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Make Sure Your Customers Can Get a Human

By: Chris Rall | Published: March 25, 2020

“In an era when companies see online support as a way to shield themselves from ‘costly’ interactions with their customers, it’s time to consider an entirely different approach: building human-centric... Read More

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What to Say to Angry Customers

By: Brad Cleveland | Published: March 19, 2020

With the current crisis, contact center representatives are grappling with heightened workloads and anxious customers. The following excerpt is from a course for agents, Working in a Customer Contact Center (LinkedIn... Read More

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How to Overcome Omnichannel Challenges to Quality Management

By: Clarabridge | Published: March 18, 2020

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Chatbots are Amazing, But Stop Relying Only on Them to Improve Your CX

By: Ryan Lester | Published: March 17, 2020

In the world of customer service and support, artificial intelligence is often associated with chatbots. But chatbots aren't the only option for scaling your CX. In fact, they're often just one... Read More

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A Call to Commit to Improved Contact Center Employee Experience

By: Heidi Solomon-Orlick | Published: March 10, 2020

CX innovation discussions over the last several years has been dominated by the impact of automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and bots. But now we’re seeing greater emphasis placed on the people... Read More

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Invest in Inclusive Customer Experience Design

By: Sheri Kendall | Published: March 04, 2020

When you have a child on the Autism spectrum, you gain an unusual view of the customer experience. By the time my youngest son was 6 years old, I understood that most... Read More

Dr. Debra Bentson, ICMI Featured Contributor

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Customer Service is About Keeping Your Promises

By: Dr. Debra Bentson | Published: March 02, 2020

I took one of those assessments that told me, based on the criteria, how I was wired. My score turned out to be really high on aspects that include respecting commitments... Read More

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What to Know About Customer Journey Mapping and the Omnichannel Experience

By: Craig Idlebrook | Published: February 20, 2020

You think you know your customers, but do you know who they are in the omnichannel experience? As omnichannel communication becomes the norm for customers to interact with brands, the exercise... Read More

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5 Omnichannel Lessons Learned the Hard Way

By: Five9 | Published: February 18, 2020

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Five Predictions for the Future of the Contact Center Customer Service

By: Chris Hanna | Published: February 10, 2020

All this winter, we are asking our featured contributors to offer their predictions of the future of contact center-industry customer service. Chris Hanna, founder and management coach of Evolving Management, offers... Read More

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