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Apr 10 2018 Capital One’s SMS Notification Evolves Into Customer Interaction

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As a customer of Capital One, I signed up to receive SMS notifications when a recent charge hits an account to prevent both fraud and to track online purchases of my four children. The buzz word of the day is “bots” and the need to use natural language and artificial intelligence as the next “game […]

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Feb 02 2018 Top 3 Customer Service Trends For 2017

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I just did a quick Google search and realized that I could read or watch about 10 million blogs, whitepapers, and webinars on the infamous “top 5” or “top 10” trends related to customer service. I estimate that it will actually take until 2019 to get through all the material so perhaps I will miss […]

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Oct 21 2017 It’s Time To Embrace Nontraditional Workstations

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The days when people worked only at traditional workstations, seated at a desk with a computer, paper in-tray and notebook in front of them, are long gone. Increasingly, people work while they are on the go, using tablets and phones to communicate and access their data. As mobile technology becomes ever more ubiquitous, the trend […]

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Oct 14 2017 Increase Customer Engagement With Automated Reminders

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The past several years have brought many developments in client contact automation. One that stands out is the appointment reminder. I get a phone call, email, and/or text that is reminding me of my upcoming appointment. This is great, since I have often scheduled these weeks or months in advance. Sometimes I’m given the simple […]

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Oct 12 2017 It’s About More Than Making Your Patients Happy

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Post-discharge follow up is an important part of healthcare. Although this follow-up is expensive, healthcare providers can face even larger costs if they don’t follow up correctly with their patients. For example, if you fail to follow up with your patients and they end up being readmitted to hospital, your organization could face penalties or […]

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