BlueOcean

AUGUST 9, 2021

The adoption rate of new and evolving technologies accelerated at unseen speeds—resulting in 10 years’ worth of change within a mere 10 months. Contact center technologies are certainly in the mix of acceleration. In fact, many recent developments promise to reshape the landscape of customer service completely.

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Upstream Works

JANUARY 7, 2021

AI has many valuable uses in the contact center, from providing data and channel options to reducing costs. With AI enabling better forms of self-service, automation can address many contact center challenges with limited cost impact or added strain to the existing pool of agents. Customer Journey Mapping.

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Cyara

JANUARY 4, 2024

Contact center technologies continue to evolve and enhance customer experience. As a result, contact center testing is growing in importance. In 2024, successful businesses will need to continue to keep their focus fixed on the customer journey.

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Lumoa

APRIL 28, 2024

Medallia expanded its capabilities with its acquisition of Mindful , the global leader in contact center callback technology in 2022. Customer service representatives can use Medallia to hear and respond to customer feedback, report the action taken, and whether or not the issue has been resolved.

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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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TechSee

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

This year’s theme, “Intelligent Connectivity,” focuses on highly contextualized and personalized experiences , delivered when and where customers want them. Mark your calendars with these “can’t miss” sessions and exhibitors and prepare to witness the future of mobile self-service technology. What’s on the agenda?

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Interactions

JULY 22, 2022

In 2020, contact centers were hit hard by the pandemic. Between moving agents to work from home environments, to unpredictable volumes, to navigating a more digital customer base, companies felt the pressure. The ones that struggled the most didn’t have technology in place that supported an evolving business.

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NICE inContact

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

We are entering an experience economy where customers are not just looking for the right service at the right time but looking for one that is engaging and immersive. Contact Center Customer Experience can be enhanced every step of the way as customers interact with the brand.

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Upstream Works

JANUARY 12, 2022

The demands facing contact center systems are getting more complex and more varied than ever before. Driven by a desire to cut costs with operational efficiencies and provide a better omnichannel experience to an increasingly digital customer base, executives are honing in to upskill their contact centers.

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Bold360

AUGUST 31, 2020

Customer self-service (CSS) is a win-win for all involved in today’s uncertain business landscape, one where remote work and digital-first interactions have become the “new normal.”. Similar to conversational chatbots, dynamic search bars leverage NLP technology to understand the customer’s unstructured search terms.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 9, 2022

He shares how you can align your customer’s journey with their brand expectations. The customer journey is essential to any company’s success. And in today’s digital age, customer service is now more important than ever before. What do customers expect from contact centers? .

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TechSee

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The traditional contact center – with agents in cubicles following scripts and rushing to meet individual KPIs – will soon be a thing of the past. Agent collaboration also enables a higher First Contact Resolution (FCR) rate by eliminating time-consuming escalations. What’s the climate of your contact center?

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NobelBiz

MARCH 26, 2024

While there’s no one-size-fits-all solution to address all operational and customer-related challenges for businesses, Customer Experience Automation (CXA) has emerged as a compelling strategy for a lot of businesses these days. 77% of marketing leaders agree that they use automation to improve customer experience.

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Lumoa

JUNE 23, 2021

While the proliferation of handheld devices has a lot to do with the inflated expectations of customers, it is also natural. In the past, contact centers could stay ahead of the curve as long as they ensured to utilize the right solutions and tools to service customers.

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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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Upstream Works

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The most obvious example of a channel would be Voice, or calls placed to a call center or contact center to be answered by the next available agent, courtesy of call center software. An organization offering multiple customer channels is often referred to as having a “multichannel” contact center.

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TechSee

DECEMBER 11, 2018

For instance, customer satisfaction/retention-related initiatives that demonstrate a clear impact on retention rates, or self-service initiatives that drive a reduction in operational costs, or engagement/customer journey initiatives that clearly correlate with increased sales.

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Upstream Works

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Digital customer engagement is about more than simply adding new channels to the contact center. Digital CX also enables contact centers and back office digital workers to truly understand their customers’ behaviors, wants and needs. Customer experience then becomes a core strategic focus for businesses.

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TechSee

AUGUST 26, 2020

Companies that deliver smooth, low-effort experiences that grab their customers’ attention will be the ones to thrive. However, enhancing the customer journey requires an equal focus on another dimension of customer service: the employee journey. Improve self-service offerings.

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Interactions

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

After more than 17 years of helping the world’s leading enterprises scale their contact centers, we’ve learned a thing or two. Through customer journey mapping, organizations can understand what is already in place to support agility in the contact center, as well as the gaps that need to be filled.

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Bold360

JANUARY 7, 2020

In the digital world, customer self-service works in much the same way. When a customer has a simple, straightforward issue, self-service gives them the option and the power to find immediate answers on their own without assistance from a customer service rep. Customer self-service trends.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The call center industry has been changing faster than ever, due to technological breakthroughs and constantly evolving customer demands. In 2024, businesses have the crucial responsibility of understanding and adopting the latest technology trends in customer service.

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NICE inContact

JANUARY 16, 2018

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. Here are a few recommendations: Streamline Agent Effort for Faster, Better Customer Experience.

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TechSee

APRIL 10, 2018

As businesses increasingly realize that leveraging the power of technology creates a clear competitive advantage, the future of the BPO industry has become dependent on its willingness to adopt new growth and BPO technology trends that will serve as a value multiplier for their offerings. BPO Technology trends: Blessing or Curse?

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Call Experts

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Three primary trends are driving the customer care industry: diversified cloud-based solutions. AI-powered technology that addresses the needs of a changing workforce. By actively harnessing a set of cloud-based AI-powered technologies, contact centers are infusing intelligence across the entire customer contact landscape.

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Upstream Works

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Most businesses are undergoing some form of digital transformation, which will have a profound impact on contact centers. This provides an on-going opportunity for innovation, and to do so successfully, contact centers should harness the power of their data and embrace technologies like AI.

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Playvox

JANUARY 13, 2022

If your contact center is planning for the future, be sure to make employee experience and getting the right technology in place top priorities. We recently participated in a discussion with two industry experts that focused on megatrends that will impact contact centers in 2022. Technology always needs focus.

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TechSee

JULY 18, 2019

Businesses hoping to compete in this modern marketplace need to adapt their customer-facing strategies to ensure every interaction is as quick and seamless as possible. Wasted customer time – make sure customers never have to repeat themselves or sit idle during extended wait times.

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Avaya

JUNE 26, 2019

As the white-hot core of customer experience, the contact center needs to fundamentally evolve for organizations to remain competitive in an increasingly digital world. What does this “new contact center” look like? But what kind of changes are we talking about? million a year in lost productivity).

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TechSee

MAY 20, 2020

TechSee was honored as a pioneer in Computer Vision AI-powered Visual Assistance for customer service, based on our proprietary, multi-patented technology. TechSee provides automated visual guidance for customer self-service, contact center agents and field technicians.

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TechSee

AUGUST 14, 2023

Follow on LinkedIn Agnes So, Head of Customer Support & Engagement at HotDoc Based in Melbourne, Agness is passionate about creating exceptional customer experiences through lean teams, self-service, and training. Before joining HotDoc, Agnes spent 4 years at Apple.

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Verint

APRIL 2, 2018

What would happen if self-service were more accessible, easier to use, and capable of resolving considerably more complex issues without escalating to an agent? Artificial Intelligence has the potential to redefine what’s possible in self-service. But keep in mind the technology is just a means to an end.

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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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Uniphore

JULY 21, 2021

Why are so many knowledge bases inefficient to use when contact centers invest so much money in them? How can organizations more effectively direct customers to the knowledge they’re looking for? See where your contact center makes its mark or could use a little improvement.

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NobelBiz

MARCH 29, 2022

With the growth of digital technologies and the rise of new communication channels, the notion of consumer engagement took a whole new dimension. It is becoming increasingly prevalent and noticeable due to digital communication platforms that encourage multichannel interactions between customers and contact centers.

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NICE inContact

APRIL 11, 2019

Today’s customers are digitally savvy, more demanding and expect instant service. Contact centers face a constant challenge in managing customer expectations. . Here are some key customer expectations and some tips towards managing them . Eg) Password reset.

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Comm100

DECEMBER 1, 2017

For many organizations, a huge part of this new year task is setting contact center priorities — priorities that can have a colossal impact on the customer experience. But deciding on annual goals and specific yearly focuses for a call center isn’t always easy. Tip: Begin to examine your existing contact center processes.

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