Teams | Collaboration | Customer Service | Project Management

March 2024

Salesforce shifts focus to AI and strategic hiring

Salesforce is gaining attention in the rapidly changing field of artificial intelligence and technology thanks to its most recent strategic moves, which are intended to strengthen its staff and narrow its attention to generative AI. This article explores the noteworthy advancements and data that Salesforce recently disclosed, providing insight into the company’s strategies for hiring, cost containment, and technology innovation.

From Efficiency to Excellence: Enhancing BPO Service Quality with Insightful

Explore how Insightful’s hours tracking software revolutionizes service quality in BPO operations. From bridging communication gaps to reducing employee turnover, discover actionable insights and best practices to enhance client satisfaction and streamline operations.

8 steps to write an effective project status report

Effective project status reports are the best way to keep your stakeholders aligned and in the loop during your project progress. These high-level updates proactively let your team know if a project is on track, at risk, or off track—so you can course correct if necessary to hit your deadlines every time. Learn how to create project status reports in a few easy steps, plus check out a template you can use right away.

9 steps to craft a successful go-to-market (GTM) strategy

A go-to-market (GTM) strategy is a step-by-step plan for launching a new product or expanding into a new market. It helps you launch your product to the right audience, with the right messaging, at the right time. Learn how to craft a go-to-market strategy in nine steps and set your next product launch up for success.

Small companies got faster at solving customer issues last year-here's how

When a customer has an issue, all they want to do is solve it—quickly. In fact, 73 percent of customers say that speedy resolutions sit at the very top of their priority list. This should have companies paying attention. Why? Good support experiences have become critical drivers of customer loyalty and spend. Getting faster answers for customers often means scaling resources. But for smaller companies, adding new agents or technologies can be a tall order.

Four examples of world-class customer experience design

Companies are increasingly trying to promote customer experience into a key selling point. And for good reason—the Zendesk Customer Experience Trends Report 2021 found that 75 percent of customers will pay a premium to buy from brands that provide a great customer experience. Exceptional customer experiences require exceptional customer experience design. But what does that customer design really look like?

Travel chatbots: Top examples that travelers and businesses love

How are travel companies performing today when it comes to support? In a recent experiment covered by NASDAQ, customer service quality was tested and measured across 3,000 of the top global travel and hospitality brands worldwide. Let’s just say there’s lots of room for improvement. To remove stress and surprise and delight customers with effortless experiences, companies are adopting AI-powered travel chatbots to engage with guests at every step of the customer journey.

What is a request for proposal (RFP)?

As an agency leader, do you ever feel pulled in opposite directions? That’s a real possibility when it comes to requests for proposal (RFPs). An RFP solicits proposals for services, usually on projects with multiple facets, phases, or deliverables. Agencies can be on both the giving and receiving end of the RFP process. For example, a business might create an RFP for a comprehensive marketing campaign, including commercials.