Fonolo

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

While this may seem simple enough, call and contact center managers of the 21st Century know better: It ain’t easy. If your contact center is floundering, it’s time for you to plant your feet on terra firma and look globally at your common problems. Call-Backs. Call-backs are a powerful thing. Service Levels.

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Do you allow Customers to use whatever channel they wish to communicate with you, or do you restrict them to one or two channels? Today we are looking at Channels, one of the nine parts of your current experience that contributes to Customer centricity of your organization. Who owns the Customer Experience at your organization?

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NobelBiz

MARCH 12, 2024

Introducing Unified Customer Experience Management (Unified CXM) Unified CXM is the practice of creating seamless and personalized experiences for customers across all support and marketing channels. Table of Contents What is Unified Customer Experience Management? Unified CXM stands for unified customer experience management.

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Balto

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This blog post is adapted in part from a webinar hosted by Balto featuring Michele Santagata. Every contact center has the capability to add value to their company through customer acquisition. Get Clear on the Goal and Mission of Your Contact Center First, define what you’re trying to accomplish in your contact center.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The call center industry has been changing faster than ever, due to technological breakthroughs and constantly evolving customer demands. The drastic changes of the past few decades have caused a complete shift to high-tech modern solutions, where software has become key in transforming day-to-day call center operations.

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DMG Consulting

MAY 5, 2020

During the past few months, we’ve published a series of newsletter blogs, columns and white papers to help executives and contact center leaders manage through the coronavirus pandemic. The digital transformation that is underway throughout the world has ushered in a new era of omni-channel service.

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Cisco - Contact Center

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Last month I shared some exciting new capabilities with Webex Contact Center, our award-winning contact center as a service (CCaaS) for small and large contact centers. Listening to our customers is critical, but taking action on what they’re telling us is even more important. Here’s What’s New.

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InGenius

APRIL 1, 2020

As technologies have evolved and customer expectations have increased, the contact center has become a much different place than it was 20 years ago. As a result, it makes sense that contact centers would change their approach to how they service their customers. The different types of contact center. The inbound contact center.

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NobelBiz

JUNE 5, 2023

However, executing new outbound lead generation programs can be challenging, here are the top 15 challenges related to executing new outbound lead generation programs in call centers and how to tackle them. According to a report by SmallBizGenius , sales representatives must make an average of 18 calls to reach one potential buyer.

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NobelBiz

JANUARY 16, 2024

Are you struggling to boost customer satisfaction, enhance agent efficiency, or increase lead generation in your contact center? So, as a call center owner, manager or supervisors how do you tackle these difficult challenges and improving the overall performance within your contact center?

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Spearline

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

There are however some simple steps organizations can take to improve their customers’ experience on their voice channel to prevent negative or unwelcoming events from occurring. While digital communication channels are everywhere in today’s customer service, most people still prefer to call brands when they need assistance.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 31, 2018

It’s going to be a big year in the world of contact center and in customer service technology. Will this be the year that messaging platforms from Facebook, Apple and others reach critical mass as a channel for customer service? We’re delighted that so many of you subscribe to this blog or visit us every week.

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NobelBiz

MARCH 5, 2024

Are you grappling with the complexities of call center metrics, seeking to elevate customer experience, and driving operational excellence through insightful data analysis? How do you navigate the sea of data to extract actionable insights and make informed decisions that propel your contact center forward?

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Aspect

MAY 18, 2020

It’s a brave new world for contact centers in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. In a recent survey of contact centers by Aspect, we found that about 70% of agents were “work-from-home” as of April 16 , and a recent Gartner poll of CFOs indicates that 74% think telecommuting will become permanent.

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VocalCom

JUNE 29, 2020

Before the COVID-19 health crisis, the digitalization of the customer journey had already pushed brands to increase the number of touch points with their customers on new channels. Contact centers: the epicenter of the customer experience (CX). The urgent need for seamless experience.

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Real Blue Sky

MARCH 6, 2023

There are many reasons to consider whether to outsource your contact center. Before the internet, customer service was typically limited to a brick-and-mortar storefront, letter-writing, or a phone call to customer service. Thankfully, this perspective on the contact center has shifted significantly. Cost is only one of them.

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GetFeedback

JULY 23, 2018

What’s key? Creating an amazing customer experience through omni-channel customer journeys that engage your prospects where they are and help shuttle them through your sales funnel. What is a customer journey map? Deliver an omni-channel experience. Retail is changing in 2018.

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NobelBiz

MAY 2, 2023

Welcome to this insightful blog post, where we discuss building a successful outbound lead generation strategy for contact centers. The industry has matured, and people know what they’re getting themselves into, and they demand a higher standard. The days of just loading up a list and cold-calling people are gone.

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aircall

APRIL 21, 2021

There are a variety of ways to set up a phone system to route customer calls. Skill-based routing (SBR) is a feature of modern phone systems that will help improve your first-call resolution rates and ensure a good customer experience at every touch point. . What Is Skill-Based Routing? Imagine the following scenario.

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Momentum Telecom

JANUARY 28, 2022

We also offer top-notch managed network services and contact center solutions. So, what is it that makes Momentum different from other managed cloud service providers? Colocation and Data Center. If you’re looking for a data center to store network equipment, we’ve got you covered. Call Recording and Reporting.

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REVE Chat Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Contact center trends provide businesses a futuristic view of how digital transformation and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) would help their call centers to deliver an optimal customer service experience. Key challenges faced by the contact centers . The top contact center trends to watch out in 2020.

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Hodusoft

DECEMBER 28, 2022

What is Call Center Management? Call center management backed by cutting-edge call center technologies helps managers oversee their teams and be on top of things. By implementing call center management, organizations can accurately measure, monitor, and optimize their performance.

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Babelforce

AUGUST 5, 2021

These days, inbound contact centers struggle to keep up with the number of viable channels. The biggest challenge is linking up all of those channels. In other words – making the leap from multi channel to omni channel. Omnichannel and multichannel strategies both offer customers multiple contact channels.

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Nuance

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

When financial institutions, telcos, governments and other organizations talk about authenticating customers and preventing fraud, the conversation has historically centered on the contact center. While […] The post Authentication and fraud prevention requirements in the omni-channel world appeared first on What’s next.

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Aspect

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

I’m not sure what the issue is. Making a phone call is the only way to contact support for help. I’m working on a few projects with fast approaching deadlines and while I know I need to get this issue resolved, I don’t feel like I have the time to call and focus on waiting, listening and taking notes. Or should I say “option”?

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Enghouse Interactive

JUNE 17, 2020

Transform the Contact Center with Microsoft Teams (blog series). Blog #1 Enhancing the Customer Experience. This new reality presents the contact center industry with an excellent opportunity to integrate with Teams and provide seamless company-wide collaboration capabilities across their customer’s organizations.

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Nicereply

JANUARY 9, 2023

In that case, you can offer to walk customers through your product through an online call. Provide Omni-Channel Support. For example, someone enjoys calling up customer support to solve their issues, while a more introverted person may prefer reaching out via social media platform such as WhatsApp or live chat.

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NICE inContact

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

But what really does that mean? Here’s the basics on what’s what between “multi” and “omni” – and why you should care. Looking at year-over-year industry statistics from the yearly Dimension Data Customer Experience Benchmarking, the number of channels supported has been growing steadily between 2015 and 2017.

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Global Response

APRIL 17, 2023

If so, a BPO call center partner can help. Not only can a great BPO call center manage day-to-day operations of customer service and support, but BPO outsourcing can also help boost productivity, improve processes, integrate customer data and analytics, improve QA processes and more. So how do you find that perfect fit?

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NobelBiz

JANUARY 23, 2024

As a call center owner, manager, or supervisor, are you grappling with the challenges of elevating customer satisfaction, retention and boosting lead generation? This article will delve into the world of Customer Support as a Service (CSaaS) , exploring the nature, types, and the profound impact it can have on your contact center.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 25, 2023

The call center industry is notorious for its high operating costs, making it imperative for businesses to find innovative ways to cut expenses while maintaining or improving the service quality. This comprehensive guide will explore the top 12 call center cost-reduction strategies to help unlock your business’s full potential.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 18, 2023

Are you a call center operations manager striving to enhance your team’s productivity and deliver hyper efficiency in your daily operations? Today, hyper efficiency is no longer a luxury but a necessity for call centers looking to thrive and outperform their competition. What is hyper efficiency in a contact center?

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NobelBiz

JUNE 19, 2023

The modern world is centered on the concept of immediacy and the ability to obtain information instantly. By harnessing cutting-edge technology and advanced analytics, call centers can gain valuable insights into their operations as they unfold , making informed decisions in the heat of the moment. What is Real-Time Monitoring?

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

One of our goals with the Fonolo blog is to help you stay current on the many aspects of the fast-moving contact center industry. They feature original research and cover topics such as consumer channel preference, the growth of chat, the ROI of social media for customer support, and much more. How Consumers Use Messaging.

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Nuance

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

When financial institutions, telcos, governments and other organizations talk about authenticating customers and preventing fraud, the conversation has historically centered on the contact center. While […] The post Authentication and fraud prevention requirements in the omni-channel world appeared first on What’s next.

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Real Blue Sky

MARCH 6, 2023

There are many reasons to consider whether to outsource your contact center. Before the internet, customer service was typically limited to a brick-and-mortar storefront, letter-writing, or a phone call to customer service. Thankfully, this perspective on the contact center has shifted significantly. Cost is only one of them.

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Real Blue Sky

MARCH 6, 2023

There are many reasons to consider whether to outsource your contact center. Before the internet, customer service was typically limited to a brick-and-mortar storefront, letter-writing, or a phone call to customer service. Thankfully, this perspective on the contact center has shifted significantly. Cost is only one of them.

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outsourcing Contact Center Real estate Business Process Outsourcing 52