Brad Cleveland Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

Everything to do with getting resources right in a contact center begins with forecasting, predicting what the workload will be.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In this video from my LinkedIn Learning course “Managing a Customer Contact Center,” I … Continue reading → The post <strong>Don’t Guess at Staffing: Proven Methods for Your Contact Center</strong> appeared first on Brad Cleveland. How about a Thursday afternoon at 2:00 pm?

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

The following are excerpts from the transcript of Brad’s recent keynote address to Contact Center Expo, hosted by ICMI, the International Customer Management Institute, May 16 and 17, 2023. Hi everyone. Thanks so much for joining us.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

The following are excerpts from the transcript of Brad’s recent keynote address to Contact Center Expo, hosted by ICMI, the International Customer Management Institute, May 16 and 17, 2023. Hi everyone. Thanks so much for joining us.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

There are three immutable laws at work in contact centers that you must keep in mind. Find more videos about contact centers in my LinkedIn Learning course “Managing a Customer Contact Center.” They’re always present.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

There are three immutable laws at work in contact centers that you must keep in mind. Find … Continue reading → The post Three Immutable Laws of Contact Centers appeared first on Brad Cleveland. They’re always present.

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TechSee

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Customers want to help themselves through mobile, web, phone, text messages, and more. 86% of customers have come to expect a personalized and relevant experience – with conversations with agents moving seamlessly between channels. And they are also not as effective.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

Everything to do with getting resources right in a contact center begins with forecasting, predicting what the workload will be.

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TechSee

OCTOBER 9, 2018

each day and often engage in “tech multi-tasking,” such as setting a date via messaging app while while watching Netflix and tweeting about it. Focus on messaging apps: If messaging is your customers’ favorite method of communication, you should excel at it. Cloud-based, omni-channel CRM solutions. Know your customer.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Recently, I was reminded of this brief interview that I recorded with Jim Rembach of Call Center Coach. We discussed how channels are likely to be approached in the future.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Hitting the Reset Button on Omni-channel Customer Service. Are you where your customers want you to be? . . ? <span &amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/span&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; Shep Hyken sits down with Murph Krajewski, discussing the importance of knowing what channels your customers want you to be on.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JUNE 28, 2018

While meeting with Jim Rembach of Call Center Coach at ICMI’s Contact Center Expo in Orlando, we discussed how channels are likely to be approached in the future.

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Win the Customer

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Something as simple as a phone conversation can make the difference in the life of a customer, if it’s done correctly. Direct agent-to-customer communication is one of the most powerful methods of problem solving available in the contact center today. Key Call Center Voice Technology Capabilities to Consider.

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Eptica

JULY 8, 2016

For example, they can do this through self-service systems that understand and answer their queries online without needing to make direct contact with the contact center. We live in a multi-channel world Across all demographics, customers are using a wide array of channels to interact with brands.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Many contact centers are grappling with labor shortages, surging workloads, or a brutal combination of both. The resource mismatches have resulted in long wait times and frustration for customers, and high occupancy and burnout for agents.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Many contact centers are grappling with labor shortages, surging workloads, or a brutal combination of both. The resource mismatches have resulted in long wait times and frustration for customers, and high occupancy and burnout for agents.

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Kustomer

MAY 20, 2021

Breaking language barriers and taking advantage of tools like Unbabel will make your brand known for going above and beyond customer expectations; for doing more than just the bare minimum. Listen Now: Listen to “How to Evolve with the Changing Needs of your Customer Service Team | Edmund Ovington” on Spreaker.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

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Brad Cleveland Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

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InMoment XI

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Customer-centric companies are 60% more profitable than companies that don’t focus on customers. As your organization starts your customer experience management efforts, you need to consider how to measure it. This will tell you what a single customer is worth to your business throughout the course of the relationship.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JUNE 28, 2018

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JUNE 28, 2018

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Brad Cleveland Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

We are seeing the emergence of the greatest customer movement in history. Is your organization ready? Are you ready? Studies reveal that the vast majority of consumers now use search engines, social communities and feedback sites to better understand a company’s commitment to service before making brand or product decisions.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

We are seeing the emergence of the greatest customer movement in history. Is your organization ready? Are you ready? Studies reveal that the vast majority of consumers now use search engines, social communities and feedback sites to better understand a company’s commitment to service before making brand or product decisions.

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SurveySensum

JANUARY 26, 2022

Top customer experience trends in 2022. A boost in multi-channel service. Optimizing customer experience for mobile devices. Meeting customer expectations. Alteration in the operation of the contact center. Providing instant fulfillment for online customers. A boost in multi-channel service.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

AUGUST 31, 2023

AI is dramatically transforming customer service. Or better yet, how do you lead the … Continue reading → The post Future-Proof Your AI-Powered Customer Service appeared first on Brad Cleveland. The opportunities – and risks – are unprecedented.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

AUGUST 3, 2023

The experiences that customers have with any organization—not just yours or others in your industry—shape their perceptions. For customer experience leaders, this can seem like a daunting challenge. Customer Perceptions Keep Changing appeared first on Brad Cleveland.

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Kustomer

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

New York, NY – November 10, 2021 – Kustomer , an all-in-one, top-rated CRM for modern customer experiences, today announces enhancements to its chatbot product designed to enhance customer service interactions by eliminating mundane tasks and allowing agents to deliver more personalized experiences across channels.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JANUARY 6, 2015

The Edge of Service® Newsletter, Issue 11: A Multichannel World If you were to walk into an Amazon.com customer contact center, you’d see desks turned sideways so that Fire tablet support agents have a neutral background for video calls (one-way, agent-to-customer).

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JANUARY 6, 2015

The Edge of Service™ Newsletter, Issue 11: A Multichannel World If you were to walk into an Amazon.com customer contact center, you’d see desks turned sideways so that Fire tablet support agents have a neutral background for video calls (one-way, agent-to-customer).

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Kustomer

JUNE 27, 2022

A new era in customer service has arrived. The transformed landscape requires engagement like never previously seen, and customer service software is here to help. Not one single survey has ever indicated that customers wouldn’t pay more for great service, according to Forbes.

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SurveySensum

JULY 14, 2020

Nandkishor Tripathi – Global Head of Customer Experience at SurveySensum. Multi-Award Winner, Nandkishor Tripathi is a Market Research Operations and CX Methodology Specialist with over 16 years of proven track record in delivering customer experience at the highest levels. LinkedIn : [link]. Website : [link].

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Pointillist

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

It is the only performance metric that “has an effect on almost every other meaningful statistic and measurement in the call center.” ” Today’s call centers must balance many priorities while maintaining an intense focus on customers. As McKinsey & Company explains : The contact center.

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Magellan Solutions

MAY 6, 2021

This recent innovation can easily take-over tradition call guidelines as it centralizes all transactions into one channel. Developers of BPO software are taking hybrid call centers one step further by creating novel ways to encompass more than inbound and outbound calling communication. Besides, some customers just need a push.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

AUGUST 31, 2023

AI is dramatically transforming customer service. Or better yet, how do you lead the … Continue reading → The post Future-Proof Your AI-Powered Customer Service appeared first on Brad Cleveland. The opportunities – and risks – are unprecedented.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

AUGUST 3, 2023

The experiences that customers have with any organization—not just yours or others in your industry—shape their perceptions. For customer experience leaders, this can seem like a daunting challenge. Customer Perceptions Keep Changing appeared first on Brad Cleveland.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JANUARY 24, 2023

Bill Price is a longtime friend and industry colleague in the customer service space. Bill was Amazon’s first global vice president of customer service and is the founder and president of the consulting firm Driva Solutions.

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