ShepHyken

APRIL 9, 2021

This week we feature an article by Vihar Naik a writer for CallHippo , a cloud-based Intelligent virtual phone system for business & enterprise. Did you know 90% of Americans consider customer service as the key factor when deciding whether to do business with a company? Customer Service Telephone Skills to Master.

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Alida

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

In our e-book The 10 Smartest Brands: How They Use the Competitive Advantage of Customer Intelligence , we reveal how companies like D E WALT, LinkedIn and Salomon engage with customers to make better marketing, customer experience and product innovation decisions. Increasing revenue with NewsCorp Australia.

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Think Customers

JULY 19, 2021

Customer experiences have transformed seemingly overnight, with enhanced digital tools and technology, work-from-home operations, and empowered customers. These changes, while led by private industry, are now expected in government services as well. The global pandemic taught us many things,” Parowski said.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 5, 2019

This week we feature an article by Irina Kirnos who writes about how chatbots are customer experience tools that are changing the way that companies interact with their customers. These virtual customer experience tools are transforming the way that companies interact with their customers in the contact center environment.

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West Monroe

APRIL 9, 2024

Credit unions are uniquely positioned in today’s marketplace. With the ability to focus on the member experience and provide higher interest rates, credit unions can continue providing value despite ongoing uncertainty in the macroenvironment. This provides a clear opportunity for credit unions.

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Magellan Solutions

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Imagine this: You’ve availed yourself of a product or a service but still have a lot of questions in mind. On average, 51% of companies use at least eight channels to interact with customers, including emails, social media, websites, phones, live chat, and in-store. But how do we turn this into reality? Frustrated, right?

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Call Experts

JANUARY 27, 2022

With the power of predictive contact center data, support agents can anticipate outcomes and what information customers need before they realize it themselves—and respond quickly, guiding them to the best answers and highest-quality resolutions. Contact centers have always had to deal with the challenge of engaging with customers.

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Magellan Solutions

JANUARY 22, 2024

Having access to a pool of skilled employees, excellent customer service, a strong digital presence, and leveraging technology are just ways SMEs can bridge the gap with more established companies. One of the challenges you may have is how can they do it with limited resources.

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CSM Magazine

AUGUST 6, 2020

Contact centres should look to the cloud for inspiration when supporting their home-working agents, says Magnus Geverts of Calabrio. He shows how to drive workforce flexibility, enhance customer experience and employee satisfaction using modern workforce engagement management (WEM) solutions.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Unfortunately, in customer service settings, these sentiments affect much more than employee happiness or turnover—often impacting customer interactions and even customer satisfaction with your brand. For customers, you aim to deliver seamless digital journeys that can help customers navigate the digital sales cycle.

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Lithium

AUGUST 11, 2023

Last week, Khoros announced the launch of a game-changing new version of Khoros Communities. This powerful new version, Aurora , reimagines the community experience and leverages more than 20 years of expertise and learnings in the digital community space.

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SurveySparrow

MARCH 24, 2024

Still, several productivity and automation software services come in handy for most sales processes. Customer Relationship Management A CRM is the first investment in any company’s productivity, but given the number of available options, it can be challenging to find one that fully suits your sales needs.

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Oracle

JUNE 13, 2019

Companies that recognize the importance of investing in technology and the software to help connect the dots with customers are the companies creating great customer experiences. But how do companies create this “better” experience? I can see why some companies are reluctant to invest in customer experience.

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CSM Magazine

MAY 12, 2023

In recent years, businesses have been increasingly turning to cloud technology to improve and streamline their customer service operations. In this article, we’ll look at some of the key benefits and strategies of moving to the cloud.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

She writes about how you can align customer service and sales in your organization. More often than not, when we think of customer service, we tend to picture post-purchase tasks and activities, such as returns, refunds, exchanges, delivery information, and the like. You’ve guessed it: your customers.

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West Monroe

APRIL 3, 2023

Among the most common technology platforms being deployed or enhanced are: Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS); Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems (DERMS); Customer Information Systems (CIS); Enterprise Asset Management Systems (EAM); and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

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UJET

APRIL 21, 2020

Vasili has held key leadership positions at companies such as Serenova, Shoretel, and Cisco, where as General Manager and Vice President of Cisco’s global contact center business he was responsible for transitioning Cisco’s business into the cloud. CRM integrations are unique, far-reaching, and deliver on what customers have asked for years.

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UJET

APRIL 21, 2020

Vasili has held key leadership positions at companies such as Serenova, Shoretel, and Cisco, where as General Manager and Vice President of Cisco’s global contact center business he was responsible for transitioning Cisco’s business into the cloud. CRM integrations are unique, far-reaching, and deliver on what customers have asked for years.

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CSM Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2020

Jamie MacSween of Puzzel shares his thoughts on the consumer switch to email, and why it has become more important in contact centres, as well as how to use automated ticketing to resolve a sharp influx of customer enquiries. Coronavirus has been a catalyst for change, not least in the contact centre world.

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West Monroe

MARCH 23, 2023

Digital enhancements are a proven method for driving higher EBITDA, and most private equity investors agree: 82% of respondents to West Monroe’s Digital at the Speed of Private Equity report agreed. So then, how do you make impactful digital improvements in an environment that is extremely cash-conscious and risk averse?

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Calabrio

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Our annual Calabrio Customer Connect (C3) event has wrapped, and we are still feeling the buzz of excitement. For us, C3 is not only a time to share our vision for the future, but to hear the business challenges our customers are trying to solve and which best practices they are using to get the insights they need.

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ProProfs Chat

MAY 6, 2020

What makes managing a remote customer service team so daunting? What makes managing a remote customer service team so daunting? The above screenshot comes from the Deloitte Millennial Survey of 2017 that shows the percentage of millennials reporting that their employers have adopted flexible arrangements.

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Think Customers

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Customers like options. They want to choose how to customize their products, services, and even the channels in which they interact with brands. To keep up, companies are scrambling to enable more customer experience channels for sales and service. Customers want to interact with brands on their own terms.

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SurveySparrow

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Reimagining business with new digital technology helps to meet market demands, enhance customer experience, and increase workforce productivity. . Digital transformation works on different aspects of an organization, including supply chain, workflow, customer and employee engagement, etc. So, why waste time? Let’s dig in!

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West Monroe

MARCH 23, 2023

Digital enhancements are a proven method for driving higher EBITDA, and most private equity investors agree: 82% of respondents to West Monroe’s Digital at the Speed of Private Equity report agreed. So then, how do you make impactful digital improvements in an environment that is extremely cash-conscious and risk averse?

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Magellan Solutions

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Facing customer retention challenges, especially when you’re still getting the hang of things, is crucial. So, what’s the smart move for inexperienced businesses? Outsourcing their inbound call center services. But the question is, how much are you willing to spend for better customer service?

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NetBase

MAY 25, 2020

As the world recuperates and consumers everywhere are feeling hesitant to resume life as usual, recovery mode must be focused on supplying what customers need – and those needs have changed drastically in the past few months. Retaining customers in the long run depends on how well your brand adapts. Here’s how.

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NICE inContact

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Vera Bradley’s customers reflect the colorful vibrance of this popular accessories brand. They are passionate and love sharing photos of the products and how they use them every day. When Vera Bradley introduced web chat in 2011, customers embraced it wholeheartedly. Customers were sending an important message.

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West Monroe

AUGUST 15, 2022

Middle-market banks have historically employed a fragmented digital strategy to improve back-office efficiency, focusing on sales enablement and client servicing. This was coupled with a variety of offerings that still relied on in-person interaction to achieve optimal experiences for customers. Featured Content.

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Calabrio

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

According to Gartner’s annual CMO spend survey, as customer experience becomes the key to gaining a competitive advantage, CMOs will spend more on tech to support their CX goals. In 2017, we’ll see leading marketing organizations expand to incorporate contact center touchpoints with voice-of-the-customer analytics technology.

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NICE inContact

JUNE 26, 2018

In part one of the blog series, we looked at a framework for building a business case to invest in customer experience technologies. In part 2 , we looked at KPIs that drive enhanced customer experience and in part 3 , we looked at how contact centers can increase customer lifetime value.

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ViiBE Blog

JULY 22, 2022

ViiBE Blog Best ways to use CRM Anna Gorina July 22, 2022 Share this article Contents Share this article Contents Enhancing the Digital Experience with Remote Assistance Free Retail E-book available now! Your CRM system is a powerful tool that can help your business to manage its customer data more effectively. What is a CRM?

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Circular Edge

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Blog Credit: Andy Chase “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” ” Henry Ford Revised annually, this list started as a Top 10 and grew quickly once we collected inputs from our customers & practice leaders. Seriously!? The result?

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CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Heightened customer expectations are here to stay and are having a huge impact on technology in contact centres. In contact centres, more employees than ever are working remotely while customer expectations have risen to their highest levels since Internet connectivity and the smartphone revolution first transformed our lives.

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CSM Magazine

JULY 26, 2023

7 Ways to Create Flexible Teams How can organisations meet employee expectations for greater flexibility? For example, instead of starting at 9am, allow agents to begin their day any time between 8am and 9am to enhance flexibility without disrupting agent schedules or customer demands too dramatically.

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Circular Edge

APRIL 17, 2019

The CE team just wrapped up a fun and inspiring week at COLLABORATE 19 , where we were energized by the new city and new and longtime customers, friends and partners. JD Edwards Customer Journeys. Orchestrator, Automation, Cloud, etc. Orchestrator, Automation, Cloud, etc. With EnterpriseOne 9.2 With EnterpriseOne 9.2

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Circular Edge

APRIL 17, 2019

The CE team just wrapped up a fun and inspiring week at COLLABORATE 19 , where we were energized by the new city and new and longtime customers, friends and partners. JD Edwards Customer Journeys. Orchestrator, Automation, Cloud, etc. Orchestrator, Automation, Cloud, etc. With EnterpriseOne 9.2 With EnterpriseOne 9.2

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