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Part II of The Northridge Group’s State of CX 2023 report reveals 93% of business leaders believe their companies make it easy for customers to resolve issues. Only 66% of customers agree.
Knowledgeable Employees Drive New Sales Opportunities!
Contact Center associates need knowledge of current, accurate corporate talking points to do their jobs effectively. Too often, employees do not have access to a central source of truth for their organization’s processes, procedures and product information or don’t know which sources of information can be trusted for accuracy.
Information updates happen frequently, and associates need access to the latest and best information to serve customers. Knowledge sharing is critical. Knowledge Management Systems (KMS), platforms which store and retrieve knowledge to improve employees’ knowledge and understanding, are essential tools for Contact Centers. When associates have access to solid KMS tools, they can access needed information more efficiently and completely. The need for them to know all the answers to potential questions can be eliminated as long as they understand how to find the answers and share them with customers.
Our Approach
Upsells are easier with a KMS working transparently behind the scenes.
The Northridge Group helps clients build and use knowledge management systems to improve their employees’ ability to assist customers. Enlightened companies consider each call they receive from a customer an opportunity to engage with and educate the customer on their products and services.
When a customer calls an insurance company with an auto insurance question, a KMS can alert the associate that this customer may be interested in a discount on homeowner’s insurance. By answering a customer’s question then following up with unsolicited information about additional products or services, an informed associate can often make a successful upsell.
Our Approach
Contact Centers face many challenges in today’s fast-paced business environment.
To operate effectively and deliver appropriate customer service, associates need access to the most up-to-date information. The Northridge Group helps clients build and improve effective Knowledge Management Systems (KMS), leading to overall Contact Center efficiency, improved First Contact Resolution (FCR), increased customer satisfaction and incremental sales.
Northridge Success
Contact Center Supervisor Coaching Program Resulted in Transformational Customer Experience Improvement
Northridge provided a coaching development program for supervisors in a Fortune 100 Contact Center. The goal of the program was to drive transformational results in an accelerated time frame. Northridge partnered with the supervisors of five teams over a six-week period to enhance their coaching skills and focus to achieve this aim.
Northridge Perspectives
The Importance of Quality Monitoring for Government Agency Contact Centers
Quality Monitoring is an essential tool used by many businesses to improve customer experience in their contact centers. Quality Monitoring programs leverage call listening, screen monitoring, and advanced data analytics to identify issues faced by individual associates as well as overall operational issues. When Quality Monitoring processes identify specific behavioral issues in individual associates, the behaviors can usually be quickly corrected with monitoring, agent and call level reporting, insights, recommendations, training programs, and/or customized coaching.
The Crucial Connection Between CX Tech & Training
Customer Experience (CX) technology is evolving rapidly, leaving many businesses struggling to keep pace. Companies that focus on people, process, and technology have not only adapted but thrived.
Understanding the connection between technology and training is important for a successful contact center. This includes AI, cloud, and other technologies. It also involves investing in training, change management, and clear processes to support the technology.
Proper Contact Center Training Benefits Employee Experience
In the post-pandemic world, contact center leaders are prioritizing three interconnected objectives: employee productivity, retention, and satisfaction. By cultivating a positive working environment, leaders can optimize the employee experience to mitigate absenteeism...
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