LiveVox

MARCH 23, 2020

Evolving to an At-Home Agent Experience While many contact centers rely on traditional office setups, as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic develop and we all work together to slow the virus’ spread through social distancing, there could be an effect on how you coordinate your agents.

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TCN

MAY 21, 2021

Before we get too far into our call center tips for at-home agents, I’d first. The post Call Center Software Tips for the Best At-Home Agents appeared first on TCN.

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LiveVox

APRIL 27, 2020

Covid-19 Guidance for Credit Unions: 5 Tips for At-Home Agents with BECU Our workforce optimization experts share pointers for how to score as many calls as possible in a distributed setting using automation. The post Covid-19 Guidance for Credit Unions: 5 Tips for At-Home Agents with BECU appeared first on Livevox.

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Contact Center Pipeline

JANUARY 17, 2018

After more than 20 years in the on-demand contact center industry, I’ve come across some great work-from-home practices. Whatever the workstyle or workspace, an agent needs to be efficient and productive. While remote work from home is free range, it isn’t a free-for-all. And a few not-so-good ones, too.

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LiveVox

APRIL 15, 2020

Successfully switch your contact center to a remote workforce of at-home agents in three simple steps If your contact center is about to make the transition to an at-home agent workforce or is somewhere on the journey already, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed. For a successful switch, focus on the core elements that.

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Insite Managed Solutions

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Are Work at Home Agents Much Happier? Many people believe that working at home will make them much happier as the convenience is second to none. However, there are several challenges agents face in the work at home environment which could significantly offset the perks of working at home: Lack of Leadership.

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DMG Consulting

MAY 14, 2018

Question: What are some best practices for at-home agents? Answer: Here is a list of several best practices for contact center operations that include home-based agents: Invest time in hiring qualified agents. Motivate, engage, recognize and reward agents for performance-driven achievements.

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Eckoh

AUGUST 16, 2018

How can US health insurers boost their agility by hiring more at-home agents to handle calls - without compromising data security? Forward-thinking companies have found the answer.

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Advantage Communications

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

In fact, some innovative outsourced call centers, such as Advantage Communications , are making the most of stay-at-home agents to enhance the world-class customer service they are providing on behalf of their clients.

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Inova Solutions

JANUARY 14, 2020

Learn how to keep call centre agents engaged and delivering great customer service in our latest blog. Tags: wallboards remote agents Contact Center Agents contact centre solutions Read more about 4 steps to ensure ‘at home’ agents stay engaged with the call center. Add new comment.

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Agents who work from home present different benefits and challenges for call centers. Remote agents can miss out on this opportunity and experience. Workers who are physically in the call center have the opportunity to learn from walking around the center or listening in on a neighbor.

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Contact Center Pipeline

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Three years ago, very few of us could have imagined a world where most contact center agents would be working from home. While some centers were dabbling with at-home agents before the COVID-19 pandemic, the unprecedented shift to remote work in early 2020 looks like it could be here to stay.

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Contact Center Pipeline

JUNE 10, 2020

Has anyone besides me noticed how many contact center industry work-from-home (WFH) experts there suddenly are? That would be Michele Rowan and I wrote about her in my April column (“On-Trend: At-Home Agents”). I thought there was only one, really. The timing of that column was totally serendipitous.

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Playvox

AUGUST 11, 2021

Like most of you, I’ll never forget where I was the night the world shut down. I was performing at a jazz club and one of my students, Tommy, came to my show.

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Working from home has become an acceptable and appealing option for call center agents. When supporting Work at Home (WAH) Agents, the following should be used when deciding what technology tools are most important to help WAH agents effectively use their skills, stay in control, manage customers, and minimize stress.

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EPIC Connections

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The benefits of a home-based agent model are undeniably exciting. From cost savings to reduced attrition, the work-at-home agent model is attractive to say the least. However, deploying it in a way that is successful for both business and agents can prove challenging. Selecting the Appropriate Technology.

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CustomerServ

MARCH 21, 2022

There is a great deal of debate about what metrics call centers should measure now, especially with COVID-19 and the accompanying shift to work-at-home agents , staffing shortages , and persistent supply chain issues straining customers’ patience.

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CCNG

JULY 27, 2022

There is a great deal of debate about what metrics call centers should measure now, especially with COVID-19 and the accompanying shift to work-at-home agents, staffing shortages, and persistent supply chain issues straining customers’ patience. Are there unique metrics for work-at-home vs. in-center?

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Working Solutions

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Apply a little search engine optimization (SEO) thinking to recruit work-at-home agents.

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Natalie Petouhof

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

In addition to Internal and PSTN call recording, RECITE has the unique ability to record calls from remote users and at-home agents and from a mobile device via the Allworx Reach™ client,” said Chard Johnston, VP of Product Management at Numonix.

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Contact Center Pipeline

JANUARY 31, 2018

A look at the common characteristics shared by award-winning contact centers; tips to help work-at-home agents stay productive and focused; and an update on the state of remote work in […]. It’s not surprising that contact center predictions for 2018 accounted for two of the most popular posts in January.

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Noble Systems

AUGUST 8, 2019

Contact centers have been hiring increasing numbers of work-at-home agents in recent years and it looks like this trend is expected to grow. According to the National Association of Call Centers, over 50% of contact centers in the United States tout that some percentage of their agents are now working from home.

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Concentrix

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Our security solutions for work-at-home agents won recognition in. Concentrix won in the category of Crisis Strategy and Management at the North America Customer Centricity Conference and Awards. This online event, held in conjunction with Arcet Global, celebrates the most customer-centric organizations across North America.

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Concentrix

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The Concentrix Experience Platform (XP) delivers a managed technology solution for omnichannel customer experience and work-at-home agents Cloud customer experience platform brings digital journeys to life at scale FREMONT, Calif.

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Advantage Communications

JUNE 4, 2019

Today, we live in a connected world where workers are able to work for the brands they love from any corner of the globe. That’s why the contingent workforce, which is made up of contractors, freelancers and consultants, now makes up a staggering 30 percent of the entire US Workforce.

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Talkdesk

MAY 12, 2020

Customer expectations for service are rapidly evolving, so training a team of at-home agents to align with these expectations can bring tangible benefits to any company. Make sure your at-home agents are aware by explaining the impact that schedule adherence has on key performance indicators (KPIs) like service level.

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Outsource Consultants

JUNE 6, 2022

Additionally, if your building offers spaces like a gym or recreation area, waiving costs for at-home agents could be a huge bonus. If your staff is used to company lunches, offering a food delivery or coffee gift card may be a way to keep engagement high during meetings as well.

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The Call Center School

MAY 28, 2020

With more at-home agents today, your service teams need training now more than ever. That’s why The Call Center School has created its first e-book, “ Agents at Home: How to Start Your Online Training Program.”. Remote work isn’t the future. It’s the present. This free guide will help you get started with remote training.

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Talkdesk

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

This rise of at-home agents, coupled with an increase in new contact center agents, has raised concerns over information security. Some agents working from home are using personal, unsecured networks and new agents may not be aware of security procedures.

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Outsource Consultants

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In a matter of days, it seemed that nearly everyone had managed to pivot to an at-home agent model. We were regularly surveying our outsource call center partners about their operations, and just a few days after governments worldwide implemented restrictions, 80% of their collective agents had fully transitioned to remote work.

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LiveVox

APRIL 23, 2020

Understanding your remote workforce: The most important metrics to look at You’ve set up at-home agents. So, you’ve taken the plunge, and, like many other contact centers, you’ve got your agents set up to work from home.

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Tethr

MARCH 3, 2020

Tethr’s technology works to combine what’s going on in real time with historical data for context to lead your agent to the best practices. Create a training protocol with information that addresses things all at-home agents need. Nail down at-home agent policies and guidelines. Preparation all around.

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SoliCall

AUGUST 9, 2020

In rare scenarios that this number is extremely low – let’s say only 1% of the agents are making phone calls then we can use few “dummy phones” to make sure that there are enough audio streams to provide a high quality removal of ambient human voices. Noise removal for at-home agents. Conclusion.

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Skybridge

APRIL 21, 2020

It demands a continuous, long-term investment in monitoring best practices, technology upgrades, and ongoing agent and management training. Myth: At-Home Agents Feel Neglected and Become Disengaged. The key is allowing your at-home agents to enjoy the best of both worlds. We would love to talk.

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Outsource Consultants

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

This model allows for agents to work comfortably from home but within a proximal distance for occasional in-person visits. Your HQ or “hub” feeds the decentralized “spokes” of your at-home agents, with in-person visits typically narrowed around ongoing training or remedial supervision for under-performing team members.

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COPC

MARCH 23, 2020

What sort of an environment do Work-At-Home agents need? It is very important to ensure that the home environment for the agents is conducive to working long shifts. The obvious benefits of Work-At-Home agents are based around flexibility and business continuity. At COPC Inc. What about Latin America?

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24-7 InTouch

APRIL 3, 2020

Technology: Tech teams must be able to provide support in a virtual environment instead of face-to-face, including the use of screen sharing to show agents how to fix issues as they arise. To secure VPNs for at-home agents, we leverage a two-factor authentication on the VPN via an RSA key. Want to get “intouch”?

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