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Improving Customer Experience Management in a State Government Agency

Customer Bliss

In today’s episode, I speak with Greg Derwart , Managing Director, Administration & Customer Experience at Maryland Department of Commerce. We explore transforming customer and employee experience within a state government agency, and how this work is managed across multiple departments and agencies.

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What is an MGA in Insurance?

Lightico

This includes keeping track of all paperwork, paying bills, scheduling appointments, and handling customer complaints. Customer Service – MGAs must answer questions from prospective customers and handle any problems that arise. Sales – MGAs sell insurance policies to individuals and businesses.

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Telltale Signs: How to Identify Call Center Agent Burnout

Fonolo

Agents are required to deal with challenging, frustrated customers, with the knowledge that the calls (and their performance) are being monitored and timed. News Careers report found that customer service representatives suffer from below-average job flexibility. On top of this, a U.S.

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Is Your Customer Service Department a “Factory of Sadness”?

Customer Bliss

This especially holds true when it comes to customer service. In fact, CEB data shows that 81 percent of customers today will use self-service channels first before reaching out to a company to speak to a customer service rep live. Matt holds a Ph.D.

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Live Chat for Higher Education – The Ultimate 101 Guide

Comm100

85% of Gen Z (those 25 and under) prefer chat or automated interactions for customer service over phone calls. Gen Z have grown up with same-day deliveries for just about anything imaginable, meaning that service expectations are extremely high. There’s a lot more where this came from!

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Zendesk Agents of Change program: Empowering communities with CX agent training

Zendesk

Alana Ramo, director of the Agents of Change program, explains why this work is so vital: “Zendesk helps nonprofit organizations train students with backgrounds in traditional customer service so they can enter into new careers with tech-enabled companies and access more opportunities. It also offers employee engagement opportunities.

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The 2021 Chatties Awards – Winners Announced!

Comm100

We understand just how difficult customer service and support can be. Customer enquiries soared as panicked customers bombarded teams with questions, many of which had never even been asked before. Versiti , Customer Service Chat Team. And 2020 only made it harder. This is why we launched The Chatties.