Call Center - Brad Cleveland

The Magnitude of Mobile

Mar 7, 2017 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Service, Leadership, Mobile, Multi-channel Support, Research/Statistics

Need a reason to refine your mobile strategy? Here are some statistics that remind us of how ubiquitous mobile devices have become. There are now 8 billion active mobile subscriptions – more than the population of the planet. (Cisco) Mobile data traffic has grown...

The Edge of Service® Newsletter, Issue 20: TEDx: Thriving in an Always-On World

Feb 28, 2017 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Experience, Customer Relationships, Customer Service, Leadership, Mobile, Multi-channel Support, Social Media, The Edge of Service

The Edge of Service® Newsletter, Issue 20: TEDx: Thriving in an Always-On World Being always connected…is it a blessing or a curse? Are we in charge, or are we slaves to our smartphones? For the past three decades, I’ve been privileged to work with a...

Building a Customer Service Ecosystem

Feb 22, 2017 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Experience, Customer Service, Leadership, Videos

Customer experience is not a program, a department, a contact center, self-service capability, or CRM system—it’s much more. It’s an ecosystem, comprised of many components that must seamlessly work together. It’s the result of a culture and approach that spans the...

How Long Will Your Customers Wait for Service?

Feb 14, 2017 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Access Strategy, Customer Experience, Customer Service, Videos

Strengthen Ties Across the Organization

Feb 9, 2017 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Service, Leadership, Organization and Culture

Effective communication across an organization is essential to sharing and using voice of the customer. And there are plenty of additional reasons to strengthen ties. Opportunities for ongoing product and service improvements and innovations almost always involve...