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My Top 5 New Year’s Resolutions for Contact Centers

Talkdesk

With 2019 coming to an end, it is now time to check the rear-view mirror, reflect on the evolving realities throughout this year, and to look further up the road as new trends set the pace of a decade ahead for contact centers and customer service strategy. Resolution 4: Enable The Knowledge Worker.

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

ShepHyken

In an age where products and services are often similar, it’s the memorable and positive interactions that truly distinguish one brand from another. My Comment: For those in the customer support world, this article is for you. Some companies look for low AHTs, hoping to manage more calls per hour or shift with a lower time.

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Will Your Customer Service Strategy Survive Against the Competition?

West Monroe

If you lack information on any of these topics, it helps to perform an “outside-in” analysis of your customer’s experience. At minimum, we recommend observing the customer contact center for a day. KPIs are the heartbeat of service. First Contact Resolution. Average Handle Time.

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

Myra Golden

A whopping one-third of contact centers have laid off employees in the last 12 months, reducing their headcount by about 33%. Despite fewer resources and fewer employees, contact centers are expected to achieve the same or better results. But how can they achieve this? Learn more about Balto AI’s solutions here.

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Cold transfer vs. warm transfer: when’s the right time to use them?

Think Customers

It’s a common part of many contact center calls: the transfer. They have the potential to frustrate callers and associates alike – callers don’t like spending extra time on a call or, worse yet, having to repeat themselves; and associates worry about transfers’ effects on average hold times and customer satisfaction.

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Five Steps to Strategically Choose AI For Customer Service

Natalie Petouhof

” If you are wondering how AI can move the needle on the metrics you get measured on every day, below is a short guide on how to get the best business results when considering AI as part of your Customer Service strategy. Implementing technology without strategy makes us do the wrong things faster ! The result?

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

Playvox

Unlike my favorite fruit seller, you’ve got hundreds or thousands (or hundreds of thousands) of customer issues that require sophisticated, efficient customer care through the right contact center solutions. What Is A Digital Contact Center? Is your contact center omnichannel?