Fonolo

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Contact centers have faced some serious ups and downs in the past few years. Find out how we scored in our latest resource, Contact Center Trends 2022. As for the upcoming year, take a sneak peek at our predictions below: READ THE FULL GUIDE: Contact Center Trends 2022. Trend #1: Customer intelligence.

Contact Center 87

Contact Center Artificial Intelligence Social Media AI 87

CSAT.AI

AUGUST 12, 2021

Customers cheer when they feel that they matter. Treat your customers like valuable members of your team! Here are some QA goals in contact centers to make your team score: Reduce Abandon Rate. Redesigning a faulty part or sourcing a new manufacturer eliminates a problem permanently for the customer and the company.

Contact Center 98

Contact Center Social Media Customer Satisfaction Manufacturing 98

CSAT.AI

APRIL 5, 2023

Channels: All the ways customers can reach a brand like phone, email, social media, text, chat (see Omnichannel). Chatbot : A type of conversational AI that provides self-service for customers through a messaging app or other text channel. Are you ready to evolve your customer support ? Bain & Company, Inc.

Contact Center 97

Contact Center Customer Service Net Promoter Score Artificial Intelligence 97

Fonolo

JANUARY 31, 2018

It’s going to be a big year in the world of contact center and in customer service technology. Will this be the year that messaging platforms from Facebook, Apple and others reach critical mass as a channel for customer service? Who wrote it: Sheila McGee-Smith (one of our Call Center Top Analysts ), sponsored by NICE.

Contact Center 141

Contact Center Machine Learning Finance Healthcare 141

Taylor Reach Group

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The path to contact center modernization has never been straightforward when it comes to its navigating technology infrastructure. Costly,” “crowded,” and “confusing” are how business owners typically describe the process of selecting the right platforms to power their center. Customer Relationship Management (CRM).

Contact Center 85

Contact Center Artificial Intelligence CRM Net Promoter Score 85

Hodusoft

AUGUST 9, 2023

Improving Customer Service in BPOs with Multi-Tenant Contact Center Software Noted management guru Peter F. It isn’t surprising to see that many small, medium, and large businesses outsource their customer service to BPOs. That’s the power of multi-tenant contact center software for BPOs!

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Customer Service CRM Social Media 52

Fonolo

APRIL 24, 2018

It’s been an exciting year so far in the world of contact centers. In just the last month we saw the release of Apple’s Business Chat, the announcement of Twilio’s new Flex call center platform and the acquisition of Altocloud by Genesys. You should also check out, 4 Contact Center Reports to Start Off Your Year.).

Contact Center 99

Contact Center Social Media Customer Service Start-ups 99

Ameyo Callversations

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Contact Centers – The cryptocurrency industry is flourishing yet, customer care is still a significant challenge. The similarities between BFSI and the cryptocurrency industry are many and using the same contact centers is a possible and viable solution for the crypto-verse. The simple answer is – YES!

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Compliance Government Social Media 52

Execs In The Know

DECEMBER 6, 2021

For businesses around the globe, Contact Centers represent the heartbeat of their organization: it’s where their two most valued constituencies — employees and customers — intersect and interact. Employers are facing far-reaching challenges related to their contact center workforce that include: Difficulty hiring strong talent.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center CX Unstructured Data Social Media 52

Execs In The Know

DECEMBER 6, 2021

For businesses around the globe, Contact Centers represent the heartbeat of their organization: it’s where their two most valued constituencies — employees and customers — intersect and interact. Employers are facing far-reaching challenges related to their contact center workforce that include: Difficulty hiring strong talent.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center CX Unstructured Data Social Media 52

Fonolo

JANUARY 4, 2022

Across the globe, 96% of consumers say customer service is an important factor in their choice of loyalty to a brand. As little as a 5% lift in customer retention can produce 25% more profits. Contact Center Trends 2022. 64% of people find customer experience more important than price when making a purchase.

Customer Service 142

Customer Service Social Media Contact Center Artificial Intelligence 142

Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Think about how many phone calls your contact center receives in one day. Now, think about how many ripe opportunities you have to ask for customer feedback. You might confuse them with net promoter score or cSAT, but post-call surveys are a much more specific way to gather real-time feedback. Thousands, right?

Net Promoter Score 150

Net Promoter Score Contact Center Hospitality Hospitality 150

Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

While we’re not all Eternia-born superheroes like him, per se, as mere mortals we can still aim to be the masters of our own universes (contact center universes, if we’re being specific here) and harness the unshakable power to satisfy our customers. Help companies realize a positive ROI. Enough said. .

Contact Center 240

Contact Center Social Media Technology Technology 240

Fonolo

APRIL 1, 2021

This KPI is essential for contact centers to measure how their customers feel about their service. It’s a great way to explore trends within customer feedback and identify problem areas. The tricky thing is, CSAT scores can be affected by a wide range of activities in the call center. DID YOU KNOW?

Contact Center 152

Contact Center Social Media Customer Satisfaction Omnichannel 152

MattsenKumar

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

As customer experience (CX) and customer loyalty become increasingly important for businesses, especially contact centers, it is essential to implement quality monitoring strategies to ensure that customer expectations are met. This not only helps to improve CX but can also help to increase customer loyalty.

Mystery Shopping 52

Mystery Shopping CX Contact Center Social Media 52

SurveySensum

JULY 20, 2023

Open-ended) That is why you must collect customer feedback at all touchpoints across the customer journey. And, we explore how leveraging the power of customer feedback can help resolve these issues, ultimately enhancing your customer experience in retail. Did our product variety meet your needs?

Retail 52

Retail Customer Feedback CX Social Media 52

Lumoa

JANUARY 15, 2024

Conversational commerce is all about interacting with customers through various communication tools, like live chat, chatbots, and contact centers. This omnichannel approach gives companies a chance to have a one-to-one conversation with customers on their chosen platform.

Customer Experience 83

Customer Experience Artificial Intelligence Net Promoter Score Touchpoint 83

Uniphore

JULY 21, 2021

Why are so many knowledge bases inefficient to use when contact centers invest so much money in them? How can organizations more effectively direct customers to the knowledge they’re looking for? See where your contact center makes its mark or could use a little improvement. List your CX goals beforehand.

Customer Service 130

Customer Service Contact Center Engineering Social Media 130

Callminer

APRIL 26, 2017

First-call resolution (FCR) is an important contact center metric and element of customer relationship management (CRM). The term is self-explanatory: a contact center’s ability to resolve customer problems, questions or needs the first time they call , with no follow-up required.

Contact Center 140

Contact Center Social Media Customer Satisfaction Customer Relationship Management 140

Experience Investigators

JULY 20, 2021

Let’s look at a common example scenario: First, it starts with an idea: customers are important! Typically, this means collecting customer feedback. Eventually, the organization gets to a point where they are applying CX best practices and doing what needs to be done for actual Customer Experience Management.

CX 131

CX Close the Loop Social Media Voice of the Customer 131

Customer Think

MARCH 9, 2023

With the vast amounts of data that companies collect from various sources, including customer feedback, social media, and website analytics, it has become essential to analyze this data to gain insights into customer behavior, preferences, and needs. And ultimately deliver a consistent customer experience.

Customer Experience Management 126

Customer Experience Management Customer Experience Social Media Customer Feedback 126

Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Every call center knows customer feedback is precious. That’s why we invest staff, time, and technology budgets into call center software and organic outreach to learn how customers feel about the service they receive. 33% of customers prefer social media communication with a company to phone calls.

Net Promoter Score 138

Net Promoter Score Contact Center Healthcare Customer Satisfaction 138

Lumoa

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Some of the trending tools and programs to help you offer outstanding online customer service include: A safe and secure website (with an SSL certificate ). Multiple customer support options. Collecting customer feedback. Poor customer service interactions could lead to a potential loss of business.

E-commerce 83

E-commerce Customer Experience Social Media AI 83

Experience Investigators

OCTOBER 3, 2023

With the help of artificial intelligence and a few less technical approaches, you can greatly improve your customer experience by listening to unspoken feedback. 3 Ways to Listen to Untold Customer Feedback Don’t get me wrong, surveys are still valuable for improving your CX strategy.

Sentiment Analysis 98

Sentiment Analysis Artificial Intelligence Social Media Hospitality 98

Lumoa

APRIL 28, 2024

But how can you support your customers on all the different channels they reach out on and offer a personalized yet unified response? That’s where customer experience platforms come in. They offer you one space where you can collect all the customer feedback, analyze it, report it, and adjust your cx insights strategy by collecting.

Sentiment Analysis 83

Sentiment Analysis Compliance AI Social Media 83

Lumoa

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The term “Voice” is used in a metaphorical sense, as customers may not express their thoughts and feelings verbally or through traditional feedback channels. VoC delves beyond the surface level of customer feedback to uncover their underlying desires, requirements, and expectations. or is it different?

Voice of the Customer 169

Voice of the Customer VOC Social Media NPS 169

Fonolo

OCTOBER 26, 2023

A study from the MIT Sloan Review found that customer service expectations had two levels: desired (what the customer hopes to obtain) and sufficient (what the customer would find acceptable). Your customers wish you would listen to them Just like anyone, your customers want you to listen to them. Really listen.

Customer Expectations 81

Customer Expectations Social Media Contact Center Customer Service 81

Fonolo

MARCH 4, 2021

Contact center reporting can be stressful for even the most seasoned managers and directors. Even with modern technology, it’s still impossible to predict call volumes and customer demand with full accuracy. First Contact Resolution (FCR). The average call center has an FCR of 72%. DID YOU KNOW? – SQM Group.

Contact Center 148

Contact Center Customer Satisfaction Social Media Technology 148

Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

One of our goals with the Fonolo blog is to help you stay current on the many aspects of the fast-moving contact center industry. They feature original research and cover topics such as consumer channel preference, the growth of chat, the ROI of social media for customer support, and much more.

Social Media 89

Social Media Contact Center B2C Customer Satisfaction 89

Sprinklr

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The reality is citizens and customers of government have more voice and more power than ever, especially with the proliferation of social media, chat, and other digital channels. Contact agency Inspectors General if they believe they’ve experienced poor management, fraud, abuse, or waste. Start social media firestorms.

Government 72

Government Social Media CX Artificial Intelligence 72

Fonolo

MAY 16, 2023

Correctly interpreting call center analytics and KPIs is key to improving your operations and your customer’s experience. Today, contact centers are increasingly viewed by businesses as the key to understanding customers. Every contact center uses them. The possibilities are endless!

Contact Center 91

Contact Center Customer Satisfaction Sentiment Analysis Artificial Intelligence 91

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Customers are the heart of every contact center. If customers don’t interact with your business, you really don’t have a business, which puts a well-strategized and successful customer service strategy at the forefront of contact center success. How Your Brand Voice Can Improve Customer Engagement.

Net Promoter Score 95

Net Promoter Score Customer Service Contact Center E-commerce 95

Fonolo

JULY 5, 2023

Customer perception has never mattered more. In the age of social media backlash and call-out culture, how your customers feel about your brand is key to your success. Here’s your complete guide to improving customer perception of your business. Active listening is key to forming close customer relationships.

Social Media 104

Social Media Sports Customer Satisfaction Net Promoter Score 104

Fonolo

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Last week, Fonolo hosted an insightful live discussion on how to handle customer service in a crisis. This expert panel discussed what brands can do to ensure that customer service is not compromised during times of stress in the contact center. White Paper: 9 Critical Contact Center Trends for 2018.

Social Media 75

Social Media Customer Service Contact Center Customer Loyalty 75

PeopleMetrics

JULY 20, 2020

After writing my book, Listen or Die , which outlined 40 lessons that turns customer feedback into gold, I often got the question: "what are the small handful of strategies that provide the biggest impact or provide the most insight on driving CX excellence?". After all, there is no cash without customers and employees!

CX 163

CX CEM Close the Loop Business Administration 163

Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Consumers today are more demanding than ever, especially when it comes to the call center experience. If you leave callers on hold, they will complain to your agents (leading to longer handle times) and they will vent on social media. A less obvious advantage of call-backs is the ability to lower contact center costs.

Net Promoter Score 143

Net Promoter Score Contact Center Social Media Customer Satisfaction 143

Fonolo

JANUARY 18, 2018

Luckily, social media tools, like Twitter and LinkedIn, make it easy to follow real-time thoughts from some of the world’s greatest minds. This can be overwhelming in the CX space, which is why Fonolo takes the time to scour social media looking for new faces, and staying true to the analysts who continue to amaze us.

Customer Experience 0

Customer Experience Social Media Contact Center Customer Feedback 0