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As consumer expectations rise, businesses are increasingly focusing on building empathy in customer service interactions. With agents handling more complex queries, building a rapport with customers is vital to reassure them, improve the experience, and better meet their needs.

Customer expectations around the contact center experience are rising continually. Organizations know they need to act - but where to start?

The Power of Moving Forward Faster - Legacy Technology Affects Client/Member Identity Authentication - It's an Impediment to Successfully Serving Your Clients, Members, and Customers. Investment Firms, Insurance Companies, and Financial Services organizations (FI for short) including Credit Unions (CU) are typically limited in their operational flexibility due to the state of their existing infrastructure, systems, and the rigid, typically manual processes they rely on. The reality is that these organizations can’t or are unwilling to replace their core systems any time soon, due to cost, proprietary technologies, or archaic data structures. A Hybrid Approach Helps Things Happen. Faster and More Efficiently.

The Power of Moving Forward Faster - Legacy Technology Affects Process Modernization - It's an Impediment to Successfully Serving Your Clients, Members, and Customers. Investment Firms, Insurance Companies, and Financial Services organizations including Credit Unions (FI for short) are typically limited in their operational flexibility due to the state of their existing infrastructure, systems, and the rigid, typically manual processes they rely on. The reality is that these organizations can’t or are unwilling to replace their core systems any time soon, due to cost, proprietary technologies, or archaic data structures. Hybrid Helps Things Happen

The Power of Moving Forward Faster - Legacy Technology is the Impediment to Successfully Serving Your Clients, Members, and Customers. Investment Firms, Insurance Companies, and Financial Services organizations including Credit Unions (FSI’s for short) are typically limited in their operational flexibility due to the state of their existing infrastructure and systems. The reality is that these organizations can’t or are unwilling to replace their core systems any time soon, due to cost, proprietary technologies, or archaic data structures. Hybrid Helps Things Happen

Technology technology can make the workplace more appealing and interesting while enhancing performance. Many technologies can improve the overall agent experience, as always, starting with the basics has proven to be the best approach.  Foundational technologies include delivering (and continuously optimizing) context-sensitive prompting in your IVR, integrating your contact center with your CRM to facilitate the development of first-party data, and implementing and enhancing knowledge management systems to improve your self-service capabilities.

From digital natives to boomers. Anyone with a cell phone and an app, everyone expects more. Customers expect their time to be valued and that any interaction they have with your organization is efficient, leading them to their desired outcome. They also expect to be treated in a highly personalized manner.

For organizations to improve their overall customer experience (CX), they must focus on how they engage with their customers, by listening understanding, and acting on what customers are telling you, and by ensuring that you’re providing your staff (front-line, back-office, and support) with the tools they need act efficiently and effectively.