NICE inContact

OCTOBER 3, 2017

It might be time for your contact center to shift its focus from obsessing over issue avoidance and focusing on issue resolution! Different channels are more effective than others when trying to resolve customer issues. Agent empowerment is part of the process. All channels are not created equal.

Agent Empowerment 60

Agent Empowerment Benchmark Contact Center Coaching 60

VocalCom

MARCH 12, 2018

The contact center is, without question, an intense environment. To keep agents organized and focused, managers may present them with a rigid protocol. However, good management is only part of ensuring agent success. Here are five tips for empowering contact center agents to offer the best customer service possible.

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Contact Center Agent Empowerment Interactive Voice Response Contact center software 91

NICE inContact

OCTOBER 3, 2017

It might be time for your contact center to shift its focus from obsessing over issue avoidance and focusing on issue resolution! Different channels are more effective than others when trying to resolve customer issues. Agent empowerment is part of the process. All channels are not created equal.

Agent Empowerment 48

Agent Empowerment Benchmark Contact Center Coaching 48

Playvox

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Agent burnout directly harms the quality of customer service your business provides and significantly hurts your company’s bottom line. It’s hard to ignore the fact that contact centers are plagued with high agent burnout and turnover rates. Some contact centers experience almost no turnover at all.

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Agent burnout Contact Center Gamification Agent Empowerment 68

Uniphore

JANUARY 14, 2022

Strategic roadmap to deliver new-age customer experiences. Customers are vouching for brands that empower their agents and treat employees better. How are firms and client partners delivering against the omnichannel experience? How are firms and client partners delivering against the omnichannel experience?

Customer Experience 52

Customer Experience Agent Empowerment Analytics Best practices 52

Talkdesk

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

When customers have an issue that may impact their loyalty, the experiences that truly matter aren’t with a logo, a brand logo or marketing slogan, it’s their interaction with your contact center agents. Every customer base is unique and requires a unique blend of problem solving skills and contact center tools.

Agent Empowerment 40

Agent Empowerment Contact Center Metrics Best practices 40

Talkdesk

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

When customers have an issue that may impact their loyalty, the experiences that truly matter aren’t with a logo, a brand logo or marketing slogan, it’s their interaction with your contact center agents. Every customer base is unique and requires a unique blend of problem solving skills and contact center tools.

Agent Empowerment 40

Agent Empowerment Contact Center Metrics Best practices 40

DMG Consulting

APRIL 8, 2024

Workforce management (WFM) solutions remain essential contact center productivity tools, but today they are as important for improving the customer experience (CX), and the newest generation of applications also help to boost employee engagement. These solutions were identified by 37.5 percent and 50.0 percent and 50.0

Self service 48

Self service Agent Empowerment Contact Center Gamification 48

TechSee

APRIL 16, 2019

Many of us have worked in contact centers. Contact center agents want to work for employers who help them to develop and grow their careers – and they’re not afraid to leave if they’re not getting what they need. What Matters Most to Contact Center Managers. Proactivity is Key.

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Call Center Contact Center Agent Empowerment Coaching 126

NobelBiz

MARCH 5, 2024

Are you grappling with the complexities of call center metrics, seeking to elevate customer experience, and driving operational excellence through insightful data analysis? How do you navigate the sea of data to extract actionable insights and make informed decisions that propel your contact center forward?

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Call Center Contact Center Abandon rate Average Handle Time 59

Taylor Reach Group

APRIL 27, 2020

The agents on the frontline want to help customers. They want to resolve issues, and to deliver the desired customer experience and the brand promise. Doing these things results in happier customers and happier agents (as they were dealing with happy customers). By Colin Taylor.

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Agent Empowerment Consulting Consulting Coaching 137

Talkdesk

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

When customers have an issue that may impact their loyalty, the experiences that truly matter aren’t with a logo, a brand logo or marketing slogan, it’s their interaction with your contact center agents. Every customer base is unique and requires a unique blend of problem solving skills and contact center tools.

Agent Empowerment 40

Agent Empowerment Contact Center Metrics Best practices 40

SharpenCX

OCTOBER 8, 2019

At this point in your contact center’s history, some 51% of contact centers have even realized data needs to be actionable for the specific agents and leaders who need it. You can have dozens of “actionable” KPIs, but if you don’t have two eyes on your agent experience, you’ll never improve customer service.

Coaching 59

Coaching Average Handle Time Customer Experience Metrics 59

SharpenCX

OCTOBER 8, 2019

At this point in your contact center’s history, some 51% of contact centers have even realized data needs to be actionable for the specific agents and leaders who need it. You can have dozens of “actionable” KPIs, but if you don’t have two eyes on your agent experience, you’ll never improve customer service.

Coaching 52

Coaching Average Handle Time Customer Experience Metrics 52

NICE inContact

AUGUST 25, 2016

According to Gartner’s report, Bridge Silos of Customer Engagement, or Risk Killing Your customer Experience , “Customer engagement is frequently delivered in silos, even though this is a known, significant customer experience issue. It has never been more important to focus on empowering the frontline.

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Brand ambassadors Agent Empowerment Contact Center Enterprise 48

NICE inContact

DECEMBER 21, 2015

Calibrations ensure fairness for your internal staff, from a strategy perspective, and help deliver a consistent customer experience. This process validates the effectiveness of individuals evaluating agent performance and improving customer service. Include your agents. Calibrate across all Channels.

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Calibration Agent Empowerment Quality management Contact Center 48

Balto

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Reaffirms commitment to agent empowerment for retention and growth in the contact center. The robust feature-set slated for release in October will include: Agent-sourced content. Selected agents can add their voice to the playbook, test new checklist items, and snooze or minimize prompts. Gamification.

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Agent Empowerment Contact Center Gamification contact center workforce 52

SharpenCX

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Leaders, like you, are in a battle to figure out what to measure and how to keep agents accountable to those metrics. And then, you’re left scratching your heads on how to put them into action so you can actually create a better customer experience. Your KPIs have become the pernicious beast of your contact center.

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Metrics Call Center Customer Service Coaching 64