Callminer

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

We’ve rounded up 50 must-see customer engagement presentations from leading organizations and industry thought leaders.

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

He-Man had the right idea when he held aloft his sword and transformed into his mightiest self. “I HAVE THE POWER!” he proclaimed with animated gusto. Although the cartoon is pushing 35 years old, it’s still an inspiring sight to see (and message to hear). 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 cus

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

In the world of recurring revenue, SaaS companies realize they need engaged customers if they are to grow a healthy, sustainable business. This is where having a solid customer engagement strategy comes in. Remember those halcyon days when software was sold through licenses and you only had to win over each customer once to stay profitable? Those days are over.

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Uniphore

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Top 5 Processes that RPA can Master Best. Today, RPA software is quickly becoming the most efficient and cost-effective method for organizations to attain, optimize and deploy information from any data source or application, including websites, desktop applications, and enterprise systems, boosting the speed of business processes and services without the need to replace or alter existing platforms.

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Does the time of the day that you sell or deal with your customers affect how much they buy or how they see your customer experience. The answer is yes, but why is this the case and what should you do about this? The post How Does Time Of Day Affect How Much We Sell? appeared first on.

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Customer Bliss

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

In my new Daily Dose video series, I explore the topics that chief customer officers must grapple with on a daily basis. Join me as I discuss what I’ve learned over the course of my 35-year career, so that you can more effectively do the work that needs to be done. The following is a lightly edited transcript of the video below. In each episode of my podcast , I ask my guests, “What do you know now that you wish you knew then?

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Tweet. As early as the 19th century, “tweet” was a charming term in the English language, evocative of the gentle vocal stylings of small birds. Now it refers to the music of a rather different beast , one that, at its loudest, can deafen and defeat businesses. Twitter, among other social platforms, has in recent years become a mighty digital megaphone for many frustrated (or conversely, happy) customers.

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

In many ways, how we do business today is a model of efficiency and convenience – people come to our websites and we sell to them. That interaction is increasingly being conducted over live chat , and at Intercom, we strive to make those interactions as personal as possible. As this mode of business has evolved, however, there are two unavoidable facts that we sometimes prefer to ignore.

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Uniphore

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Turning RPA Hype into Full-Blown Reality. Today, along with recent technological advancements in machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI), and big data, Robotic Process Automation has become well known to businesses of all sizes. Indeed, the word has spread of this revolutionary technology. A technology that can automate up to 80% of software application processes in both the front and back office, thus reducing the costs of existing manual operations by 25% to 40% (or more) without c

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

People do not say what they mean or, it seems, what they are thinking. Why? If we aren’t saying what we mean, then what are the implications for our Customer Experience? Honest communication can not only improve communication, but it can also enhance workplace quality and Customer Experience. We spoke with a special guest (and friend of mine), Steven Gaffney, author, Certified Speaking Professional and founder of the Steven Gaffney Company about this topic on our recent podcast.

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Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and Guest Speaker Sucharita Kodali

Imagine a retail landscape where every interaction is personalized, every decision informed, and every opportunity maximized 🤔✨ Join us for an exploratory journey into the heart of AI-driven retail innovation. We’ll unveil the transformative potential of AI and data analytics in shaping the future of omnichannel personalization and e-commerce.

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UJET

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Customer support is a vital part of your business. Your customer service agents are on the front line with the customer, and they need to be able to provide the best possible support at all times.

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Callminer

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Last week we had the opportunity to attend and speak, and really geek out at the AI Summit in San Francisco, the heart of technology innovation.

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Customer support is currently standing at a crossroads: One road leads to exciting automated technologies, and the other to the ‘human touch’. Recent technological advancements are many, ranging from Artificial Intelligence (AI) (and related automated tools like virtual assistants, chatbots, etc.) to real-time messaging, simulation, self-service and crypto-currency.

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

For a long time, many companies had only one way to capture visitors to their website: contact forms. Lengthy lead forms became the lifeblood of modern customer acquisition. But more and more businesses are starting to ask, why do we make people fill out forms just to talk to us? Why aren’t we trying to connect and speak with them when we have their attention?

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Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO

The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.

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Uniphore

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Jacada & Google Dialogflow Address Concerns of Enterprise Organizations Who are Eager to Leverage Cognitive Services in Customer Service. Jacada works with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to help clients rapidly design, scale and securely manage intelligent assistants using Dialogflow. Enterprise organizations who are eager to leverage a leading cognitive service such as Dialogflow to build differentiated customer experiences are cautious of certain aspects such as: Read More.

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Measuring customer emotions for your Customer Experience is a vital activity for your organization. After all, if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it, as the saying goes. We discussed how to measure customer emotions on our recent podcast. Today we will discuss how to measure feelings, which feelings you should measure, and where and when you should measure them.

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Heart of the Customer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

I attended an excellent conference today. The Carlson School of Management sponsored their second annual Ignite Conference, focused on “Protecting Trust in Today’s Consumer Journey.” The opening speaker gave some great stats about trust, including research that 73% of the variance in how customers have trust with you is predicted by team members’ trust of […].

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Callminer

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Read 5 tips on how monitoring and analyzing data on every interaction including calls, email, live chat, SMS messaging, and social media.

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Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

As in any field, it’s important to be aware of key trends and best practices in customer service to ensure that you are delivering an experience that is on par with the best players in the game. From servicing customers on social media, to curating unique “real life” opportunities for consumers to interact with your brand, there are many emerging standards in the world of customer service that companies are striving to meet.

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

As engineers, one of the fundamental things we have to learn is the extent to which we can break things – how do we get the right balance between shipping safely and shipping fast? Before I joined Intercom, I thought of shipping as somebody’s else concern – I built things, but other people shipped them. It was a slow process, requiring a full team merging branches and deploying to production.

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Customers That Stick

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

How do we measure a feeling? What emotions should we be measuring? Where and when should we be measuring them? Colin and Ryan discuss what is best practice and what you should be doing. The post How To Measure Customer Emotions appeared first on.

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Taylor Reach Group

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

By: Colin Taylor. The old Contact Center Outsourcing (CCO) model is broken. As outlined in Part 1 of this series the traditional approach to contact center outsourcing has resulted in a quantitative focus on metrics like Service Level, Abandon rate, and AHT, rather than a qualitative focus, inflexibility to meet client demands, Quality Assurance that doesn’t assure anyone of quality and Risk/Reward models that only benefit the CCO.

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Callminer

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

The CallMiner Index UK uncovered that call centres play a pivotal role in a consumer’s decision to switch their suppliers or stay loyal.

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ProProfs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Whether you are an educational or a corporate trainer, you realize the importance of adding a certification feature to your online course(s). Earning certifications from online training programs is one reason why your learners pursue e-learning. Adding some form of examination or test to the online course plays a critical role in certifying your learner.

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Volume and capacity are always top of mind for sales, support and marketing teams. At Intercom , we’re helping all three teams do more with their time to increase their performance. For sales and support, the volume of prospects and customers they handle, and their capacity to scale up that volume, is the reason they are so focused on efficiency and output.

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Speaker: Donna Weber - Customer Onboarding Expert

Customer onboarding is so much more than going live with your product and driving adoption. The truth is, onboarding is the most important part of the customer journey. When you set positive first impressions, establish trusting relationships, and quickly deliver meaningful outcomes, you create customers for life. Invest an hour with Donna Weber to learn why your customer onboarding is critical to your success.

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UJET

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Customer Service Week isn't just an opportunity for your team to celebrate. It's a great time to reinforce the importance of making sure each customer's experience is the best it can be. Parties, awards, and recognition for your customer service agents should be baked into the week as well, but if you're not using this week as a chance to refocus on the customer experience, you'll be missing out.

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

How can other people make you sell a product? How do reviews influence customer behavior? How should you design your experience? Colin and Ryan discuss the psychological theories and how they can be practically implemented in your customer experience. The post How Other People Sell Your Product appeared first on.

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Heart of the Customer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

I was talking with a prospective customer last week, and I walked through our customer journey mapping process – first you collect companies’ hypothesis and existing data, then go out to their customers to interview them in their places of work (they’re a B2B company), and finally bring that voice of the customer back to […].

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Callminer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

In this post, we explore the concepts of BPO and KPO and discuss the key differences between the two.

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Churn starts within the first 30 days of customers purchasing a product. A lot of it comes down to the first impression customers get through the onboarding process. A poor experience can result in losing current and future customers, and unnecessary overhead. It’s important to know what a poor onboarding experience looks like, the associated hidden costs, and how to build a top-tier onboarding experience for your customers so you can avoid losing hard-earned revenue.