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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of October 2, 2023

ShepHyken

Speed Doesn’t Equal Success: The Limitations of AHT as a KPI by Othmar Mueller Von Blumencron (VIPdesk Connect) While top-notch products and services remain vital, the spotlight in recent years has undeniably shifted to the customer experience as a pivotal factor distinguishing one brand from another.

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Do More With Less: 3 Effective Strategies to Maximize Your Contact Center’s Potential

Myra Golden

This involves ensuring that your agents are well-trained, motivated, and equipped with the right tools to confidently deliver bad news, expertly de-escalate and control conversations, all with empathy and connection. This could involve training on product knowledge, customer service skills, and communication techniques.

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IOT: Salesforce Introduces New Service Cloud Lightning Console and Wave Analytics App

Natalie Petouhof

Tweet By 2020 it is estimated that there will be over 50 billion connected devices. And that means that consumers will be more connected than ever before, across mobile phones, wearables and other devices and the field of IOT will continue to expand. So if consumers are more connected, what does this mean for companies?

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Guest Post: The 4 Most Common Misconceptions About Customer Service

ShepHyken

This week we feature an article by Hannah McCabe , Director of Demand at Stella Connect by Medallia. She shares common misconceptions about customer service and offers ways to fight them in order to provide great customer experiences. Misconception #3: Speed is the most important customer service metric.

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Why A Digital Contact Center Is Essential for Meeting Today’s Customer Expectations

Playvox

The answer lies in whether your digital channels are connected. A true omnichannel contact center integrates its engagement channels so that agents have full access to a customer’s history, no matter what channel they reach out in. Customers don’t have to repeat themselves because they can seamlessly move from one channel to the next.