Aspect

AUGUST 28, 2017

Famed football coach Vince Lombardi once said, “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” As a contact center leader saddled with huge responsibilities and challenges, you may know this better than most. Chatbot market to grow at 37 percent through 2021. As such, coaching is m.

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Fonolo

DECEMBER 15, 2020

However, we’re willing to bet that this contact center trend — resiliency — will be seen across all industries. Contact centers need to be more resilient before the next crisis. Contact centers need to be more resilient before the next crisis. Contact Center Trends 2021. Crises do occur.

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 27, 2020

As part of our State of the Contact Center in 2020 Industry Report , we asked industry leaders and influencers what surprised them the most about the pandemic. Contact centers that have been hesitating on technology upgrades for years transformed their operations in a matter of weeks because it was a matter of survival.

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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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Playvox

APRIL 11, 2023

Engaged contact center agents are essential to the success of any customer service operation. But disengaged agents create challenges in a customer service center. A 2021 Gartner study found that disengaged customer service reps create a high-effort customer service experience three times as often as engaged employees do.

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Playvox

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

If your contact center is like most, you probably have a robust set of guidelines that document your procedures, detail your standards, and outline how employees should handle various situations. But one thing many contact centers are missing is a remote work company policy. What Is A Remote Work Policy?

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

With corporate budgets tightening, contact center leaders might be tempted to cut into your quality management funding. A 2021 Qualtrics study spanning 17 industries found that, on average, organizations risk losing 9.5% A 2021 Qualtrics study spanning 17 industries found that, on average, organizations risk losing 9.5%

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Fonolo

JANUARY 14, 2021

Fostering an inclusive work environment is essential if you want a high-performing contact center team. If you haven’t been paying attention, agent attrition has continued to rise, according to our State of the Contact Center 2020 report. Empathy has been a hot topic in the contact center industry this past year.

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The State of the Contact Center in 2020 is a far cry from where we expected it to be this time last year. Read the Full Report, FREE: Download The State of the Contact Center in 2020 Industry Report. Contact Centers Adapted Fast. Contact Center Budgets Are Shrinking. Good times.

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Balto

JANUARY 9, 2023

Proper contact center training methods show agents the ropes during their onboarding, and supports them as they grow in their role in the following years. In 2021, we asked over 1,000 agents to tell us which contact center training methods they found most and least helpful. Share on Twitter. Share on Facebook.

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CCNG

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Maintaining connectedness within a contact center has always presented unique challenges. High attrition rates, inherently diverse workforces, labor shortages and an extraordinarily dynamic technology backdrop thicken the plot for the customer contact narrative. A 2021 Gallup survey found that a mere 23% of U.S.

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Playvox

AUGUST 8, 2022

In spring 2021, roughly one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, an unprecedented change occurred in the workplace. In April 2021, a record 4 million Americans quit their jobs. But the trend also disproportionately impacted contact centers and customer support organizations. There was a mass exodus. The sectors of the U.S.

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Hodusoft

JUNE 17, 2021

HoduCC – the Call & Contact Center software by HoduSoft has been named as Category Leader and FrontRunner for call recording software in the latest list published by Gartner Digital Markets Report. Contact centers that primarily operate via phone interactions should look into best-of-breed solutions.

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Balto

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

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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Playvox

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Now that we have an overview of the perspectives that will shape our workforce in the next three years, here are four tips to help you successfully manage a multi-generational contact center team. Training, tools, and coaching are elements that each contact center agent needs, regardless of generation.

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Playvox

MARCH 21, 2022

If the labor shortage has left your contact center scrambling for staff, you might have overlooked a potential goldmine of knowledgeable, eager future team members: retirees. pic.twitter.com/gGUjo1P58I — Nick Bunker (@nick_bunker) November 15, 2021. How To Welcome Retirees Back To Work In Your Contact Center.

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Uniphore

JUNE 10, 2021

3 Ways Call Center Coaching is Leading to Customer Churn. It’s no secret that better coaching creates more effective agents and better overall customer interactions. Why then do so many call centers struggle to convert coaching into real, measurable results? Smarter Coaching Is A Smart Investment.

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Balto

JUNE 22, 2023

Imagine your contact center agents were engaged and highly motivated. That’s the dream for every contact center leader. It’s also been a top challenge over the 25 years I’ve worked with contact centers. Guest post by Jeff Toister How do you coach agents to be self-sufficient and self-motivated?

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SharpenCX

DECEMBER 16, 2020

As a leader in your contact center, you have to spend time defining what success looks like for your team. Today, we’re talking through the three pillars you need to manage a healthy customer service team in 2021 and beyond. We talk about coaching. That’s because the best managers are great coaches. dont @ me.).

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DMG Consulting

JANUARY 10, 2022

Contact Center Workplaces Are in the Midst of a Renaissance. This is the case for many contact centers, where agents have been under-appreciated, under-recognized and under-rewarded for decades. The employee-employer relationship in contact centers is finally being re-evaluated and redefined, and not a moment too soon.

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic threw a wrench in the works of many contact centers. We found a surprising and concerning trend during our analysis into the State of the Contact Center in 2020: agent attrition is getting worse. Similarly, COVID-19 could be the best thing to happen to contact center agent attrition for a long time.

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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. Today’s strongest contact centers meet the omnichannel expectation. You can monitor for triggers in customer conversations (then respond and coach your agents on those triggers).

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SharpenCX

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Coach your agents regularly, so they know how to listen to your customers and respond kindly. Contact centers had to rush home, but now they’re ready to make strategic business decisions to migrate to the cloud. . Download Now] Lear n what Frost & Sullivan say about contact center trends (and, about Sharpen).

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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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Playvox

JANUARY 13, 2022

While many in the contact center industry are slow to transition away from on-premise software, cloud adoption shows no signs of slowing. In the last year, contact center teams that have embraced cloud-based solutions have learned some important lessons. billion smartphone users worldwide in 2021. billion in 2020.

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Balto

JUNE 13, 2022

Call scripts are used in contact centers of all shapes and sizes — across the industry, they are considered an easy way to help ensure all of a contact center’s agents are driving calls to the same goals. These challenges, among others, lead to unique scripting issues at larger contact centers.

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2022

David Singer, Vice President of Product Strategy for Verint , explains why contact centers will need to stay agile to support the evolving needs of customers and employees. New technologies will help contact centers be more agile in the new year. Social Messaging Remakes the Contact Center.

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Balto

OCTOBER 31, 2022

With contact center turnover nearing 50% year-over-year, a lot of attention is given to how and why employees leave their place of work — and not enough is given to how they begin their time in the workforce. “Coach your agents on how to improve at their jobs, and provide specific feedback where possible. .

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Balto

MAY 13, 2022

So much of the emphasis in contact centers is on providing the support and service that produce high customer satisfaction. However, we also need to focus on making sure our contact center agents are satisfied. However, we also need to focus on making sure our contact center agents are satisfied.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Our research for The State of the Contact Center 2020 Report indicates that the change to remote work, along with increasing public scrutiny and growing corporate EQ, will cement Agent Satisfaction as the ‘Master KPI’ on which all other metrics depend. Keynote Speaker and Official Forbes Coach. CEO at CXJourney Inc.

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TechSee

AUGUST 14, 2023

Follow on LinkedIn Dan Smitley, Workforce Management and Contact Center Guru As an experienced public speaker and thought leader, Dan is passionate about leveraging workforce management, contact center operations, strategic thinking, project planning, and data analytics to help companies, customers, and front-line employees succeed.

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SharpenCX

AUGUST 4, 2021

With all the action, it can be tough to keep your contact center running smoothly. Download Now]: Reduce Inefficiencies in your Contact Center Head-on with these 7 Projects. I’m giving you 3 projects to refresh your customer service strategy today (plus tips to start them) to round out a better 2021.

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TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

At Miele, Eric is also accountable for the management of escalation departments, offline processes, e-care solutions, national call center consolidation, multi-product services, upselling / cross selling and re-defining the consumer experience. He also sits on the board of Directors for CSPN. Follow on LinkedIn. Follow on LinkedIn.

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TechSee

MARCH 7, 2023

She is a visionary leader and change agent with more than 20 years of experience successfully transforming contact center programs, centers, and regions to achieve breakthrough results. With 20 years of contact center experience, she has successfully delivered results in the demanding, fast-paced contact center environment.

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CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Zenarate leads the learning transformation to develop top-performing contact center agents. Zenarate AI Coach is the “flight simulator” for customer service agents. About Zenerate Zenarate AI Coach develops confident, top-performing agents through AI simulation training.

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Playvox

MAY 11, 2023

In the midst of “ quiet quitting ” and continued low unemployment, contact centers are leveraging remote work as a way to attract team members. To make remote work a success, your team needs autonomy, regular check-ins, coaching, and a sense of purpose.

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SharpenCX

JANUARY 6, 2021

As many as 20% of Fortune 500 companies won’t make it through 2021 in one piece. You can add channels and coach on the fly to build in more efficiency and confidence for your team, so you keep hold times and escalations at bay even during the toughest times. Customer data is the nucleus of your contact center.

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