Cisco - Contact Center

JUNE 13, 2019

The contact center is one of the most interconnected applications in the enterprise, with dozens of integrations to multiple systems. A survey by the Aberdeen Group indicates that 60% of contact centers are using 7 or more systems to interact with customers.

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Noble Systems

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

What Contact Centers Can Do Now to Address Shifting Customer Behaviors. Earlier in this 3-part blog series, we looked at recent changes in consumer demands ( Part 1 ), including the top five contact center customer behavior trends that are here to stay ( Part 2 ). Anywhere customer service and engagement.

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Aspect

JUNE 16, 2017

Get ready for the next big thing in contact center workforce optimization: Speech Analytics. Even though speech analytics was introduced to the contact center industry back in 2003, Aberdeen Group reports that only about 15% of contact centers currently use speech analytics.

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Cisco - Contact Center

JANUARY 8, 2020

Transitioning your on-premises call center to the cloud creates enormous opportunities for growth and innovation. According to our recent global survey, 62% of contact center executives plan to implement a cloud contact center within the next 18 months. Why you need guardrails for your contact center.

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Uniphore

JUNE 16, 2021

How to Train and Onboard (Work From Home) Contact Center Agents in 2021. How do you shorten the learning curve in the contact center and retain more agents when 91% of agents are likely to quit in 2021? There’s no way around it: How contact centers currently train and onboard agents is completely messed up.

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Fonolo

AUGUST 28, 2018

Nothing says summertime like lounging by the pool and reading contact center industry reports, amirite? About: For this report, industry analyst Peter Ryan gathered the views of 352 enterprise executives, each with decision-making authority over contact centers. Our favorite chart: Contact Center 2.0,

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NobelBiz

JULY 27, 2021

In our new ebook, we go through the benefits and drawbacks of each technology, the types of Cloud solutions, and all you need to know about the obstacles of cloud migration. The post NobelBiz Releases New E-book On-Premise vs. Cloud Contact Center Solution appeared first on NobelBiz®.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

I recently co-authored an eBook with Justin Robbins for ICMI and Five9. ICMI’s Guide to Contact Center Metrics provides organizations with actionable insights to deliver improved efficiency and customer satisfaction by aligning strategic goals with contact center key performance indicators (KPIs).

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

SMS (Short Message Service ) has become a pivotal channel in the contact center industry. Ebook | Call Labeling and Blocking for Contact Centers Compliance and Regulation The regulations in the SMS world are ever-changing. Contact centers should ensure that customers explicitly opt-in to receive SMS messages.

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Plantronics

AUGUST 13, 2020

In case it was ever in question, this has been the year that call centers proved to be critical for doing business. Since [ ] The post How COVID-19 is Redefining the Contact Center appeared first on Poly Blog.

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Noble Systems

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

In Part 1 of this two-part blog, we noted that in 2019 the overarching trend indicates a “back to basics” approach with an emphasis on the ultimate contact center goal of fostering meaningful connections with consumers. Both contact center agents and customers benefit from a great customer service knowledge base.

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Aspect

JANUARY 17, 2020

As a part of a performance management solution i n the contact center, a robust gamification platform tied to real-time performance data, allows supervisors to drive better agent behaviors by creating customized games with associated game rules and attractive rewards or badges.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

The 2017 edition of the Magic Quadrant report for cloud-based contact centers was released by Gartner last week. That’s a good reason to revisit a long running theme on the Fonolo blog: the cloudification of the call center. You can read a summary of the panel I was on here: Bringing Contact Centers into the Modern Age ).

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Brad Cleveland Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

I recently co-authored an eBook with Justin Robbins for ICMI and Five9. ICMI’s Guide to Contact Center Metrics provides organizations with actionable insights to deliver improved efficiency and customer satisfaction by aligning strategic goals with contact center key performance indicators (KPIs).

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TLC Associates

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

When you are in the evaluation stage, choosing the right contact center hinges upon each vendor’s response to typical exploratory questions within the RFP. Even when you’ve made your choice, you still want assurances you’ve wisely chosen an outsourced contact center partner. What should you expect from this document?

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Noble Systems

JANUARY 30, 2019

Many of the 2019 trends indicate a “back to basics” approach with an emphasis on the ultimate goal for contact centers — to foster meaningful connections with consumers. After researching several articles, white papers and ebooks on the topic, this blog’s intention is to bring clarity to what the experts are saying.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

I recently co-authored an eBook with Justin Robbins for ICMI and Five9. ICMI’s Guide to Contact Center Metrics provides organizations with actionable insights to deliver improved efficiency and customer satisfaction by aligning strategic goals with contact center key performance indicators (KPIs).

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Talkdesk

JANUARY 12, 2018

To gain a competitive edge with today’s customers, your contact center features need to continually improve your customer service offering – doing nothing is not a viable option. Read the full list of features in our ebook here. What new tools will your contact center features offer customers and agents in 2018?

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Plantronics

AUGUST 13, 2020

In case it was ever in question, this has been the year that call centers proved to be critical for doing business. Since [ ] The post How COVID-19 is Redefining the Contact Center appeared first on Poly Blog.

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Revation Systems

JANUARY 12, 2018

The primary difference between a legacy call center and a cutting-edge contact center is the ability for users to leverage a variety of multimedia features — including email, text, web chat, video, VoIP and even social media. The post CX: The Shift from Call Center to Contact Center appeared first on Revation Systems.

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Noble Systems

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

In Part 1 of this two-part blog, we noted that in 2019 the overarching trend indicates a “back to basics” approach with an emphasis on the ultimate contact center goal of fostering meaningful connections with consumers. Both contact center agents and customers benefit from a great customer service knowledge base.

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Noble Systems

JANUARY 30, 2019

Many of the 2019 trends indicate a “back to basics” approach with an emphasis on the ultimate goal for contact centers — to foster meaningful connections with consumers. After researching several articles, white papers and ebooks on the topic, this blog’s intention is to bring clarity to what the experts are saying.

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Noble Systems

MARCH 22, 2021

They are actively seeking ways to fundamentally improve their contact center operations and enhance patient care , efficiently and effectively. In the first blog in this 2-part series, we discussed the top healthcare contact center trends. 6 Healthcare Call Center Technologies.

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Monet Software

MARCH 26, 2020

We created an eBook, “4 Questions to Answer for a Successful Cloud Move,” which addresses the following four questions we consistently see: What data do I migrate to the cloud? In this blog, we’ll cover data migration and process change questions. In this blog, we’ll cover data migration and process change questions.

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Aspect

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

In fact, the customer experience is impacted not only by the front lines of your contact center workforce but by individuals at every level of your organization. Download our latest eBook to get started and learn what i ndustry l eaders say they look for in a w orkforce m anagement s olution .

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NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

What do companies report after they move their contact center technology to the cloud? We surveyed more than 900 contact center leaders in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia about key customer experience topics, including contact center plans and metrics. How important is this?

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Fonolo

MAY 10, 2018

Luckily, those seeking reliable sources for CX and CS-related topics can still rely on a special corner of the digital sphere, one which has made a comeback in recent months: Blogs. Her blog is a must-read for those keen on leadership in customer service, customer listening, and engagement. Intercom.com . On the agenda?

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Uniphore

AUGUST 6, 2021

These are some of top contact center pain points driving employee disengagement today. In our webinar, What Your Call Center Agents Rant About on Social Media , we went beyond the annual Voice of the Employee survey to explore how agents really view the contact centers they work in—and why they’re leaving at an alarming rate.

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Uniphore

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Traditional banks did amazingly well in playing catch-up on digital transformation, but they didn’t necessarily perform as well when responding to the overwhelming volume of ensuing contact center interactions. Banking contact center interactions are expected to remain elevated through 2024.

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NICE inContact

OCTOBER 2, 2019

This is just one of the many insights we discovered when we surveyed more than 900 global contact center leaders about key customer experience topics, including near-term investment plans. We’ve packaged the survey results and analysis into an eBook that is full of insights and thought provoking information.

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Uniphore

JUNE 10, 2021

We also learned just how important contact centers are to our everyday lives. Today, as companies look past the pandemic, one thing remains certain: we now expect more from remote support centers than ever before. At Jacada, we recognized the challenges of overwhelmed—and often understaffed—contact centers early on.

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Aspect

JULY 24, 2017

In my last blog , we talked about the huge gulf between the value of speech analytics and the actual use of speech analytics in contact centers. When you want more information, contact us at 888-547-2481 for more information on Aspect’s powerful speech analytics solution – Aspect Engagement Analytics.

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Playvox

DECEMBER 7, 2021

But today they also make up 35% of the American workforce , and it’s important for contact center leaders to understand who they are, what they want, and how best to manage them. Related: 4 Tips for Managing a Multi-Generational Contact Center. Millennial behaviors and values can be big pluses in your contact center.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Here is a common example: We used that exact chart (hat tip to RingCentral ) in last week’s webinar on AI in the Call Center. See 4 Insightful Contact Center Reports You Should Be Reading. For more on that see previous posts AI is Not Reducing Call Center Agent Employment or What’s the Ceiling on Self-Service?

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Noble Systems

MARCH 18, 2021

Healthcare contact centers, most often the first point of patient contact, are typically tasked with handling a wide range of functions. In Part 1 of this 2-part blog series, we will discuss the top trends and healthcare call center best practices to consider. Learn More: Solutions for Healthcare Call Centers.

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Quiq

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Ebook: Messaging Best Practices for Credit Unions. More Insider Tips Straight From The Quiq Blog. Loan processing velocity, abandonment reduction and expired application rescues; collection prompts including repayment and delinquency; and contact center enhancement are […]. Download the PDF. Your members want to text you.

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Calabrio

JUNE 9, 2016

One of the places I look for trends is in the 2016 Dimension Data Global Contact Centre Benchmarking Report , the most extensive global contact center survey in the industry. Digital channels now account for 42% of all contact center interactions. are on track to overtake phone interactions by the start of 2017.

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