Contact Center Perspectives🎙️

Shareth Ben, Chief Customer Officer at Apptega, shares insights on executing customer success strategies in large organizations. He emphasizes the role of change management, internal collaboration, and data-driven decision-making in driving competitive advantage. He also highlights the importance of aligning internal processes to enhance customer outcomes and productivity. "Change management is ke...

Anne-Sophie Engert, Head of Customer Care and Conversion at Sonova, stresses why boards should invest in contact centers by showcasing their potential to drive profits through superior customer experience. She explains that metrics such as CSAT, NPS, and repeat purchase rates measure success and demonstrate the financial return on investing in customer care. She also advises aligning agent traits...

Neal Dlin, Founder of Chorus Tree and the VP, Customer Service Experience at Aviso Wealth, critiques the outdated practices of 2024 contact centers, advocating for a shift from a manufacturing-based model to a human-centered approach. He stresses the need to understand employees and customers as individuals, challenges outdated KPIs, and underscores the importance of trust in agent interactions. H...

Michael Fulvio, Director of Customer Experience at SNIPES, advises against the usual focus on Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) as a KPI. He stresses using diverse data points like incident rates, first reply times, and fulfillment metrics to address customer issues, improve operations, and drive revenue, thus enhancing the customer experience. By broadening the scope of performance measurement, busine...

Neelam Sandhu, Former Chief Elite Customer Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, & SVP Sustainability, shares insights on transforming sales strategies to focus on customer success. She discusses aligning sales with customer-centric approaches, the impact of technology on relationships, and key strategies for long-term engagement. Prioritizing customer success fosters sustainable growth. “The most...

In this episode, Craig Stoss, a Customer Experience Consultant with over 25 years of experience in the CX industry, explores the complexities of navigating the latest CX tech stacks, emphasizing the need to align technology with customer value. He discusses the impact of AI, analytics, and decision-making tools, highlighting their role in shaping and enhancing customer interactions. Craig demystif...

In this episode, Lisa Del Fabbro, Customer Experience Manager of Lamour, explores the evolving role of CX leaders. She highlights the importance of listening to agents, data-driven decision-making, and AI integration. Del Fabbro stresses that agents' insights are vital for effective CX strategies, ensuring leaders stay connected to the customer’s frontline experiences. She discusses how focusing o...

In this episode, Nate Brown, Co-Founder of CX Accelerator, explores the servant challenger mentality in customer service, stressing the fusion of service and innovation. He champions a mindset where organizations meet and exceed customer expectations by fearlessly questioning norms.  Nate emphasizes that embracing this approach is about satisfying customers and redefining their experience thr...

Sri Velamoor, Vice President of Global Support and Product Enablement at Workiva, discusses the importance of customer experience as a revenue growth driver. He emphasizes the necessity of addressing customers' emotional needs by aligning his concepts with Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. He also illustrates how exceptional customer experience can give companies a competitive edge, fostering growth by...

Andreas Janssen, CEO at Blauband GmbH, discusses human intelligence in customer support on the Contact Center Prospectus podcast. He stresses AI's role in enhancing processes but emphasizes human agents' irreplaceable abilities in personalized customer experiences. He also highlights customer support's strategic value for growth and satisfaction, urging businesses to prioritize it beyond a cost-ce...

Chancy Chen, Head of Omnichannel Customer Experience at T&T Supermarket, explores the evolution of omnichannel experiences in retail, emphasizing the shift in consumer behavior during and after the pandemic. He highlights the importance of a seamless approach to customer service, transforming it from a cost center to a revenue generator. He also demonstrates how improved customer experiences d...

 Madelene Motin, Head of Customer Service at STRONGER, shares her extensive experience in customer service. She explains how customer service can evolve from a cost center to a growth driver. She shares examples of leveraging customer feedback, proactive strategies, and cross-department collaboration. She also highlights transforming customer service into a strategic asset by focusing on satisfac...

Steve Kaay, Contact Center Consultant at Kaay Enterprises LLC and an industry veteran with 30+ years, challenges the belief that outsourcing diminishes quality. He advocates for outsourcing's potential to enhance customer interactions by selecting the right BPO partner and investing in agent training. He also stresses the importance of culture and trust in outsourcing relationships. This discussio...

Harini Gokul, Chief Customer Officer at Entrust, discusses how contact centers drive growth and impact the business's bottom-line revenue. She emphasizes customer engagement and proactive problem-solving and challenges the view of contact centers as cost centers. She also discusses changing mindsets, the importance of agent turnover, AI's impact on agent roles and thought leadership in contact cen...

Pat Ferdig, Chief Customer Officer at 441 Locals, highlights the need to address systematic resistance to sub-par performance. He points to the crucial role in driving growth and advocates reframing contact centers as pivotal to company expansion, not just cost centers. He stresses a human-centric approach, including listening to agents and integrating them into cross-functional teams. Pat asserts...

In this episode, Tracey Virtue, Chief Customer Officer at NEOGOV, highlights transforming contact centers into a competitive edge, primarily as vital customer feedback sources for other departments. With a wide range of her experiences within other departments, Tracey underscores contact centers' holistic impact, aiding organizational growth. She stresses frontline staff investment, empowering exc...

Lauren Volpe, Chief Customer Experience Officer at Zip Co,  emphasizes reframing contact centers from cost centers to value-added assets, highlighting AI's impact on enhancing the experiences of agents and customers. She shares insights from testing AI applications, stresses clear communication about AI benefits with agents, and underscores data analysis for performance improvement. Trust, em...

Candace Wallace, Chief Customer Officer at Relias, discusses the importance of putting the customer at the center of contact center scaling and the role of self-service in meeting customer needs. She emphasizes the need for personalized experiences based on data analysis and customer feedback. Wallace also explains why downward trends in metrics like CSAT can be beneficial when focusing on complex...

In this episode, Gemma DePalma, COO of Foria, stresses the significance of forming a well-rounded hybrid customer happiness team. She underscores the importance of integrating this team with other departments like marketing and operations. Gemma offers insights on empowering the team to transform negative experiences, the importance of active listening and empathy, and the effects of agent turnove...

Patrick Martin, Coveo's EVP of Customer Experience, delves into crafting a seamless customer journey. He stresses consistency across touchpoints, directly impacting a company’s bottom line. Martin draws from a PwC study, highlighting the costs of subpar experiences and the need to adapt to evolving customer demands. AI's integration in service, alongside human agents, is explored, focusing on guid...

Florian Schroeder, Head of Customer Success at Stepstone, discusses transforming contact centers from cost to value centers. He explores the importance of managing the customer journey, the collaboration between customer success, sales, and leadership, agent turnover, and the impact of contact centers on revenue and the organization's success. Florian emphasizes the need for the right people, proa...