NICE inContact

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Some of us have a hard time adjusting to a change in laundry detergent (you want me to switch from Tide to Gain?!) , so it is only natural that we and our agents sometimes have difficulty accepting and adapting to changes in our contact centers. Studies have concluded that 70% of change initiatives fail for a wide variety of reasons.

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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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BlueOcean

MARCH 8, 2016

(We’ll be celebrating nine years as their contact center partner soon…). That’s why you want to make sure the first 90 days with a contact center partner set both of you up for long-term success. Day 0 to Day 30 with Your Contact Center Partner. Bring marketing into the picture.

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Contact Center Chief Customer Officer Training Measurement 159

NobelBiz

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In the contact center world, every second counts, and a well-timed response can turn an inquiry into a loyal customer. Implementing Advanced Tools for Elevated Customer Service Call Center Data Analytics Utilize analytical tools to monitor customer behavior and identify patterns that may lead to dissatisfaction.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 20, 2020

Metrics like Customer survey ratings or average wait times will reveal a lot about the success of your contact center. Your managers may need to do call monitoring in order to understand the specifics of your contact center’s results. As a result, call recording in the cloud becomes a valid alternative.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 25, 2024

Contact center agents are on the frontline of customer interactions, representing the face—or rather, the voice—of a company. To achieve this, the protocol in most customer service environments is clear: the agent should not terminate the call unless they have exhausted all other options.

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NobelBiz

JULY 4, 2023

AI in the context of the contact center world isn’t really a ‘wow’ feature anymore. According to a report by Mordor Intelligence , the AI market in call center applications is anticipated to witness a CAGR of 25.8% The objective is to provide concise, text-based summaries that spotlight critical details.

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Myra Golden

APRIL 10, 2017

George jumped at the chance to get out of the call center and sit in on a meeting with managers and directors. Delegating a meeting to an employee lightened my load and empowered him to exercise untapped skills. Here are 3 things being an overwhelmed manager taught me about motivating my call center employees.

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Talkdesk

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

When you think about contact center jobs, you probably imagine people wearing headsets and answering calls in front of computer screens staring at call center software all over the world. When you think of people with contact center jobs, you probably don’t look in the mirror.

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NICE inContact

JUNE 20, 2019

Traditionally quality management in the contact center has been focused on evaluating agent-assisted interactions — mainly phone. You know the routine — listen to a phone call, complete a form, send it to an agent, repeat. 5) Continue to evaluate.

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Talkdesk

JANUARY 31, 2018

When Talkdesk puts together our long-term feature roadmap, we put a lot of thought into where contact center executives want to go in the future and build a product that will give them the tools they need to execute on their vision. From a high level, this is a goal we’ve always tried to achieve.

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Answer Dash

JANUARY 1, 2019

There are five such areas where I see significant gains for your contact center by upgrading in 2019 if you haven’t already. Integrate Slack with support tools Slack has revolutionized contact center communication. That exercise led me to a variety of Slack applications, of which there are many. Wait, what?

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Playvox

AUGUST 25, 2022

When I began my career as a call center agent at a healthcare company, I shared the mentality of many coworkers. How to Ensure Contact Center Agents Understand Their Impact. In order to demonstrate the impact, I’ve pulled in a few “Power of One” exercises from this article. ENJOYING THIS ARTICLE?

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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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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Having managed over 3,500 people in contact centers in my previous career, I was sympathetic of organizations at the start of the pandemic. Through the lens of the contact center space, his definition focuses on the Customer Service part of Customer Experience. Short call center queues.

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Kustomer

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Truly successful contact center agents require more guidance than just initial onboarding and training. Use call center software that automatically records client calls, so employees can listen to their own interactions afterward. From here, it’s important to set the agent up to learn from themself.

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NobelBiz

MARCH 6, 2023

Predictive dialer software is a computer program that contact centers use to automate outbound calls. It automatically dials multiple phone numbers simultaneously and uses algorithms to predict when an agent will be available to handle a call. What is Predictive Dialer Software? Let’s start with the basics.

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NICE inContact

JUNE 20, 2017

While contact center agents typically serve as the face of the company, we know that there are many internal functions that influence a customer’s experience. Contact centers are great at setting Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for communication with their customers. Cross-functional job shadowing.

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NICE inContact

JANUARY 13, 2020

It’s a daunting exercise each year to calibrate your investments for the next 12 months. As the fiscal year 2019 draws to a close, most business leaders are forced to hoist a familiar bag of bricks, the strategic plan for the year ahead. Where do you spend? Where do you cut?

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Myra Golden

JANUARY 7, 2016

My daily weigh-ins allowed me to celebrate my weight loss when I was on track and immediately know when I needed make a change in my caloric intake and/or exercise when I wasn’t losing weight. How often do we monitor calls and give agents feedback? Quality assurance monitoring in a call center needs to take place a minimum of weekly.

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Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 7, 2022

I use an exercise when I am a speaker that demonstrates how this spontaneous formulation works. Bear in mind that almost nobody I have ever done this exercise with has been to the Congo, but they all have expectations. For example, in my Congo exercise, I often hear people tell me that it’s going to be hot when they get there.

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Exercises Customer Journeys Comparison Customer Expectations 78

NobelBiz

JULY 9, 2020

In the previous two parts of this three-part article, we went on a long analysis of how the business world in general and the contact center world, in particular, have been impacted by the concurrent crises that have “plagued” 2020. These processes begin and end in the call center. It’s time to get productive!

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COPC

JUNE 26, 2019

A business issue involving your call center has been affecting your organization for months. Using Lean Six Sigma to improve call center performance is a proven way to determine underlying operational issues and to implement organizational change. Throughout this process, COPC Inc.

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Kustomer

APRIL 15, 2021

What I think makes some of this research different is the thing I still try to stick to today is I’ve never run a call center. I’ve never been a call center rep. I think I’d be, probably be an awful call center rep. Think about a call center leader, multiple kind of dynamics at play.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Call centers must implement an ideal client experience more than before to differentiate themselves. This is where the need for better management of callbacks in contact centers emanates. One solution to this problem is to increase the capacity of call center agents. What is a call center callback option ?

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Kustomer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

He’s also the President of the Northeast Contact Center Forum , which puts on quarterly events for contact center and customer experience professionals. Bell & Ron Zemke called Managing Knock Your Socks Off Service. I discovered the phrase in a book by Chip R.

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UJET

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Contact center employees are extremely important to the overall success and health of businesses. But call center employees can also be some of the least supported, hardest worked employees in the business – a sure-fire recipe for call center burnout. . What is Call Center Burnout?

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Customer Bliss

MAY 3, 2017

Rethink the contact center environment: . If you’re interested in how to start dismantling your company’s “factory of sadness,” check out some of our findings and resources on contact center talent management. But, it can be done. About Matt Dixon.

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NobelBiz

JANUARY 17, 2022

Call Center agents’ main goal is to handle as many calls as possible effectively and without wasting time. The AHT is a KPI that contact centers always strive to improve. What is the Average Handling Time (AHT) for Contact Centers? But, how is the Average Handling Time (AHT) calculated?

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NobelBiz

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Telemarketing and call center operations form the backbone of many businesses, enabling them to connect directly with their audience. Within this framework, the twin metrics of connection rate and contact rate play pivotal roles. It’s a pivotal metric that profoundly influences a call center’s performance.

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Myra Golden

AUGUST 3, 2015

The Manager-Tested-and-Proven 6-Step Strategy for Addressing Unacceptable Employee Performance that Myra has taught managers in Fortune 100 companies, contact centers, government agencies, school systems, a spa and a plumbing company. A powerful 9-step coaching strategy for coaching calls in contact centers.

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ViiBE Blog

APRIL 28, 2021

The call center agent is at the core of any call center. So how can you evaluate a call center agent’s performance? Call centers and contact centers have industry-specific KPIs to measure agent performance. What are the KPIs in a call center?

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Comm100

OCTOBER 17, 2017

The “bad” pile almost always ends up in the office and gets added to the pile of snacks and junk food found in call centers around the world! These programs include discounts for Gym memberships, initiatives to encourage their employees to exercise and even subsidized weight loss programs! Let us know in the comments below!

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JANUARY 15, 2021

It’s called doing things.” Developing strategies shouldn’t be an overly academic or formal exercise, with the result being a plan that’s really not put to use. Herb Kelleher, co-founder and former CEO of Southwest Airlines, once said, “We have a strategic plan. ” He makes a great point.

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Customer Service Strategies Strategy Customer Service Airlines 50

Talkdesk

MAY 23, 2019

So, hello everybody, I’m of the particular generation that I was involved in the very first wave of contact centers here in the UK, which in timeline terms, was the early ’80s. We were involved in building our own little contact center practice. Martin: Yeah, sure. Social has come and gone.

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Talkdesk

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Anyone who is taking a job as a contact center agent needs to be organized, friendly and calm under pressure, but the right candidates for a customer success team need a little bit more. This article was originally published in the second issue of Opentalk Magazine. A low-EQ, one-size-fits-all approach won’t cut it.

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Myra Golden

AUGUST 1, 2016

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