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Ask a Contact Center Technology Expert: An Intro to Call Centers (Part 1)

Noble Systems

The call center largely began to receive inbound phone calls from customers to handle questions, customer service, etc. Enterprising groups started to use the call center for outbound calls, too, for sales, surveys, or follow-up. The Contact Center was the next evolution.

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Call Center Statistics You Should Know

Callminer

Below, you will find interesting statistics pertaining to call centers, their employees and their finances that may prove helpful in deciding whether the use of one for your own business’s strategy is appropriate. Call Center Workforce Statistics. Cloud contact centers may be more reliable.

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Ask a Contact Center Technology Expert: An Intro to Call Centers (Part 1)

Noble Systems

The call center largely began to receive inbound phone calls from customers to handle questions, customer service, etc. Enterprising groups started to use the call center for outbound calls, too, for sales, surveys, or follow-up. The Contact Center was the next evolution.

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Join Our On-Demand Webinar: Best Practices for Moving your Contact Center to the Cloud

Cisco - Contact Center

Transitioning your on-premises call center to the cloud creates enormous opportunities for growth and innovation. Some businesses have near and long-term plans to move to the cloud. According to our recent global survey, 62% of contact center executives plan to implement a cloud contact center within the next 18 months.

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BPO Call Center: How to Outsource (And is it Worth it?)

Babelforce

If you don’t, you’re either setting up a virtual call center or adding the cost of new office space to your outgoings. Luckily, there is another option: using a BPO call center. If you choose this route, you’ll outsource all or part of your contact center operations to a third party.

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Cisco Contact Center Portfolio: Revolutionizing Customer and Agent Experiences

Cisco - Contact Center

Their survey of 362 firms found that although 80% of the firms believed that they delivered a “superior service” only 8% of the firm’s customers believed that. In our own Cisco survey of 700 contact center executives across 7 countries, 79% agreed that customer experience has a significant impact on business results.

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Is Contact Center AI Taking Over? Let’s Look at the Facts

NobelBiz

Technology advances coupled with the advent of the virtual call center are leaving behind anyone who doesn’t have at least a remote omnichannel software. But there’s an even bigger hurdle: contact center AI. Recently, Google has been making incursions into the contact center space.