Callminer

AUGUST 6, 2019

There are a number of call center software solutions on the market, comprising more than half a dozen types of these tools. That’s not to mention the number of software tools that integrate with the various call center software solutions. With many potential combinations, picking the right call center tool software is no easy feat.

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NameShouts

MARCH 3, 2021

That Internet seemed like a place of possibility. Today’s Internet is a scary place. Privacy is a buzzword, and governments are having trouble keeping up with the lack of transparency and rapidly evolving technology — aside from Andrew Yang, who has some pretty interesting ideas on the subject. The Privacy Problem.

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Upstream Works

JANUARY 5, 2022

As we move into 2022, contact centers are facing unique challenges that include both tactical and strategic decision making. Contact center leaders must also be thinking about strategic decisions, such as how the contact center is going to evolve or what CX will need to look like in 2022.

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Nicereply

JANUARY 4, 2023

That will ultimately lead to customer service and support teams being pressured to ‘do more with less’ , as customer support is still seen as a cost center by many organizations. Get ready for 2023! Set up a customer service strategy that works and saves your costs. Why excelling at customer service is critical in 2023.

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teleopti

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

In his latest blog Dave explains that while human automation might be new to some, to others technology has been automating processes for many years. Over the last few months, the Teleopti/Calabrio team has been hard at work releasing new features to help contact centers manage resources more easily. We have to eat.

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Cisco - Contact Center

MAY 14, 2019

AI is shaping the future of customer experiences and the contact center. This week I will be speaking at UC Expo about the role that artificial intelligence is playing in advancing contact center productivity and efficiency, and in particular how this is benefiting the agent and customer experience. AI = chat bots.

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Etech

MAY 9, 2018

Such mentions frequently involved futuristic self-driving vehicles, computers capable of taking over the world or robots that became so proficient, there was no real meaning in life for humans. Humans are learning each day just how beneficial this type of intelligence can be. Effortless Customer Experience Driven by AI and HI.

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Blueship Call Center

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Companies have a few alternatives when it comes to back office operations: they may handle everything in-house, outsource the entire operation or just some tasks to outside vendors. The department of a business responsible for administrative, technological, and human resource tasks is known as the back office support system.

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Aspect

JULY 15, 2020

Over the last several months, w e have e xperienced one of the most unusual times in modern human history, and we seem to be coming out the other side. But there is still much uncertainty about the future. . We have evolved from the certainty that a pandemic was upon us to the uncertainty about the implications.

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 5, 2023

If your chatbot seems like an IVR, are you doing something wrong? But that doesn’t mean we can’t ask critical questions to improve our outcomes using the knowledge and tools we have today. These are the bots that most of us are deploying and the ones we’re mainly concerned with in this blog. Join us Oct. Save your seat!

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JustCall

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Call centers thrive on customer calls and requests, so they need better resource management and a system that reduces waiting times and boosts customer satisfaction rates. Customers, otherwise, would have to talk to multiple people, explain their issues, and be redirected to another person to repeat the same explanation.

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Balto

AUGUST 3, 2022

As the global economy shows signs of recession, the Conversation Excellence Lab wanted to understand how executives are planning to shift their contact center budgets, and how they view the future of the contact center as a whole. Is the contact center a drain on resources, a necessary expense to manage customer needs?

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Aspect

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Let’s have a look. It is still early. Much like in 2016, this year I’ve had countless conversations about chatbot needs with numerous customers, prospects, and partners around the globe, and it’s clear to me that as an industry we have made progress. But it’s still early – very early. And this is where chatbots can help.

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VocalCom

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

While this may have been true in the past, it’s not so simple anymore. Indeed, many of the customer service scandals that have occurred recently have been due to companies withholding information or failing to show empathy for customers. Human contact. Is your brand meeting these six customer expectations?

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ProProfs Blog

JANUARY 10, 2019

While many experts in this segment may offer you great insights, finding all the trends at one place is kind of tricky. While many experts in this segment may offer you great insights, finding all the trends at one place is kind of tricky. Due to this, people now have greater expectations if they initiate a chat online.

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NICE inContact

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

While its requiem has been composed many times in the past, it is still around, alive and kicking. Together with its “big brother”, the voice portal, IVRs have been part of contact center solutions for decades, and there is no reason to believe that they will go away any time soon. Optimize Routing.

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Nicereply

JANUARY 17, 2024

A quick glance at the RealVNC homepage reveals that it’s a piece of remote access software (RAS) that places a heavy emphasis on safety. These are all associated with increased digital protection, which helps highlight and shape the brand identity RealVNC communicates as one that centers on security. What is branding in business?

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aircall

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Advances in computing technology have made almost everything quantifiable, measurable, and therefore actionable. When productivity is the name-of-the-game, mere human fingers aren’t going to cut it in terms of speed. What Power Dialers and Predictive Dialers Have in Common. Business has changed. Power Dialer Features.

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Customer Service Life

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Samantha (not her real name) sat across from me in our small contact center. There was no way I’d let myself do that, no matter what. It could have been hormones or a hangry, snackless afternoon. Or, I might pretend I’m going to lunch, take myself to a secluded place down the street, and just cry.

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Certified Languages International

DECEMBER 16, 2020

I am a little bit burned out I have to say,” states Valerie M. Our families are limited in technology usage and I have to say that everybody’s having a very hard time. Here are some ways to do that. Language access managers should have a similar mindset to the management of staff health and wellness.

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teleopti

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Advances in analytics and AI are pushing the barriers for Workforce Management (WFM) and Magnus Geverts at Teleopti, a Calabrio Company says it’s time to act now to take advantage of new initiatives, starting with a data-infused WFM strategy for better human interactions and superior customer experiences. Gain control of your data.

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Global Response

MARCH 27, 2023

89% of consumers are more likely to purchase again in the future after having a positive customer experience. 89% of consumers are more likely to purchase again in the future after having a positive customer experience. Can great customer service really impact your brand, or is good customer service good enough?

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

We got a lot of feedback on last week’s blog , both in private and in public (see this thread on LinkedIn, for example). Contemplating the eventual fate of humans in the customer service process leads to some spicy conversations. The title of last week’s post was “AI is Not Reducing Call Center Agent Employment”.

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SmartAction

APRIL 15, 2019

Delivery over the cloud has made integration with existing contact center systems easier and more seamless, as well. This is the first of a five-part blog series that outlines the Five Best Practices for AI Self-Service Without Compromise. What’s more, it allows live agents to be upskilled to do what only humans should do.

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Spearline

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Interactive Voice Response (IVR) technology is a widely used, highly effective means of automating customer contact services. It is a game changer for call centers, freeing up human agents by routing and deflecting calls, providing recorded responses to FAQs, and even providing account information and accepting payments.

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Integrity Solutions

MARCH 3, 2020

The most persistent contact center challenges can be overcome by making coaching a part of the culture and developing your agents’ listening and problem-solving skills. For several years we’ve been participating in Customer Contact Week (CCW), the world’s largest customer contact event series.

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Stafford Communications

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

How Call Center Artificial Intelligence is Transforming the Industry. Artificial intelligence (AI) is having a major impact in many industries, including call centers. While many fear that AI will soon replace live agents on the other end of the phone, nothing can substitute the human touch a live agent can provide.

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Global Response

JUNE 20, 2023

But call centers? Its numerous call centers already serve businesses across the Middle East, Europe and the US. Besides that, the strong focus on technology and innovation lend Tunisia’s call centers a strong infrastructure and innovative culture to develop better customer experience strategies. So how do you know?

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Customer Service Life

MAY 20, 2019

This article was originally published on the Talkdesk blog on March 15, 2019. Looking back a decade or so ago, I was a customer service manager at a small SaaS (software as a service) company feeling my way through the contact center. Click here to read the original post. Distribute your operation for the sake of redundancy.

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Global Response

AUGUST 7, 2023

Your call center. In this article, we’re breaking down the recent data and future trends to demonstrate why your call center is an essential element in customer retention—and how to use it effectively. The secret weapon to improving customer retention and CLV? Don’t believe us?

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Global Response

JULY 17, 2023

But one of the most cost-effective outsourcing options is using a call center, as opposed to managing customer service and call center operations in-house. In this article, we’ll show you seven key ways using an outsourced call center can save your business money. But how does outsourcing actually save you money?

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Hodusoft

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Boost Your Sales with Telemarketing Software In today’s digitally connected world a whopping 92% of customer communications still happen through business phones. Throughout this blog, we’ll discuss the fundamentals of telemarketing as well as some key factors that make telemarketing software an asset to your company.

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Blueship Call Center

MAY 25, 2023

A group of outsourced employees who manage incoming and outgoing client calls for other companies makes up a BPO call center. More than only calls there are many tasks handled by the call center outsourcing services. Continue reading to find out how a BPO call center can step in and deliver top-notch service.

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aircall

OCTOBER 22, 2021

As sales and vacation time usage spike during the holiday season, so do customer service inquiries. How do you anticipate holiday support needs when this year is turning out to be just as unexpected as the last one? While smart shoppers are getting a head start, many businesses are still playing pandemic catch-up.

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Etech

DECEMBER 7, 2017

While androids are both an operating system and a sci-fi concept that’s becoming more realistic with each passing day, the artificial intelligence that powers androids has started to ease its way into the call center industry. The right balance of hands-on/ hands-off is beneficial to both customer and call center agent.

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Nicereply

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Ensures quality support The experience that customers have with a company, including what they hear from their friends and family, determines the perception they have of the company. By organizing SOPs in one place, knowledge loss can be prevented with employee exit.

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Nicereply

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Prospect Theory describes the way people choose between alternatives that involve risk – like who to do business with. As Professor Ryan Hamilton explains on the Intuitive Customer podcast , humans use reference points to evaluate the world around us. Automating: A Robot or A Human? Setting Chat Availability.

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