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Features, Bugs, Insights and the Art of Solving Customer Problems

Customer Service Life

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay It’s been 10 years since I wrote an article on this blog about the importance of never saying “No” to customers. Here’s the thing about contact center agents and the word “No” I firmly believe that contact center agents don’t actually like to tell customers they can’t do something.

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8 Essential Features for your Contact Center LMS

Customer Service Life

This article was originally published on the FCR blog on October 8, 2018. Instructional design- There’s an entire science around instructional design — and while it would be nice for every contact center to have someone with a masters degree in the topic (like FCR), that may not be practical.

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Contact Center Metrics ARE Customer Experience Metrics

Customer Service Life

This article was originally published on the ICMI Blog on March 29, 2018. But how many would list quality assurance, a standard contact center metric, as a customer experience metric? In the modern contact center, these ARE customer experience metrics. Click here to read the original. Average Handle Time (AHT).

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5 Contact Center Tech Upgrades to Consider in 2019

Customer Service Life

The text of this article originally appeared on the ICMI blog on December 5, 2018. There are five such areas where I see significant gains for your contact center by upgrading in 2019 if you haven’t already. Slack has revolutionized contact center communication. Hint: Focus on Agent Performance.

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7 More Technologies To Jumpstart Your Customer Service

Customer Service Life

This article was originally published on the FCR blog on May 3, 2017. At FCR we have an Emerging Technologies (ET) team that exists to learn about the various tools and technologies that can help companies deliver a better customer experience and help contact center leaders manage their teams better. NextCaller.

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How Do You Handle Multiple Feature Requests From Customers?

SurveySensum

Jeremy Watkin , director at Director of Custserv and NumberBarn : We currently have our team and anytime they handle a ticket where a customer asks for a specific feature that we don’t offer, we have them tag that ticket and they go through those periodically to see what customers are asking for. That’s good news!

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7 Ways to Create a Great Customer Experience Strategy

CommBox

According to Deloitte, a whopping 88% of businesses are now prioritizing customer experience in their contact centers. And believe it or not, your brand can provide that community to thousands (if not millions) of people across the globe thanks to modern innovations like social media , blogs, and email marketing.