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).

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Playvox

JULY 31, 2023

When thinking about workforce management (WFM), often people think of forecasting and scheduling. However, some of the quickest ROI can come from the employee self-service (ESS) aspects of a WFM solution. What Is Employee Self-Service? Ensuring that employees can be a part of managing their schedule has big benefits.

Self service 85

Self service Management Coaching Contact Center 85

The Northridge Group

AUGUST 10, 2021

Let’s say you’ve already taken the necessary measures to move your contact center from good to great. What’s the next step for your contact center? Leverage Contact Center Analytics. In today’s global marketplace, a myriad of touchpoints is available for customers to connect with your brand.

Analytics 162

Analytics Interactive Voice Response Contact Center Coaching 162

Call Center Weekly

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Workforce Management drives CX A biker friend of mine recommended a book to me called “Freedom” written by Sonny Barger – yes “that” Sonny Barger – a founding member and former Oakland Chapter President of the Hell’s Angels. Treat them good – they will do business with you, treat them bad – they will do business with someone else.

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Management Customer Service contact center associations Interactive Voice Response 206

Playvox

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

What do they have in common? They make customers the center of their business strategy, execute on delivering outstanding customer experiences, and strive for continuous improvement. It’s often the continuous improvement or quality management (QM) piece where contact centers struggle. What’s their secret?

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Quality management Customer centricity Management Contact Center 83

Playvox

JANUARY 12, 2023

No matter where your contact center team is physically located, bringing out their best performance can be a big challenge. But does it have to? Why Agents Want To Work Remotely — And Why You Should Let Them. Remote and hybrid work are no longer hard-to-find benefits in customer support centers.

Quality management 69

Quality management Coaching Contact Center Metrics 69

Fonolo

JANUARY 31, 2023

Call center training has always been one of the key pillars of running a successful call center. As the industry advances, so do the methods we use to ensure our workforce is performing at its best. A strong call center training program should not just be part of your onboarding process.

Call Center 141

Call Center Contact Center Coaching Gamification 141

Global Response

MAY 1, 2023

Is workforce management really necessary for call centers? The short answer is yes, but if you’re currently swimming in a sea of workforce management softwares, or looking for ways to make your call center processes more efficient, it might seem overwhelming.

Call Center 62

Call Center Management outsourcing Coaching 62

Playvox

JULY 14, 2023

Providing an ever-improving customer experience while boosting contact center agent productivity is paramount for your business. Here’s the blueprint for achieving greater agent productivity in your call center. During the best of economic times, it’s a smart business practice.

Contact Center 74

Contact Center Coaching Schedule adherence Abandon rate 74

Callminer

OCTOBER 3, 2019

There are many characteristics that successful call center representatives share, some being more important than others. Additionally, there are some characteristics that will be more important based on the needs and functions of a particular call center, although many traits are universal to all who work in a call center setting.

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Call Center Morale Employee engagement Customer centricity 186

Playvox

JUNE 7, 2023

When I worked in contact centers, people would ask what I did for a living, and I would say Workforce Management. While workforce management on the whole can sound boring, high-tech, and at times confusing, there is logic to the madness. Then take a look from your agents’ perspective.

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Management Contact Center Abandon rate Metrics 52

Balto

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Managing your call center’s workforce effectively is essential to keep both customers and agents satisfied. The process can be pretty complex when you take into account your agents’ skills and break times, as well as the different channels you offer support through and peak times.

Call Center 52

Call Center Management call center workforce Contact Center 52

Expivia

MARCH 11, 2021

How do you make sure you have the right number of agents on call? Your call center’s success depends on it. Yet, it’s not easy to find the optimal number of agents you need. Follow these call center workforce management best practices to find out how to staff your contact center the right way.

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call center workforce Call Center Management Average Handle Time 98

Vcaretec

AUGUST 8, 2023

Outsourcing customer service is something that the majority of new business owners are wary of, and for good reason. The main channel via which you communicate with your clients is through customer service, thus it can't be good for your brand, to put it mildly.

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Customer Care outsourcing Call Center Complaint resolution 98

Babelforce

AUGUST 25, 2021

Workforce Management (WFM) is a set of business processes that contact centers use to ensure that staff can work in a cost-effective way. This includes forecasting contact volume, scheduling staff and analyzing performance. Why does workforce management matter? Can anyone use WFM software?

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Management Schedule adherence contact center workforce Contact Center 98

Playvox

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

If your full-time employee count (FTE) is consistently under or over your annual capacity plan, you need Radically Operationalized Capacity Planning. While this approach may require entirely new thinking for some contact centers, its potential benefits are significant— and worth the shift.

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Contact Center Metrics Management Customer Support 82

Playvox

APRIL 5, 2022

But without getting contact center performance right, all other CX elements – such as marketing, user experience, etc. How do you build a high performance contact center? Fortunately, there is a way forward: leveraging the right workforce engagement management (WEM) tools.

Contact Center 77

Contact Center Coaching Metrics Average Handle Time 77

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. The Shift to Remote Work.

Contact Center 87

Contact Center Technology Interactive Voice Response CRM 87

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?

Call Center 59

Call Center Contact Center Abandon rate Average Handle Time 59

Playvox

AUGUST 25, 2022

As workforce management professionals, we are faced with the daunting task of figuring out the ideal forecast, matching that forecast with a schedule and then making sure that our “master plan” works in the real world – meaning all the people that we are counting on for their shifts work their shifts as planned.

Personalization 85

Personalization Management Schedule adherence Average Handle Time 85

Playvox

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

With corporate budgets tightening, contact center leaders might be tempted to cut into your quality management funding. But quality management is a vital area of your business — it’s what ensures your customers get top-notch service. What Is A Quality Management Program?

Contact Center 78

Contact Center Quality management Calibration Coaching 78

Playvox

MARCH 29, 2022

As one of the newest terms to enter the contact center space, workforce engagement management (WEM) is much more than a simple change in the words we use. While workforce optimization suites are undeniably valuable, particularly for improving staff efficiency, their approach also brings limitations.

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Management Contact Center Coaching Quality management 60

Comm100

JANUARY 23, 2023

With economic uncertainty ahead, some organizations are asking employees to make do with fewer resources, while others are increasing CX investment. Companies that haven’t been as employee-focused as they should have been are struggling to retain their best people. 2023 looks to be a year of great change in customer experience (CX).

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Customer Experience Chatbots Government Technology 120

Real Blue Sky

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Navigating the Complexities of Customer Service Outsourcing to Boost Efficiency, Customer Satisfaction, and Profitability Introduction Navigating the intricate maze of customer service is no small feat. That’s why it can pay to use a customer service vendor management expert. Inconsistent service quality.

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outsourcing Management Customer Service Contact Center 105

Balto

JULY 27, 2023

Contact center AI solutions are certainly not new, but the recent boom in AI interest does have people talking. But while contact center leaders are considering AI and may be rushing to implement it now, it will take time to actually get it right.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Call flow Interactive Voice Response Metrics 52

Blueship Call Center

OCTOBER 9, 2023

As one of the primary factors in determining a company’s success, providing excellent customer service must be continuously improved. Top call center outsourcing companies provide exceptional customer service, it’s reasonable to anticipate sales growth of 20% or more of overall business revenue.

outsourcing 75

outsourcing Call Center Customer Care Coaching 75

Global Response

JUNE 20, 2023

But call centers? Its numerous call centers already serve businesses across the Middle East, Europe and the US. Besides that, the strong focus on technology and innovation lend Tunisia’s call centers a strong infrastructure and innovative culture to develop better customer experience strategies. So how do you know?

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Call Center outsourcing Bilingual agents Education 62

Playvox

APRIL 12, 2022

There’s nothing more important than creating an optimal contact center schedule to ensure you and your agents have the structure you need to provide the best service possible. But have you taken the time to check that your contact center schedule isn’t doing more harm than good?

Contact Center 81

Contact Center Accountability Management Call Center 81

Playvox

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

If your contact center is like most, you probably have a robust set of guidelines that document your procedures, detail your standards, and outline how employees should handle various situations. But one thing many contact centers are missing is a remote work company policy.

Contact Center 74

Contact Center Schedule adherence Average Handle Time Coaching 74

Serenova

AUGUST 25, 2020

There are two constants in the contact center. Customer expectations are evolving, and contact center leaders are working to elevate the customer experience. For this reason, workforce management has become a core focus of discussion amongst leaders looking to take their contact centers to the next level.

Contact Center 81

Contact Center Schedule adherence Management Coaching 81

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. The Shift to Remote Work.

Contact Center 67

Contact Center Technology Interactive Voice Response CRM 67

Noble Systems

MARCH 19, 2021

The strategies that big enterprises use aren’t always the right fit for smaller companies. And they definitely don’t have the big pocketbooks – so their solutions must be cost-effective and generate added value. And they definitely don’t have the big pocketbooks – so their solutions must be cost-effective and generate added value.

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call center software Call Center Interactive Voice Response Contact Center 98

Noble Systems

AUGUST 4, 2020

It’s Time to Rethink Your Collection Strategy. Collection contact centers continue to face a number of ongoing challenges including increasing global competition, changing channel preferences, and evolving regulatory and legal requirements, just to name a few. Proactive messaging and workforce management can help.

Gamification 86

Gamification Analytics Contact Center Coaching 86

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?

Call Center 52

Call Center Interactive Voice Response Contact Center Inbound sales 52

Playvox

MARCH 1, 2022

If your contact center doesn’t have effective eLearning capabilities, you’re missing an opportunity to optimize agent performance. One of the biggest training challenges contact centers face is keeping agents’ skills sharp following onboarding. What is Contact Center eLearning?

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Contact Center Call Center Service level Employee engagement 83

SharpenCX

MAY 19, 2020

I have this friend — let’s call him Josh. He’d been at his job for a year, even though he didn’t love the work he was doing. But, ultimately, it wasn’t the kind of work he wanted to do long-term. He was set on a path to receive his first promotion this year, with assurance from his manager that he would get it.

Contact Center 128

Contact Center Brand ambassadors Coaching Metrics 128

Babelforce

MAY 18, 2022

Call center forecasting is a set of practices that aims to determine the contact volume and number of agents needed to handle that contact volume over a set period of time. To increase forecast accuracy, use Excel and Workforce Management software. Call center forecasting fundamentals.

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