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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Call Experts

APRIL 8, 2024

Streamline Operations and Never Miss Another Call with a Contact Center for Utilities. As a result, for those looking to ensure seamless operations and superior customer service, many companies are deciding to use a call center for utilities as it has proven itself to be quite a powerful tool.

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Upstream Works

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The term “customer experience” (CX) has gained considerable currency recently, and in many ways has displaced “customer service” as the focal point of the contact center. Here are some implications for contact center leaders to consider in making the right buying decisions.

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BlueOcean

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

At its most basic level, growing your in-house contact center means you’ll need more space. There’s also the cost of upkeep, both to the facility itself and of your technical infrastructure, where regular upgrades will be necessary to keep your contact center ahead of the curve. Omnichannel Support. Infrastructure.

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Upstream Works

JANUARY 12, 2022

The demands facing contact center systems are getting more complex and more varied than ever before. Driven by a desire to cut costs with operational efficiencies and provide a better omnichannel experience to an increasingly digital customer base, executives are honing in to upskill their contact centers.

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Upstream Works

AUGUST 5, 2021

As momentum continues to build for cloud adoption in the contact center space, the business case for supporting this decision becomes clear. These are a few specific examples of how cloud benefits the contact center and any one of these is sufficient to justify the investment. Cloud Flexibility Enables Greater Automation.

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TechSee

JUNE 9, 2022

Providing a digital, omnichannel customer experience is a clear imperative. per contact compared to live channels which cost an average of $8.01 per contact. Connecting these channels to create continuity across the customer experience can be challenging. Gartner reports that self-service costs around $0.10

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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. While a solid business case could be made solely for how IT would benefit, there’s a bigger story to tell that considers other stakeholders, both in and out of the contact center.

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Comm100

APRIL 27, 2020

In a truly customer-centric organization, the only real way to deliver cohesive digital support is with an omnichannel approach. Omnichannel platforms give agents visibility into their customers’ entire conversation history, no matter which channel they reach out from. And the secret tool behind all of this is omnichannel routing.

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Talkdesk

AUGUST 6, 2019

Today’s customers expect a highly personal experience from every brand they do business with, regardless of how they connect. To meet these demands, smart companies are deploying omnichannel contact centers for a 360-degree view of the customer, on any channel and in any context.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 27, 2019

So, the importance of engaging customers and connecting with them emotionally can’t be overstated. That means connecting with customers emotionally is the task of the customer service agent. So, contact center managers need to put the right practices in place and also give agents the right tools. 1) Be personal.

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Think Customers

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

For decades, contact center and CX organizations have strived to become “omnichannel.” Rather than force customers into interactions dictated by the company, an omnichannel system enables customers to engage with a brand on their channel of choice when, where, and how they prefer. And that’s much easier said than done.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

What is the specific need contact centers have now and who will be the ones to rise and meet that need? And why are some contact centers still slow to adopt what would be the only way to save their business? Steve Bederman on the Contact Center Insights Podcast. Nancy : Right. But they were always separate.

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NobelBiz

MAY 16, 2023

Hosted technology has been available to the contact center industry for several years, although its market penetration has been modest at best. Contact centers around the globe started experimenting with it to address the challenges posed by the pandemic.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 16, 2019

Agents remain the most critical resource in any contact center. But, every contact center continues to struggle with big challenges when it comes to engaging, motivating and retaining agents. What your agents like the most working in contact centers is helping customers. But that is not where it stops.

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Upstream Works

JULY 16, 2021

It’s easy for contact centers to build a business case for adopting cloud technology – reasons ranging from meeting the needs of today’s customers to finding an economical path to modernizing the contact center. Learn more about our omnichannel contact center solutions here.

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Lumoa

JANUARY 15, 2024

Conversational commerce is all about interacting with customers through various communication tools, like live chat, chatbots, and contact centers. This omnichannel approach gives companies a chance to have a one-to-one conversation with customers on their chosen platform. In This Article: What is Conversational Commerce?

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Playvox

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Working with virtual teams of agents in your contact center can sometimes mean you feel disconnected from them — or even worried that you aren’t able to properly manage their performance. Agents who felt their contact centers were handling remote work well told us they appreciated: Clear expectations. Communication.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 16, 2019

Agents remain the most critical resource in any contact center. But, every contact center continues to struggle with big challenges when it comes to engaging, motivating and retaining agents. What your agents like the most working in contact centers is helping customers. But that is not where it stops.

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Playvox

JANUARY 13, 2022

If your contact center is planning for the future, be sure to make employee experience and getting the right technology in place top priorities. We recently participated in a discussion with two industry experts that focused on megatrends that will impact contact centers in 2022. Technology always needs focus.

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NobelBiz

MARCH 29, 2022

It is becoming increasingly prevalent and noticeable due to digital communication platforms that encourage multichannel interactions between customers and contact centers. In the contact center sector, customer engagement is one of the strategic objectives of many companies today. Here are 9 simple methods to get started!

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Lumoa

JUNE 23, 2021

In the past, contact centers could stay ahead of the curve as long as they ensured to utilize the right solutions and tools to service customers. According to a survey, CCaaS will grow to be the favored adoption model by 50% of contact centers by 2022.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 18, 2023

Optimizing team productivity is the key to achieving this goal, and this comprehensive guide will walk you through the steps necessary to unlock your call center’s full potential. What is hyper efficiency in a contact center? A well-calibrated IVR system is the cornerstone for intelligent contact center automation.

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NobelBiz

MARCH 21, 2023

In the contact center world, efficiency is paramount, hence the importance of progressive dialer software. Every call center manager avidly searches for tools and methods to improve their contact center performance further and provide everything their agents need to achieve their highest productivity.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This episode of  Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken  answers the following questions and more: How is artificial intelligence used to improve customer interactions in contact centers? How can AI be used to personalize and contextualize customer experiences in contact centers?

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

For the contact center industry, customer relationships management has also dramatically shifted. This revolution of channels must enable contact centers to make client relationships even more distinctive by personalizing them and creating a genuine consumer experience.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

For the contact center industry, customer relationships management has also dramatically shifted. This revolution of channels must enable contact centers to make client relationships even more distinctive by personalizing them and creating a genuine consumer experience.

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Calabrio

JUNE 30, 2020

Calabrio’s recent Evolving World of Work study —which researched how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted and will continue to impact customer service expectations and contact center operations—found increased expectations around two key elements that make a customer feel heard: Omnichannel access. It’s about connection.

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Upstream Works

JUNE 25, 2020

This is the second article in a three-part series about how COVID-19 is impacting contact centers and how they can adapt to this new normal. In the first part of our three-part series, we addressed the important role the contact center plays in business continuity during this global pandemic. What We’ve Learned So Far.

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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. But for customer-centric organizations, the term “contact center superhero” is an accurate—and multi-faceted—description.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 27, 2023

Calabrio , the workforce performance company, today announced its new workforce management (WFM) integration with Zoom’s omnichannel contact centre platform. The cloud-to-cloud integration gives Zoom Contact Center customers access to the only true-cloud, enterprise-grade WFM solution on the market.

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Think Customers

APRIL 21, 2022

This typically means choosing between omnichannel versus multichannel support. What is omnichannel support? A defining characteristic of omnichannel support is that customer support is available across all communication channels, delivering a consistent customer experience. What are the benefits of omnichannel support?

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The discussion revolved around the technical evolution of call centers and the key role the SaaS plays for this particular industry. Learn about the change from call center to contact center, what role omnichannel played in this and many more interesting subjects. Obviously not omnichannel. Multichannel?

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Integrity Solutions

JULY 28, 2022

The term “call centers” is quickly become a relic of the past, and for good reason. Customer service today is based on far from just taking inbound calls; it’s now omnichannel. The State of Contact Center Conversation Intelligence 2022 report by Observe.AI But that’s the problem.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Many elements contribute to the establishment of trust between your contact center and a client, including phone reception, treatment efficiency, speed, and correctness of replies. When making sales and outbound calls from one region to another, virtual numbers creates a sense of connection and proximity that is important.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Many elements contribute to the establishment of trust between your contact center and a client, including phone reception, treatment efficiency, speed, and correctness of replies. When making sales and outbound calls from one region to another, virtual numbers creates a sense of connection and proximity that is important.

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NobelBiz

MAY 16, 2023

Hosted technology has been available to the contact center industry for several years, although its market penetration has been modest at best. Contact centers around the globe started experimenting with it to address the challenges posed by the pandemic.

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