JustCall

MARCH 7, 2023

Whenever you hear the term contact center, you imagine cubicles filled with employees, headsets on their heads resolving customers’ queries. Thanks to cloud contact center solutions, today, organizations can host their contact centers at a third-party data center.

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Playvox

MARCH 12, 2023

Running a smooth and efficient contact center can feel like the ultimate struggle, but don’t worry, you’re not alone. Providing noteworthy customer experiences is a top priority for any business, and a well-run help desk, support center, or customer service center is the key to improving contact center performance.

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Hodusoft

OCTOBER 19, 2023

10 Effective Ways to Reduce Costs in Your BPO Contact Center Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) contact centers play a vital role in today’s modern businesses. They help manage customer interactions by serving as the initial point of contact. million in 2022 to US$34, 570.73 from 2023 to 2028. from 2023 to 2028.

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Monet Software

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Can SMB call center quality management be about more than quality? Monitoring and scoring calls—these quality assurance (QA) tasks are constant at nearly every contact center. QA hinges on call monitoring and scoring, along with good call center analytics and reporting—but then it gets personal. Here’s how. #1

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 16, 2023

This article will define emotional intelligence, its benefits for contact centers, and how it improves the customer experience. In the next section, we abord the benefits of emotional intelligence for contact centers. Why Does it Matter for Contact Centers? What is emotional intelligence?

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SharpenCX

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

U nlock the potential of your call center and invest in your customer experience. The Secret to Unlocking Service Excellence Is Data : From this Contact Center Pipeline post, learn how to use the data in your call center to deliver a personalized customer experience and become an example of quality service.

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Fonolo

AUGUST 29, 2019

Every year we ask: What can contact centers do to bolster their productivity, efficiency, and customer service offerings in the future? This year’s soundbites are rich with well-researched insights that a) act as a warning; and b) can help your contact center win. Learn more about Shaun here and here.

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NobelBiz

MARCH 5, 2024

As a call center stakeholder—be it an owner, manager, or supervisor—the task of harnessing call center reporting to pinpoint areas for improvement, optimize agent performance, and ultimately enhance customer satisfaction can seem daunting. This includes calls, emails, live chat, and social media.

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Monet Software

APRIL 24, 2020

High-speed internet, cloud-based applications and other technologies have opened a new vista for the call center—the remote agents. Most contact centers have had to quickly transition to working from home as a direct effect of COVID-19. No longer is the company limited to the talent pool surrounding the contact center.

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Contact Center Pipeline

AUGUST 20, 2020

There’s a lot of talk about the values-based consumer today—the preference for brands that do business in ethically positive ways or take a stand on moral issues. Winning over these consumers takes more than launching a Save-the-Whales drive or sending a team to the annual charity 5k.

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Noble Systems

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

In Part 1 of this two-part series on contact center burnout we covered some of the warning signs of agent overload. According to research by Contact Babel, medium sized contact centers have an average turnover rate of 37%. Speech analytics. Why is this so important? Agents are human. Humans have limits.

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Cisco - Contact Center

MARCH 21, 2019

Using the power of cloud analytics and AI to enhance your customer experiences. This is the power of cloud data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI). Two weeks ago I shared my view on the top five factors reshaping the contact center and customer experience.

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Serenova

JULY 23, 2019

Most contact center agents are initially motivated by the need to pay their bills and put food on the table, but that need can usually be met elsewhere if they don’t discover more purpose. Here’s how to keep your contact center agents motivated every day: 1. Create Variety throughout the Day.

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Customer Service Life

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

I’ve written much in the past about the importance of listening to the voice of the customer and relaying these insights to the rest of the business — and I believe firmly that this is a huge responsibility and opportunity for the contact center. The contact center shouldn’t run and hide when this happens.

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Fonolo

JUNE 8, 2021

Agents are the heart of your call center , so it’s in your best interest to ensure they are satisfied and motivated in their daily work. A Guide to Fostering Agent Engagement in a Hybrid Contact Center. 5 Agent Engagement Strategies for Your Call Center. 5 Agent Engagement Strategies for Your Call Center.

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Callminer

JUNE 18, 2020

To learn more about employee churn and analytical methods of addressing it, download our white paper, Understanding How Interaction Analytics Can Reduce Agent Attrition. A breakdown in this area can quickly spell disaster not only for their performance on the job, but their overall morale as well. Why are you leaving?

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HireIQ

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Not only does a poor hire lead to lost productivity, lower staff morale and high turnover, it also has a direct impact on your company’s reputation and customer experience. They’re the ones who pick up on training quickly, go above and beyond for your customers, are team players and raise the morale of those around them.

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VHT

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Over the holidays, you will surely see an influx of customers reaching out to your contact center through all means, including calls, emails, chat, website forms and social media, so it’s essential to compensate for this increase in activity by adjusting your strategies, preparing your service reps, and planning ahead.

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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. Supervisors are the contact center’s superpower if you unleash them. Use Onboarding to Get Personal.

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Ready to level up your contact center team? Improving call center agent performance can seem overwhelming, and you might wonder where to start. TIP: Common KPIs for contact center agents can include average handle time (AHT), first call resolution (FCR), and customer satisfaction score (CSat).

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Fonolo

AUGUST 17, 2021

The Contact Center Guide to Managing Spikes in Call Volume. Luckily, a successful call center is within reach. With some careful thought and these helpful tips, you can optimize your call center’s performance: 1. With some careful thought and these helpful tips, you can optimize your call center’s performance: 1.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2018

oz contact centers are sometimes too efficient for their own good leading to poor customer service and high agent attrition rates. Running a contact center takes me back to my school days and Aesop’s Fable of the ‘Tortoise and the Hare’. It all comes down to the basics so let’s start with how contact centers measure.

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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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Talkdesk

JULY 23, 2019

One of the biggest challenges contact centers face is agent morale. The good news is, artificial intelligence is making it possible for companies to move banal, mundane processes like data entry and search to automated systems and leveraging advanced analytics to make contextual exchanges easier, better and more effective.

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Serenova

MAY 7, 2020

If you’ve been trying to build a compelling case for migrating your contact center to the cloud, COVID-19 may have provided an unexpected boost. But as many contact centers are learning through their experiences during this pandemic, now is a smart time to (re)consider the cloud. Easily burst to scale.

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Callminer

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

When it comes to fostering better behavior and improving morale across your workforce, rewards play a particularly important role. A robust speech analytics solution can help call center managers monitor agent performance and take action to implement additional training and development to support excellent agent performance.

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TLC Associates

MAY 29, 2019

Should my business outsource its contact center? While there can be clear benefits to outsourcing your customer service or contact center, such as lower labor costs, there are tradeoffs that also need to be considered. Working with a contact center often requires a careful eye on forecasting and planning.

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Callminer

AUGUST 6, 2019

Call Center Monitoring: All call analytics which can be tracked and measured are in call center monitoring software. These details allow for training reps and improving call center performance. The most sophisticated solutions offer multi-channel text and speech analytics. Know the latest call center trends.

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Talkdesk

MAY 11, 2020

With a deep technology background and intimate understanding of the contact center space, our team at Observe.AI Talking about performance It’s a blessing and a curse that the show must go on in contact centers right now. How should contact center leaders talk about performance and coach teams?

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Callminer

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

If you are interested in learning about improving performance among your agents and bolstering agent retention within your organization through interaction analytics, take a look at our white paper, Understanding How Interaction Analytics Can Reduce Agent Attrition. Floor rules exist to keep call centers productive and safe.

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Playvox

JANUARY 11, 2024

Call center workforce management is the art and science of having the right number of agents available at the right times to answer an accurately forecasted volume of incoming customer contacts at the service level standard set by a contact center while minimizing cost. WFM to the rescue.

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NobelBiz

JUNE 5, 2023

Outbound Lead Generation In a call center, outbound lead generation is typically achieved through direct communication with prospects, usually via telephone calls. Using the Right Contact Center Technology Technology plays a vital role in lead generation. However, implementing and leveraging new technologies can be daunting.

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NobelBiz

JUNE 19, 2023

By harnessing cutting-edge technology and advanced analytics, call centers can gain valuable insights into their operations as they unfold , making informed decisions in the heat of the moment. In a call center setting, real-time monitoring refers to the continuous observation and analysis of customer interactions as they occur.

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Monet Software

JUNE 21, 2019

Verint Monet Workforce Management delivers value to the entire contact center operation, helping to improve service levels and reduce costs while improving employee morale through more predictable, flexible and efficient scheduling and staffing.

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Contact Center Pipeline

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Take a look at our top five blog posts for the month to see which topics your fellow contact center professionals were most interested in—from insights about the internal initiatives that can slow down your service, to tips to help you maximize your training investments, advice for boosting employee morale by reconfiguring coffee breaks, a […]. (..)

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Altivon

JUNE 7, 2020

They sent home everyone they could including contact center agents. We geared up to help ensure continuity for contact center and similar customer-facing operations. Contact center and associated technologies are our specialty. It enables greater schedule flexibility and employee morale.

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SharpenCX

JUNE 30, 2021

As a contact center manager, much of what you do daily shapes the quality of your service. Project 1: Invest in the Right Tools for Your Contact Center. Investing in quality tools and technology in your contact center can go a long way. Invest in speech analytics and inline feedback tools.

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