Serenova

MAY 29, 2020

For most contact centers, surviving the first months of COVID-19 required swift operational reboots that began with major work-from-home (WFH) transitions. The strain of balancing the need to protect employees from the coronavirus while maintaining business continuity continues for contact center leaders. The Cloud.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

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. Contact Center Trends 2021.

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DMG Consulting

DECEMBER 7, 2020

DMG Consulting Releases 2020 – 2021 Cloud-Based Contact Center Infrastructure Product and Market Report. Who: DMG Consulting LLC, a leading provider of contact center, back-office and real-time analytics market research and consulting services. When: Today, 2 December 2020.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 18, 2022

Contact centers have experienced a wild ride throughout the pandemic – and it looks like it is continuing in a more positive direction. The global contact center industry was valued at approximately $339 billion in 2020, and is expected to reach $496 billion by 2027!

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Fonolo

JANUARY 10, 2023

For some, there’s nothing to see but opportunity, and they want to discover everything they can about AI technology for their contact center. . On the contrary, it’s an excellent tool to enhance the customer experience and give your contact center a boost. Improve Customer and Agent Experience with AI-Powered IVR .

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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

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Review your IVR system. If you haven’t reviewed your IVR system lately, you should do it before the holiday season picks up. Here are a few things to keep in mind when evaluating and adjusting your IVR: Think from the customer perspective. The State of the Contact Center 2020. – Call Centre Helper.

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Hodusoft

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Contact Center Technology Trends to Watch in 2022. The contact center trends too, changed completely driven by the pandemic. 2020-21 saw most contact centers make a shift to cloud contact center software. So, what contact center technology trends can one expect in 2022.

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Here are seven things your customers want your contact center to know: They want easy solutions. They don’t want to explore your labyrinth of an IVR or flip through dozens of FAQ pages. Business growth in 2020 is driven by reducing friction in the customer experience and creating a journey that works smoothly and seamlessly.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 8, 2021

Contact centres have been at the forefront of advancements in customer-facing communication technology. They were the playground for breakthrough legacy technologies such as call routing and interactive voice response (IVR), always in the interest of providing a better, more streamlined customer service model.

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DMG Consulting

JANUARY 29, 2021

2021: The Year of the Contact Center. Contact centers all over the world were forced to accelerate their digital transformation the moment the lockdown hit, as the alternative was not an option. Contact centers around the world have positioned themselves to come out of the pandemic stronger than they went in.

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Fonolo

AUGUST 29, 2019

Every year we ask: What can contact centers do to bolster their productivity, efficiency, and customer service offerings in the future? This year’s soundbites are rich with well-researched insights that a) act as a warning; and b) can help your contact center win. This is a trend that is not going away.

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The 2020 holiday shopping season will look very different from others in recent memory, thanks to COVID-19. Here are some of our best tips for retailers when navigating holiday shopping season 2020: 1. The State of the Contact Center in 2020 Industry Report. Prepare your contact centers.

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Cisco - Contact Center

APRIL 27, 2020

Artificial Intelligence implementations in contact centers are the primary way to improve first contact resolution (FSR) and drive customer experience and retention to the point that some analysts predict that a huge percentage of the customer interactions can be resolved by well-designed bots. VIDEO AGENDA.

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Spearline

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

With Black Friday's built-up enthusiasm about to be launched across retail stores and websites, contact centers are another industry that will quickly be affected and should be prepared for the spike in traffic. If you operate a contact center, you must ensure that your agents are not left abandoned or fatigued.

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Aspect

JUNE 4, 2020

To follow the same path as Rumi — at least in a business sense — contact center leaders must have a plan that enables them to rapidly respond and adapt to change. Business Continuity in the Contact Center. ‘The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore’ was once said by the prolific poet, Rumi.

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Hodusoft

MAY 24, 2022

Top Reasons Cloud-based Is Better Than On-Premise For Contact Centers. Contact centers are becoming increasingly important to modern business, and they are the central hub in a company to assist with customer retention and building brand loyalty. billion in 2020” . What are cloud-based contact centers?

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DMG Consulting

OCTOBER 17, 2019

DMG Consulting Releases 2019 – 2020 Contact Center Analytics Product and Market Report. Who: DMG Consulting LLC, a leading provider of contact center, back-office and real-time analytics market research and consulting services. Where: Available at the DMG Consulting online store.

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DMG Consulting

DECEMBER 11, 2019

DMG Consulting Releases 2019 – 2020 Cloud-Based Contact Center Infrastructure Product and Market Report. Who: DMG Consulting LLC, a leading provider of contact center, back-office and real-time analytics market research and consulting services. 12/11/2019. When: Today, 11 December 2019.

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Cisco - Contact Center

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Last month I shared some exciting new capabilities with Webex Contact Center, our award-winning contact center as a service (CCaaS) for small and large contact centers. Today, you can survey your customers in real-time via IVR, and using a drip dispatch approach on SMS and email after a voice call.

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DMG Consulting

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

DMG Consulting Releases 2020 – 2021 Digital Customer Service Product and Market Report. Who: DMG Consulting LLC, a leading provider of contact center, back-office and real-time analytics market research and consulting services. What: Releases 2020 – 2021 Digital Customer Service Product and Market Report.

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Interactions

MAY 2, 2019

Sending your customer through mazes to try to find an answer or having to sift through menu options on an IVR can create negative impressions that cause your customer to go elsewhere. According to Gartner, by 2020, approximately 86% of a customer’s relationship with a company will occur without the customer interacting with a human.

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DMG Consulting

AUGUST 3, 2020

DMG Consulting Releases 2020 – 2021 Interaction Analytics Product and Market Report. Who: DMG Consulting LLC, a leading provider of contact center, back-office and real-time analytics market research and consulting services. What: Releases 2020 – 2021 Interaction Analytics Product and Market Report.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Contact centers have been learning this the hard way over the last decade. They want: Immediate service with shorter customer interactions; greater empathy; knowledgeable agents; and. Our latest report, Contact Center Trends 2022, covers this important topic as our workforce faces significant labor shortages.

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Fonolo

MAY 17, 2017

UPDATED: February 2020. Although there’s a plethora of intelligent call center technology to take advantage of, many organizations still only have basic functionalities in place. 10 Contact Center Technologies You Should Know. Why does contact center technology matter?

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DMG Consulting

APRIL 15, 2020

DMG Consulting Releases Future Contact Center Outlook, 2025 – 2040. Who: DMG Consulting LLC, a leading provider of contact center, back-office and real-time analytics market research and consulting services. What: Releases Future Contact Center Outlook, 2025 – 2040. When: Today, 3 March 2020.

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SharpenCX

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Some 32% of organizations were running their contact centers with cloud technology at the end of 2020. Whether your contact center intends to go back to the office or stay remote, the acceleration of digital transformation projects and jumps to cloud technology will continue. McKinsey & Co.

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SharpenCX

MAY 27, 2021

So today, let’s dive in on what customer service research reveals as the top three priorities for contact centers this year. Customers expect to reach out to companies on the channels they use most (like texting) and get a response. Today’s strongest contact centers meet the omnichannel expectation.

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Pipkins

DECEMBER 10, 2019

We are happy to let you all know that we are expanding on our trusted WFM solution with Customer Experience Cloud Solutions, namely Pipkins CCAAS (Contact Center As A Service). The Pipkins CCAAS also includes call recording and a feature to evaluate calls and interactions between agents and customers. Happy Holidays!

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DMG Consulting

APRIL 15, 2020

DMG Consulting Releases 2020 – 2021 Workforce Management Product and Market Report. Who: DMG Consulting LLC, a leading provider of contact center, back-office and real-time analytics market research and consulting services. What: Releases 2020 – 2021 Workforce Management Product and Market Report.

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Balto

AUGUST 3, 2022

As the global economy shows signs of recession, the Conversation Excellence Lab wanted to understand how executives are planning to shift their contact center budgets, and how they view the future of the contact center as a whole. Is the contact center a drain on resources, a necessary expense to manage customer needs?

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SmartAction

DECEMBER 15, 2021

In February 2020, 7 million jobs were open in the US, while the unemployment rate was 3.5%. Other factors include automation of routine jobs, the drug addiction crisis as overdose deaths jumped to 30% in 2020, and a lack of childcare infrastructure. Yet people continue to quit their jobs. Over 5 million people were unemployed.

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Fonolo

APRIL 9, 2020

It’s both sad and confusing to see some contact centers laying off support staff when they’re so obviously needed right now. Here are some quick and easy ways you can manage staff shortages at your contact center during this crisis. Handpicked related content: How to Eliminate Hold Time in Your Call Center.

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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. 24x7x365 answering service.

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Transparent BPO

AUGUST 13, 2019

Customer satisfaction with contact centers is down, according to the Contact Center Satisfaction Index 2019 from CFI Group, a market research firm. How can contact centers turn that around so that customers are left feeling positive about the interaction?

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Cisco - Contact Center

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

” AI in the Contact Center. “Gartner projects that by 2020, 10% of business-to-consumer first level engagement requests will be taken by VCAs… today that is less than 1%… ” Google Duplex Natural Technology. CISCO and AI in Contact Centers.

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3CLogic

APRIL 20, 2021

The numbers don’t lie: today’s contact centers are expected to resolve issues fast. It’s no surprise then that leading companies are adopting voice self-service solutions in addition to their IVR solutions to not only manage call volume but provide a higher quality of customer service and improve call agent performance.

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