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Wikimedia Foundation COO Janeen Uzzell on future-proofing history

Intercom, Inc.

?. Wikipedia , the beloved, widely-known, free-access web encyclopedia is turning 20 this year. It’s one of the most visited websites on the internet, curated by a global network of hundreds of thousands of volunteers who have written over 55 million articles in 300 languages. It’s the world’s largest repository of human knowledge, but as Janeen Uzzell explains, it’s not without its blind spots.

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Why one-way video interviews are a bad way to hire

Inside Customer Service

There's a new hiring tool on the rise, and candidates aren't happy. Hiring managers are increasingly using asynchronous video interviews to screen job applicants. These are one-way interviews where candidates are given a short time to record their answers to pre-set interview questions. Recruiters then review the videos at a later time. According to this article from CBC, video interview platforms such as HireVue, Knockri, and VidCruiter saw dramatic increases in volume during 2020.

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6 Essential Tips to Increase a Low CSAT Score

Fonolo

For today’s businesses, closing deals and making sales isn’t enough. If your customers aren’t happy with the experience you provide, they’ll leave you without a word. That’s where CSAT — or customer satisfaction — scores come in. 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.

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One Size Fits All? Not for Metrics!

Heart of the Customer

Imagine if your HR partners told you they were going to use one metric to measure all of your employees, and that should be how you determine each one’s overall effectiveness. You’d push back immediately. You’d say that your software developers should have different measurements than your salespeople, who should have different measurements than your […].

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Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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CX4Now: Customer Experience Leaders Share Their Industry Trend Predictions for 2021

Fonolo

Customer experience (CX) continues to be a hot topic in the contact center world. Now, more than ever, companies are evaluating their goals and priorities for the coming year in the context of our “new normal”. Explore Contact Center Trends for 2021. How can businesses position themselves for success when the future is so uncertain? Our resident expert and CEO Shai Berger sat down with seven leading experts and influencers in the CX space to find out what their predictions are for the coming yea

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Orchestrating surprise and delight strategies to evoke positive emotions

ECXO

SHARE ARTICLE. Share on facebook. Share on twitter. Share on linkedin. Share on email. Share on whatsapp. Orchestrating surprise and delight strategies to evoke positive emotions Image: Ben White, Unsplash Surprise and delight are commonly used terms within the realm of customer experience strategising. As simple as these two words may seem, there lies a complexity regarding their relation to the customer experience.

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Workforce Management in 2021: Better than Ever

DMG Consulting

Workforce Management in 2021: Better than Ever. It’s the year of workforce management (WFM), despite (or maybe because of) the pandemic. Interest in workforce planning has picked up over the last few years as companies have looked for ways to improve employee engagement. Identifying methods for improving scheduling flexibility is an enterprise concern and opportunity, although contact centers have it toughest, with little apparent flexibility as they must maintain strict schedules to ensure they

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Business writers wanted

The Customer Service Blog

Would you like to become a business writer? The Customer Service Blog has over 150,000 readers across the world, making it a great way to get your articles seen by a large international business audience. We've got a team of enthusiastic worldwide business writers contributing articles to this blog - and we want more! How about you? About your Article 1.

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Workforce Management Grows in Importance

DMG Consulting

Workforce Management Grows in Importance. April 1, 2021 By Donna Fluss. Read this article on the publisher’s website. The workforce management (WFM) market is hot. This IT sector attracted more investments and research and development (R&D) dollars in 2020 than in any prior year. At first look, it appears as if the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic was what convinced contact center leaders to modernize their WFM practices and tools, which, in turn encouraged vendors to see the great potentia

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How to leverage data and personalization throughout the customer lifecycle

Zendesk

Customer experience is emerging as a critical differentiator, able to drive or destroy brand loyalty. Fifty percent of customers surveyed in the Zendesk Customer Experience Trends Report 2021 said customer experience was more important to them now than it was a year ago. Additionally, 75 percent of respondents said they’d spend more money to buy from businesses that offer a good customer experience.

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Reimagine Your Communications With A Unified Platform

Cut complexity and boost efficiency while empowering your customers with Nextiva's unified communications platform. Nextiva streamlines workflows and centralizes customer interactions, all while simplifying business collaboration, increasing productivity, and reducing employee burnout.

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The Chick-fil-A of Police Departments

The DiJulius Group

As police department chief in one of the largest cities in the U.S, Johnny Jennings talks about how he’s leading the new narrative in policing. His vision? To be the Chick-fil-A of police departments – delivering world-class hospitality, earning a genuine thank you, and leaving a positive impression even when they have to enforce the. Read Full Article.

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How to Achieve Customer Service Excellence with Sugar Serve

SugarCRM

Customer behavior is becoming more complex. As a result, companies need to learn how to meet their customer’s expectations. Today, customers look for flawless experiences in their interactions with brands. The answer to all these expectations is easy-to-use and effective customer service software. . Customer service is an essential part of customer experience (CX), and businesses should invest in software that is solely dedicated to providing exceptional service.

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What does an asynchronous contact center channel mean?

DMG Consulting

Question: What does an asynchronous contact center channel mean? Answer: There are two primary categories of channels: Synchronous: A communication that has a defined beginning and end, e.g., a phone call, and depends on real-time back-and-forth responses between the participants Asynchronous: A communication that does not require an immediate response, e.g., an email, where a response can be delayed indefinitely and can be picked up where the parties left off, since the communication’s history