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How Intelligent Contact Center Technology Reduces Agent Attrition 

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Contact center agent attrition can be as high as 38% — and it’s not hard to understand why. It can be a thankless, unappealing job, pushing employees to leave or causing potential employees to avoid applying for contact center jobs altogether. What Causes Contact Center Agent Attrition?

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Effective Time Management Techniques for Contact Center Agents

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Excellent time management is crucial in a contact center. Being able to strategically plan and prioritize tasks not only ensures your customers get the service and support they need in a timely manner, but it also increases agent productivity, decreases overall stress, and improves job satisfaction.

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7 Proven Ways to Manage Contact Center Agent Staffing Shortages

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If you’re a contact center professional, you’re probably feeling the pain of agent staffing shortages. in July 2021 , higher than pre-pandemic levels, yet the news is full of stories about businesses of all sizes across industries having difficulty finding employees. Higher queue times. Don’t despair.

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How Can Payers Improve Member Experience and Efficiency at the Same Time?

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Contact centers are the main touchpoints with members, greatly impacting overall member satisfaction. In fact, more than four out of ten members (43%) report that they prefer the call center as the primary channel for communicating about their health plan. Consumers faced long wait times to reach an agent.

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Banking Needs Humans & Machines to Deliver Better Experiences

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Between 2020 and 2021, financial technology adoption grew from 58% to 88% of U.S. Traditional banks did amazingly well in playing catch-up on digital transformation, but they didn’t necessarily perform as well when responding to the overwhelming volume of ensuing contact center interactions. And shift we did.

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Guest blog: The Future of Customer Service: Changes & Challenges in 2022

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Ultimately, customer service and contact centers have not been immune to these changes. In this article, we’ll look at some of the new challenges that have emerged to impact contact centers. For contact centers, this means that outsourcing, IVRs, and seasonal hiring practices will have to change.

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Why are Contact Centres Adopting a Digital-First Strategy?

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This blog will cover the key reasons why contact centres are adopting a digital-first strategy to meet their customers’ ever-evolving service expectations, and what this means for the future of contact center solution providers. Traditional contact centers severely limit the level of personalization that agents can offer.

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