I wish I could buy a cup of coffee in the morning, a drink at happy hour or lunch at Panera Bread with every customer service leader on the front lines to talk about customer engagement. Could that be you? If so, I’d like to think that by the end of that meeting you would feel compelled to buy […]
Read MoreOnce again the Veterans Administration has come under fire for its mistreatment of veterans that have sacrificed so much for our country and our citizens. In the latest VA debacle, an army veteran set up a camera and a speakerphone and recorded his futile attempts to make a doctor’s appointment at his VA clinic in Bedford, Massachusetts. His video illustrates how poorly […]
Read MoreStop me if you’ve heard this one before. A manager named Molly has been putting on a big show of the significant investments she’s making in her contact center’s IVR and agent systems. She states with a glint of triumph in her eye, “We’re going to save money, and we have automation to thank for it!” But behind […]
Read MoreAchieving Cost Reduction Goal For years most contact centers have made significant investments into their IVR’s and agent systems. But if those companies would be honest they’d tell you they still have not come close to realizing the ROI they were expecting, and many suggesting customer service and contact center costs are worse. I believe […]
Read MoreNext Generation IVR Self-Service We all know that self-service will continue a migration to the mobile and social channels as smartphones, technology, and the millennial generation push the change. However, the phone channel will not disappear in the coming decades, as customers continue to utilize the infamous IVR and speak to agents in your contact […]
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