BlueOcean

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The quickest way to get re-inspired is by getting a finger on the pulse of current news and customer service trends in the industry. How are other customer experience leaders delivering? What new trends and technologies are on their mind? After all, happy employees create happy customers.

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BlueOcean

JULY 8, 2020

In the world of customer service, every industry has had their own unique challenges this year, and it’s clear that most companies have had to pivot in their approach. Read on for more insight on what’s trending in customer service. Read more > Zappos’ “Customer Service for Anything” Is a Very Human Experience.

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Trends Customer Service Contact Center Metrics 156

BlueOcean

JUNE 22, 2022

When it came to the contact center RFP, companies consistently required bidders to “Describe your telephony platform” and those with best-in-class products had a definite edge. So, what should you ask when you’re addressing contact center technology in your RFP? Every contact center approaches security in different ways.

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Contact Center Technology Tourism Exceptional Customer Service 156

TechSee

DECEMBER 31, 2019

However, many companies are still struggling to make the customer service experience as effortless as possible. To help you plan, we’ve highlighted nine of the biggest customer service trends for 2020. Customer Service will become increasingly AI-driven. Explosion of virtual contact centers.

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Call Experts

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Today, customer support plays a pivotal role in maintaining and growing a loyal customer base, enticing many companies to hire a contact center for their answering services. Ultimately, a well-managed contact center can be the lifeline of your customer service operations.

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TechSee

JANUARY 26, 2021

Challenged by continuing uncertainty and perhaps uncharted territory, it has never been harder to predict what lies ahead in the world of consumer trends and customer service. We may not have a crystal ball – but we can take a look at five key customer service trends that leading analyst firms agree on.

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Call Experts

APRIL 8, 2024

Today, customer support plays a pivotal role in maintaining and growing a loyal customer base, enticing many companies to hire a contact center for their answering services. Ultimately, a well-managed contact center can be the lifeline of your customer service operations.

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Vonage

MARCH 26, 2018

The estimated price tag of losing customers due to poor service has reached $1.6 according to Accenture’s Digital Disconnect in Customer Engagement report. Providing a seamless omni-channel service that makes sense for your customer base is essential. trillion in the U.S., Here’s what we learned.

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Lumoa

JUNE 23, 2021

In the age of smartphones, where support is only a click away, consumers have massive expectations when it comes to customer service. In fact, it’s such a huge deal for customers today that it has overtaken price and product as the key brand differentiator.

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Call Experts

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

How do you improve customer service? The answer always lies in your customer experience. Great experiences lead to loyal customers who buy more from you in the future. When you take care of customers from start to finish, they will always come back and refer others to your business. Listen to your customers.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 23, 2024

Traditional collection methods, such as persistent phone calls and letters, are making way for more nuanced, technology-driven, and customer-oriented strategies. This evolution reflects broader trends in consumer behavior, regulatory environments, and technological advancements.

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BlueOcean

JUNE 17, 2021

We also took a look at how outsourcing your customer care to the right contact center partner may enable your organization to circumvent these obstacles without sacrificing commitment to your customers. The challenging part of business continuity in the contact center is just how many variables there are.

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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. Employee Experience.

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BlueOcean

AUGUST 9, 2021

Contact center technologies are certainly in the mix of acceleration. In fact, many recent developments promise to reshape the landscape of customer service completely. The most recent publication from Ryan Strategic Advisory surveyed contact center leaders about the state of the industry.

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Oracle

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Thanks to advanced digital technologies, companies now find themselves in a position to truly transform the contact center customer service experience. Contact centers traditionally have been separate from the main business of companies, which generates problems with contact center customer service performance.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 3, 2020

What do you call an operation that provides customer service? A call center? Or a contact center? Many people refer to everything as call centers, similar to how some refer to all facial tissue as Kleenex and all soda as Coke. There are important differences between call centers and contact centers.

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Call Experts

JUNE 15, 2023

Streamline Operations and Never Miss Another Call with a Contact Center for Utilities. We rely heavily on these essential services, from electricity and water to telecommunications and internet services. When Did Call Centers Become the Standard? Thus, the idea of using a contact center for utilities was born.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 16, 2019

In light of fast-changing customer demands, is your contact center keeping up? It used to be possible to win with a top product or a competitive price, but more than ever, customer experience is now top of mind for consumers — and crucial for bottom-line growth. Ultimately, digital engagement is what customers demand.

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Contact Center Consumers Net Promoter Score Self Service 168

Helpware

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Over the past few years, contact center outsourcing services have undergone a major transformation. With the advent of cutting-edge technologies, call center outsourcing companies in USA and other locations around the globe can now provide a much higher level of customer service to the joy of satisfied customers.

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Upstream Works

DECEMBER 18, 2019

There are many technology trends impacting the contact center, and as we enter a new decade, it’s only natural to think in broad terms with a longer-term time horizon. Ten years is an eternity in the world of tech, and it’s staggering to consider how much the contact center has changed over the last decade.

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Contact Center Trends Omni-Channel Technology 78

Playvox

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

But given the level of uncertainty experienced in the last 18 months – ever-changing pandemic guidance, more workers voluntarily resigning from jobs, many of us still working remotely – what impact will this have on customer behavior and buying habits as we close out 2021? Related: 7 Customer Service Channels We’ll Use in the Future.

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Call Experts

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Three primary trends are driving the customer care industry: diversified cloud-based solutions. By actively harnessing a set of cloud-based AI-powered technologies, contact centers are infusing intelligence across the entire customer contact landscape. Key 2020 Trends: Cloud Contact Centers.

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Contact Center Trends Call Center Customer Journeys 69

NICE inContact

MAY 20, 2020

Over the past few weeks, most contact centers have transitioned some or all their agents to a work from-home environment—no easy task. This is a lot to handle while also maintaining exceptional customer service outside of the traditional contact center.

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Contact Center Interaction Analytics Exceptional Customer Service 177

NICE inContact

JUNE 9, 2021

By now, contact center leaders are well aware of the impact great CX has on customer loyalty. Providing satisfying customer service experiences can build strong relationships that lead to lower churn and can turn happy customers into brand advocates.

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Win the Customer

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In the realm of contact centers, the pursuit of enhancing customer service while streamlining operations remains a top priority. As technology evolves, two prominent solutions have emerged: AI-powered chatbots and self-service portals. Ultimately, understanding customer needs and preferences is pivotal.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 28, 2024

In the busy and sometimes stressful environment of a contact center, maintaining employee well-being is both a challenge and a necessity. Industry research indicates: 74% of call center agents are at risk of burnout due to high emotional labor. 91% of call center agents experience anxiety and other mental health issues.

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Uniphore

MARCH 21, 2018

It seems automation is everywhere these days, allowing people to accomplish a variety of tasks faster, and the customer service industry is no exception, where technological advancements continue to transform the customer experience, and businesses continue to discover the benefits of real-time automation.

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Contact Center Trends Industry Technology 159

TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

Eric Esguerra, Vice President, Customer Service & Operations at Miele Canada Ltd. Eric’s favorite motto is “The Customer Experience is Paramount and must be the driving force to any organization.” Paul Husar, Senior Call Center Manager at LG Electronics. Jim Iyoob, Chief Customer Officer at Etech Global Services.

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Stella Connect

JANUARY 20, 2022

Looking for ideas for how to create the best customer service training program for your contact center? After all, according to our Customer Service Trends for 2022 report: Nearly all (95%) of customers say customer service impacts their purchasing decisions.

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TechSee

DECEMBER 3, 2019

This lack of efficiency has not escaped the notice of customers. Over a quarter say that getting their questions answered by customer service is becoming harder. Core challenges for contact centers. Although 91% of companies have invested heavily in contact center knowledge bases, very few are seeing real ROI.

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NICE inContact

MAY 20, 2020

Over the past few weeks, most contact centers have transitioned some or all their agents to a work from-home environment—no easy task. This is a lot to handle while also maintaining exceptional customer service outside of the traditional contact center.

Contact Center 156

Contact Center Interaction Analytics Exceptional Customer Service 156

NICE inContact

AUGUST 16, 2019

In light of fast-changing customer demands, is your contact center keeping up? It used to be possible to win with a top product or a competitive price, but more than ever, customer experience is now top of mind for consumers — and crucial for bottom-line growth. Ultimately, digital engagement is what customers demand.

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Contact Center Consumers Net Promoter Score Self Service 136

Upstream Works

JANUARY 20, 2023

These may seem like unrelated events, but they all have a role to play in defining the state of customer service in 2023 and will have implications for contact centers. There are two main lenses through which these factors must be filtered: customer experience (CX) and agent experience (AX).

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 12, 2019

For seasoned workforce managers, predicting contact volumes and creating perfect schedules are second nature – even although, to those of us on the outside, they seem to speak a whole different contact center language! Scheduling is a critical contact center function, but like forecasting, can be tricky.

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Vonage

OCTOBER 2, 2017

The essential principles of customer service are timeless, but consumer expectations are not. Customers have always wanted a friendly, efficient and reliable service, but with the development of new technology, their expectations have been raised. They want a more efficient service than before.

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

With corporate budgets tightening, contact center leaders might be tempted to cut into your quality management funding. But quality management is a vital area of your business — it’s what ensures your customers get top-notch service. of their revenue due to bad experiences. of their revenue due to bad experiences.

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Calabrio

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The emergence of analytics has been one of the biggest trends of the past decade, providing companies with exponentially better insight into their data. This is especially true for contact centers that, at the forefront of the customer experience, have access to vast amounts of data containing highly valuable customer information.

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