4 Essentials for Contact Center Success: The Best Days Are Ahead!

4 Essentials for Contact Center Success: The Best Days Are Ahead!

Last winter I reflected on what I learned at ICMI’s Contact Center Expo, and ended with a bold prediction: for contact centers and for those of us who are part of them, the best days are ahead. To read more about why I think this is the case, click here. The best...
Unmasking the Service Illusion: Why Listening to Customers Matters More Than Ever

Unmasking the Service Illusion: Why Listening to Customers Matters More Than Ever

Consumer Reports’ November/December 2023 issue is on newsstands now. The company’s flagship website and magazine publishes reviews and comparisons of consumer products and services, reaching millions of readers each month. The website (CR.org) has been called “the...
How Generative AI Will Transform Contact Centers and Shape Your Career

How Generative AI Will Transform Contact Centers and Shape Your Career

The following are excerpts from the transcript of Brad’s recent keynote address to Contact Center Expo, hosted by ICMI, the International Customer Management Institute, May 16 and 17, 2023. Hi everyone. Thanks so much for joining us. Generative AI is taking the world...
What Do Customer Service Leaders Need to Know About Customer Queues?

What Do Customer Service Leaders Need to Know About Customer Queues?

Queues are something we would all rather avoid. Yet, as customers, there we are standing in line at the grocery store, in the airport, getting coffee, on the phone with customer support. Queues are everywhere. If you’re responsible for customer service, managing them...