Contact Centre Corner EP5: CX Disasters and How to Fix Them

Long holds, bad automation and an unhelpful agent. Frank and Vanja pull apart a real CX horror story, show how it could have gone differently, and cover the latest Amazon Connect updates.

May 1, 2025 22 Minutes Higher Education Data & Analytics Improve Self-Service
Contact Centre Corner EP5: CX Disasters and How to Fix Them

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Every customer has a story like this one. Frank and Vanja walk through what went wrong at each step, then replay it with personalized service, proactive support and the choice of channel. They finish with a Canadian college that rebuilt its student support on Amazon Connect.

What we cover

  • The latest Amazon Connect updates: outbound campaigns, Contact Lens and real-time dashboards
  • A CX horror story: long hold times, poor automation and an unhelpful agent
  • How personalized service, proactive support and more channels would have prevented it
  • A Canadian college that changed its student support with Amazon Connect

About Contact Centre Corner

Serve7’s podcast on what is changing in customer experience and contact centres, and what to do about it. Hosted by Frank Mirecki, CEO and Co-Founder, and Vanja Andrin, CMO and Co-Founder.

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