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What Is a Virtual Call Center Agent?

NICE inContact

At first glance, the term “virtual call center agent” sounds like a Siri-like creature who exists in the ether, saving the day for troubled customers. No, a virtual call center agent is a regular human being. Most call centers still have a brick and mortar presence. Is it a bot?

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Running a virtual call center: The technical challenges for IT

Talkdesk

When business as usual was disrupted in the customer service sector due to COVID-19, IT leaders turned to their business continuity plans to keep operations running. Enterprises must consider the implications of a full-time transition from a physical to a virtual contact center.

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Trust & Energy in Your Virtual Call Center | With Steve Bederman

NobelBiz

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. Our own company is maybe the best example of it.

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Trust & Energy in Your Virtual Call Center | With Steve Bederman

NobelBiz

Steve Bederman joins the Customer Service Academy Podcast - hosted by Tony Johnson - to talk about the different ways in which you can build trust and energy in a virtual call center, plus a host of many more interesting and highly educational insights on running a contact center in general.

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Virtual call centers: Tips and tricks for agents working from home

Knowmax

Virtual call centers: Tips and tricks for agents working from home.

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What is call center technology?

ViiBE Blog

Customers often contact a call center when they are frustrated or experiencing an issue with a product or service. In the background, entire systems run behind the scenes to manage their call and put them in touch with a representative as efficiently as possible. There are different types of call centers.

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Best Practices to Monitor Your Remote Call Center Agents

ShepHyken

Sh e shares best practices supervisors can use for monitoring call center agents in a work-from-home scenario. COVID-19 has led us to believe that we need to rethink, amend, and strengthen our contact centers with robust technology to stay ahead of the pandemic. Comprehensive Call Center Metrics Report.