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The True Cost of Employee Disengagement in the New Normal

Uniphore

Demanding callers. Complex processes. Impossible expectations. These are some of top contact center pain points driving employee disengagement today. In our webinar, What Your Call Center Agents Rant About on Social Media , we went beyond the annual Voice of the Employee survey to explore how agents really view the contact centers they work in—and why they’re leaving at an alarming rate.

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Using Customer Journey Mapping to Improve CX

Callminer

Deeply understanding customers is key to success. By leveraging customer journey maps, your company can keep up with its customers' evolving needs and expectations.

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How to win back your customer's heart with an apology

Inside Customer Service

"You shouldn't have to experience this." The words just blurted out of my mouth. A customer had called, upset about receiving the wrong item. I saw past their anger and empathized with the inconvenience it was causing them. "I'm really sorry about the mistake. We need to do better. I'm going to make sure we send you the correct item." Then, something mysterious happened.

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How many more customers need to cry?

Adrian Swinscoe

Back in April 2016, Pearson published a book I wrote called How To Wow. At the very back of the book is a section called Final […]. The post How many more customers need to cry? first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.

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From Data to Decisions: Maximizing Retail Potential with AI

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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Alliander Uses Visual IVR to Improve Millions of Interactions

Uniphore

Alliander Uses Visual IVR to Improve Millions of Interactions. With more than 3 million utility customers, the Dutch utility provider Alliander is constantly inundated with customer queries. Jacada’s Customer Assistant solution, combined with WhatsApp integration, helped to reduce call numbers and provide an enhanced digital customer experience. Almost immediately after the launch of Visual IVR on our national line, the number of calls reaching agents has reduced tangibly.

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We used our own product for Sales Conversation Analytics

Callminer

The goal of Project Ice Cream was to use our own solution to gain a better understanding of the aspects of business and data that inform our use cases.

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Technology Trends That Are Evolving the eCommerce Mobile App Development

Customer Think

Technology advancement, customer desires, and a host of other variables influence a Mobile App Development Company. The mobile app sector has grown into a massive economic model, and it is thriving. Because mobile phones are seen as a great potential for businesses, this article will look at the newest technical advancements in mobile app development. […].

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Higher Education | Agent Assist Streamlines Admissions Processing

Uniphore

Alliander Uses Virtual IVR to Improve Millions of Interactions. With more than 3 million utility customers, the Dutch utility provider Alliander is constantly inundated with customer queries. Jacada’s Customer Assistant solution, combined with WhatsApp integration, helped to reduce call numbers and provide an enhanced digital customer experience. Almost immediately after the launch of Visual IVR on our national line, the number of calls reaching agents has reduced tangibly.

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Episode #153: How the World’s Greatest Brands do Mass 1:1 Marketing

Sprinklr

I’ve said this before (and I’ll probably say it again), but there has never been a better time to be a marketer. In this MarketingProfs webinar, Valerie Witt and I explore the merging of mass reach with 1:1 engagement — a sea change that gives brands unprecedented marketing potential. You’ll hear examples of how leading brands have implemented mass 1:1 marketing, and learn the steps you can take to copy their success.

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How to Create a Call Center Performance Report

Fonolo

You know that customer service is the backbone of your organization. Knowing where you stand with your customers and proving that value to stakeholders requires carefully crafted call center reporting that directly aligns with your organization’s Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Excel Spreadsheets won’t cut it anymore. Your executive team and call center agents need easy-to-digest, visual data that can help to inform their decisions and actions.

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Strategic CX: A Deep Dive into Voice of the Customer Insights for Clarity

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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A Chatbot for Every Industry – AI Chatbots in Action

Customer Think

If you think your business doesn’t need a chatbot, think again. Chatbots have the power to streamline workflows and provide better service, making them a fit for every industry. They improve everyone’s experience—from employees to customers—by finding opportunities where tasks can be automated so that employees have more time to focus on the interpersonal aspects […].

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Playing your way to a stand out customer experience – Interview with Sirte Pihlaja

Adrian Swinscoe

Today’s interview is with Sirte Pihlaja, who is the CEO (Customer Experience Optimiser) of Shirute, the first customer experience agency in Finland as well as a Lego […]. The post Playing your way to a stand out customer experience – Interview with Sirte Pihlaja first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.

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How to Recognize, Reduce, and Repair Customer Service Burnout

Help Scout

“I was working longer and longer hours just to keep up.” “The tiniest thing would set me off.” “I felt trapped and helpless.” “I had a sense of tunnel vision.” “I told my manager, and all they said was, ‘You’re doing a good job, don’t worry about it.’” “I get to the point where I just don’t want to do anything. A snowball of apathy.” “I came back from sabbatical, and the workload was the same but my perspective was so different.”.

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The Best Way to Improve Your Company Culture in Challenging Times / A Day in the Life of your Employee / Scott Blanchard Keynoting at the Revolution

The DiJulius Group

The Best Way to Improve Your Company Culture in Challenging Times By Jess Pischel Employees are the backbone of your organization, and if they are not satisfied, other areas of the business will struggle too. Conversely, a workplace where team members are engaged, feel they are supported by leadership, and have the opportunity to.

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

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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Don’t Lose the Human Touch When Using AI and Big Data for Marketing

Customer Think

As we make our way through 2021, our Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Business Intelligence (BI) dreams are turning into a reality. Bots, machine learning, predictive models, and big data all impact businesses daily. But are these technological advancements making brands appear less caring? Less real? Less human? It’s a valid concern, especially when the latest […].

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The Great Debate: Is Customer Experience The New Marketing?

Doing CX Right

Is CX & Marketing the same? Is Customer Experience the new Marketing? Read expert views and what you can do with the information to advance success. The post The Great Debate: Is Customer Experience The New Marketing? appeared first on Doing CX Right.

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Don’t Make These Frequent Freemium SaaS Mistakes

Totango

A freemium strategy is one of the best ways to sell a SaaS product. However, common freemium SaaS mistakes can thwart this otherwise effective approach. Here we’ll help you steer clear of the most frequent pitfalls SaaS companies encounter when deploying a freemium sales model. First, we’ll consider why a freemium approach works so effectively when it’s executed correctly.

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The Year of CX Data Shifts Into Overdrive

Heart of the Customer

Do you feel it? That rumbling beneath your feet? It’s a seismic tremor that’s changing the CX landscape. Back in December, I predicted 2021 would be The Year of CX Data. This summer we’re seeing that play out on an even grander scale than I expected. This pivotal moment in CX history makes designing compelling […]. The post The Year of CX Data Shifts Into Overdrive appeared first on Heart of the Customer.

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7th Annual CX Report by The Northridge Group Uncovers Priority Training Focus

JUST RELEASED! New research reveals 92% of business leaders would like to provide additional training to their customer service representatives. Soft skills training stands out as a priority area of investment and/or improvement. Check out The Northridge Group’s latest CX research report —the 7th annual CX survey of 1,000 customers and 250 business executives—to see additional statistics as well as insights that businesses can use to benchmark their customer service and improve the overall exper

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6 Ways Permission Advertising Gains Shopper Trust

Customer Think

In June, an international coalition of consumer rights organizations and data protection experts called for a ban on “surveillance-based advertising.” Are you surveilling the future of your micro-marketing? The most nimble companies are, and this will likely change how online advertising works, soon. More tech companies are placing consumers at the center of the advertising […].

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Nailing your customer support interview at Intercom

Intercom

Preparing to interview for a new job is challenging. It takes time, energy, and foresight to anticipate what you might be asked. And if you’re like me, you’re probably left wondering afterwards if you said the right things or shared the right examples. . When we’re looking for our next incredible support teammate, we want to set up every candidate to give the best interview they can.

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4 Effective Strategies for Communicating with Upset Customers

Totango

Strategies for communicating with upset customers can help you retain clients and transform escalations into opportunities. In this blog, we’ll look at some common causes of customer communication problems before presenting four effective strategies for managing difficult conversations. We’ll consider a variety of issues that can cause communication difficulties, ranging from misunderstandings to money to technical barriers.

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Customer Service Phrases to Avoid

The Contact Company

Every brand makes mistakes sometimes, and interactions can be tricky for the customer service team when customers are feeling frustrated, but it’s the team’s job to turn this around. As […]. The post Customer Service Phrases to Avoid appeared first on The Contact Company.

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Mapping Digital Transformation: Retail’s Strategic Shift

Speaker: Jennifer Wright, Michael Scholz, Jasmin Guthmann, and Scott Canney

Digital transformation in retail is so much more than new technology. You need to get your whole organization, from entry-level workers to executives, on board with the new tech, new skills, and culture changes that digital transformation brings. Leading this mindset shift can be a daunting task… but that’s where this webinar comes in! Join our panel of experts as they guide you through the challenges of digital transformation, preparing you to avoid common mistakes and make the most of incredib

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Digital marketing strategy for engineers (and other technologists)

Customer Think

I love working with engineers (and any other technologists who think like one). I always have. Why? Because they’re logical. Straightforward. They hate BS. Which is why they have so much trouble making marketing work; they believe that they have to pra.

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How to Discover the True Power in Your Organization

Conversation Agent

“No one can teach you to win. But only give you the tools to learn how to do it yourself. And until the lesson gets into your head, defeat can also taste good. It can even be the best flavor you've tasted up to that day.” Marcell Jacobs just won the Olympic gold for the 100 meters in Tokyo. He broke a speed record. Jacobs had always been fast. But something kept him from breaking through.

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How FAQ Software Can Help Your Small Business

Help Scout

No matter how well-designed or intuitive your product is, customers will have questions about how to use it. Some of those questions are niche and require personalized attention; however, many are routine with standard answers. For those common questions with standard answers, it makes sense to have a resource customers can access on their own time without needing to contact support.

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A focus on mental health can help prepare employees for re-entry

Zendesk

Though the pandemic isn’t fully behind us, we’ve entered a new phase wherein we’re reevaluating whether or not to continue masking and when to return to the office, and what protocols should be in place for the next academic year. There are a lot of choices that inform what our ‘next normal’ may look like—and we’re attempting to answer these questions in the wake of our collective trauma.

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Your Expert Guide to CX Orchestration & Enhancing Customer Journeys

Speaker: Keith Kmett, Principal CX Advisor at Medallia

Join Keith Kmett, Principal CX Advisor, in this new webinar that will focus on: Understanding CX Orchestration Fundamentals: Gain a solid understanding of what CX orchestration is, its significance in the customer experience landscape, and how it plays a crucial role in shaping customer journeys. This includes the key concepts, strategies, and best practices involved in CX orchestration. 🔑 Connection to Customer Journey Maps: How to effectively integrate customer journey mapping into the

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5 Ways Fulfillment Can Be A Loyalty-Building Experience

Customer Think

There are a trillion reasons why online retailers have to pack each delivery box with something that captures the emotion of the moment. The trick is making those feelings good ones, by seeing what the shopper sees when that package arrives. Online retail sales are predicted to reach nearly $910 billion in 2021 – up 13.7% […].

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How to craft the perfect NPS Email Survey for your business in 2021

Zonka Feedback

Net Promoter Score®(NPS) has become the gold standard Customer Experience Metric. More than two-thirds of the Fortune 1000 list currently use the Net Promoter Score to determine customer loyalty. Thousands of leading brands such as Apple, Intuit, G.E., and American Express began using NPS to measure customer loyalty and engagement.

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What is Customer Journey Orchestration? A 2021 Guide

Aquire

Customer journey orchestration is proving a game changer for businesses looking to create seamless interactions and boost customer experience (CX). As customers interact with various departments throughout their journey — from the marketing team to sales, support, and operations — siloed workflows and systems often inhibit the process. This disconnect damages the customer experience.

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3 essential customer service tips that SaaS startups need to know

Zendesk

“Is SaaS the next big thing?” asked Eric Knorr in a piece for InfoWorld. The year was 2006. It was the year Amazon launched AWS, and Shakira’s Hips Don’t Lie topped the charts. The aftermath of the burst dot com bubble left a sour taste in investors’ mouths. Still, a new generation of enterprises was offering something that had already been revolutionizing tech: Software on demand, centrally hosted in the cloud and subscription-based.

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When Customers Win, You Win: How to Deliver Value That Transforms Your Customer Experience

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.