ICMI - Brad Cleveland

10 Customer Expectations You Can’t Afford to Ignore

Jun 7, 2016 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Experience, Customer Service, Leadership, Workforce Management

Erica Strother Marios with ICMI recently put together a slide show on ten key customer expectations (as described in Call Center Management on Fast Forward). Take a minute to go through the slides at your next team meeting and discuss what your customers expect and...

The Definition of Customer Experience

Mar 18, 2016 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Experience, Customer Relationships, Customer Service, Leadership

This week, I was invited to share my definition of customer experience for CallCentre.co.uk by Hannah Brewer in her “ask the experts” article. You can read my response, as well as others, at their website. Note: This article is no longer available. You can find...

Understanding the “Power of One”

Mar 1, 2016 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Service, Leadership, Organization and Culture, Quality Management, Workforce Management

Last week’s Contact Center Insider, ICMI’s weekly e-newsletter, includes an article I wrote “Understanding the ‘Power of One’ – As Important as Ever.” While we know the impact each agent has on individual customers and the subsequent publicity (good or bad) that can...

Celebrating 30 Years of Contact Centers

Jan 7, 2016 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Service, Leadership, Videos

It’s a new year and a great time to reflect on how contact centers have changed over time. Here’s a short (four-minute) video I developed with the ICMI team to show how service has evolved over the past three decades.

Hiring Statistics

Nov 5, 2015 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Service, Leadership, Research/Statistics

73% of contact centers say the complexity of customer contacts is increasing. (Source: ICMI) 73% of recruiters have hired a candidate through social media. (Source: Jobvite) Job posts get 36% more applications if accompanied by a recruiting video. (Source: Jobcast) A...