BlueOcean

JANUARY 27, 2020

You can ask all the right questions in the contact center RFP and still struggle to understand how their culture might or might not align with your own. That’s why, if time and budget allow, we always recommend a site visit before you go to RFP ( read our Guide to On-Site Contact Center Visits here ). Got 15 minutes?

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Contact Center Culture How To Leadership 177

Call Experts

APRIL 8, 2024

Today, customer support plays a pivotal role in maintaining and growing a loyal customer base, enticing many companies to hire a contact center for their answering services. Ultimately, a well-managed contact center can be the lifeline of your customer service operations.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Call Center Guidelines Customer Satisfaction 52

BlueOcean

JANUARY 9, 2018

Instead, in addition to self-serve customer service , the majority of interactions will be driven by AI technology. Forget AI being the future of the contact center. AI is the now of the contact center. What Does AI Customer Service Look Like? How Will AI Impact Customer Experience?

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Omni-Channel Customer Care Contact Center Case Study 191

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. And that beginning is this – PayScale cites an average $13/hour for a customer service rep. The Cost of Contact Center Infrastructure.

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Contact Center Contact Center Software Employee Engagement Call Recording 156

BlueOcean

MARCH 7, 2024

Blue Ocean, a world leader in customer care solutions, was named a Finalist today in the “Contact Center Outsourcing Provider of the Year” category in the 18 th annual Stevie ® Awards for Sales & Customer Service. About Blue Ocean Blue Ocean is an award-winning provider of innovative customer care solutions.

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TechSee

MARCH 6, 2018

Take a peek into the latest issue of Super-Agent and see how he is using Artificial Intelligence to save the contact center: There is pandemonium at the Contact Center. Customer care costs are increasing, agent turnover is growing and customer churn is at its peak. This contact center needs help fast!

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Contact Center Chatbots Customer Care Financial 117

NICE inContact

MAY 12, 2017

2017 was arguably the biggest and best year ever at Enterprise Connect 2017 for those who care about contact centers. For ten years, I have attended virtually every contact center session held at the show, the past few years as the Contact Center Track Chair. Is Cloud Contact Center the New Normal?

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Contact Center Connections Conference Case Study 120

CSM Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2023

Playvox, one of the leading providers of workforce engagement solutions for digital-first and CRM-centric contact centers, today announced the launch of a global collaboration with Salesforce (NYSE: CRM). Playvox solutions deliver a powerfully simple way to achieve efficiency and effectiveness in the contact center.

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Upstream Works

JANUARY 25, 2022

For contact centers, digital transformation has surpassed buzzword status. CX innovation is accelerating faster than ever before, and it’s integral that contact centers keep pace. But how can contact centers respond? But how can contact centers respond? A Unified Agent Desktop.

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TechSee

DECEMBER 5, 2017

This customer-centric focus has resulted in 72% of businesses reporting that their top priority is improving the customer experience, according to Forrester. To accomplish this goal, companies must determine the most efficient, yet affordable, way to give their customer care processes a boost. . ” 2. Coveo.

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Contact Center Customer Satisfaction Technology Self Service 116

SaleMove

MARCH 12, 2021

Failure to innovate and keep pace with competitors has been the demise of many great businesses. In fact, today’s technology is only accelerating the innovation cycle, making complacency an even bigger threat. We are seeing automation, self-service and AI completely transform customer care and how customer-facing teams operate.

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Contact Center Self Service Customer Care Innovation 97

TechSee

MARCH 6, 2018

Take a peek into the latest issue of Super-Agent and see how he is using Artificial Intelligence to save the contact center: There is pandemonium at the Contact Center. Customer care costs are increasing, agent turnover is growing and customer churn is at its peak. This contact center needs help fast!

Contact Center 84

Contact Center Chatbots Customer Care Financial 84

Storyminers

JANUARY 24, 2017

Customer experience expert Mike Wittenstein sheds light on enhanced customer expectations, AI innovation, and more. 2017 will be a year defined by how well companies continue to adapt to customer expectations—like the ability to get good service at any time of the day, via any device. Here’s what we learned.

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Contact Center Omni-Channel Brands Hospitality 133

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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Contact Center Call Center Management Gamification 52

BlueOcean

JANUARY 18, 2016

Blue Ocean Contact Centers, a member company of IMP Group Limited, supporting top tier global brands from four centers in North America, is expanding their business development team with several key additions. Stephanie Small makes the transition to Blue Ocean from IMP Customer Care.

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Contact Center Call Center Sales Customer Care 120

COPC

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

These changes were highlighted during the Optimizing Pandemic Contact Center Outsourcing Relationships pre-event workshop that COPC Inc. hosted as part of this fall’s Execs In The Know’s Customer Response Summit. The outsourcing contact center market is becoming more competitive. WFH Insights.

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Call Experts

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Three primary trends are driving the customer care industry: diversified cloud-based solutions. By actively harnessing a set of cloud-based AI-powered technologies, contact centers are infusing intelligence across the entire customer contact landscape. Key 2020 Trends: Cloud Contact Centers.

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Contact Center Trends Call Center Customer Journeys 69

Call Experts

JUNE 3, 2021

How to enhance the client experience in an age of quickly progressing tech with contact center services? 90% of Americans use customer service as a factor in deciding whether or not to do business with a company. You understand that having a high-quality contact center service is essential to running an effective business. .

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Contact Center Call Center Innovation Training 52

BlueOcean

MARCH 1, 2017

Canadian Contact Center Recognized Alongside Top International Sales and Customer Service Organizations at Las Vegas Award Ceremony. The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service are the world’s top honors for customer service, contact center, business development and sales professionals.

Contact Center 120

Contact Center Sales Customer Service Call Center 120

TechSee

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

As customer service leaders envision the contact center of the future, a key question is whether agents will need to come in to work at all. After all, the costs of operating a physical contact center are immense, and the challenges of training , motivating and retaining staff remain major pain points for all B2C organizations.

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Contact Center Self Service Contact Center Software B2C 84

Avaya

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Sheila McGee-Smith is a leading communications industry analyst and strategic consultant with a proven track record in new product development, competitive assessment, market research, and sales strategies for customer care solutions and services. The post Why Artificial Intelligence Now—and Why in Customer Care?

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Customer Care Contact Center Government Healthcare 94

Think Customers

JANUARY 18, 2022

Leading contact centers understand that each person and tool has its strengths and weaknesses, and create a better customer experience when combined appropriately. To better understand this, let’s dive into the human and robotic makeup of a modern contact center. What is a contact center associate?

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Contact Center Chatbots Self Service Average Handle Time 52

CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Customers of health-related products—such as over-the-counter medicines, dietary supplements, nutraceuticals, medical devices, wearables, and animal health products—typically have higher expectations of manufacturers than do users of other types of consumer products. Documentation of contacts. Proactive outreach. Ability to Escalate.

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Healthcare Customer Care Omni-Channel Self Service 52

COPC

APRIL 1, 2024

Global Benchmarking Series | Contact Center Technologies Today, executives deploy digital solutions with increased confidence and swiftness. Contact Center Training: A Digital Leap Forward The way we train new hires at contact centers has changed drastically.

Customer Experience 89

Customer Experience Contact Center Gamification Chatbots 89

NobelBiz

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

This ability enables you to comprehend emotions and how to use them in order to nurture good customer relationships. Although it is still simply a “beautiful notion” for far too many businesses and contact centers. Nancy Munro is an expert in contact center training simulations.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Leadership Self Service Contact Center Software 52

NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In this new revamped consumer experience, these 5 CX trends serve as benchmarks for the future of your contact center. From a contact center perspective, customers now expect to contact a company when and how it is convenient for them. They assist your customer care employees at every client engagement.

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Contact Center Trends Social Media Net Promoter Score 52

NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In this new revamped consumer experience, these 5 CX trends serve as benchmarks for the future of your contact center. From a contact center perspective, customers now expect to contact a company when and how it is convenient for them. They assist your customer care employees at every client engagement.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Trends Social Media Net Promoter Score 52

NobelBiz

APRIL 5, 2022

These days, the contact center is the face of a company. The customer experience can make or break your business, so it’s important to understand the factors that make a great customer service representative and a great contact center. Why is managing risk factors so important in the contact center industry?

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Contact Center Call Center First Call Resolution How To 52

Call Experts

MAY 27, 2021

Do you know the total number of contact centers in the US? Remarkably, finding the right contact center partner is not as challenging as it sounds. . Contact us here. . Before you go further, ask yourself, what does your business need from a contact center: Will you require 24-hour service? .

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Contact Center Call Center Training Customer Care 52

SaleMove

MARCH 12, 2021

Failure to innovate and keep pace with competitors has been the demise of many great businesses. In fact, today’s technology is only accelerating the innovation cycle, making complacency an even bigger threat. We are seeing automation, self-service and AI completely transform customer care and how customer-facing teams operate.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Self Service Customer Care Innovation 52

Lumoa

JUNE 23, 2021

Did you know that American businesses risk losing a whopping $494 billion in revenue from poor customer care? In the age of smartphones, where support is only a click away, consumers have massive expectations when it comes to customer service.

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Trends Self Service Contact Center Omni-Channel 208

TechSee

MAY 29, 2018

They have found that visual engagement and support have a dramatic effect on KPIs measured in every call center: NPS, FCR and Truck Rolls. Improvements in these areas have been proven to translate into lower customer churn and an improved bottom line. Customer Service KPI #2 – FCR (First Contact Resolution).

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Contact Center Engagement Call Center Net Promoter Score 95

NICE inContact

JULY 5, 2019

I was lucky enough to participate in the Expo Hall – where more than 2,500 CX “fans” mixed and mingled to learn about the most state-of-the-art innovations and solution demonstrations. After the demo, I talked to a contact center director from Texas named Ruby. In this blog, I share some highlights from the show.

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Contact Center Omni-Channel CRM Innovation 139

Strativity

MARCH 30, 2020

This is especially true for employees working in contact centers and customer care departments who are tasked with providing customers with information, support, and a positive experience. Changes to the modern contact center environment . 5 – GET KNOWLEDGEABLE. Think we can help? Let’s talk!

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Contact Center Guidelines CRM Call Recording 52

BlueOcean

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Below we discuss the pros and cons of in-house versus outsourced customer service. If your contact center is based in a market like San Francisco, New York, Toronto, or Vancouver, the perks of outsourcing are immediately obvious. Just read our 10 Reasons to Locate Your Contact Center in the Friendly North ).

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Customer Service Contact Center Customer Care Training 159

CSM Magazine

MARCH 20, 2024

This distinctive model, coupled with a leadership team that boasts over five decades of customer support outsourcing experience with Fortune 500 behemoths in the Philippines—including titans such as Microsoft, American Express, Allstate, United Healthcare, and T-Mobile—positions it uniquely.

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Customer Experience Contact Center Competitive Advantage Exceptional Customer Service 52

Avaya

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

I recently had the pleasure of co-hosting a webinar with leading Communications Industry Analyst Sheila McGee-Smith titled “ How AI Drives Results in the Contact Center ” and the question posed was: “What does AI mean for those working in the contact center? So, why AI now for customer care?

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Contact Center Knowledge Base CRM Technology 57