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25 Call Center Leaders Share the Most Effective Ways to Boost Contact Center Efficiency

Callminer

Most call centers struggle with efficiency at one time or another. And because efficiency is directly tied to minimizing overhead costs in the call center, it’s a prominent challenge. Meet Our Panel of Contact Center Experts: . It ties up lines and makes the whole center fall behind. Tyler Riddell.

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Contact Center Trends 2021: The CX Watershed

Fonolo

After assessing how the pandemic had changed the call center in 2020 , we decided to peek over the parapet at 2021. We asked the contact center industry’s top influencers and business leaders what they thought the most significant contact center trends in 2021 would be. Contact Center Trends 2021.

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Is social engineering damaging your contact center?

Talkdesk

This rise of at-home agents, coupled with an increase in new contact center agents, has raised concerns over information security. According to research by La Salle University in Pennsylvania , in 2013 the average call center had one fraud call for every 2,900 calls received.

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Top 7 Call Center Management Books on the Market

Fonolo

What is call center management? It’s exactly as it sounds — the daily management and care of a call center and all the employees who work there. Contact center managers have an incredibly important and robust role. The Complete Guide to Call Center Management. DID YOU KNOW?

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Top Contact Center Acquisitions of 2017

Fonolo

It’s been a very busy year for acquisitions in the contact center space. Below is a list of the contact center acquisitions that we think were the most impactful in 2017. billion is probably the largest ever transaction in the call center industry. It acquired PrairieFyre in 2013, then Aastra (for $400m!)

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The Rise of Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS)

Noble Systems

Since its inception almost 20 years ago, Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) was primarily tailored for Small-to-Medium Businesses (SMBs), offering scaled-down features in exchange for convenience and low cost-of-entry. CCaaS is appealing for call centers for a number of reasons. What are the benefits of CCaaS?

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Why is it Important to Choose a PCI DSS Certified Contact Center?

Quality Contact Solutions

If the answer is yes, here’s why it’s necessary to work with a PCI DSS Certified contact center. Why Choose a PCI DSS-Certified Contact Center? Does your business work with sensitive financial information? What is PCI DSS? Why is PCI DSS Certification Important? In Conclusion. About CompliancePoint.