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17 Surprising Stats About Call Centers

Fonolo

With the “era of the customer” in full swing; the increase in customer expectation for omnichannel communication; and the never-ending developments in communication methods through AI-powered self-service; it is easy to overlook the importance that the call center plays in the customer experience. Call backs anyone?

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The Best Posts From the Customer Support Community in 2015

Kayako

2015 saw the support community talk a lot about making things easier for the customer through both customer experience and communication. A lot of posts have centered around studying the very metrics that you should consider in building your self-service tools, and studying the metrics of how you use your helpdesk.

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Are You Ready for the Gig Economy

Aspect

Remarkably, they discovered that all the net employment growth in the United States between 2005 and 2015 could be attributed to alternative forms of employment. Three key factors driving this trend are: Healthy economy which makes it easier for specialists to find suitable “gigs”.

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The Contact Center Evolution: 5 Focus Areas to Move from Vanilla to Value

HGS

Simple and routine transactions will be automated as more and more customers move to digital and self-service routes. At the same time, complex services requiring that “all-important human touch” will be delivered via voice by specially trained customer service advisors. Widening Service Delivery Scope.

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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. Another area of difference is the ownership of the contact center: 65% of respondents confirmed that no part of their contact center operation is outsourced. 18% say they outsource some operations.

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SYKES Ranks #1 for Vision & Go-to-Market Strategy on Hfs Research Front Office Customer Engagement Operations Report

Sykes

These services are delivered through multiple communication channels including phone, email, social media, text messaging, chat and digital self?service. In Europe, the Company provides fulfillment services, which includes order processing, payment processing, inventory control, product delivery and product returns handling.

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5 Great Alternatives to 24/7 Social Customer Service

Clarabridge

In those cases, outsourcing a part of the work to lighten the load is the perfect alternative to cover periods of time when there’s a significantly higher volume of messages. As a type of self-service customer care , direct your community to it with helpful links. In any customer service environment, flexibility is key.