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Why HR and Legal Shared Services Teams are Critical to every Business

For over four decades, large US businesses have relied upon the shared services business model for cost reduction and operational efficiency. Even now, the trend continues with over 80% of the Fortune 500 companies in the USembracing it for obvious reasons. Presently, Human Resources (HR) and Legal shared services teams have become increasingly popular due to their sensitive nature and the supportive role they play in the overall functioning of a business.

How 20+ Leaders Define Customer Experience

So, what does CX mean? As you can expect with any “what is” query you pop into Google, Wikipedia does a great job providing customer experience definition. It says that: “The product of an interaction between an organization and a customer over the duration of their relationship”. Now, by all means – that 100 % true. But, being in the customer experience game ourselves, we’re not entirely satiated. At least not just yet.

10 Smart Tips for Effective Contact Center Management

Looking for tips on effective contact center management? From scheduling customer support agents to monitoring their interactions, contact center management involves managing a contact center’s daily activities. And while life as a contact center manager can be hectic, you can ease the workload with the right techniques and tools. In this article, we’ll cover ten tips that’ll help you with contact center management and agent training.

The 2021 Guide To Effective Call Center Management

Looking for effective call center management tips? Managing a call center requires strategic planning, continuous learning, and hard work. A supervisor usually coaches their team to improve agent performance and grow the business. However, it may be difficult for you to manage your call center due to factors such as an overwhelming workload, inexperienced customer service representatives, etc. In this article, we’ll cover seven effective tips that’ll help you with call center management.

How BrewDog Successfully Delivered a Customer-Centric Approach During Uncertain Times

The global pandemic has changed the face of e-commerce and customer journeys. As expectations shifted overnight, customer teams found themselves rapidly re-evaluating their customer care process. BrewDog, the best-selling craft beer brewery in the UK, found itself in this situation.

Use AI in Customer Service To Transform Your Customer Experience in 2021

We often hear that Artificial Intelligence is the future. The truth is that it’s already here, and if you’re not already using AI for customer service, you’re missing out. Integrating AI into customer service can drastically improve CX. It helps identify customer pain points, automates processes, speeds up decision-making, and optimises service delivery.

The Importance of Customer Service & CX in the Travel Industries post-COVID-19

The period from early 2020 has been a challenging time for all sectors, but the travel and hospitality industries have been hit particularly hard. Fortunately, the international rollout of the COVID vaccine has brought some much-needed optimism into the sector. As confidence grows and people start travelling again, an excellent travel customer service and experience is going to be the key to gaining a competitive advantage and making the most of the rebound.

How we approached IT incident predictions through chaos theory

In this blog, we have introduced the basics of chaos theory and complex systems, including how system incidents and failure prediction have been tackled in the past through deep learning. We have also offered ideas on how chaotic time series analysis can be leveraged to approach this problem. IT teams in large technology companies spend years building networked systems and connected applications. Now, especially in the middle of a worldwide pandemic, software reliability is paramount.

Are we measuring customer experience (CX) the right way? 

Many of the current customer experience metrics used are failing. This is why some businesses who have good NPS scores still lose customers. So, what measures do we need to put in place to drive success? How important is it to make it easy for customers to interact with you? Perhaps we should be paying more attention to emotions and sentiment, as they can reveal more about the state of our relationships with customers and potentially offer clearer insights into customer behaviour.

15 Essential Call Center Metrics To Track To Ensure Success

Wondering which call center metrics you should track? Managers must ensure that all center operations are constantly optimized to run at maximum efficiency. And they can do this by choosing and tracking the right set of call center metrics and KPIs (Key Performance Indicators). In this article, we’ll share fifteen essential call center metrics that customer service leaders and managers should monitor to ensure maximum productivity and profitability.