Inbenta

APRIL 14, 2020

Why transform your customer journey? The customer journey refers to the entire path a prospect follows when interacting with you. Another definition of the customer journey could be the succession of stages from the moment a prospect identifies a need, up to the moment he becomes a customer of yours.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Spitch AG, the leading developer of enterprise speech solutions, with headquarters in Switzerland and offices in London, Madrid and Milan, today announced a partnership with Creative Virtual, a world leader in customer and employee engagement solutions. . About Spitch.

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Interactions

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Healthcare organizations can achieve this by utilizing Conversational AI and leveraging an omnichannel strategy. Or you had to repeat your reason for calling to multiple different agents? Healthcare organizations must understand the customer journey and design the technology implementation in a way that supports the entire experience.

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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.

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Think Customers

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Customers want to reach brands on their own terms, whenever, wherever. Chatbot and messaging capabilities are the essential tools needed to provide this 24/7, personalized customer service. Let’s explore their differences to find the right fit for customer needs. But these two platforms aren’t interchangeable. What’s a chatbot?

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Bold360

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Today’s customer expects quick responses across all channels, especially during an uncertain time of global pandemic and economic recession. Many customers justifiably don’t want to spend their valuable time waiting on the phone or writing an email that might not get a response for days. Live Chat, Defined.

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Playvox

JANUARY 13, 2022

Customer and employee expectations dictate a need for modern, integrated solutions that will improve CX and make employees more effective and efficient. This includes contact centers, which quickly implemented new technology to support remote agents and provide new ways for customers to get help. Technology always needs focus.

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TechSee

MARCH 19, 2019

Once upon a time, measuring customer service success was straightforward. Hire some agents, train them, and use standard contact center KPIs to measure how well they perform. Customer care center metrics in the era of self-service clearly require a different approach. New Self Service KPI Metrics. Call Deflection Rate.

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Interactions

MAY 28, 2020

Businesses are gearing towards opening up while maintaining the safety and security of their employees as well as the customers. So how can businesses redefine their customer experience or customer service strategy to fit this world? How did they treat their customers during the pandemic? Were they charitable?

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Call Experts

MAY 8, 2019

Customer success analytics tools are essential for growing businesses. As technology advances and improves, experienced business experts are discovering that AI is the best tool for transforming the Digital Customer Experience. 45% enhancements in customer ratings. 95% growth in the numbers of new customers.

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Interactions

JULY 29, 2020

Power Utilities expert Andrew Heath believes senior utility execs are fast realizing focusing on customer engagement is no longer a “nice-to-have” but is instead a must-have, especially across digital channels. Virtual agents can support an omnichannel approach to customer service.

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Pointillist

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

According to Forbes, poor customer service is costing businesses more than $75 billion a year. But many contact center leaders struggle to achieve these outcomes while simultaneously improving customer satisfaction. Advances in digital technology have reshaped customer expectations for exceptional experiences.

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Comm100

AUGUST 17, 2022

Shep Hyken, CX expert and a New York Times best-selling author sat down with Chris Bechtel, Vice President of Global Marketing at Comm100, to discuss the state of customer experience (CX) today. Answer: “It didn’t start out as CX, it started out as CS, that’s customer service. Service is a big part of that.

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Magellan Solutions

JULY 29, 2021

But little of it made customers happy. . Even as nascent applications in artificial intelligence (AI) gained traction in the 2000s, telemarketing companies Philippines were more focused on using tech to slash costs than they were on improving customer experience. . It dramatically heightened customers’ expectations.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 8, 2017

This week we feature an article by Mansi Bhatia who looks at ways organizations can transform contact centers into a customer engagement center. I like the idea of a customer engagement center. – Shep Hyken. Customer service has the power to make or break a company. Contact Customers on their Preferred Channel.

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Forrester's Customer Insights

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Buyer demand for greater value from insights and technology such as RPA, data science, machine learning, and advanced analytics are forcing both classical BPO and omnichannel BPO vendors to retool themselves into insights-driven BPO's.

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NICE inContact

MARCH 28, 2019

Chat is a favorite interaction channel for customers and is increasingly offered as an option on websites and mobile apps. It often eliminates the “on hold” frustration of voice calls and lets contact centers increase productivity by having agents work with 3 or 4 customers at the same time.

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CSM Magazine

JUNE 16, 2023

More and more companies are using AI tools to improve customer service and simplify their processes. AI-powered customer service: taking interactions to the next level AI and customer service is an exciting topic. Proactive AI customer support with machine learning Companies no longer wait for customers to experience issues.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 15, 2024

From healthcare to financial services, gaming, retail, and insurance, we’ve seen firsthand how AXP empowers organisations to transform their customer experience (CX) operations. With advanced analytics seamlessly built into AXP, agents have the tools to turn insights into action, executing on a vision of unparalleled customer care.

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Avaya

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Halloween is coming, and to get into the spirit, we’re here to help you overcome some common contact center terrors: WFH Agents. This can be an incredibly scary subject for many contact centers—agents who aren’t physically with you in the contact center. Omnichannel Communications.

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UJET

MARCH 22, 2021

We gravitate to the shinier objects and tend to focus more on the agent experience, omnichannel, and artificial intelligence. When it comes to your customer experience, it’s not just about how well trained or equipped your agents are or the products and services you provide. And the IVR is at the heart of that journey.

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Kustomer

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

You’ve gotta evaluate the features, pros, and cons of each solution—along with feedback from real customers. Typically, these tools handle lower ticket volumes and offer fewer features, focusing on essential functionalities like ticket tracking, basic reporting, and customer communication tools.

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Upstream Works

JANUARY 18, 2022

Many organizations were focused on improving customer experience and digitizing the contact center just two years ago. Rob leads the strategic vision and operations of the company with a continued focus on omnichannel innovation and a passion for exceeding partner and customer expectations.

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Kustomer

JUNE 10, 2021

Listen and subscribe to our podcast: In this episode of the Customer Service Secrets Podcast , Gabe and Vikas are joined by Vasili Triant to talk about all things digital CX. For nearly 30 years, experts in the CX industry have heard rumors that voice as a communication channel is dead and useless for navigating customer problems.

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Playvox

MARCH 19, 2024

Generative AI technologies truly have the power to change how we work and our ability to deliver a stellar customer experience (CX). Contact center AI is a collection of tools or contact center software designed to enable smarter, data-driven, and more efficient customer interactions, with the ultimate goal of delivering better CX.

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CSM Magazine

JUNE 12, 2020

Emergent technologies have forever changed traditional customer service support. Lampton look at the state of customer service in the digital age. Rising customer expectations and increasing brand loyalty competition are driving the need to provide greater value-driven service to both consumers and stakeholders.

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CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Waterfield Tech, a leading global customer engagement solutions provider, today announced research findings detailing a significant lag in the adoption of conversational AI in the contact center. virtual assistants such as Siri or Alexa) and respond appropriately. SMS and Web Chat Gaining Traction. 80% are using voice.

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UJET

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

With more data and systems available than ever before, improving the customer experience shouldn’t be a guessing game. The most effective customer service organizations are extremely data-driven, analyzing every aspect of its interactions and outcomes holistically, right down to the individual agent and customer level.

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NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Designer Shoe Warehouse, better known as DSW, continues to find innovative ways to capitalize on that universal truth and keep customers coming back for more. By combining NICE inContact with SmartAction’s AI-powered virtual agent, DSW ultimately found the right human-machine balance without compromising an ounce of CX.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

The death of voice as a contact channel for banking customers has been over-hyped. The expectation that customers would switch to mobile apps and online banking instead hasn’t happened. Even younger customers are embracing voice, thanks to the ubiquity of voice assistants such as Siri and Alexa.

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Cyara

MARCH 13, 2020

In the last few weeks, we have witnessed dramatic stock market swings, governmental actions and WHO announcements all related to the expansion of COVID-19 to pandemic status. Needless to say, the turbulence is unsettling to us all.

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UJET

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

With more data and systems available than ever before, improving the customer experience shouldn’t be a guessing game. The most effective customer service organizations are extremely data-driven, analyzing every aspect of its interactions and outcomes holistically, right down to the individual agent and customer level.

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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. What Is Customer Service Software?

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NICE inContact

MARCH 28, 2018

In part one of the blog series, we looked at a framework for building a strong business case to invest in customer experience technologies. In this blog, we will take a deeper look at some of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that drive enhanced customer experience and true financial benefits.

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NICE inContact

JULY 29, 2019

Approximately 200 onsite and virtual agents handle corporate, government and leisure travel, making or modifying reservations, generating quotes and exchanging tickets. Omega World Travel selected NICE inContact CXone because it is the only true cloud-native solution with omnichannel functionality and flexible scalability.

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Interactions

JANUARY 14, 2021

And it’s no longer just about having digital channels, like websites and apps, but having an integrated system of digital accessibility so that customers can quickly and efficiently get done what they need. . As your brand plans for a more customer-focused digital presence, focusing on channel strategy can elevate the entire project. .

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Calabrio

JANUARY 6, 2016

When it comes to the power of IoT and data, it’s high time customer engagement gets involved, and it all begins with the contact center. A virtual agent initiates a service call by accessing your Outlook or iCal calendar to set up an appointment. The boundaries between agent and external expert will blur.

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