NobelBiz

MARCH 26, 2024

CXA stands for Customer Experience Automation, a strategic approach that integrates automation tools and software within call centers to enhance the customer journey. It’s the art of utilizing technology to deliver personalized and efficient customer service without losing the human touch that customers value.

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Best practices Interactive Voice Response Customer Experience Contact Center 52

UJET

JULY 7, 2020

Cloud-based customer service platforms have significantly helped companies rapidly transition their workforce without compromising the reliability to serve their customers. Other support tools, like workforce management and quality management, are following as well. End-to-End Customer Experience Transparency.

Customer Support 106

Customer Support contact center workforce Quality management Contact Center 106

Fonolo

OCTOBER 3, 2018

This is not a criticism – it’s simply the reality, an industry-wide circumstance brought about by the learning curves and rapid technological changes to the customer service space in contemporary times. All contact centers face barriers, and you certainly know your own intimately. Maybe it’s budget.

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Contact Center contact center workforce Gamification Call Center 170

UJET

JULY 7, 2020

Cloud-based customer service platforms have significantly helped companies rapidly transition their workforce without compromising the reliability to serve their customers. Other support tools, like workforce management and quality management, are following as well. End-to-End Customer Experience Transparency.

Customer Support 96

Customer Support contact center workforce Quality management Contact Center 96

Playvox

JANUARY 25, 2024

It is through this lens that workforce optimization has evolved to mean the business strategies, processes, and supporting automation technologies that maximize contact center and agent productivity and efficiency to allow organizations to deliver outstanding customer experience (CX).

Coaching 77

Coaching Contact Center Quality management Schedule adherence 77

COPC

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

OBSERVATIONS AI is irrevocably altering customer service. This  This powerful technology is becoming integral to customer service frameworks, especially in contact center operations. This shift in responsibilities presents both opportunities and challenges for the future of the contact center workforce.

Calibration 52

Calibration contact center workforce Metrics Contact Center 52

Playvox

JANUARY 11, 2024

Call center workforce management is the art and science of having the right number of agents available at the right times to answer an accurately forecasted volume of incoming customer contacts at the service level standard set by a contact center while minimizing cost.

Call Center 52

Call Center Schedule adherence call center workforce Management 52

Fonolo

OCTOBER 13, 2020

There are Better Options for the Contact Center Workforce. While the nation’s top companies poured money into improving employee experience, many contact centers relied on the (seemingly) endless chain of young, unqualified people to manage their phone lines.

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Call Center Contact Center Coaching contact center workforce 144

NobelBiz

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Maybe a surprise for some and confirmation for others, but the contact center industry seems to have adapted quite well to the new reality of remote work. These technologies are not necessarily new, but recently stepped into the spotlight as the perfect solutions that would allow any contact center to operate fully remote.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center contact center workforce Banking Call Center 52

Playvox

APRIL 14, 2022

Service quality is as important to a business as the taste of the food coming from the kitchen. No matter what kind of restaurant it is, excellent customer service is crucial to keeping it prosperous. Despite gains in self-service adoption, contact center agents are still central to providing consistently satisfying CX.

Contact Center 78

Contact Center Abandon rate contact center workforce Multichannel 78

Noble Systems

MAY 4, 2021

The Call Center came first, and was primarily based on telephone communications. 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.

Contact Center 98

Contact Center Call Center Technology Interactive Voice Response 98

Noble Systems

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

But when used collectively, the WFO suite helps coordinate separate but connected processes, such as schedule management, quality and training, and rewards and recognition, on an agent-by-agent basis, delivering an experience that can be personalized to target the different needs of each user. What are the Benefits of using a WFO Solution?

Management 86

Management Gamification Quality management Schedule adherence 86

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

As always, we keep watch of trends and issues pertinent to contact centers, continuously shifting due to technological advancements; mergers and acquisitions in the SaaS space; the realigning of customer service and experience priorities on the part of brands; and more. Going forward, what will these trends be?

Contact Center 73

Contact Center Gamification contact center workforce Education 73

BlueOcean

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Did you know it can cost five times as much to acquire new customers versus retaining existing ones? That’s why calculating lifetime customer value is key to understanding the impact of customer service. Which 2019 Consumer Trends Will Impact Your Customer Experience Strategy?

Customer Service 12

Customer Service outsourcing Contact Center contact center workforce 12

Serenova

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

As a result, when it comes to customer service—in contrast to Gen X and Baby Boomers before them—their first inclination is not to make a telephone call. Voice recognition and AI-powered self-service for password re-set and credit card transactions also are smart choices for heavy mobile users like Millennials and Generation Z.

Contact Center 40

Contact Center contact center workforce Self service Employee engagement 40

Playvox

MAY 25, 2023

Contact centers have changed drastically in recent years. The once “in-person” centers dealing with inbound calls have been replaced by global, distributed customer experience teams. In addition, new online channels have emerged to help companies serve customers in an increasingly digital landscape.

Contact Center 55

Contact Center Workload forecasts Agent burnout Customer retention 55

BlueOcean

JUNE 17, 2021

It’s a challenge because although in many cases the contact center agent role may not require extensive experience or skill levels, it does require the right personality traits and attitudes to thoughtfully manage the customer experience—and this can be harder to measure in the hiring process.

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outsourcing Contact Center Customer Care contact center workforce 71

Monet Software

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

By taking an agent-centric approach to contact center quality management , regular QA feedback can become an opportunity for growth that agents welcome—one that improves employee satisfaction, morale, retention and yes, employee engagement. Specialties like customer service can feel nebulous. Here’s how. #1

Morale 48

Morale Quality management contact center workforce Employee engagement 48

Noble Systems

MAY 4, 2021

The Call Center came first, and was primarily based on telephone communications. 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.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Call Center Technology Interactive Voice Response 52

Calabrio

OCTOBER 6, 2016

It makes sense that superhero contact centers need to be staffed by exceptional people with distinct skill sets. These stellar agents: Possess a natural affinity for customer service. Yearn for more authority to make decisions and take risks in the spirit of what’s in the best interest of the customer.

Contact Center 40

Contact Center contact center workforce Customer centricity Self service 40

Hodusoft

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Top 10 Contact Center Software for 2022-2023. Before the advent of contact center software, customer service representatives would handle all customer requests and complaints through telephone calls. Choosing the right contact center software is essential for success.

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Contact center software Contact Center Interactive Voice Response contact center solutions 40

Fonolo

MARCH 8, 2022

Behind hold times and high call volumes, management must ensure every agent is trained, every shift is covered, and every customer is satisfied. Call centers that provide exceptional customer service usually have many people working behind the scenes to ensure operational efficiency. All the above is a lot to track?—

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call center workforce Call Center Agent burnout Management 75

Verint

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

One of the leading industrial solutions providers in the United States and a longtime Verint customer, MSC Industrial Supply Co. was interested in how it could improve productivity, enhance the customer experience, and keep operating costs down through a single, unified workforce optimization platform.

industry solution 27

industry solution Personalization Customer Experience Customer Service 27

Verint

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

You may know from personal experience that low-performing, partially effective contact center technologies and overwhelmed customer service employees are not a winning combination. Being mindful with your contact center IVR and WFO strategies can help you get better at the things you care about for your business.

Interactive Voice Response 23

Interactive Voice Response Contact Center Average Handle Time Personalization 23

Verint

MAY 29, 2015

Can you remember the last time you experienced a customer service call that actually left you satisfied? When a service interaction is seamless, that moment lives on in a customer’s mind—and it sets the expectation for how all future experiences should go.

Big data 44

Big data Personalization Customer Service Management 44

Fonolo

MAY 7, 2015

If you want your call center or department to be successful, it’s just not enough to ensure it’s working well or adhereing to some abstract call center management best practices. Handpicked related content for you: Top Customer Service Blogs to Read in 2020. You don’t operate in a vacuum.

Call Center 126

Call Center Management Contact Center Coaching 126

CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2019

The EncorePro line provides scalable options for fully integrated audio and asset management for today’s knowledgeable contact center workforce. The MDA 500QD Series is designed for organizations moving their contact center to the cloud. ” Pricing and Availability.

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contact center solutions Contact Center contact center workforce Chatbots 10

Balto

APRIL 20, 2023

Many, in fact, see call centers as the new sandbox for AI-powered customer experience — with an array of new and emerging tools that can boost retention, loyalty, and, ultimately, revenue and profit. How AI Is Revamping the Contact Center. Retrieved May 2nd, 2023, from [link] International Customer Management Institute.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Real estate Transportation Average Handle Time 52

Verint

MARCH 17, 2017

No doubt contact center executives have a great deal to occupy their thoughts day and night. To execs who are hoping for a better night’s sleep—good news awaits you. It is quite likely that a solution to help reduce your operational headaches may be closer than you think.

Contact Center 38

Contact Center contact center workforce Interactive Voice Response Personalization 38

Verint

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

It’s the Verint Engage global customer conference, and registration is underway for this year’s event at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel May 14 – 17. Inspiration. Professional growth. Networking. There’s a single event that can help you with all of these—and help you better leverage your Verint solutions, to boot.

Entertainment 36

Entertainment Best practices Journey mapping Management 36

Verint

MAY 2, 2017

As we have covered in previous blogs, Verint is a company that is committed to developing customers for life. We recently announced that we have received perfect scores—five out of five—in several key product satisfaction categories in DMG Consulting LLC’s new “2017/2018 Workforce Management Product and Market Report.”.

Enterprise 35

Enterprise Management Consulting Consulting 35

Verint

MARCH 29, 2018

and author of Before Happiness and The Happiness Advantage, will be a keynote speaker at the Verint Engage global customer conference at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel May 14 – 17. Shawn Achor, founder, GoodThink, Inc.

Big data 23

Big data Journey mapping Customer Experience Management 23