Playvox

JULY 14, 2023

Providing an ever-improving customer experience while boosting contact center agent productivity is paramount for your business. Here’s the blueprint for achieving greater agent productivity in your call center. The quality of customer service and support can also have an impact on the productivity of a contact center.

Contact Center 74

Contact Center Measurement Call Center How To 74

BlueOcean

JUNE 21, 2017

Looking for an outsourced contact center partner is one of the most complex undertakings for any strategic sourcing professional. It requires a thorough understanding of the contact center world as well as the inner workings of your organization’s processes, business objectives, and brand promises. Start with the Basics.

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Contact Center Tips Culture Call Center 174

BlueOcean

AUGUST 7, 2018

Contracting a new contact center outsourcer may be one of the most impactful decisions you make all year (no pressure, right?) Search online for vendors and assess their websites for culture fit, suite of services and solutions, and self-reported strengths. Draft Your Contact Center RFP. Planning for 2019 already?

Contact Center 189

Contact Center Effort Score Culture Fashion 189

BlueOcean

AUGUST 21, 2019

You’ll task your team with running a tight procurement process to assess potential contact center partners. And yes, the RFP can tell you a lot, but discerning which partner is exactly aligned with your long-term goals, your company culture, your customer base, and your team – well, that requires a site visit. 5. Culture.

Contact Center 159

Contact Center Culture Leadership Engagement 159

Playvox

APRIL 4, 2023

Every workplace has its pros and cons, but contact center agents have one of the toughest jobs out there. Just like agents are protecting your company, contact center leaders and managers need to protect them and their mental health. Burnout Burnout is at the heart of poor emotional well-being in a contact center.

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Contact Center Average Handle Time Study Feedback 78

BlueOcean

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

If enhancing your customer experience is a strategic priority over the next 12 months, you might be looking at putting out a contact center RFP or RFI early in the new year. While some industries benefit from limits, the contact center world is very dependent on more intangible factors like cultural alignment and customer experience.

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Contact Center Call Center Report Transportation 149

Playvox

MARCH 12, 2023

Running a smooth and efficient contact center can feel like the ultimate struggle, but don’t worry, you’re not alone. Providing noteworthy customer experiences is a top priority for any business, and a well-run help desk, support center, or customer service center is the key to improving contact center performance.

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Contact Center Strategy Gamification Customer Satisfaction 52

NobelBiz

MAY 6, 2022

Employees are the heartbeat of your call center. In fact, the average call center turnover rate is a high 36% , according to Call Center Helper. If you think about it, employees are the most important asset of your company. What is employee recognition?

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Contact Center Strategy Call Center Rewards Programs 52

Stella Connect

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

It’s no secret that call centers have high turnover. In fact, research shows that the average annual attrition rate for contact center agents ranges between 30 to 45%—an astonishing 2X the average annual employee churn rate for all other types of jobs in the U.S. Feelings of isolation.

Call Center 52

Call Center Contact Center Study Employee Engagement 52

NobelBiz

MAY 2, 2023

Welcome to this insightful blog post, where we discuss building a successful outbound lead generation strategy for contact centers. Not even the best salesmen in the universe can make a difference if the calls or contact attempts are not being answered. And no wonder. And no wonder.

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Contact Center Strategy Call Center Multi-Channel 52

Playvox

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

It’s hard to ignore the fact that contact centers are plagued with high agent burnout and turnover rates. According to industry studies , average annual turnover ranges between 30-45 percent – with some centers experiencing turnover into the triple digits. Some contact centers experience almost no turnover at all.

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Contact Center Gamification Culture Employee Engagement 68

Playvox

MARCH 12, 2024

Think about the last time you reached out to a contact center for one of the services or products that you purchased. You could have contacted the company in a multitude of ways — chat, text, social media, or even an “old-fashioned” telephone call.

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Contact Center How To Call Center Gamification 78

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. Agent Engagement. Need some insight?

Contact Center 120

Contact Center First Call Resolution Training Culture 120

NobelBiz

MAY 12, 2022

In this article, we’ll be looking at how to grow your company culture and keep your remote employees connected and involved. All this through the perspective of a seasoned skilled leader that knows how to create and develop a strong well-functioning company culture. Well, everything!

Employee Engagement 52

Employee Engagement Engagement Culture Contact Center 52

Call Experts

MAY 30, 2019

Employee engagement is the passionate communication and management of operational goals and company mission. Participation is the focus of many employee engagement models. In practice, it may appear like a complicated process to manage and optimize employee engagement. Technology influences employees.

Employee Engagement 60

Employee Engagement Trends Engagement Company 60

Stella Connect

MARCH 12, 2018

Employee engagement is one of the biggest drivers of customer service quality and employee retention. But many of them don’t have a formal call center rewards program in place. Designing a Call Center Rewards Program: 3 Questions You’ll Need to Address. They figure it’s out of their reach.

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Rewards Programs Call Center How To Contact Center 61

Talkdesk

MAY 6, 2019

Recent research shows that organizations with highly engaged employees outperform those with low employee engagement by over 200%. If your employees are punching the clock every day, putting on a thin facade of politeness with customers, just to stay employed—then you’re missing out. What’s in it for me?”

Employee Engagement 84

Employee Engagement Tips Engagement Contact Center 84

Integrity Solutions

MARCH 3, 2020

The most persistent contact center challenges can be overcome by making coaching a part of the culture and developing your agents’ listening and problem-solving skills. For several years we’ve been participating in Customer Contact Week (CCW), the world’s largest customer contact event series.

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Contact Center Culture Conference Call Center 62

COPC

JANUARY 15, 2024

has partnered with Centrical to bring you the Improving Contact Center Retention Series, where we explore how organizations can reduce early attrition. This second installment of the series will offer insights into onboarding best practices for new employees.  Onboarding is a “danger zone” for attrition.

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Employee Engagement Contact Center Training Call Center 80

Brad Cleveland Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

This has been a brutal few years for many contact centers. The work we’re handling has surged and become more complex, while the employees … Continue reading → The post Do your goals and metrics foster employee engagement? appeared first on Brad Cleveland.

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Employee Engagement Metrics Engagement Contact Center 46

Doing CX Right

JANUARY 17, 2022

Customer satisfaction is directly linked to employee engagement. The post 6 Ideas To Increase Employee Engagement appeared first on Doing CX Right. Learn & apply best practices to achieve loyalty and retention goals.

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Employee Engagement Engagement Customer Satisfaction Loyalty 59

Stella Connect

MARCH 12, 2018

Employee engagement is one of the biggest drivers of customer service quality and employee retention. But many of them don’t have a formal call center rewards program in place. Designing a Call Center Rewards Program: 3 Questions You’ll Need to Address. They figure it’s out of their reach.

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Rewards Programs Call Center How To Contact Center 40

Brad Cleveland Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The most customer-centric organizations build on a foundation of employee engagement. What’s behind that level of engagement? As it turns out the key driver is purpose.

Employee Engagement 50

Employee Engagement Engagement Customer Centricity Video 50

Magellan Solutions

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Outsourcing a call center is a promising idea, especially if you want to lower costs. What Is An Outsourced Call Center? Call center outsourcing is a business activity of subcontracting call center services like customer care and sales-related tasks. Improve employee efficiency.

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Call Center Call Center Solutions Contact Center Training 49

Playvox

JANUARY 25, 2024

Does your contact center “talk the customer talk” but sometimes gets stuck when it comes to matching up customer expectations with service and support delivery by your agents? Are you taking the right steps to evolve toward workforce engagement management? If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.”

Contact Center 77

Contact Center Omni-Channel Net Promoter Score Effort Score 77

Brad Cleveland Blog

APRIL 14, 2022

When you peel back the layers of any customer-centric organization, you’ll find a culture of honoring employees, encouraging their insight, and engaging them every step of the way. Customer experience is built on a foundation of employee engagement. What is employee engagement?

Employee Engagement 29

Employee Engagement Engagement Customer Centricity Culture 29

Brad Cleveland Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

This has been a brutal few years for many contact centers. The work we’re handling has surged and become more complex, while the employees … Continue reading → The post Do your goals and metrics foster employee engagement? appeared first on Brad Cleveland.

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Employee Engagement Metrics Engagement Contact Center 26

Stella Connect

JUNE 28, 2018

Just imagine what you could accomplish if call center attrition were a non-issue. As you built out your team, established agents would help guide newer agents and keep them engaged. If the above scenario reads like pure fantasy, you might think call center attrition is out of your control.

Call Center 40

Call Center Contact Center Effort Score First Call Resolution 40

BlueOcean

JUNE 26, 2018

When it comes to customer experience, there’s a lot of cross-over between the hospitality industry and the contact center industry. Today, what matters most is the cultural fit. What does a “rooms per shift ratio” have to do with contact center operations, you might ask? Empathy is key. We want to hear from you.

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Customer Service Hospitality Contact Center Hotels 353

Stella Connect

JUNE 28, 2018

Just imagine what you could accomplish if call center attrition were a non-issue. As you built out your team, established agents would help guide newer agents and keep them engaged. If the above scenario reads like pure fantasy, you might think call center attrition is out of your control.

Call Center 40

Call Center Contact Center Effort Score First Call Resolution 40

Brad Cleveland Blog

APRIL 14, 2022

When you peel back the layers of any customer-centric organization, you’ll find a culture of honoring employees, encouraging their insight, and engaging them every step of the way. Customer experience is built on a foundation of employee engagement.

Employee Engagement 26

Employee Engagement Engagement Customer Centricity Culture 26

Playvox

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Not only do contact center agents want additional flexibility in their work schedules, but many leaders saw that agents did not need to be in a defined office space to get their jobs done well. By applying scores and prizes to your employees’ everyday tasks, you can make work feel more enjoyable and increase employee engagement.

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Management Gamification Contact Center Policies 88

Stella Connect

MAY 4, 2017

This year’s ICMI Contact Center Expo & Conference in Orlando (May 22-25) promises to be quite an event. These are the topics we feel are particularly important for contact center leaders to focus on in their efforts to build world-class service organizations and stronger brands. “How Before You Go. Tuesday May 23, 3.15-4.15pm.

Contact Center 40

Contact Center Omni-Channel Conference Employee Engagement 40

Brad Cleveland Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The most customer-centric organizations build on a foundation of employee engagement. What’s behind that level of engagement? As it turns out the key driver is purpose.

Employee Engagement 26

Employee Engagement Engagement Customer Centricity Video 26

Stella Connect

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Even with all the right performance management pieces in place—robust call center training programs, regular QA reviews, and employee engagement initiatives—many customer service leaders can’t figure out how to crack the code. It’s a lack of transparency on the contact center floor.

Contact Center 49

Contact Center Feedback Management Effort Score 49

RapportBoost

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Read the transcript below: Nicholas Rodriguez: …the highest priorities for Contact Centers that focus on the customer. So, Talkdesk Enterprise Contact Center empowers companies to make their Customer Experience a competitive advantage. So, without further introductions, let’s go ahead and get started.

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Contact Center Customer Centricity Omni-Channel Chatbots 40

Stella Connect

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Contact center attrition is one of the biggest challenges brands face. The continuous cycle of hiring and onboarding new agents and ramping them up to full productivity can cost a customer service organization roughly $10,000-$15,000 per employee. Focus #1: Build a Culture of Service. But it’s not an easy thing to create.

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Contact Center Effort Score Culture Feedback 43