Avaya

OCTOBER 7, 2016

The evolving demands of digital-savvy customers have a deep impact on the contact center. In today’s highly connected society, customers are relying on other people around them to find information to solve issues. In reality, the last mile that makes or breaks the customer experience lies in the contact center.

Contact Center 81

Contact Center Customer Experience Self Service Omni-Channel 81

Lumoa

JUNE 23, 2021

While the proliferation of handheld devices has a lot to do with the inflated expectations of customers, it is also natural. In the past, contact centers could stay ahead of the curve as long as they ensured to utilize the right solutions and tools to service customers.

Trends 195

Trends Self Service Contact Center Omni-Channel 195

Eptica

MAY 18, 2016

Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 Meeting the needs of contact center agents. Published on: May 18, 2016. Author: Anne-Merete Jensen Delivering a great customer experience is vital to every organization today – and much of the responsibility for delivering this comes down to contact center agents.

Contact Center 51

Contact Center Meeting Net Promoter Score Average Handle Time 51

Eptica

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2016 Making the change from call center to contact center. Published on: February 03, 2016. Author: Laurence Chami 20 years ago customer service existed in a world dominated by voice , hence the widespread reliance on call centers to manage customer service interactions.

Omni-Channel 48

Omni-Channel Contact Center Call Center Self Service 48

Eptica

JANUARY 12, 2017

Date: Thursday, January 12, 2017 What were the top customer service trends of 2016? To help we’ve analyzed all 100+ posts published on the Eptica blog in 2016, and picked a top ten, based on a combination of readership and industry feedback. Published on: January 12, 2017. What do the findings mean for companies?

Trends 48

Trends Customer Service Contact Center Analysis 48

Eptica

JULY 1, 2016

Date: Friday, July 1, 2016 Building a Customer Engagement Hub. Published on: July 01, 2016. Author: Pauline Ashenden Delivering a seamless, high quality customer experience is extremely complex. Orchestrating this changing landscape requires a new approach. Share this page on: Tweet.

Customer Engagement 50

Customer Engagement Engagement Contact Center Retail 50

Think Customers

JULY 26, 2016

As customers continue to increase their use of digital channels and self-service tools for customer service, it's only natural that the volume of calls hitting contact centers has been shrinking.

Contact Center 40

Contact Center Self Service Report Customer Service 40

CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Zenarate leads the learning transformation to develop top-performing contact center agents. Zenarate , the leading AI Simulation Training solution for customer-facing agents, today announced strong customer growth despite the headwinds experienced by many tech companies.

Training 59

Training Telecommunications Marketing Contact Center 59

Verint

AUGUST 17, 2017

At the end of 2016, I conducted 20 interviews with customer service professionals who were members of the National Association of Call Centers (NACC). The question was, “What’s keeping you up at night when you think about your contact center in 2017 and beyond.”. Don’t Panic!”

Contact Center 30

Contact Center Employee Engagement Engagement Gamification 30

Natalie Petouhof

MARCH 3, 2016

Tweet Enterprise Connect 2016 is a leading conference and exhibition for enterprise communications and collaboration in North America. It is being held March 7-9th, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. Genesys, a market leader in omni-channel customer experience (CX) and contact center solutions, will be particpating in the event.

Omni-Channel 40

Omni-Channel Connections Contact Center Customer Experience 40

Tricia Morris

JANUARY 11, 2016

We’ve all heard the saying “customer service is the new marketing,” but with 89% of companies expected to compete mostly on the basis of customer experience in 2016 (compared to just 36% in 2010)*, it’s not just marketing where customer service makes an impact. Beyond Knowledge: Insights.

Trends 40

Trends Customer Service Chief Customer Officer CRM 40

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Contact Center Satisfaction Negatively Impacting the Customer Experience by Andrew Berger. Telecompetitor) Contact center satisfaction has worsened over the last two years despite investments in new customer engagement channels, according to new market research released by BoldChat.

Customer Journeys 48

Customer Journeys Customer Service Contact Center Culture 48

Calabrio

MAY 25, 2016

The theory is that companies can better serve their customers using bots because they will be readily available when needed. There’s even the notion that chat bots could replace contact centers at some point down the line. In a world where customer loyalty is low, companies simply cannot afford to disappoint customers.

Chatbots 124

Chatbots Omni-Channel Contact Center Conference 124

Calabrio

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Last month, Adobe Marketing VP, John Travis, shared insights from Adobe’s 2016 Digital Trends report, including which opportunities businesses are most excited about this year. Customer Experience. “In Learn more about how you can start better leveraging your contact center to improve the customer experience.

Customer Experience 100

Customer Experience Contact Center Omni-Channel Analytics 100

Kerry Bodine

JANUARY 4, 2017

I’ve compiled the following list of conferences spanning a variety of topics — like CEM, service design, customer loyalty, customer success, and contact centers — that should be of interest to a wide range of customer experience professionals. IPQC’s Executive Customer Contact Exchange.

CEM 120

CEM Conference Chief Customer Officer Customer Experience Professionals 120

Uniphore

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Given the massive engagement between customers and a brand, creating a positive, and personal experience is essential. Where customer engagement happens. It’s a foundation for dynamic, frictionless customer engagement. Check out our website , connect with me on LinkedIn , or contact us.

Omni-Channel 100

Omni-Channel Video Contact Center Sales 100

Verint

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Everyone is looking for a competitive advantage in 2016. While a good bit of the discussion focuses on the customer experience—and it should—providing tools for success to the people who speak daily with your customers should be front and center as well.

Employee Engagement 20

Employee Engagement Engagement Gamification Customer Engagement 20

Eptica

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Date: Friday, October 7, 2016 7 key issues that are holding back digital transformation in insurance. Published on: October 07, 2016. To find out how they are performing, the 2016 Eptica Insurance Multichannel Customer Experience Study evaluated 100 U.S. Share this page on: Tweet.

Insurance 79

Insurance Social Media Contact Center Infographics 79

Eptica

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 Delivering the benefits of customer service outsourcing. Published on: December 14, 2016. Author: Dharmesh Ghedia Whether it is to add capacity in specific areas, helping expansion into new markets or bringing down costs, outsourcing is a central part of customer service.

Customer Service 48

Customer Service Contact Center Knowledge Base Guidelines 48

Eptica

MAY 25, 2016

Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Mapping digital transformation in customer experience. Published on: May 25, 2016. Author: Pauline Ashenden In the fast-moving world of customer experience there is no shortage of new trends and technologies for companies to evaluate and adopt. over the course of the year.

Customer Experience 54

Customer Experience ROI Contact Center CRM 54

Avaya

APRIL 3, 2017

He extends his vision that messaging is at the center of the digital transformation era. I wanted to explore some of the observations from the conference—especially those about contact center operators leveraging customer journey maps for serving customers effectively via chat, SMS and other messaging communiques.

Customer Journeys 58

Customer Journeys Contact Center Conference Chatbots 58

Eptica

JUNE 1, 2016

Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2016 What is holding back chat in customer service? Published on: June 01, 2016. Author: Neil Cox Amongst consumers, chat is fast becoming a mainstream channel for customer service. In the 2016 study it again grew exponentially, to 44% of brands surveyed. Share this page on: Tweet.

Customer Service 48

Customer Service Knowledge Base Contact Center Study 48

Eptica

AUGUST 5, 2016

Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 4 lessons from the Forrester CX Index. Published on: August 17, 2016. Author: Pauline Ashenden Forrester has just published its 2016 US Customer Experience Index , providing an update on the state of CX across multiple sectors. Share this page on: Tweet.

Self Service 50

Self Service Wireless Social Media Contact Center 50

Eptica

JULY 6, 2016

Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2016 Understanding 6 key trends in UK customer service. Published on: July 06, 2016. Author: Steve Nattress Customers are increasingly demanding about the levels of service that they receive from brands. The persistence of non-integrated and siloed channels is also seen as a major problem.

Trends 49

Trends Customer Service Social Media Contact Center 49

Eptica

JULY 27, 2016

Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 Is customer service investment actually delivering? Published on: July 27, 2016. Author: Pauline Ashenden Despite the rising importance of customer service on both sides of the Atlantic, the UK is widely seen as lagging the United States when it comes to the experience that companies deliver.

Customer Service 48

Customer Service Poor Customer Service Contact Center Airlines 48

Eptica

JANUARY 20, 2016

Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Looking into the customer service crystal ball. Published on: January 20, 2016. Author: Robin Tandon Having recently looked back on customer experience in 2015 , what is predicted for the coming year? Will all of these predictions come to pass in 2016? Share this page on: Tweet.

Self Service 48

Self Service Customer Service Contact Center CRM 48

Eptica

JANUARY 6, 2016

Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2016 What were the key customer experience topics in 2015? Published on: January 06, 2016. Author: Olivier Njamfa As we enter 2016, I’m already seeing plenty of predictions about what the year will bring for the customer experience and customer service markets.

Self Service 48

Self Service Customer Experience Social Media Insurance 48

Eptica

APRIL 13, 2016

Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 The move to meaningful conversations in customer experience. Published on: April 13, 2016. Author: Olivier Njamfa Over the past fifteen years, the importance of customer experience has grown dramatically. Share this page on: Tweet.

Customer Experience 48

Customer Experience Contact Center Social Media Consumers 48

Eptica

JUNE 24, 2016

Date: Friday, June 24, 2016 The ROI of improved customer experience. Published on: June 24, 2016. Author: Chris Eideh Businesses understand that improving the customer experience has a direct impact on revenue generation. Happier customers are more loyal, will spend more and recommend your company to their friends.

ROI 50

ROI Self Service Customer Experience Airlines 50

Calabrio

JUNE 23, 2016

So, any organization whose bottom line is directly impacted by customer experience must go digital, too. According to Dimension Data’s 2016 Global Contact Centre Benchmarking Report , phone is rapidly declining in popularity among young customers who are trying to communicate with a business.

Communication 100

Communication Omni-Channel Social Media Contact Center 100

Tricia Morris

JANUARY 29, 2016

This evolution, from corporate to customer control of relationships, is known as customer engagement – and without it, your business will become vulnerable to competitors, disruptors, and yes, even those pesky Creepers. Look no further than an organization’s customer service strategy to understand what I am talking about.

Customer Engagement 40

Customer Engagement Engagement CRM Self Service 40

Eptica

MARCH 31, 2016

Date: Thursday, March 31, 2016 Websites lead the way for UK customer service. Published on: March 31, 2016. Being able to find answers to their questions quickly is therefore a vital part of the customer experience. Average performance becomes the norm? Share this page on: Tweet.

Self Service 48

Self Service Customer Service Entertainment Fashion 48

Eptica

AUGUST 5, 2016

Date: Friday, August 19, 2016 Why email is more important than ever for customer service. Published on: August 19, 2016. Author: Neil Cox While it is widely considered a mature channel, email is becoming more, not less important when it comes to customer service. Share this page on: Tweet.

Customer Service 49

Customer Service Contact Center Knowledge Base Average Handle Time 49

Eptica

JUNE 3, 2016

Date: Friday, June 3, 2016 Customer service in a mobile-first world. Published on: June 03, 2016. Author: Steve Nattress For increasing numbers of people mobile is their preferred means of connecting to, and communicating with, the outside world. Share this page on: Tweet.

Self Service 48

Self Service Customer Service Social Media Ecommerce 48

Eptica

AUGUST 5, 2016

Date: Friday, August 12, 2016 Delivering the benefits of knowledge management in customer service. Published on: August 12, 2016. Domestic & General With more than 7 million UK customers, Domestic & General is the UK’s leading warranty specialist. Share this page on: Tweet.

Customer Service 48

Customer Service Management Knowledge Base Contact Center 48

Eptica

APRIL 5, 2016

Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2016 Where are the UK’s Chief Customer Officers? Published on: April 06, 2016. Author: Pauline Ashenden The combination of growing competition and more demanding consumers means that customer experience is now recognized by businesses everywhere as crucial for success. Share this page on: Tweet.

Chief Customer Officer 48

Chief Customer Officer Contact Center Analysis Customers 48

Eptica

MARCH 18, 2016

Date: Friday, March 18, 2016 UK retail customer service failing to move forward. Published on: March 18, 2016. Customers are pushing retailers to innovate and deliver new services , improved experiences at lower prices. Author: Pauline Ashenden Retail is one of the most competitive sectors in the economy.

Retail 48

Retail Self Service Customer Service Entertainment 48