Think Customers

MARCH 1, 2021

The pandemic accelerated digital adoption of messaging, web, and cloud at light speed, and in doing so contact centers have been at the front-line of large volumes of people in need for support, comfort, and information. Rethink the traditional contact center. The traditional contact center model is facing a reckoning.

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Bold360

MARCH 20, 2020

Customer experience (CX) is fast overtaking price and product as a key brand differentiator. And in a world where social distancing and even sheltering-in-place have become the new norm, an omnichannel approach is now more important than ever. It takes more than one or two interactions to convert today’s customers into loyal buyers.

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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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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The AWS Partner Network (APN) recognized VoiceFoundry’s work to help customers elevate their customer experience leveraging Amazon Connect. ” With a legacy of over 40 years in the contact center environment, VoiceFoundry’s expertise is focused on the Amazon Connect portfolio of services.

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Natalie Petouhof

MARCH 3, 2016

Tweet Enterprise Connect 2016 is a leading conference and exhibition for enterprise communications and collaboration in North America. Genesys, a market leader in omni-channel customer experience (CX) and contact center solutions, will be particpating in the event. It is being held March 7-9th, 2016 in Orlando, Florida.

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Upstream Works

JANUARY 31, 2023

As 2023 unfolds, a key theme for contact center leaders to watch is reinforcing the connection between customer experience (CX) and agent experience (AX). CX must always remain the primary focus for the contact center –this recent blog post identified two 2023 trends that will have a major impact on CX.

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Comm100

APRIL 27, 2020

In a truly customer-centric organization, the only real way to deliver cohesive digital support is with an omnichannel approach. Omnichannel platforms give agents visibility into their customers’ entire conversation history, no matter which channel they reach out from.

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Interactions

MARCH 28, 2019

Recently, I attended two highly informative conferences which looked at AI technologies and their impact on customer engagement – the Conversational Interaction Conference hosted by AVIOS in San Jose and Enterprise Connect conference in Florida. 1 in 4 contact centers could be fully automated in 5 years.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 27, 2019

So, the importance of engaging customers and connecting with them emotionally can’t be overstated. Companies that inspire positive emotions will enjoy more loyalty from customers who are willing to spend more over the long term. That means connecting with customers emotionally is the task of the customer service agent.

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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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Avaya

MAY 8, 2019

On any given day, contact center agents at C3i Solutions may field inquiries regarding sports drinks, tires, or pharmaceuticals, just to name a few. In an environment driven by a continuous improvement philosophy, C3i Solutions began exploring the market for new contact center innovations.

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Talkdesk

MARCH 12, 2020

As customer expectations evolve, so does the contact center. Managing this intersection is Jennifer Lundberg’s primary role, and she’s done it for organizations of all types: “I think if you can come up with a function for contact centers, we cover it.”. The customer is changing. Choosing Talkdesk.

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Lumoa

JANUARY 15, 2024

Conversational commerce is all about interacting with customers through various communication tools, like live chat, chatbots, and contact centers. This omnichannel approach gives companies a chance to have a one-to-one conversation with customers on their chosen platform.

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Call Experts

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Businesses feel the influence of these negative support experiences on social media channels and email-based customer communications. A well-seasoned contact center will help! . Our seasoned contact center agents, Experts, receive additional training on how to handle tasks during peak hours more efficiently.

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eGain Blogs

MAY 8, 2020

Customer service is no exception to this new reality. The answer to the soaring consumer demand for digital service and the business need to do more with less lies in digital customer engagement. More with proactive digital service, which preempts the very origination of customer service requests.

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eGain Blogs

MAY 8, 2020

Customer service is no exception to this new reality. The answer to the soaring consumer demand for digital service and the business need to do more with less lies in digital customer engagement. More with proactive digital service, which preempts the very origination of customer service requests.

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Lumoa

JUNE 23, 2021

While the proliferation of handheld devices has a lot to do with the inflated expectations of customers, it is also natural. In the past, contact centers could stay ahead of the curve as long as they ensured to utilize the right solutions and tools to service customers.

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Calabrio

JUNE 30, 2020

Calabrio’s recent Evolving World of Work study —which researched how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted and will continue to impact customer service expectations and contact center operations—found increased expectations around two key elements that make a customer feel heard: Omnichannel access. It’s about connection.

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Comm100

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

To help you prepare for the year ahead, in this article we’ll look at the key customer service trends of 2023 and how you can deliver on your consumers’ support expectations. Personalized support through omnichannel expands. Omnichannel customer engagement software offers a solution.

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Calabrio

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Your contact center is a superhero? You might be surprised—after all, contact centers are often: Under-valued by the larger organization. Viewed purely as a cost center. But for customer-centric organizations, the term “contact center superhero” is an accurate—and multi-faceted—description.

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Answer Dash

JANUARY 1, 2019

While automation continues to grab headlines in a variety of industries, there’s plenty of innovation happening in this space in other key areas that can improve your customer and agent experience – and in some cases, you’ll see gains in both quality AND efficiency – a rare win-win.

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Avaya

JUNE 26, 2017

Brick and mortar stores and government agencies are giving way to a hyper-connected digital ecosystem. There is a need for an omnichannel capability to provide the best customer journey and experience possible. Some still interact socially only in person, most engage in some level of social media.

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Comm100

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

This blog will cover the key reasons why contact centres are adopting a digital-first strategy to meet their customers’ ever-evolving service expectations, and what this means for the future of contact center solution providers. Today’s consumers want to connect with brands where and when it suits them.

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Avaya

MARCH 28, 2017

We may reach a point where chatbots connected to Facebook pages and voice services via Amazon’s Alexa become the main conduit for getting information.” There is no shortage of software and services companies, including Avaya, that are investing significantly in the field of chatbot technology for contact centers applications.

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Calabrio

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

In 2017, we’ll see leading marketing organizations expand to incorporate contact center touchpoints with voice-of-the-customer analytics technology. Customer-centricity shines a spotlight in the contact center. Contact centers face higher expectations than ever—both internally and from customers.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Waterfield Tech , a leading global customer engagement solutions provider, today shared business growth highlights for 2022. These added capabilities with a unified global delivery team gives us a unique advantage in delivering more effective, connected customer experiences that drive competitive advantages for our clients.”

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Comm100

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Firstly, the majority of consumers now want to connect with brands digitally. In Salesforce’ latest research, they found that 57% of customers prefer to engage through digital channels. Secondly, today’s consumers have high customer service expectations that traditional telephone and email support can’t deliver.

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Lithium

JULY 13, 2022

These three trends displayed the importance of centralizing a brand's customer engagement hub. Without the ability to form deeper customer relationships from interactions across the digital space, your brand could fall short of its future customer experience goals. Use customer data in all aspects of your business.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 13, 2019

It’s what today’s customers have come to expect: meeting them where they are, on the channel they want, on their timeline. Is your contact center keeping up? Without a digital customer service strategy, your customer is on the receiving end of a busy signal, or a phone left off the hook. and it’s here today.

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Calabrio

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

In 2017, we’ll see leading marketing organizations expand to incorporate contact center touchpoints with voice-of-the-customer analytics technology. Customer-centricity shines a spotlight in the contact center. Contact centers face higher expectations than ever—both internally and from customers.

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Calabrio

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

In 2017, we’ll see leading marketing organizations expand to incorporate contact center touchpoints with voice-of-the-customer analytics technology. Customer-centricity shines a spotlight in the contact center. Contact centers face higher expectations than ever—both internally and from customers.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Actual customer contact agents, however, prioritize something else: the effort required to perform their work. Agents obviously value bright contact centers and great salaries, but their daily happiness hinges far more greatly on systems and processes. They invest to meaningfully improve the customer experience.

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Calabrio

OCTOBER 5, 2016

So self-service is one of the ways we connect now. It’s easy to see how self-service benefits customers. The easier you are to do business with and the more satisfied your customers are, the more business your customers will want to do with you. That’s customer engagement at its finest. Am I still needed?”

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Comm100

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

However, the past couple of years has seen its importance within customer service skyrocket as companies adopted new technologies to stay connected during the pandemic. With the benefits made clear for all to see, and customer expectations risen, customer service operations can no longer afford to ignore digital transformation.

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CSM Magazine

JUNE 29, 2023

Twilio Flex is a digital engagement centre for the entire customer journey—a sales tool for pre-purchase conversations, a cloud-based contact center, and an in-app digital concierge.

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Kustomer

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Consumers demand instantaneous communications on every channel, while simultaneously expecting personalized connections with the brands they do business with. Here is how customer service has changed as a result. Omnichannel Not Multichannel. Achieving true omnichannel support was a focus of many organizations in 2019.

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Avaya

MARCH 5, 2018

This requires a cloud-based omnichannel solution that brings the right resources, content, and context together to deliver a 360-degree digital care communications experience. An omnichannel solution built on open data management allows providers to gather, collect and use data where and when that data is needed.

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