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Are Remote Agents the Future of Contact Centers?

Monet Software

Will remote agents continue to represent a significant proportion of the call center workforce? Or will SMB contact centers and clients rush to bring employees back to the traditional production floor? The contact center workforce was already going remote. Here’s why. Flexibility & Scalability.

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Balto Partners with Zoom to Unleash Agent Performance in the Contact Center

Balto

New integrations rapidly deploy Balto’s AI-powered conversation excellence and agent enablement technology to Zoom Phone and Zoom Contact Center. Louis, MO — Balto , a leader in uniting contact center agents with AI for better conversations, today announced it has teamed up with Zoom Video Communications, Inc.

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How Retirees Returning to the Workforce Benefits Your Contact Center

Playvox

If the labor shortage has left your contact center scrambling for staff, you might have overlooked a potential goldmine of knowledgeable, eager future team members: retirees. According to research by Goldman Sachs , five million people have left the workforce since the beginning of the pandemic, and most were over age 55 (3.4

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

Playvox

There’s a storm brewing in customer service centers, and the aftermath could create some big challenges for contact center management. But only 40% of support center managers we talked to said they were planning to continue remote work in 2022. The State of Remote Work in Contact Centers.

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Workforce Optimization: What It is and Why You Need It

Playvox

Does your contact center “talk the customer talk” but sometimes gets stuck when it comes to matching up customer expectations with service and support delivery by your agents? Are you taking the right steps to evolve toward workforce engagement management? If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.”

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How to Enhance the Agent Experience for Your Hybrid Contact Center Team

Playvox

While working from anywhere has its advantages, it also means leaders have the extra challenge of managing contact center agents in multiple locations. A great way to determine if your contact center team is engaged is to watch for behaviors commonly displayed by disengaged employees. What is Agent Experience?

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7 Tips for More Inspiring Quality Feedback in the Contact Center

Monet Software

The right approach to call center quality management builds agents’ skills and enhances workforce engagement. Quality assurance (QA) sessions are a primary vehicle for skills-building in any contact center. The post 7 Tips for More Inspiring Quality Feedback in the Contact Center appeared first on Monet Software.