Customer Service Life

JANUARY 31, 2024

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Throughout my career in the contact center, I’ve had a love-hate relationship with quality assurance (QA). I was already two years into a role as a customer support manager when I hired someone with actual contact center experience (I had none) who informed me that I should be “doing quality.”

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Contact Center Start-ups Customer Satisfaction Customer Service 84

Fonolo

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Entrepreneur and CRM expert Bobby Darnell describes business development as a “contact sport.” When it comes to contact center development, what Darnell means is that you must engage. You can’t passively improve a call center. . Call center development is an essential subset of any overall business development plan.

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Contact Center Net Promoter Score Customer Satisfaction Sales 142

Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Executives and managers know that contact center goal-setting helps usher in progress and bring about positive change. In a busy customer service department, having an agreed-upon set of milestones helps you cross the finish line because it clarifies decision-making, keeps morale up, and can even reduce agent turnover.

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Contact Center Customer Satisfaction Construction Social Media 91

Fonolo

MAY 23, 2023

Customer service is all about meeting and exceeding customer expectations. Contact center managers know this implicitly. But did you know that hyper-personalization in the contact center is one of the best ways to delight your customers? Customers want to feel seen.

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Hodusoft

JANUARY 4, 2023

The CSAT: Measuring Customer Satisfaction in a Contact Center. For every complaint a contact center receives, there are around 26 clients who are dissatisfied with the service but prefer not to express their displeasure. This is one example of a CSAT in a contact center.

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Contact Center Customer Satisfaction Net Promoter Score NPS 52

CSAT.AI

APRIL 5, 2023

Like most industries, customer service has its own jargon – chock full of acronyms (context is everything). Here is a customer service dictionary of 65 common terms and acronyms with some links if you want to go deeper. A key customer service agent skill and modern metric.

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Contact Center Customer Service Net Promoter Score Artificial Intelligence 97

Fonolo

MAY 30, 2023

It enhances agent productivity, helps you deliver exceptional customer experiences and improves the agent experience , too. That’s why contact centers are investing in it in droves. Improved customer satisfaction and increased agent productivity. How Can WFM Help my Contact Center? The results?

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Contact Center Customer Satisfaction CX CRM 106

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Active listening is an essential skill for contact center agents for one very good reason: customers want to be heard. Come to think of it, everybody wants to be heard! Of course, customers want a lot of other things , too. Call-backs are great for bridging the gap between self-service and live calls, by the way.)

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Contact Center Customer Satisfaction Healthcare Start-ups 87

Uniphore

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Contact centers can have the best customer service agents and the latest and greatest technology. They can even implement superb customer experience strategies; but without an able and trustworthy leader at the helm, they will ultimately fail. Experience on the Frontline.

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Fonolo

MAY 20, 2021

Here, we’ll look at how to best handle escalations in a contact or call center to ensure your customer feels satisfied, and to learn more about how you can improve your company’s operations. The Contact Center Playbook for Improving Customer Satisfaction. What is an escalation in a contact center?

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Contact Center Customer Satisfaction Customer Service Technology 148

Hodusoft

JUNE 27, 2024

Omnichannel Strategies for BFSI: Enhancing Customer Experience with Contact Center Software Do you know the top priority of today’s customers? However, in today’s digitally driven era, competition is getting fierce day by day, making it challenging for BFSI institutions to keep up with customer expectations.

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Contact Center Omnichannel Customer Experience Social Media 59

Fonolo

OCTOBER 7, 2021

That’s why it’s more important than ever to have a superior customer service strategy — that includes ensuring your retail contact center operations are optimized for a smooth customer experience. The Contact Center Guide to Managing Spikes in Call Volume. of retail contact center leaders.

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Contact Center Retail Customer Expectations Technology 141

Fonolo

JANUARY 28, 2021

An unsung hero of the contact center, managers are typically known for overseeing daily operations. So how can contact center managers help your business shine in the eyes of your customers? Why can contact center managers influence customer perception?? The importance of ‘informal authority’.

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Contact Center Customer Satisfaction CX Sales 175

Fonolo

AUGUST 18, 2022

Today’s customer craves the swift and easy—and this rings 1000 times truer for call center customers. Your customer service should be accessible to everyone. But contact center accessibility doesn’t just help people with disabilities—it helps every customer. Customer and Company Alignment.

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Customer Satisfaction Contact Center Customer Service Technology 87

Fonolo

MAY 4, 2021

Consumer expectation and channel preference have always dictated the direction of customer service and experience. The highly-coveted Millennial and Gen Z consumers expect and demand a certain quality of customer service across all channels. The ROI of Call-Backs for Your Call Center.

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Contact Center Artificial Intelligence AI Omnichannel 152

Execs In The Know

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

If your organization hasn’t yet explored the potential of AI in your contact center, now is the time. Our latest report in partnership with ASAPP , The State of the Tech: AI in the Contact Center , delivers key insights into how AI is transforming CX operations. AI Deployment Has Just Begun—Is Your Brand Ready?

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Hodusoft

AUGUST 29, 2024

The Current State of AI in BPO Contact Centers Do you know Artificial Intelligence (AI) is currently the hottest trend in various industries? AI technology has drastically transformed the BPO contact centers industry by automating repetitive tasks, enabling intelligent routing, and providing real-time analytics.

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Contact Center AI Artificial Intelligence Compliance 52

Fonolo

APRIL 11, 2023

Looking for ways to optimize your call center queue management and improve customer satisfaction? Customers hate waiting on hold. PRWeb reports that 32% of customers are not willing to wait on hold at all. And 69% of customers say they’ve abandoned a brand after a single bad customer service experience.

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Contact Center Social Media Social Listening Customer Satisfaction 81

CSAT.AI

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Offshoring contact center operations is not a new concept. When it comes to BPO (Business Process Outsourcing), customer service is near the top, especially for large businesses. costs scalability 24/7 service company size brand country options language barriers communication tools change and risk management.

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Fonolo

AUGUST 24, 2017

We’ve been chatting a lot about customer satisfaction (CSat) recently, but for very good reason; measuring the degree to which your product / service meets customer expectations is critical to the success of your brand, regardless of the vertical or size. Understand Your Customers’ Expectations.

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Contact Center Customer Satisfaction Customer Expectations NPS 98

Hodusoft

AUGUST 9, 2023

Improving Customer Service in BPOs with Multi-Tenant Contact Center Software Noted management guru Peter F. It isn’t surprising to see that many small, medium, and large businesses outsource their customer service to BPOs. Just imagine you are a business owner who is considering outsourcing customer service.

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Contact Center Customer Service CRM Social Media 52

Fonolo

JUNE 9, 2020

Is your contact center providing the best customer experience possible? One of the most challenging aspects of running a contact center is managing your team. After all, these are the people who connect with dozens of your customers each day and support them with any issues or challenges they may have.

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Contact Center Construction Customer Satisfaction Start-ups 129

Customer Service Life

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

I’ve come to the realization recently after seeing several demos of various CCaaS (Contact Center as a Service) platforms that there’s a flaw in the whole selling process. It’s at this point in the meeting that they reveal the millions of metrics available to any contact center leader who adopts the platform.

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Contact Center Scorecard Customer Satisfaction Gaming 84

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

We spent the last couple of months asking influencers and industry leaders how they thought the pandemic had impacted customer service. One recurring theme was that of agent satisfaction. Download the full industry report FREE: The State of the Contact Center 2020 . Agents Were Our Virtual Frontline.

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Customer Satisfaction Contact Center Healthcare CX 167

Hodusoft

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Increase ROI of BPO with Omnichannel Contact Center Software Excellent customer service is just as important as excellent marketing efforts. About 68% of consumers say they would pay more for a product or service from a company that has a reputation for great customer service.

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Contact Center Omnichannel Compliance Social Media 52

Fonolo

AUGUST 29, 2023

Call centers are at the heart of modern customer service and that makes active listening an indispensable CX tool. As call center managers, you have the power to train and encourage your agents to become active listening experts; enhancing customer satisfaction and loyalty.

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Contact Center Construction Customer Satisfaction Start-ups 67

Hodusoft

APRIL 27, 2022

Omnichannel Contact Center: A Beginner’s Guide to Scale Up. Providing the best customer service is one of the most important pillars of any businesses’ success. Earlier, call centers had limited resources making it difficult for tech support to handle every query. What Is An Omnichannel Contact Center?

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Contact Center Omnichannel Social Media CXM 105

Fonolo

JUNE 13, 2023

Today’s customers expect more from customer service. They want prompt, reliable, integrated service and they will not linger if it’s not readily available. Their patience is never shorter than when dealing with your call center. That’s why call-backs have become a contact center essential.

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Contact Center Social Media Start-ups Customer Satisfaction 104

Fonolo

MARCH 30, 2021

TIP: Most contact center software will generate a Call Detail Record (CDR). This feature displays data for each incoming call, including time before the customer abandoned the call. Today’s customers expect to be able to reach you on any platform. Take an omni-channel approach. Adopt a call-back solution.

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Contact Center Social Media Start-ups Customer Satisfaction 147

Hodusoft

MAY 10, 2024

A Comprehensive Guide to Virtual Call Center and Contact Centers Even though virtual call centers and contact centers have been around for quite some time, they have gained widespread popularity in the last four to five years only. What Are Virtual Call Centers and Contact Centers?

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Contact Center Social Media Compliance Artificial Intelligence 52

CSAT.AI

AUGUST 12, 2021

Customers cheer when they feel that they matter. Treat your customers like valuable members of your team! Here are some QA goals in contact centers to make your team score: Reduce Abandon Rate. Listening to the customers who take the time to respond is important as they represent many with the same problem who do not.

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Contact Center Social Media Customer Satisfaction Manufacturing 98

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

We thought we were bold when we said more than 65% of contact centers would move to the cloud in 2020. Read the Full Industry Report Here: The State of the Contact Center in 2020. We’ve spoken to the experts for our State of the Contact Center 2020 report. It happened even faster than we thought.

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Contact Center CX Technology Technology 135

Zendesk

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Whether you’re a business owner, customer service professional, or curious about the latest trends in customer support, join us as we delve into the potential and benefits of omnichannel contact centers. What is an omnichannel contact center?

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Contact Center Omnichannel Social Media AI 52

Ameyo Callversations

JANUARY 19, 2022

Contact centers act as a spine of good customer experiences. A modern contact center is a primary location that shapes both inbound and outbound communications with customers using various customer engagement channels and strategies; however, its success totally relies on meeting and exceeding customer expectations.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 18, 2022

Contact centers have experienced a wild ride throughout the pandemic – and it looks like it is continuing in a more positive direction. The global contact center industry was valued at approximately $339 billion in 2020, and is expected to reach $496 billion by 2027!

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Fonolo

AUGUST 2, 2018

We deal with a lot of buzzwords and phrases that saturate the customer service industry, some of which have become a little bit tired. One in particular that we really detest here at Fonolo is “Delight your customer”. How you attend to your customers’ happiness levels and overall satisfaction requires critical thinking.

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Customer Satisfaction Contact Center Customer Loyalty NPS 121

Hodusoft

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Contact Center Technology Trends to Watch in 2022. The contact center trends too, changed completely driven by the pandemic. 2020-21 saw most contact centers make a shift to cloud contact center software. So, what contact center technology trends can one expect in 2022.

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