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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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An Introduction to the Virtual Call Center

Noble Systems

What is a virtual call center? Imagine a call center – a hub of inbound and outbound calls, staffed by a team of agents and managers – but the agents and managers are located off-site, whether in small groups in other offices or individually at their own homes. This is the concept of the virtual call center.

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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. Can you easily transfer calls if you need to escalate?

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

Serenova

Gamified performance reporting and leaderboards — when properly implemented via contact center tools like Lifesize CxEngage Scoreboard — give remote call center representatives clear goals, recognition, and much needed structure. Ensure your virtual call center technology (as well as your people) can adapt to change.