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What the Subscription Economy Teaches Us About Kick-Ass Customer Experience

BlueOcean

Once upon a time, we could count the number of subscriptions we had on one hand (the newspaper, a magazine or two, and that trusty gym membership). These days, we’ve lost count (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Spotify, Stitch Fix, Costco, Blue Apron, Hulu, BarkBox, plus the usual magazines, gym memberships, and more). It’s a sea of change.

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Happy Holidays from Blue Ocean!

BlueOcean

Call volume forecasts are essential tools in the successful delivery of customer care excellence. With it, you’re one significant step closer to delivering an exceptional customer experience. But customer care volume forecasting typically relies heavily on historic trends. Without it, you’re lost at sea.

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What the Subscription Economy Teaches Us About Kick-Ass Customer Experience

BlueOcean

Once upon a time, we could count the number of subscriptions we had on one hand (the newspaper, a magazine or two, and that trusty gym membership). These days, we’ve lost count (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Spotify, Stitch Fix, Costco, Blue Apron, Hulu, BarkBox, plus the usual magazines, gym memberships, and more). It’s a sea of change.

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Why Artificial Intelligence Now—and Why in Customer Care?

Avaya

Sheila McGee-Smith is a leading communications industry analyst and strategic consultant with a proven track record in new product development, competitive assessment, market research, and sales strategies for customer care solutions and services. More online activity—improved customer access to digital interaction channels.

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Breaking down the walls: Loyalty Magazine Awards 2019

Currency Alliance

This was my second year on the judging panel at the Loyalty Magazine Awards. Really, for those relatively few brands achieving impressive levels of customer engagement, it’s breath-taking how fast the industry has progressed in such a short time. Mastering customer data (finally). 1. Looking beyond transactional rewards.

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3 Common Factors Behind Client Discontent in Customer Care Conversations

CSM Magazine

Websites have been great for this and have replaced a lot of work that customer care agents previously handled. Callers should also understand the restrictions that customer care agents are bound by. No one wants to waste time calling a helpline number and dealing with an agent who follows a script.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 9-6-2021

ShepHyken

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. When Customer Care Isn’t Enough, Call the Customer Delight Brigade by Katie Deighton. The idea behind the article is to “delight” the customer, rather than to just serve them.

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