Serenova

MAY 29, 2020

For most contact centers, surviving the first months of COVID-19 required swift operational reboots that began with major work-from-home (WFH) transitions. The strain of balancing the need to protect employees from the coronavirus while maintaining business continuity continues for contact center leaders.

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Best practices Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Average Handle Time 83

Callminer

JULY 23, 2019

Providing accurate, real-time, and consistent feedback plays an important role in employee engagement , which in turn improves employee satisfaction and motivates agents to provide excellent customer service. Many of the tips are those from experts directly in the call center industry. Does it really matter?

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Noble Systems

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

COVID-19 has forced many contact centers to quickly transition from onsite to, in some cases, fully remote operations. This blog compiles the top five best practices to help those who are transitioning to, or looking to maintain, an at-home workforce to achieve the best outcomes. We are all learning as we go.

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contact center workforce Best practices Contact Center Employee engagement 76

SharpenCX

OCTOBER 6, 2021

If your contact center is filled with tired, stressed, irritable employees, your customers will notice. According to Gallup’s State of the American Workplace report, engaged employees are more likely to improve customer relationships, increasing sales by 20%. Shift your focus from only the numbers.

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Contact Center Coaching Metrics Employee engagement 128

Noble Systems

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

But in order to ensure that this is so, every employee must also have an equally wonderful experience at work every day. So, in order to be truly customer-centric, you must first become employee-centric. Getting and keeping contact center employees engaged is foundational to accomplishing this objective.

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Playvox

APRIL 4, 2023

Every workplace has its pros and cons, but contact center agents have one of the toughest jobs out there. Just like agents are protecting your company, contact center leaders and managers need to protect them and their mental health. Burnout Burnout is at the heart of poor emotional well-being in a contact center.

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COPC

MARCH 11, 2024

Early attrition poses a significant and costly challenge for contact centers. and Centrical have teamed up to present the Improving Contact Center Retention Series, offering strategies to increase call center retention and lower attrition-related expenses. What does the coaching process look like?

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Call Center Gamification Coaching Employee engagement 97

Noble Systems

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

But in order to ensure that this is so, every employee must also have an equally wonderful experience at work every day. So, in order to be truly customer-centric, you must first become employee-centric. Getting and keeping contact center employees engaged is foundational to accomplishing this objective.

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Employee engagement Contact Center Gamification Customer centricity 53

Playvox

MARCH 27, 2023

Operating a successful contact center demands attention to a wide range of factors, from investing in your agents’ well-being and training to implementing the right tools and technology. Training programs should be designed to meet the specific needs of the contact center and its agents.

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Contact Center Gamification Coaching Quality management 84

Playvox

JULY 14, 2023

Providing an ever-improving customer experience while boosting contact center agent productivity is paramount for your business. During the best of economic times, it’s a smart business practice. Here’s the blueprint for achieving greater agent productivity in your call center.

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OctopusTech

JULY 27, 2022

Call center agents can effectively utilize the call monitoring programs and improve the level of customer satisfaction. Contact centers that are struggling with quality assurance can identify the best call center practices and implement them on the journey ahead. Improve the customer’s feedback.

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Best practices Call Center Scripts Feedback 62

CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 28, 2021

takes an in-depth look at how leaders can improve employee engagement to drive a better customer experience and achieve greater customer loyalty. You know the old adage, “happy employees = happy customers.” It’s been around a long time but it’s being put into practice more today than ever. What does this mean exactly?

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The term “buyer’s market” is best known for describing the state of the real estate market, but it’s also applicable to contact centers. Likewise for agents, if they don’t feel engaged, appreciated, or see a growth path, they too can take their talent to another organization. What is Workforce Engagement?

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Contact Center Coaching Real estate Employee engagement 73

SharpenCX

MAY 16, 2022

Outbound contact centers are often considered synonymous with spammers, but when run ethically and with the right purpose, they can play a critical role in deepening your relationships with your existing customers and connecting with new ones. Inbound Vs. Outbound Contact Centers. Set Clear Expectations.

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BlueOcean

JULY 20, 2023

In our world of outsourced customer care solutions, one of the big challenges we continue to wrestle with on the sales side of things is the significant change in the contact center RFP process. The Kick-Off: Vendor Meeting Best Format: Virtual. Vendor kick-off meetings are a procurement best practice in our world.

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CSM Magazine

JUNE 27, 2023

With Zenarate AI Coach, customer and prospect-facing agents master the skills necessary to succeed in their role before their first live interaction. “Simulation training is the most powerful form of learning, from pilots learning how to fly a plane to surgeons practicing before operating on live patients.

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Coaching Telecommunications Healthcare First call resolution 59

Playvox

OCTOBER 18, 2022

There’s a storm brewing in customer service centers, and the aftermath could create some big challenges for contact center management. But only 40% of support center managers we talked to said they were planning to continue remote work in 2022. The State of Remote Work in Contact Centers.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 18, 2023

Optimizing team productivity is the key to achieving this goal, and this comprehensive guide will walk you through the steps necessary to unlock your call center’s full potential. What is hyper efficiency in a contact center? Check our guide on what KPIs to follow if you want to have excellent customer service.

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Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Management Gamification 52

Playvox

JANUARY 25, 2024

Does your contact center “talk the customer talk” but sometimes gets stuck when it comes to matching up customer expectations with service and support delivery by your agents? Are you taking the right steps to evolve toward workforce engagement management? If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.”

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Coaching Contact Center Quality management Schedule adherence 77

Playvox

MARCH 5, 2024

This definitely applies to customer needs and preferences, and contact centers are constantly striving to stay one step ahead of evolving customer requirements. A desire for instant-access self-service options is shifting how customers want to engage. How do contact centers not only survive but thrive in this new era?

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

After assessing how the pandemic had changed the call center in 2020 , we decided to peek over the parapet at 2021. We asked the contact center industry’s top influencers and business leaders what they thought the most significant contact center trends in 2021 would be. Contact Center Trends 2021.

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Contact Center Gamification Call Center Average Handle Time 176

Playvox

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

It’s hard to ignore the fact that contact centers are plagued with high agent burnout and turnover rates. According to industry studies , average annual turnover ranges between 30-45 percent – with some centers experiencing turnover into the triple digits. Some contact centers experience almost no turnover at all.

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JustCall

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The quick resolution power of agents comes from experience, that begins with effective call center training. Man­agers supervising a call cen­ter or a contact center know that their agents require regular call center train­ings. Call Center Agent Training Best Practices. Grabs sales opportunities.

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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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Contact Center Gamification Metrics Quality management 52

Playvox

APRIL 27, 2023

Contact center trends can directly impact success. For the greatest impact and a clear competitive edge, contact center leaders must choose wisely when making business decisions about the trends to prioritize and implement in their organizations — because all change, even positive change, costs time and resources.

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Contact Center Gamification Agent burnout Employee engagement 52

Fonolo

JANUARY 31, 2023

Still have questions about call center training? Read on for our complete guide, where we’ll explore all the best practices. What is Call Center Training? Contact center training in the most successful contact centers is an ongoing process — for every employee from the top down.

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Serenova

AUGUST 25, 2020

There are two constants in the contact center. Customer expectations are evolving, and contact center leaders are working to elevate the customer experience. For this reason, workforce management has become a core focus of discussion amongst leaders looking to take their contact centers to the next level.

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CX Accelerator

DECEMBER 31, 2018

When we are honest with ourselves, we all know culture is the linchpin for everything we do in the Contact Center. We have the very best and newest technology, hire the perfect “on-paper” resumes, and have the budget of King Tut, but without a healthy, positive working culture…these things are essentially meaningless.

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Calibration Schedule adherence Coaching Employee engagement 244

Balto

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

With year-over-year attrition rates reaching 45% or above , the contact center can seem like a transient job. But in reality, we found that while many people leave within their first year, a majority of tenured agents spend longer in the contact center than they originally planned — and they’re happy to have done so.

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Robert Davis

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Contact center consulting, training and coaching change agent and leading cloud employee engagement and performance management platform vendor unite to help organizations boost workforce effectiveness and business results. Before supervisors can coach mastery, RCDA helps them become masters themselves.

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Playvox

JANUARY 12, 2023

No matter where your contact center team is physically located, bringing out their best performance can be a big challenge. Remote and hybrid work are no longer hard-to-find benefits in customer support centers. Remote and hybrid work are no longer hard-to-find benefits in customer support centers.

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Quality management Coaching Contact Center Metrics 69

Etech GS

APRIL 30, 2019

Contacting a company in the hopes of resolving an issue only to receive less-than-impressive service is likely a scenario you’ve personally encountered at least once in your lifetime. Think of what your employees need most to assist customers best, and then seek out solutions that will fulfill your company’s own specific set of needs.

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Contact Center Coaching Healthcare Feedback 71

NobelBiz

MAY 2, 2023

Welcome to this insightful blog post, where we discuss building a successful outbound lead generation strategy for contact centers. If an outbound campaign works with a list of 500 leads and only 50 persons answer back, the Contact Rate for that particular campaign will be 10%. And no wonder. And no wonder. Learn more here.

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SharpenCX

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

In fact, she skipped over the playbook of call center metrics best practices entirely. Only a slim 1% of contact centers think their intelligence strategy is perfect. To help tear down the barriers between you and your metrics, we’re sharing out call center metrics best practices on customer happiness.

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Metrics Best practices Call Center Surveys 64

TechSee

JUNE 4, 2019

Nowhere is that truer than in call center training – bringing new agents up to speed on products, processes and the productivity expected of them. Traditionally, contact centers have trained new agents using one-on-one coaching or classroom-style role-playing, where the focus is on imparting knowledge and customer service etiquette.

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Call Center Technology Gamification Coaching 117

COPC

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Contact centers have always been data-driven. Regardless of the channel and vertical, contact centers typically have many KPIs from varying reports and often different reporting platforms. Organizations that give regular performance reviews and provide feedback to staff improve employee engagement (1).

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Management Employee engagement Metrics Contact Center 79

Playvox

JULY 31, 2023

However, some of the quickest ROI can come from the employee self-service (ESS) aspects of a WFM solution. Employee self-service can nurture employee satisfaction and agent performance and promote a motivated and engaged workforce. This timely reaction to metrics is crucial in a fast-paced contact center environment.

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