Callminer
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Cultivating a productive call center environment involves optimizing many different facets of its operations. From facility design to computer systems and software integrations, all aspects of your call center that impact its internal atmosphere can affect employee performance. The power your call center environment has over your staff’s overall level of productivity cannot be overestimated.
Intercom, Inc.
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Today we’re introducing Resolution Bot – the next generation of Answer Bot, our intelligent support chatbot that automatically answers customer questions. We believe automation will transform the way that businesses support their customers. Bots are already enabling customer support teams to scale personalized experiences without added headcount. But until now, support bots have stopped short of fully resolving customer issues.
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Beyond Philosophy
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
The wealth of information within academia and doesn’t get used by business is amazing. I blame their naming. Academics have great information, but a terrible naming skills. . Take Hyperbolic Discounting (please!), a significant psychological concept that plays into many decisions we make, that we discussed on a recent podcast. You might think the term describes super-exaggerated markdowns, but it doesn’t. .
Uniphore
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
In reviewing the new 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Workforce Engagement Management Report today, I saw something different for a change. The vendors positioned in the MQ Leaders Quadrant are still in the Leaders Quadrant, but what’s really interesting is what is happening in the lower left. Automation is moving up in the ranks for agent engagement.
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
Callminer
FEBRUARY 23, 2020
Here are 9 best practices you can implement right now in order to keep your call center environment both welcoming and productive.
Intercom, Inc.
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Having the right tools to support customers is vital if your customer base is growing at a fast clip. How fast? Try 1 new customer every 5 seconds. That’s been the experience of web hosting provider Hostinger. Launched in 2004, the web hosting provider serves over 29 million users in 178 countries. With slow loading websites costing the US economy more than $500 million every year , Hostinger equips businesses with reliable web hosting and fast loading times that directly contribute to their bot
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UJET
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
There’s a saying: jack of all trades and master of none. The meaning behind this is that a person has knowledge of a variety of subjects and skills, but might not be an expert in any of them. So while that person can speak about a subject, they are not necessarily the best source available to dive deep into the matter at hand. This phrase can be applied to numerous industries and roles, however, when discussing customer support agents, it can be even more relevant.
Callminer
FEBRUARY 25, 2020
Read how Robotic process automation works, our best practices for implementing RPA, and tips for overcoming common challenges faced during implementation.
Intercom, Inc.
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
?. Anyone who’s tangled with customer support knows: getting an answer to your question is one thing, but actually landing on a useful resolution to your problem can be another. Two years ago, we introduced Answer Bot to address our customers’ most important questions. It did a terrific job, but we knew we could do even better. This week, we’re proud to unveil its successor: Resolution Bot , Intercom’s upgraded support chatbot that scales your team by answering 33% of common questions.
Totango
FEBRUARY 25, 2020
A successful organization operates in much the same way as a prestigious orchestra. Both are made up of individuals with a specialization—say, playing the clarinet or managing a Customer Success team. While individual success is important in both cases, you also need overall harmony. Just as the individual musicians and sections of an orchestra must work well together to make good music, the employees and departments of an organization must work well together to do good business.
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.
Uplifting Service
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
Personalized Customer Service. Customer Experience. Customer Centricity. Customer Obsession. These phrases have become central to the language of business in almost every industry. They mean vigilant, unwavering attention to the customer to determine actions and improvements. For some, these words represent a true transformation of organization and culture.
The DiJulius Group
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
1. Customer Service Feature Story It Is Better to Be Their Favorite Than the Best We all have a company or two that we can’t live without. Think about the companies you frequent the most. They may be your favorite local restaurant, cafe, hair salon, or a dry cleaner. All these companies have competitors that. Read Full Article. The post It Is Better to Be Their Favorite Than the Best appeared first on The DiJulius Group.
Customers That Stick
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
Are customer service jobs good? Well, some are, some aren’t Like any job, a lot depends on where you work and who you work for. More generally, customer service jobs can be excellent depending on what your goals are and what your interests are. If you enjoy working with people — and that is key — helping people get through challenges, helping make people’s days better, then customer service is an amazing field.
Totango
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
We all want to believe that we have a strong relationship with our customers. However, the truth is that we’re only as important to them as the value we offer their businesses. The digitization of business has created a customer-centric economy, and people switch services until they find the solution that suits them. So when you get the customer’s attention, you have to maximize every conversation and engagement to prove you are the right partner to nurture their long-term growth.
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.
ProProfs
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
In the United States, student loan debts have recently jumped to $77 billion , bringing it to a total $1.16 trillion. The skyrocketing cost of college tuition is nudging learners to search for other viable alternatives. It leads them to online learning, which is projected to grow more than $241 billion by 2022. Subject-matter experts are capitalizing on their expertise by creating and selling courses online.
Fonolo
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
Despite a considerable investment targeted at improving service levels and reducing waiting times for the CRA’s support channels, recent tests by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) show that service levels have worsened for the second straight year, primarily due to a lack of agent training and knowledge management. CFIB Reports Reveals Declining CRA Service Levels.
Customers That Stick
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
In this One Win Book Review, we take a look at The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch. Check out the video below to hear Adam’s one win that you can take away from The 80/20 Principle to improve your organization’s customer experience and customer service. About The 80/20 Principle. FROM THE PUBLISHER: The 80/20 principle is one of the great secrets of highly effective people and organizations.
Comm100
FEBRUARY 25, 2020
Siloed systems are one of the greatest obstacles to a quality customer experience (CX). Your team can spend days crafting the perfect customer journey, but if only some people on your team can see the most recent interaction with the customer, how can your perfect customer journey come to fruition? When customer touchpoints across different channels are not in sync, customers can get inconsistent information – particularly over email, live chat, and social media.
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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.
CSM Practice
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
A good customer success team drives continuous value to the customer at every point in the customer life-cycle journey. The job of the customer success team entails myriads of responsibilities, including proper onboarding, increasing product usage, proactively managing accounts, customer engagements, and training , expanding and renewing accounts, and so on.
Hodusoft
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
If businesses state that they are still using the good old PSTN for communications then they are stuck in a time warp. The world has moved on to VoIP. It is not plain old PSTN PBX that businesses should use but IP PBX and that too software IP PBX. Of course, you may wish to retain the PSTN lines for a variety of reasons but there are compelling reasons to switch to IP PBX Software solutions for communications.
Customers That Stick
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
Why Is Customer Service Language Used? This is an interesting question, as it could mean a few things. I assume what the person asking the question means by customer service is language that is thoughtful or carefully worded. There are a few dynamics to why this type of language is taught and used. [link]. To begin, it is simply more effective in producing outcomes in working with others.
Confirmit
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
I’ve been lucky enough to take part in a number of industry awards events over the last couple of years. To be clear, by ‘lucky’ I’m absolutely not referring to the part that involves lots of enforced grinning and – shudder – networking. Actually, the networking bit isn’t too bad once I man up and get on with it.
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!
ClientSuccess
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
As your team is planning out the customer onboarding experience , it’s helpful to look at the situation from through a customer’s eyes. Your customer has just been through a whirlwind sales experience that may have been months – even years – long. SaaS sales experiences are not necessarily known to be smooth sailing, and customers might still have plenty of questions about your product and its value coming out of this process.
InteractionMetrics
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
The Los Angeles Times ( Sunday, Feb 23, Business Section ) describes me as “a vocal critic of survey culture.” Am I? Only sort of. It’s true, I often see companies pestering their customers with biased surveys. It’s also true I see many companies gleaning grossly gamed data from their surveys. But at the same time, when done well, I see surveys worth their weight in gold.
Dealing With Humans
FEBRUARY 25, 2020
When I was young, on the night before going to Disneyland, it was far harder to find slumber than it was on Christmas eve. I wanted to sleep so badly, so the morning would come sooner. The moment my eyes opened on that long anticipated morning, I said to myself, “Today is the day”. I work at a Wild West themed Adventure Park in Colorado, helping to manage daily operations.
Comm100
FEBRUARY 25, 2020
Siloed systems are one of the greatest obstacles to a quality customer experience (CX). Your team can spend days crafting the perfect customer journey, but if only some people on your team can see the most recent interaction with the customer, how can your perfect customer journey come to fruition? When customer touchpoints across different channels are not in sync, customers can get inconsistent information – particularly over email, live chat, and social media.
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.
ClientSuccess
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
As your team is planning out the customer onboarding experience , it’s helpful to look at the situation from through a customer’s eyes. Your customer has just been through a whirlwind sales experience that may have been months – even years – long. SaaS sales experiences are not necessarily known to be smooth sailing, and customers might still have plenty of questions about your product and its value coming out of this process.
Neosperience
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
By Sentient Technology we want to highlight the applications of Artificial Intelligence that can read, interpret and respond to human stimuli. . Man is an emotional animal; for this reason, humans search for emotions within what they create. In recent years, we have witnessed a wave of technology development that seeks to imitate, or rather decrypt, human emotions.
InteractionMetrics
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Have you ever wondered if those surveys companies relentlessly send are biased or missing the point? You’re right. Most surveys are so flawed they’re broken. Bad Customer Surveys are Everywhere. Last year, I wrote about how Whole Foods asks customers to take their survey in a disorganized way. I also examined an Alaska Airlines survey that, with 94 questions, puts the fatigue in survey fatigue.
CSM Practice
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Guessing has no place in a changing customer success industry. Now more than ever, customer success leaders must use relevant and actionable customer success metrics to make guided decisions and strategies to deliver success. Even Data is reliable, accurate and complete, it can still become overwhelming. Out of the myriads of customer data that can be measured, in this blog, I will emphasize the most important customer success metrics you need to focus on based on best practices.
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.
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