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. What we’re talking about here is a single customer view. This will help lead you to forming important relationship with your customer. – Shep Hyken.

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Interactions

MAY 6, 2021

But why does it have to be an either-or? . While humans and AI each have individual strengths, they can work together for the most desirable outcome. In fact, a report from Harvard Business Review found that brands achieve the most performance improvements in this scenario– when humans and machines work together. .

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One Millimeter Mindset

JANUARY 5, 2022

Each New Year brings with it a plethora of blog posts and articles. Equally realistically, consider how your professional priorities changed over the past 12 months due to pandemic experiences. Your awareness of the difference moves you one millimeter towards what is really going to work for you, moving forward.

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Upstream Works

JUNE 25, 2020

This is the second article in a three-part series about how COVID-19 is impacting contact centers and how they can adapt to this new normal. The idea of having home-based agents is not new for contact centers. What is new is having to suddenly pivot from having agents in centralized locations to operating remotely.

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Upstream Works

JUNE 10, 2020

With so much of business shifting to virtual spaces, the contact center has taken on a new kind of prominence that no one could have anticipated. What Customers Really Want. While many businesses have scaled back, others are surviving by operating virtually. How Omnichannel Contact Centers Can Adapt.

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Interactions

JULY 15, 2021

When this kind of technology, such as Conversational AI, is put into the contact center, it improves many areas beyond customer experience, including agent experience, operational efficiency and costs, and the ability to gather and use data. In this blog, we will refer to a use case as the specific function for which the automation is used.

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COPC

OCTOBER 13, 2021

This blog entry was written in conjunction with our upcoming Optimizing Post-Pandemic Contact Center Outsourcing Relationships pre-event workshop during Execs In The Know’s Customer Response Summit. Optimizing virtual management and supplier business planning. Unfortunately, not everyone has perfected virtual management.

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Interactions

JUNE 4, 2020

And while the technology is extremely important to build the foundation of a great virtual assistant (more on that here ), there are a lot of other considerations that should be top of mind as you evaluate your options. Choosing, implementing, and maintaining a virtual assistant takes time. What is the pricing model?

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Comm100

AUGUST 17, 2022

They discussed why and how CX expectations have grown so high, what brands can do to meet these demands, and Shep’s opinion on the future of CX. This blog recaps the best bits from this conversation. And this is a big part of what we do here at my company. Question: What’s changed in CX compared to 10 years ago?

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Bold360

APRIL 30, 2020

What’s the top service trend fueled by COVID-19? As traffic to digital channels has surged, and as service delivery has been challenged by service employees increasingly working from home (with pets and kids to manage), companies have struggled to manage traffic flows while maintaining service quality. That’s a CX and EX win-win.

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Kustomer

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

So, how can businesses ensure their CX is up to scratch? Customer service teams can employ AI to handle low-level support issues in real time, and gather initial information for live agents before intervention is needed. Intelligently routing to the most appropriate agent. Brands must stay on top of CX trends.

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Bold360

APRIL 13, 2020

If that wasn’t bad enough, call center agents – like all of us – have been compelled to work from home (or, WFH as it’s known) and companies are scrambling to adjust their CX tools to this new WFH normal. Less-than-optimal working space, pets and teaching children from home are all part of the new normal.

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Avaya

JULY 24, 2019

As the core of customer experience, it’s crucial that organizations prioritize the engagement their agents need for effectively serving customers. But what does this look like? What top factors make for a superior agent experience that then results in an incredible customer experience? AI-enhanced Desktop.

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Stella Connect

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Quality assurance (QA) reviews are what your customer service team does to monitor agent performance and take action in order to improve it. Successful customer service teams use a QA scorecard to measure agent performance. What is a QA Scorecard? So, what exactly is a QA scorecard? Create a QA Scorecard.

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Magellan Solutions

JULY 25, 2021

What are the answering service for small business cheap options? Whichever model you choose depends on your call volume, the features you need, and how long you intend to work with a service. . Agents often act as if they are employees of the business they are answering calls for. Pricing varies.?Most Call transfers.

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Upstream Works

JANUARY 5, 2022

The tactical decisions pertain to specific needs or technology applications, such as how many agents to hire or what use cases your chatbots will be built around. Contact center leaders must also be thinking about strategic decisions, such as how the contact center is going to evolve or what CX will need to look like in 2022.

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Interactions

APRIL 2, 2020

On our blog, we talk a lot about the benefits of Conversational AI and Intelligent Virtual Assistants. From better customer experience, to reduced operational costs, to improved agent experience, these technologies can transform your business in so many ways. It immediately made me think of how many view AI today.

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SurveySensum

JULY 11, 2023

This delightful experience, my friend, is what we call customer experience (CX). Before we move ahead, let’s understand – What is customer experience? This is what brands want. But, how can you build and deliver great customer experiences? You leave the restaurant with a big grin on your face. Frustrating right?

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ViiBE Blog

MAY 13, 2021

The software may use a call recording that informs callers of hold times or an interactive voice response (IVR) system, reducing the workload for call center agents. Predictive dialers use algorithms to reduce wait times for agents and customers on the line. So what exactly do call centers do? What does a call center do?

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Method:CRM

MARCH 20, 2023

Business owners are beginning to realize how effective customer portals are at saving time and money. But what exactly is a customer web portal, and how does it work? And why does your business in particular need them? What are customer portal solutions? how-tos, guides, and FAQs).

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Method:CRM

MARCH 20, 2023

Business owners are beginning to realize how effective customer portals are at saving time and money. But what exactly is a customer web portal, and how does it work? And why does your business in particular need them? What are customer portal solutions? how-tos, guides, and FAQs).

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Avaya

JULY 15, 2019

Agent efficiency and service personalization go hand-in-hand. Research suggests the current state of the agent experience is…well, dim. According to Regalix, 67% of agents use 3-5 different applications during one customer interaction (something that can cost a typical contact center up to $1.57 In fact, the No.

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ChurnZero

JULY 7, 2020

This is a guest blog post by LiveAgent. . What makes a successful business? As such, Customer Success and Support teams need to work together closely to keep customers happy and coming back for more. So what does good infrastructure consist of? The Difference Between Customer Support and Customer Success Teams.

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ViiBE Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

ViiBE Blog How can live chat integration with co-browsing improve CX? What is a live chat? What are the benefits of a live chat? There are general metrics that are useful for this matter: Time spent on the website – use it to analyze at what point a live chat pop-up should appear.

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Comm100

JULY 20, 2021

As a result, they stick with the channels that have worked for them in the past, without putting much thought into whether that channel is also right for their future. What is a chatbot? A chatbot is a computer program that interacts with your site’s visitors to help them find what they’re looking for. For customers.

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NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Together with the “tried, trusted and true” Net Promoter Score (NPS) and Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) it helps you to measure just how happy your customers really are. If your contact center does not make it easy for customers to do business with you, then you risk losing customer loyalty, and – eventually – run the risk of losing customers.

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Bold360

MAY 26, 2020

In its broadest meaning, customer experience is the subjective impression (always viewed from the customer’s perspective) a brand makes from the totality of interactions, resulting in how a customer thinks of a brand across every stage, channel and touchpoint of the customer journey. How to future-proof your CX.

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ViiBE Blog

MARCH 18, 2021

Given these opposing demands, how can a center ensure that agents handle each call as efficiently as possible? Given these opposing demands, how can a center ensure that agents handle each call as efficiently as possible? What is the AHT Formula? What does AHT mean in text?

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Bold360

APRIL 23, 2020

Luckily, now we have visual engagement to virtualize face-to-face engagement — and it is set to transform the customer experience. We were joined recently by Marie Ruzzo , Product Marketing Director here at LogMeIn , to explain how. What is visual engagement (and why does it matter)?

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ViiBE Blog

MAY 4, 2021

Customers expect the same level of service as in person, so it is crucial to measure your call center’s overall performance as well as your individual agents. So, in concrete terms, what does FCR show you about your center? What is the meaning of FCR? How to measure it? How to improve the FCR rate.

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NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Together with the “tried, trusted and true” Net Promoter Score (NPS) and Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) it helps you to measure just how happy your customers really are. If your contact center does not make it easy for customers to do business with you, then you risk losing customer loyalty, and – eventually – run the risk of losing customers.

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Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 13, 2016

We all know it costs less to keep a customer than it does to acquire a new customer. According to the author of The Fusion Marketing Bible Lon Safko, few companies even know how much they spend on marketing for new customers—or the price per point to acquire one. Source: “How Much Did That New Customer Cost You?” off my bill.

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Call Experts

MARCH 5, 2020

Every plumber or home services professional knows how important it is to deliver high-quality services. What do you do if you can’t build the technology you need or afford to hire full-time staff to answer your phones and support your customers? Cue the experienced live-agent contact center. . More Blogs Menu.

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Stella Connect

MARCH 2, 2022

Customers know what they want and need, so the inability to provide service that meets expectations delivers a significant blow to the business. Here’s what you need to know about service recovery and how to strategically leverage a service recovery program to successfully win back customers. What is Service Recovery?

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ProProfs Chat

AUGUST 14, 2020

67% of customers expressed how good customer experience encourages them to stay longer or spend more money. ”. Having insights into how customers initiated their journey with your brand is a great starting point to personalize conversations. Have they found what they were looking for? They want a good experience too. “

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Call Experts

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Before we explain the cost of IVR systems, we first have to answer “what is IVR?”. . The on-premises hardware systems are used to store and back up all of your data within the physical reach of your business, while the cloud systems store the data virtually (in the cloud). . How do we calculate the cost of IVR? What is the cost?

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 10, 2017

These physical reactions can be from any number of stimuli, but some examples relevant to the retail experience would be frustration about the inability to find what he or she needs, or feeling deep desire to buy a product or anxiety about the buying decision. It works, too. They call it another step to giving customers what they want.

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