BlueOcean

JANUARY 20, 2023

2020 marked the workplace like no other year in recent history. If you’re faced with the decision to find a new customer care outsourcer in the post-pandemic era, now’s the time to dive in. Our updated list of customer care RFP questions keeps these facts top of mind. Hourly staff?

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BlueOcean

MARCH 7, 2024

Blue Ocean, a world leader in customer care solutions, was named a Finalist today in the “Contact Center Outsourcing Provider of the Year” category in the 18 th annual Stevie ® Awards for Sales & Customer Service. The company received a Bronze Stevie in 2017, a Silver Stevie in 2019, and another Silver Stevie in 2020.

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BlueOcean

JULY 12, 2018

The only constant in the customer care world is change, and if you don’t keep up, you’ll be left behind. That’s why we’ve compiled these must-read articles to keep you updated and give you some food for thought as you think about the future of your outsourced customer care. The Role of Chatbots in Customer Care. “

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BlueOcean

JANUARY 21, 2020

Blue Ocean, a world leader in customer care solutions, was named a Finalist today in the “Customer Service Success – Technology Industries” category in the 14 th annual Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Blue Ocean is an award-winning provider of innovative customer care solutions.

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 6, 2020

What Service Level Metrics Are Most Relevant to Your Business Now? Let’s face it: Contact center metrics that measure customer service as if it’s some kind of race (think Average Handle Time) are frankly table stakes. This is what relevant service level metrics look like in today’s customer care center.

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BlueOcean

MARCH 3, 2020

Blue Ocean, a world-leader in customer care solutions, was awarded a Silver Stevie® Award in the “Customer Service Team of the Year” category at the 14th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. The post Blue Ocean Wins 2020 Silver Stevie® Award appeared first on Blue Ocean.

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BlueOcean

APRIL 16, 2024

Blue Ocean, a world-leader in customer care solutions, was awarded a Silver Stevie® Award in the “Contact Center Outsourcing Provider of the Year” category at the 18th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. About Blue Ocean Blue Ocean is an award-winning provider of innovative customer care solutions.

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BlueOcean

AUGUST 27, 2020

And, of course, your company’s plan to launch a new outsourced customer care program. Your customers are already struggling with the times, and now you’re thinking about overhauling the customer care process? Check out these articles: 60 Customer Care RFP Questions for the Contact Center of 2020.

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BlueOcean

APRIL 16, 2024

Blue Ocean, a world-leader in customer care solutions, was awarded a Silver Stevie® Award in the “Contact Center Outsourcing Provider of the Year” category at the 18th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. About Blue Ocean Blue Ocean is an award-winning provider of innovative customer care solutions.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 11, 2019

To this end, I recently published an article in Forbes about ways to create an amazing customer experience in 2020, and I thought it would be enjoyed by our Shepard Letter subscribers as well. Here are the first ten of twenty ideas as to how you can up your customer service game in 2020. Stay in touch.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Customer Service & Experience USA 2020 (November 17-18th) brings together an unrivalled list of senior customer service leaders from the world’s most powerful and innovative brands. In celebration of our 10th anniversary, we are bringing our most senior line-up yet.

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BlueOcean

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The Results: Despite the pandemic and related lockdown orders, we launched this new customer care program on time, in April 2020 (cue the fireworks!). The post How a Major US-Based Sports Association Launched a New Customer Care Program in the Middle of a Pandemic appeared first on Blue Ocean.

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BlueOcean

MAY 11, 2020

It’s late February, 2020. Situation: You’re tasked with choosing a new outsourced partner for your organization’s customer care program. Three months later – May, 2020. Did the pandemic expose cracks in your current customer care solution, whether that is in-house or outsourced? Place: Your office.

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BlueOcean

MAY 11, 2020

It’s late February, 2020. Situation: You’re tasked with choosing a new outsourced partner for your organization’s customer care program. Three months later – May, 2020. Did the pandemic expose cracks in your current customer care solution, whether that is in-house or outsourced? Place: Your office.

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Russel Lolacher

MARCH 2, 2021

In BC, I’m the public service director responsible for the government social media customer care for our ministry, but my dad still doesn’t understand what I do. I’m the Director of Web and Social Media Services for the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure in the BC Public Service. Thanks, Dad.

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Magellan Solutions

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Waiting to talk to a customer service representative over the phone can actually take a long time, and going to the company’s office can be too much of a hassle. However, knowing that they can get help through social media is what most customers choose to do. What is social media customer service?

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Interactions

JANUARY 26, 2023

The telephone is still a popular customer service and support channel, but unstructured voice communications present security risks and compliance challenges, particularly in a work-from-home (WFH) environment. To learn more about how Interactions Trustera keeps sensitive customer data safe, check out our webinar.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Customer Service should be a human experience. Countless companies have lost sight of that crucial fact, often relying on chat or never-ending touch-tone menus that frustrate customers immensely. So much so, that those disgruntled customers often choose to take their business elsewhere. Lost customers mean lost profit.

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SurveySparrow

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

2020’s right around the corner. Here are the much-awaited customer experience conferences of 2020. Oracle is all set to help organizations adopt innovative and disruptive data-driven customer experience strategies to empower change and stimulate growth. When: 14th January – 15th January 2020.

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Innovative CX

MARCH 24, 2023

Despite what industry experts may profess, customer service isn’t getting any better. While customers expect immediate answers to their inquiries, efficient order processing and fast shipping, there’s no indication that fulfilling these expectations is improving customer service. Jump on a customer service call.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

As technologies and consumer expectations develop, the customer service landscape is evolving at an accelerated rate. Customers (and companies) faced unprecedented problems causing query volumes to spike, which put huge pressure on customer service teams. Arguably, in 2021 the industry experienced a seismic shift.

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Magellan Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

This support channel started as an alternative to email and phone call, but as time passes by, live chat statistics 2020 shows that it is one of the preferred communication channels of customers today. According to Forrester , more than 41% of customers expect live chat on websites. Key Live Chat Statistics 2020 .

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ProProfs Chat

JANUARY 30, 2020

In this blog, we aim to collate various customer engagement statistics in one place that will give you an idea about various aspects of engagement with customers. Customer Engagement Statistics 2020 Explained. Mobile Customer Engagement. And delighted customers are equivalent to more revenue for the business.

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BlueOcean

MAY 13, 2021

In food and beverage alone, online sales in 2020 saw a 125% increase over the previous year. Customer service expert Shep Hyken says that many of the convenience options such as curbside delivery, touchless service, and more would have become more prominent in the next three to five years , even if the pandemic hadn’t happened.

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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. Customer Journey Mapping.

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CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Each year brings new ideas and new challenges to the customer service department. An interactive discussion featuring customer service leaders from the Boston Red Sox, HP, Intuit and UL on: 2019 a year in review, we’ll recap how changing customer expectations and new tech have changed our approaches to support.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2019

While being superseded by instant messaging and social media, daily e-mail still steadily grows and will reach more than 300 billion e-mails per day in 2020. Diversity of communication tools drives companies to develop omni-channel flexibility to stay in touch with customers and employees. Ievgen Sliusar.

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SurveySparrow

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

2020’s right around the corner. Here are the much-awaited customer experience conferences of 2020. Oracle is all set to help organizations adopt innovative and disruptive data-driven customer experience strategies to empower change and stimulate growth. When: 14th January – 15th January 2020.

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BlueOcean

DECEMBER 21, 2020

In our world of customer care, empathy has always been the cornerstone, the key to happy customers and happy clients. When 2020 came along and turned the world upside down, empathy became simply priceless. We’re long-time fans of Shep, a customer service guru. Thank you for inspiring us this year, Laurie!

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BlueOcean

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Call volume forecasts are inarguably an essential tool in the successful delivery of customer care excellence. With it, you’re one significant step closer to delivering an exceptional customer experience. But customer care volume forecasting typically relies heavily on historic trends.

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TechSee

JUNE 25, 2019

It seems like every company in every industry wants to harness the power of AI to enhance operations and positively impact the lives of their customers. A Tata Consultancy Services survey found that 31.7% of major companies around the world are currently using AI customer service technologies, the second most common use of AI after IT.

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ViiBE Blog

JANUARY 19, 2022

ViiBE Blog Customer service challenges of remote work Anna Gorina January 19, 2022 Share this article Contents Share this article Contents Before 2020, only a few companies across the globe had remote work best practices in place where they were used to allowing team members to work from home for a certain period of time regularly.

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Kustomer

JANUARY 16, 2020

Read on to learn the top three trends we saw at NRF 2020. Customers Take Center Stage. Brands are constantly talking about “customer obsession”. It’s a buzzy phrase, but it doesn’t quite get to the bottom of how you should be treating customers, only that you should be obsessing over them.

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Kustomer

MAY 13, 2020

In 2020, it’s all about enhancing the digital customer experience. Let’s take a closer look at the current trends in customer service that can help you run your business and satisfy consumers: 8 Current Trends in Customer Service. Taking Care of Every Customer by Promoting a Strong Company Culture.

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2020

There is no doubt that disruption is in the cards for the auto insurance players in 2020. So, what are the most important factors for customers, how are they changing, and how can car insurers excel at meeting those needs? What matters most to the customers? There’s no doubt that customers are extremely price sensitive.

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CSM Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2019

The customer service department is too often referred to as “just a cost center”. As experience overtakes price and product as a key brand differentiator, customer service is being recognized as the face of, and driver for, organization-wide strategy. The board includes: EVP, Global Customer Care, Mastercard.

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Kustomer

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

This isn’t just another podcast, it’s a podcast focused on customer service secrets. Customer service is broken and you and I both know it. Think about the last time you were surprised by the service a brand provided to you. Is that how desperate we are for great customer service? Can you remember?

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