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Customer Relationship Management (CRM) helps organizations deliver exceptional customer service and support. Good CRM tools and strategies enable call centers, contact centers, and customer support teams to be their most effective and ensure that all customer inquiries end with the best possible customer experience. Explore our latest news, analysis, and advice for customer service professionals at all levels.

When Did Customer Success Stop Being Successful?

Cracking a mystery of modern revenue optimization.

Change Is Mandatory. Stress Is Optional

We were built for change, but why is it so hard to embrace?

When AI Is Ready, Will You Be?

The human touch will become a rare opportunity for differentiation.

Contact Center Catharsis

Here are some of the things callers want to vent about.

5 Ways AI Can Enhance CX (and EX)

It's not a question of will you use AI, but when.

Generative AI Is Everywhere, but Will Consumers Ever Fully Understand It?

Due to distrust and a lack of understanding, consumer adoption of genAI is lagging.

AI-Enabled WFM Promotes Efficiency and Flexibility

More advanced workforce management empowers employees and improves CX.

CRM Is Good, Even in the Bad Times

Some markets face an uphill climb, but that just makes investing in CRM even more crucial.

Does Contact Center Tech Translate to Physical Stores?

Post-pandemic, the digital and physical realms are merging,

Tips for Dodging AI Disasters

It'll take time to work through the learning curve.

Expanding the Tech Stack Is a Business and Personal Imperative

Here are three technology innovations that you really need to adopt as soon as possible.

In a World of AI Co-Pilots, Who’s Ready to Fly the CX Plane?

The question of pilot (i.e., human) readiness has entered the AI picture.

Cultivating Employee Satisfaction and Engagement

Studies show the factors that can reduce attrition in the contact center; it's just a matter of implementing them.

CX Pros Will See a Year of Post-Pandemic Push-Pull

With genAI on tap, 2024 will bring plenty of customer experience opportunities (and pitfalls).

Thanks to AI, the CCaaS Sector Comes on Strong

Although sales cycles are slower, companies are buying.

GenAI’s Time Has Come. Are You Ready?

The hype is over, and the real work of making generative AI has begun.

Manifesting Better Customer Experiences

Three things I predict (hope?) will happen this year.

Nostalgic for Nice

Remember kindness in customer service?

Three Contact Center Resolutions for 2024

New year, new queue! Here's how to make 2024 better for customers and agents alike.

Don’t Make Me Pay More for Bad Service

Good service should be a mandatory part of the customer experience. Too often that's not the case.