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Contact Center Trends 2021: The CX Watershed

Fonolo

Matt Beaty , Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Brightmetrics™. Storyline: Gamification. Why Gamification Matters. Gamification guides and reinforces high-value activity by capturing employee performance data and, in turn, using that data to motivate them with rewards and points. Call Center Trends 2014.

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Deck the Halls 2018: Coping with Peak Season Holiday Spikes in the Contact Center

BlueOcean

Four years ago, we reported that Americans would spend a forecasted $600 billion during the 2014 holiday season. trillion, according to data from Deloitte , which is more than a quarter of annual retail sales. Of course, greater retail sales inevitably lead to higher call volume in the contact center. Bring it.”

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24 Experts Reveal the Single Worst Thing a Contact Center Agent Can Do During a Call

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If you’re looking for ways to boost your agents’ performance, check out our white paper, Using Gamification to Improve Contact Center Performance. A study from 2014 found that most people were not willing to stay on hold for longer than 13 minutes. Sean McPheat is the CEO of MTD Sales Training. Sean McPheat. seanmcpheat.

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Hark the Herald Agents Sing: It’s Holiday Season in the Contact Center!

BlueOcean

If you’re offering unique holiday products, services, or sales, communication is key – and it should flow through every corner of your organization. Your contact center should be collaborating closely with your marketing, sales, and distribution teams, with real-time communication so your team can adjust accordingly. Bring it.”

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The 9 Best Email Support Ticketing Systems 2020 – Reviews & Comparison

Comm100

It’s intuitive and designed so well for managing customer support tickets” Freshdesk also gets points for its gamification features that help increase agent productivity. With a Marketing Hub, Sales Hub, and CMS Hub, under their belt, they recently made their move into the help desk field with the launch of their Service Hub.