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A History of Customer Support Technology

Team Support

Here’s a look back at how customer support technologies evolved over the last century, and a peak at where they’re going next. By the early 1970s, more call-routing systems were beginning to include ACD technology, ushering in the development of large-scale call centers. Ever wonder what customer service looked like 50 or 60 years ago?

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Reshaping The Future Of Digital Customer Service: 22 Influential Leaders to Watch in 2022

TechSee

By leveraging new technologies such as computer vision , virtual visits and self-service AI-driven solutions, companies have a huge opportunity to turn customers into brand advocates. His specialty is exploring the connection between customer service and technology. Follow on LinkedIn.

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Remembering the extraordinary life of Dr. Henk F. Moed (1951-2021)

Clarivate

Between 1981 and 2010 Henk was a senior staff member at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University, still now a center of excellence in the field of bibliometrics. He was an enthusiastic hockey player; he loved running and took immense pleasure in traveling and connecting with people. Glänzel, U.

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The rise and fall of big data hype—and what it means for customer intelligence

Alida

In 2015, the analyst firm Gartner dropped big data from its Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies report. By 2010, the term “big data” had entered the common lexicon. Big data can offer some answers, but continual human-to-human connections are required to fully understand the rapidly evolving marketplace.

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Zenarate AI Coach Transforms How Agents Learn and Perform Through Natural Language AI Simulation Training

CSM Magazine

Agents are often the only human connection brands have with their customers and prospects. To date, Zenarate has delivered more than 16 million agent simulations in 15 languages to name-brand clients in financial services, insurance, healthcare, telecommunications, technology, retail, and travel industries.

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Talkdesk redefines the contact center with CX Cloud

Talkdesk

“Today, 89% of companies compete primarily on the basis of customer experience – up from just 36% in 2010″ – Shep Hyken Forbes article, Customer Experience is the New Brand. The Frankenstein World of Contact Center Technology The typical contact center is an amalgamation of disparate and mostly siloed technologies.

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NetBase and Quid are Merging!

NetBase

Like us, Quid has a client-first focus, is deeply connected to technology, driven by purpose and acts as a leader in the evolving consumer and market data analytics landscape,” said Peter Caswell, Chairman & CEO of NetBase. “We We have always been impressed with Quid’s technology and leadership. ABOUT NETBASE. ABOUT QUID.