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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. Omnichannel, Cloud-Based Contact Centers.

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Survey Data Shows Call-Back Popularity Growing

Fonolo

Today’s demanding consumers have high expectations when it comes to the call center experience. The solution to hold-time is to offer a call-back as an alternative. Our goal is to see every call center offer call-backs, so that no one has to wait on hold ever again. Call-Backs Becoming More Common.

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The evolution of contact center performance

Eptica

Date: Monday, September 28, 2015 The evolution of contact center performance. Published on: September 28, 2015. Next steps for contact centers Clearly, more work is needed if contact centers are going to deliver on their objectives. As companies are becoming more customer-centric, this is approach is changing.

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Looking Beyond Metrics for Customer Satisfaction

Talkdesk

Number of calls in queue, average handle times, speed to answer. Historically, the world of call center customer service has been all about the numbers. When customer satisfaction dips, many in the industry pile on increasing layers of call center metrics to locate the problem.

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6 Killer Applications for Artificial Intelligence in the Customer Engagement Contact Center

If Artificial Intelligence for businesses is a red-hot topic in C-suites, AI for customer engagement and contact center customer service is white hot. This white paper covers specific areas in this domain that offer potential for transformational ROI, and a fast, zero-risk way to innovate with AI.

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Why the phone is still king for customer support

Vonage

Perhaps one reason is that many contact centers don’t support this channel the right way. A 2015 ICMI study found that 86 percent of contact centers don’t empower their agents. And, she had the ability to schedule a follow-up call to make sure everything was working properly. Second, Melanie was given time.

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Top Metrics that Measure Inbound Call Center Performance

Tenfold - Contact Center Blog

Here’s a list of the most crucial metrics that inbound call center must measure. It is a direct reflection of an agent’s and a center’s capacity to solve problems, answer questions, and provide needs the very first time a customer calls. A 2016 survey by Call Center Helper shared that 62.7%

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