Playvox

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

It’s hard to ignore the fact that contact centers are plagued with high agent burnout and turnover rates. According to industry studies , average annual turnover ranges between 30-45 percent – with some centers experiencing turnover into the triple digits. Some contact centers experience almost no turnover at all.

Contact Center 68

Contact Center Gamification Culture Employee Engagement 68

Adrian Swinscoe

MARCH 11, 2024

Today’s interview is with David Powers, who is an author, podcast host, Chief Experience Officer at Rooter Hero Plumbing & Air and a true punk. David […] The post A look inside a punk-inspired contact center – Interview with David Powers first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.

Contact Center 59

Contact Center Employee Engagement Employee Experience Innovation 59

BlueOcean

MAY 5, 2023

How does your culture support agent retention? The contact center world is riddled with stereotypes of soul-crushing jobs. In addition to asking smart questions about attrition , be sure to dig into their employee engagement and retention initiatives. How do they convey employee appreciation?

Customer Care 156

Customer Care Contact Center Comparison Government 156

CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 28, 2021

takes an in-depth look at how leaders can improve employee engagement to drive a better customer experience and achieve greater customer loyalty. You know the old adage, “happy employees = happy customers.” That is where employee engagement comes into the picture. Lezli Harrell, Vice President at COPC Inc.,

Employee Engagement 59

Employee Engagement Engagement Customer Experience Culture 59

CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Customer loyalty is more important than ever, and prioritizing customer service — with an excellent, dynamic, and engaged contact center — can help your company stand out. After all, your customer support team is the heart and soul of the customer experience (CX). Your contact center employees are your greatest assets.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Self Service Loyalty Social Media 52

Playvox

JANUARY 30, 2024

According to a recent Gallup survey , only 23% of employees worldwide and 32% in the U.S. fall in the “engaged” category. In order to be successful, managers need to be better equipped to provide ongoing feedback and employ effective strategies to boost employee engagement.

Gamification 79

Gamification Contact Center Training Feedback 79

Playvox

JANUARY 25, 2024

Does your contact center “talk the customer talk” but sometimes gets stuck when it comes to matching up customer expectations with service and support delivery by your agents? Are you taking the right steps to evolve toward workforce engagement management? If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.”

Contact Center 77

Contact Center Omni-Channel Net Promoter Score Effort Score 77

Kustomer

APRIL 8, 2021

Listen and subscribe to our podcast: In this episode of the Customer Service Secrets Podcast , Gabe Larsen is joined by Stacy Sherman from Schindler Elevator Corporation and Vikas Bhambri from Kustomer to discuss why the employee experience matters just as much, if not more than the customer experience. TRANSCRIPT.

Employee Experience 71

Employee Experience Culture Customer Journeys Employee Engagement 71

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 23, 2024

Then consider how to intentionally design and execute on customer journey improvements, internal process design, and employee engagement efforts to move the organization closer to those goals. Many leaders are seeing heavy turnover in contact centers, leading to costs around hiring, training, and losing institutional knowledge.

ROI 143

ROI CEM Net Promoter Score Customer Experience 143

COPC

JANUARY 15, 2024

has partnered with Centrical to bring you the Improving Contact Center Retention Series, where we explore how organizations can reduce early attrition. This second installment of the series will offer insights into onboarding best practices for new employees. 

Employee Engagement 78

Employee Engagement Contact Center Training Call Center 78

Playvox

MAY 11, 2023

In the midst of “ quiet quitting ” and continued low unemployment, contact centers are leveraging remote work as a way to attract team members. Create A Company Culture Based On Trust And Autonomy Of Workers When working asynchronously, trust is essential between remote workers and managers.

Management 89

Management Contact Center Culture Engagement 89

Playvox

JULY 31, 2023

Employee self-service can nurture employee satisfaction and agent performance and promote a motivated and engaged workforce. The term “employee experience” embodies many aspects of how an employee interacts with their job. They will maintain high productivity and save money by retaining personnel.

Self Service 85

Self Service Management Contact Center ROI 85

Brad Cleveland Blog

JUNE 3, 2021

Everything I’ve seen over the years — in both the organizations I’ve led and others I’ve worked with as an outside advisor — corroborates the importance of employee experience. It is indeed the cornerstone of customer experience.

Employee Experience 56

Employee Experience Customer Experience Customer Centricity Culture 56

Playvox

JANUARY 11, 2024

Call center workforce management is the art and science of having the right number of agents available at the right times to answer an accurately forecasted volume of incoming customer contacts at the service level standard set by a contact center while minimizing cost. WFM to the rescue.

Call Center 52

Call Center Management Contact Center Omni-Channel 52

CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Employee engagement is even worse, as 34 percent of North American respondents in the poll said they were actively engaged in their current job. For employees, you might need to reimagine the onboarding or recruiting journey to better serve a remote workforce’s expectations.

Customer Journeys 98

Customer Journeys Omni-Channel Employee Experience Employee Engagement 98

Bold360

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Employees are consumers, after all, and as such, they’re increasingly accustomed to frictionless user experiences with robust self-service options: 81% of customers say they try to self-serve before calling a contact center. links to solution provider websites, etc.),

Self Service 59

Self Service Employee Experience Knowledge Base Conference 59

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.

Contact Center 40

Contact Center Customer Centricity Omni-Channel Chatbots 40

ShepHyken

MARCH 20, 2020

She shares five different strategies to build a stronger and more effective employee experience. According to Gallup’s recent polls, 87% of employees worldwide are not engaged. If 50 people work in your contact center, that’s like saying only 6.5 Contact center work is tough. There, I said it.

Contact Center 104

Contact Center Employee Experience Employee Engagement Training 104

Comm100

JUNE 19, 2018

The ICMI Contact Center Expo which took place at the end of May was no different – with a strong keynote lineup and insightful sessions to attend, it was a fantastic event for anyone looking to top up their knowledge on everything CX. I think there’s a few things here that can be applied in any contact center.

Contact Center 101

Contact Center Entertainment eBook Culture 101

ShepHyken

MARCH 20, 2020

She shares five different strategies to build a stronger and more effective employee experience. According to Gallup’s recent polls, 87% of employees worldwide are not engaged. If 50 people work in your contact center, that’s like saying only 6.5 Contact center work is tough. There, I said it.

Contact Center 82

Contact Center Employee Experience Employee Engagement Training 82

ShepHyken

MARCH 20, 2020

She shares five different strategies to build a stronger and more effective employee experience. According to Gallup’s recent polls, 87% of employees worldwide are not engaged. If 50 people work in your contact center, that’s like saying only 6.5 Contact center work is tough. There, I said it.

Contact Center 73

Contact Center Employee Experience Employee Engagement Training 73

CSM Magazine

JUNE 1, 2021

New study points to critical importance of employee experience management to offset pressures facing call centres and agents due to COVID-19 pandemic. 47% of agents say that customer sentiment is the biggest impact or detractor on workplace culture. Remote or hybrid models seem to be here to stay for contact centres.

Return on Investment 52

Return on Investment Social Media Culture Contact Center 52

Brad Cleveland Blog

JUNE 3, 2021

Everything I’ve seen over the years — in both the organizations I’ve led and others I’ve worked with as an outside advisor — corroborates the importance of employee experience. It is indeed the cornerstone of customer experience.

Employee Experience 26

Employee Experience Customer Experience Customers Employee Engagement 26

Think Customers

MARCH 28, 2022

Gig customer experience (gigCX) workers—independent contractors, freelancers, and other temporary workers who provide customer support and other related services—are a natural fit in the contact center space. Ultimately, the customer experience is still shaped by the employee experience.

How To 105

How To Policies Tips Contact Center 105

Adrian Swinscoe

JANUARY 26, 2024

Today’s interview is with Juanita Coley, who is best known as the “Contact Center Whisperer” and is also the CEO and Founder of Solid Rock Consulting, […] The post The raw and honest truth about what agents think about their jobs – Interview with Juanita Coley first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.

Contact Center 45

Contact Center Consulting Employee Engagement Call Center 45

Oracle

JANUARY 21, 2021

Contact centers will continue to play a crucial role in first-response customer experiences; information gleaned in these interactions will help train chatbots to perform as much basic level assistance as possible before including a human representative. No longer can marketing, customer service, and sales teams work separately.

Social Media 81

Social Media Return on Investment Consumers Contact Center 81

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 22, 2019

consumers say they're getting a good Customer Experience from companies. Employee Experience Will Remain One of the Top Influences on Customer Experience. There is no doubt the way employees feel influences how they treat customers. But only 49% of U.S. Are you taking advantage of this huge opportunity?

Trends 169

Trends Customer Experience Chatbots Innovation 169

Russel Lolacher

JUNE 5, 2022

How knowledge transfer and culture can benefit from communication technology. So first question, we’re talking about technology, employee engagement with technology. So I will ask you the first question is, what’s the best or worst employee experience you’ve ever had? PLAY AND SUBSCRIBE.

Communication 93

Communication Technology Employee Engagement Culture 93

Playvox

MARCH 19, 2024

Some of the most common uses of AI have been game changers: Virtual assistants like Siri guiding us on our way and finding information in an instant Fraud detection from our financial institutions Medical diagnoses and healthcare Contact centers are no exception and stand to gain significant business and operational benefits from AI.

Contact Center 74

Contact Center Self Service Net Promoter Score Effort Score 74

Playvox

APRIL 27, 2023

Contact center trends can directly impact success. For the greatest impact and a clear competitive edge, contact center leaders must choose wisely when making business decisions about the trends to prioritize and implement in their organizations — because all change, even positive change, costs time and resources.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Trends Gamification Omni-Channel 52

Russel Lolacher

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In this episode of Relationships at Work, Russel chats with 4x author, keynote speaker and consultant on service culture Jeff Toister on connecting the dots to create tangible employee engagement at work. Author of FOUR books on getting customer experience right. He writes extensively on employee engagement.

Employee Engagement 52

Employee Engagement Engagement How To Survey 52

Confirmit

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Sandy and Barbara walked through detailed learnings and steps taken to better equip contact centers to help them reach that higher level of engagement. She had everyone rethinking their employee engagement strategy.

Insurance 40

Insurance Fashion Contact Center Innovation 40

TechSee

JANUARY 25, 2023

He is a visionary with a demonstrated ability to identify customer needs and design a strategy that builds innovative, profitable, and scalable solutions, delivering greater customer loyalty and employee engagement. link] Scott VerBracken, VP Automotive Services Scott began his career with AAA ACG (The Auto Club Group) in 2001.

Management 41

Management Automotive Leadership Effort Score 41

ShepHyken

APRIL 22, 2022

This week, we feature an article by Luke Jamieson, Regional Director at Centrical , the next-gen employee engagement and performance platform. He writes about the importance of engagement and employee experience to an organization’s productivity to business success. A virtuous cycle of employee engagement.

Engagement 126

Engagement Employee Engagement Employee Experience Healthcare 126

CX Accelerator

JANUARY 25, 2019

Originally posted on ICMI.com November 5th, 2018 People love to talk about Employee Experience (EX), especially in the context of Customer Experience (CX). Establishing a meaningful connection between your employee experience and the Customer Experience is very difficult. Sadly, it's often just talk.

Connections 140

Connections Effort Score How To Self Service 140

SurveySensum

JULY 14, 2020

She is an internationally recognized Customer Experience Thought Leader, Coach, Keynote Speaker, and Author of ‘Customer Understanding: Three Ways to Put the “Customer” in Customer Experience’ (and at the Heart of Your Business). Augie Ray – Customer Experience Expert, Blogger, Speaker, Consultant.

Customer Experience 132

Customer Experience Consulting Multi-Channel Leadership 132

Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

She leads the XM Institute’s research into CX and EX best practices and the broader organizational capabilities required for building loyalty by improving customer and employee experiences. Jeff Toister is an author, consultant, and trainer who helps companies get their employees obsessed with customer service. Jeremy Watkin.

Customer Experience 147

Customer Experience Customer Service Social Media Consulting 147