ShepHyken

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Whether you oversee a large contact center or teams in various locations, creating a CX strategy that works will improve your bottom line. Salesforce conducted a survey in 2018. The post Guest Blog: Why Customer Experience Is Essential to Your Bottom Line appeared first on Shep Hyken. Every business can benefit.

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NICE inContact

DECEMBER 19, 2017

NICE inContact’s blog keeps you up to date on the hottest contact center trends – but with 3-4 posts a week, it may be hard to get to it all! I have put together a list of the “must reads” for 2017 leading into the new year that could help with your 2018 planning. 5 Tips to Reduce Your Cost per Contact.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 31, 2018

It’s going to be a big year in the world of contact center and in customer service technology. We’re going to tackle all of those topics in the months ahead on this blog, but first we’re reading everything we can so we can bring you the most accurate analysis. Our favorite chart: KPI Guide for Omni-Channel Contact Centers.

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Aspect

DECEMBER 27, 2017

What happened in 2017, and what will 2018 bring? This brings us to the contact center – where conversations happen. Due to the criticality of the contact center to a business, as well as the fact that it is still (wrongly) considered a cost center to many C-suites, decisions are generally made conservatively.

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Aspect

JANUARY 10, 2018

Here are five suggestions to improve your contact center technology in 2018. Fortunately, you can still capitalize on customer data with emergent contact center solutions to enable you to deliver targeted and personal experiences effectively. Not sure where to begin?

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CX Global Media

JULY 17, 2018

How would you describe your contact center supervisors? The fact is having high-performing contact center supervisors is no longer an optional extra for organizations, but even the best organizations don’t have time to figure all this stuff out. Ineffective? Overworked? Undertrained? Dream team? The Supervisor Journey.

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Aspect

JANUARY 10, 2018

Fortunately, you can still capitalize on customer data with emergent contact center solutions to enable you to deliver targeted and personal experiences effectively. There will always be a bigger fish in the pond, but that doesn’t mean you won’t be able to grow your own business in 2018.

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Call Experts

MARCH 5, 2020

Cue the experienced live-agent contact center. . Here are our top 4 benefits of partnering with a contact center to support and grow your plumbing business: . Hire a plumbing contact center that works 24x7x365. Contact centers are available virtually and remotely. More Blogs Menu.

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Aspect

MAY 4, 2018

Spring just wouldn’t be the same in North America without flowers blooming, windows opening, and an Aspect Customer Experience event recap on the blog. But the takeaway that really seemed to resonate with people was the idea that the contact center is getting its mojo back. The post So, What Happened at ACE 2018?

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Talkdesk

JANUARY 12, 2018

To gain a competitive edge with today’s customers, your contact center features need to continually improve your customer service offering – doing nothing is not a viable option. What new tools will your contact center features offer customers and agents in 2018? Read the full list of features in our ebook here.

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Call Experts

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Contact centers must capture data in real-time and enter correctly into CRM systems to provide reporting for your business to make data-driven decisions. . Telephony provider Companies are looking for a partner that can provide telephony and contact center infrastructure. More Blogs Menu.

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Altivon

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Contact center solutions often have a 10 year life cycle. A study of communication methods by age shows that if you are 44 or older, the typical contact center does a good job of using the communication channels you prefer. Industry consolidation requires contact center consolidation. Aged infrastructure.

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Call Experts

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

By actively harnessing a set of cloud-based AI-powered technologies, contact centers are infusing intelligence across the entire customer contact landscape. At the heart of the development and implementation of these solutions, contact centers have maintained a focus on improving UX and CX. . More Blogs Menu.

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Fonolo

MAY 10, 2018

In 2018, companies, platforms, and users alike are keeping an even closer eye on privacy and, importantly, verified, trusted, and accurate content. Luckily, those seeking reliable sources for CX and CS-related topics can still rely on a special corner of the digital sphere, one which has made a comeback in recent months: Blogs.

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CX Global Media

JULY 17, 2018

How would you describe your contact center supervisors? The fact is having high-performing contact center supervisors is no longer an optional extra for organizations, but even the best organizations don’t have time to figure all this stuff out. Ineffective? Overworked? Undertrained? Dream team? The Supervisor Journey.

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Tenfold - Contact Center Blog

MAY 21, 2018

The reviewers have spoken, and Tenfold has earned the 2018 Top Rated award for Contact Center Software from TrustRadius. In order to earn a Top Rated badge for Contact Center Software, products must be in the top tier of the category with 10 or more reviews and ratings. .

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Callminer

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Below, you will find interesting statistics pertaining to call centers, their employees and their finances that may prove helpful in deciding whether the use of one for your own business’s strategy is appropriate. Call Center Workforce Statistics. Cloud contact centers may be more reliable. ” – E.

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Fonolo

APRIL 24, 2018

It’s been an exciting year so far in the world of contact centers. In just the last month we saw the release of Apple’s Business Chat, the announcement of Twilio’s new Flex call center platform and the acquisition of Altocloud by Genesys. You should also check out, 4 Contact Center Reports to Start Off Your Year.).

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Talkdesk

JANUARY 12, 2018

They have probably already used your digital self-service solution to find answers to common questions, so if they are calling your contact center, it means they have relatively complex issues. When customers call your contact center, their issues are likely urgent or complex. . #2:

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Fonolo

JANUARY 23, 2019

This post was supposed to be about the “Top Contact Center Acquisitions of 2018”, but two significant deals occurred in the last two weeks, and I didn’t want to wait another year to include them on the list. We continue to see a very active M&A market in the contact center space. Investing in Agents.

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Cisco - Contact Center

JANUARY 21, 2020

The language barrier is undoubtedly and historically adding complexity to international business, and this is especially true when we consider Contact Centers and the high-quality customer experience they have to deliver in business-to-consumer services. Narrowing the Call Center Gap. million people (4.4 %) of the 512.4

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 16, 2019

In light of fast-changing customer demands, is your contact center keeping up? As contact center leaders, we need to focus on ensuring customers and agents have the technology and tools to deliver seamless omnichannel service. Hear about actual contact center transformations and best practices, too.

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Aspect

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Every year, Deloitte releases an annual survey designed to gather insight from the rapidly evolving contact center landscape, offering leaders from within the industry greater knowledge and actionable intelligence into the trends that will impact their operations in the years to come. What does this mean for your contact center?

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Aspect

JUNE 5, 2018

Just a month and a half ago, Aspect president Chris Koziol made an unconventional proclamation to the Aspect Customer Experience event in Las Vegas: The contact center has got its mojo back. You may ask yourself, “what is mojo anyway and does my contact center really need it in the first place?”. Hell yes, it does.

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Aspect

MARCH 21, 2018

Given the availability of innovative contact center solutions today, there is no reason that these 5 complaints even need to be uttered again. But that doesn’t mean they want to talk to every agent in your contact center. To learn more about how you can keep your customers smiling in 2018, click here.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 9, 2019

2018 was a big year for the contact center industry. We’re going to dive into all of the above on our blog this year, along with our usual coverage of industry reports, public company earnings, fun posts about call center life, findings from our sister site OnHoldWith.com , webinars, hangouts, Fonolo news (of course), and more.

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NICE inContact

JANUARY 24, 2018

So many companies are enjoying the benefits of having moved their contact centers to the cloud over the past few years. Often companies started with a small deployment in one department and gradually grew that implementation to encompass all the contact center applications in the business. So, what comes next?

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Fonolo

APRIL 2, 2019

One of our goals with the Fonolo blog is to expose our readers to a broad range of voices on a broad range of topics. Key quote: “The Contact Center is going to change more in the next five years than in the last 25.” See our related post: “ AI is Not Reducing Call Center Agent Employment.”. Read more on their blog post.

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Call Experts

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

According to the National Retail Federation , more than 174 million Americans shopped between Cyber Monday and Black Friday in 2018. With this steady growth and increase in demand, contact centers are a vital partner to support the holiday rush. . . Centers incentivize employees to work over the holiday and be prepared.

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Integrity Solutions

MARCH 3, 2020

The most persistent contact center challenges can be overcome by making coaching a part of the culture and developing your agents’ listening and problem-solving skills. For several years we’ve been participating in Customer Contact Week (CCW), the world’s largest customer contact event series. The Power of Coaching.

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Avaya

APRIL 10, 2019

This blog is authored by Robin Gareiss, President and Founder, of Nemertes Research. In Nemertes’ 2018-19 Digital Customer Experience research study of 697 organizations, we found companies already are relying on AI to transform their customer experience. AI is finding a comfortable home in the contact center.

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Monet Software

DECEMBER 21, 2018

It’s safe to say that 2018 was an eventful year at Monet Software. February also featured the debut of our YouTube video series “Headcetera,” a lighthearted look at how two contact centers ­– one with workforce management software, one without – face the challenges of forecasting and scheduling. What will the New Year bring?

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Aspect

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

The world of contact center solutions is just a microcosm of the myriad of software applications used by enterprises moving inexorably to a Software as a Service (SaaS) model in the public cloud. For organizations thinking seriously about a cloud contact center, cloud WFM offers an initial low risk stepping stone.

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VocalCom

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Here are five ways blended AI may transform customer service and sales in 2018. AI can generate more leads, offer more accurate prospect information using advanced algorithms, and improve productivity in the contact center—all leading to increased sales. The human role in customer service will shift.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 16, 2019

In light of fast-changing customer demands, is your contact center keeping up? As contact center leaders, we need to focus on ensuring customers and agents have the technology and tools to deliver seamless omnichannel service. Hear about actual contact center transformations and best practices, too.

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Talkdesk

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Here at Talkdesk, we’ve decided to take a moment to reflect back on 2018 as we’re about to enter a new year. The contact center industry continued to grow and evolve in exciting ways and the conversation around making the customer experience a focal point increased with powerful momentum.

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Avaya

JANUARY 16, 2018

40% of executives recently polled by Avaya rate their company’s customer experience as “poor” or “average,” and 93% say they’ll be focusing on improving customer experience in 2018. Think smaller in 2018…specifically, mobile apps. In 2018, major players will be defined by their understanding of this delicate balance.

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