NICE inContact

AUGUST 2, 2016

Great customer service has become necessary for building customer loyalty and is an increasingly important benchmark when companies are deciding where to take their business. A common theme for companies known for exceptional customer service is a robust, well equipped call or contact center. Register today!

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Contact Center Satisfaction Negatively Impacting the Customer Experience by Andrew Berger. Telecompetitor) Contact center satisfaction has worsened over the last two years despite investments in new customer engagement channels, according to new market research released by BoldChat.

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Calabrio

APRIL 26, 2016

And now that spring has sprung we see flowers in bloom, hear birds singing once again, and look forward to spending time learning about our new contact center software and solutions. We presented our subjects with an extensive list of potential contact center issues for 2016 and asked them to choose all that they felt applied to them.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 24, 2017

The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) reported that banking customer satisfaction increased 5.3% for 2016, and courtesy and helpfulness of tellers or other staff was the top ranking subset, website satisfaction next and call center satisfaction rounding out some of the top categories of rating.

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Experience Matters

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

As you may know, Temkin Group labeled 2016 “The Year of Emotion” in its annual listing of customer experience trends. And yet, despite its significant impact on customer loyalty, organizations do not focus on emotion enough. Because emotion drives loyalty.

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Eptica

MAY 18, 2016

Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 Meeting the needs of contact center agents. Published on: May 18, 2016. Author: Anne-Merete Jensen Delivering a great customer experience is vital to every organization today – and much of the responsibility for delivering this comes down to contact center agents.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 24, 2017

The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) reported that banking customer satisfaction increased 5.3% for 2016, and courtesy and helpfulness of tellers or other staff was the top ranking subset, website satisfaction next and call center satisfaction rounding out some of the top categories of rating.

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NICE inContact

DECEMBER 12, 2016

When I think about “great” service, I envision a customer interaction that required little customer effort, that was resolved on the first contact, by the first agent, and in which the agent served as a positive ambassador for the brand. But, does hiring great contact center agents equate to great 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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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 12, 2016

They help businesses take essential decisions and optimize their strategy and workflows, but how do you know if an artificial intelligence platform can h elp you build a more engaging, personal connection with customers – and improve your metrics? Social media ROI, loyalty and the customer experience by Chris Teso.

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Eptica

JANUARY 12, 2017

Date: Thursday, January 12, 2017 What were the top customer service trends of 2016? To help we’ve analyzed all 100+ posts published on the Eptica blog in 2016, and picked a top ten, based on a combination of readership and industry feedback. Is a lack of consistency letting your customer service down?

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Temkin Group, a leading customer experience firm, has published its annual list of customer experience trends. As a part of these publications, Temkin is calling 2016 “The Year of Emotion.” ” Here are the 10 customer experience trends to watch in 2016: 1. Emotion Arising.

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Storyminers

JANUARY 24, 2017

Customer experience expert Mike Wittenstein sheds light on enhanced customer expectations, AI innovation, and more. 2017 will be a year defined by how well companies continue to adapt to customer expectations—like the ability to get good service at any time of the day, via any device. Here’s what we learned.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Where Customer Service is Failing: Top Priorities For Your Contact Center [Research] by Sharpen. Sharpen) Customer service research: people are less patient; need their omni channel inquiries solved quickly. My Comment: Here is some interesting info on customer support. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Natalie Petouhof

MARCH 3, 2016

Tweet Enterprise Connect 2016 is a leading conference and exhibition for enterprise communications and collaboration in North America. It is being held March 7-9th, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. Genesys, a market leader in omni-channel customer experience (CX) and contact center solutions, will be particpating in the event.

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Comm100

JULY 11, 2019

Closer to home and much more practically, let’s take a look at how AI is changing the contact center and customer experience, and where the impact is most significant. But the reality is that the impact chatbots have on customer experience pales in comparison to the next two use cases. AI-powered Chatbots.

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Storyminers

JULY 7, 2020

What’s the most important thing contact center managers should prepare for in 2017? At most contact centers, there will be several waves of change within the 2017 calendar year. It will be the smooth and comfortable interface between the two that customers will notice—and respond to. 2 Serve before you sell.

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NICE inContact

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Some of us have a hard time adjusting to a change in laundry detergent (you want me to switch from Tide to Gain?!) , so it is only natural that we and our agents sometimes have difficulty accepting and adapting to changes in our contact centers. Every person experiences the change acceptance continuum differently.

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ShepHyken

JULY 19, 2022

Employing Brand Advocates to Improve Customer Experience. Shep Hyken interviews Megan Neale, Co-founder and COO of Limitless , a Gig CX platform that empowers people to earn money by providing brilliant customer service. ” “The volume of customer support requests coming to organizations is increasing.

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NICE inContact

OCTOBER 17, 2018

The company offers a variety of mattresses and related products at competitive prices, and customers obviously approve: They’ve propelled Mattress Firm to over $3.8 billion in annual sales (2016). But the Houston-based company was losing sleep over its two contact centers.

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NICE inContact

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

We are thrilled to announce that Customer Magazine has selected inContact My Agent eXperience™ (MAX) as a 2016 Customer Product of the Year. Each year Customer Magazine identifies outstanding achievements within the call center/CRM industry and awards the most innovative customer experience technology solutions.

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Calabrio

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

The contact center as profit driver: it keeps popping up on lists of top business trends for 2016. Surveys show 3 in 4 organizations now view the contact center as a key differentiator—no longer just a cost center. contact centers racked up more than 200 billion minutes of inbound calling.

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Myra Golden

JUNE 2, 2016

How to Handle Difficult Customers Using Verbal Aikido. 5 Aikido Principles for Creating Calm, Defusing Anger and Moving to Closure with Difficult Customers. August 10, 2016 1:00pm ET – 2:00pm ET. Creating calm with difficult customers is not a matter of using aggressive tactics. August 10, 2016 1:00pm ET – 2:00pm ET.

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Myra Golden

JUNE 2, 2016

How to Handle Difficult Customers Using Verbal Aikido. 5 Aikido Principles for Creating Calm, Defusing Anger and Moving to Closure with Difficult Customers. August 10, 2016 1:00pm ET – 2:00pm ET. Creating calm with difficult customers is not a matter of using aggressive tactics. August 10, 2016 1:00pm ET – 2:00pm ET.

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NICE inContact

MAY 12, 2017

2017 was arguably the biggest and best year ever at Enterprise Connect 2017 for those who care about contact centers. For ten years, I have attended virtually every contact center session held at the show, the past few years as the Contact Center Track Chair. Is Cloud Contact Center the New Normal?

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Talkdesk

JANUARY 19, 2017

These advances increase what customer experience teams can do, but that also comes with a rising level of customers expectations. Not too long ago, customers handled all of their communication with companies via the phone: bookings, support, payment, etc. Multichannel vs. omnichannel. Artificial Intelligence.

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Eptica

MAY 25, 2016

Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Mapping digital transformation in customer experience. Published on: May 25, 2016. Author: Pauline Ashenden In the fast-moving world of customer experience there is no shortage of new trends and technologies for companies to evaluate and adopt.

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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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Michelli Experience

JULY 18, 2017

Customer Experience and Trust…hmmm. and, 3) What percentage of Americans answered “True” to the same question in 2016? drumroll please… In 1964 77% of respondents said “most people can be trusted” but only 31% viewed most others as worthy of trust in 2016 (thus causing my negativistic prediction about you today).

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Stella Connect

MAY 4, 2017

This year’s ICMI Contact Center Expo & Conference in Orlando (May 22-25) promises to be quite an event. These are the topics we feel are particularly important for contact center leaders to focus on in their efforts to build world-class service organizations and stronger brands. Before You Go. Tuesday May 23, 3.15-4.15pm.

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Uniphore

OCTOBER 19, 2015

The hottest trend in business today is what your call center is all about: extraordinary customer service. Customer experience will make you or break you, but what exactly do you need to do to keep your customers satisfied? The writing is on the wall: By 2020, see fast resolution as their #1 need. Read More.

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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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Stella Connect

MARCH 8, 2018

WSI was one of the early customers of Stella Metrics, and continues to use the product to measure and improve performance across its customer service and fulfillment operations. Building on the strength of the existing partnership, WSI became one of the first Stella Connect customers after the product launched in 2016.

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Stella Connect

MARCH 8, 2018

WSI was one of the early customers of Stella Metrics, and continues to use the product to measure and improve performance across its customer service and fulfillment operations. Building on the strength of the existing partnership, WSI became one of the first Stella Connect customers after the product launched in 2016.

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Storyminers

JANUARY 24, 2017

Customer experience expert Mike Wittenstein sheds light on enhanced customer expectations, AI innovation, and more. 2017 will be a year defined by how well companies continue to adapt to customer expectations—like the ability to get good service at any time of the day, via any device. Here’s what we learned.

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Eptica

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 The 5 rules of Retail Christmas Customer Experience. It is likely that consumers will be more careful in their spending, with rising prices and inflation leading to overall retail sales falling year on year between September 2016 and 2017. Published on: November 22, 2017.

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NICE inContact

OCTOBER 6, 2016

We are officially less than one week away from our biggest event this year, ICUC 2016 ! Make sure to check out all the integrations, software and services they offer that can help improve your contact center. We are excited for this year’s ICUC 2016 conference and can’t wait to see you in Orlando! Pick Your Sessions.

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