Goldman Sachs: Customer and Agent Loyalty

By: Layne Holley  Do customers and agents leave the call center and the organization for the same reason? Well, at least for some of the same reasons. Here's a lesson from a Goldman Sachs employee. If customers and call center agents are jumping ship at your organization, there may be a common reason: They think … Continuar leyendo Goldman Sachs: Customer and Agent Loyalty

The Top 5 Contact Center Takeaways from SXSW 2012 Relating to the Customer Experience

Sociallift The interactive portion of SXSW 2012 attracted a growing audience of more than 20K+ community-driven tech lovers from multiple industries including: social media, mobile, IT development, graphic design, marketing, PR, and yes customer service! During the conference, there was a Customer Experience Meet Up which had well-over 60+ individuals participating. This diverse group of … Continuar leyendo The Top 5 Contact Center Takeaways from SXSW 2012 Relating to the Customer Experience

Customer Experience in Emerging Markets: Addressing Localness, Innovation and Convenience

Zhecho Dobrev With limited scope for organic growth in the US and Europe, many companies and investors turned their eyes towards the Emerging Markets. Focus now starts to shift to the CIVET group of countries (Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa). They are also all fast-growing, relatively diverse economies, which means, unlike the … Continuar leyendo Customer Experience in Emerging Markets: Addressing Localness, Innovation and Convenience

Customer Service and Support Trends 2012

By Impact Blog¡ Lead­ing com­pa­nies will mon­i­tor their cus­tomers, not just their agents. Small & medium sized busi­nesses will crowd-source cus­tomer ser­vice and sup­port. Suc­cess­ful com­pa­nies will focus on pro­vid­ing proac­tive sup­port. Ser­vice will be geared to cus­tomer per­son­al­ity types. Invest­ing in front-line super­vi­sors will be the mark of success. Cus­tomer ser­vice agents will do … Continuar leyendo Customer Service and Support Trends 2012

The call center 10 trends for 2012

Trend 1: Contact centre at the heart of your social networking strategy The time for ‘dipping your toe’ in social media has now passed: instead companies should be monitoring relevant social media channels, leveraging them as powerful self-service knowledge bases, and moving towards being able to engage their social networking customers in real time. Trend … Continuar leyendo The call center 10 trends for 2012