BlueOcean

OCTOBER 4, 2023

If agents are frustrated, we can only imagine that the customers they’re speaking with are too. Finding Bilingual Support That Suits Your Customers Best We’re an onshore Canadian contact center outsourcer and pride ourselves on delivering sophisticated (bilingual) customer care through strategic partnership.

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Contact Center Customer Care Average Handle Time Consumers 310

BlueOcean

APRIL 15, 2019

The trend of personalized customer experience has since transformed almost every industry as we know it. From the retail experience to social media connections to issue resolution via the contact center, customers want their individual needs known and reflected in the interactions, services, and products they pay for.

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Customer Care Social Media Contact Center 2019 189

Playvox

MAY 2, 2023

While it might seem like just about everything is in the cloud these days, many contact centers still haven’t taken the leap. But moving to a cloud contact center can have big benefits for your company, your customers, and your agents. What Does Moving To The Cloud Mean?

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Contact Center Omnichannel 2022 Competitive Advantage 52

CSM Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2023

Playvox, one of the leading providers of workforce engagement solutions for digital-first and CRM-centric contact centers, today announced the launch of a global collaboration with Salesforce (NYSE: CRM). Playvox solutions deliver a powerfully simple way to achieve efficiency and effectiveness in the contact center.

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Contact Center Engagement Multi-Channel Customer Centricity 59

Call Experts

JULY 28, 2022

Contact center support is a vital part of any business. A contact center can help save you time and money while delivering outstanding service to your customers. The right contact center will improve customer satisfaction , which leads to increased sales and profitability.

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Contact Center Call Center Customer Satisfaction Exceptional Customer Service 52

Interactions

JANUARY 26, 2023

The telephone is still a popular customer service and support channel, but unstructured voice communications present security risks and compliance challenges, particularly in a work-from-home (WFH) environment. In an increasingly digital world, people continue seeking ways to make human connections.

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Interaction Customer Service Contact Center Social Media 62

Playvox

MAY 4, 2023

It’s simple: fantastic customer service. My interactions with the fruit seller were authentic and friendly, and he answered all my questions. It’s no secret that stellar customer service is the first step to customer loyalty, but you’re not dealing with a couple of people meandering through a fruit store.

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Contact Center Customer Expectations Omnichannel Average Handle Time 52

TechSee

DECEMBER 5, 2017

This customer-centric focus has resulted in 72% of businesses reporting that their top priority is improving the customer experience, according to Forrester. To accomplish this goal, companies must determine the most efficient, yet affordable, way to give their customer care processes a boost. . ” 2. Coveo.

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Contact Center Customer Satisfaction Technology Call Center 116

Playvox

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

While agents have been explicit in their desire to continue remote working, nearly half of the contact center managers in our survey are planning to bring agents back to an office in 2022. Our survey uncovered five ways contact center managers are adapting to remote work. That’s a dangerous disconnect. Leanne Y.,

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Contact Center Management 2022 Entertainment 70

CSM Magazine

MARCH 16, 2023

This article will define emotional intelligence, its benefits for contact centers, and how it improves the customer experience. In the next section, we abord the benefits of emotional intelligence for contact centers. Why Does it Matter for Contact Centers? What is emotional intelligence?

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Contact Center Communication Customer Satisfaction Reference 52

BlueOcean

JANUARY 6, 2020

As long as there’s responsive feedback (more on this below) and eventual resolution, they’re happy no matter which channels they interact with. In fact, a NewVoiceMedia survey revealed that 43% of customers feel more connected to a brand when they are able to contact a company through any channel. Interaction and care.

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Omnichannel Customer Care Customer Journey Consumers 177

COPC

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

These changes were highlighted during the Optimizing Pandemic Contact Center Outsourcing Relationships pre-event workshop that COPC Inc. hosted as part of this fall’s Execs In The Know’s Customer Response Summit. This channel has become one of the fastest-growing customer service channel offerings.

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Contact Center Workshop White Paper 2021 52

Hello Customer

MAY 19, 2021

Organizations have multiple touchpoints which define their level of customer centricity. We think of touchpoints such as digital channels and salespeople, but many often forget the one that is perhaps the most important, the contact center. Yet, these centers often don’t get the attention and recognition they deserve.

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Competitive Advantage Customer Care 2021 Customer Centricity 98

Call Experts

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Three primary trends are driving the customer care industry: diversified cloud-based solutions. By actively harnessing a set of cloud-based AI-powered technologies, contact centers are infusing intelligence across the entire customer contact landscape. Key 2020 Trends: Cloud Contact Centers.

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Contact Center 2020 Call Center Omnichannel 69

Think Customers

JANUARY 18, 2022

Customer service interactions can quickly evolve, requiring different channels and tools. The same is true for a call that begins with an interactive voice response (IVR) system. To better understand this, let’s dive into the human and robotic makeup of a modern contact center. What is a contact center associate?

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Contact Center Average Handle Time Customer Satisfaction 2022 52

Playvox

MAY 26, 2022

In addition to feeling the mental and emotional weight of consumer-facing jobs, remote contact center agents are experiencing redundancy that can make their jobs feel tedious. And with 69% of service agents considering leaving their customer service role altogether, it’s best to take action to improve morale.

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Contact Center Rewards Programs Article Connections 52

Call Experts

JUNE 3, 2021

How to enhance the client experience in an age of quickly progressing tech with contact center services? 90% of Americans use customer service as a factor in deciding whether or not to do business with a company. You understand that having a high-quality contact center service is essential to running an effective business. .

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Contact Center Call Center Innovation Consumers 52

Pointillist

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

According to Forbes, poor customer service is costing businesses more than $75 billion a year. The pressure to reduce contact center costs is immense. But many contact center leaders struggle to achieve these outcomes while simultaneously improving customer satisfaction.

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Contact Center Customer Journey Omnichannel Metrics 40

Think Customers

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

In April, I posted a blog about the difficulties that sales, marketing, and customer care leaders face in obtaining a truly comprehensive view of customers.

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Customer Care Sales Connections Marketing 85

Calabrio

AUGUST 7, 2019

Anyone working in the contact center industry knows Customer Contact Week (CCW) to be the end-all, be-all event for customer experience, contact center and customer care professionals. ICCU takes a fresh, unique approach to customer service, and it shows. These efforts pay off.

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Contact Center 2019 Net Promoter Score NPS 75

NICE inContact

MAY 12, 2017

2017 was arguably the biggest and best year ever at Enterprise Connect 2017 for those who care about contact centers. For ten years, I have attended virtually every contact center session held at the show, the past few years as the Contact Center Track Chair. And I ought to know.

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Interactions

MARCH 26, 2020

“Please hold while we connect your call”. After a few failed attempts to cancel the missing card on a bank’s website and mobile app, you get rerouted to call their customer service line. The pain and frustration associated with poor customer experience in contact centers is all too familiar. We’ve all been there.

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Customer Care Contact Center Hospitality Travel 71

Strativity

MARCH 30, 2020

This is especially true for employees working in contact centers and customer care departments who are tasked with providing customers with information, support, and a positive experience. Changes to the modern contact center environment . Communicate with your customers. 2 – GET EMOTIONAL.

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Contact Center Call Recording Communication Interaction 52

CSM Magazine

APRIL 26, 2022

Qualtrics, the leader and creator of the experience management (XM) category, today announced Qualtrics Social Connect, a new digital customer service and social listening solution. Qualtrics Social Connect integrates with XM Discover to surface insights and patterns hidden within huge volumes of voice and text conversations.

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Social Media Connections Contact Center Apparel 52

Avaya

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Sheila McGee-Smith is a leading communications industry analyst and strategic consultant with a proven track record in new product development, competitive assessment, market research, and sales strategies for customer care solutions and services. More online activity—improved customer access to digital interaction channels.

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Customer Care Contact Center 2018 Government 94

Interactions

MAY 15, 2024

Did you know that 89% of customers switch to a competitor after a single instance of poor customer service(1)? That’s because no one wants to do business with an organization that treats customers poorly. At Interactions LLC, our goal is to make every interaction ‘craveable’ for your customers. The result?

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Customer Experience Interaction Poor Customer Service Contact Center 62

Avaya

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

I recently had the pleasure of co-hosting a webinar with leading Communications Industry Analyst Sheila McGee-Smith titled “ How AI Drives Results in the Contact Center ” and the question posed was: “What does AI mean for those working in the contact center? So, why AI now for customer care?

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Contact Center Webinar 2022 Document 57

BlueOcean

OCTOBER 4, 2021

And it’s one that undeniably impacts our perception of the customer experience. Exploring Customer Care in the Subscription Economy. For those of us in the contact center space, the truly fascinating thing (besides the astounding growth itself) is the impact on customer care and the customer experience.

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Customer Experience Magazine 2012 Customer Care 194

Stella Connect

MARCH 8, 2018

Building on the strength of the existing partnership, WSI became one of the first Stella Connect customers after the product launched in 2016. Craig Barnes, SVP of Customer Care, Williams-Sonoma. Before signing up with Stella Connect, Craig needed to develop a business case internally. Proving the Business Case.

Contact Center 40

Contact Center Net Promoter Score Connections ROI 40

Stella Connect

MARCH 8, 2018

Building on the strength of the existing partnership, WSI became one of the first Stella Connect customers after the product launched in 2016. Craig Barnes, SVP of Customer Care, Williams-Sonoma. Before signing up with Stella Connect, Craig needed to develop a business case internally. Proving the Business Case.

Contact Center 40

Contact Center Net Promoter Score Connections ROI 40

Playvox

APRIL 21, 2023

Customer service has gone digital — and your contact center needs to evolve with the times. As younger customers make up more and more of the marketplace, they’re shifting service preferences toward digital channels. An omnichannel customer support center connects customers’ interactions no matter where they take place.

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Omnichannel Customer Experience Contact Center Social Media 95

NICE inContact

AUGUST 27, 2019

Customer experience is the name of the game today, with more brands competing based on customer experience (CX) as a key differentiator than price or product innovation. As we’ve said before, customer experience comes down to how your customers feel about your brand. 1) Be personal. 3) Be results driven.

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Connections Social Media Multi-Channel Contact Center 59

CSM Magazine

MARCH 20, 2024

This distinctive model, coupled with a leadership team that boasts over five decades of customer support outsourcing experience with Fortune 500 behemoths in the Philippines—including titans such as Microsoft, American Express, Allstate, United Healthcare, and T-Mobile—positions it uniquely.

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2001 Customer Experience Contact Center Competitive Advantage 52

BlueOcean

OCTOBER 4, 2021

And it’s one that undeniably impacts our perception of the customer experience. Exploring Customer Care in the Subscription Economy. For those of us in the contact center space, the truly fascinating thing (besides the astounding growth itself) is the impact on customer care and the customer experience.

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Customer Experience Magazine 2012 Customer Care 156

BlueOcean

JANUARY 22, 2019

From dining experiences to consumer service interactions, consumers crave personalization on a subconscious level. If your consumer service agents are working from a one-size-fits-all call flow, consumers will notice, and they’ll likely leave the interaction feeling frustrated. or: Secrets to Incredible Customer Service with Paul R.

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Stella Connect

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Contact center performance management has, for many brands, changed little over the years. Most contact center leaders aren’t happy with the high costs of agent attrition, their overwhelmed team leaders, the underwhelming CSAT/NPS® scores, and all the other daily realities that cause them heartburn. But to what end?

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Contact Center Management NPS Customer Care 45

CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Outbound voice communication serves as a powerful tool for businesses to directly connect with their customers and prospects. By reaching out to customers, businesses can proactively address any issues, provide personalized assistance, and offer valuable insights or recommendations.

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Communication Contact Center Omnichannel Call Center 52