Elizabeth Magill | VP Marketing. High quality customer service has always been the unsung hero of driving company profits, and the contact center experience often plays a key role in how that service is delivered and received. Back in 1990, a Harvard Business School and Bain & Company study revealed what is still one Read more>>>

Clara Eckel | Marketing Manager. Contact centers weren't always the AI-driven, predictive, omnichannel complex operations they are today. Once upon a time, customers found companies' contact info in the yellow pages, and "dialed directly into a particular person with the organization," said Ann-Marie Stagg, chief executive of Read more>>>

Chris O'Brien | Marketing Manager. Many of the things we used to consider reassuringly normal around the holidays have been upended by the events of 2020. We’re traveling less ( 46% of US travelers planned less travel this year) spending less (retail sales are likely to drop 10.5%) and worrying more about our health, future and job security Read more>>>

Elizabeth Magill | VP Marketing. Organizations are constantly looking to improve their customer experience (CX). While the contact center has always played a key role in this, since we’ve been in this global pandemic, the contact center has become the place where consumers interact with organizations. And contact Read more>>>

Author: Yoni Epstein Date: December 18, 2020 The founder of Zappos, Tony Hsieh, passed away in tragic circumstances recently at the far-too-early age of 46 . Hsieh built Zappos into a phenomenal business that Amazon bought in 2009 for $1.2 billion, but he stayed on as CEO until his retirement just three months ago. Tony Hsieh is known Read more>>>

CX Best Practices Posted August 11, 2020 The new generation of wireless technology, 5G, promises to change how people use the internet through lightning-fast connection speeds, lower latency and an ability to connect one million devices per square kilometer. This increased reliability, performance and efficiency will be Read more>>>

People and Culture Posted October 27, 2020 Nearly one-third of all new hires quit their jobs within the first six months - a staggering statistic that costs companies millions of dollars. That makes new-hire training and orientation programs a key investment area as research shows that employees who experience well-structured Read more>>>

CX Best Practices eCommerce Posted September 29, 2020 The polarity of the pandemic is undeniable. On the one hand, COVID-19 has fostered anxiety and uncertainty across the globe, yet it has also highlighted the strength of the human spirit and our ingenuity in finding ways to be together even when we're apart. It has also Read more>>>

CX Best Practices Posted December 21, 2020 For the safety of workers, the COVID-19 pandemic pushed customer experience (CX) leaders to adopt work-from-home (WFH) as their new delivery model. During the transition to WFH, many brands were adopting more empathetic practices toward team members and customers, resulting in Read more>>>

CX Best Practices Posted December 29, 2020 In a year dictated by the various stages and devastating impacts of the global pandemic, there have thankfully also been some inspiring moments. These included our ability as a global community to quickly adapt and evolve all aspects of our lives to safeguard our collective health Read more>>>