Playvox

JANUARY 11, 2024

Managing forecasting, scheduling, and agent productivity in a call center is a lot like searching for the fountain of youth. While we don’t have a roadmap to the proverbial fountain, we can help steer you in the right direction for better call center workforce management (WFM). WFM to the rescue.

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Traditional call center environments are often busy, fast-paced environments, but it doesn’t need to be that way. Conversations around call center optimization often focus on technology, training, and metrics, but call center workforce optimization also includes the physical elements of your operation.

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Fonolo

MARCH 29, 2022

What does efficiency mean to call center leaders? Perhaps it’s reducing the volume of customer escalations, or improving certain performance metrics like Average Handle Time or First Call Resolution. There’s a lot that goes into running an efficient call center. Why workforce management?

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Monet Software

MARCH 10, 2021

The lasting impacts of COVID-19 are unknown but the accelerated shift to the remote call center workforce management is likely to endure. Will remote agents continue to represent a significant proportion of the call center workforce? The contact center workforce was already going remote.

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Tenfold - Contact Center Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Improved agent efficiency and productivity turn call centers from a cost into a profit. While agents hold the keys to your company’s success, they are also the most expensive resource you have – accounting for 60% to 70% of expenses in a contact center. Leading Technologies for Workforce Management in Call Centers.

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JustCall

JANUARY 19, 2023

Call centers are established to meet the demands of customers. A good call center optimization can match the customer’s expectations with the best level of customer service. Only 67% of people around the world believe that customer service is getting better. What are Call Centers?

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Fonolo

MAY 19, 2022

The customer service climate is constantly evolving, which means your contact center’s operation must adapt to keep up. Contact center technology is a key component of the way your business functions. Industry Report: State of the Contact Center 2022. Call-Back Technology. Let’s dive in!

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NobelBiz

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Welcome back to our journey through the intricate world of call center management! In our previous installment, we peeled back the layers of the challenges that often remain hidden beneath the surface, impacting call center executives’ day-to-day operations. Read part one here. Tune in now !

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Horizon CX

APRIL 3, 2023

Or how about when the “music” is interrupted by another automated voice informing you that your business is important but that agents are busy helping other customers? What “other” customers are there and why do they seem more important than me now? April 2023 The post Improving Contact-Center CX appeared first on Horizon CX.

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Playvox

JUNE 22, 2023

Tracking, reporting, and improving upon metrics are essential across all areas of business, including finance, sales, marketing, and contact center management. Understanding the key call center efficiency metrics to track , and more importantly, how to improve them, will set you up for success and help keep your customers happy.

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Fonolo

MAY 19, 2022

The customer service climate is constantly evolving, which means your contact center’s operation must adapt to keep up. Contact center technology is a key component of the way your business functions. Industry Report: State of the Contact Center 2022. Call-Back Technology. Let’s dive in!

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Outsource Consultants

JANUARY 19, 2021

The call center outsourcing industry has always had to buck a few assumptions, whether it be the quality of service provided or the benefits it can deliver. But, the global success of call center outsourcing services, and the emerging economies it helps support, seems to be proof enough.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Call centers have developed dramatically over the past few years and will continue to do so in 2023. While most classic contact center technologies will continue to be utilized, most will be replaced by chatbots, cloud technologies, AI, and remote work, enabling businesses to enhance the customer experience and save expenses.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Call centers have developed dramatically over the past few years and will continue to do so in 2023. While most classic contact center technologies will continue to be utilized, most will be replaced by chatbots, cloud technologies, AI, and remote work, enabling businesses to enhance the customer experience and save expenses.

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Monet Software

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Top tips for using call center analytics and reporting to make the case for your spending forecast. The contact center budgeting process is never easy. That’s why we created The Ultimate Guide to Budgeting for Your Call Center !) Underscore ROI and customer experience. Show your work.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The data collected, measured, and analyzed for contact centers is an absolute gold mine. When used wisely, it can greatly improve the customer experience. In other words, the link between data and customer experience can become a virtuous circle. Table of Contents show What is Customer data analytics?

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Monet Software

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Tips for maintaining contact center engagement, no matter the season. The holiday season is fast approaching and employees are starting to check out mentally, as if they’re suffering from the call center version of high school “senior-itis.”. It’s that time again. comes to a close. and season to season. 4 Upgrade support.

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Cisco - Contact Center

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Formula one driving has a few things in common with a call center. There are important elements to racing that apply to running a contact center. So where are the boundaries in a contact center? Contact centers are the execution point for business outcomes and represent the frontline of boundary interaction.

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Monet Software

APRIL 24, 2020

How WFM and QM combine to engage an offsite call center workforce and deliver superior CX. High-speed internet, cloud-based applications and other technologies have opened a new vista for the call center—the remote agents. Switching to an entirely remote workforce can solve many staffing challenges.

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Cisco - Contact Center

JANUARY 21, 2020

The language barrier is undoubtedly and historically adding complexity to international business, and this is especially true when we consider Contact Centers and the high-quality customer experience they have to deliver in business-to-consumer services. Narrowing the Call Center Gap.

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Cisco - Contact Center

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

“I need the business agility, flexibility, and speed of new feature delivery that cloud offers while protecting my contact center investments.”. “I I need to modernize my customer and agent experiences to remain competitive.”. “I Integration with Webex Experience Management (formerly CloudCherry). You’re not alone!

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Cisco - Contact Center

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

So, are contact centers more than a feeling? The ecosystem we call the contact center often represents the corporate culture – a unique place, where moments of interaction create emotions, attitudes and default patterns that will have a profound impact on our success in creating meaningful and lasting experiences.

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Fonolo

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

At the end of a long work day of managing agents, customer queries, and high call volumes, call center leaders want to have achieved two fundamental goals: retain solid employees, and provide excellent customer service. A starting point for all of this is to calculate your call center’s attrition rate.

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SharpenCX

JULY 1, 2020

If you don’t address small irritants between your teammates, they can fester into resentment and eventually impact your contact center work. How do you, manager, keep the levels of social currency plentiful when some of your contact center agents are together and some are working from home?

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Dialer 360

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

For call center optimization you need to think about improving your customer experience. While providing outstanding customer service should always be the aim of a call center, it shouldn’t be your primary objective. It’s wonderful if your agents treat customers with respect.

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Cisco - Contact Center

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Transforming the Customer and Agent Experience with Artificial Intelligent Contact Center Integration. I recently delivered a session at Cisco LIVE Barcelona end of January that offered a view of the new Cisco architecture underlying the integration of Contact Centers with artificial intelligence (AI).

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Cisco - Contact Center

JANUARY 8, 2020

Transitioning your on-premises call center to the cloud creates enormous opportunities for growth and innovation. According to our recent global survey, 62% of contact center executives plan to implement a cloud contact center within the next 18 months. Why you need guardrails for your contact center.

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Expivia

AUGUST 4, 2021

Optimizing the customer service experience is a crucial task in a call center environment. The success of your contact center depends on it. Your call center needs to focus on being unique. What Is Customer Service Experience? The Tone Is Crucial in Call Center Customer Service.

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Balto

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

First-of-its-kind technology uses AI to automate tedious post-call work St. Louis – Balto, the first company to provide real-time guidance for contact centers, has announced its newest innovation to empower agents and increase efficiency: Real-Time Notetaker. to create new efficiencies in the contact center.

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Fonolo

JUNE 21, 2018

Peak times tend to be a touchy topic for call centers. Almost every center experiences them, and most don’t know how to handle the volume without adding more agents. Every contact center is different, which means that peak times can take on various forms. VPs & Directors of Contact Centers.

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CSR Inc.

JANUARY 8, 2017

First some good news: call centers aren’t going away this year (well, not exactly – but more on that later). And while call centers are expected to see an uptick in staffing in 2017 ( did you know that 4% of working Americans – about 5 million – already work in a call center ?) 2017…yes, we made it!

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Monet Software

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

How to treat employee burnout and reinvigorate call center engagement for the long haul. Do you feel it spreading through your contact center workforce? If you’re seeing symptoms of burnout in your SMB contact center, or in online interactions with certain remote agents, it’s time to do something about it.

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Noble Systems

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

If you’re a contact center manager, you’ve probably heard a lot about how to manage and engage your workforce with WFM and WFO – especially recently. What is Workforce Management (WFM)? What is Workforce Optimization (WFO)? How does WFO work in the Call Center? But what makes WFO different from WFM?

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Insite Managed Solutions

DECEMBER 23, 2015

3 Ways Call Center Supervisors Can Reduce Costs Here are 3 different ways call center supervisors can positively drive financials in your center. Turning a Contact Center into a Profit Center. Is an Improved Customer Experience Leading to Revenue Growth? Call Center Quality.

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Insite Managed Solutions

MAY 23, 2013

Top 10 Technological Contact Center Trends Cloud: Cloud-based infrastructure is the fastest growing area in the call center industry, which DMG predicts will almost double between 2013 and 2015. Video Support: Video is making its way to the call center; thanks to the amount and detail of information it provides customers.

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Aspect

MARCH 8, 2018

In the G2 Crowd Grid for Contact Center Workforce , Aspect Workforce Management software scores in the much-coveted Leadership Quadrant. G2 Crowd Grid ® for Contact Center Workforce Software. G2 Crowd has revealed the unvarnished truth about Aspect Workforce Management. Great software”. “It

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Aspect

MARCH 8, 2018

In the G2 Crowd Grid for Contact Center Workforce , Aspect Workforce Management software scores in the much-coveted Leadership Quadrant. G2 Crowd Grid ® for Contact Center Workforce Software. G2 Crowd has revealed the unvarnished truth about Aspect Workforce Management. Great software”. “It

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