In customer experience (CX), every interaction influences your brand's reputation. Concerns like "My reputation is on the line?" highlight the crucial role of CX in maintaining a positive brand image. This blog addresses these concerns, offering strategies for leaders to safeguard their reputation.
The cost of call center services can vary significantly based on several factors. Here are key considerations that influence the average pricing:
As cost pressures continue to rise, and customer satisfaction continues to drop, the pressure on CX professionals is growing. The responsibility of creating a great experience at the lowest cost can feel at odds with each other until we realize both the customer and the brand want the same thing…the easiest and fastest way to resolve every issue.
Call defection strategies can help you and the customer get what they want.
Contact center agents face numerous challenges in their roles, each requiring tailored solutions to enhance their performance and well-being.
In the dynamic landscape of customer service, the decision to operate a call center 24/7 is a strategic move that comes with both advantages and challenges. Providing round-the-clock support can enhance customer satisfaction, but it also introduces complexities in terms of staffing, costs, and employee well-being. In this blog post, we'll explore the pros and cons of keeping the lines open 24/7 in a call center setting.
Throughout the last several years, Incept's CEO, Sam Falletta, has written numerous articles for Smart Business Magazine. He's shared his insight from leading a company through rapid growth, best practices for retaining clients and growing profits, and the topic he's most passionate about - engaging employees in our changing world.
The mission of Incept Gives Hope is to help meet the needs of the communities we serve by supporting nonprofit organizations that improve overall quality of life. We also proudly sponsor events that enhance the vitality of our neighborhoods, celebrate our community’s success, and support local charities.
The mission of Incept Gives Help is to help our own employees so that they can be a better version of themselves.
There are times that means sponsoring our staff so that they can make an impact by supporting a charity’s walk, 5k, gaming event, and even lemonade stand. Other times, that could mean providing relief to an employee who is experiencing a devastating life event such as unexpected medical issues, a fire in their home, or even the loss of an immediate family member. Our goal is to make sure our team knows that we are here to support them when they need us.
At Incept, helping others is more than what we do... it's a big part of who we are.
Each year, Incept strives to make a difference in the lives of others. We commit up to 10% of our yearly earnings to local, national and multinational charitable organizations that provide goods and services to people in need around the globe. These donations of time and money are evaluated and distributed by a committee called Incept Gives, a small group of Incept employees that are passionate about making a difference in the world
The PACE Washington Summit is coming up on September 17-19, 2017. It's the only conference that brings together policymakers, experts, and colleagues in the contact center and customer engagement industry to talk about the latest issues and is surely a conference not to miss!
There are a huge number of cool applications, bells/whistles, cloud-based tools, etc. that could be a part of a successful outsourcing program. This particular post will focus on 5 of the most critical and impactful tools that could come into play in your outsourced program. A couple of these tools may have more, or less, relevance in the case of an inbound customer service program versus an outbound lead gen program. However, in general, they will be good starting points to discuss your potential partner’s technical capabilities and toolset.
At Incept, our mission is to help our employees become the best possible version of themselves. Customer support can be a very challenging job, so it's important to keep everyone motivated to give their best at all times and continue working towards being a better version of themselves.
Here are 8 of our favorite quotes to motivate our team:
With close ties to Incept's mission - helping you become the best possible version of yourself - this year's TEDx event will be focused on big ideas around the theme 'One Day.' From the opiate epidemic to refugee resettlement. From rape kit testing to #HighPotentialHomeless. From Captain Ahab to the ArtSpark. The 2017 TEDxAkron speakers will share big ideas about how one day can change everything.
Developing a high quality monitoring and coaching system starts with identifying your desired outcome – results. If the Conversational Quality (CQ) system is not designed to be an accurate measurement of performance, then that disconnect will result in a quality system that can actually harm your results rather than help them. The question becomes, how do you know if your quality system is working properly? What metrics do you look at to ensure a good product that will accurately measure results?
March Madness reveals America’s best college basketball team and the super fans that stood behind them from the beginning. From rivalries to upsets, blowouts to buzzer-beaters; we anxiously wait to witness what will unfold between March 14th and April 3rd as the top programs in the country battle for a national championship and the rest of us battle for the best bracket.
We just touched down in Las Vegas for the world's biggest stage for consumer technologies! CES is celebrating it's 50th anniversary this year so we couldn't miss it.
Earlier this year, Incept’s CEO, Sam Falletta, was awarded the Frank L. Simonetti Distinguished Business Alumni Award by The University of Akron College of Business Administration (CBA) Alumni Association. Sam was selected because of his high achievement of excellence and dedication to serving his community for many years.
