CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Ross Daniels at Calabrio shares his top tips for overcoming contact centre complexity to enhance customer and employee experiences. The first four are based on Clare Muscutt’s innovative human-centred model. Now it’s time to take a look at how to translate theory into practical steps for success. .

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Aspect

JUNE 15, 2018

Google demonstrated a product called Duplex – a human-sounding robot that can fulfil basic tasks such as phoning a restaurant to book a table and having an extended conversation with the person on the other end of the call, without them knowing they were speaking with a robot.

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Infinity

MAY 3, 2022

Contact forms, email, social media and even WhatsApp - you’d be forgiven for thinking that the humble phone call has fallen out of fashion. According to a survey , 75% of customers said human interaction is still important, even as automated solutions improve. What is call centre software? You’d be wrong.

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Callminer

AUGUST 6, 2019

Make sure the call center software you choose uses top notch encryption and the latest in security measures to keep your data safe. Contact center software has evolved as customers’ expectations and needs have shifted with the rise of mobile devices and social media. Be mindful of integrations. Ask reps if they like the software. “If

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Blueship Call Center

JUNE 21, 2023

Every business has administrative and operational responsibilities that divert time and energy away from client-facing operations. The work that office employees do provides the vital assistance needed to keep a business solvent. Operations supporting the back office support system are not simple.

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CSM Magazine

APRIL 22, 2021

Delivering a great customer experience (CX) is the ultimate aim of contact centres but how do organisations stand out from the crowd? CX is the most important aim of contact centres today and many professionals in the industry believe the customer service experience will impact brand loyalty even more than before the pandemic.

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CSM Magazine

MAY 5, 2022

With stress levels in contact centres as a constant, Magnus Geverts at Calabrio discusses how to balance the needs of employees and the business with a fresh approach to agent self-scheduling. This has hit the contact centre industry hardest, where higher-than-ever levels of stress are driving serious agent retention issues.

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CSM Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

In his final blog in the Connected Enterprise series Ross Daniels at Calabrio discusses the role of the contact centre. . At the same time, they share a unique opportunity to raise the profile of their customer service team or contact centre. Meanwhile, consider how your organisation interacts with customers.

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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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Eptica

DECEMBER 11, 2019

And what better way of doing this than exploring the 2019-20 Contact Babel UK Contact Centre Decision-Makers’ Guide , sponsored by Enghouse Interactive. per contact to £3.18. 37% of those polled by Contact Babel chose CSAT/NPS as the most important metric that they used. on average in 2018 to £3.89

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CSM Magazine

JULY 14, 2020

Unfortunately, the COVID-19 health crisis has also highlighted the darker side of human nature with credit card fraud surging 35% and reports that £4.6 Trust across the entire payment ecosystem – PCI DSS affects everyone from the contact centres offering card payments to their partners, suppliers and customers.

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Fonolo

MARCH 4, 2020

There, he served as a regional sales manager before progressing to become Head of Outbound Contact Centres, a role he served in for five years before moving onto multiple leadership roles in that company. “By His career kicked off with a campus hiring event out west, where he landed a job at RBC.

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Blueship Call Center

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Because doing so will enable them to keep and grow their customers. Call centers that are skilled in the expertise, technology, machineability, and resources needed for the operations may be used by businesses to Outsource Chat Support Services. Simply put, a trusted contact center outsourcing firm can help you grow your company.

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Enghouse Interactive

JANUARY 6, 2020

And what better way of doing this than exploring the 2019-20 Contact Babel UK Contact Centre Decision-Makers’ Guide, sponsored by Enghouse Interactive. per contact to £3.18 In fact, 16% of respondents in Contact Babel’s report say they’re already using AI and 31% are intending to implement it within 12 months.

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CSM Magazine

JULY 14, 2017

Customer satisfaction has always been a key contact centre metric, but now increased emphasis on customer experience has made it a focus for many boardrooms. . In fact, many contact centres find that most of the issues causing customer effort can be easily avoided with the right technology and process flow design.

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Fonolo

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

There, he served as a regional sales manager before progressing to become Head of Outbound Contact Centres, a role he served in for five years before moving onto multiple leadership roles in that company. Handpicked related content: 7 Things Great Call Center Managers Do Every Day.

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Callminer

JANUARY 18, 2021

Running a contact centre can be difficult, especially when your call centre operates in one geographic region while providing services to another. Read on to learn how your international contact centre can approach agent management optimisation, procedural improvements and more.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Advances in analytics and AI are pushing the barriers for Workforce Management (WFM) and Magnus Geverts at Teleopti, a Calabrio company, says it’s time to act now to take advantage of new initiatives, starting with a data-infused WFM strategy for better human interactions and superior customer experiences.

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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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aircall

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

It has been a simple task and easier for customers to reach you as they are directly in touch with the company. As the numbers of Internet users continue to grow as the days go by, people still prefer to gain answers from human beings instead of sifting the same information online. Click-to-call: how does it work?

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Callminer

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

COVID-19 led to new realizations about how call centers need to operate, including a shift to remote work , system-wide stressors and important shifts in customer experience and service expectations among consumers. Keep reading to see what is on the radar for 2021. Customers want a variety of channels to contact your agents.

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CSM Magazine

MAY 27, 2019

The reason for this is simple – customers have become increasingly aware that sharing their data ultimately exposes them to the risk of privacy infringements and fraud. Human error and insider crime can be a very real threat to any company’s security. These days it’s not a matter of if, but when it is going to happen.

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Infinity

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

From improving the customer experience, enabling efficient operating systems, and helping you capture the overseas market there is a technological cog available to fit into every clock of your business. To keep up-to-date with every emerging technological advancement would be an unrealistic feat. Joss Croft | CEO, UkInbound.

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Callminer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Keeping an outbound call center operating efficiently means making the most of both the talent you have on hand and the tools you can afford to implement. Download the report, The Insider’s Guide to Outbound Contact Centers , to leant more about the outbound calling marketplace, as well as best practices for outbound contact centers.

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Callminer

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

An efficient call center operation hinges on the ability of management to identify flaws in their systems and practices as well as execute improvement plans to fix these quickly. An inbound call center operation handles customer queries, complaints, support requests and more. First Contact Resolution.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Jade Turley at Calabrio shows us how with a simple step-by-step guide. As a result, improving service levels is the top goal for 38% of contact centres in 2022. Next, understand why customers are contacting you in the first place to highlight crucial improvement opportunities. It need not be a complicated affair.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2021

At Insite Energy we provide heat metering, billing and payment services to landlords operating heat networks, providing a help-desk for residents of around 27,000 UK properties. While Insite Energy initially had a full-time customer service operation based in London, the company’s Trustpilot Rating had dropped to as low as 1.4

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Ed Creasey at Calabrio explores demographic trends and how the next generation of employees will thrive in contact centres provided they are given the correct technology to create the right environment. The same could be said of contact centres. Take Generation Z, Gen Z or Zoomers as they are fondly called. Aim for: 1.

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Select VoiceCom Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

With customers worldwide becoming more and more tech-savvy every year, companies are looking for ways to become more reachable, ensuring that their market sees them as dependable brands that can keep up with their demands. Hence, the customer service industry keeps evolving to cater to these changes.

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Babelforce

JULY 16, 2020

Contact centres are often faced with a myriad of issues when it comes to adapting and adopting practices and solutions that can transform the way they operate. Stakeholders understand the operational problems, the bottle-necks in service and support. Why is telephony such a challenge?

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JustCall

APRIL 24, 2023

You must consider this list of features carefully, by looking at which of them you would require for your daily operations. Introduction CallHippo is one of the most popular VoIP software providers in the market. It is a robust business phone system that includes features such as: Power dialer Smart switch Global connect, etc.

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RichCall

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

With the rise of technology that allows better customer service, customers are becoming more demanding – that’s why to satisfy and retain them, you need to develop your contact center in accordance with the worldwide trends. Contact Center and CX Research and Reports. Contact Center and CX Research and Reports.

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CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Keeping your data secure without stifling innovation is possible with a little planning and technology. Here are their thoughts and 3 ways to de-scope your contact centre. Three contact centre challenges. Contact centres accepting card payments often face an additional set of challenges: 1.

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Netomi

JANUARY 5, 2022

In the age of the internet, it is difficult to keep tabs on which thought leaders and influencers are the real deal, and which ones are not. Customer service leaders come in all shapes and sizes. This is especially true in the customer service industry. Follow Adam on Social Media: Twitter: Adam Toporek (@adamtoporek). Adrian Swinscoe.

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Enghouse Interactive

MARCH 18, 2020

At times of crisis, it has always been key that businesses have been able to keep up and running by ‘switching on’ homeworkers, using technology, online capability and cloud capability and now the ability to provide real time collaborative video connectivity is enriching the whole experience. Home working is nothing new of course.

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Kayako

OCTOBER 13, 2016

While great leaps and bounds have been made, it’s not been all positive for customers because companies simply can’t keep up with their demands. Can you imagine a world where customer service was over physical mail? Or, go further back in time: you purchase an item from an independent store, and when you get home you find it’s defective.

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JustCall

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Sales call centers have become essential to many businesses, serving as customers’ first point of contact and providing valuable support and assistance. Also, operating your own sales call center gives you complete control over all aspects of the sales process, from the technology used down to the script. But how and why?

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