Thu.Jan 26, 2023

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7 Contact Center Trends to Watch in 2023

Tricia Morris

Contact center leaders, your time is now. Customer service and customer experience analysts and thought leaders are suggesting that the contact center is “the next big tech frontier.” Investment in the contact center is increasingly—finally.

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Insurers lower risk of tough decisions by listening to their customers

Alida

The insurance industry often ranks at the bottom of customer satisfaction studies. Insurance companies typically interact with people who are going through difficult times, which increases the challenge of creating an exceptional customer experience. Those insurers that get it right have the potential to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives and help their organizations save money, increase revenue, and grow market share.

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In hospitality, your people are NOT your most important assets.

Bill Quiseng

In hospitality, your people are NOT your most important assets. In the book Good to Great, Jim Collins writes that “People are not your most important asset. The right people are.” Stephen Covey, the author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, claims that success in any job is 20% knowledge and 80% interpersonal skills. Ultimately, success in hospitality is all about interpersonal skills.

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The Seven Key Strategic Questions Essential for Gaining Growth in 2023

Beyond Philosophy

It’s time for an update. A few years ago, we went over some of the essential questions for your clients. However, in reviewing that content, I realized I was in sore need of an update. Therefore, we will discuss the seven key strategic questions updated for the new year. Before we get started, you should know that typically, people don’t know the answer when I ask these questions, which is why I ask them.

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The Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Customer Learning

Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your organization’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.

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Telephone Still Preferred Channel for Customer Service Interaction

Interactions

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. Automated-response bots, live chat, social media, and email are all cheaper channels than voice, but demand for empathetic human relationships remains high.

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TDCX Announces Launch of Digital Customer Experience Center of Excellence in Singapore

CSM Magazine

Angie Tay, Group Chief Operating Officer, TDCX TDCX Inc., an award-winning digital customer experience (CX) solutions provider for innovative technology and other blue-chip companies, announced today the launch of its first Digital CX Center of Excellence in Singapore. The Center will focus on leveraging technology to develop CX solutions that enable hyper personalized, seamless and secure customer engagement in both physical and virtual environments, such as in the metaverse.

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Let’s Have An Honest Conversation About The HVAC Call Center.

Call Experts

If you’re in the business of providing heating and cooling services, your best tool for success is the customer service agents who answer the phone from your HVAC call center. Keeping those customers happy and returning for more separates you from businesses with lower prices or bigger advertising budgets. And finding differentiators for your HVAC business is essential in today’s growing market.

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SAP MaxAttention Innovation Workshop ‘Expand your Enterprise User Experience with SAP Mobile Start’ (Virtual, March 2, 2023)

SAP Customer Experience

Virtual March 2, 2023 Agenda Dear Valued Customer, We are pleased to inform you about the SAP MaxAttention Innovation Workshop focusing on ‘Expand your Enterprise User Experience with SAP Mobile Start’ taking place virtually on March 2, 2023. Please find the current agenda here. Enterprise mobility is becoming increasingly important.

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Humans: The #1 Risk for Contact Center Compliance

Interactions

Humans remain the number one driver of the need for compliance and data breaches today, demonstrating that security is no longer just a technical challenge but a human one as well. Plenty of statistical data supports this claim: 82% of breaches involved the human element. ( Verizon ) 44% of data breaches include PCI or PII. ( IBM ) Insider threat incidents have risen 44% over the last two years. ( IBM ) Per incident costs are up more than a third to $15.38 million. ( IBM ) On average, 5% of

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The Verint Experience Index: Retail

Reports of the death of in-store shopping have been greatly exaggerated. This year’s retail survey found that more than 60 percent of consumers start and end their journey by visiting a store. Retail customers value price above everything, but the importance of other factors varies for different brands. In-store shopping is valued highly by grocery and home improvement customers Technology retail customers place less importance on in-store experiences – for them it only ranks sixth Digital exper

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Customer Loyalty Insights from Early Adopters

Centercode

It's no secret that customer loyalty is crucial for any business. Not only is it more cost-effective to retain existing customers, but loyal customers also tend to spend more and recommend your company to others.

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Employers Are Stepping Up As 53% of Frontline Colleagues Report Symptoms of Stress

CSM Magazine

Research released today by the CCMA (Call Centre Management Association) highlights the changing nature of calls taken in the contact centre are having an impact on frontline wellbeing, with more than half of frontline colleagues reporting at least one symptom of work-related stress or burnout. The good news is that employers are stepping up and providing support, with 42% of frontline colleagues receiving a bonus payment in 2022.

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Building a Rewarding Testing Experience: Before Your Test Begins

Centercode

This is the first installment of our three part series about building a rewarding testing experience. In order to maximize the engagement of your beta testers, you need to incentivize them to participate in your beta test.

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Five Significant Field Service Trends for 2023

Alliance by IFS

As companies attempt to orchestrate new product-as-a-service business models, adopt circular economy ambitions and rise to increasing customer and employee. The post Five Significant Field Service Trends for 2023 appeared first on IFS Blog.

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11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption

Unlock the full potential of your educational initiatives with the 11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption eBook. You’ll uncover: Why measure content consumption rather than (or in addition to) completion rates and member satisfaction? What are some proven tactics to create quality learner content and raise your content consumption rates? Discover the secrets from leading experts in the field, distilled into practical tips that promise to elevate the quality of your educational offerings,

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11 Tips for Maintaining Participation

Centercode

We’re continuing our Beta Tips series with a crucial topic: maintaining tester participation during your beta test. Many beta tests suffer from dropping participation after the initial excitement of the beta test wears off. Below are some of our favorite tips on how to keep testers engaged with the product and providing feedback.

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5 Ways B2C CMOs Can Navigate The 2023 Downturn

Forrester's Customer Insights

CMOs: You’ve made it to 2023. We know that fluctuating market signals have you mired in scenario planning around “economic uncertainty.” But fret not, Forrester’s got you covered with our just published report “Navigating The 2023 Downturn: B2C Marketing Executives.

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Connect 9.1 Released!

Centercode

We’re proud to announce that Connect 9.1 has completed its test phase, and will be posted to live servers starting next week. This release focuses on the introduction of Project Wikis, a collaborative system which offers entirely new ways to engage your participants, allowing them to help improve your existing materials, or develop completely new ones from scratch.

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How To Build A Solid Business Case For Your Financial Well-Being Program

Forrester's Customer Insights

Banks must build a robust business case and demonstrate ROI to support their financial well-being programs.

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Strategic CX: A Deep Dive into Voice of the Customer Insights for Clarity

Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO

The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.

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Will Discount Stores be 2023's Disruptors?

IntouchInsight

Consumer trends over the past few years have been volatile, to say the least. As concerns shifted away from health and safety, we saw traditional motives like cost and convenience return. Meanwhile, supply chain issues and a demand for higher wages have increased operational costs for businesses.

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Customer Success: What It Is and Why It Matters

Helpware

As customer expectations soar through the roof and customer needs become more complex, companies struggle to service each person properly. The challenge is not only on the front end of onboarding new customers but also on reaching out to every existing customer and proactively solving their problems to prevent churn.

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Best Practices for Beta Test Reporting (with Template!)

Centercode

When reporting on a beta test, it can be challenging to make sense of the data and difficult to know what information to report on or take action on. By following best practices for beta test reporting and using standardized templates, you can ensure that you're gathering the information you need to make informed decisions and improve your product.

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Taking Care of an Elderly Relative: Your Options

CSM Magazine

Unfortunately, getting older is simply a part of life, and the inevitable decline that happens, as a result, is often unavoidable. There often comes a point when your elderly relatives can no longer live unassisted. This could be because of a decline in their mobility, eyesight, hearing, mental process or long-term illness. You have a few different options.

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10 Questions to Ask Before Buying an LMS

Find your perfect LMS. Choosing the right Learning Management System (LMS) is crucial for your business's success. With so many options available in the market, how do you ensure you make the best choice? This guide is your key to finding the ideal enterprise learning platform for your business. Compiled by industry experts, these questions will help to clarify your needs, prioritize your most essential features, and guide you through the evaluation process.

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How Product Leaders Challenge the Status Quo and Deliver Better Products

Centercode

As a product manager or product management executive, you're always looking for ways to drive better results and improve your products. In your continuous search to improve, have you considered whether you’re leveraging the full potential of beta testing? According to Centercode's 2022 industry report, 7 out of 10 companies say beta testing is the most effective way to improve products.

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How Intuit QuickBooks and Mailchimp Scaled its “Adopt a Small Business” Program Globally

dscout People Nerds

Adopting a small business isn’t easy when your team is conducting studies across the globe. Here’s how Intuit QuickBooks has made it work.

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Converting Your Beta Testers into Brand Evangelists

Centercode

Brand evangelists can be a powerful force for your product. A brand evangelist is a customer who’s not only a big fan of you and the products you sell, but often makes it their mission to refer or recommend your products to everyone around them.

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Lucky Vitamin

Optimove

The post Lucky Vitamin appeared first on Optimove.

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The Open CCaaS Advantage Report

Over the next 12 months, what do you think will have the biggest impact on your CX automation efforts? When asked the same question, only 10% of CX leaders surveyed by Verint chose telephony. It’s no longer the engagement channel leading CCaaS conversations. The customer engagement challenges facing organizations have changed – so a new approach is needed.