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Rising Wages and the Contact Center Industry

Outsource Consultants

One common pain point among both clients and BPO providers: wages have been rising steadily throughout 2021, and experts predict that this trend will continue into 2022. From October 2021 to October 2022, the USA saw a 9.77 percent through 2022. Domestic Wage Increases: Now and Future. What Can You Do To Prepare?

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Five Customer Service Outsourcing Trends to Expect in 2022

Outsource Consultants

Customer service outsourcing through contact center partners represents one of the fastest-growing, most impactful channels that business leaders can deploy. Here are five of the biggest customer service outsourcing trends to help you elevate customer satisfaction: 1) Fully Remote Contact Center Teams.

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Contact Centers’ Road Map to Success in the New Normal

DMG Consulting

Contact Centers’ Road Map to Success in the New Normal. Contact Centers Moving Forward at an Accelerated Pace. Adding digital channels is a step in the right direction and a necessity for contact centers of all sizes in all verticals, but it is just the beginning. May 25, 2021 Donna Fluss.

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4 Ways to Reduce CX Outsourcing Costs in 2022

Outsource Consultants

We all know that technology has become an essential part of the contact center industry, but we often forget why. The biggest impact made by technology is arguably the ability to reduce the amount of time an agent spends on the line. Better Utilize Technology.

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4 Reasons the BPO Industry Can Be Thankful

Outsource Consultants

Today, there are a number of ways BPO providers continue to level up their offerings for 2022 and beyond: Innovation – Technology continues to provide new ways to elevate service. Support – BPOs continue to refine training and agent support, including customer experience as well as employee experience.

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5 Ways Contact Center Managers Are Adapting to Remote Work

Playvox

There’s no way around it — most agents are looking for positions that allow remote work. Our 2022 research shows that 70% of agents say that working remotely has improved their job satisfaction, and 56% of respondents say they’d consider leaving their jobs if they couldn’t work remotely. That’s a dangerous disconnect.

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The Work-at-Home Discussion Continues

DMG Consulting

As if the pandemic weren’t challenging enough, the Great Resignation, driven in large part by the pandemic, has added another layer of complexity to enterprise planning, including the decision about where employees will work – on-site, at home, or hybrid—during the next year. There is no point in looking beyond 2022.