Callminer

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Call centers , in particular, represent just one facet of a large and varied international outsourcing industry. However, the world’s call centers are arguably the most public examples of companies’ outsourcing efforts, facing customer directly in one-on-one interactions. Call Center Workforce Statistics.

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Call Center outsourcing Contact Center Finance 207

Callminer

MAY 11, 2020

Here are tips and best practices to simplify the call center software selection process, allowing you to choose excellent solutions without wasting time.

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call center software Best practices Call Center 182

Callminer

APRIL 21, 2020

The role of a call center manager is complex and challenging. Call center managers may be involved with hiring and training call center agents , monitoring call center metrics tied to agent performance , using speech analytics tools for ongoing quality monitoring , providing ongoing feedback and coaching, and more.

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Call Center Management Scripts Coaching 182

Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 5, 2021

So, for better or worse, we shall do that for 2020 as well. We shared both personal and business things that 2020 has taught us on a recent podcast. At the beginning of the pandemic, I was talking to a client who moved a 500-person call center to work from home in only 15 days. I thought I would share them here as well.

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Consulting Consulting Government Coaching 221

Aspect

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Call centers around the globe experienced some truly remarkable phenomena in 2020. But 2020 wasn’t an ordinary fiscal year. But 2020 wasn’t an ordinary fiscal year. If you didn’t have an omnichannel strategy coming into 2020, congratulations. That’s the bad news. Which brings us to your digital strategy.

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Multichannel Call Center Self service Marketing 147

Outsource Consultants

JANUARY 3, 2024

Predicting the future of the call center industry is no easy feat – it’s a complex and ever-evolving landscape. The call center industry was grappling with high turnover and absenteeism, prompting a shift towards prioritizing agent stability and morale.

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Call Center outsourcing Morale Interactive Voice Response 67

Outsource Consultants

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

It’s not up for debate—the 2020 election season is upon us, and November 3rd will be here before you know it. So what does your political call center procurement plan look like? You need to secure a quality outbound calling partner before it’s too late. Which Political Call Center Partner is Best for Your Business?

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Call Center Telemarketing outsourcing Consulting 101

Callminer

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Microsoft’s Richard Peers predicted that by 2020, 85% of all customer service interactions would be handled without the need for a human agent. Here are my predictions on how the contact centre will evolve in 2020. This is only likely to get worse in 2020 if call centres aren’t prepared to handle it correctly.

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Analytics Accountability Technology Sales 207

CustomerServ

AUGUST 31, 2021

Demand for outsourced call centers is becoming increasingly relevant. In 2020, brands, organizations, and government agencies quickly learned that they were ill-equipped to manage the dramatic impact of COVID-19 on their call centers.

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outsourcing Call Center Government Management 133

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

My Comment: We start this week’s Roundup with a reminder of the upcoming Customer Service Week, which is the first full week of October every year (October 5-9, 2020). LearningNotes) The year 2020 is the year of those individuals who are successfully adapting themselves to the chaos incurring due to these tumultuous times.

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Customer Service B2B B2C Call Center 213

Fonolo

MAY 16, 2023

Correctly interpreting call center analytics and KPIs is key to improving your operations and your customer’s experience. Today, contact centers are increasingly viewed by businesses as the key to understanding customers. Every contact center uses them. Call duration: The average length of time that a call lasts.

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Call Center Analytics Abandon rate First call resolution 91

Nextiva

MAY 13, 2020

Companies use virtual call centers for much more than answering a high volume of calls. Organizations use call centers to delight customers and achieve revenue goals. It takes more than friendly customer service to deliver a remarkable customer experience.

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Best practices Call Center virtual call center voip 87

ChaseData

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

How about being ready to sail into a new decade, as you will be doing when the calendar turns over to 2020? If you’re not sure that you - or your contact center - are ready, perhaps you need some help planning for the future. Moving forward in time means moving forward with the way you’re doing things at your center.

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Call Center Contact Center Accountability Technology 52

TechSee

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Going into 2022, we’ve got our eye on seven trends that are expected to help call centers deliver service excellence while still keeping a close eye on their bottom line to ensure business continuity in an unstable economic environment. These technologies are paving the way for new possibilities for the future of call centers.

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Call Center Self service Gamification Contact Center 124

Contact Center Pipeline

JANUARY 28, 2020

When invited to compile this list of customer service trends for 2020, naturally the first thing I did was look back at all of the predictions made the previous year. The influence of AI in the contact center was strongly touted, but in 2020 (after a number of false starts), artificial intelligence will finally start […].

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Contact Center Customer Service Self service Chatbots 275

Contact Center Pipeline

OCTOBER 7, 2020

In our second post on Customer Service Week 2020, Sitel Group’s Olivier Camino and Sweetwater’s Jeff Ostermann provide insights into their companies’ employee experience cultures and highlight CSW activities to engage and support their teams.

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Customer Service Employee engagement Contact Center Call Center 191

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

20 Must-Learn Customer Service Skills in 2020 (Bonus: Tips to develop them faster) by Jared Cornell. My Comment: As we head out of 2020, this author shares a list of 20 skills that people in customer-facing roles should show proficiency. This is what will help customers choose you over your competition. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Customer Service B2C Government Call Center 211

Contact Center Pipeline

JANUARY 19, 2021

About a year ago, I tried something that we would all agree now was a bit foolish: predict what the 2020 contact center would look like.

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Contact Center Customer Experience Chatbots Call Center 227

Calltools

APRIL 5, 2023

Financial service call centers are responsible for both inbound and outbound calls that deal with sensitive information. Often, these financial calls are time-sensitive as well. As such, financial service call centers must employ the right tools to allow their agents to reach clients most effectively.

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Call Center call center software Banking Management 98

Contact Center Pipeline

JANUARY 6, 2021

I believe that each of us has been bitterly disappointed by 2020. I wish I could say, “Hate to see you go,” but that is definitely not the case. This year, holding the promise of a new decade will be remembered as dark and dangerous for generations to come. I wonder what the writers of […].

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Contact Center Call Center Technology Management 147

Contact Center Pipeline

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Here we are… welcome to 2020! We have just completed the second decade of this new millennium. Change” is the best word to describe the overarching force as we kick off another new year. Change and learning go hand in hand and some lessons are deeper and more meaningful than others. Some lessons bring pleasure […].

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Customer Care Healthcare Contact Center Call Center 173

Stafford Communications

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

It’s time to get your call center ready for the 2020 Holiday Season. For decades, the US retail industry has experienced two giant peaks every year—one around back-to-school shopping at the end of summer, the other centered on Black Friday, Thanksgiving, and shopping for the holidays. 2020 will be different.

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Call Center Healthcare Contact Center Sales 72

Serenova

JULY 7, 2020

Six Call Center Training Tips & Best Practices for Better Customer Experience. Now more than ever, as we increasingly experience life remotely, the most important— sometimes only—interactions we have with brands are through call centers. 6 Steps and Best Practices for Your Best Call Center Staff Training Program.

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Call Center Scripts contact center solutions Coaching 96

Liveops

JANUARY 6, 2020

Virtual call centers such as Liveops provide award-winning blended learning and development opportunities for contractors to complete at their own pace, from anywhere in the country. The post What to expect in 2020: call center and beyond appeared first on Liveops, Inc. Visit liveops.com for more information. .

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Call Center virtual call center Surveys outsourcing 77

Outsource Consultants

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Are remote call center agents a part of your future plans? In a short time, businesses that rely on call center agents found their teams dispersed across remote home offices. Call Center Trends for Remote Work in 2022. Agents Are Calling Their Shot. The Rise of Hub & Spoke in Call Centers.

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Call Center At home agents Brand ambassadors outsourcing 128

CCNG

JANUARY 19, 2021

Approximately 50% of employees worked from home in 2020 at height of pandemic, up from 2% in prior years. No, IT will continue to provide all the desktop equipment to ensure standards are met, particularly around voice quality. One trend that is divergent is where employees will work in the coming years.

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Call Center CCNG Contact Center Feedback 195

Global Response

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

From call center outsourcing to social media support and branded customer care, we help our more. The post The Best Call Center Software Tools of 2020 appeared first on Global Response. Here at Global Response, we are always researching the latest and best ways to speak your brand.

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call center software Call Center outsourcing Customer Care 48

Fonolo

JANUARY 22, 2020

Wondering what customer service or contact center conference to attend in 2020? Simply click on any conference to be taken to the details, or scroll on to see the full list in detail: Customer Service and Contact Center Conferences 2020: Customer Contact Week, Nashville. Call & Contact Center Expo USA, Las Vegas.

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Customer Service Chief Customer Officer Contact Center Call Center 129

Contact Center Pipeline

MARCH 4, 2020

Welcome to the March 2020 issue of Contact Center Pipeline magazine! It is gratitude month for me at Contact Center Pipeline! Our first issue was published in March 2009. And as they say, the rest is history.

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Contact Center Call Center 236

Fonolo

MARCH 2, 2021

Tracking is vital to providing a great customer experience and running a call center. But most metrics that contact center managers use to measure agents focus on optimizing them rather than encouraging them. Top Contact Center Trends 2021. Here are the critical call center agent performance metrics.

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Call Center Metrics Schedule adherence Average Handle Time 148

Outsource Consultants

OCTOBER 23, 2020

?Saint Louis Park, MN, October 23, 2020 – Outsource Consultants is excited to announce that we are a Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Fast 50 honoree for 2020. Paul Business Journal has named Outsource Consultants, a leader in outsource call center selection, to its 2020 Fast 50 list. The Minneapolis/St.

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Consulting Consulting outsourcing Call Center 128

Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Efficiency is important to every business, but in a call center, it directly impacts your success. Call center managers want to ensure that overall agent performance is meeting service levels, and that agents are working when and where they’re needed. The ROI of Call-Backs for Your Call Center.

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Call Center Schedule adherence Agent burnout call center software 136

TechSee

DECEMBER 31, 2019

To help you plan, we’ve highlighted nine of the biggest customer service trends for 2020. In 2020, automation, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning are expected to have an even greater impact on contact center operations. Explosion of virtual contact centers. Greater demand for data transparency and security.

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Customer Service Analytics Chatbots Self service 136

Contact Center Pipeline

OCTOBER 9, 2020

We’re wrapping up Customer Service Week 2020 with themes, activities and comments from Fara Haron of Majorel, Mark Pereira of Briljent, and Centrical’s Gal Rimon. Be sure to read parts one and two in this series for more great insights from industry leaders, or access our October issue for the full article. FARA HARON CEO […].

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Customer Service Employee engagement Contact Center Call Center 173

Fonolo

MARCH 22, 2022

In the call center, it can be even more difficult due to the repetitive nature of the job (answering an endless stream of phone calls) and the metrics-based approach used in performance tracking. Picture it: You are the fearless leader of a call center team. Top Contact Center Trends in 2022.

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Gamification Call Center Contact Center Feedback 75

Hodusoft

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

7 Key Indicators Your MSP Call Center Needs a Revolutionary Shift For Managed Service Providers (MSPs), a call center is extremely crucial. More often than not, the call center operations of several MSPs lack the necessary resources and sophistication that can take customer service to the next level.

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Call Center Abandon rate call center software Omni-channel support 52