Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Shep Hyken is a customer service/CX expert, author & keynote speaker. Oh, what a difference a year makes. I recently traveled to ...

NEW YORK — Armen Kirakosian remembers the frustrations of his first job as a call center agent nearly 10 years ago: the aggravated customers, the constant searching through menus for information and ...

The combination of automated call systems and endless hold Muzak is downright enraging. Few things are more frustrating than having to explain your problem to multiple people and finding that none of ...

During college, I worked in the call center for Kodak Digital Imaging. As part of our training, we were asked to go home and locate the phone numbers on 10 products in our own home and call their ...

Armen Kirakosian remembers the frustrations of his first job as a call center agent nearly 10 years ago: the aggravated customers, the constant searching through menus for information and the notes he ...

Understanding your customers, listening to feedback and empowering employees with the right technology will go a long way to satisfying customer needs. It's a customer-centric world. The call center ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about finance, philanthropy and changing consumer habits. Mar 30, 2019, 04:12pm EDT Mar 30, 2019, 04:12pm EDT This article ...