Playvox

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

They make customers the center of their business strategy, execute on delivering outstanding customer experiences, and strive for continuous improvement. It’s often the continuous improvement or quality management (QM) piece where contact centers struggle. But why stop there?

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Stella Connect

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Building an effective customer service rewards program means juggling multiple tasks all at the same time. Keep reading for our tips on how to streamline your customer service rewards program to keep your agents motivated, engaged, and inspired. Powering Agent Incentives with Customer Feedback.

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NICE inContact

JUNE 14, 2016

Apparently their social media was as backed up as their contact center. I was astonished that they were able to steal customers in such a public fashion, and that the airline I’ve been loyal to didn’t care to fight back to keep me or to even resolve my issue. After 20 minutes had dragged by I still hadn’t heard back.

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Vonage

AUGUST 11, 2015

Businesses can pour money into elaborate advertising campaigns, but poor customer service can undo all that hard work instantly. Excellent customer service can be as good (and often better) for your brand than a well-orchestrated PR campaign: get your customers to do the talking for you!

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Lumoa

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Customers search for easy shopping solutions on clear, engaging websites. In the past two years, we’ve seen a massive surge in online shopping, from tech products to fashion items. Companies should aim to meet their customers’ expectations by continuing to fine-tune their customer experience (CX) programs.

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TechSee

OCTOBER 31, 2019

As you get into the spirit of the occasion, spare a thought for the humble contact center agent, huddled over his keyboard, staring into the abyss of another long shift of customer service hell. Let’s meet these malevolent monsters and get to grips with the thorny issue of call center attrition. It’s Halloween.

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ShepHyken

JULY 20, 2022

I’m going to break just a bit from my typical customer service/customer experience ideas and share another lesson: Different is better than better. . At a fashion show, all the other models just walked the runway like everyone else. While Tyra’s comments were about standing out, it is actually more than that.

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Playvox

MARCH 12, 2024

Think about the last time you reached out to a contact center for one of the services or products that you purchased. You could have contacted the company in a multitude of ways — chat, text, social media, or even an “old-fashioned” telephone call.

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Stella Connect

MARCH 30, 2018

TechStyle Fashion Group , a Los Angeles-based online retailer of JustFab, Fabletics, ShoeDazzle, and Fabkids apparel, merges advanced technology with the latest fashion trends to offer a highly personalized, one-of-a-kind shopping experience to millions of members (including 5 million VIP members) across the globe.

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Stella Connect

MARCH 30, 2018

TechStyle Fashion Group , a Los Angeles-based online retailer of JustFab, Fabletics, ShoeDazzle, and Fabkids apparel, merges advanced technology with the latest fashion trends to offer a highly personalized, one-of-a-kind shopping experience to millions of members (including 5 million VIP members) across the globe.

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Not only do contact center agents want additional flexibility in their work schedules, but many leaders saw that agents did not need to be in a defined office space to get their jobs done well. For example, Playvox’s customer, Sutherland , started a podcast to share important information with their global agent population.

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Management Gamification Contact Center Policies 88

CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

With the large volumes of contact center advisors still incentivized based on speed – typically the Average Handle Time (AHT) – CX goals are quite often unachievable. Get the customer off the phone or web chat as quickly as possible or deliver a business transformative level of customer service. Cultural Conflict.

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COPC

AUGUST 4, 2016

I found this article in CRM magazine, Inbound and Outbound Converge in the New Contact Center , to be an interesting one because it discusses some of the changes in our industry that are being made possible by process and technology, but with an eye to improving the customer experience. By Leonard Klie – CRM magazine.

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NobelBiz

JANUARY 23, 2024

This article will delve into the world of Customer Support as a Service (CSaaS) , exploring the nature, types, and the profound impact it can have on your contact center. Join us as we guide you through optimizing your customer support and elevating the overall experience of your contact center.

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Upstream Works

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

As the pandemic continues and businesses continue shifting focus to accommodate necessary changes, we’ve seen brand new drivers of customer experience (CX) success arise. The below three drivers of CX success will help to keep customer loyalty strong as we move into 2021. Meeting the New Criteria for Customer Experience.

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Eptica

MARCH 31, 2016

Date: Thursday, March 31, 2016 Websites lead the way for UK customer service. Being able to find answers to their questions quickly is therefore a vital part of the customer experience. Banking held on to its top spot this year, but its score slipped to 84%, narrowly beating fashion (83.5%). Published on: March 31, 2016.

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BlueOcean

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Gas, grocery, fashion, technology… and probably more. If, for example, you’re a member of Nordstrom’s loyalty program, Nordy Club, you’re among a group of customers who are likely to spend three to five times more than non-members, and are consequently driving two-thirds of Nordstrom’s sales. Customer Service Is the Cherry on Top.

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RapportBoost

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Tony Medrano: First, we are going to talk about change, transformation, changing a contact center into a profit center, and we are going to dive into conversations and how conversations are what drives that profitability and increases that engagement between your customers and your brand.

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CX Accelerator

DECEMBER 12, 2017

How Carvana is leveraging customer experience principles to revolutionize the process of buying a car. Last night began in standard fashion…I consumed a spicy chicken sandwich from Chick-fil-A and wandered around the kitchen for a bit. With a huge emphasis on both automation and Customer Service.

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Eptica

MARCH 18, 2016

Date: Friday, March 18, 2016 UK retail customer service failing to move forward. Customers are pushing retailers to innovate and deliver new services , improved experiences at lower prices. These factors increase the focus on the customer experience as the key point of differentiation for retailers.

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Innovative CX

JANUARY 30, 2020

I’ve been involved in customer service for all my 40 years in business. For four decades, I’ve been trying to improve the customer experience for organizations in a variety of industries and diverse geographic locations. Years ago, we valued the face-to-face relationships that our front-line employees had with our customers.

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Think Customers

JULY 29, 2022

Every time customers interact with a customer service representative, do a keyword search, click through a brand’s website, or engage other touchpoints, they’re giving hints about their interests and intentions. Having the right information on hand also reduces wait times, costs to serve, and increases customer satisfaction.

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Alliance by IFS

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

With today’s customers demanding instantaneous service, more companies are trading in live support for these conversational agents to deliver greater value to their shareholders and customers. While 23% of companies already use chat bots, are you prepared for this next generation of customer service?

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Eptica

JANUARY 25, 2017

Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 The 5 trends brands need to address for improved customer service. Author: Pauline Ashenden The latest Institute of Customer Service (ICS) UK Customer Satisfaction Index (UKCSI) has a positive message for everyone involved in customer service. out of 100 (up 0.5

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Kustomer

AUGUST 5, 2021

Listen and subscribe to our podcast: In this episode of the Customer Service Secrets Podcast , Gabe Larsen is joined by Brad Birnbaum , CEO of Kustomer, to learn about how companies can win with their customers in this new space. To learn more about Brad’s vision for future customer success, listen to the full podcast below.

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Lithium

JUNE 11, 2019

TechStyle Fashion Group is a fashion and lifestyle company that offers an engaging and personalized shopping experience to millions of customers worldwide, including four million VIP Members, through a portfolio of apparel and shoe brands. They choose Lithium Social Media Management for Service.

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Lithium

JUNE 11, 2019

TechStyle Fashion Group is a fashion and lifestyle company that offers an engaging and personalized shopping experience to millions of customers worldwide, including four million VIP Members, through a portfolio of apparel and shoe brands. They choose Lithium Social Media Management for Service.

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Lithium

JUNE 11, 2019

TechStyle Fashion Group is a fashion and lifestyle company that offers an engaging and personalized shopping experience to millions of customers worldwide, including four million VIP Members, through a portfolio of apparel and shoe brands. They choose Lithium Social Media Management for Service.

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Self Service Apparel Customer Success Fashion 40

Magellan Solutions

MAY 14, 2021

It means that during a virus outbreak, customer service will suffer because of a reduced workforce. Moving ahead post-pandemic, there will be a large number of companies that will employ a contact center company to keep up with production. Why are companies not impressed with Traditional Contact Center Companies anymore?

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Eptica

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Date: Friday, September 11, 2015 What the latest Apple launch tells us about customer service. The findings showed that some companies are better at connecting with customers than others, but that overall it lags behind other sectors – including consumer electronics retailers. Published on: September 11, 2015.

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Playvox

MARCH 19, 2024

Some of the most common uses of AI have been game changers: Virtual assistants like Siri guiding us on our way and finding information in an instant Fraud detection from our financial institutions Medical diagnoses and healthcare Contact centers are no exception and stand to gain significant business and operational benefits from AI.

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Customers That Stick

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Melissa opened her consulting practice in 1983 after a post-college customer-service near-death-experience as toy demonstrator at Sears during Christmas. She recovered later having agent and management roles in contact centers. Customer Service > Customer Experience. Meet Melissa Kovacevic!

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Comm100

MAY 10, 2018

If you work in customer service, chances are you know the signs of a complaining customer. Despite the fact that complaining customers don’t sugarcoat their words, they also don’t always live up to the stereotypes that exist about them. By examining customer complaints, businesses can improve customer service training.

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Kustomer

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Sentiment scores within your customer service software should give your agents: Updates and reporting in real time. The ability to segment customers by sentiment data. By pairing sentiment data with the right agent skills, it’s easier to master the skill of mirroring to make customers more comfortable.

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Natalie Petouhof

JULY 7, 2016

Here are two key customer service trends that can help your company gain an edge over the other guys. Cloud-based customer service. Savvy companies and business owners know that their call centers are their first line of defense in customer service and gaining customer trust and loyalty.

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NICE inContact

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Years before this generation’s full influence will be felt, however, millennial preferences have already changed how contact centers think about customer experience. Globally, 55% of all customer service interactions now start online , and that numbers jumps to 65% for millennials. Mobile & Online First.

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Stella Connect

AUGUST 16, 2017

When a customer is unhappy with a brand experience, the opportunity to recover that relationship, strengthen it, and drive future sales is huge. But so is the loss to the brand if service recovery isn’t effective. Many brands keep doing service recovery the old-fashioned way because they expect too little from the program.

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