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Does Service Impact Stock Price?

Jul 16, 2015 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Experience, Customer Service, Leadership, Research/Statistics

Yep. Over a seven year period, the S&P 500 Index gained 51.5%. According to Watermark Consulting, customer experience leaders enjoyed a stock increase 77.7%. And laggards? They saw a drop of 2.5%. Follow Watermark Consulting for updates. Or in any country or...

Connecting Hiring, Training and Coaching

Jul 14, 2015 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Service, Organization and Culture, Quality Management, Videos

55 Billion

Jul 9, 2015 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Access Strategy, Customer Service, Research/Statistics

According to ICMI, 55 billion agent-assisted interactions are handled in the U.S. annually. Couple that statistic with Dimension Data’s research showing that 74% of organizations worldwide predict an increase in customer interactions. Pondering these numbers should...

Communicating Access Alternatives to Customers

Jul 7, 2015 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Access Strategy, Customer Service, Leadership, Multi-channel Support, Videos

Home-Connected Devices to See Explosive Growth

Jun 30, 2015 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Access Strategy, Customer Service, Multi-channel Support, Research/Statistics

As the Internet of Things (IoT) and connected devices expand, the connected-home device subset of the market is seeing rapid growth. According to a report by BI Intelligence: Connected-home device shipments will grow at a compound annual rate of 67% over the next few...