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Is "Agent" Offensive to Contact Center Professionals?

CX Accelerator

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? Are you sold? In all seriousness, I recently had a conversation with someone who voiced their disdain for the term “agent” when referring to a customer service or contact center professional.

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Emerging Trends Revealed in Unique CX Research

Beyond Philosophy

We encourage clients to research their customers all the time. Late last year, we decided to take our advice and study our customers and prospective customers, and well, anyone. Some of the research told us what we expected to hear, but some of the revelations might surprise you. We talked about this research in a recent podcast. You All Want Growth.

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Top Debt Collection Conferences and Events: 47 Informative Events for Debt Collection Professionals to Stay on Top of Industry Regulations, Trends, and Best Practices

Callminer

The debt collection industry is changing and ever-evolving. Laws related to consumer credit, creditors rights, and collections are constantly under revision.

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Intercom’s response to the spread of Covid-19

Intercom, Inc.

In this unprecedented and uncertain time, Intercom’s first priority is the health and wellbeing of our staff and their loved ones, the communities we work in, and the customers we support. We wanted to share what steps we’ve been taking in recent days to protect these groups. We hope these measures will also contribute, if even in a small way, to slowing down the spread of the virus.

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Why Tech-Forward Tax and Accounting Firms Have the Inside Track to the Future

Speaker: Joe Wroblewski, Sales Engineer Manager

Automating time-consuming manual tasks can save your firm hundreds of hours–and thousands of dollars. But it can also have longer-lasting benefits, like helping you attract and retain the next generation of CPAs, and we don’t need to tell you how important that is amid the current generational staffing crisis in the tax and accounting profession. You'll want to save your seat for this new webinar with industry expert Joe Wroblewski, where we'll explore how to: Maximize ROI with Cost-Effective Te

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Is "Agent" Offensive to Contact Center Professionals?

CX Accelerator

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? Are you sold? In all seriousness, I recently had a conversation with someone who voiced their disdain for the term “agent” when referring to a customer service or contact center professional.

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5 virus-related CX tips you need TODAY

Heart of the Customer

We’ve been in customer experience quite a while now. To paraphrase Liam Neeson – we have a very particular set of skills, skills we have acquired over very long careers. And we’d like to use what we know to help you help your customers when so much is out of your control. Below are five […]. The post 5 virus-related CX tips you need TODAY appeared first on Heart of the Customer.

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How To Promote Customer Loyalty in the Age of Complexity

Uniphore

Conventional wisdom accepts it’s cheaper to keep existing customers than to get new ones. Then why is it companies pay so little attention to creating brand loyalty? Treating your customers right and giving them what they want should be a no-brainer. Read More.

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Crisis as Catalyst: Managing Your Remote Customer Service Team

Navedas

When we put out our blog last week on facing changes we didn’t yet know how big they would be. This week we are in a new paradigm due to COVID-19, where remote work is a necessity. For some of you this may be new. The post Crisis as Catalyst: Managing Your Remote Customer Service Team appeared first on Navedas.

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5 Tips to Manage Remote Customer Support Agents

UJET

A strong customer support team is integral to the success of any business. But a strong team doesn’t need to be in the same office to ensure success. The rise of remote work has proven that employees can be as, or more, efficient in their work outside of the office. But even with a dispersed team, managers and supervisors can ensure that agents are providing the expected high-quality support to maintain positive customer experiences.

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Are You Using This Valuable Marketing Tool For Growth?

Beyond Philosophy

Shark attacks have overblown importance compared to how often they occur. But since TV and movies have made so much of these rare, and rarely fatal events, we are sure we will be the next victim. These unlikely worries are the result of a psychological phenomenon called the Availability Heuristic. This episode of the Intuitive Customer explores the Availability Heuristic and how it can help your brand promote customer-driven growth.

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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The Incredible Opportunities out of the Coronavirus Crisis in your Personal Life

The DiJulius Group

The Incredible Opportunities out of the Coronavirus Crisis in your Personal Life By now we should all be well aware of what we need to do and avoid doing to stay healthy. However, constantly checking headline news and social media during times like this can become an unhealthy addiction. As well as making it the. Read Full Article. The post The Incredible Opportunities out of the Coronavirus Crisis in your Personal Life appeared first on The DiJulius Group.

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One more priority for 2020…

Taylor Reach Group

By Colin Taylor. One priority each of us should have on our “to do” for 2020 is mental health. Mental health disorders are pervasive, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), with nearly 1 in 5 Americans aged 18 or older reporting mental illness and more than 70% reporting at least one symptom of stress in 2016. Too often we overlook mental health issues as personal issues that are not the concern or responsibility of the employers or the organization.

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Can I Work a Customer Service Job from Home?

Customers That Stick

SPECIAL NOTE: This video was pre-recorded prior to the outbreak of COVID-19 and the shutting down of many face-to-face businesses. While we certainly would have made it more current in content and tone for the current circumstances if recording today, we still think the underlying answer to this question is worth sharing. Prior to the current situation, the ability to work customer service jobs from home was increasing both as the technology and benefits of a distributed workforce increased.

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Exclusive Research Reveals Fascinating New Trends

Beyond Philosophy

You all want growth, don’t know what to prioritize to get it, and aren’t nearly worried enough about the disruption AI will have on your industry. At least, that’s what our research late last year told us. This episode of The Intuitive Customer reveals the trends we identified in our research late last year. While some of it was what we expected to hear, a few trends left us gobsmacked.

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Breaking The Commerce Bottleneck: Your SAP Exit Plan Starts Now

Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.

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Are You Still Using The Marketing 5Ps? Move To The Improved 7Qs.

C3Centricity

Marketing is a great profession and the marketing 5Ps is the code by which we live. I’ve worked in or with marketing teams for almost my whole career and I am passionate about brand building. From the outside, others see marketers as those who come to work late and seem to party all night. They always seem to be watching TV or jetting off to exotic places to talk about advertising!

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7 Ways to allocate your customer experience resources more wisely

Lumoa

When money is tight and businesses are going through hard times, how can a business properly manage their customer experience management (CXM) resources wisely? We'll share everything you should know about allocating and managing your customer experience program when times are tough.

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5 Reasons Why Product Experience Is More Important Now Than Ever

Gainsight

It’s times like these that really put what’s important into perspective. Nick recently wrote a great post detailing five major reasons why customer success, and its impact on retention, is existential for businesses during a downturn. To paraphrase, being there for your customers when they need you most will enable you to keep and grow their business when you need them most.

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In this Time of Coronavirus…Let Goodness in Business Prevail. Human and Financial Prosperity Will Follow.

Customer Bliss

In this time of Coronavirus…let goodness prevail, instead of fear. Let kindness and grace be our first instinct. Let trust and respect become translated now into our business lives. These will lead to every kind of prosperity on the other side of this pandemic. Growth through admirable acts will define companies and people now. I was struck by this beautiful gesture of humanity in the Italian city of Siena.

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Next-Gen Cloud Contact Centers For Dummies®

What does customer service excellence look like in 2024? According to our report with insights from CX expert Shep Hyken, customer expectations are at an all-time high, and there’s a bigger shift toward self-service and leveraging AI capabilities.

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Leading with Service during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Uplifting Service

As the Coronavirus spreads, it brings new and unique challenges to organizations in every industry in all parts of the world. People are working in a time of tremendous uncertainty and stress. If you’re a leader in this unfolding drama, there is no clear view of the direction or duration of the crisis. The health of people near you may be threatened.

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Are Customer Reviews Reliable?

Customers That Stick

Are Customer Reviews Reliable? This is an age old question, or at least as old as the internet itself. The answer is simple. Yes, no, and maybe. If you’ve studied statistics at all, you may have heard of something called statistical significance. That means there is enough of a sample set enough data that the data can be judged as being a fairly good indication of the truth.

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10 Tips For Operating A Virtual Customer Success Organization

Gainsight

Do you remember New Year’s Eve? I do. I’m talking about New Year’s Eve— this year. 2020. The start of a new decade. The twenties. At least now we just say “the twenties” The “aughts” and the “teens” didn’t exactly roll off the tongue. When you look back at January 1, 2020—the hopes, the dreams, the resolutions—it all feels so long ago.

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Committing to our customers’ success in these challenging times

Totango

Dear Totango Community, In these unprecedented times, I wanted to personally reach out to you to express our concern and support for you, your families and your businesses. We at Totango will continue to be here to support you for whatever you need, personal or professional. Please simply reach out and let us know what we can do to help. The safety of our employees and community is of paramount importance to us and as such we’ve taken steps over the last few weeks to protect all – ce

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Future-Proof Your Firm: Smarter Tech for Stronger Returns & Simpler Workflows

Speaker: Joe Wroblewski, Senior Sales Engineer

Is your tech stack working for you—or are you working for it ? 🤖 In today’s world of automation and AI, technology should simplify workflows—not add complexity. Seamless integration and interconnectivity are key to maximizing productivity, optimizing workflows, and improving collaboration. Join expert Joe Wroblewski for a practical and insightful session on how you can build a smarter, more connected tech stack that drives efficiency and long-term success!

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Working Remotely: How to Build a Team and Communicate with Your Team From Anywhere

Myra Golden Media

How to work remotely with a team is the most trending topic right now. Here’s precisely how you build a team and communicate with your team from anywhere.

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How to Destroy a Customer Relationship in the Final Moments

Customers That Stick

It’s amazing to me how many companies destroy a customer relationship at the very end. How their attitudes change towards a customer at the end of that customer’s “ customer lifetime ”. A company that’s worked hard to deliver a good product, good service, and good experience, throws it all away when the customer leaves. Now, I don’t really rant for the sake of ranting, because that makes these posts about me and not you, and that’s not what we’re about.

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5 Reasons Why Customer Success Is Existential During A Downturn

Gainsight

If you’ve spent any time on any social media these last few days, the responses to the current coronavirus crisis range from: All the way to: In response to these highly polar emotional reactions, many may believe the sensible path is cold reason—set aside feelings and take the rational path. In defense of “emotional” decisions. I truly believe that emotions are completely valid signals, and any call to ignore them ignores not only a part of what connects us and makes us human,

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Customer-Centric Voice of the Customer

ClearAction

Customer-Centric Voice of the Customer Lynn Hunsaker. Customer-centric voice of the customer may seem automatic: it’s the customer’s voice, so isn’t it automatically customer-centric? Nope. “Centric” means “being at the center”, and if your voice-of-customer is asking about you, then it’s not really asking about them.

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4 HR Priorities for 2025 to Supercharge Your Employee Experience

Speaker: Carolyn Clark and Miriam Connaughton

Forget predictions, let’s focus on priorities for the year and explore how to supercharge your employee experience. Join Miriam Connaughton and Carolyn Clark as they discuss key HR trends for 2025—and how to turn them into actionable strategies for your organization. In this dynamic webinar, our esteemed speakers will share expert insights and practical tips to help your employee experience adapt and thrive.

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Leading virtual meetings

Myra Golden Media

With Covid-19, most meetings will be virtual. Learn how to make your virtual meetings productive and engaging in this short course.

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What is a Customer Retention Management System, and Do You Need One?

ClientSuccess

For many people working in the SaaS industry, the term Customer Relationship Management (CRM) has become a blanket ‘catch-all’ term for anything having to do with sales, onboarding, adoption, renewals, and, yes, customer retention. Those of us in the customer success world, however, know first-hand just how different these different buckets of the customer lifecycle can actually be from one another.

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5 Tips To Be An Effective CSM Leader In Difficult Times

Gainsight

Your CSM team is on the front line every day keeping your customers successful. They wear a multitude of hats to keep the business thriving. From strategists, to cheerleaders to therapists, they help your customers drive outcomes to support retention and growth. During times like this, these high-touch, client-facing roles are under unprecedented amounts of stress.

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AI Chatbots in the Contact Center – Help in a Crisis

Comm100

In the past few weeks, I’ve been reaching out to contact center managers to find out what key problems have been brought on by the coronavirus pandemic , and how they are dealing with them. From what I gather, skyrocketing volume, a need for consistent messaging, and sudden onboarding of new agents have been the primary causes for concern among almost all of them.

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From Rigid To Resilient: Why Enterprises Need Modular Commerce Now

Speaker: Benjamin Woll, Tiffany Spizzo, and Jaime Santos Alcón

Enterprise commerce is at an inflection point. Rigid, monolithic platforms slow brands down, but a full replatforming is disruptive and costly. Modular architecture offers a flexible, scalable alternative - allowing enterprise brands to modernize without ripping and replacing their entire stack. Learn how a composable approach helps modernize commerce stacks while maintaining control over critical systems.