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10 effective tips for training WFH contact center agents

Talkdesk

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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Covid-19 and Contact Center Business Continuity Plan Information Security Implications

Eckoh

This traditional type of BCP process has been a mainstay of contact center support operations and generally works quite well……unless the impact is so widespread that all contact centers are affected. If you'd like to talk to us about securing payments for on-premise or work-at-home agents then get in touch.

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Rising Wages and the Contact Center Industry

Outsource Consultants

Whether your company utilizes in-house or outsourced customer support, everyone will feel the labor cost surge. If you prefer to keep your contact center support in the United States, you can expect to see costs go up and should budget accordingly. What Can You Do To Prepare?

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4 Reasons the BPO Industry Can Be Thankful

Outsource Consultants

But not customer support. Businesses are nothing without their customers, and maintaining a direct channel for those customers to acquire information and request help will always be a priority. Almost overnight, organizations suspended or ended many of their core services.

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Five Customer Service Outsourcing Trends to Expect in 2022

Outsource Consultants

And not because businesses are cutting corners or dismissing their customers’ preferences (quite the opposite) — self-service is a growing trend because customers embrace it. 67 percent of consumers prefer self-service customer support over live agent assistance.

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Remote Work is Working

Altivon

Among those challenges was the issue of changing workforce conditions — specifically, the need to use remote working solutions to avoid a disruption in customer support operations. Virtualizing multiple contact centers allows agents to move easily from one virtual location to another — which increases staffing flexibility.

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7 Strategies for Embracing the Work From Home (WFH) Call Center

Serenova

Rather than breathing down their digital necks — as many businesses now seem to be inclined to do — focus instead on day-to-day customer support KPIs for your call center, like interaction quality and customer satisfaction. Give agents structure and agency.