Kustomer

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Truly successful contact center agents require more guidance than just initial onboarding and training. If managers can learn how to train well from the beginning and eventually shift to customer service coaching, then anxiously micromanaging employees can become a failed tactic of the past. What is Customer Service Coaching?

Customer Service 98

Customer Service Training Exercises Feedback 98

Help Scout

AUGUST 11, 2021

One of the best ways to stay current with trends and customer needs is by following customer service blogs. Below are nine customer service blogs we love, with breakdowns of what content you can expect to find on them and details on why they’re so amazing. 5 Keys for Coaching CSMs to Have Strategic Customer Conversations.

Customer Service 82

Customer Service eBook Leadership Resources 82

NICE inContact

JUNE 5, 2019

Just calling to let you know your results came back and your levels are too high. However, every day in the contact center, supervisors and managers send incomplete messages to their agents, failing to prescribe what “medicine” is needed to correct their performance problems. “Hey, Mrs. Comer, this is Sally from Dr. Jones’ office.

Contact Center 136

Contact Center Average Handle Time Exercises Interaction 136

NICE inContact

AUGUST 13, 2019

NICE inContact CXone call center software helps contact center managers deliver great customer experiences, engage contact center agents, and reduce costs. CXone provides unified administration that simplifies contact center management.

Contact Center 136

Contact Center Call Center Omni-Channel Analytics 136

NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Call recording software is a foundational component of contact center operations but often under valued and taken for granted. Similarly, recording software powers other contact center activities but it’s not until the contact center experiences a failure that most really stop to think about its critical implications.

Call Recording 136

Call Recording Contact Center Call Center Transportation 136

TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

As companies embrace the digitization of customer support, the new standard is much more than a phone conversation with a call center representative or a visit from a field agent. With a career spanning over 20 years, Eric has an extensive amount of experience in Contact Center and 3rd party and onshore vendor management.

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Customer Service Contact Center Chief Customer Officer Call Center 251

NICE inContact

JULY 25, 2019

Retaining call center agents doesn’t occur by chance, it happens by implementing practical, proven retention tactics. Check out these five tactics to retain your top call center agents: 1) Recognize Your Agents. Recognition can be monetary, but the good news is that it doesn’t have to be fiscal to be effective.

Call Center 141

Call Center Gamification Contact Center Social Media 141

Calabrio

DECEMBER 18, 2020

This is especially true for contact centers that, at the forefront of the customer experience, have access to vast amounts of data containing highly valuable customer information. Analytics software is helping contact centers tap into that information for a better understanding of customer preferences, expectations and requirements.

Contact Center 162

Contact Center Leadership Self Service Analytics 162

Playvox

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Advances in technology allow contact centers to use data in much more manageable ways, redefine how to engage with customers, gain efficiencies, and leverage actionable insights to improve quality management (QM) and the customer journey. How Quality Management Processes Have Shifted It could be called the perfect storm for contact centers.

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Contact Center Management Effort Score Call Center 75

Uniphore

JUNE 17, 2021

Few KPIs have a bigger influence on the customer experience than First Call Resolution (FCR). When customers call in with an issue, they expect it to be solved then and there. Calls that are unresolved, require multiple contact points or—worst of all—are dropped can frustrate customers to the point of no return. Did you know?

Self Service 182

Self Service Call Center First Call Resolution Social Media 182

Calabrio

DECEMBER 18, 2020

This is especially true for contact centers that, at the forefront of the customer experience, have access to vast amounts of data containing highly valuable customer information. Analytics software is helping contact centers tap into that information for a better understanding of customer preferences, expectations and requirements.

Contact Center 130

Contact Center Leadership Self Service Analytics 130

NobelBiz

MARCH 19, 2024

Call center dashboards play a vital role in contact centers. Call center dashboards provide the kinds of insights and metrics that contribute to having improved agent performance and more successful campaigns. Table of Contents What is a Call Center Dashboard?

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Call Center Contact Center Average Handle Time Multi-Channel 59

Uniphore

JUNE 15, 2021

Call Center Life. Your Call Center Is a Glass House. From toxic interactions to unrealistic expectations, unhappy agents have made a glass house out of call center life. From toxic interactions to unrealistic expectations, unhappy agents have made a glass house out of call center life.

Call Center 162

Call Center Social Media Contact Center System 162

Playvox

MARCH 27, 2023

Operating a successful contact center demands attention to a wide range of factors, from investing in your agents’ well-being and training to implementing the right tools and technology. Revolutionize Your Customer Support Center Productivity: 10 Proven Strategies 1.

Contact Center 84

Contact Center Gamification Training Chatbots 84

NICE inContact

JUNE 21, 2019

The good news: The company’s main contact center had been successfully using CXone for five years. Nearly 200 agents make 30,000 outbound calls each day. New opportunities for coaching emerged, and call quality and conversion rates rose. Check Into Cash had both good news and bad news. With 800+ stores across the U.S.,

Contact Center 136

Contact Center Call Center Metrics Retail 136

Call Experts

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Today, customer support plays a pivotal role in maintaining and growing a loyal customer base, enticing many companies to hire a contact center for their answering services. Ultimately, a well-managed contact center can be the lifeline of your customer service operations. However, not all contact centers are created equal.

Contact Center 105

Contact Center Call Center Guidelines Customer Satisfaction 105

NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Contact center managers know that quality monitoring and management is necessary to maintain or improve Customer Satisfaction (CSAT). It can be difficult, however, to tie contact center contributions to CSAT and then to resulting dollars, making it even more difficult to justify needed quality management investments.

Contact Center 154

Contact Center Average Handle Time First Call Resolution Measurement 154

Call Experts

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Behind the Scenes: A Day in The Life of a Call Center Agent Have you ever wondered what is it like for the call center agent answreing my phone when I partner with Call Experts? Performance Metrics in the Call Center Call center operations rely heavily on performance metrics to evaluate and improve efficiency.

Call Center 59

Call Center Net Promoter Score NPS Average Handle Time 59

Call Experts

APRIL 8, 2024

Today, customer support plays a pivotal role in maintaining and growing a loyal customer base, enticing many companies to hire a contact center for their answering services. Ultimately, a well-managed contact center can be the lifeline of your customer service operations. However, not all contact centers are created equal.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Call Center Guidelines Customer Satisfaction 52

NICE inContact

OCTOBER 29, 2019

But like many companies that transition their operation from call center to contact center as they grow, Radisson realized there was a definite disconnect: it was using an out-of-date, on-premises Avaya system to manage its global network of contact centers and BPOs. Radisson’s contact centers operate 24/7, handling 2.8

Contact Center 120

Contact Center Hotels Guest Experience Groups 120

NobelBiz

JUNE 19, 2023

The modern world is centered on the concept of immediacy and the ability to obtain information instantly. By harnessing cutting-edge technology and advanced analytics, call centers can gain valuable insights into their operations as they unfold , making informed decisions in the heat of the moment. What is Real-Time Monitoring?

Call Center 52

Call Center Contact Center First Call Resolution Metrics 52

Uniphore

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Contact centers can have the best customer service agents and the latest and greatest technology. Contact center leaders have a lot on their plate–from ensuring customer satisfaction and encouraging technology adoption to keeping agents happy and well-trained. Experience on the Frontline.

Contact Center 130

Contact Center Leadership Training Technology 130

Stella Connect

JANUARY 4, 2022

Customer service coaching refers to the practice of ongoing communication between the agent and their manager to hone in on how to improve on specific skills, achieve specific goals, and develop their craft so they can handle even the most difficult customer interactions. Coaching Customer Service Agents for Individual Growth. “A

Customer Service Training 97

Customer Service Training Training Tips Customer Service 97

NICE inContact

AUGUST 28, 2019

Contact center managers often tell us, “My contact center. Similarly, when you solicit customer feedback on their experience or interaction with your contact center, you are getting their perception or opinion of the experience at that specific moment in time.

Survey 139

Survey Contact Center Net Promoter Score Omni-Channel 139

BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

It’s 2019, which means contact center metrics from 1999 are almost old enough for their first legal beer (and already knocking them back in Canada.) That said, the contact center accumulates millions of data points every single day. Fighting the Cost Center Mindset. How do we use that data to improve the customer experience?

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Metrics Customer Care Measurement Contact Center 219

NobelBiz

APRIL 18, 2023

Are you a call center operations manager striving to enhance your team’s productivity and deliver hyper efficiency in your daily operations? Today, hyper efficiency is no longer a luxury but a necessity for call centers looking to thrive and outperform their competition. What is hyper efficiency in a contact center?

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Call Center Management Gamification 52

Kustomer

JUNE 27, 2022

How to Choose the Right Customer Service Software How to Measure the Effectiveness of Customer Service Performance. Additionally, these tools are effective allies to your human support teams or individual employees, as they can take on the burden of more repetitive, basic requests and queries.

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Software Tools Customer Service Self Service 98

Upstream Works

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is going to be a defining trend for contact centers in 2023, and IT leaders must be prepared to think broadly about the possibilities. Contact center technologies have long been built around that model, but as digital transformation impacts all facets of work and life, customer expectations have evolved.

Contact Center 78

Contact Center Self Service Chatbots Analysis 78

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Kathleen Hettinger, discusses the importance of handling breaking news and how your organization should be prepared. So how can your contact center best prepare for breaking news? Routing calls can be a big challenge during peak times caused by breaking news.

Contact Center 84

Contact Center Social Media Guidelines Training 84

NICE inContact

AUGUST 6, 2019

1) Centrally managing next generation digital interactions in the contact center. Today in most company’s ownership of digital channels is siloed outside the contact center, typically in marketing. In fact, doing so ensures the most efficient, cost-effective way to solve many problems.

Self Service 159

Self Service Omni-Channel Contact Center Fashion 159

BlueOcean

OCTOBER 10, 2016

But in the end, you decide to make the dreaded call to customer service. No matter what action you take, the point is that your journey as a customer started before you made that call. But too many contact centers assume the opposite; that your journey starts the moment an agent picks up the phone. Communication is key.

Customer Journeys 120

Customer Journeys Contact Center Call Flow First Call Resolution 120

NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The call center industry has been changing faster than ever, due to technological breakthroughs and constantly evolving customer demands. The drastic changes of the past few decades have caused a complete shift to high-tech modern solutions, where software has become key in transforming day-to-day call center operations.

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Call Center Self Service Software Contact Center 59

Call Experts

JULY 27, 2023

A customer service call center serves as the backbone of a company’s customer service operations, providing a centralized hub where all customer inquiries, requests, and concerns are addressed efficiently and effectively. That’s where a customer service call center comes in.

Call Center 52

Call Center Customer Service e-support Contact Center 52

NICE inContact

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

You’ve heard of quality management (QM), and your contact center probably has a quality program in place today. How much more efficient and effective would this capability make your current process? Your current system requires weeks to onboard and train new evaluators on how to find evaluations, create new forms, and be effective.

Analytics 138

Analytics Management Call Recording Contact Center 138

NICE inContact

AUGUST 6, 2019

1) Centrally managing next generation digital interactions in the contact center. Today in most company’s ownership of digital channels is siloed outside the contact center, typically in marketing. In fact, doing so ensures the most efficient, cost-effective way to solve many problems.

Self Service 136

Self Service Omni-Channel Contact Center Fashion 136

Upstream Works

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Contact center success is heavily dependent on the agents working the frontlines to service customers every single day. Contact center agent happiness and engagement go hand-in-hand with customer happiness and satisfaction. In fact, the two have a cause-and-effect relationship.

Contact Center 148

Contact Center Engagement Self Service Omni-Channel 148

NICE inContact

APRIL 13, 2016

The same is true of any industry including contact centers. You might be able to take phone calls with just phones, but you won’t be able to do a very good job with just the bare necessities. Here are five helpful tools that can solve common contact center issues and provide a better service.

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Contact Center Tools Management First Call Resolution 120