Fonolo

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Active listening is an essential skill for contact center agents for one very good reason: customers want to be heard. Come to think of it, everybody wants to be heard! Of course, customers want a lot of other things , too. Call-backs are great for bridging the gap between self-service and live calls, by the way.)

Contact Center 87

Contact Center Customer Satisfaction Healthcare Start-ups 87

Totango

JANUARY 2, 2024

In an era when customer success (CS) has become pivotal, it’s no longer enough to have a team dedicated to CS. More importantly, you need an organizational strategy that ensures your customers don’t just come to you but stay, thrive, and become your biggest promoters.

Business Growth 102

Business Growth Customer Journey Map Gaming Sales 102

Execs In The Know

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Despite uncertain economic times, contact centers can save money by implementing the following four strategies focused on increasing efficiency without sacrificing customer experience. Provide Self-Service Options Self-service options reduce the need for customers to interact with an agent, saving the contact center money.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Artificial Intelligence Customer Satisfaction Customer Service 52

Uniphore

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Customers may still flock to big online retailers and avoid brick-and-mortar establishments. customer service to adapt. with some creativity and a lot of data insight, retail customer experience (CX) leaders can overcome many of these holiday season challenges.? Obviously, customers will choose Company B.

Retail 130

Retail CX Omnichannel Artificial Intelligence 130

Hodusoft

JUNE 1, 2023

HoduSoft Now Provides an AI Chatbot Feature with Its Contact Center Software In today’s swiftly evolving digital landscape, businesses are continuously striving to improve customer experiences and streamline their operations. 24/7 Support Over time, customer expectations have evolved, and they now require 24/7 support.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center AI Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning 52

Totango

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced brands to elevate customer experience to stay competitive. This accelerated a digital-first customer success transformation that was already in motion before the pandemic. Why Do You Need to Elevate Customer Experience? customers say most companies need to improve the experience they deliver.

Customer Experience 106

Customer Experience E-commerce Technology Technology 106

Execs In The Know

APRIL 8, 2022

Digital transformation poses distinct operational challenges for the contact center that go beyond the customer and agent experience; we’ll address two of those challenges here. Contact centers have been hugely impacted by the Great Resignation, as has the entire service economy. A second use case would be self-service automation.

Contact Center 98

Contact Center Artificial Intelligence AI ML 98

Totango

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

With acquisition costs proving too high in today’s constrained environment, many businesses are finally putting greater focus on nurturing existing customer relationships to ensure retention and expansion. Offer self-service functionalities through community and knowledge centers. Analyzing extensive datasets to forecast trends.

B2B 94

B2B ML CRM Customer Relationship Management 94

Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 24, 2018

How do you scale a support organization without breaking the budget or killing the quality of the customer experience? It’s an age old question for anyone leading a customer support organization, the sort of challenge that requires continuous innovation as a company and its customer base expands. Automation.

Machine Learning 178

Machine Learning Technology Technology Innovation 178

Execs In The Know

APRIL 28, 2022

Are you looking for the smartest way to support customer care while protecting your brand? Agents have more cognitive bandwidth to do the job they were hired to do: provide an empathetic customer care experience. Self-service solutions are readily available and widely used.

Contact Center 98

Contact Center Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Customer Satisfaction 98

Execs In The Know

MARCH 24, 2023

On one hand, they want to reach a solution as quickly as possible. It’s these competing wishes that challenge companies to deliver automated customer experiences that don’t alienate users. From more productive self-service to enhanced intelligence, the tangible impacts of ChatGPT can apply across the customer experience.

Customer Experience 52

Customer Experience AI Technology Technology 52

Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 25, 2018

Using apps, you can create tailored experiences for leads and customers when they open the Messenger. They had to click “Start a conversation” to find this link to self-service – it was almost contradictory. We were on slightly shaky ground, though, because this wasn’t something our customers were directly asking us for.

Start-ups 215

Start-ups Sales 215

SurveySensum

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

You reach out to their customer service, and within seconds, a friendly chatbot listens to your issue properly and provides you with the answer, gathering valuable customer feedback. That’s the power of good customer service! In this blog, we’ll explore seven customer service trends for 2024.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service E-commerce AI Customer Satisfaction 52

Customers That Stick

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Note: This blog post contains information related to and provide by a client of CTS Service Solutions. Agara is an autonomous voice engine powered by Real-time Voice AI designed to handle customer support calls without any human intervention. Read the rest here. »

AI 78

AI Customer Service Engineering CX 78

Fonolo

JANUARY 14, 2020

Which customer service blog posts helped to shape the last decade for you? . When we look back at the customer support industry in 2010, we see a very different beast to the one we work in today. Here, we cover the 20 best customer service blogs and influencers to follow in 2020. Jeanne Bliss.

Customer Service 136

Customer Service Contact Center Social Media CX 136

UJET

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The title of this blog post is an important question that many executives are asking. In the past 50 years, the underlying technology powering voice self-service solutions has been transformed but, unfortunately, many of the uses of these solutions have not. Let’s be real.

Artificial Intelligence 56

Artificial Intelligence Contact Center Machine Learning Technology 56

Fonolo

MAY 10, 2023

Consider attending an industry event if you’d like to sharpen your management and customer service skills. Call Center and Customer Service Conferences If you’re wondering what contact center or customer service industry conferences to attend in 2023, we’ve got you covered! You’ll be glad you did!

Contact Center 87

Contact Center Healthcare Gaming Innovation 87

CSAT.AI

AUGUST 12, 2021

Meeting QA goals score with both customers and businesses! Customers cheer when they feel that they matter. Treat your customers like valuable members of your team! Zendesk’s 2021 Customer Experience Trends Report reveals 75% of customers are willing to spend more on a brand that provides quality CX.

Contact Center 98

Contact Center Social Media Customer Satisfaction Manufacturing 98

Hodusoft

OCTOBER 19, 2023

They help manage customer interactions by serving as the initial point of contact. BPOs offer a comprehensive range of services, including but not limited to customer support and sales. As per a report , the customer care BPO market is estimated to rise from US$22,598.82 million in 2022 to US$34, 570.73 from 2023 to 2028.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Predictive Analytics Non-Profits Customer Satisfaction 52

Hodusoft

MARCH 6, 2024

E-commerce Customer Support: How BPO Can Elevate Your Service Experience Are you an e-commerce business struggling to provide seamless and efficient customer support services? Primarily, the success of e-commerce or any customer service-related company is measured through increased customer satisfaction and loyalty.

E-commerce 52

E-commerce Contact Center Social Media Gaming 52

Totango

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced brands to elevate customer experience to stay competitive. This accelerated a digital-first customer success transformation that was already in motion before the pandemic. Why Do You Need to Elevate Customer Experience? customers say most companies need to improve the experience they deliver.

Customer Experience 88

Customer Experience E-commerce Technology Technology 88

Execs In The Know

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Think of the last time you found out about a new brand or product/service that intrigued you. Taken together, these factors are breaking a brand’s CX journeys in the critical early stages for one simple reason: They are inhibiting and/or fully preventing the fluid and intuitive self-service experience customers crave.

CX 52

CX Artificial Intelligence ML Machine Learning 52

Execs In The Know

APRIL 25, 2024

Then, why is it that when you interact with enterprise brands via self-service, you’re still talking to the same clunky chatbot or dialing random numbers to get through the IVR prompts? years, and very minimal progress has been made in releasing experiences for direct-to-consumer self-service. trillion by 2032.

AI 52

AI CXM Engineering Business Operations 52

Logicalware

JANUARY 25, 2022

So what are the biggest takeaways for contact centres and customer service teams? Analysts say this year will be all about digital-first customer experiences, with virtual assistants and video exploding onto the CX scene. GP practices, schools and gyms were also able to continue delivering their services through video.

Technology 98

Technology Technology Customer Service Artificial Intelligence 98

Execs In The Know

APRIL 8, 2024

Written by Tadd McAnally I recently had the privilege of speaking at the Customer Response Summit (CRS), hosted by Execs in the Know (EITK), in Tucson, Arizona. After all, in an era where unpredictability reigns supreme – particularly for customer experience (CX) leaders – the relentless pursuit of change can be exhausting and disorienting.

CX 52

CX CX Transformation Technology Technology 52

Totango

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced brands to elevate customer experience to stay competitive. This accelerated a digital-first customer success transformation that was already in motion before the pandemic. Why Do You Need to Elevate Customer Experience? customers say most companies need to improve the experience they deliver.

Customer Experience 83

Customer Experience E-commerce Technology Technology 83

Fonolo

DECEMBER 6, 2022

When you develop your contact center, you create opportunities for more sales, customer satisfaction, and workplace efficiency. . When was the last time you received an assessment or completed a self -assessment? Enhancing customer satisfaction and sales . Similarly, suppose customers need support with technical issues.

Contact Center 142

Contact Center Net Promoter Score Customer Satisfaction Sales 142

Logicalware

AUGUST 9, 2023

And it’s no wonder, considering that clever AI deployment can help organisations power intelligent customer experiences, automation and optimisation, revolutionising their ability to deliver timely and relevant customer experiences. For the last few years, AI has been a hot topic, no matter your industry or business goals.

Innovation 52

Innovation AI Customer Experience Case Management 52

Execs In The Know

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The September Execs in the Know Customer Response Summit held a clear focus: ‘Learn, share, network, and engage to innovate.’ So, what sets it apart, and how can it be leveraged to enhance customer interactions? But, not all solutions are created equal. Let’s dive in. To understand, we need to explore its essence.

AI 52

AI Artificial Intelligence Contact Center Machine Learning 52

Execs In The Know

APRIL 14, 2022

As covered in last week’s keynote-focused blog post , Customer Response Summit (CRS) Clearwater, Florida was a recent wrap (March 28–30, 2022). Is Your Voice of the Customer Data Failing to Deliver Change? Customer loyalty has to be earned, now more than ever, making your CX a prime differentiator. You’re Not Alone.

Real Estate 98

Real Estate VOC Actionable Insights CX 98

Hodusoft

JANUARY 3, 2024

Everything You Need to Know About Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) The introduction of Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) heralded the beginning of a new era. An era where small and medium-sized businesses could provide similar customer service as their larger counterparts. billion by 2030. What is CCaaS?

Contact Center 59

Contact Center Omnichannel Start-ups CRM 59

Execs In The Know

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Execs In The Know recently held its Fall 2021 Customer Response Summit (CRS) event (October 18–22, 2021) featuring nearly two dozen online, virtual sessions including engaging panels, a featured case study, highly informative Shop Talks, and five powerful keynote presentations from these top brands: Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Jamie Hudson.

Artificial Intelligence 98

Artificial Intelligence Engineering CX Education 98

ClientSuccess

DECEMBER 19, 2022

For customer success teams, playbooks are invaluable tools to help them save time and be more efficient in their customer interactions. Playbooks consist of a series of actions, next steps, and tactical items that can be used to help customers achieve their goals or objectives in a scalable manner. Playbook Vectors by Vecteezy.

Education 72

Education Customer Relationship Sales Customer Service 72

Fonolo

OCTOBER 23, 2018

“I just want to speak to a real person” has become a token phrase used by people during almost any type of automated customer service experience. Even so, gone are the days when talking to ‘a real person’ is the customer’s preference: Today, 70% of customers expect self-service options and most brands are taking note.

Customer Satisfaction 85

Customer Satisfaction Technology Technology Customer Service 85

Lumoa

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

By now, the importance of delivering a superb customer experience in banking is crystal clear. It’s estimated that financial brands that deliver a better customer experience (CX) receive twice as many recommendations. Plus, their customers are also two times more likely to try new products or services. .

Customer Experience 94

Customer Experience Artificial Intelligence Outlook CX 94

Steven Van Belleghem

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Predicting and managing the supply chain in the most accurate and efficient of manners, became an enormous asset to offer the best customer experience in the COVID-19 era. It continuously tries to expand and update the automation of recurring services in order to be able to focus on the human side when it’s needed the most.

CX 123

CX Healthcare Retail Innovation 123

Win the Customer

JULY 6, 2023

In today’s competitive business landscape, providing exceptional customer service is no longer just an option; it’s a necessity. To ensure consistently high levels of customer satisfaction and operational efficiency, many organizations turn to Six Sigma methodologies.

Net Promoter Score 52

Net Promoter Score Customer Service Customer Satisfaction NPS 52