NICE inContact

JULY 1, 2019

In the course of planning and traveling, customers contact Swedish Rail for a variety of reasons, from checking on delayed trains to disturbances on the tracks—volume that rises considerably during bad weather and vacations. But physical distance wasn’t the only thing separating the two contact center locations.

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Running an effective and efficient procurement process for a contact center partner is easier said than done – even for seasoned indirect sourcing professionals and folks in the C suite. Even with a robust scoring method, however, sometimes shortlisting potential contact center partners comes down to a process of elimination.

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NICE inContact

MAY 14, 2019

Intraday reforecasting allows for the contact center to reevaluate needs based on the day-of trending of volume, average handle time, and service levels. Typically, the platform will display the number of expected contacts — aka the original forecast — alongside the days’ actuals so far by interval.

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BlueOcean

JUNE 12, 2018

Contact center implementation is an art and a science, and over 24 years in business, we’ve learned exactly what it takes to make the smoothest transition possible. Understanding with complete clarity which measures of success are most important to your organization is the most important aspect of the contact center transition.

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BlueOcean

JUNE 24, 2019

More and more companies are choosing contact center locations closer to home with rich talent pools where agents are not only fluent in their customers’ language but can also pick up on cultural nuances that are difficult to teach non-native speakers. Simply put, offshore doesn’t cut it. You know it – and your customers know it too.

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BlueOcean

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Before we sign off for the holiday break, we want to give shouts to all the frontline agents and coaches holding it down for clients and customers in contact centers everywhere. A reminder that the struggle to sustain morale when it’s holiday season in the contact center is real. at Blue Ocean. Bring it.”

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BlueOcean

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Of course, growth spurts often go hand-in-hand with growing pains. At its most basic level, growing your in-house contact center means you’ll need more space. How are you staying on top of trends and preparing for the future of the contact center? Scaling Your Contact Center: In-House vs Outsourced.

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NICE inContact

JANUARY 17, 2019

What if the only human interaction your customers have with your brand is through an agent working at your contact center? Contact center agents have a significant impact on customer experience and thus the bottom line. Here our are 8 Qualities of Effective Contact Center Agents. Reliability.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 22, 2019

In Part One of this two-part series, we sought to demystify the forecasting and scheduling components of contact center workforce management. When these things happen, the best course of action is to execute an intraday reforecast and tweak your schedules to cover your gaps. Intraday management. Intraday reforecasting.

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Calabrio

AUGUST 7, 2019

Anyone working in the contact center industry knows Customer Contact Week (CCW) to be the end-all, be-all event for customer experience, contact center and customer care professionals. Let’s take a look at a few things Idaho Central Credit Union does differently to make it a best-in-class contact center.

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TechSee

APRIL 2, 2019

Today’s contact centers face a daunting challenge. That moment opened the world’s eyes to the potential of artificial intelligence, and since then the technology has, of course, come on in leaps and bounds. Computer Vision AI – Reinventing the Contact Center. Image Restoration. Real life is seldom neat and tidy.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 22, 2019

In Part One of this two-part series, we sought to demystify the forecasting and scheduling components of contact center workforce management. When these things happen, the best course of action is to execute an intraday reforecast and tweak your schedules to cover your gaps. Intraday management. Intraday reforecasting.

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Blake Morgan

OCTOBER 24, 2023

                           Customer service is a big part of the customer experience, and the contact center is a critical focal point for direct interaction with customers. One of the biggest things Brad has noticed in his career is that contact centers are often underfunded and under-appreciated.

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BlueOcean

JULY 24, 2017

The same must be said when you’re looking to build a strategic partnership with a new contact center outsourcer. The contact center RFP is essential, of course, but the contact center site visit is invaluable. The Contact Center RFP Process. The Contact Center Site Visit.

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NICE inContact

JANUARY 24, 2021

Globally, organisations experienced major business disruption over the course of 2020, and for contact centres, it was no different. Across the industry, we’ve seen a significant shift in the way that contact centres are managed, and how leaders and agents are responding to changing customer behaviours and needs.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 11, 2021

Contact center outsourcing has proven to be highly beneficial, but it isn’t without its faults. Call spikes are probably the biggest challenge that contact centers face. Due to this predictability, a business can hire an outsourced team to help their contact center manage the high call volume when needed.

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BlueOcean

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

So, we’ll take a comprehensive look at the cost of ownership of your in-house contact center – both intangible and tangible expenses – and how it compares to the cost of outsourcing. The Cost of Contact Center Infrastructure. Next, let’s look at the physical space that is home to your contact center.

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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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NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

That second agent will of course also need access to the contact history. For outbound SMS, ensure you familiarize yourself with the legal situation around Express Written Consent and your ability to contact a customer on their cell phone. And your agents overall spend less time on that interaction, too! A true case of 1+1=3.

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Interactions

MARCH 27, 2023

Protecting customer PCI data is always a risk for contact centers, regardless of whether agents work in-center or remotely. However, with more agents working offsite, contact center PCI compliance becomes much harder to enforce. Don’t leave your contact center’s compliance to chance.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In this video from my LinkedIn Learning course “Managing a Customer Contact Center,” I … Continue reading → The post <strong>Don’t Guess at Staffing: Proven Methods for Your Contact Center</strong> appeared first on Brad Cleveland. How about a Thursday afternoon at 2:00 pm?

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InMoment XI

JULY 12, 2022

It’s common for frontline employees like contact center agents to be inundated with them—schedule adherence, efficiency, handle time, and hopefully, amid all of that and more, customer experience (CX) metrics. Many brands use data to measure employee performance as a matter of course, but tracking something only accomplishes so much.

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NICE inContact

OCTOBER 10, 2018

In the second episode, Building Continuous CX Improvements in Your Contact Center, Nate Brown, co-founder of CX Accelerator, shared his expertise regarding how to build an all-star contact center. You can find a wealth of information from blogs (like this one) and contact center-related websites.

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Call Experts

JANUARY 27, 2022

With the power of predictive contact center data, support agents can anticipate outcomes and what information customers need before they realize it themselves—and respond quickly, guiding them to the best answers and highest-quality resolutions. Contact centers have always had to deal with the challenge of engaging with customers.

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Playvox

MARCH 21, 2022

If the labor shortage has left your contact center scrambling for staff, you might have overlooked a potential goldmine of knowledgeable, eager future team members: retirees. Related Article: 7 Proven Ways to Manage Contact Center Agent Staffing Shortages. How To Welcome Retirees Back To Work In Your Contact Center.

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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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Playvox

APRIL 5, 2022

But without getting contact center performance right, all other CX elements – such as marketing, user experience, etc. How do you build a high performance contact center? Of course, getting to this point is a journey, and taking the first steps towards improvement can be intimidating. will ultimately fall flat.

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Playvox

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Is gamification the right choice for your contact center? Employee engagement is one of the most challenging aspects to master in the contact center. Gamification works well within a contact center environment as it leverages a number of game mechanics that workplaces can use to keep employees engaged and focused.

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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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Playvox

JUNE 10, 2022

Coaching your contact center agents on their performance can either fill everyone with dread or be a productive activity that you and your agents look forward to. Either way, it needs to be done, and arming yourself with a full set of coaching tips for contact center agents will ensure the sessions are productive.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 3, 2023

Generally speaking, in the contact center space, people tend to look at the one-to-one interaction with an agent as the primary means of obtaining information about products and services. A functioning self-service system generally empowers clients with the tools and resources necessary for their inquiries. You guessed it; it’s money.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 29, 2021

They provide some tips and tricks to set your business up for success in the contact center. Following best practices and applying hacks has proven fruitful for a lot of contact centers. This shortlist of contact center best practice hacks should set you up for success in the pursuit of customer service excellence.

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The key, of course, was that everything, including agent training, had to pivot to a virtual environment. The post The Pivot to 100% Remote Training in the Contact Center appeared first on Blue Ocean. Our mission was clear and concise: stay operational and deliver on our KPIs while keeping our people safe.

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BlueOcean

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Of course, greater retail sales inevitably lead to higher call volume in the contact center. Here are some key tactics for coping with holiday spikes in the contact center. And, of course, keeping your team fed with treats, holiday-themed meals, and pizza will always help keep morale high. Bring it.”

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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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Talkdesk

MAY 12, 2020

The latest trend in at-home agent training centers around online, specialized tools that offer hands-on practice with a contact center interface, testing employees’ ability to learn and adapt to a technology they’ll be using daily. Encourage them to introduce their role on the team as well as how the agents can contact them.

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NICE inContact

DECEMBER 6, 2018

SLA stands for, of course, Service Level Agreement. Contact center SLAs can be external, for example in a contract with a customer for an Outsourcer (aka BPO), or internal, to measure, document and communicate your contact center’s performance for stakeholders within your organization, or to compare with other contact centers.

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