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3 Keys to Q4 Contact Center Success in 2021

Outsource Consultants

That’s because nearly 40% of current incoming call volume can be handled entirely with automated, self-service channels , according to a business leader survey from Gartner. The most powerful technology pairings in 2021 include call deflection, AI, and automation systems that work in harmony.

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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. Increasing Empathy.

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Pindrop Picks Up Another Cybersecurity Award- Early in 2021

pindrop

Pindrop was named a hot cybersecurity company in 2021 by cybercrime magazine. Protect analyzes thousands of indicators across the fraud event lifecycle – from account mining and reconnaissance in the IVR to social engineering attacks against agents. Passport Improves Customer Experience and Expands Self-Service Options.

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Chatbots in Telecom: Top 5 Reasons Why Telecom Companies Must Invest in Chatbots

Inbenta

From scheduling to account checks and top-ups, chatbots provide a way for customers to carry out a variety of service operations, without the need for a live agent. This has empowered telecom companies to reduce their waiting times, decrease call volume and increase customer satisfaction. AI chatbots are better than IVRs.

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The Definitive 2021 Guide to Customer Effort Score

Nicereply

Customer Effort Score seeks to quantify and highlight these very difficult conversations, so that customer service teams can avoid them in the future. Long wait times, vague answers, and way too much back and forth. Self-service is anything that allows a customer to solve their problem or question.

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7 Proven Ways to Manage Contact Center Agent Staffing Shortages

Playvox

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. Worsening the cycle, burnout leads to attrition at a time when contact centers can’t afford to lose agents. unemployment rate was 5.4% Increased agent burnout.

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Contact Center Technology Trends to Watch in 2022

Hodusoft

With online consumerism on the rise, 2021 saw customers demand quick resolution to their queries, high-quality customer assistance, and seamless ways to connect remotely. By 2021, contact centers will have to invest in technologies like VoIP systems, SMS service, chats, and so on. Self-service.