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On-Site vs Virtual Procurement: The Best Way to Find Your Contact Center Outsourcer

BlueOcean

In our world of outsourced customer care solutions, one of the big challenges we continue to wrestle with on the sales side of things is the significant change in the contact center RFP process. In the olden days (pre-2020,) vendor meetings frequently involved calling into a conference line.

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Blue Ocean Wins 2024 Silver Stevie® Award for Contact Center Provider of the Year

BlueOcean

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. The company received a Bronze Stevie in 2017, a Silver Stevie in 2019, and another Silver Stevie in 2020.

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Inform Your Decision to Move to Cloud Contact Center Technology – Latest Analysis from Omdia

NICE inContact

Moving to cloud contact center technology is not a question of if, but when. In 2020, 66% of companies are accelerating their move to the cloud as a result of the pandemic. When your contact center is ready for this transformation, Omdia has provided an important resource to help.

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60 Customer Care RFP Questions for the Contact Center of 2020

BlueOcean

2020 has marked the workplace like no other year in recent history. We have highlighted the new questions for 2020 in bold so you can skip right down to those if you want.). Technology. A vendor’s technology stack is the make-or-break factor in their capacity to pivot and adapt to situations like the recent pandemic.

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8 Contact Center Trends to Watch in 2020

Over the last decade, many of the trend predictions for contact centers have revolved around AI, omnichannel technology, digital transformation, a growing focus on employee experience, and the evolution of analytics. What does 2020 look like for this industry?

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Contact Center Digital Transformation – The Essential Stages for a Smooth and Successful Transition

Comm100

Call centers are evolving to become contact centers in increasing numbers, supporting a wide variety of contact channels for customers. In this article, we’ll explain why contact centers need digital transformation, and what steps you need to take to ensure a smooth and successful transition throughout your organization.

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60 Customer Care RFP Questions for the Contact Center of Today

BlueOcean

2020 marked the workplace like no other year in recent history. Technology A vendor’s technology stack is the make-or-break factor in their capacity to pivot and adapt to situations like the recent pandemic. How do you support the remote and/or physically distanced work environment from a technology perspective?

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The Future of Contact Centers: A New Paradigm for Superior Customer Experience

Speaker: Jim Rembach, Editor in Chief, CX Global Media

Most contact center leaders view the touchpoint from agent to customer as the most important. The touchpoint from contact center leaders to their employees has become essential in order to introduce these new technologies as a form of empowerment rather than a total replacement.

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The Post-Covid CX Powered by AI

Speaker: Brian Morin, CMO, SmartAction & Aarde Cosseboom, Director of GMS Technology and Product, TechStyle Fashion Group

Adapting to a post-COVID world means recession-proofing your contact center with AI that reduces reliance on live agents with virtual agents that are always on, perfectly trained, and at a fraction of the cost. Thursday July 16, 2020 11AM PST, 2PM EST, 6PM GMT Sketch a back-of-the-napkin ROI in minutes.