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Preparing Your Contact Center for the Age of Virtual Agents

Taylor Reach Group

It’s time to take a deeper dive into the word of virtual agents. That said, I acknowledge that virtual agents today aren’t as effective as live representatives and can be expensive during the implementation phase; not to mention the technology does not always match up to the marketing pitch.

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Onshore, offshore, nearshore call centers

Global Response

It’s certainly key for your business, but does it matter for your call center? There are a number of various location-based models for call centers, and which is right for you depends on a number of factors. Of course, an in-house call center model keeps your call center literally within your own team.

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5 Tips to Help You Build a Call Center from Scratch

aircall

Setting up a call center for your business is an investment of both time and money. In order to navigate this operation as well as possible, here is a guide to help you get off on the right foot when you build a call center. Coming up with a plan to build a call center. Virtual or onsite?

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5 Tips to Help You Build a Call Center from Scratch

aircall

Setting up a call center for your business is an investment of both time and money. In order to navigate this operation as well as possible, here is a guide to help you get off on the right foot when you build a call center. Coming up with a plan to build a call center. Virtual or onsite?

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Yes, you can increase CSAT and NPS during the holidays

Liveops

What challenges do call centers traditionally face during the holidays? The process of recruiting, onboarding, and training seasonal help places a monumental strain on brick-and-mortar call centers. In fact, 25–40% of new agents hired in November won’t make it to Black Friday. That means….

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Call Centers Go Home: Successfully Managing Remote Front Line Agents

CSR Inc.

Remote or virtual call center agents are an entirely new way of thinking about the workplace. Perhaps surprisingly, managing remote agents can be very similar to managing brick-and-mortar call center agents – with the caution that successfully managing remote front line agents does demand some additional diligence.

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Technology to Improve Call Center Agent Engagement & Productivity

CSR Inc.

Earlier this month, I discussed the growing trend towards home-based call center agents. But the role of tech in the call center industry stretches well beyond enabling virtual agents. There was a recent post over at CallCentreHelper.com on 25 Ways Technology Can Increase Agent Productivity.