Customer Service - Brad Cleveland

When Building Your Brand, Be Yourself

Nov 6, 2019 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Experience, Customer Relationships, Customer Service, Leadership, The Edge of Service

In a recent issue of The Edge of Service®, I relay my experience meeting actor and author Henry Winkler at a recent ICMI Conference. Winkler reminded me of advice that my mother used to give me, especially when facing awkward or difficult challenges—”just be...

Contact Center Management on Fast Forward – Fourth Edition Now Available

Oct 23, 2019 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Experience, Customer Relationships, Customer Service, Leadership, Organization and Culture, Quality Management, Workforce Management

It’s hard to believe that Contact Center Management on Fast Forward is in its fourth edition. It is a testimony to the strategic importance of contact centers to organizations of virtually any type. It has been a privilege to be a part of an industry that is...

Keeping Your Customer Advocates Engaged

Oct 10, 2019 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Experience, Customer Relationships, Customer Service, Leadership, LinkedIn Learning

Our customer advocates trust us. If they didn’t, they wouldn’t be advocates. They want that trust to continue and we need to do our part of this. Sadly, businesses lose advocates daily. Often, this stems more from neglect than from anything we do. The...

Contact Center Future Shock: Channels May Become Part of Our Past

Sep 19, 2019 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Experience, Customer Relationships, Customer Service, Leadership, Multi-channel Support, Videos

Recently, I was reminded of this brief interview that I recorded with Jim Rembach of Call Center Coach. We discussed how channels are likely to be approached in the future. I hope the video helps you consider how to prepare your organization for future challenges in...

Adherence to Schedule Tips

Sep 12, 2019 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Service, Workforce Management

Adherence to schedule is an important performance objective for agents. It is within their control (when implemented appropriately) and measures if agents are available to handle contacts as scheduled. However, to ensure your approach is supporting the culture you...