BlueOcean

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

As customer care teams start planning for 2024, we’ve seen how easy it can be to get stuck in a rut. The quickest way to get re-inspired is by getting a finger on the pulse of current news and customer service trends in the industry. The modern customer journey is complex and constantly evolving.

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BlueOcean

JANUARY 6, 2020

The good news, according to Gartner insight, is that channel switching isn’t actually hurting customer loyalty. As long as there’s responsive feedback (more on this below) and eventual resolution, they’re happy no matter which channels they interact with. Interaction and care. Speed and flexibility. Got 15 minutes?

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InMoment XI

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

To capitalize on those behaviors, you need to be able to perform customer behavior analysis. What Is Customer Behavior Analysis? Customer behavior analysis is the process of studying and interpreting how customers interact with a business at each stage of the customer journey.

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BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Here are a few green flag markers that help indicate that you’ve found the best-fit outsourced customer care partner. If you’ve taken part in an outsourced customer care procurement process, either as a bidder or as a buyer, we’d lay money on the fact that you’ve got some horror stories to tell.

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BlueOcean

DECEMBER 4, 2019

As a result, for most companies, any relationship with an outsourced customer care partner is going to have to come with stringent PCI DSS standards well-established, as well as robust data security systems solidly in place. Let’s dig into the state of PCI as it relates to customer care today. PCI Compliance Background.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Customer care agents will also benefit from knowledge of their employers’ products, reducing frustration and misunderstandings in the process. Customer service follows the same principles. The hours can be long, and inebriated or difficult customers are common.

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BlueOcean

APRIL 30, 2021

A couple of years ago, we explored the state of omnichannel customer care , recognizing the fact that consumers have more channel options available to them than ever before. With more than a year of pandemic impacts under our belts, let’s dig into the far-reaching impacts of COVID-19 on omnichannel customer care.

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Is communication still going strong and do you feel comfortable in those interactions? Are you still in regular contact with your partner’s leadership team and do you still trust them to deliver excellence for your customers? This is what relevant service level metrics look like in today’s customer care center.

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BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Here are a few green flag markers that help indicate that you’ve found the best-fit outsourced customer care partner. If you’ve taken part in an outsourced customer care procurement process, either as a bidder or as a buyer, we’d lay money on the fact that you’ve got some horror stories to tell.

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BlueOcean

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

But you’re ready to implement and transition into your new outsourced customer care program so you’ve got to buckle up and buckle down. Here are the milestones you can expect along the way of implementing your outsourced customer care program. Building Your Outsourced Customer Care Team. You deserve it.

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Listen to the audio via our podcast here: One negative customer experience may seem like a drop in the ocean of all your shopper interactions, but it’s never that simple. But if that interaction also ends negatively, the customer support experience can become the straw that breaks the camel’s back. Too tired to read?

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Bill Quiseng

JANUARY 11, 2023

And don’t just serve to satisfy customers. Serve to CARE. COMMUNICATE with each customer with a smile, eye contact, and polite interaction. Inform each customer transparently and interactively of the product’s or service’s function, liabilities, and advantages to them. Instead, serve to WOW them.

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Bill Quiseng

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Even if the traditionalists could hear, they would wear noise-canceling headphones, oblivious to the employees’ concerns and customer complaints. These traditionalists cared more about profits and didn’t care much about employees or customers. Let’s be revolutionary to improve the customer experience.

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InMoment XI

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

From long threads on X (formerly Twitter) to an Instagram influencer’s comments, online interactions are multi-platform. Sprout Social Sprout Social is a flexible tool that offers a wide range of features for social listening, analytics, and customer care. This will help you emerge as a viable alternative to your competitors.

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Hello Customer

MAY 19, 2021

G iven that customer service is a good way to create customer loyalty, it makes sense that organizations should be investing in it, not cutting costs. Steven Van Belleghem perfectly illustrated why good customer service is essential with this example. ??. Customer Experts. To wrap up.

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BlueOcean

JANUARY 8, 2019

One negative customer experience may seem like a drop in the ocean of all your customer interactions, but it’s never that simple. It’s worth mentioning that many customer relationships can be saved even after a bad experience with the actual product or service, particularly if they choose to contact a customer service rep.

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BlueOcean

AUGUST 30, 2018

More and more customer interactions are happening without any human interaction at all. Thanks to advancements in AI and machine learning, chatbots and other Tier Zero customer service solutions are a great way to handle basic, high-volume customer care interactions on a 24/7/365 basis.

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InMoment XI

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In my last post, we discussed the difference between interactions, engagement, and customer experience. Now, I’d like to dive deeper into customer experience and the role everyone in your organization plays in delivering that experience. You heard me right: not one department owns the customer experience—it’s every department!

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BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

It’s a trend that has a significant impact on the customer care sector. There are very real service expectation differences between providing customer service to a one-off consumer versus a loyal member. Empowering Your Agents to Deliver Kick-Ass Customer Experience. Let’s chat today.

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Bill Quiseng

JULY 3, 2024

With that in mind, we, as customers, proclaim our independence from the tyranny of “Profits over People” retailers who care more about revenue dollars, market share, stock prices, bottom-line profits, and even their competitors, than people – us, the customers. We don’t just serve to satisfy customers.

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BlueOcean

MARCH 3, 2025

Will your customer experience be strengthened or hit a slump because of the programs in that budget? Not to add another thing to your plate (sorry), but theres another question to ask that can impact all those answers: Is this the year customer care outsourcing takes a more central role in your go-forward plan?

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Inbenta

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The banking sector has also recognized the game-changing effects innovative technological disruptors like Artificial Intelligence (AI) can have and acted promptly to optimize their online and mobile banking models with customer interaction platforms. For years, customers have been demanding more from their financial institutions.

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BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

If you answered “no, our social customer care is most definitely not kicking ass” – don’t worry, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve curated five thought-provoking blogs that will help you get on the path to best-in-class social customer care. Social Customer Care Cannot Be Ignored.

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GetFeedback

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Customers’ combined interactions with your business or product contribute to their overall brand perception too. Customers make judgment calls about your brand when they read an online review, make a purchase, talk to employees, read a news story, or hear about a friend’s experience. Customers are vocal over social media too.

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Russel Lolacher

APRIL 5, 2021

Ten years of leading a provincial government team in web services and social customer care has been a challenging and rewarding experience. Mitigate surprises – when you interact with anyone, make sure you loop everyone in that is impacted by your decisions. Oh, it’s been amazing.

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Bill Quiseng

MAY 17, 2023

Customers seek the best emotional value in their experience, not your logically reasonable price, product, or service. The value to your customers is in their personal interactions, not your “cash or credit” business transactions. To earn customer loyalty, don’t get inside their heads.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

” we get a lengthy list of the many places where customers and company interact. And yet it’s easy (and more often than not, necessary) to categorize these important moments of interaction into big categories. More Posts - Website Follow Me: The post Are Your FAQ’s Driving Customers Mad?

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 4, 2021

And it’s one that undeniably impacts our perception of the customer experience. Exploring Customer Care in the Subscription Economy. For those of us in the contact center space, the truly fascinating thing (besides the astounding growth itself) is the impact on customer care and the customer experience.

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BlueOcean

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

We’ve said it so often it’s become cliché, but we stand by the concept that happy employees make for happy customers, and in outsourcing, happy customers make happy clients. TX strategy is the ultimate integration of customer experience (CX), employee experience (EX), the multi experience (MX), and user experience (UX).

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Interactions

APRIL 16, 2024

A dedication to understanding your customers ensures that every interaction is personalized and purposeful, alleviating the pain of lengthy wait times and ensuring each conversation is met with effective, personalized assistance. Failing to invest in customer care risks customers seeking it elsewhere.

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BlueOcean

JULY 9, 2024

Brand loyalty is a reflection of a customer’s commitment to a relationship with a given retailer or service provider. The way we interact with people and brands has changed—and consumer spending priorities have evolved just as fast. But, of course, the current era of disruption is changing everything about all our relationships.

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Zeisler Consulting

JANUARY 14, 2025

Automation is making everything easier and more seamless, especially in the Customer Care/Support/Service realm: Bots, self-help, online automated solutions and even guides, etc. These improvements are streamlining and making more pleasant (or at least more efficient) their interactions with our brands when they need help.

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Interactions

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Seizing the Opportunity: Why Interactions is the Future of Conversational AI As the world leader in Conversational AI solutions for customer support, Interactions stands at the forefront of innovation and excellence. This is where Interactions shines. Our commitment to innovation is unwavering.

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Interactions

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Seizing the Opportunity: Why Interactions is the Future of Conversational AI As the world leader in Conversational AI solutions for customer support, Interactions stands at the forefront of innovation and excellence. This is where Interactions shines. Our commitment to innovation is unwavering.

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Interaction Return on Investment Innovation Social Media 62

Customer Bliss

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Lucy joined Genesys in 2012 to create a global support and maintenance program and led the launch of Genesys Care and the transformation of the Genesys Customer Care organization to a global 24X7 center of excellence. The presenting sponsor of The Chief Customer Officer Human Duct Tape Show is Customerville.

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CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Websites have been great for this and have replaced a lot of work that customer care agents previously handled. To make matters worse, clients can sometimes be more knowledgeable about the subject than the official customer service representatives. These developments have been a boon to productivity for everyone.

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BlueOcean

JANUARY 22, 2019

From dining experiences to consumer service interactions, consumers crave personalization on a subconscious level. If your consumer service agents are working from a one-size-fits-all call flow, consumers will notice, and they’ll likely leave the interaction feeling frustrated. The True Cost of Losing a Customer.

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