BlueOcean

AUGUST 7, 2018

Contracting a new contact center outsourcer may be one of the most impactful decisions you make all year (no pressure, right?) You’re putting your brand and your customers in the hands of someone new, whose efforts will have a direct impact on your business, its ROI, and all its related KPIs. Draft Your Contact Center RFP.

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Horizon CX

APRIL 3, 2023

You know you’re in for a lame and frustrating customer service experience when the recorded voice says to you, “Please listen carefully as many of our options have changed.” How often have you heard that phrase from the same business you happen to call many times over? Aim to have a recording last only four minutes.

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TechSee

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The discussion around how to reduce customer service costs is not a new one. For decades, service organizations have been proposing innovative ways to cut operational costs in customer service: Let employees bring their own coffee? ??. Limit call times to 3 minutes each? field services. self-service.

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Playvox

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Now that we have an overview of the perspectives that will shape our workforce in the next three years, here are four tips to help you successfully manage a multi-generational contact center team. Training, tools, and coaching are elements that each contact center agent needs, regardless of generation.

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Playvox

MARCH 12, 2024

Think about the last time you reached out to a contact center for one of the services or products that you purchased. You could have contacted the company in a multitude of ways — chat, text, social media, or even an “old-fashioned” telephone call.

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Stella Connect

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

When it comes to setting priorities for the call center, it’s important to keep rewarding and recognizing your customer service agents top of mind. After all, call center incentives aren’t just a “nice to have.” 5 Types of Call Center Incentives and How to Decide When to Use Each. #1:

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Upstream Works

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Before the term “customer experience” (CX) became widely used in the industry, the contact center was focused on “customer service.” ” When customers needed service – whether a question, a complaint, or technical support – they reached out to the contact center.

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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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Integrity Solutions

MARCH 3, 2020

The most persistent contact center challenges can be overcome by making coaching a part of the culture and developing your agents’ listening and problem-solving skills. For several years we’ve been participating in Customer Contact Week (CCW), the world’s largest customer contact event series.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

I’ve admired the work Blake has done for years and was excited to have the chance to sit down with her to discuss customer experience, contact centers, and the future.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

An essential part of customer service leadership is understanding what customers want. But what do they expect? And how are those expectations changing?

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Magellan Solutions

JULY 12, 2021

Why is Call Center Outsourcing Philippines the top destination for offshore services? The Philippines is really the top call center hub in the world. Importance of Proper Call Center Work Environment. Contact Center Services Philippines Work Environment.

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CX Accelerator

JULY 1, 2020

Before Covid-19, customers chose companies that differentiate on experience, and 81% of customers switch to another brand as a result of bad customer service (American Express). Now more than ever, the customer experience is the battleground for brand loyalty. Changing Expectations. Back To CX Accelerator Blog

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Call Experts

JULY 15, 2021

Storm season is upon us, and you know what that means: it’s time to start hurricane planning with your team and your call center to avoid the anxiety, stress, and chaos that comes with it. . How call center solutions support your business with hurricane planning to ensure your business doesn’t have to suffer.

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Avaya

OCTOBER 7, 2016

The evolving demands of digital-savvy customers have a deep impact on the contact center. In today’s highly connected society, customers are relying on other people around them to find information to solve issues. In reality, the last mile that makes or breaks the customer experience lies in the contact center.

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COPC

APRIL 19, 2022

to improve customer service. Twenty director and supervisor-level Express International employees completed COPC® Contact Center Management training.?? . The individual-level COPC Contact Center Management training improves customer experience operations based on the ? (April 15, 2022)— COPC Inc.

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CX Accelerator

MAY 25, 2022

Here’s the Tweet I shared: After receiving 68 creative, funny, insightful replies from customer service and experience folks from all across the world, I knew that this is something others are also thinking about. Jenny began her call center customer service journey on the front lines back in 2005.

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Integrity Solutions

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

The past few years have seen a dramatic increase in investments in AI, data analysis and other technologies designed to increase contact center efficiency. But in spite of all the technology that’s now available, the #1 factor contributing to whether or not your contact center achieves its objectives hasn’t changed.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Megan Jones, Editor at Call Centre Helper, recently interviewed me to discuss the habits every leader should adopt to succeed in planning ahead.

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Magellan Solutions

JULY 5, 2021

Let’s take a look at the best and worst Philippines Call Center Companies this 2021. There are more than 700 Philippines call center companies – many of which work specifically for small and medium enterprises. So, here are some of the other factors that SME owners should look for in a call center company. .

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

I’ve admired the work Blake has done for years and was excited to have the chance to sit down with her to discuss customer experience, contact centers, and the future.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

An essential part of customer service leadership is understanding what customers want. But what do they expect? And how are those expectations changing?

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Brad Cleveland Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Megan Jones, Editor at Call Centre Helper, recently interviewed me to discuss the habits every leader should adopt to succeed in planning ahead.

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Magellan Solutions

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Are you still managing your inbound call center in-house? In this article, you’ll find out when exactly should you outsource your inbound call center and how to do it right. When to outsource your inbound call center. The main role of an inbound call center is to provide quality customer service.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JULY 22, 2022

What’s the influence of the processes in which they’re … Continue reading → The post Measuring Individual Performance in a Customer Contact Center? Are they truly within an individual’s control? appeared first on Brad Cleveland.

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Myra Golden

APRIL 10, 2017

George was a bright, energetic, proactive frontline customer service representative. At 2:30 I have a customer loyalty task force meeting. George jumped at the chance to get out of the call center and sit in on a meeting with managers and directors. I held monthly staff meetings with my call center. (I

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TechSee

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

A recorded call within a call center in Stockholm, Sweden. Agent: Thanks for calling Förenad TelCo*, how can I help you? Customer: Hi, I am having a problem…. Customer: I’m having a problem with my Internet. Average call Handling Time (AHT) is strongly entrenched in the traditional world of customer service.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

The technologies powering today’s always-on world, along with fast-evolving customer expectations, are dramatically changing the nature of how products and services are provided and supported. Will the fundamentals … Continue reading → The post Will Contact Center Fundamentals Change?

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Stella Connect

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Improving customer service can be as difficult as solving a complex puzzle. Even with all the right performance management pieces in place—robust call center training programs, regular QA reviews, and employee engagement initiatives—many customer service leaders can’t figure out how to crack the code.

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Kayako

JULY 11, 2019

Leaders, do you know how to lead high morale for great customer service delivery? Customer service work in help desks , contact centers, technical support teams, and ecommerce centers is challenging and stressful. In other words, are you leading morale for great customer service?

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Answer Dash

JANUARY 1, 2019

(This article is originally published at ICMI ) Hint: Focus on Agent Performance If you’ve sat through any customer service technology demos or walked the showroom floor at an industry conference, you’ve undoubtedly heard well-meaning sales folks speak of innovation, disruption, and automation.

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Stella Connect

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Improving customer service can be as difficult as solving a complex puzzle. Even with all the right contact center performance management pieces in place—robust call center training programs, regular QA reviews, and employee engagement initiatives—many customer service leaders can’t figure out how to crack the code.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Our organizations, our customers, our employees are counting on us. As you embark on new (or renewed) efforts toward improved customer experience, let me suggest a few questions to ponder: … Continue reading → The post CX Leadership: 3 Questions to Ask Yourself appeared first on Brad Cleveland.

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Talkdesk

MARCH 3, 2021

Talkdesk Research focuses on delivering industry-leading thought leadership on customer experience. Three-in-five (58%) patients say their customer service expectations are higher than a year ago. Legacy call center systems hinder provider PX efforts. Upgrading the contact center is growing in urgency.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 7, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. ” Beyond Chatbots: How Artificial Intelligence Can Humanize the Customer Experience by Dan Gingiss. However, when it comes to customer experience, the best results will occur when machines and humans work together.”

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Stella Connect

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Contact center attrition is one of the biggest challenges brands face. The continuous cycle of hiring and onboarding new agents and ramping them up to full productivity can cost a customer service organization roughly $10,000-$15,000 per employee. Then there’s the impact on service quality.

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Eptica

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Marketing Manager National Customer Service Week 2019: The 3 key factors behind successful customer service. This annual global event is the perfect opportunity to emphasize the importance of customer service to the bottom line.

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