Jul 17 2017 Yes, Voice Communication Still Has Its Place
Is voice communication dead? I was pondering that very question last week while sitting on the beach watching my kids texting and playing on Instagram with their friends, instead of frolicking in the waves. Yeah, sure, they would get up periodically to cool off in the surf; but they spent most of the time texting […]
Read MoreJul 15 2017 The Veterans Administration Is Struggling With Customer Service Fundamentals
The Veterans Administration (VA) has come under much scrutiny over the past few months for poor customer service and long wait times for healthcare. At one point, the current Secretary of the Veterans Administration Robert McDonald compared the long wait times for veterans to the lines at a Disney amusement park: “What really counts is, how […]
Read MoreMay 31 2017 Manufacturers Developing Applications: Brilliant Or Foolhardy?
Should you trust manufacturers with application development? I bring up this question since several of my customers have reached out to me recently to discuss how they can move away from the manufacturer for development and support of their applications. When they were all making their selection for a technology refresh, they went through the standard process […]
Read MoreMay 25 2017 ACE 2016: Customer Service Texting Is Getting Real
I spent last week in Las Vegas at Aspect’s annual ACE conference. Of course, today I’ll only be discussing the conference here. Because, as we all know, everything else “stays in Vegas.” But I will say I got enough time to place third in a poker tournament. I digress. Customer service via messaging applications was […]
Read MoreMay 20 2017 The 3 Most Common Contact Center Automation ROI Myths
We’ve all seen them – those sales presentations stuffed with graphs, spreadsheets and charts that portend that all you need to do is sign a contract, and you’ll ascend to great heights as the financial savings hero within your company. Now I’ll ask the rhetorical question, “Have those promised savings ever really been found?” I […]
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