Posts Categorized ‘Multichannel’
From Smart to Genius: Six Technologies to Make Your Contact Center Brilliant
Jun 10, 2013 by Macario Gallegos, Vice President, Technical Project Management, TeleTech in Customer Experience, Customer Service, Multichannel, Technology, TeleTech
When it comes to determining the difference between a smart contact center and a genius one, the distinction is simple—intelligent contact centers use customer data to make their brands psychic. These organizations translate the physical and digital signals that customers send and respond to with personalized interactions that anticipate individual needs, enabling agents to build relationships and cultivate loyalty. Here are six technologies to help you deliver mastermind experiences and psychic service for each unique customer.
Near Field Communication Technology: Fast, Fun Customer Interactions
Jun 3, 2013 by Jody Gilliam, Sr. Writer, TeleTech in Customer Experience, Multichannel, Technology, TeleTechAs companies are looking for ways to make doing business easier and more convenient for consumers, their focus often turns to connecting with customers through their ever-present mobile devices, and a new technology is dramatically accelerating customer interactions to less than 0.2 seconds. In TeleTech’s continuing blog series on technologies that are transforming the customer experience, we explore Near Field Communication (NFC) technology.
The Phone is Dead: Long Live the Customer Interaction Center of the Future
Apr 16, 2013 by Mark Grindeland, Chief Marketing Officer at TeleTech in Customer Experience, Customer Service, Multichannel, Strategy, Technology, TeleTechConsumers expect an integrated experience across every available communication channel, and multichannel service is becoming increasingly important to companies. TeleTech CMO, Mark Grindeland, explains how the contact center is evolving to become the multichannel epicenter.
Putting Smart Devices at the Heart of Multichannel Customer Service
Mar 4, 2013 by Taylor Allis, Vice President of Marketing and Product Management, TeleTech in Customer Experience, Customer Service, Multichannel, Technology, TeleTech
Mobile application downloads are on the rise, with more and more consumers looking for multichannel customer service and ways to interact with their favorite brands on the go. Yet, while mobile phones and tablets are inherently smart, many companies have yet to embrace these tools in an intelligent way when it comes to enhancing customer service. Typically, when consumers seek customer support over the phone, they automatically associate the task with the frustrating “voice robot” known as interactive voice response (IVR). But, as we move into the digital and mobile age, the days of long, complicated IVR menus and hold music face imminent extinction as the need for multichannel interactive response (MIR) takes precedence. continue reading
It’s Valentine’s Day…. Do Your Customers Love You?
Feb 13, 2013 by Jonathan Gray, Vice President of Marketing and Leader for Revenue Generation and Marketing Services, Revana in Customer Experience, Customer Service, Multichannel, Sales and Marketing, Strategy, TeleTech
Chocolate-covered strawberries, bouquets of red roses, and heart-adorned greeting cards are vying for our attention every time we switch on the television, flick through a magazine, or walk past a shop window. There is no doubt that Valentine’s Day is at our doorstep and, like every year, we’re being urged to remember our loved ones and find a way to materially show them how important they are to us.
But, this time of the year isn’t only for lovers to wine and dine and shower their partners with gifts. Valentine’s Day should also serve as a reminder for businesses to take a thorough look at the relationship they have with their customers. Business leaders should ask: “Do my customers love me?” And, irrespective of the answer, they should then find ways to ensure that their customers either fall in love with them, or remain so.



