eglobalis

OCTOBER 21, 2024

However, this approach requires seamless coordination between public relations, social media teams, and customer service to ensure customer experience consistency. Mature companies often face the dilemma of scaling customer service while ensuring that every response is thoughtful and effective.

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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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Execs In The Know

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The customer experience (CX) landscape is evolving rapidly, especially in contact centers. Todays consumers expect seamless, efficient service, and they have little patience for delays or miscommunication. Customers want their problems to be solved quickly, but they also want to feel heard and understood.

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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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Callminer

JULY 22, 2018

And it is no surprise that the number of home-based customer service agents is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 36.4%. Despite the advantages of BPOs (24/7 customer support, location flexibility, cost savings, etc.), It is one of the strongest expansion levels of any outsourcing market sub-segment.

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Contact Center CX Compliance Customer Service 186

Callminer

JANUARY 5, 2025

Effective contact center coaching is key to enhancing agent performance and ensuring outstanding customer service and CX. Read this blog for insights and strategies to elevate coaching practices.

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CX Accelerator

JANUARY 7, 2019

That being said, I thought it might be helpful to share what I understand thus far about a couple concepts that are often mentioned in the CX technology space. It’s OK if they don’t but chances are you’ve heard a well-meaning salesperson try to sell you on the latest greatest CX tool and they’ve dropped these terms like they’re hot.

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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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DMG Consulting

MARCH 13, 2025

This set into motion the most radical and impactful transformation of contact centers and customer service organizations ever experienced. While achieving the AI vision and realizing its full value and benefits is yet to come, a great deal of progress has already been achieved throughout the CX industry.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

We spent the last couple of months asking influencers and industry leaders how they thought the pandemic had impacted customer service. Read the Full Industry Report Here: Contact Center Trends 2021. ” — Shep Hyken , CS & CX Expert and NYT Bestselling Author at hyken.com. We had to listen to that.

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CX Accelerator

OCTOBER 26, 2019

Furthermore, so many companies are paying lip service to great customer experience but not walking the walk. You are looking to hire one Avenger from the Marvel Cinematic Universe who will build the best CX program in all of the universe. I am Groot Gamora The greatest "Avenger of CX" is without a doubt, Gamora.

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CX Accelerator

JANUARY 11, 2021

The all-too-sudden and tragic passing of former Zappos CEO, Tony Hsieh has sent a ripple through the business world, and the customer experience (CX) community is no exception. In the past, I’ve often chuckled upon reading about Zappos in a book or hearing the name mentioned in a keynote address as a model for customer-centricity.

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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?? custserv #cx Click To Tweet.

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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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CX Accelerator

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Given that new employee onboarding is a critical time in the life of an employee, I challenged the CX Accelerator community to share two to three things their companies are doing right now, or need to do better in the future, to ensure that new employees are bought in to supporting customer experience (CX) efforts.

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CX Voice of the Customer Contact Center Start-ups 296

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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Fonolo

OCTOBER 27, 2020

As part of our State of the Contact Center in 2020 Industry Report , we asked industry leaders and influencers what surprised them the most about the pandemic. That so many CX professionals have been able to incorporate this approach into their operations is impressive, to say the least.”. Peter Ryan , Ryan Strategic Advisory.

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Callminer

APRIL 30, 2020

Given the often-hectic nature of call-based customer support, it is not at all uncommon for conflicts to arise with confused or otherwise frustrated customers. For more information on improving the customer experience, download our white paper, Leveraging Emotion to Improve CX & Elevate Contact Center Performance.

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Fonolo

DECEMBER 8, 2020

AI has been making a relentless assault on the contact center for several years. Read All the Contact Center Trends Here: Contact Center Trends 2021. Contact Center Execs Had Been ‘Back-Burnering’ Upgrades. Read All the Contact Center Trends Here: Contact Center Trends 2021.

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Contact Center AI Artificial Intelligence Omnichannel 154

Callminer

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

A new need for more adaptive service options, including improved omnichannel customer experience, has shown up as a strong trend with few signs of letting up. Adapting to a shifting market means making changes to agent engagement processes , team cooperation, agent training and more, while maintaining a positive customer experience.

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Technology Technology E-commerce Contact Center 376

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

Hodusoft

JANUARY 30, 2025

Omnichannel Contact Centers Solutions: What You Need to Know Do you know, businesses that implement omnichannel strategies retain 89% of their customers, compared to just 33% for those that dont? Enhanced customer satisfaction, improved retention rates, and stronger brand loyalty that drives business growth.

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Contact Center Omnichannel Social Media Retail 52

CX Accelerator

JUNE 8, 2020

Problems occur, however, when surveys become the only way we listen to customers — especially when you consider that a good survey response rate is in the realm of 20-30%. That means you never hear from 70-80% of customers. Listen to customer service call recordings. Back To CX Accelerator Blog Use your product.

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Social Media VOC VOE Contact Center 345

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!

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Contact Center Artificial Intelligence Sentiment Analysis AI 141

Hodusoft

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Why Every BPO Needs an Omnichannel Contact Center for Success? They are highly sophisticated organizations that offer a wide array of services to other businesses. The services range from customer service, legal support, data entry, marketing, and more. Apart from that what else?

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Contact Center Omnichannel Social Media Sentiment Analysis 52

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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CX Accelerator

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

But Customer Experience (CX) specifically holds some challenges that many new leaders can take weeks or months to grasp. Most people know what salespeople or customer service representatives do. But when sharing that you’re a CX professional, you might hear a few common things: “I have no idea what CX is.” “Uhh.

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CX Education Social Media Government 282

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

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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Contact Center Text Analytics Sentiment Analysis Machine Learning 52

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. Delivering superior CX (speed, accurate authentication; engaging with virtual assistants).

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Contact Center Artificial Intelligence CX Transformation Actionable Insights 130

Adrian Swinscoe

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

As CX continues to evolve into a modern business initiative and area of keen focus […] The post Embracing the future of CX: Unleashing the power of converged VOIP, contact centers, and video conferencing software first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe. This is a guest post by Jeni Rogers, Managing Editor, Wheelhouse.com.

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Contact Center CX Customer Experience Management Technology 147

Customer Service Life

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The Greatest Avenger of the CX Universe – If you were going to hire a character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to spearhead the customer experience effort in your organization, who would it be? This article features incredible contributions from the CX Accelerator community. I’ll keep this one short and sweet.

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Customer Service Contact Center Customer Loyalty AI 151

CX Accelerator

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

If one of them came to me and asked, “Uncle Jeremy, I’d sure love to follow in your footsteps and pursue a career in customer experience (CX). While there are more and more schools offering degrees in customer experience or customer experience management, what if their school of choice does not? Yael McCue.

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Hodusoft

OCTOBER 17, 2024

How AI and Omnichannel Support Elevate Customer Service in Call Center “Just as electricity transformed almost everything 100 years ago, today I actually have a hard time thinking of an industry that I don’t think Al (Artificial Intelligence) will transform in the next several years.” It happens by design.”

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Customers are not forthright with their expectations, but they know a sub-par experience when they encounter one. #CX CX #CustomerService Click To Tweet. Here are seven things your customers want your contact center to know: They want easy solutions. 4 Ways to Improve Contact Center Operational Efficiency.

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Contact Center Omnichannel Business Growth Technology 144

Uniphore

JUNE 10, 2021

We also learned just how important contact centers are to our everyday lives. When the whole world went remote, people started calling in in record numbers, forcing businesses to reassess their customer service game. At Jacada, we recognized the challenges of overwhelmed—and often understaffed—contact centers early on.

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