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Moving Forward: What Will 2021 Bring for Contact Centers?

Contact Center Pipeline

Welcome, 2021! Although COVID-19 is still the central focus of our everyday lives, the contact center industry appears to be moving forward with optimism, lessons learned and plans for delivering customer service in a business environment that looks nothing like the previous years. As Einstein once […].

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How Your Call Center Can Overcome Agent Burnout

Fonolo

Do your contact center agents seem tired, irritable, or emotional? While it’s easy to assume they’re having a bad day, you could be ignoring a few classic signs of employee burnout. How to Foster Agent Engagement in a Hybrid Contact Center. What causes call center burnout?

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7 Proven Ways to Manage Contact Center Agent Staffing Shortages

Playvox

If you’re a contact center professional, you’re probably feeling the pain of agent staffing shortages. in July 2021 , higher than pre-pandemic levels, yet the news is full of stories about businesses of all sizes across industries having difficulty finding employees. Increased agent burnout.

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The Gig Economy is Paving the Way for Agile Customer Service

TechSee

Physical contact centers were shut down, with agents hastily transitioned to a work from home (WFH) model and field service crews immobilized, yet calls from customers for assistance skyrocketed. businesses extended their remote working scheme to 2021. Inefficiencies in the traditional Call Center Model .

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Is the Contact Center a Good Career? Tenured Agents Say Yes

Balto

With year-over-year attrition rates reaching 45% or above , the contact center can seem like a transient job. But in reality, we found that while many people leave within their first year, a majority of tenured agents spend longer in the contact center than they originally planned — and they’re happy to have done so.

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Preparing For Supply Chain Bottlenecks With BPO Support

Outsource Consultants

Contact center agents are on the front lines of this growing problem, answering customer inquiries and giving shipping updates. The Impact on Contact Centers. The Impact on Contact Centers. The Impact on Contact Centers. The Impact on Contact Centers. The Situation.

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Virtual Agents vs. Live Agents: The Battle for CSAT

SmartAction

In addition to immediately answering every customer call, chat, or text inquiry with a friendly greeting, the virtual agent can route customers to the right service flow faster and escalate urgent issues to a live agent. If there is one word that customer-centric organizations are embracing in 2021, it’s empathy.