Inside Customer Service

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

It guides you through the Phone-Based Customer Service course on LinkedIn Learning. Phone-Based Customer Service focuses on essential phone skills: Building rapport Exceeding expectations Solving problems The course is ideal for anyone who serves customers over the phone. Workshop planning tool ( free download ).

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Callminer

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Talking to customers on the phone all day isn’t an easy job; that’s why it takes a special set of skills and characteristics to be a successful contact center agent. Even top-performing agents have bad days, though, and sometimes, things that are considered standard practice can frustrate customers. Peter Mann.

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Adrian Swinscoe

MARCH 13, 2024

One such piece of research was […] The post The worrying state of the European contact center space first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe. Every now and again, I come across a piece of research that makes me want to pull my hair out.

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CX Accelerator

MARCH 16, 2020

Written by Jeremy Watkin and Community Dear contact center agent: What if I told you that if you come to work for us you can do the exact same job as you’re doing now but we’ll instead call you a customer service hero, guru, rockstar, or ninja? Be careful about confusing agents and customers. Are you sold?

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Fonolo

MARCH 16, 2023

Your contact center may run like clockwork, with engaged agents answering calls quickly, solving problems, and creating satisfied customers in record time. But without the contact center KPIs and metrics that managers use to measure the effectiveness of their operations, you’d never know for sure. KPIs matter.

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Contact Center Sentiment Analysis NPS Customer Satisfaction 151

Uniphore

JULY 23, 2021

Employee disengagement is rampant in contact centers. But it’s actually the everyday reality at the contact center, according to Gartner’s recent report “Rampant Employee Disengagement is Driving Turnover and Harming Customer Outcomes.” Jacada's Call Center Life: 2021 Edition. Register Now.

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Fonolo

AUGUST 10, 2021

No matter how great your product or service is, the success of your contact center largely depends on the customer service you provide. Ultimately, if customers don’t have a good experience, they’re likely not going to call back. Start by creating a customer care vision and set goals. DID YOU KNOW?

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Inside Customer Service

MARCH 11, 2021

This past year has been tough on contact center agents. Some contact centers endured unimaginable spikes in volume. About the Benchmark Portal Agent Voices Report The report is based on a detailed survey that was given to more than 10,000 contact center agents and leads in North America. Posting a 7.4

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Callminer

MAY 27, 2020

Call centers and contact centers operate within the same general field of customer support and outreach. Call centers came first, focusing employees on handling large streams of customer calls at once. Call Centers Focus on Phones. Contact Centers Incorporate Advanced Analytics.

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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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Inside Customer Service

MARCH 16, 2023

Remote work is polarizing, especially for contact centers. In early 2023, I launched a study on contact center agent burnout. Trying to have a conversation in between contacts. Getting Service Right reveals 10 hidden and counterintuitive obstacles to outstanding customer service.

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CX Accelerator

MARCH 16, 2020

Written by Jeremy Watkin and Community Dear contact center agent: What if I told you that if you come to work for us you can do the exact same job as you’re doing now but we’ll instead call you a customer service hero, guru, rockstar, or ninja? Be careful about confusing agents and customers. Are you sold?

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Customer Think

JANUARY 26, 2023

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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Hodusoft

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Achieving Excellence: Best Practices for Contact Center Performance and Quality Assurance Whether you are an entrepreneur or a professional in the contact center industry or any other sector, you know that implementing best practices can enhance performance by leaps and bounds and drive success.

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Fonolo

MARCH 2, 2023

No stranger to change, the contact center industry has been ahead of the curve throughout the global pandemic. We consulted nine industry experts to tell us all about it – and discuss the state of the contact center in 2023. Word: Contact centers are technology leaders! Customers love it.

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Contact Center Artificial Intelligence Sentiment Analysis AI 141

Fonolo

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Contact center trends move fast, which makes trend-spotting an invigorating sport for those who dare to participate! There’s no denying that some of the changes impacting contact centers over the last four years continue to make waves – notably the enduring appetite for hybrid and remote work.

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Adrian Swinscoe

MARCH 11, 2024

David […] The post A look inside a punk-inspired contact center – Interview with David Powers first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe. Today’s interview is with David Powers, who is an author, podcast host, Chief Experience Officer at Rooter Hero Plumbing & Air and a true punk.

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Hodusoft

MARCH 24, 2022

The Future of customer service is the Omnichannel Contact Center. Regardless of how the customers contact you, they expect to have their issues resolved on time. An omnichannel solution for contact centers is the perfect solution to meet these requirements.

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Customer Think

JULY 9, 2024

Source: Pexels Contact Center teams are often the busiest departments in an organization. Customer service agents must promptly respond to customers asking various questions through multiple communication channels. While automation is part of every business process, it is especially valuable in the contact center.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 17, 2023

If there’s one thing managers need to understand about digital transformation, it’s how artificial intelligence is changing CX in the contact center. Gartner reports that AI chatbots alone can save the contact center industry up to $80 billion in annual labor costs by 2026. What Do Customers Value in CX?

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 19, 2023

If you’re in the contact center industry, 80/20 service levels are likely nothing new. You may have used 80/20 service levels in your operations! Contact center managers know that SLAs are essential for defining and measuring success for their businesses. Is 80/20 Right for My Contact Center?

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Fonolo

MAY 10, 2023

Attending contact center conferences and live events is an excellent way to keep up with technology and best practices in this rapidly changing industry. Consider attending an industry event if you’d like to sharpen your management and customer service skills. You’ll be glad you did!

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Fonolo

AUGUST 29, 2018

This is especially true for those of us involved in the cacophony of contact centers; we are essentially the appointed, trusted ‘brand listeners’ who hear many, many voices on a given day, including those of both customers and colleagues. Contact center professionals? We are all customers for something.

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Inside Customer Service

JANUARY 27, 2022

The contact center agent shook his head as he scanned the quality assurance form. What is contact center quality assurance? I realize some readers might not be familiar with the quality assurance process in contact centers. Let's say you monitor five calls for a particular customer service agent.

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Fonolo

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

With the labor shortage, a workforce in transition, and the dynamic (but disruptive) impact of AI, managing a contact center in 2024 can be a real workout. Why not take a break from the heavy lifting for a moment, and check out Fonolo’s annual State of the Contact Center report? What’s inside?

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SurveySensum

OCTOBER 29, 2024

It’s no secret that your contact center is the first line of defense with your customers – making it the most important touchpoint in the customer journey. Also, 88% of customers say that a good customer service experience is what makes them more likely to make another purchase from the brand.

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Customer Service Life

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Image by Mikko Koivuneva from Pixabay Whether it’s called a one-on-one meeting, or a coaching conversation, or a performance check-in, this regular conversation between a supervisor and an employee is essential to an effective and high-performing contact center. Keep in mind that most people want to excel in their work.

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Customer Think

JANUARY 27, 2023

As the world moves ever closer to a future in which artificial intelligence (AI) plays a more significant role, contact centers are at the forefront of this change. AI has the potential to dramatically improve customer service, eliminate repetitive tasks and help contact centers become more efficient.

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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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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

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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Uniphore

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Contact centers can deliver superior CX, save costs, and achieve better ROI with AI and automation. Over a year after the onset of the pandemic, contact centers have stepped up digital transformation plans at scale. The post Fulfilling Conversational AI’s Promise in Your Contact Center appeared first on Uniphore.

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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?

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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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Customer Think

MAY 12, 2023

Contact centers are witnessing a significant transformation. The Covid-19 crisis led to a surge in call volumes and a decline in customer service agents, with incoming calls skyrocketing nearly 300% during the initial months.

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Inside Customer Service

MAY 9, 2024

A quality assurance analyst was reviewing a contact center agent's calls. Hiring, training, and giving feedback would all be easier if you could accurately measure customer service skills like rapport, listening, or empathy. Customer service skills includes a broad range of skills sets. Irritated at times.

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