Call Center Weekly

OCTOBER 9, 2017

By Sean Hawkins Organizations that understand the true value of professional development, culture, innovation, and creativity, also recognize the value of continuously educating their employee base. How then does a well trained contact center impact customer experience? Without them, there is no development!

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ShepHyken

JUNE 28, 2019

In the contact center industry, for example, there are fewer phone conversations going into customer support centers than in the past. In this world of increasing self-service interactions, the moments when a customer connects to a support agent are becoming less frequent.

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HGS

JANUARY 25, 2021

Ready to modernize your contact center? Tis the season for contact center trends, predictions, and “must-watch” lists. Gartner ranks trends such as digital experience platforms, Internet of things for customer service, natural language processing, 360-degree view of customers, chatbots, robotic process automation, etc.

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BlueOcean

APRIL 16, 2024

Blue Ocean, a world-leader in customer care solutions, was awarded a Silver Stevie® Award in the “Contact Center Outsourcing Provider of the Year” category at the 18th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. This is Blue Ocean’s fourth Stevie Award. Another judge wrote, “Wow!

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Fonolo

MARCH 28, 2023

Customer experience managers in the contact center have never mattered more. Because even though most businesses work hard to offer excellent service , today’s savvy customers notice so much more. They also share and compare their experiences with your business against the biggest brands in the world.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 22, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 4 Ways to Scale up Convenient CX for Modern Customers by NICE (NICE) The easier things are for your customers, the better they are for your organization. It’s time to start driving better customer experiences today.

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NobelBiz

MARCH 26, 2024

While there’s no one-size-fits-all solution to address all operational and customer-related challenges for businesses, Customer Experience Automation (CXA) has emerged as a compelling strategy for a lot of businesses these days. Table of Contents What Is Customer Experience Automation (CXA)?

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Contact centers are like people: We’re all at different stages, chugging along healthily but sometimes faltering along the way. As we begin to look back at 2018, one thing is becoming clear: Not every contact center is created equal. All contact centers face barriers, and you certainly know your own intimately.

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Calltools

MARCH 6, 2024

Establishing trust is essential to conversions for contact center agents. Whether calling new leads or existing customers, preview dialers can improve the customer experience and set your business apart from the competition. In turn, this builds trust and rapport, which makes conversation easier for customers.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Is Customer Experience dying? At the very least, Customer Experience is dying as we know it. Customer Experience as we know it is dying because of a few factors. Organizations want to fix one thing and then go on about their business with an improved Customer Experience. . Maybe it is.

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NobelBiz

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

As businesses prioritize customer satisfaction, understanding the nuances of measuring Customer Experience Return on Investment (CX ROI) has emerged as a strategic imperative. Customers who enjoy positive interactions are more likely to become repeat buyers, brand advocates, and contribute to a lower churn rate.

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Calltools

AUGUST 10, 2022

That means that the primary goal of a contact center should be providing a seamless and efficient customer experience. Anything less will cost your company new customers and encourage established customers to go elsewhere. Knowing your audience is the first step to creating an engaging customer experience.

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Fonolo

DECEMBER 2, 2021

From retail to tourism to food service, almost every sector is currently experiencing major labor shortages , and contact centers are no exception. A reduction in available childcare workers has left many contact center agents without adequate care for the kids, forcing them to leave their positions. Plus, so much more.

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CX Global Media

JULY 8, 2019

The first step in the contact center agent journey comes with the hiring process. In my experience as a practitioner, solution provider, learner and educator in the contact center industry, I’ve reached the conclusion that we have a massive education opportunity. Free Access.

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Expivia

MARCH 1, 2022

Not only can repeated calls frustrate a customer, but they also add unwanted costs to running your call center. That’s why it’s crucial to educate your agents on the importance of resolving the customer’s issue and resolving it on the first call. Educate them about your client’s product.

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Customer Relationship Metrics

JULY 26, 2017

It’s just the nature of the contact center industry. Or is it time to put humanity into your contact center? It’s time to put humanity into your contact center.” Managing a contact center is fast paced and furious. Doing things the popular way in the contact centers no longer works.”

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Callminer

AUGUST 1, 2017

To gain some insights into the strategies and tactics call centers can use to boost efficiency and arm you with effective strategies you can put to use, we reached out to a panel of call center experts , managers and leaders and asked them to answer this question: “What is the most effective way for a contact center to increase efficiency?”.

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Playvox

APRIL 21, 2023

Customer service has gone digital — and your contact center needs to evolve with the times. As younger customers make up more and more of the marketplace, they’re shifting service preferences toward digital channels. What Is Omnichannel Customer Experience?

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Hodusoft

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Contact Center Technology Trends to Watch in 2022. The contact center trends too, changed completely driven by the pandemic. 2020-21 saw most contact centers make a shift to cloud contact center software. So, what contact center technology trends can one expect in 2022.

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TeleDirect

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

At TeleDirect, we deliver cloud-based contact center solutions to companies and industries across America. Read our guide to cloud-based customer service to learn more about it. Cloud Contact Center: What Is It & How Does It Work? Customer contact centers have come a long way.

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The State of the Contact Center in 2020 is a far cry from where we expected it to be this time last year. Read the Full Report, FREE: Download The State of the Contact Center in 2020 Industry Report. Contact Centers Adapted Fast. Contact Center Budgets Are Shrinking. Good times.

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Hodusoft

MARCH 13, 2024

Optimizing Customer Support in the Financial Sector: How BPO Contact Centers Can Add Value In the present age, financial institutions are grappling with a wide range of challenges. Poor customer support not only affects satisfaction but can also harm the reputation of financial organizations. percent from USD 90.57

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CX Global Media

JUNE 27, 2017

This has left your contact center vulnerable. To fraudsters, they see your contact center as a huge fraud opportunity. Why your contact center is a massive fraud risk” Click to Tweet. Educating Contact Centers. Matt Raymond from Pindrop talks fraud detection in contact centers.

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CSM Magazine

JUNE 12, 2023

In today’s digital age, contact centers play a critical role in customer support, sales, and overall communication between businesses and their clientele. Unfortunately, these centers have also become a target for fraudsters looking to exploit the vulnerabilities inherent in these systems.

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CX Global Media

JULY 9, 2019

The second step ( the first step ) in the contact center agent journey comes with the on-boarding process. In my experience seeing many contact center operations, I see this area of the agent journey being full of improvement opportunities. Linda Harden President and Publisher, Contact Center Pipeline.

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SharpenCX

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Some 32% of organizations were running their contact centers with cloud technology at the end of 2020. Whether your contact center intends to go back to the office or stay remote, the acceleration of digital transformation projects and jumps to cloud technology will continue. McKinsey & Co.

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NICE inContact

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Mike Bowman, Director of Operations for Educational Computer Systems Inc (ECSI) experienced his customer base (largely made up of students with loans) specifically telling him that they didn’t want to speak to agents, which led to him deploying an omnichannel contact center.

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Talkdesk

MAY 12, 2020

The latest trend in at-home agent training centers around online, specialized tools that offer hands-on practice with a contact center interface, testing employees’ ability to learn and adapt to a technology they’ll be using daily. Encourage them to introduce their role on the team as well as how the agents can contact them.

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CX Global Media

JULY 17, 2018

How would you describe your contact center supervisors? The fact is having high-performing contact center supervisors is no longer an optional extra for organizations, but even the best organizations don’t have time to figure all this stuff out. Ineffective? Overworked? Undertrained? Dream team? Click to Tweet ).

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Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 31, 2022

Stephanie wrote to us to ask about what to do about a price increase regarding their Customer Experience. Before we dive into how you can maintain and improve your Customer Experience even during a price increase, it is essential to appreciate the role of inflation in the broader economy. Subscribe today right here.

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Call Center Weekly

OCTOBER 13, 2017

By Sean Hawkins This is an exciting time to be in the contact center! The call center of old, is vastly different than today's contact center. Perceptions about the contact center Ask the average person, and they are likely to have a negative opinion of the contact center.

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Expivia

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Unraveling the Potential of Auto QA: Redefining Contact Center Evaluation Are you ready to uncover the transformative power of Auto QA? In the bustling world of contact centers, where every interaction holds significance, traditional quality assurance methods often miss the mark.

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Taylor Reach Group

APRIL 23, 2021

When your contact center manager leaves, or you create a new management position, you should always look for a long-term replacement, right? As part of regular succession planning, the organization should have identified one or more potential successors to the contact center manager. By Peg Ayers. Not necessarily.

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JustCall

JUNE 28, 2023

Thousands of contact center leaders and professionals from around the globe gathered at one of the largest contact center event series from June 19th-22nd, 2023 for Customer Contact Week at Caesar’s Forum in Las Vegas.

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JustCall

MARCH 7, 2023

Brands have already made the move to upgrade from basic call centers to contact centers for the agility and flexibility that they provide. Addressing this gap between expectation and capacity, contact centers offer extended functionality and better efficiencies. What is a Contact Center?

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 16, 2023

This article will define emotional intelligence, its benefits for contact centers, and how it improves the customer experience. In the next section, we abord the benefits of emotional intelligence for contact centers. Why Does it Matter for Contact Centers? What is emotional intelligence?

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Transparent BPO

AUGUST 5, 2019

Interview with Robert Gofourth, Vice President, Operations Strategy & Performance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Providing better customer experiences should be every contact center’s number one concern. “People call into contact centers for help, seeking resolution to a problem.

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