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. Continuously Improves Contact Center Agent Engagement and Performance.

Contact Center 75

Contact Center 2019 Net Promoter Score NPS 75

Natalie Petouhof

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

This new report looks at the importance of agile customer care. What exactly does agile customer care and agile customer experience mean? Traditional Customer Care Solutions Require Resources from IT and Result in Low Agent Productivity and ROI. that timeline could be weeks or months.

Customer Care 61

Customer Care ROI E-support Contact Center 61

SaleMove

JANUARY 20, 2021

In our previous blog in The Times They Are a-Changing: Talent in the Contact Center Series , we discussed how virtual agents, or bots, are transforming the contact center workplace, pushing live human agents to become strategic troubleshooting experts and managers to become agent coaches.

Virtual Agent 52

Virtual Agent Contact Center Management Technology 52

BlueOcean

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Cost Factors in Major Urban Centers . In the past 18 months, we have seen more and more interest from companies looking for alternatives to operating customer care centers in or close to their headquarters in major urban centers like Toronto, Vancouver, New York, and San Francisco. The More Affordable Alternative.

Customer Service 136

Customer Service Contact Center Transportation Customer Care 136

Natalie Petouhof

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Tweet This report looks at how companies, using the right software, can gain ROI from Customer Service and Customer Experience. Customer Care as a cost center is an unfounded p aradigm. In fact, executives have long thought of customer service or customer care as a cost center.

ROI 56

ROI Customer Service Average Handle Time Customer Experience 56

ClearAction

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Are Your Customer Care Metrics Customer-Centric? Customer care metrics are a barometer of performance across a variety of customer interactions such as chat, text messages, email, social media and communities. Both of these orientations tend to be company-serving rather than customer-focused.

Customer Care 54

Customer Care Customer Centricity Metrics Social Media 54

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. Following an initial pilot, the company implemented the full rollout of Stella Connect across its contact center team.

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. Following an initial pilot, the company implemented the full rollout of Stella Connect across its contact center team.

Contact Center 40

Contact Center Net Promoter Score Connections ROI 40

Natalie Petouhof

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Tweet Constellation Research is launching a new program, and I’m happy to share that the vendors that have been listed on the Constellation ShortList ™ for Customer Service and Contact Center Software. phone, tablet, email, chat, text, website, Facebook, other social networks).

Contact Center 45

Contact Center Customer Service Document Interaction 45

Lumoa

JUNE 23, 2021

Did you know that American businesses risk losing a whopping $494 billion in revenue from poor customer care? In the age of smartphones, where support is only a click away, consumers have massive expectations when it comes to customer service.

Contact Center 83

Contact Center Omnichannel Social Media 2025 83

BlueOcean

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Forrester points out that many brands send the same promotional emails to members and nonmembers alike, instead of engaging their loyalty members with relevant content that informs them about rewards opportunities and progress. That said, when issues arise, loyalty members seeking support don’t always turn to the contact center team first.

Loyalty Programs 177

Loyalty Programs Loyalty Social Media Rewards Programs 177

Natalie Petouhof

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

The report goes into a lot of detail so it’s clear how to calculate the ROI of social customer service: Many brands have experienced incidents where not taking care of an issue turned into a social media nightmare. Customer care extends far beyond the traditional call center. Costs of Investment.

ROI 45

ROI Social Media Airlines Customer Service 45

BlueOcean

MARCH 30, 2018

Not to add another thing to your plate (sorry), but there’s another question to ask that can impact all of those answers: is this the year customer care outsourcing takes a more central role in your go-forward plan? Plus, his funny, outspoken style makes the introspective insight he provides all the more engaging.

Insights 184

Insights Contact Center Hospitality Culture 184

Natalie Petouhof

APRIL 26, 2016

Tweet Having worked for GM years ago and lived in Detroit, the motor capital, it was really interesting to see how GM is using social media to listen and engage customers – in marketing as well as customer service. For more information on this report, you can find it here.

Social Media 56

Social Media Engagement ROI Customer Care 56

Lithium

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The frustrations of dealing with the various customer care teams aren't generally baked into their travel plans. For whatever reason, certain travelers are left on hold for hours, and for better or worse, these travelers are forced to use only a handful of support and engagement channels. For customer Care, it’s quite simple.

Hospitality 52

Hospitality Brands Travel Airlines 52

Stella Connect

JUNE 15, 2017

If your employees are complying with brand standards 100% but your customers aren’t satisfied, what’s the problem? Do the standards even reflect what customers care about? Then there’s the customer journey itself, which often involves multiple channels. Mystery shopping alone can’t tell you that.

ROI 40

ROI Measurement Brands Omnichannel 40

TechSee

JULY 24, 2018

Developing a customer centric culture in a large enterprise goes beyond addressing a customer by name in an automated email, or segmenting by interest; it is a holistic approach designed to focus on the consumer’s authentic needs. Power of visual engagement for enhancing personalization.

Customer Centricity 104

Customer Centricity Culture Technology 2018 104

CustomerSuccessBox

APRIL 19, 2022

Customer journey analytics is enabling access to tap into the customer behavior across touchpoints and over time to measure the impact of customer behavior on business outcomes. What is Customer Journey Analytics? How Customer Journey Analytics can benefit your business teams? Customer Experience Teams.

Customer Journey 52

Customer Journey Metrics Touchpoint Advertising 52

SurveySparrow

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Chatbots are one of the most cost-effective ways to deliver customer service quickly and impactfully. . If you’re currently using or thinking about setting up a chatbot as part of your business contact center , the good news is, there are a ton of KPIs to help you determine its effectiveness. Engaged Users. User Metrics.

Measurement 59

Measurement Metrics Reference ROI 59

CSM Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2019

“The Customer Service Summit brings high-level leaders together from a variety of industries to learn from each other and network. We all have at least one thing in common – we’re passionate about Customer care. The board includes: EVP, Global Customer Care, Mastercard. SVP, Customer Success Group, McAfee.

Customer Service Strategies 40

Customer Service Strategies Customer Service Airlines Chief Customer Officer 40

COPC

APRIL 27, 2020

When it comes to this global pandemic, contact centers pose a unique set of challenges. News of outbreaks within call centers was a part of the COVID-19 story from very early on. Keeping your focus on improvement of the customer experience will lead to a more efficient contact center with reduced costs.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Competitive Advantage Call Center Customer Satisfaction 52

Team HGS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

In the competitive marketplace, brands need a strong narrative to connect to customers—one that engages with empathy and bridges values, preferences—even lifestyle—of company and consumers. Ultimately, storytelling is at the heart of good customer experience (CX). Every day, we build brand storytelling success.

Brands 40

Brands Social Media Contact Center 2006 40

Natalie Petouhof

AUGUST 13, 2015

That customer might be loyal for a while, at least until there’s a better deal from another company. It’s part of why there is so much customer churn. One of the biggest issues is NOT that Customer Service Professionals are not aware of the issues in their contact centers. They know what they would like to do.

Customer Service 91

Customer Service Social Media Airlines Hotels 91

Natalie Petouhof

MARCH 10, 2016

Tweet New Call Tracking For Digital Marketing – Well if you thought the only people who cared about phone calls to brand were people in the contact center, then you may be surprised by DialogTech’s new solution. However, often times those “marketing” type calls go to the contact center.

Marketing 45

Marketing Contact Center ROI Advertising 45

ClearAction

OCTOBER 4, 2015

." That shifted our thinking beyond our own self-absorption to thinking about our customers' jobs-to-be-done: productivity maximization, risk minimization, satisfying their customers, etc. We began to talk more about these customer care-abouts as our reason for existence and industry leadership.

Customer Experience 118

Customer Experience White Paper ROI Financial 118

CCO Council

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

And ensure you can demonstrate relevant ROI. Their customers were complaining about having to spend too much time on the phone to obtain updates, claim status, or other updates. The company set out to decrease customer effort in interactions by driving one million customer hours out of their contact center.

ROI 40

ROI Call Center Effort Score Measurement 40

Natalie Petouhof

MAY 27, 2016

Customer Experience IOT in the Automotive Industry-Upcoming. **. Digital Transformation: Customer Engagement, CRM, Innovation, Customer Experience, Customer Service, The Cloud and Analytics. • ROI Of Customer Service & Customer Experience. • ROI of Social Customer Service- Upcoming. •

Social Media 40

Social Media E-support E Commerce ROI 40

TechSee

DECEMBER 4, 2018

As a leading provider of intelligent visual engagement, TechSee is at the forefront of the digital CX transformation. Our goal is to partner with innovative Tier-1 companies, by providing them with digital solutions that enable them to exceed their customers’ expectations. TechSee-Vodafone partnership. The Results.

Innovation 95

Innovation Telecommunications Customer Satisfaction Competitive Advantage 95

Stella Connect

MAY 11, 2017

Your voice-of-customer (VoC) data collection program is an engine. There’s input (investment) and output (ROI + waste). Your job is to create a sustainable power source with near 100% efficiency (high ROI, minimal waste). By that I mean immediately, right on the front line—where service teams are actively engaging customers.

Voice of Customer 40

Voice of Customer Contact Center Return on Investment ROI 40

Natalie Petouhof

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

And AI development is not the core business focus of a contact center. Do you need to hire a team of AI and UX specialists to get benefits in customer service? Or can you deploy the AI quickly and get back to focusing your efforts on delivering amazing agent/customer engagement? The result?

Customer Service 89

Customer Service E Commerce Average Handle Time Metrics 89

Natalie Petouhof

MARCH 3, 2016

Genesys, a market leader in omni-channel customer experience (CX) and contact center solutions, will be particpating in the event. At Enterprise Connect, Genesys will show why omnichannel will be the standard in customer experience excellence and how companies can move toward an Omnichannel Engagement Center solution.”.

Omnichannel 40

Omnichannel Connections 2016 Contact Center 40

Natalie Petouhof

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Tweet Cloud-Based Customer Service and Customer Experience. announced its acquisition of Contact Solutions , a leading provider of real-time, contextual customer care solutions. Cloud-based Solutions Extends Engagement Optimization Across Smartphones, Tablets and Personal Computers. Verint ® Systems Inc.

Customer Service 40

Customer Service Customer Experience Omnichannel Customer Engagement 40

Natalie Petouhof

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

announced substantial enhancements to its Verint Workforce Optimization ™ software designed to help contact center, back-office and branch operations better manage the performance of employees and operations. Tweet Why is this announcement so important? Verint ® Systems Inc. Is the performance of employees consistent across time?

Innovation 45

Innovation Management E-support Contact Center 45

Kustomer

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Practically overnight, the CX world transferred to a remote environment and agents were servicing customers with a whole new set of needs. Gordon Schleffer, VP of Customer Care at Magellan Healthcare , thinks that the companies who succeed in a remote environment have strong cultures, and keep their staff engaged.

Sports 96

Sports 2021 2020 Loyalty 96

Natalie Petouhof

APRIL 7, 2016

Customer self-service is one of the key capabilities of any company that actually cares about their customers. Companies contemplating a self-service customer care solution to support digital customer experiences should consider the following five steps: 1. Tweet It’s just not true.

Customer Journey Mapping 53

Customer Journey Mapping Average Handle Time Customer Journey Government 53

Natalie Petouhof

AUGUST 31, 2016

Tweet Genesys (www.genesys.com), a customer experience, omnichannel and contact center solution and Interactive Intelligence Group Inc. www.inin.com), a customer engagement and global leader of cloud and on-premise solutions for communications and collaboration, are entering into a definitive agreement.

Interaction 40

Interaction Contact Center Innovation Omnichannel 40

Natalie Petouhof

APRIL 6, 2016

Organizations are battling each other to deliver the best customer experience for the right customer at the right time in the right channel. Customer service and customer engagement now play key roles in digital transformation strategy. This paradigm is false. It makes no sense at all.

Social Media 45

Social Media Customer Care Customer Satisfaction Customer Service 45