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By Verint Connect Member
It seems like everything is getting smarter—smarter phones, smarter cars, smarter appliances, and the list goes on. More and more, the machines we use—more precisely, the software applications running on them—are better at meeting our needs and our desire…
By David Moody
Government organizations are bombarded with huge amounts of data on a daily basis. But do they understand and use this data to make better decisions and better serve their citizens? Or, in Verint terminology, can they turn this information into Actionable…
By Verint Connect Member
Many of today’s banks may not immediately associate the call center with billions of dollars in online and mobile fraud losses. However, banks and card issuers might be surprised to learn that a non-trivial percentage of that fraud may actually involve…
While today’s marketplace is changing rapidly all the time, one very important idea is staying consistent. No matter the industry type or area of focus, every successful organization today must evolve alongside their customers to continuously satisfy…
By Verint Connect Member
Have you or someone within your organization used software from Verint and/or KANA to optimize customer engagement? Has this person helped increase customer satisfaction, build customer loyalty, drive revenue, improve operational efficiencies, and/or…
By Verint Connect Member
Last week Verint took part in the 2015 CIO Summit of America at the Harvard Club of New York City. The summit was attended by more than 300 CIO/IT leaders who took part in interactive sessions on topics including strategy, process improvement and alignment…
By Daniel Ziv
Customer loyalty is at stake with every customer interaction. As such, so is the financial success of your organization. Not only that, but today’s customers are using more channels than ever before. Their demands are higher than ever—and getting higher…
This week, Verint announced significant enhancements to its industry-leading enterprise Workforce Optimization (WFO) solution. Designed to strengthen the connection between organizations and their employees with customers, this latest version of Verint…
What is the divide between how we think we and others around us perform, and the reality of what we truly accomplish? In a webinar held on February 19, Debunking Employee Productivity Myths , Harvard Business School Professor Francesca Gino explained…
By David Moody
We live in a digital world where you can access information and complete tasks online whenever and wherever you want. We’ve all gone online to do some shopping, download music or stream our favorite TV shows. The good news is that government and public…
I was recently listening to a customer explain how they developed their processing time standards for their back-office employees. He made a very interesting point: “Why would you want to manage to the average?” In the rest of our lives, would we be happy…
By Verint Connect Member
Have you ever heard of the Broken Window theory? I describe it in my recent Loyalty 360 article called “Eliminating the “Graffiti” in Your Customer Experience Program.” The theory asserts that an environment’s condition leads people to hold and act on…
By Paul Stockford, Chief Analyst, Saddletree Research
Leaves are turning green; lawns are springing back to life, flowers blooming. This can mean only one thing--contact center industry awards season! This is our Oscars, our time to shine, our opportunity to recognize and congratulate ourselves for doing…
By Verint Connect Member
Keeping customers satisfied is growing more important every day. Today’s on-the-go customers are connected almost around the clock—via multiple channels—to their preferred companies and brands. Organizations must rapidly shift their strategies to keep…
It’s time to look ahead to see what 2015 has in store for the world of customer service. Here is what I foresee happening this year. Service is the new marketing. This has never been truer than now and will accelerate in 2015. It is critical for an…
With today’s housing market being significantly driven by government regulations, mortgage operations executives are consistently challenged with finding the right balance between “the 3 Cs:” Customer Experience, Compliance & Capacity. Customer Experience…
By Verint Connect Member
Great news! Verint has extended the early bird registration for Engage 2015 , its annual customer conference, to March 13. You have one more week to get the special rate of US$595. In addition, if you purchase registrations for two people from the same…
CC/CRM Tokyo Follow-up Seminar March 5; Tokyo, Japan Verint’s Daniel Ziv, vice president, voice of the customer analytics, and Daisuke Tomomatsu, application consultant, will discuss optimizing customer engagement with analytics for the next generation…
By Verint Connect Member
In a blog post last week titled The Role of People in the Digital World , Verint's Steven Thurlow, vice president and global practice leader, engagement management, discussed how companies and organizations have adapted to a digital world, allowing customers…
By Paul Stockford, Chief Analyst, Saddletree Research
During the Great Depression of last century, “Brother, can you spare a dime” became a commonly heard phrase in the U.S., and eventually went on to become the title of a song written in 1930 and famously recorded by Bing Crosby, Al Jolson and Rudy Vallee…
We’ve all seen it, whether in a restaurant, on a train or bus, or at just about any public location. People are spending time interacting with their smartphone, tablet or other digital device. We live in a digital world where you can access information…
By David Moody
Now that I’ve graded my performance on my predictions for government and public sector customer service in 2014, it’s time for my Top 5 predictions for 2015. Enjoy! 1. Customer experience becomes strategic for government Government and public sector…
A customer engagement strategy is rapidly turning into a must-have. Recently Verint’s Ryan Hollenbeck, senior vice president, marketing, spoke with John Ragsdale of TSIA (Technology Services Industry Association) about how more and more B2B companies…
Continuing on the delivery of the early insights into the third version of the customer service adoption and usage study we are conducting with our friends at KANA ® , A Verint ® Company (the summary of early findings is here ), I’d like to explore the…
By Daniel Ziv
Have you ever had a phone call with a contact center where it felt as if no one understood you were the customer? Perhaps you spoke to multiple customer service agents who were unable to effectively address your issue? In this day and age of the customer…