Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 17, 2016

Her new company, Thrive Global, is a corporate and consumer platform aimed at reducing stress, exhaustion and burnout and putting an end to the idea that burnout is a necessary price of success. Stress and burnout are a global pandemic, costing businesses hundreds of billions of dollars per year – 300 billion in the U.S.

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Totango

JULY 8, 2022

But in fact, you should be investing now more than ever in customer success. In order to protect your core business, which is your current customer base, you need to be making the necessary changes to keep up with delivery and communication of value to your customers. It’s time to “shift right.”. How to Shift Right .

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Kustomer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

In reality, AI has been integrated into our everyday lives for years now, especially for the average customer. Even you, as a business owner or customer service manager, are likely already using generative AI in CS, or you should be. But how do we use this type of technology to enhance the customer experience?

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CX Accelerator

MAY 28, 2019

There is no place in the world I’d rather work than in Customer Service. On a good day, we are working to resolve customer inquiries as quickly and effectively as we can. Consider all the classic contact center problems--adherence to schedule, failure to share knowledge, snippy attitudes, and burnout.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2020

In customer experience, when service is required, quality of service and access to it are inextricably associated with, and complementary to, each other. When customers wait too long, they will often verbalize their criticisms when they finally do reach an employee. Employee burnout can increase.

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Provide Support

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

7 Tips for Maintaining A Positive Attitude in Customer Service. There’s no surprise that customer service is among occupations that commonly involve quite a high number of stressful experiences. In my previous blog post I outlined 5 reasons why you should embrace a positive attitude in customer service.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 3, 2023

Daily rhythms, small habits that have been cultivated over days, months, and years, are key to succeeding in the world of customer service. ” Customer service managers know this better than anyone, having the monumental task of establishing relationships with employees, customers, and other management teams.

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ProProfs Chat

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Studies also suggest that 79% of businesses prefer to use live chat at their website instead of email (61%), phone (44%), and social media (48%) platforms to communicate with customers for instant support. At different stages of the customer lifecycle , live chat turns out to be a saving grace for business owners.

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Comm100

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The life of chatbots in customer service has been turbulent. However, as bot technology has rapidly improved, so too has organizations’ readiness to adopt chatbots in their customer service operations. Staffing has become increasingly difficult in customer service.

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Bold360

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

So, it’s not surprising that there’s a backlash against AI brewing, out of fear that bots will edge humans out of customer service jobs. empathizing with customers, particularly when they hit bumps in the road on their buying journey and 2.) solving customer issues that are too complex for bots to handle.

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Customer Bliss

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

I can’t believe we’re at 21 episodes of The Chief Customer Officer Human Duct Tape Show. Even though I’ve been doing this type of work since 1983, I’m consistently learning new aspects of the craft and re-energizing my own customer focus for my clients by talking to these guests. It’s been awesome!

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ProProfs Chat

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Yes, there’s no doubt that the best possible live chat software helps you manage multiple chats and visitor queries simultaneously; but if not handled properly, operators can irritate your customers, which may also lead to losses. Confusing Customers While Multitasking. Why Handling Multiple Chats is a Challenge.

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Bold360

MARCH 26, 2020

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is having massive impacts on how companies engage with their customers and employees. No matter how the crisis evolves, customers and employees still expect to receive a high level of service that’s responsive to their needs. Being relentlessly helpful earns customers for life.

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SurveySensum

JANUARY 9, 2024

In this digital age of customer shopping behavior, customer experience is not JUST a desirable outcome – it’s CRITICAL to your business’s success. I believe that today’s consumers are more attentive to the quality of the service they receive rather than the product itself. CSAT score.

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Integrity Solutions

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

The reality is, your contact center’s success still hinges on the quality of the conversations your agents have with your customers. The reality is, your contact center’s success still hinges on the quality of the conversations your agents have with your customers. By Bruce Wedderburn. Contact Center Agents: Losing the “Human Touch”?

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CX Accelerator

MAY 16, 2018

These investments fill my tank to drive improved customer and employee experiences. Year Two – “Have the laser focus of an Olympic athlete” – Marshall Martin It did not take long to understand that knowledge is power, especially in a customer service role. Home To CX Accelerator Blog

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CX Accelerator

DECEMBER 10, 2019

As customer service professionals, many of us naturally fall into a pattern of people pleasing, and I was no exception. Until the burnout would set it, or when things wouldn’t go according to plan, and the excitement wore off or I felt like I was failing. Find her work on the Tin Cans & String blog!

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CX Accelerator

DECEMBER 10, 2019

As customer service professionals, many of us naturally fall into a pattern of people pleasing, and I was no exception. Until the burnout would set it, or when things wouldn’t go according to plan, and the excitement wore off or I felt like I was failing. Find her work on the Tin Cans & String blog!

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Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 6, 2015

A definite link exists between Employee Engagement and Customer Experience. In spite of this, many organizations choose to keep their Employee Engagement programs and their Customer Engagement programs separate. They are the call center employees, or, in other words, some of the most (if not the most) Customer-facing employees.

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CSM Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2019

If you’re a supervisor or manager and you see signs of work exhaustion in your people, you need to act fast, or you might lose your people to burnout, or another job. Listen to some calls from your customer service team and choose the best two or three and play a portion of these extraordinary calls in your next employee meeting.

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Uniphore

JUNE 9, 2021

With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing rapid digital transformation and the complexity of customer interactions on the rise, most companies recognize the need for new approaches. Break out of the traditional model with a “joined-up” service that utilizes resources and information from across the entire company. Download Now.

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ShepHyken

MAY 4, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Customer Experience is the way! The Ultimate Customer Experience by Josh Linkner. He offers up an assignment; having a meeting, remote if necessary, to brainstorm the ultimate customer experience.

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Stella Connect

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Having strategies in place to be able to effectively manage and reduce call center call volume and wait times for customers is key to ensuring customer satisfaction (CSAT) and agent retention. . 2: Invest in self-service options. 3: Offer a call-back option for customers waiting on hold. 1: Open up more support channels.

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ProProfs Chat

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Customers have become more demanding than ever, thanks to the growing number of competing firms selling similar products. Owing to the increase and a significant surge in customer expectations, your business can no longer sustain the price of poor customer service. Take a look. What is a Canned Response?

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Uniphore

JUNE 15, 2021

You’re listening to your customers on social media—and taking steps to improve their experience—but what about your customer service employees? For contact center and customer experience leaders, the stakes have never been higher. Accommodators Meet customers halfway, often placating them with discounts or refunds.

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Bold360

OCTOBER 17, 2019

We talk a lot about how self-service solutions can handle routine, repetitive customer questions, and free up your agents for more complicated, high-value customer issues. Below are five examples of routine questions that the right kind of self-service solution can handle. Simple product questions. account questions.

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Stella Connect

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Some of the top reasons why call centers have high turnover are not necessarily tied to the function of working in customer service but instead can be tied to the culture of the contact center itself. . Burnout from being overworked and undervalued. Not enough actionable customer data (27%). Feelings of isolation.

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Stella Connect

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In customer service, the revolving door of agents joining your team and exiting in a few months or only a year seems to be normal. But even though it’s notoriously more common in customer service than in most other industries, you still need to address what’s actually causing call center turnover and aim to reduce it.

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Stella Connect

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Managers spend their days coaching and training their team on brand standards, best practices, and overcoming common customer issues. Agents keep up with incoming tickets and customer queries, with little insight into their performance and even less visibility into what they need to do to develop and grow. But, it doesn’t have to be.

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Bold360

JANUARY 10, 2019

I’ve already provided my overall predictions around AI in 2019 , but another area I think we’ll see a dramatic shift away from the status quo is in how customer service teams work overall and, fundamentally, how they approach and grow in their careers. Burnout happens fast and turnover rates are high.

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Stella Connect

JANUARY 10, 2022

To do that, we’re outlining three touch points in the customer service coaching journey that are often neglected and yet have the power to provide the best coaching experience resulting in high performing teams. 3 Crucial Aspects of Contact Centre Coaching.

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Bold360

APRIL 3, 2019

C ustomer service agents feel that way too. . But if companies want to deliver exceptional customer experiences, it’s critical that they make sure their agents’ experience is positive, too. AI can help meet the se challenges , but agents are still on the hook for complex and mission – critical customer issues.

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Steve DiGioia

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Today’s guest post is by Ben Motteram , the Principal at CXpert, a customer experience consulting company. Ben has over 20 years’ experience in customer service, and is a recognized CX thought leader. Using a process like customer journey mapping, companies can clearly show how every role impacts the end customer.

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Calabrio

OCTOBER 5, 2016

As consumers, we all love the convenience of online self-service. We’ve come to expect immediate gratification via electronic service delivery. So self-service is one of the ways we connect now. It’s easy to see how self-service benefits customers. And self-service benefits both of them in a big way.

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Integrity Solutions

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

It wasn’t easy to convince leaders that training, particularly in soft skills areas like sales and service, could be conducted effectively without everyone being in the same room together. Staff reductions and changes in how customers interact with salespeople have created new challenges and exposed new skills gaps.

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Kayako

APRIL 14, 2016

Video is an excellent self-service tool. It offers a unique way for customers to learn about and get the most from your product or service. Interactive video takes things to the next level – by giving your customers a complete support experience in one. Why use video in self-service support?

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Amity

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

As I wrote my first blog on scaling Customer Success Teams several weeks ago I had a hard time narrowing down which topics to include and which to leave out so that the piece didn’t turn into a Tolstoy novel. Now onto some additional tips and tricks that are too often overlooked as Customer Success teams begin to grow.

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