When I think of contact center planning, this definition from the International Customer Management Institute, ICMI, is the first thing that comes to mind. Contact center management is the art of having the right number of properly skilled people and supporting...
I once had the opportunity to play golf with four NFL quarterbacks: Drew Brees, Carson Palmer, Chase Daniel and Drew Stanton. It was part of a high school fundraising auction that included a dozen lucky bidders. I don’t play golf often, and when I found out I’d won a...
When jumping into AI for customer service, many organizations inventory what they’re doing now and look for opportunities to automate. This “fixed pie” thinking can be limiting out of the gate. Those with the best service start first and foremost with customer needs...
In recent years, customer advocacy has been a hot topic in marketing and customer service circles. But if you do a search on the term, you’ll find two very different definitions. One is an internal perspective: focusing the organization on what’s best for customers,...
I recently had the opportunity to join Nathan Bennett on CX-WISE for a conversation that blended two of my greatest passions: customer experience and aviation. As someone who’s spent decades working with organizations across industries—and who’s had the joy of flying...
This article was originally published earlier this month at ICMI. I get it. “Listen to customers” has become an oft-repeated cliché — and one that often seems to collide with daily reality. Customer feedback isn’t always positive, easy to hear or...