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A History of Customer Support Technology

TeamSupport

Ever wonder what customer service looked like 50 or 60 years ago? Here’s a look back at how customer support technologies evolved over the last century, and a peak at where they’re going next. 1960s-1970s: Emergence of Call Centers The concept of providing on-demand customer support began with call centers in the 1960s.

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The Evolution of Customer Relationship Management: A Look at the Last Five Years

SugarCRM

When you think about Customer Relationship Management (CRM), sales and contact management may be the first thing you associate with it. The ability to track individual customer interactions and analyze that data is a game-changer, especially in an age where customers crave a personalized experience.

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Real-Time Guidance Is Key to a Great Service Experience

DMG Consulting

Real-time guidance (RTG) solutions are designed to advise and guide agents in resolving and handling service inquiries or closing a sale or collection. For customers, it creates a welcoming and positive discussion (spoken or written) with an individual who is their advocate. Signup for DMG’s free monthly newsletter.

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John Oechsle: How Do You Spell CRM Evolution? With 4 C’s

Bill Quiseng

He examines the evolution of how organizations connect with their customers and how smaller and midsized businesses are finding ways to compete for customers with larger players in their space through the 4 C’s of customer information. The year was 1987, a time when technology was advancing at a tremendous pace.

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Three Pillars of AI for Contact Centers

DMG Consulting

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a very broad concept and set of technologies, which must be targeted to a specific challenge in order to be effective. The first of the three AI pillars is a grouping of technologies that allow organizations to understand what customers are saying. Real-Time Analytics. By Donna Fluss.

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What Is High-Definition Customer Experience (HD-CX)?

SugarCRM

Gartner, the global research and advisory firm, reported in June 2019 that the market for customer relationship management (CRM) software grew 15.6% To do this, Sugar provided three use-cases: The likelihood a marketing-qualified lead became sales-qualified. The likelihood of a sales-qualified lead to won.

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5 Ways Your Marketing Team Can Build Your Sales Pipeline

SugarCRM

Digital transformation has a major impact on your sales team and reps who engage with prospects and paying customers every day. If your sales pipeline is to benefit from engaging with the fast-moving digital economy and with digital transformation tools, your sales team needs to be directly involved and invested in that process.

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