Call Experts

APRIL 8, 2024

Have you ever wondered what is it like for the call center agent answering my phone when I partner with Call Experts? Performance Metrics in the Call Center Call center operations rely heavily on performance metrics to evaluate and improve efficiency.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 28, 2019

That’s what we all fear. Airline agents are still at check-in counters to guide passengers after self-service kiosks and to arrange complicated ticketing. Fewer phone calls, but more complex conversations. Fewer phone calls, but more complex conversations. Technology replacing humans. Because of that word “current.”

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Call Experts

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Today, customer support plays a pivotal role in maintaining and growing a loyal customer base, enticing many companies to hire a contact center for their answering services. Ultimately, a well-managed contact center can be the lifeline of your customer service operations. Why are Call Centers Important?

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Retently

JULY 28, 2023

Some studies suggest that poor customer service costs businesses up to $62 million per year. The obvious solution is offering your customers a much better experience, service, and product to ensure they are happy with your business. What Is a CXO? How do you approach customer happiness in your company?

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Call Experts

APRIL 8, 2024

Today, customer support plays a pivotal role in maintaining and growing a loyal customer base, enticing many companies to hire a contact center for their answering services. Ultimately, a well-managed contact center can be the lifeline of your customer service operations. Why are Call Centers Important?

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Lumoa

APRIL 28, 2024

If you’re reading this blog post, you are probably one of them. At the same time, your customers expect to get the same level of support , no matter if they reach out on Facebook or via email. 78% of customers have backed out of a purchase due to a poor customer experience (CX). That’s where customer experience platforms come in.

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Call Experts

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Behind the Scenes: A Day in The Life of a Call Center Agent Have you ever wondered what is it like for the call center agent answreing my phone when I partner with Call Experts? As Zendesk explains, 60% of customers have a higher standard of service than in the past. Continue below to learn more.

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Comm100

MAY 25, 2022

Ultimately, customer service and contact centers have not been immune to these changes. In this article, we’ll look at some of the new challenges that have emerged to impact contact centers. For contact centers, this means that outsourcing, IVRs, and seasonal hiring practices will have to change.

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CX Accelerator

APRIL 1, 2022

I was in charge of a contact center a few jobs ago and we were having our second outage in as many days. After service had been restored, I got a call from a customer. It just so happened to be from a customer to whom I had issued a service credit just a day earlier in hopes of restoring his confidence in our company.

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BlueOcean

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You’re prepared for the future of customer service. And you’re ready for your outsourced customer service RFP to hit the road and bring you some stellar options for a new contact center partner. Here’s the short list of the best questions to ask about AI in the contact center. We want to make it easy for you.

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Kustomer

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Truly successful contact center agents require more guidance than just initial onboarding and training. If managers can learn how to train well from the beginning and eventually shift to customer service coaching, then anxiously micromanaging employees can become a failed tactic of the past. What is Customer Service Coaching?

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Call Experts

JULY 27, 2023

A customer service call center serves as the backbone of a company’s customer service operations, providing a centralized hub where all customer inquiries, requests, and concerns are addressed efficiently and effectively. When it comes to delivering exceptional customer service, businesses face numerous challenges.

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Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 25, 2022

Triant explains that UJet is a pioneer in the next generation of cloud contact center applications, typically called cloud contact center as a service. Triant thinks these types of customer service interactions help counteract the negative ones. So, how can you create a proactive experience in your organization?

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ShepHyken

JUNE 30, 2017

What comes to your mind when I talk about businesses revolutionizing their technology experience? Managing big data, providing efficient customer service, streamlining the process and enhancing user experience are some of the benefits that artificial intelligence has provided humans with. Shep Hyken.

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Upstream Works

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is going to be a defining trend for contact centers in 2023, and IT leaders must be prepared to think broadly about the possibilities. When it comes to AI and customer service, automation usually comes to mind. While that’s an important driver, it’s not the only use case.

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ShepHyken

MAY 25, 2018

Customer retention used to be considered just a “service problem.” That’s before the service world went digital, and the old ways of doing business became almost shameful, which happened practically overnight. Marketing has always been about pushing products, and service has been about solving problems, but that’s an outdated outlook.

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Upstream Works

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The pandemic has impacted every aspect of our lives, and the contact center is no exception. There have been several implications in this space that compound each other, with the net result being a more challenging environment for all forms of customer service. Intelligent Contact Routing to Self-Service.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Have you ever used the word “doohickey” or “thingymajig” in a call with a contact center? I didn’t know what the whatchamacallit was, but I knew it wasn’t working. However, I couldn’t book it myself and had to call an agent. We created this newsletter in partnership with Streem.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 28, 2017

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Murph Krajewski, writes about the importance of a single customer view when it comes to serving your customers. Customer service needs customer data. What we’re talking about here is a single customer view. The right contact center technology for a SCV.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Having managed over 3,500 people in contact centers in my previous career, I was sympathetic of organizations at the start of the pandemic. Today, COVID is an excuse for organizations to deliver poor service. Enter, Alex Mead , Chief Customer Service Experience Officer. They had to adapt, quickly.

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CSM Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

When selecting a contact center to assist your company, you want more than outsourced services. They not only answer calls and questions, but engage your customers in friendly conversation, enthusiastically representing your brand values. Protel BPO agents are selected from a fast-growing contact center labor pool.

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Upstream Works

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The pandemic has impacted every aspect of our lives, and the contact center is no exception. There have been several implications in this space that compound each other, with the net result being a more challenging environment for all forms of customer service. Intelligent Routing to Self-Service.

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ViiBE Blog

AUGUST 9, 2021

ViiBE Blog. What is the key to success in a call center? Call Center , Customer experience. What is a call center? Call centers are large, complex organizations that receive or transmit massive volumes of telephone calls every day. Insurance , Retail , SMB.

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Call Experts

APRIL 14, 2023

IVR systems are designed to streamline communication and customer service for businesses through automation and simplifying interactions with callers. McKinsey explains that at one North American call center alone, over 10 million customer requests are handled by IVR technology annually. How Do IVR Systems Work?

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Bold360

APRIL 1, 2020

No matter what happens next, your employees and customers will continue to have questions they need answered (and fast), even as your call center struggles to maintain operational continuity. COVID-19 has caused massive disruption in the customer service and contact center space, on both the supply side and the demand side.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 28, 2023

We hosted the Global Customer Service Experience Director of Alvarez & Marsal Alex Mead ( alexmead@sky.com ) recently to talk about it, and I wanted to share what we discussed here with all of you, too. Suppose you are at an airport, the airline cancels your flight, and you sit in a call center queue. A vacation?

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Call Experts

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In life and business, communication is vital, which is why today we’re deciphering ‘call forwarded unconditionally’ and what it means for your calls. In this blog, we’ll decode the mysterious world of call forwarding and explain what “Call Forwarded Unconditionally” means for your calls.

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Stella Connect

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Customer service is only successful with a lineup of agents who feel motivated and engaged — use employee recognition program examples to understand how you can appreciate your customer service team for its efforts. If it’s not already clear, customer service directly impacts revenue. So, what do you need to do?

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Uniphore

JUNE 10, 2021

We’ve learned a lot during the past 12 months: what restaurants deliver, what six feet actually looks like, what makes up a “home office.” We also learned just how important contact centers are to our everyday lives. At Jacada, we recognized the challenges of overwhelmed—and often understaffed—contact centers early on.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. Please Hold: How AI Is Changing Customer Service in Call Centers by Defined.ai. It’s about getting “service” right.

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TechSee

JUNE 25, 2019

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. A Tata Consultancy Services survey found that 31.7% This realization has seen investments in AI rapidly increasing. Customer Identification.

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Stella Connect

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Call centers are the ‘central command’ of day-to-day business operations as front-line teams provide service interactions determining if a customer loves your brand or chooses a competitor. As your business grows, the call center should evolve and adapt with it to meet the needs and expectations of your customers.

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SaleMove

MAY 19, 2020

The role of a Customer Service Agent can be daunting. Customers today have a lot of access to information and services online so they can resolve more straightforward questions on their own. As such, the sorts of calls CSRs receive have drastically increased in complexity over the past two decades. What was your favorite part?).

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Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 1, 2023

We discovered that they treated customers that had lost their phone or had it stolen the same way when they called in. We convinced them to determine what happened first and ensure that they were okay, and if the phone was stolen, the customer was safe. The designers of the Lost and Stolen call center had a context.

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 20, 2020

It starts by getting past people’s preconceived notions of what they are willing to do. Since you had already given me $1, you might think, “Well, what’s a little bit more?” I used to be part of a volunteer group called Roundtable, it’s like Rotary Club in the US. He called this the “Foot-in-the-door” method.

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ViiBE Blog

JULY 15, 2021

ViiBE Blog. What is a great call center answer? Call Center , Customer experience. Inbound call centers are one subset of call centers. When calling a call center, what kinds of call center answers can you expect? Insurance , Retail , SMB.

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Stella Connect

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

You’ve dealt with it before and there’s no doubt you’ll face the same challenge again: call center turnover. 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. Call center turnover occurs for several different reasons.

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