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HoduCC Gartner Digital Markets May 2021

Hodusoft

Contact centers that primarily operate via phone interactions should look into best-of-breed solutions. Contact centers that emphasize coaching and training should look into systems with quality management modules or standalone quality management solutions. Multimedia contact centers will need a full contact center suite. .

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The Tactics You Need to Know to Implement 3 Key Customer Service Trends for Better Experiences in Your Call Center in 2021

SharpenCX

A few weeks back, we outlined the future of customer service and talked through three major trends impacting your call center in 2021 and beyond. . We’re diving in on what changes you can make in your call center in 2021 to align with these three trends that are here to stay. . Today, we’re getting tactical.

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Contact Center Trends 2021: The CX Watershed

Fonolo

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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3 Management Techniques to Use (And 2 to Ditch) to Erase the Bad Call Center Agent Experience in 2021

SharpenCX

The call center experience of today’s world can be hostile at best and abusive at its worst. So, when questions surfaced about how to protect agents, and how to address all the stresses of the (sometimes-maddening) call center experience, I put my optimistic hat on and thought, “let’s talk about it!”.

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How to Start a Call Center From Scratch: Your Guide to Scaling a Wildly Successful Customer Service Team

SharpenCX

Creating agent schedules Reporting on call center metrics Regular agent coaching and training Hiring and onboarding new agents Handling escalations Performance reviews. Read Next] How to implement 2021 call center trends. Rather than hiring for years of experience, American Express expanded its talent pool.

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7 Strategies for Embracing the Work From Home (WFH) Call Center

Serenova

To overcome the challenges of managing a remote workforce, while maintaining the customer service experience for your customers, you need the right technologies and policies in place to support your teams as they navigate the transition. Call center jobs are also changing.