and customer experience landscape to determine the best practices for meeting and exceeding customer needs. 1: Response time. #2:

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Brad Cleveland Blog

MARCH 6, 2013

Where are organizations in providing mobile customer service? According to a recent ICMI (International Customer Management Institute) study of contact center professionals, only 25% of companies currently have a mobile customer service strategy in place, while 33% are in the planning stages.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

MARCH 6, 2013

Where are organizations in providing mobile customer service? According to a recent ICMI (International Customer Management Institute) study of contact center professionals, only 25% of companies currently have a mobile customer service strategy in place, while 33% are in the planning stages.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Today, customers expect and demand immediate attention. Customer service is essential to business success. There is tremendous opportunity to get this right for customers. In this Evergreen Journal podcast, I discuss a three-level framework to developing a customer service strategy.

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Talkdesk

DECEMBER 18, 2017

This post was originally written by Mikhail Naumov, Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer at DigitalGenius, for Talkdesk’s Opentalk Magazine. We live in a world where customers expect exceptional service in an instant and customer service has become a continual process.

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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.

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Talkdesk

AUGUST 4, 2016

One of the places bots are likely to make a big splash is customer service. For better or worse, the bot has made its debut but what effect will bots have on call center jobs? To answer this question, we need to take a few steps back and examine the history of innovations in customer service. Stone Age Service.

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Talkdesk

AUGUST 9, 2016

Self-service customer support has been a major part of the recent transformation of the company-customer relationship. The modern customer expects a personalized experience when they reach out to businesses. For this reason, many forward-thinking businesses are investing in omnichannel customer service strategies.

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NICE inContact

MAY 10, 2019

Companies face growing customer expectations — they want a true omnichannel experience supporting more and more digital channels. At the same time, the customer experience has become the #1 competitive differentiator, making many companies examine and reconsider their customer service strategies.

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