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Avoiding burnout through games, scoreboards and empowerment in your contact center

Vonage

Does gamification prevent burnout? Despite a hypothesis that gamification might cause burnout by distracting employees from their job, Toister’s results proved the opposite. Agents who had gamification systems were less of a burnout risk. Though, scoring is not just a gamification need. On the board.

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Top Three Myths of Hiring Remote Contact Center Agents

NICE inContact

Hiring remote workers can be a competitive advantage for companies, especially contact centers. Call centers have the option to promote friendly competition and collaboration through gamification and performance management. Peer and team competition options can help unite teams even if they aren’t in the same room.

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Call center cost reduction strategies

TechSee

This is especially relevant in today’s customer-focused marketplace, where expectations are high, and customer service excellence has become a competitive advantage. The Best Call Center Cost Reduction Strategies. Accelerate resolutions with AI-powered agent assistance. Use automation as a force multiplier.

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3 ways to score significant wins in your insight community’s first year

Alida

While Red Bull sees gamification as enabling a successful community, Scripps has learned it’s not about offering prizes, it’s about authentic, two-way conversations, said Etela. An early, significant win was influencing a local product launch, which she said was a big deal as those decisions are normally controlled from head office in Europe.

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Best Sales Productivity Tools to Boost Efficiency

SurveySparrow

One of the primary reasons why ZOHO is so good at boosting productivity is its emphasis on gamification of most routine processes — it really makes dull work fun. The idea of engaging visitors through chatbots is not new, but Intercom has a significant competitive advantage over the other tools.

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Hyper Efficiency: The Next Frontier in Contact Center Operations Management

NobelBiz

This can provide valuable insights into areas for improvement and potential competitive advantages. – Bob Furniss, Senior Director, Global Salesforce at Slalom Gamification : Incorporate gamification techniques, such as point systems, badges, and leaderboards, to motivate agents and make learning fun.

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Leading A Multigenerational Workforce in the Contact Center

Playvox

A little healthy competition through gamified learning always helps. Baby Boomers love competition and achievement, so gamification is a great way to boost their engagement. Turning Your Multigenerational Workforce Into A Competitive Advantage. But don’t forget to reward their efforts directly as well.