ShepHyken

JANUARY 18, 2019

This rings especially true in the contact center, where many of the simpler, repetitive tasks are still performed by humans. It’s a crucial part of the contact center and the longer you wait to deploy it the further behind your competition you fall. The post Guest Blog: Are You Setting the Right Customer Experience Goals?

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WiserOwl Blog

APRIL 10, 2023

For many customers, the last few years have witnessed a business’s contact center becoming their only point of communication. This […] The post [New Survey] Contact Centers Are More Important to Customers Than Ever appeared first on WiserOwl. It’s an uphill struggle.

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Spearline

JUNE 2, 2022

It’s been widely noted that the last two years of pandemic have forced an acceleration of the digital transformation of many companies, not least those operating contact centers. So what are the contact center trends for 2022? And, more specifically, what are the contact center technology trends for 2022?

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Toister Performance Solutions

MARCH 2, 2023

This blog is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Is burnout gripping your contact center? That spells trouble for contact centers. The responses were anonymous.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

This week we feature an article by Nogol Tardugno who tells us how to get our contact center interactive voice response (IVR) to deliver the best customer experience. So how can your contact center IVR get there? A cloud IVR can benefit your contact center and your customers from the second a call is placed.

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Aspect

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

The world of contact center solutions is just a microcosm of the myriad of software applications used by enterprises moving inexorably to a Software as a Service (SaaS) model in the public cloud. For organizations thinking seriously about a cloud contact center, cloud WFM offers an initial low risk stepping stone.

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Aspect

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Every year, Deloitte releases an annual survey designed to gather insight from the rapidly evolving contact center landscape, offering leaders from within the industry greater knowledge and actionable intelligence into the trends that will impact their operations in the years to come. What does this mean for your contact center?

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CCNG

JUNE 29, 2022

A key point for Elaine is how companies are undervaluing the contact center and the rich opportunities that exist there to gain customer insights. Agents matter and businesses that understand that will reap the financial rewards.

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WiserOwl Blog

MARCH 24, 2023

Columbus, Indiana, March 24, 2023 – WiserOwl, a leading SaaS platform, today announced the release of its annual report on consumer preferences and contact center challenges, highlighting the increasing importance of contact centers in the customer experience landscape.

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WiserOwl Blog

JUNE 6, 2023

The June 2023 issue of Contact Center Pipeline Magazine features the article “The Rising Importance of Contact Centers” penned by WiserOwl’s Robert Bradshaw. About WiserOwl: WiserOwl exposes […] The post Contact Center Pipeline Magazine: The Rising Importance of Contact Centers appeared first on WiserOwl.

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Cisco - Contact Center

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Last month I shared some exciting new capabilities with Webex Contact Center, our award-winning contact center as a service (CCaaS) for small and large contact centers. Today, you can survey your customers in real-time via IVR, and using a drip dispatch approach on SMS and email after a voice call.

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Spearline

JANUARY 25, 2022

While reducing customer churn is not the sole responsibility of the contact center in an organization, there are techniques that can be applied to reduce the rate. Identify low volume times at your contact center and put this time to good use. Consider asking your customers to fill out a short survey after every call.

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Toister Performance Solutions

MARCH 11, 2021

This past year has been tough on contact center agents. Some contact centers endured unimaginable spikes in volume. About the Benchmark Portal Agent Voices Report The report is based on a detailed survey that was given to more than 10,000 contact center agents and leads in North America. Posting a 7.4

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SmartAction

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Contact center managers who embrace and implement this technology reap the rewards of increased efficiency, reduced costs, and a customer experience that fosters loyalty. Conversational IVR breaks the mold of the traditional contact center, which focuses on efficiency at the expense of customer service. Collaborate.

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Hodusoft

MARCH 13, 2024

Optimizing Customer Support in the Financial Sector: How BPO Contact Centers Can Add Value In the present age, financial institutions are grappling with a wide range of challenges. This blog explores the challenges faced by the financial industry, the role of BPO contact centers, and strategies to enhance customer support.

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Balto

JUNE 22, 2023

Imagine your contact center agents were engaged and highly motivated. That’s the dream for every contact center leader. It’s also been a top challenge over the 25 years I’ve worked with contact centers. For example, one contact center gave agents an incentive for achieving good survey scores.

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Cisco - Contact Center

AUGUST 3, 2020

Cisco Webex Contact Center CCaaS honored for improving customer service technology and customer experience. I’m excited to announce that Webex Contact Center was among the 2020 Contact Center Technology Award winners, presented by CUSTOMER Magazine this month. Award Winner Second Year in a Row.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 31, 2018

It’s going to be a big year in the world of contact center and in customer service technology. We’re going to tackle all of those topics in the months ahead on this blog, but first we’re reading everything we can so we can bring you the most accurate analysis. Will Avaya soar upwards, freshly unburdened from its decade of debt?

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Enghouse Interactive

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Trends and Realities of Successful Organizations (Blog Series). Contact centers, using AI and UCaaS, drive better customer service perceptions, agent performance and improve overall outcomes . Blog #3 of 4: Customer-facing agents. Back office support. Subject matter experts. Accessible NOW! planned, 46.5% planned, 48.4%

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Hodusoft

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

How to Find Best Hybrid workforce Contact Center Software in 2022. Contact centers and several other industries’ survival through the first few months of COVID-19 meant swift operational reboots primarily through work from home transitions. Role of contact center software in managing a ‘hybrid workforce’.

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Callminer

AUGUST 1, 2017

To gain some insights into the strategies and tactics call centers can use to boost efficiency and arm you with effective strategies you can put to use, we reached out to a panel of call center experts , managers and leaders and asked them to answer this question: “What is the most effective way for a contact center to increase efficiency?”.

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Aspect

MARCH 23, 2020

A few years ago, Aspect surveyed employees and asked us to rate, on a 5-point scale, our agreement with this statement: “I think what I do for Aspect is extremely important.” My answer to that Aspect Survey question of a few years back now would be an enthusiastic 5/5. Privately, I struggled with this a bit. David Funck.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Whether you oversee a large contact center or teams in various locations, creating a CX strategy that works will improve your bottom line. Salesforce conducted a survey in 2018. The post Guest Blog: Why Customer Experience Is Essential to Your Bottom Line appeared first on Shep Hyken. Every business can benefit.

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ShepHyken

JULY 15, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Tom Hoffman shares a personal story that translates into a great lesson for the customer experience. The post Guest Blog: Breaking Out of Your Customer Experience Comfort Zone appeared first on Shep Hyken. Shep Hyken.

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Calabrio

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

These changes in consumer behavior and expectations, combined with new technologies, are starting to completely transform the contact center. We’ve entered an era where simply keeping abreast with the latest contact center tech advances is not enough. Technology Fuels Contact Center Transformation.

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Customer Service Life

JUNE 8, 2020

The CX Question of the Day ( #CXQOTD ) for June 4 was, “Is surveying customers absolutely necessary?” No, surveys aren’t necessary. Customers don’t need more surveys. For many companies, surveys have become a crutch. 100% of customers don’t respond to surveys. Here are a few reasons.

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JustCall

AUGUST 1, 2021

And a text survey helps you increase customer satisfaction by gathering feedback on questions that otherwise go unanswered. So, text surveys will get a higher response rate than any other method like email. So, here we bring all answers to your queries in this comprehensive blog post on text surveys.

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TeleDirect

MAY 2, 2023

Are you struggling to know the difference between a contact center and a call center? Contact Center vs. Call Center: Understanding the Key Differences If you want to up your customer service game, the key is keeping in contact with your customers.

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Cisco - Contact Center

JANUARY 30, 2024

That’s why the ability of government to provide a secure and… Read more on Cisco Blogs Hybrid work is enhancing government’s impact at every level by improving collaborative outcomes and delivering better employee experiences.

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Aspect

JUNE 23, 2020

Lanes of ingress and egress to minimize employees passing past other employees: In and out of the contact center itself. Collect employee preference by a survey to participate in a pilot group or return in later phases of facilities occupation.

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ProProfs Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This trend of call centers for chat support shifted to contact centers for chat support when internet usage became quite popular. And that’s not the only change businesses had to accommodate while running a contact center for chat support. Challenges Faced by Contact Centers. That’s not all.

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Upstream Works

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Digital transformation is a central technology theme for all businesses in 2022, and it’s especially important for contact centers. Expectations around customer experience (CX) are increasingly being shaped by digital technologies, and customers have generally been adopting them faster than contact centers.

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Upstream Works

MAY 27, 2021

Momentum remains strong for cloud contact center solutions, with most deployments still in their early stages. While a solid business case could be made solely for how IT would benefit, there’s a bigger story to tell that considers other stakeholders, both in and out of the contact center.

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BlueOcean

MARCH 13, 2023

Talk of ChatGPT is everywhere from your LinkedIn feed to the evening news to, yes, this blog. Like most people in the customer care sector, we are diving deep into where ChatGPT fits, or might fit, into the contact center world. So let’s get into it. Those first three are what we’d expect.

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Cisco - Contact Center

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

“I need the business agility, flexibility, and speed of new feature delivery that cloud offers while protecting my contact center investments.”. “I I need easy access to cloud-based applications that work seamlessly with my on-premises contact center infrastructure”. Do These Challenges Sound Familiar? You’re not alone!

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Aspect

JULY 15, 2020

Contact centers, like most business, have had to find solutions to provide their essential service from somewhere other than densely populated offices where COVID – 19 might spread. For a period, it was mandatory that contact centers get agents out of the building. Below are some examples of the new agent UI: .

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Cisco - Contact Center

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

They’re also seeing the role of the contact center evolving from not just problem solving, but playing a part of the greater customer journey and influencing the experience of the customer. Transform Your Contact Center . Find out more about Webex Contact Center AI solutions. Join Our Webinar.

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