NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Michael Ferree: What was it like in 1999, on the hills of internet and things going digital, from a technology standpoint in the call center space? Steve Bederman: Well, back in the 70s when I first entered the space of call centers, you would call off list, working with piles of paper and sales agents would just dial.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 28, 2024

In the busy and sometimes stressful environment of a contact center, maintaining employee well-being is both a challenge and a necessity. Industry research indicates: 74% of call center agents are at risk of burnout due to high emotional labor. 91% of call center agents experience anxiety and other mental health issues.

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TechSee

DECEMBER 22, 2019

The contact center agent’s job is getting harder. The ongoing shift to self-service has brought about many positive changes to the customer service field. Call volumes in many contact centers are down along with the cost to serve. Seven types of successful contact center agents.

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TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

Whether they need help setting up a new device or to repair a damaged product, the way in which these interactions are handled are at the heart of customer satisfaction. Eric Esguerra, Vice President, Customer Service & Operations at Miele Canada Ltd. Paul Husar, Senior Call Center Manager at LG Electronics.

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BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

What makes a great contact center agent isn’t as easy to define as you might expect. There’s another layer to be considered as well: generational differences in the contact center workforce. What matters most to this group is how they will apply the training in a way that is meaningful to them and to their goals.

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Magellan Solutions

MARCH 14, 2023

A glimpse of the Call Center Industry The first call center started its operations in the Philippines in 1992. million Filipinos are currently employed in the industry (Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP)). In this article, we identify and solve 10 challenges that every call center faces.

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Upstream Works

APRIL 28, 2022

Technology is undeniably important for contact centers to deliver great customer experience (CX), but nothing matters more than your agents. Some forms of customer service are purely transactional, and chatbots are playing a growing role for that. Show Them a Better UX. Today’s environment is different.

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TechSee

JUNE 4, 2019

Nowhere is that truer than in call center training – bringing new agents up to speed on products, processes and the productivity expected of them. Traditionally, contact centers have trained new agents using one-on-one coaching or classroom-style role-playing, where the focus is on imparting knowledge and customer service etiquette.

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Stella Connect

JANUARY 20, 2022

Looking for ideas for how to create the best customer service training program for your contact center? After all, according to our Customer Service Trends for 2022 report: Nearly all (95%) of customers say customer service impacts their purchasing decisions.

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Unless you’ve been under a proverbial rock, you’ve heard and seen a massive amount of change in customer service — particularly in the past year. Many are pronouncing that there is no greater revolution in customer care than what’s happening right now. An IVR can save companies millions of dollars. per minute.

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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. During the best of economic times, it’s a smart business practice.

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Magellan Solutions

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Outsourcing their inbound call center services. But the question is, how much are you willing to spend for better customer service? Knowing the inbound call center cost allows your business to budget planning before you delegate some of your business operations to a call center.

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TechSee

MAY 4, 2021

In fact, Everest Group estimated that U.S. Economic and logistical challenges have resulted in businesses turning to the gig economy to support and scale their customer service and sales efforts while lowering their fixed costs and in-house overhead. The Concept of GigCX: Freelance customer service agents.

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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.

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Comm100

JUNE 5, 2018

Unsurprisingly, the enthusiasm of AI has spilled over to customer experience (CX) in the hope of improving call center efficiency. This uncertainty has generated myths about AI, such as the popular thinking that AI will replace call center agents or equally popular, that AI will solve all CX problems.

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Playvox

JUNE 22, 2023

Tracking, reporting, and improving upon metrics are essential across all areas of business, including finance, sales, marketing, and contact center management. Understanding the key call center efficiency metrics to track , and more importantly, how to improve them, will set you up for success and help keep your customers happy.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Call centers have developed dramatically over the past few years and will continue to do so in 2023. While most classic contact center technologies will continue to be utilized, most will be replaced by chatbots, cloud technologies, AI, and remote work, enabling businesses to enhance the customer experience and save expenses.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Call centers have developed dramatically over the past few years and will continue to do so in 2023. While most classic contact center technologies will continue to be utilized, most will be replaced by chatbots, cloud technologies, AI, and remote work, enabling businesses to enhance the customer experience and save expenses.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In April 2024, the Las Vegas Convention Center will see the return of the Call and Contact Center Expo. The event is focused on the processes used by call and contact centers, with showcases from over 200 different business representatives along with seminars by over 100 industry experts.

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Playvox

APRIL 11, 2023

Engaged contact center agents are essential to the success of any customer service operation. And happy agents tend to deliver experiences that delight your customers. But disengaged agents create challenges in a customer service center.

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UJET

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Contact center employees are extremely important to the overall success and health of businesses. They’re the front line of customer interactions, and often the only people your customers will ever interact with. When contact center employees aren’t performing their best, the customer experience declines.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 25, 2023

The call center industry is notorious for its high operating costs, making it imperative for businesses to find innovative ways to cut expenses while maintaining or improving the service quality. This comprehensive guide will explore the top 12 call center cost-reduction strategies to help unlock your business’s full potential.

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BlueOcean

MARCH 1, 2017

Canadian Contact Center Recognized Alongside Top International Sales and Customer Service Organizations at Las Vegas Award Ceremony. The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service are the world’s top honors for customer service, contact center, business development and sales professionals.

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Calabrio

OCTOBER 4, 2016

The potential of “omnichannel” when it comes to contact centers is undeniable. Your customers prefer different modes of communication—phone, email, chat, social media… Let them choose how they connect with and receive support from your contact center agents, and you score high for ease of doing business, right?

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Even though technology has improved in the call center industry, the level of customer experience is still mostly determined by how people interact with each other. Building customer loyalty and setting yourself apart from your competitors also depends on how competent are your agents.

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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

APRIL 18, 2022

On the surface, increasing the efficiency of your call center appears to be a simple and straightforward process. Simply reduce the amount of time spent on the phone with clients, which gives you more calls handled in a day and hence more efficiency for your business. What is call center efficiency?

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NobelBiz

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Call center customer service has a strong bearing on customer satisfaction and your business as a whole. So, improving call center customer service becomes necessary in order to make your business stand out. Give your customer a real persona by building a character for your customer.

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Calabrio

JULY 18, 2017

Customer service remains the key difference of brick-and-mortar retail operations. While most think of this as a friendly face at the checkout or a helpful suggestion in the aisle, customer service extends into every facet of your business , including customer interactions with your contact center.

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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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Call Experts

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Contact center technology can be the nerve center of your organization’s customer relationship management (CRM) strategy. Depending on the services offered, the contact center can also be called a call center, service desk, or customer service department.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Tony Johnson: When we frame this up especially from the point of view of the contact center itself, what does a great Customer Experience mean to you? And at the end of the day you do it with an added value of compassion, empathy and concern for how the customer feels about it. That being said, picture a contact center.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Call centers must implement an ideal client experience more than before to differentiate themselves. However, delivering a seamless customer experience is challenging. Customers are becoming more demanding, expecting rapid and accurate solutions to their inquiries. What is a call center callback option ?

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NobelBiz

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

How to reduce call center attrition rate? Recruit the right call center agents, improve communication, provide continuous training, use a unified call center solution and more. Read on to find the best strategies to reduce call center agents’ attrition. And here are 8 ways to reduce it: 1.

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Magellan Solutions

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

When businesses discuss outsourcing initiatives, it always comes down to markets specializing in BPO services like the Philippines. However, India started losing ground to the Philippines when fraudulent activities of Indian call centers were exposed in 2016. A Brief History of the Call Center Industry in the Philippines.

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Upstream Works

MAY 27, 2021

Momentum remains strong for cloud contact center solutions, with most deployments still in their early stages. This is because cloud provides business value across the entire customer service value chain. There is another stakeholder group that benefits from the cloud – agents.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The customer service industry has been changing to place the customer in the first place. Contact center data plays a significant part in this growth, and the most successful firms make the most of this technology. It can even employ voice analytics to obtain a better grasp of your customers’ annoyance.

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