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How To Preserve Your Contact Center QM Budget

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With corporate budgets tightening, contact center leaders might be tempted to cut into your quality management funding. That in itself makes a strong case for keeping your contact center quality management budget intact, but the effects of a strong program go far beyond revenue. of their revenue due to bad experiences.

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How to Measure Contact Center Agent Productivity and Five Ways to Boost It

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Providing an ever-improving customer experience while boosting contact center agent productivity is paramount for your business. Here’s the blueprint for achieving greater agent productivity in your call center. The quality of customer service and support can also have an impact on the productivity of a contact center.

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The Pivot to 100% Remote Training in the Contact Center

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Right off the bat, this will be a cross-functional effort. By creating that feeling through mock calls, the trainee has the chance to work through their nerves without exposing a “real” customer to their first anxious efforts. Grab a copy of our Agent Training eBook for more insight. Making Virtual Agent Training Work for You.

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Best Contact Center Software for Remote Workers

Playvox

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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Workforce Optimization: What It is and Why You Need It

Playvox

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? How Workforce Optimization Works in a Contact Center The most valuable asset in a customer service organization or contact center is your workforce.

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Validating Your Outsourced Customer Care Partnership: Is Your Incumbent “Still the One”?

BlueOcean

Great companies are regularly assessing the ongoing value of their partnerships – but how do you measure the true value your contact center outsourcer is delivering? Whether it’s your own culture that shifts over time or that of your outsourcer, keeping a pulse on cultural alignment in your outsourced contact center is essential.

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Customer Service Metrics Guide: CSAT vs. NPS vs. CES

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In a previous blog, I outlined 14 different metrics that contact centers should be tracking to improve customer experience. However, these metrics are designed to influence real-time decision making in your contact center. What is Customer Effort Score (CES)? What is Net Promoter Score (NPS)?

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