Wed.Jun 16, 2021

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Trajectory matters more than state

Intercom, Inc.

When you analyze your company, it’s easy to look at everything in its current state. What’s our biggest problem today ? What’s our best asset today ? That perspective is not so useful, however, when planning for where you want to be tomorrow. It’s not about where you are, it’s about where you’re headed, and how fast you’re getting there. Long-term thinking is hard for a very simple reason: every company is in a race against the clock.

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How to Train and Onboard (Work From Home) Contact Center Agents in 2021

Uniphore

How to Train and Onboard (Work From Home) Contact Center Agents in 2021. How do you make every agent sell to and serve your customers just like your very best agents? How do you shorten the learning curve in the contact center and retain more agents when 91% of agents are likely to quit in 2021? These are the questions that keep customer operations leaders up at night — especially as modern customers rely heavily on contact centers and expect more from each interaction.

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046: The Relationship Economy (Part 1)

The DiJulius Group

On this week’s podcast, it is Jess Pischel, Customer Experience Consultant for The DiJulius Group and Dean of the Customer eXperience Executive Academy who interviews John DiJulius on his latest book The Relationship Economy: Building Stronger Customer Connections in the Digital Age. This is part 1 of 2 episodes. You will learn: Today’s illiterate are.

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10 Agent Superpowers That Reduce AHT and Boost NPS

Uniphore

10 Agent Assist Superpowers That Reduce AHT and Boost NPS on Day 1. ??? You probably already think enough about Average Handle Time, or AHT for short. Maybe even a little too much. AHT is the average length of time it takes an agent to complete a call. While this is an important metric for internal operating costs — shaving 10 or 20 seconds per call across thousands of interactions can add up to significant savings — managers often get in trouble by thinking of it as an end-all-be-all.

NPS 147
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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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Customer Experience vs Customer Service: What’s the Difference and Why It Matters

SugarCRM

Happy consumers are willing to pay more for a product or service if they have a positive experience with a company. So, how do you keep customers happy? What matters more—customer experience or customer service? Both. Both customer service and customer experience matter when providing excellent interactions with your customers. To gain a more accurate image of both, let’s cover the basics of customer experience vs customer service and how it can help you win more customers.

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ERP vs. CRM: What’s the difference?

Zendesk

Looking for software solutions for your company can often feel like staring at a bowl of alphabet soup. You’ve likely seen terms like ERP and CRM floating around, but the specifics of each are as unclear as cloudy broth. Make no mistake, though—ERPs and CRMs are key for sales teams. These tools are often at the top of the list of potential business solutions.

CRM 59