Think Customers

JULY 1, 2020

The contact center industry has always needed to look forward. Social distancing and stay-at-home orders have affected every major city around the world and has influenced how customers interact with brands and what they expect from digital-first experiences. But the Coronavirus pandemic forever changed our hopes for the future.

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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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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. Your company’s marketing department should be able to supply demographic data and customer information.

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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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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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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.

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West Monroe

JUNE 22, 2022

Digital customer service experiences are now defining the competitive landscape: 66% of consumers and 73% of businesses believe the new ways of interacting with their financial institutions will be permanent. But forming a competitive strategy doesn’t need to be complex or require Ivy League consultants.

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Vonage

AUGUST 15, 2016

A customer’s experience lives long beyond the purchase. Customers experience several touch-points with your company after the sale – from checking information on the website, viewing ads, reading articles, comparing brand experiences with peers, friends or influencers to contacting customer service.

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Call Experts

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The holidays can be an incredibly stressful time, both for customers and for customer service teams. With millions of shoppers looking to make purchases, staffing customer service is essential. Hiring an Experienced Contact Center Will Help Support the Holiday Customer Service. .

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Kustomer

APRIL 13, 2022

Great customer service is paramount for every customer-facing business. Online customer service can be challenging because of the lack of face-to-face interaction, but the fundamentals remain the same. You need to keep your customers happy by delivering a consistently excellent service experience.

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Natalie Petouhof

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Tweet AI and customer service; it’s a hot topic! But when I talk to customers, they say, “ I get there’s something to AI and customer service, but how do I deliver business results and value with AI? ” Implementing technology without strategy makes us do the wrong things faster ! 1) First step? The result?

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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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Think Customers

JULY 26, 2016

As customers continue to increase their use of digital channels and self-service tools for customer service, it's only natural that the volume of calls hitting contact centers has been shrinking.

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TechSee

JUNE 1, 2021

What is Gig Customer Service? This gig-based economic format has spread to the customer service function – known as GigCX – where freelance customer support agents are sourced to perform on a per-task basis. Gig customer service: Can it really work? What is Visual Assistance?

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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. My Customer Service Master Class might be a good fit for training on soft skills.

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NICE inContact

OCTOBER 18, 2016

If you’re in Customer Service, you’ve heard of “omnichannel”. With the addition of more channels and pseudo omnichannel service, companies should be asking questions like: Which channels do customers prefer to use most often? Which channels do customers trust the most? Customers Text Honestly.

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Think Customers

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Customers like options. They want to choose how to customize their products, services, and even the channels in which they interact with brands. To keep up, companies are scrambling to enable more customer experience channels for sales and service. A good way to gain insights is to create a customer touchmap.

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Call Experts

AUGUST 25, 2022

You need to outsource customer service to improve your business’s reputation and reach. The right contact center can help you with several tasks , including answering customer queries, maintaining customer records, and more. . You save your business time and money when you outsource customer service.

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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.

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Think Customers

MAY 19, 2020

A forward-thinking strategy is the best solution for overcoming uncertainty. For CX-leaders in the contact center space to overcome the fallout from COVID-19, the digital, remote, and perseverance strategies that carried them through the crisis in the first place may be their best move. Invest in readiness.

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ViiBE Blog

AUGUST 25, 2021

How can you measure customer satisfaction? CRM , Customer experience. Customer satisfaction measures the overall satisfaction the customer has with the business. How companies measure customer satisfaction. Here are the most common ways companies can measure customer satisfaction. ViiBE Blog. Share on email.

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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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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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Verint

OCTOBER 11, 2017

When a customer needs help, one place they are likely to go is the online community. Similarly, rare or unusual issues may not have occurred often enough for the contact center to be aware of them, so answers may only exist in the online community. Provide engaging self-service.

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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. Customers today have higher expectations than ever before. What Is A Digital Contact Center?

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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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Integrity Solutions

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

It’s never been more important to understand your customers and what they value. 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.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Jeremy Watkin on How Listening to Your Customer Service Reps Can Give You a Competitive Advantage. Do you realize there is a hidden gem in your customer service department? But first… Shep Hyken discusses the power of the customer satisfaction survey. Customer Service Stop Words.

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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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NobelBiz

APRIL 27, 2021

Customer relationship management is at the forefront of all business debates. 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. What is the aim of customer loyalty?

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Natalie Petouhof

MAY 27, 2016

The As-a-Service Economy: CX and IOT Mean You Have to Deliver Great Experiences- Upcoming. The As-a-Service Economy: CX and IOT Mean You Have to Deliver Great Experiences- Upcoming. Customer Experience IOT in the Automotive Industry-Upcoming. **. . • Customer Experience IOT in the Automotive Industry-Upcoming. **.

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Tricia Morris

JANUARY 29, 2016

Of course I am referring to their expertise and engagement with the game Minecraft – a game that, once you overcome the lack of impressive graphics and a tad bit of motion sickness, will teach you all you need to know about the most disruptive and transformative shift of control in managing, maintaining, and maturing customer relationships, ever.

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Kustomer

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The pandemic essentially caused a meteor storm of change, crisis, chaos, and challenges that created unprecedented customer service issues. Brands were forced to keep up to maintain trust, earn a reputation for excellence, and serve customers in the ways they now expect. New Channels To Meet Customers Where They Are.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Nowadays, it is a standard practice for businesses to have multiple channels for interacting with customers. In this article, Yasar Jameel takes an in-depth look at omnichannel customer service. In turn, it can help in boosting sales, drive customer retention and assist your customer support team.

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Comm100

JUNE 13, 2018

Preparing for the shopping season ahead of time can help e-commerce vendors and retailers of all industries convert more browsers into buyers, improve customer satisfaction levels, and dodge inconvenient (and avoidable) operational hassles. Are there any reoccurring problems that customers are having with their orders?

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transcosmos Information Systems

OCTOBER 22, 2015

What makes a company stand out from the rest is their ability to provide the best customer service. In fact, it was Robert Half, a Human Resource Firm Consultant who said, that “when the customer comes first, the customer will last.” The question is: how do you cope with customer service trends?

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transcosmos Information Systems

OCTOBER 22, 2015

What makes a company stand out from the rest is their ability to provide the best customer service. In fact, it was Robert Half, a Human Resource Firm Consultant who said, that “when the customer comes first, the customer will last.” The question is: how do you cope with customer service trends?

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