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A History of Customer Support Technology

Team Support

Here’s a look back at how customer support technologies evolved over the last century, and a peak at where they’re going next. By the early 1970s, more call-routing systems were beginning to include ACD technology, ushering in the development of large-scale call centers. Fun fact: TeamSupport was founded in 2008!

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Guest Blog: Building a Human Powered, Technology-aided 21st Century Customer Experience

ShepHyken

To give you a sense of the speed of changing customer preferences, I will harken back to 2008 when McGraw-Hill published my book The New Gold Standard 5 Leadership Principles for Creating a Legendary Customer Experience Courtesy of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. Read Shep’s latest Forbes article: Ten Ways To Handle A Brand Crisis.

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How a Better Brand Tracking Program Can Forge Deeper Connections with Customers

Strativity

On the TV closest to our table, the news anchor announced that it felt like 2008 all over again and that corporations didn’t know how to react. Looking around at the table at my four kids and husband, I realized how much has changed since 2008. We are not the same country, let alone the same planet.

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Balance efficiency, technology, and strategy to improve consumer lending

West Monroe

The banks that act now will be advantageously positioned when the market turns, similar to the success seen by those who were proactive to fill gaps at the tail end of the 2008 financial crisis.

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Balance efficiency, technology, and strategy to improve consumer lending

West Monroe

The banks that act now will be advantageously positioned when the market turns, similar to the success seen by those who were proactive to fill gaps at the tail end of the 2008 financial crisis.

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Blockchain Technology 101 for Customer Experience Professionals

Oracle

Everywhere you turn, these buzzwords are being used constantly – all referring to a hot new technology known as blockchain. It’s becoming a massive tech movement and countless companies are not only getting on board, but also finding new, innovative ways to use blockchain technology. But where did it come from? Where can it go?

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Call Centres Coming Home: How Technology Can Smooth the Move

CSM Magazine

Gary Williams, Director of Sales and Consultancy at Spitch explores how onshore call centres relative costs can be addressed with technology. The move by call centres to bring their operations back to the UK, however, has happened in conjunction with an upturn the employment market in the country as it emerged from the 2008 financial crash.