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Are Remote Agents the Future of Contact Centers?

Monet Software

The contact center workforce was already going remote. The call center industry was beyond the experimental phase of work-from-home before COVID-19 hit. Numerous companies had adopted it as their sole workforce model, among them many SMBs that found in remote agents a flexible, low-overhead workforce option.

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How Retirees Returning to the Workforce Benefits Your Contact Center

Playvox

A 2020 Salesforce survey showed that Baby Boomers were nearly as likely to prefer working in the office (35%) as they were to prefer working from home (39%), making it imperative that you have a solid plan for managing your remote or hybrid contact center workforce.

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Webinars: How More Automation = Better Quality, More Engaged Employees

Verint

Using technology to automate your quality program—from scoring through coaching—can produce real-life benefits to your quality team, as well as your frontline employees, your customers and your company. Sign up today for Verint's Ask the Experts: AQM Webinar Series—interactive, Q&A style webinar sessions designed with you in mind.

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Remote Work: The Dangerous Disconnect Between Contact Center Management and Agents

Playvox

Related Webinar: Work From Home: 10 Lessons to Elevate Remote Agent Experiences. Finding the Right Technology to Support Remote Work in a Contact Center. Remote work is much easier for everyone when you have key technology in place to support daily contact center operations.

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Top 5 Best Practices for Successfully Transitioning from Onsite to an At-Home Contact Center Workforce

Noble Systems

Other essential software technologies to consider for your cloud-based contact center include WFM for schedule optimization; analytics to uncover trends and assist agents during a transaction; and advanced IVR to create new flows or self-service programs to enrich the customer’s experience. We are all learning as we go.

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An Introduction to the Virtual Call Center

Noble Systems

Agent monitoring with listen, coach and barge modes help ensure quality and provide opportunities for training and the ability to provide assistance during a call. Here are five best practices to help achieve the best outcomes while maintaining an at-home contact center workforce.

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Verint Speakers: More Automation and Solving Issues with Communities

Verint

Top 5 Best Practices for Extending WFO Beyond the Contact Center. November 9; Online Webinar. Verint’s Craig Seebach, vice president, workforce optimization strategy, will present this content at 11 a.m. The contact center is often just the start of the customer’s journey. November 15; Online Webinar.