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Can gamification be used for work-at-home (WAH) agents?

DMG Consulting

Question: Can gamification be used for work-at-home (WAH) agents? Answer: The forced migration of on-site contact center employees to work-at-home agents has renewed interest in employee empowerment tools. The benefits of gamification solutions go far beyond the crucial need to enhance employee engagement.

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Contact Center Trends 2021: The CX Watershed

Fonolo

After assessing how the pandemic had changed the call center in 2020 , we decided to peek over the parapet at 2021. We asked the contact center industry’s top influencers and business leaders what they thought the most significant contact center trends in 2021 would be. Contact Center Trends 2021.

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ROBUST KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CAN CUT COSTS

CCNG

Budgets are getting tighter, and executive teams are asking contact center leadership to do more with a lower headcount. The already frustrated customer is now stuck in a queue with a long wait; that’s because staffing levels are down because contact centers don’t have enough customer-facing workers. It’s a vicious cycle.

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8 Tips to Reduce Contact Center Costs

Fonolo

If this sounds familiar, don’t worry — it is possible to upgrade your call center infrastructure and reduce future contact center costs at the same time. Read on to learn how to offset call center costs, and ensure that your customer service operations meet the needs of the 21st-Century customer.

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3 Keys to Q4 Contact Center Success in 2021

Outsource Consultants

It’s because the ongoing labor shortage, paired with increased Q4 purchasing, is leaving many businesses that rely on contact center support exposed to looming CX disasters. Try These 3 Contact Center Strategies for Q4 Success. But why would anyone worry about potentially high sales volume? Tip the Scales with Technology.

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Ongoing Training is Critical in the Contact Center

Real Blue Sky

In our last blog post , we talked about how employee turnover rate can often be 100%+ annually in a contact center. The contact center is the heartbeat of every company. Advanced Technology in the Contact Center. Incentives and Gamification. Self-Serve Knowledge. Speech Analytics.

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8 Tips to Prepare Your Holiday Contact Center Agents

Calltools

The holiday season — less than seven weeks away now — is almost always the busiest time of the year for contact centers. This year will likely be the same, so contact center managers must prepare for the holiday rush. Follow these nine holiday contact center tips! Train Contact Center Agents.