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Onboard, Train and Engage Remote Agents with Gamification

Noble Systems

Contact centers have been hiring increasing numbers of work-at-home agents in recent years and it looks like this trend is expected to grow. According to the National Association of Call Centers, over 50% of contact centers in the United States tout that some percentage of their agents are now working from home.

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Facing the Future of Contact Center Employee Engagement

Verint

The question was, “What’s keeping you up at night when you think about your contact center in 2017 and beyond.”. The responses were remarkably similar—18 of the 20 customer service professionals I interviewed voiced their concern over what can be broadly categorized as employee engagement. Don’t Panic!”

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4 Ways to Improve Agent Engagement

USAN

Most contact centers have been optimizing the customer experience for years. They’ve started offering a more robust omnichannel experience, allowing customers to engage with them in myriad ways and enabling agents to provide proactive service efficiently and effectively. Why Boosting Agent Engagement Matters.

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Employee Engagement and Better Customer Engagement in 2016

Verint

While you may or may not have previously considered gamification a key part of these employee engagement efforts, it can help keep your employees focused on what matters and what helps drive the bottom line. After all, those are the people who serve your customers and help determine if they stay loyal or not.

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Don’t Motivate Today’s Employees with Yesterday’s Strategies

Verint

Rapidly changing technology, shifting work-life priorities, and a surprisingly high “disengagement rate” have all collaborated to drive the need for changes—big ones—in the contact center. of employees are disengaged. You can also try using gamification techniques to support ongoing knowledge and proficiency gains.

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

Noble Systems

COVID-19 has forced many contact centers to quickly transition from onsite to, in some cases, fully remote operations. This blog compiles the top five best practices to help those who are transitioning to, or looking to maintain, an at-home workforce to achieve the best outcomes. We are all learning as we go.

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An Introduction to the Virtual Call Center

Noble Systems

The virtual call center has become a hot topic, as the coronavirus pandemic has moved call center teams from centralized offices to individual homes. A virtual contact center is designed to support distributed workforces. Advantages of using a virtual contact center solution versus a traditional call center.