The podcast presents valuable insights from contact center leaders, tailor-made for their industry peers. We cover a diverse array of topics, such as AI integration, agent turnover management, revenue impact assessment, and transitioning perceptions from cost to value centers for starters.
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Delivering Results: Becoming the Highest Voice of Authority
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Madelene Motin, Head of Customer Service at STRONGER, shares her extensive experience in customer service. She explains how customer service can evolve from a cost center to a growth driver. She shares examples of leveraging customer feedback, proactive strategies, and cross-department collaboration. She also highlights transforming customer servic…
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CCOs: Flipping BPO Quality Perceptions On Its Head
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Steve Kaay, Contact Center Consultant at Kaay Enterprises LLC and an industry veteran with 30+ years, challenges the belief that outsourcing diminishes quality. He advocates for outsourcing's potential to enhance customer interactions by selecting the right BPO partner and investing in agent training. He also stresses the importance of culture and …
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Contact Centers: Accountability and Positive Impact on P&L
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Harini Gokul, Chief Customer Officer at Entrust, discusses how contact centers drive growth and impact the business's bottom-line revenue. She emphasizes customer engagement and proactive problem-solving and challenges the view of contact centers as cost centers. She also discusses changing mindsets, the importance of agent turnover, AI's impact on…
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CCOs: Tackling Systematic Resistance to Accepting Subpar Performance
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Pat Ferdig, Chief Customer Officer at 441 Locals, highlights the need to address systematic resistance to sub-par performance. He points to the crucial role in driving growth and advocates reframing contact centers as pivotal to company expansion, not just cost centers. He stresses a human-centric approach, including listening to agents and integra…
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CCOs: Turning Contact Centers into a Competitive Advantage
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In this episode, Tracey Virtue, Chief Customer Officer at NEOGOV, highlights transforming contact centers into a competitive edge, primarily as vital customer feedback sources for other departments. With a wide range of her experiences within other departments, Tracey underscores contact centers' holistic impact, aiding organizational growth. She s…
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Creating Contact Centers that Directly Impact Company Performance
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Lauren Volpe, Chief Customer Experience Officer at Zip Co, emphasizes reframing contact centers from cost centers to value-added assets, highlighting AI's impact on enhancing the experiences of agents and customers. She shares insights from testing AI applications, stresses clear communication about AI benefits with agents, and underscores data ana…
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CCOs: Why Advocate for Downward CSAT Trends
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Candace Wallace, Chief Customer Officer at Relias, discusses the importance of putting the customer at the center of contact center scaling and the role of self-service in meeting customer needs. She emphasizes the need for personalized experiences based on data analysis and customer feedback. Wallace also explains why downward trends in metrics li…
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Creating the Ideal Hybrid Customer Happiness Team
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In this episode, Gemma DePalma, COO of Foria, stresses the significance of forming a well-rounded hybrid customer happiness team. She underscores the importance of integrating this team with other departments like marketing and operations. Gemma offers insights on empowering the team to transform negative experiences, the importance of active liste…
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Patrick Martin, Coveo's EVP of Customer Experience, delves into crafting a seamless customer journey. He stresses consistency across touchpoints, directly impacting a company’s bottom line. Martin draws from a PwC study, highlighting the costs of subpar experiences and the need to adapt to evolving customer demands. AI's integration in service, alo…
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Transforming Contact Centers: From Cost to Value Centers
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Florian Schroeder, Head of Customer Success at Stepstone, discusses transforming contact centers from cost to value centers. He explores the importance of managing the customer journey, the collaboration between customer success, sales, and leadership, agent turnover, and the impact of contact centers on revenue and the organization's success. Flor…
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