Celebrating Diversity in Customer Management Teams

By integrating diversity recognition programs, organizations celebrate the unique contributions of their team members and cultivate a dynamic workplace culture that drives innovation, enhances customer relations, and fosters a deep sense of inclusivity and respect.

Shipping Is the New Shopping: Transforming a Cost Center into a Competitive Advantage

The cost center approach overlooks the potential of shipping to positively influence customer lifetime value.

Customer Interactions: An Untapped, Overlooked Source of Marketing Insights

Customer interactions are a goldmine of marketing insights that can be unlocked using generative AI.

It’s Time to Make AI More Human

Outlasting the AI hype means making AI more human.

Supercharging Personalization with CX AI

AI enables companies to know customers as individuals and tailor their journeys.

Generative AI Ushers in Retail’s New Era

New generative AI tools still need plenty of development, but their ultimate potential could revolutionize retail customer engagement.

Prepare In-Store Employees for Tough Shoppers and Situations

The unexpected is now more expected than ever, and retailers should provide adequate training, establish clear policies, and make it easy for employees to collaborate across teams to prepare them for aggressive shoppers.

Generative AI Will Redefine Crucial Work Skills, but It Can’t Replace Human Expertise

GenAI signals new possibilities, and it's inevitable that certain tasks will be automated. But humans won't be replaced; instead, their roles will be elevated.

How to Provide Superior Customer Service With LLMs

Using machine learning and large language models, companies can help customers with their current—and future—needs.

Why Contact Center Engagement Needs to Be a Top Priority This Holiday Season

Agents provide one of the few human touchpoints customers have when reaching out to a company, and leaders should ensure that agents are empowered to provide the best experience possible.

How Generative AI Is Enhancing Customer Service and the Contact Center

Gen AI will fundamentally change how contact centers are operationally designed and managed.

The Tech Trend Shaping the Holiday Travel Experience

In this modern age of "fast and convenient" air travel, real-time information and assistance can make or break a passenger's experience.

The Future of CX: How AI-driven Conversation Intelligence Is Revolutionizing CRM

Generative AI can gather and process vast amounts of unstructured data and efficiently turn that into easily understandable and actionable insights.

4 Key Trends Sparking M&A Activity in the Contact Center Industry

Here is what's motivating contact center companies to look at mergers & acquisitions beyond the goal of scaling their businesses.

A Sales Secret: Don’t Wait to Talk—Really Listen

What makes a successful salesperson isn't the ability to talk but rather the ability to understand customers' needs.

AI Is Ushering in a New Era of Customer Service: Autonomous Service

When AI is in charge of the initial customer engagement, handling routine tasks and resolving more requests, customer service agents are freed up to intervene in complex or emotional cases requiring a human touch.

The Value of Moving AI and Analytics to the Front Office

Various forms of AI and descriptive and predictive analytics have been used in the back office for decades, and we're now seeing them being brought into the front office to power personalization in customer engagement.

4 Ways to Show You’re Dedicated to Customer Happiness

Delight customers, drive business growth, and foster lasting loyalty by prioritizing appreciation, honesty, responsiveness, and ease of experience.

Customer Experience: Today’s Most Crucial KPI

If leadership decides to establish customer experience as a key performance indicator, the next question becomes: "How do you measure it?"

High-Growth U.S. Startups Are Missing a Big Revenue Driver: Localization