NICE inContact

MAY 25, 2020

And, customer service and contact center functions among others are definitely starting to look at cutting costs. Infact, a recent IDG CIO Covid-19 research said that the #1 priority for leaders in the COVID-19 crisis, is process efficiency to drive costs down.

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Uniphore

JUNE 7, 2021

One of the most hyped new trends in the contact center is agent assist software. According to Forrester, 8 out of 10 tasks in the contact center can be automated. An agent assist tool can do its part by automating manual tasks such as: Screen pop customer info into relevant systems. Download Now.

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NICE inContact

MAY 25, 2020

And, customer service and contact center functions among others are definitely starting to look at cutting costs. Infact, a recent IDG CIO Covid-19 research said that the #1 priority for leaders in the COVID-19 crisis, is process efficiency to drive costs down.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 11, 2021

Contact center outsourcing has proven to be highly beneficial, but it isn’t without its faults. It is much cheaper to pay a BPO call center abroad than to hire and train an entire team on your own at home. Call spikes are probably the biggest challenge that contact centers face.

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BlueOcean

MAY 14, 2018

The purpose of a contact center RFP is no different: it’s an essential process to use when choosing an outsourcer. However, the contact center RFP is unique and can’t be modeled on the same old RFP template used for other services your company may procure. Sample Contact Center RFP Timeline.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 3, 2023

As businesses strive to provide exceptional customer experiences, call centers have become an increasingly important part of the customer service strategy. Contact centers are responsible for handling customer inquiries and complaints while providing solutions.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

If you run a call center, you know how important it is to provide excellent service to customers. That includes responding quickly to their inquiries and offering the best customer experience while maintaining excellent agent performance. That’s where the service level comes in. What can you do to improve?

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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. We’re both in the business of earning a customer’s repeat business through the quality of the experience we deliver. How do metrics and standards play a role in customer service?

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Pointillist

JANUARY 25, 2019

By Swati Sahai Call centers are an operationally-complex element of your business, but they play a big role in your customers’ experience with your company. So how can you balance the need for operational efficiency with meeting customer expectations? Many call center leaders view it as the most important KPI to track.

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NobelBiz

AUGUST 23, 2022

The phone channel is the most prosperous media, as clients share their problems (products, services, journeys, etc.). Call centers that use a Speech Analytics system may detect these friction areas and take steps to improve their goods and services, customer journeys, and agents’ handling of consumer demands.

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BlueOcean

MAY 29, 2019

Picture this: You’re in the RFP process for a new contact center partner. You know exactly what you need in regards to channel support, reporting metrics, technical capabilities, agent training, and more, and the contact center RFP makes sure you’re checking all the boxes. Obstacles to the On-Site Contact Center Visit.

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Magellan Solutions

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Empowering Your SME with Omnichannel Contact Centers. As many business practices continue to evolve, so does customer service, continuing to develop its channels in order to provide excellent service in more ways than one. What is an Omnichannel Contact Center?

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BlueOcean

JULY 24, 2017

The same must be said when you’re looking to build a strategic partnership with a new contact center outsourcer. The contact center RFP is essential, of course, but the contact center site visit is invaluable. The Contact Center RFP Process. The Contact Center Site Visit.

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UJET

JUNE 4, 2021

Ready to modernize your own contact center? But for businesses that rely on customer service and experience as a competitive advantage, COVID-19 has underscored the need for digital transformation frameworks that can definitively help these complex changes succeed. The concept of digital transformation isn’t new.

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Talkdesk

JANUARY 16, 2020

Proper call flows are the foundation of an efficient contact center. If calls are not properly routed to the appropriate agent or department, the entire system breaks down. Optimal call routing, also known as call flow, is a game-changing component that can function as avalanche mitigation in a call center.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

By definition, automatic speech recognition (ASR) is a technology that enables call center software to recognize and analyze spoken words and phrases. In other words, when clients engage with your call center agent, the ASR analyzes what they say and takes action based on the conversation’s topic.

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Magellan Solutions

JULY 30, 2021

Handling The Largest Call Center In The Philippines By Shrinkage Management. One of the most important parts of call center-specific workforce management is monitoring and reducing shrinkage. . But what is a call center ph Shrinkage? Bob leads a team of 12 agents in a call center. .

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NobelBiz

MARCH 14, 2023

Debt collection agencies and contact centers are subject to strict regulations and laws governing their operations. One of the major issues faced by debt collection agencies and contact centers when it comes to compliance is the lack of the right solutions to be compliant. And pay extra attention to it.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

While there is no single, all-encompassing definition of customer engagement, it can be thought of as a customer’s feeling for a brand. For call centers, customer engagement is a proxy for the quality of the relationship between their business and their client. How critical is customer engagement?

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BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

One of the fundamental questions that gets asked in the call center services procurement process is: will we have a dedicated team of agents or will they be shared? Say you’ve been charged with putting together an RFP for contact center services. The Advantage of Cross-Trained Contact Center Agents.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 22, 2017

There is plenty of advice on what companies need to provide millennials during their customer experience journey, and none of it should be new news. Given millennial customer satisfaction is only 33%, there is definite frustration within this large consumer segment. Keep frustration low and contentment high.

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Call Experts

APRIL 1, 2021

A Contact center depends on outstanding scripts, team-members, automations, training, and protocols. . What is a contact center script? It’s a file that plainly and concisely lays out how contact center representatives and technologies are expected to manage your callers.

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Calabrio

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Your contact center is a superhero? You might be surprised—after all, contact centers are often: Under-valued by the larger organization. Viewed purely as a cost center. Not exactly the standard definition for a superhero. Profile of a Contact Center Superhero. Under-funded.

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Integrity Solutions

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

It’s easy to say that we put the customer first, but what does that actually look like in practice? In the past, customer service centers were viewed as cost centers or expenses. Today, the organizations that are delivering a superior customer experience are proving just how outdated that perspective is.

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Magellan Solutions

MARCH 1, 2021

It turns out… Call centers are not telling you everything you need to know about them. In this article, we will help you uncover four vital information about your BPO partner that you ought to check: Call Center Support Services : What You Ought to Check. We still miss out a few important details.

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Call Center Contact Center Omni-Channel Guidelines 52

NICE inContact

AUGUST 22, 2017

There is plenty of advice on what companies need to provide millennials during their customer experience journey, and none of it should be new news. Given millennial customer satisfaction is only 33%, there is definite frustration within this large consumer segment. Keep frustration low and contentment high.

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Contact Center Social Media Roadmap Customer Satisfaction 120

Uniphore

JUNE 9, 2021

With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing rapid digital transformation and the complexity of customer interactions on the rise, most companies recognize the need for new approaches. In the contact center, the leading driver of improvements has been automation. Check out the definitive guide to empower your agents and win customers.

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Magellan Solutions

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

What to Expect in the Philippines Call Center Scene. Contact centers in the Philippines showed an impressive growth in this sector. Entrepreneur 2019 reports that the Philippines has 20% global call center market share. As well as an industry leader in contact center outsourcing. TALK TO US!

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Comm100

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Contact center management is a difficult job. Even as an outsider, if you’ve spent any time at all working alongside a call center or contact center you’ve probably seen the same mistakes being made by management over and over regardless of the company, the market, the product or customer base.

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BlueOcean

MARCH 8, 2016

We’ve heard the story from one of our clients, a chief customer officer who told his CEO that he’d decided to outsource their customer service and was met with “Over my dead body.” We’ll be celebrating nine years as their contact center partner soon…). Day 0 to Day 30 with Your Contact Center Partner.

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NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

With an outdated, on-premises Cisco call center system, Empire Today was facing a $1 million price tag to upgrade to modern functionality. It was a no-brainer,” said Philip Bennett, Empire Customer Service Operations Manager. Increased customer satisfaction. I highly recommend CXone to any contact center.”.

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TechSee

DECEMBER 28, 2020

In reality, the lines between customer service agents and technicians have become blurred – the technician’s role includes some traditional responsibilities of agents, and the agent’s role includes more responsibilities traditionally held exclusively by technicians. The drivers for changing roles in contact centers.

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Vonage

OCTOBER 2, 2017

The essential principles of customer service are timeless, but consumer expectations are not. Customers have always wanted a friendly, efficient and reliable service, but with the development of new technology, their expectations have been raised. They want a more efficient service than before.

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CX Accelerator

JULY 1, 2020

Even for prepared companies, this pandemic definitely battle tested the maturity of those BC plans and their digital maturity. Before Covid-19, customers chose companies that differentiate on experience, and 81% of customers switch to another brand as a result of bad customer service (American Express).

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Magellan Solutions

JUNE 10, 2019

Call center services in the Philippines cater to different business needs. There are common services such as customer service, technical support, sales, and lead generation. Meanwhile, some services are more unusual than the others but might be the specific support that you need for your business.

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Playvox

MARCH 21, 2024

Let’s face it — no one contacts your contact center to tell the person who answers the phone, text, or chat to tell your organization that they love your brand, service, or product. When customer interactions are the heartbeat of business operations, one crucial factor often takes center stage – agent morale.

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Kustomer

AUGUST 8, 2022

In this episode of Customer Service Secrets, Gabe Larsen is joined by co-founder of ExecVision Steve Richards, to discuss customer quality and assurance, as well as guidance to provide reps with customer service coaching. The Steps to an Effective Customer Service Call. Data Is Not The Issue.

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