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Will Artificial Intelligence (AI) completely transform the consumer experience and bring contact center software out of the dark ages? Probably not for some, but it does hold promise! Keeping up with technology – and combing through all the hype that surrounds AI – can be a real challenge. It’s not surprising that many contact center leaders…

As a large travel management company, Omega World Travel continues to break new ground operationally and in the CX it provides to customers, thanks in large part to its move to NiCE and the CXone cloud-native platform. The company continues to develop innovative applications, from integrating with its proprietary reporting platform, Omegalytics, to harnessing the…

So much of the conversation surrounding customer service and customer experience is focused on the customer that at times we forget about the necessity of taking good care of customer service agents. It’s no surprise that brands are becoming more customer-focused, because it seems like every day a new study is published about the importance of making customers happy. But here’s…

Customer experience is the name of the game today, with more brands competing based on customer experience (CX) as a key differentiator than price or product innovation. As we’ve said before, customer experience comes down to how your customers feel about your brand. So, the importance of engaging customers and connecting with them emotionally can’t be overstated. Companies that inspire…

As far back as 2013, Forbes was publishing articles like, 5 Ways Email Makes Your Employees Miserable and How To Get Rid Of Email In Your Company. I can think of several technologies that have promised to replace email, like Slack and other messaging applications (e.g., Apple Chat or WhatsApp). And yet, it turns out customers like email. And they like it…

A penny saved is a penny earned, right? That’s certainly true in business, and nowhere more visibly than in small and medium enterprises. The smaller the company, the smaller the budget and the more pressure managers are under to justify every expense. But there are some things no company should skimp on, and digital customer service is one of them. If…

If you purchased a laptop in 2012 and compared it to one today it would be like comparing a raft to a nuclear submarine! That’s because all technology has a “shelf-life”. For many IT systems this is about seven years. This is also true for call center systems. Why does technology have an expiration…