NICE inContact

AUGUST 24, 2017

for 2016, and courtesy and helpfulness of tellers or other staff was the top ranking subset, website satisfaction next and call center satisfaction rounding out some of the top categories of rating. The post What are Bank Contact Centers Doing Right? appeared first on inContact Blog.

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NICE inContact

DECEMBER 12, 2016

When I think about “great” service, I envision a customer interaction that required little customer effort, that was resolved on the first contact, by the first agent, and in which the agent served as a positive ambassador for the brand. But, does hiring great contact center agents equate to great service?

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NICE inContact

MAY 12, 2017

2017 was arguably the biggest and best year ever at Enterprise Connect 2017 for those who care about contact centers. For ten years, I have attended virtually every contact center session held at the show, the past few years as the Contact Center Track Chair. Is Cloud Contact Center the New Normal?

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 24, 2017

for 2016, and courtesy and helpfulness of tellers or other staff was the top ranking subset, website satisfaction next and call center satisfaction rounding out some of the top categories of rating. The post What are Bank Contact Centers Doing Right? appeared first on inContact Blog.

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NICE inContact

OCTOBER 17, 2018

billion in annual sales (2016). But the Houston-based company was losing sleep over its two contact centers. The post Mattress Firm’s Contact Center Rises and Shines – Improving QA Scores and Average Handle Time appeared first on NICE inContact Blog.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 23, 2016

While there are a few examples of great culture in the contact center world, there are just as many or more examples of notoriously bad company cultures. Most contact centers fall somewhere in the middle ground. As a contact center leader, where do you start that process? Till Your Land. Let the Sun Shine.

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NICE inContact

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Some of us have a hard time adjusting to a change in laundry detergent (you want me to switch from Tide to Gain?!) , so it is only natural that we and our agents sometimes have difficulty accepting and adapting to changes in our contact centers. Studies have concluded that 70% of change initiatives fail for a wide variety of reasons.

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Vonage

JULY 22, 2016

And for many of us working in the world of contact centers, we give a lot. In a recent study from Toister Performance Solutions , service expert Jeff Toister evaluated responses from more than 600 contact center agents with 74 percent self-reporting at risk for burnout. On the board. Endowed with service powers.

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Storyminers

JANUARY 24, 2017

We touched base with leading customer experience expert Mike Wittenstein to learn how you can make your contact center adaptive to customers’ evolving omni-channel expectations in 2017. What’s the most important thing contact center managers should prepare for in 2017? Here’s what we learned. 2: Serve before you sell.

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BlueOcean

JUNE 21, 2016

One of our most popular blog posts is 52 Contact Center RFP Questions to Ask Vendors. Choosing a contact center outsourcer is a huge investment. We’ve compiled a list of 51 contact center RFP questions to help you ensure you’re making the most informed decision. Writing Your Contact Center RFP Questions.

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Comm100

JULY 11, 2019

Closer to home and much more practically, let’s take a look at how AI is changing the contact center and customer experience, and where the impact is most significant. Specifically, we’ll focus on three applications of AI that will forever change how we build and run contact centers: Chatbots, analytics, and the agent experience.

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Calabrio

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

The contact center as profit driver: it keeps popping up on lists of top business trends for 2016. Surveys show 3 in 4 organizations now view the contact center as a key differentiator—no longer just a cost center. contact centers racked up more than 200 billion minutes of inbound calling.

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NICE inContact

OCTOBER 6, 2016

We are officially less than one week away from our biggest event this year, ICUC 2016 ! Make sure to check out all the integrations, software and services they offer that can help improve your contact center. We are excited for this year’s ICUC 2016 conference and can’t wait to see you in Orlando! Pick Your Sessions.

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NICE inContact

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

We are thrilled to announce that Customer Magazine has selected inContact My Agent eXperience™ (MAX) as a 2016 Customer Product of the Year. Each year Customer Magazine identifies outstanding achievements within the call center/CRM industry and awards the most innovative customer experience technology solutions.

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BlueOcean

JULY 5, 2016

With social networks evolving at a breakneck pace, that leads us to the question at the root of this post: what is the state of social customer care in 2016 and beyond? Social customer care is quickly becoming a standard offering in the contact center world. The post What’s the State of Social Customer Care in 2016?

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Experience Matters

DECEMBER 15, 2015

With this post, I’m declaring 2016 “ The Year of Emotion.”. We saw a surge of interest in the topic of culture in 2015, and we expect even more executives to begin the long-term journey of culture change in 2016. It’s once again the time of year for me to publish my CX trends. In my post last year I named 2015 “ The Year of Employee.”

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Call Experts

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

For reference, this count is almost 10 million higher than what we saw in 2016. With this steady growth and increase in demand, contact centers are a vital partner to support the holiday rush. . . With this steady growth and increase in demand, contact centers are a vital partner to support the holiday rush. . .

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Avaya

OCTOBER 7, 2016

The evolving demands of digital-savvy customers have a deep impact on the contact center. While these channels provide customers with the information they need, the contact center remains a predominant channel for customers to seek support when they truly need something done.

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 23, 2023

(This is updated version of our most popular blogs: 52 RFP Questions (2013), 51 RFP Questions (2016), 60 RFP Questions (2020)) Every few years we update our recommended list of contact center RFP Questions. How long have you been delivering AI solutions as part of your contact center services?

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 12, 2020

What if your employees had to work from home and you had to close your contact centers indefinitely? After establishing several businesses in the contact centre industry, Roger co-founded Limitless with Megan Neale in 2016. We all know we should expect the unexpected – that’s the nature of business.

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Lumoa

JUNE 23, 2021

In the past, contact centers could stay ahead of the curve as long as they ensured to utilize the right solutions and tools to service customers. According to a survey, CCaaS will grow to be the favored adoption model by 50% of contact centers by 2022.

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Eptica

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 6 factors driving contact center change. Published on: October 26, 2016. 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?

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Experience Matters

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

As you may know, Temkin Group labeled 2016 “The Year of Emotion” in its annual listing of customer experience trends. Because emotion drives loyalty. And yet, despite its significant impact on customer loyalty, organizations do not focus on emotion enough.

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Magellan Solutions

MAY 3, 2016

IBPAP delegation to CeBIT Australia 2016. Magellan Solutions was part of the IBPAP (Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines) delegation to CeBIT Australia 2016 in May 2-4 2016 at Sydney Olympic Park. Contact us today. Want to know more about how outsourcing can work for your business?

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Eptica

MAY 18, 2016

Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 Meeting the needs of contact center agents. Published on: May 18, 2016. Author: Anne-Merete Jensen Delivering a great customer experience is vital to every organization today – and much of the responsibility for delivering this comes down to contact center agents.

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NICE inContact

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

The contact center is truly the front line in this battle. You can hear me talk more about this topic during the Contact Center Market Update and Executive Forum on Monday, March 7 from 9:00-10:45 am. The top reasons we see many companies adopting the cloud : Achieving both customer experience and business goals.

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Comm100

JANUARY 14, 2016

As we enter 2016, it appears that this consumer behavior trend will continue through 2016 and beyond. Still, many companies have been slow to adapt their websites and infrastructure to accommodate this technological growth – however, this will change significantly in 2016. billion PC users.) What does this mean for your company?

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Storyminers

JANUARY 24, 2017

We touched base with leading customer experience expert Mike Wittenstein to learn how you can make your contact center adaptive to customers’ evolving omni-channel expectations in 2017. What’s the most important thing contact center managers should prepare for in 2017? Here’s what we learned. 2: Serve before you sell.

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Contact Center Omni-Channel Brands Hospitality 50

Uniphore

OCTOBER 19, 2015

The hottest trend in business today is what your call center is all about: extraordinary customer service. The writing is on the wall: By 2020, see fast resolution as their #1 need. Customer experience will make you or break you, but what exactly do you need to do to keep your customers satisfied? Read More.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 25, 2016

The traditional contact center organization has the greatest opportunity to transform its silos into the enterprise epicenter for customer interaction. If Gartner’s predictions ring true, contact centers have the opportunity to transform the enterprise to become the customer experience (CX) hub. Register today !

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Think Customers

JULY 26, 2016

As customers continue to increase their use of digital channels and self-service tools for customer service, it's only natural that the volume of calls hitting contact centers has been shrinking.

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Eptica

JANUARY 12, 2017

Date: Thursday, January 12, 2017 What were the top customer service trends of 2016? To help we’ve analyzed all 100+ posts published on the Eptica blog in 2016, and picked a top ten, based on a combination of readership and industry feedback. Published on: January 12, 2017. What do the findings mean for companies?

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NICE inContact

JANUARY 24, 2018

So many companies are enjoying the benefits of having moved their contact centers to the cloud over the past few years. Often companies started with a small deployment in one department and gradually grew that implementation to encompass all the contact center applications in the business. So, what comes next?

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Talkdesk

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Dreamforce 2016 was a whirlwind adventure jam packed with great conversations, captivating speaking sessions and a few amazing giveaways. Contact center supervisors can also take advantage of SMS reporting in both Talkdesk Live and Salesforce historical reports/dashboards. Not using Talkdesk for Salesforce yet?

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Myra Golden

JUNE 2, 2016

August 10, 2016 1:00pm ET – 2:00pm ET. Contact centers experiencing a high rate of call escalations due to employees’ inability to handle difficult customers. August 10, 2016 1:00pm ET – 2:00pm ET. September 14, 2016 1:00pm ET – 2:00pm ET. Contact centers experiencing excessive average call talk times.

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Myra Golden

JUNE 2, 2016

August 10, 2016 1:00pm ET – 2:00pm ET. Contact centers experiencing a high rate of call escalations due to employees’ inability to handle difficult customers. August 10, 2016 1:00pm ET – 2:00pm ET. September 14, 2016 1:00pm ET – 2:00pm ET. Contact centers experiencing excessive average call talk times.

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NICE inContact

MARCH 23, 2016

Robert Ballecer for This Week in Enterprise Tech at Enterprise Connect 2016. Hear what Rajeev had to say about inContact’s cloud contact center solutions , our strategy for leading the market in cloud technology, and how customers can properly deploy our solutions to meet their business needs. “If

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