Uniphore
JULY 21, 2021
Why are so many knowledge bases inefficient to use when contact centers invest so much money in them? How can organizations more effectively direct customers to the knowledge they’re looking for? Gartner’s newest customer service report “Delivering Relevant Content and Knowledge to Customers Is Key to Great Customer Service” focuses on just these dilemmas.
Solvvy
JULY 19, 2021
If there’s one thing that makes managers’ and owners’ skin crawl, it’s inefficiency. Business leaders are constantly on the prowl to find ways to reduce expenses, improve profits and get their entire team to work smarter. Unfortunately, many companies find themselves with the same customer support inefficiencies time and time again.
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Conversocial
JULY 20, 2021
It’s a platform built for consumers to follow, engage and connect with their favourite brands. Of the 1bn monthly active users, 90% of them follow at least one business, with 200m+ business accounts being visited every day. It’s mind-blowing numbers like this that should convince you that an Instagram for Business account is a no-brainer for any brand.
Experience Investigators by 360Connext
JULY 20, 2021
How Customer Experience Maturity Develops. There is a natural arc to how an organization matures when it comes to customer experience. Let’s look at a common example scenario: First, it starts with an idea: customers are important! We should pay more attention to them. Next, it moves to what can be done. Typically, this means collecting customer feedback.
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Uniphore
JULY 23, 2021
Employee disengagement is rampant in contact centers. Imagine a fire department where two-thirds of the firefighters on duty weren’t ready to respond to a call. How about a restaurant where two-thirds of the wait staff weren’t talking to patrons. Both of these situations would be totally unacceptable. But it’s actually the everyday reality at the contact center, according to Gartner’s recent report “Rampant Employee Disengagement is Driving Turnover and Harming Customer Outcomes.
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NICE inContact
JULY 19, 2021
Learn more about how CXone’s smart technology, strong partners and deep expertise can be the winning combination for transforming your organization’s contact center and CX.
TechSee
JULY 20, 2021
In the medical technology field, manufacturers must provide medical device support for their products across a wide range of settings, including hospitals, urgent care centers, physicians’ offices, nursing homes, mobile units, and even individual homes. It’s therefore no surprise that the global medical device market size is approximately half a trillion U.S. dollars.
Steve DiGioia
JULY 19, 2021
Back in 2018, I had the pleasure to interview some of the nicest people I have ever come across. I was amazed at how warm and welcoming they were and their willingness to embrace, support, and welcome me into their fold. To say the least, they’re all leaders in their respective fields of customer service, hospitality, social media, consulting, coaching, podcasting, and keynote speaking.
ShepHyken
JULY 21, 2021
I’ve written about today’s topic before. The idea I’m about to share is really common sense. Even if you didn’t read my past articles or watch my videos about this, you still know and understand it. Yet, it’s worth bringing up again, as I have a new twist on it. In my latest book, I’ll Be Back: How to Get Customers to Come Back Again and Again , I share a story about the shortest customer service keynote speech I’ve ever delivered.
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Beyond Philosophy
JULY 20, 2021
It’s summer reading season. Today, I will share seven books that are an essential summer read for anyone in business. I hope that these books will make the same impact on you that they did on me. We shared these books on a recent podcast, chosen because we liked them a lot or, in some instances, because they changed our lives. While we can’t predict they will do the same for you with certainty, we feel that they will be helpful in the pursuit of your career goals for yourself and you
Help Scout
JULY 20, 2021
Being “customer-oriented” boils down to one idea: helping people. As simplistic as it sounds, this ethos is the key to making it work as an organization. While there are many skills you need to help customers effectively, there’s a more profound outlook that informs the daily actions of customer service all-stars. The core characteristics that make a company customer-oriented add up to the ability to fulfill the ultimate purpose of helping people, regardless of challenges along the way.
MyCustomer
JULY 20, 2021
Engagement Why encouraging effortless experiences is wrong.
ShepHyken
JULY 23, 2021
This week we feature an article by Ehsan Memari, a blogger for SkyPrep. He writes about how using a learning management system (LMS) expedites employee skill development in your organization. We are in the middle of a skills gap crisis. According to a study from the Society for Human Resource Management , 83% of HR professionals noticed a decline in the quality of job applicants, with one-third citing a lack of technical abilities. .
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The DiJulius Group
JULY 19, 2021
Great Commencement Speech One of my favorite bloggers and podcasters, Scott Galloway wrote a great piece called Advice to Grads: Be Warriors, Not Wokesters. Here are a few of my favorite lines: “Don’t do what you are asked to do, but what you are capable of doing…Get strong, really strong. You should be able to. Read Full Article. The post Best Advice From Great Podcasters appeared first on The DiJulius Group.
Alida
JULY 20, 2021
A seamless customer experience gets delivered when you answer the questions your customer is asking. It’s as simple as that. Getting there, however, takes a lot of work.
MyCustomer
JULY 20, 2021
Engagement Why you need to map the customer's ecosystem.
ShepHyken
JULY 20, 2021
The End-to-End Customer Experience. Improving CX through Customer Workflows. Shep Hyken interviews John Ball, the Executive Vice President and General Manager of Customer Workflows at ServiceNow. They discuss how companies can create a great end-to-end customer experience and enhance productivity through process mapping. Top Takeaways: Customer service is traditionally focused on the engagement layer (how customers make requests) but not on customer operations (getting the job done).
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Totango
JULY 23, 2021
What makes a sports team successful? Excellent athletes who work together on both offense and defense to win the game. A good pitcher alone won’t win a baseball game. He needs a good catcher and good infielders and outfielders to support him, good batters to score points, and good coaches to make strategic play calls.
ReviewTrackers
JULY 21, 2021
Why Remove Reviews from Facebook? Facebook might have been created for users to be able to show their friends cute photos of dogs and cats, or share funny Anchorman and crying Michael Jordan memes. But if you’re using Facebook for business , the social network is, more seriously, a platform for connecting and engaging with potential and existing customers.
Integrity Solutions
JULY 20, 2021
In many ways, building sales confidence is about expanding belief boundaries, addressing some underlying perceptions and providing the type of sales training and coaching that maximizes strengths, encourages risk taking and helps your customers think differently. Confident salespeople believe in themselves. They’re secure in the knowledge that they have what it takes to deal with whatever challenges or setbacks come their way—and they behave accordingly.
ShepHyken
JULY 19, 2021
Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Here are my top five picks from last week. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. Should the Chief Experience Officer Cease to Exist? by Mary Drumond. (Linkedin Pulse) The Wall Street Journal recently released an article called “Some Chief Experience Officers Want To Make Their Jobs Disappear” where they interviewed Chief Experience Officers and Chief Cus
Speaker: Aja Bradley Kemp, Founder & Chief Experience Officer at Conversate Collective
In a world where every brand is vying for attention, how do you make your events stand out? ✨ From creative swag strategies to immersive brand experiences, the key lies in fostering real connections that inspire action and leave a lasting impression. Whether you're planning a large-scale conference or an exclusive executive gathering, this session will explore how to elevate event engagement, strengthen brand perception, and maximize ROI.
Totango
JULY 19, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic created a new sense of urgency around protecting and nurturing customers by highlighting the fact that customers truly are the core of every business. And in this customer-centered economy, your customer success (CS) team is invaluable. The team’s goal is to retain your hard-won customers and help them grow by deepening the customer relationship and ensuring they are realizing value with your product every step of the way.
Kate Nasser
JULY 18, 2021
Daily ways to honor work colleagues, customers, employees, friends, family to build sustainable relationships. by Kate Nasser, The People Skills Coach™, Author, Leading Morale. The post Daily Ways to Honor Work Colleagues, Employees, Customers, Friends, Family appeared first on KateNasser.com.
Uplight
JULY 21, 2021
Uplight’s core values shape who we are as a company and how we interact with each other, our customers, and our partners. Our core values are: Do the Right Thing, Impactful Progress, Grow, and One Team. Each month we highlight a story about how an Uplight team member(s) has shown us what it means to Read More. The post Uplight Values in Action: Boulder Commons appeared first on Uplight.
Beyond Philosophy
JULY 17, 2021
In a discussion that echoes the age-old chicken vs. egg conversation sentiment, we engaged in a debate. After meeting a fellow Customer Experience proponent on a new social media platform called Clubhouse, we invited author and speaker Stacy Sherman to debate. The topic: Is Customer Experience the new marketing, or is it an entity on its own? Sherman and I have a difference of opinion.
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kommunicate
JULY 22, 2021
LINE is a freeware app for instant communications on electronic devices such as smartphones, tablet computers, and personal computers. It supports messaging, free voice, and video calls. The biggest benefit of using LINE is it provides free access to free messaging and calling. LINE has more than 200 million monthly active users and it has [.]. The post How to Build a Line Chatbot Without Any Coding appeared first on Kommunicate Blog.
Integrity Solutions
JULY 22, 2021
When your people feel understood and appreciated, they will be intensely loyal to the manager who has demonstrated care and interest in their development. When you hear the word “coach”, what comes to mind? We often associate “coach” with a sports analogy. However, the origin of the word speaks to a different level of understanding. Historically, a coach was a horse-drawn carriage that transported important people from where they were to where they wanted to be.
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