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Welcome to the three-part series about the challenges of harnessing unstructured feedback across every level of the enterprise. In this part, I’ll share my tips to overcome these challenges and suggest some technology that can help your organization leverage unstructured customer feedback.

In other two parts, we will explore why agents don’t share feedback and why it’s hard for leaders to act on feedback that is shared.

Best practical advice from CX industry professionals at Forbes, ICMI, Contact Center Pipeline, Call Centre Helper and others. This month, learn about:

• How to help contact center agents convert customer requests into sales
• How the gig economy affects contact center recruiting process
• Professional tips on putting customers on hold
• Recording of the webinar with Jeanne Bliss and Mike Aoki
• How increasing AI adoption impacts customer service

Watch the recording of the recent webinar "5 Essential Leadership Skills for Enterprise Contact Center Executives" from our series "5 Tips From an Expert" with Mike Aoki. The guest expert is Jeanne Bliss, best-selling author and Founder and CEO of Customer Bliss.  

Waiting on hold can be a customer's worst nightmare. As customers, we've been there ourselves! Agents abruptly demand that we wait without a clear reason why, and when they return to us, it's like they've never met us before. We're left wondering why we can't just have our issue resolved, so that we can move on with our lives.

I have run sales training workshops for several energy re-sellers over the past ten years. Their Agents need to handle the usual customer service issues. On top of that, most Agents have a requirement to convert inquiries into sales and cross-sell existing customers onto other products. While general sales skills are important, here are 5 tips specific to the energy re-selling industry.

Best practical advice from CX industry professionals at Forbes, ICMI, Contact Center Pipeline, Call Centre Helper and others. This month, learn about:

• How to help contact center agents survive their first call
• How to deliver a more personalized experience
• Best practices for professional associations to create a great member experience
• Tips for contact center advisors on how to coach empathy
• How to create a successful customer experience strategy

Driving permits, trips abroad, and skydiving are at their best the first time they're experienced. On the other hand, like wine, accepting customer contacts gets better with age. Especially for first-time contact center agents, speaking with that first customer can be a nerve wracking experience. Uncertainty isn't only a problem for the agent. As trainers and coaches, we want our new colleagues to have the necessary confidence and knowledge to successfully help our customers along their journey.

“When is my membership renewal date?” “How many educational credits do I need this year to maintain my designation?” “What are the benefits of my association membership?” If you work for a professional association, you probably have members asking these questions every day. How well you handle these situations impacts membership renewals and retention.

Watch the recording of the recent webinar "5 Tips To Attract Superstar Contact Center Employees" from our new series "5 Tips From an Expert" with Mike Aoki. The guest experts are Sangeeta Bhatnagar, Founder of SB Global, Chair at GTACC and Jeff Doran, President of CCEOC.  

Best practical advice from CX industry professionals at Forbes, ICMI, Contact Center Pipeline, Call Centre Helper and others. This month, learn about:

• Why it is important to follow up with the survey respondents individually
• How speech analytics is changing the customer service landscape
• Best practices for customer experience in the healthcare industry
• Why AI is creating the challenge of attracting the right employees
• Human experience in contact center applies to both customers and employees