ProProfs Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This trend of call centers for chat support shifted to contact centers for chat support when internet usage became quite popular. And that’s not the only change businesses had to accommodate while running a contact center for chat support. Challenges Faced by Contact Centers. That’s not all.

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TRUSTID

APRIL 27, 2018

For several years contact center and security analysts have warned about the dangers of relying on knowledge-based authentication (KBA) to identify callers over the phone. Some of the survey’s top findings included: An overwhelming 92% of contact centers still use personal information to authenticate callers.

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TRUSTID

APRIL 27, 2018

For several years contact center and security analysts have warned about the dangers of relying on knowledge-based authentication (KBA) to identify callers over the phone. Some of the survey’s top findings included: An overwhelming 92% of contact centers still use personal information to authenticate callers.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 3, 2023

Generally speaking, in the contact center space, people tend to look at the one-to-one interaction with an agent as the primary means of obtaining information about products and services. A functioning self-service system generally empowers clients with the tools and resources necessary for their inquiries. You guessed it; it’s money.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The average attrition rate for call center agents in the U.S. is between 30% and 45% annually, according to a NICE WEM Global Survey. In order to address this issue, contact centers must prioritize agent retention as a key strategy for success. This is significantly higher than other industries.

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Contact Center Pipeline

OCTOBER 23, 2019

For all the buzz about “bots” and Artificial Intelligence (AI) and their potential to make agent-supported contacts go away, agent-handled contacts still dominate for many centers. Yet contact centers face labor markets that are not conducive to hiring and retaining great agents.

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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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Customer Service Life

JANUARY 7, 2021

They boast a number of benefits for contact centers handling text-based support channels like email, chat, SMS, social media, and more, including: Improved speed and accuracy when interacting with customers. In contact centers handling text-based customer interactions, it’s not a question of whether or not agents use macros.

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ConvergeOne

MARCH 16, 2021

When it comes to contact center authentication, callers overwhelmingly prefer voice biometrics to knowledge-based security questions. Depending on the survey, the numbers suggest that at least 8 out of 10 callers prefer to be authenticated using voice biometrics over traditional knowledge-based authentication.

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InGenius

MARCH 26, 2020

In recent weeks, the need for contact center agents to work remotely has become a necessity. Contact center leaders may not be jumping for joy at the thought of managing a remote workforce for a variety of reasons, including an increase in the difficulty of effectively managing their teams. How can InGenius help?

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SharpenCX

JANUARY 27, 2021

Keep them in your internal knowledge base, so when agents feel stuck, they have a reference point to get back on track. Asking a customer to fill out a CSAT survey. You’ll get more CSAT survey responses when you follow up fast, and when you use channels that match your customers’ activity. Do you have an extra moment?

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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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Call Experts

JULY 28, 2022

Contact center support is a vital part of any business. A contact center can help save you time and money while delivering outstanding service to your customers. The right contact center will improve customer satisfaction , which leads to increased sales and profitability. What Is A Contact Center?

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Balto

JUNE 12, 2023

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email In today’s economy, contact center leaders are tasked with doing as much as possible with as few resources as possible. We talked to 400+ contact center leaders about exactly this phenomenon in order to understand how they are doing more with less.

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Myra Golden Media

APRIL 11, 2023

A whopping one-third of contact centers have laid off employees in the last 12 months, reducing their headcount by about 33%. Despite fewer resources and fewer employees, contact centers are expected to achieve the same or better results. But how can they achieve this? Learn more about Customer Service Master Class.

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Fonolo

MARCH 9, 2023

CCMC’s Customer Rage Study is a fascinating look at CX, designed to help customer service pros identify pain points and reduce customer complaints in the contact center. Here are some of the most common customer complaints in contact centers. How to Create a Useful Customer Perception Survey 10.

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Tethr

JUNE 5, 2020

Does your contact center need a morale boost? Improve employee morale and reduce call center stress using these strategies. Call center managers earn the respect of their employees by showing them that they are not above any task. As long as your reps have an updated knowledge base, scripts are not necessary.

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Balto

AUGUST 3, 2022

As the global economy shows signs of recession, the Conversation Excellence Lab wanted to understand how executives are planning to shift their contact center budgets, and how they view the future of the contact center as a whole. Is the contact center a drain on resources, a necessary expense to manage customer needs?

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Calltools

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Call center abandoned rates are calculated by dividing the total abandoned calls by the total number of calls. Abandon rates can provide insight into the overall performance of your contact center. As such, reducing your abandon rate is essential to running a successful contact center.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 18, 2019

This rings especially true in the contact center, where many of the simpler, repetitive tasks are still performed by humans. You also find that a large percentage of interactions deal with simple copy and pastes from your knowledge base. Would you consider that a great customer experience? Technology is on your side.

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Comm100

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

As companies everywhere see growing customer demand for self-service functionality in addition to their core service or support channels, knowledge bases play a large part in helping organizations to meet this need. Knowledge bases offer information that might otherwise only be available through a human.

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Eptica

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 6 factors driving contact center change. Author: Dharmesh Ghedia With customer service being at the top of the business agenda for organizations, what are the trends that are impacting contact centers? Published on: October 26, 2016.

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Balto

JUNE 20, 2023

And if you’re still relying on a traditional contact center model with long wait times, scripted interactions, and frustrated customers, your business is destined to lose a lot of customers, and concurrently, money. Modern contact centers can use conversational AI to meet customer demands. What is Conversational AI ?

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TechSee

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Contact centers are always looking for ways to reduce costs. This is particularly true during periods of uncertainty and economic downturn, when call center cost savings contribute to business continuity. The Best Call Center Cost Reduction Strategies. Improve AHT with knowledge bases.

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Balto

MAY 13, 2022

So much of the emphasis in contact centers is on providing the support and service that produce high customer satisfaction. However, we also need to focus on making sure our contact center agents are satisfied. However, we also need to focus on making sure our contact center agents are satisfied.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 18, 2023

Optimizing team productivity is the key to achieving this goal, and this comprehensive guide will walk you through the steps necessary to unlock your call center’s full potential. What is hyper efficiency in a contact center? A well-calibrated IVR system is the cornerstone for intelligent contact center automation.

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Vistio

JANUARY 5, 2022

Quality Assurance (QA) and Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) scores are almost always at the top of a contact center’s “most important” measurements list for CX success. Some contact centers have turned to Natural Language Processing (NLP) to solve the issue of sample size. Improving retention of information.

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Global Response

JULY 28, 2023

According to a customer survey by PwC , 80% of customers say that speed, convenience, knowledgeable support and friendly agents are the most essential factors in a good customer service experience. The post 5 Ways a Contact Center Can Help Improve Customer Retention appeared first on Global Response. Go above and beyond.

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TechSee

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Many field service organizations are shifting to an operating model that focuses on performance-based SLAs, where the priority is keeping customer equipment running at all costs. According to a 2019 Gartner survey, 19% of service companies already offer these contracts, and another 26% expected to do so within 12 months.

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Eptica

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Date: Monday, September 28, 2015 The evolution of contact center performance. Author: Pauline Ashenden In the past contact centers were often viewed as a cost cente r, meaning that the primary goal of companies was to run them as efficiently as possible while still responding to customers competently.

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Playvox

MAY 26, 2022

In addition to feeling the mental and emotional weight of consumer-facing jobs, remote contact center agents are experiencing redundancy that can make their jobs feel tedious. With an average contact center agent salary of $42,947, that’s almost $13,000 per agent. Hold times go down, and customer satisfaction goes up.

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Fonolo

DECEMBER 15, 2022

That all depends on the goals your contact center sets. It’s up to you to set those standards and provide the right support and motivation for your call center team to achieve them. And that can be an undertaking, considering all the areas of the contact center that can affect performance.

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pindrop

OCTOBER 12, 2021

For the contact center, the implications should be an encouraging sign for a financially healthy 2021. Nearly 60% of consumers surveyed reported that they are more interested in saving, investing, or getting a loan today than they were just one year ago. Balancing Service & Security in the Call Center.

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CX Accelerator

JANUARY 7, 2019

This is exciting because we communicate with our customers via text whether it’s through inbound support messages, transcribed phone calls, or voice of customer survey responses. Imagine you’re on a company’s website and are searching through their knowledge base for an answer to a question before contacting customer service.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2022

A contact center serves as a primary hub for customer service through which customers can connect with the organization around different mediums. Finding the best contact center service for your business can be challenging, as the total number of existing contact centers in this world is about one hundred and sixty thousand.

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TRUSTID

MARCH 29, 2019

As business leaders learn more about fighting fraud by better understanding shifts in fraud tools and tactics, our newly released 2019 State of Call Center Authentication survey helps answer these and other important questions around today’s call center threat landscape. Want to learn more?

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Customer Service Life

APRIL 27, 2018

As contact center leaders we’re often lightning rods for the latest, greatest technology on the market. Chattermill is a system that allows you to pull customer feedback from NPS (Net Promoter Score), CSAT (Customer Satisfaction), and CES (Customer Effort Score) surveys into one place. Click here to read the original.

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