Callminer

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Talking to customers on the phone all day isn’t an easy job; that’s why it takes a special set of skills and characteristics to be a successful contact center agent. If you’re looking for ways to boost your agents’ performance, check out our white paper, Using Gamification to Improve Contact Center Performance.

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DMG Consulting

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

AI is the Tailwind for 2024 Contact Center Technology Investments On an annual basis, DMG Consulting conducts a worldwide survey of enterprise, customer experience (CX), contact center, and customer service executives and managers to ask about their top business priorities and technology investment plans for the following year.

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Monet Software

OCTOBER 15, 2018

For the first time in six years, the online magazine Contact Center Pipeline conducted a technology-based survey about the state of the industry. Six years is a long time given the speed at which technology changes – so how did the more than 200 contact center professionals respond this time around? Why Upgrade?

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Aspect

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

The world of contact center solutions is just a microcosm of the myriad of software applications used by enterprises moving inexorably to a Software as a Service (SaaS) model in the public cloud. For organizations thinking seriously about a cloud contact center, cloud WFM offers an initial low risk stepping stone.

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DMG Consulting

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

2024: The Year for Contact Center AI November, 2023 2024 is fast approaching, and contact center executives and leaders are trying to figure out how to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into their operations. There are many other AI-based/enabled applications making large contributions to contact centers today.

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Playvox

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Working with virtual teams of agents in your contact center can sometimes mean you feel disconnected from them — or even worried that you aren’t able to properly manage their performance. Agents who felt their contact centers were handling remote work well told us they appreciated: Clear expectations.

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DMG Consulting

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

2020 Contact Center Investment Priorities. DMG’s annual survey of contact center investment priorities for the year has confirmed the anecdotal data we’ve been hearing from companies. 2020 is looking to be an outstanding year for contact center investments. Cloud-Based Contact Center Solutions.

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Playvox

JUNE 28, 2022

While presenting a tremendous opportunity for business growth, this trend also creates challenges for contact centers. Customers now expect to do business with an omnichannel contact center that delivers consistent and seamless customer experiences regardless of the channel they use. What Is An Omnichannel Contact Center?

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Playvox

APRIL 4, 2023

Every workplace has its pros and cons, but contact center agents have one of the toughest jobs out there. Just like agents are protecting your company, contact center leaders and managers need to protect them and their mental health. Burnout Burnout is at the heart of poor emotional well-being in a contact center.

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Playvox

MARCH 12, 2023

Running a smooth and efficient contact center can feel like the ultimate struggle, but don’t worry, you’re not alone. Providing noteworthy customer experiences is a top priority for any business, and a well-run help desk, support center, or customer service center is the key to improving contact center performance.

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Taylor Reach Group

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The path to contact center modernization has never been straightforward when it comes to its navigating technology infrastructure. Costly,” “crowded,” and “confusing” are how business owners typically describe the process of selecting the right platforms to power their center. Customer Relationship Management (CRM).

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NICE inContact

APRIL 18, 2019

Have you noticed all the hype around using analytics in quality management, but haven’t utilized it in your organization? Will analytics really help your quality management program? Consumer surveys indicate unhappy customers, but your QM evaluations don’t reflect this. appeared first on NICE inContact Blog.

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NICE inContact

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

You’ve heard of quality management (QM), and your contact center probably has a quality program in place today. But what’s all this hype about using analytics to perform quality activities, and could it help you? This means fewer – but higher quality- evaluations.

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Playvox

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The road to the contact center of the future is winding and uncertain. Adapting to the work styles and learning preferences of your remote contact center agents is a smart place to start. What Does The Contact Center Workplace Of The Future Look Like? Flexibility, though, is the key to a smoother ride.

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Playvox

AUGUST 15, 2022

Contact centers succeed or fail on agent performance. Today’s top-performing contact center leaders know remote workforce training and agent engagement are the new imperatives for performance optimization. Recent research by Playvox sheds new light on the state of contact center remote work.

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Playvox

OCTOBER 12, 2022

For many remote contact centers, it’s time to shift into a busier season, when the stakes are especially high for customer experience. Most people, including customer service agents, are ready for a restart, which makes now the perfect time for contact center leaders to revisit their remote work playbooks.

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8x8

AUGUST 7, 2017

One area where business can often be improved through increased communication and transparency is the contact center. This post is the first of a three-part series that will help your company improve quality management in the contact center, leading to improved customer experience and satisfaction.

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DMG Consulting

JANUARY 29, 2021

2021: The Year of the Contact Center. Contact centers all over the world were forced to accelerate their digital transformation the moment the lockdown hit, as the alternative was not an option. Contact centers around the world have positioned themselves to come out of the pandemic stronger than they went in.

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Aspect

JULY 15, 2020

Contact centers, like most business, have had to find solutions to provide their essential service from somewhere other than densely populated offices where COVID – 19 might spread. For a period, it was mandatory that contact centers get agents out of the building. Below are some examples of the new agent UI: .

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Playvox

JANUARY 25, 2024

Does your contact center “talk the customer talk” but sometimes gets stuck when it comes to matching up customer expectations with service and support delivery by your agents? Are you taking the right steps to evolve toward workforce engagement management? It’s also sometimes referred to as quality assurance.

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Talkdesk

MAY 6, 2020

With the recent announcement of Talkdesk CX Cloud™, Talkdesk tackles one of the most painful and frustrating issues that customer-focused companies face: trying to deliver great customer experiences in the contact center while improving operational efficiency and reducing costs. One “throat to choke” for all service issues.

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Monet Software

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Your quality management (QM) program runs on data. If you’re not sure the policies you have in place are working, here are five tips to help you collect the best data to boost quality management. Before quality management can work, you need to be very clear on what you hope to accomplish.

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Playvox

MARCH 21, 2024

Let’s face it — no one contacts your contact center to tell the person who answers the phone, text, or chat to tell your organization that they love your brand, service, or product. Most interactions that contact center agents have daily are to solve a problem or issue, adjust a payment, or ask a clarifying question.

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Playvox

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

True quality management involves company leaders and employees identifying improvement opportunities and working together to resolve them. This is more important now with the rise of contact center agents working remotely. Sign up for our newsletter. What Drives a Collaborative Culture?

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Playvox

JANUARY 13, 2022

If your contact center is planning for the future, be sure to make employee experience and getting the right technology in place top priorities. We recently participated in a discussion with two industry experts that focused on megatrends that will impact contact centers in 2022. Technology always needs focus.

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Talkdesk

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Here are three tips on how to scale your contact center for the seasonal rush. Integrate with your ecommerce technology stack Seamlessly connecting your contact center to ecommerce platforms, such as Shopify and BigCommerce , allows valuable information from customer interactions to quickly reach your customer service agents.

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Playvox

MARCH 12, 2024

Think about the last time you reached out to a contact center for one of the services or products that you purchased. You could have contacted the company in a multitude of ways — chat, text, social media, or even an “old-fashioned” telephone call.

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Monet Software

AUGUST 29, 2018

Do you have a quality management program? You’d be surprised how many contact centers implement such a program and then check the “mission accomplished” box before moving on to something else. If you’re not sure where you stand on quality management, here are five signs that a fresh start might be recommended.

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Monet Software

JULY 4, 2018

Quality,” that elusive attribute for which a contact center strives, is always a challenge to achieve consistently. But maintaining quality is critical in every aspect of a company’s operation, and especially in the contact center where thousands of people have their first experience with how that company treats its customers.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 28, 2019

Contact center managers often tell us, “My contact center. needs a customer survey tool so I can know what my customers are saying.” And these managers – like most of us – are conditioned to automatically think only of customer service surveys when they hear phrase “voice of the customer program.”.

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Playvox

JANUARY 30, 2024

Numerous studies link employee satisfaction, performance, and engagement with management’s ability to provide actionable, positive feedback and coaching. Yet managers continue to fall short. According to a recent Gallup survey , only 23% of employees worldwide and 32% in the U.S. fall in the “engaged” category.

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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. That transformed call centers into contact centers. HoduCC – Contact Center Software.

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Monet Software

JUNE 29, 2021

The right approach to call center quality management builds agents’ skills and enhances workforce engagement. Quality assurance (QA) sessions are a primary vehicle for skills-building in any contact center. You might be surprised how the focus shifts. Here’s our take on that challenge.

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DMG Consulting

MAY 6, 2022

The Cloud Contact Center Land Grab Is On. THE contact-center-as-a-service (CCaaS) vendors have hit their stride by giving enterprises what they want—the ability to meet the dynamic omnichannel needs of their customers on an inbound and outbound basis. The future of contact center technology is in the cloud.

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DMG Consulting

DECEMBER 7, 2020

DMG Consulting Releases 2020 – 2021 Cloud-Based Contact Center Infrastructure Product and Market Report. Who: DMG Consulting LLC, a leading provider of contact center, back-office and real-time analytics market research and consulting services. 2020 – 2021 Cloud-Based Contact Center Infrastructure Market Report.

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