NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The call center industry has been changing faster than ever, due to technological breakthroughs and constantly evolving customer demands. In 2024, businesses have the crucial responsibility of understanding and adopting the latest technology trends in customer service.

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Global Response

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Setting up your call center may seem as easy as hiring a few knowledgeable agents and providing them with a phone line—but nothing could be further from the truth. Even basic call centers have a variety of software requirements, from essential call center operating software to software for security and recruitment.

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Callminer

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Call centers , in particular, represent just one facet of a large and varied international outsourcing industry. However, the world’s call centers are arguably the most public examples of companies’ outsourcing efforts, facing customer directly in one-on-one interactions. Better Agent Performance.

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Fonolo

AUGUST 25, 2022

Every contact center manager works hard to ensure agents provide excellent service, and yet, this will be your reality if you don’t create an accessible contact center. In some ways, it may have been easier to deliver accessible customer service in person, in the days before customer service agents assisted clients from a call center.

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NobelBiz

JANUARY 5, 2021

The first step starts with call center IVR, a classical system that automatically picks up customers, uses pre-recorded voice messages and broadcasts menus in which they can navigate. Let’s take a look at the advantages IVR can bring and what are its new capabilities in the digital era.

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TechSee

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Going into 2022, we’ve got our eye on seven trends that are expected to help call centers deliver service excellence while still keeping a close eye on their bottom line to ensure business continuity in an unstable economic environment. These technologies are paving the way for new possibilities for the future of call centers.

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Of course, call centers are notorious for high turnover rates. But if you’re a call center leader, it’s your job to combat that damaging trend. If you don’t, your customer service will suffer, and your call center operations will too. Why is Call Center Employee Retention Important?

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Through after-call surveys. You might confuse them with net promoter score or cSAT, but post-call surveys are a much more specific way to gather real-time feedback. Of course, these surveys aren’t a foolproof way to improve customer service experience. 5 Reasons to Use After-Call Surveys. Let’s find out.

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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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Fonolo

JUNE 10, 2021

Managing a call center team isn’t easy. Call center agents are customer service providers 24/7, which means they need to deal with customers with varying moods all day. Due to the nature of their work, it’s common to see call centers struggle with low agent engagement. So what are you waiting for?

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Fonolo

JANUARY 25, 2022

From organizing call center agents to employing the right technology and developing a customer experience strategy, there are plenty of moving pieces in the successful operation of a contact center. Getting all those nuts and bolts to run in perfect harmony is often referred to as call center workforce optimization (WFO).

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Global Response

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

What Is a Call Center? Call centers are a staple customer service resource for businesses large and small—and demand is growing. In the US alone, there are hundreds of thousands of call center jobs. But what is a call center? Now what really is a call center? An In-Depth Look.

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Every call center knows customer feedback is precious. That’s why we invest staff, time, and technology budgets into call center software and organic outreach to learn how customers feel about the service they receive. Of course, you should still use other KPIs to improve your call center.

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Taylor Reach Group

MAY 18, 2018

In the daily operation of our Call and Contact Centers we throw around metrics and performance measures like they were candy. It has been said that Call Centers produce more data and more measurement opportunities than is possible in almost any other communications channel. By Colin Taylor.

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Callminer

MAY 2, 2018

Hosted call center software is a delivery model that differs from on-premise software and shares some characteristics with cloud-based software. Here’s a look at hosted call center software, its advantages, and best practices for choosing the right delivery model for your call center.

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Global Response

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Does call center etiquette matter? They have a call center and provide quick, efficient service to their customers, but their agents are known for being hasty, serious and unfeeling. We’ll explain—and show you how to excel at call center etiquette—in the rest of this article. The short answer: yes.

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Global Response

MAY 22, 2023

If you currently use inbound or outbound call center services and are looking for ways to: expand your services improve service levels increase efficiency develop more flexible and scalable models support business growth …then a blended call center might be a better fit for your business.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 18, 2022

On the surface, increasing the efficiency of your call center appears to be a simple and straightforward process. Simply reduce the amount of time spent on the phone with clients, which gives you more calls handled in a day and hence more efficiency for your business. What is call center efficiency?

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Global Response

JANUARY 31, 2023

If you, like many other leaders, are considering outsourcing for the first time – or outsourcing to a new BPO call center – there’s quite a lot to consider. Step 1: Research You first need to identify call center partners who can match your business. Start with a group of no more than 10 BPO call center options.

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Fonolo

AUGUST 13, 2020

Why do we treat call center overwhelm like a necessary evil? Times have changed, and the call center industry with it. Overwhelm should not be a part of a call center agent’s job description. Why do we treat call center burnout like a necessary evil? overwhelm #burnout #cctr Click To Tweet.

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Global Response

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

BPO call centers: what are they and how can they help your business? Either way, it might be time to outsource your call center. A BPO call center can provide huge benefits for your business, while also being more cost-effective and freeing up time and resources within your internal team.

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Fonolo

MARCH 23, 2021

Running an effective call center is all about resolving customer issues in a timely fashion. How to Overcome Challenges with Your Call Center Metrics How to Overcome Challenges with Your Call Center Metrics. Your ASA rate reflects how successful your customer service and call center operations are.

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Fonolo

JULY 12, 2022

One way to ensure high agent engagement is by setting professional development goals for call center agents. How to Make a Call Center Agent Engagement Survey. Setting and tracking goals with call center agents can be daunting, but we’ve boiled down everything you need to get started.

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Global Response

JULY 17, 2023

Considering switching to a cloud-based call center solution? Compared to legacy solutions, or on-premise contact centers, cloud-based solutions make much more sense—and offer a lot more flexibility—for today’s market. Here’s how.

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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. Leverage technology for automation.

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OctopusTech

AUGUST 10, 2022

Call center technologies are developing rapidly in this ever-growing digital era. Various call center technology trends such as Artificial intelligence, virtual agents, and cloud communications are all part of the future of call centers. But which technology can enhance and support your call center?

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Vcaretec

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Hiring a professional Call Center Outsourcing Company is a trend that is quickly gaining on; it is commonly accepted in the business world that outsourcing makes businesses healthier. Flexible call center services may be obtained through outsourcing. A Call Center Outsourcing Company can help with that.

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Fonolo

APRIL 14, 2022

This approach allows you to evaluate customer feedback and information to improve your call center. NPS is one of the strongest customer service metrics available to a call center. Of course, it’s not the only metric you should use to build your strategy. But it is a strong indicator of your business’s trajectory.

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West

JULY 31, 2018

Self-service is one of the best ways to cut call center costs and speed up over-the-phone interactions with customers. And an IVR is one of the most well-known self-service tools out there. So if you want the best deal, it’s natural to wonder whether that IVR cost is really worth the price.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 29, 2021

While it’s near impossible to know every customer the way you know your peers, you can use call center software to bridge the gap. IVR systems make it possible to collect information about a client when they call. Adopt new tools quickly (IVR systems). Invest in your agents. At least for now!

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Fonolo

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The same goes for call center reporting. As contact center leaders, you must meet your ever-evolving call center customer expectations or risk losing their loyalty. The answer lies in strong contact center reporting to help you improve your customer experience. What is Call Center Reporting?

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Last month we shared 4 Call Center Reports Worth Your Time. A top mission of the Fonolo blog has always been to help you stay informed with the fast-moving contact center industry. Who wrote it: Call Center Week. Web and IVR will be particularly big focuses in the next six months. Where to get it: [link].

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Babelforce

MAY 14, 2020

If you list the best features to add to your IVR services, ‘conversation skills’ are a slam dunk. We’re going to look at why that is, but here’s the short version: your IVR is better if it can listen. So why not teach it to your most productive ‘agent’ – your IVR. What is Conversational IVR? You teach it to agents.

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Babelforce

MAY 14, 2020

If you list the best features to add to your IVR services, ‘conversation skills’ are a slam dunk. We’re going to look at why that is, but here’s the short version: your IVR is better if it can listen. So why not teach it to your most productive ‘agent’ – your IVR. What is Conversational IVR? You teach it to agents.

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Babelforce

MAY 14, 2020

If you list the best features to add to your IVR services, ‘conversation skills’ are a slam dunk. We’re going to look at why that is, but here’s the short version: your IVR is better if it can listen. So why not teach it to your most productive ‘agent’ – your IVR. What is Conversational IVR? You teach it to agents.

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Global Response

MARCH 1, 2022

KPIs for call centers: 8 critical metrics to track. When it comes to KPIs for your call center, one thing is for sure: less is more. After all, when you’re managing a call center, whether it’s in-house or outsourced, there’s a long list of KPIs (key performance indicators) that you could be measuring.

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Global Response

APRIL 17, 2023

If so, a BPO call center partner can help. Not only can a great BPO call center manage day-to-day operations of customer service and support, but BPO outsourcing can also help boost productivity, improve processes, integrate customer data and analytics, improve QA processes and more. So how do you find that perfect fit?

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