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The Pivot to 100% Remote Training in the Contact Center

BlueOcean

In the remote environment, where more factors are outside of your control, trainers need to expect the unexpected – especially regarding potential technology issues. Making Virtual Agent Training Work for You. Grab a copy of our Agent Training eBook for more insight. The second key pillar is setting expectations.

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5 Tips for Successful Business Continuity Planning for Contact Centers

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The goal of a BCP for a contact center is to minimize the disruption to both agents and customers, so that business can continue as normally as possible. A BCP for a contact center should be aligned with the overall organization’s BCP to ensure a cohesive message and streamlined protocol throughout the enterprise. .

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10 Ways the Best Call Centers Thrive in the New Normal

Uniphore

We also learned just how important contact centers are to our everyday lives. Today, as companies look past the pandemic, one thing remains certain: we now expect more from remote support centers than ever before. At Jacada, we recognized the challenges of overwhelmed—and often understaffed—contact centers early on.

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How Conversational AI Can Optimize Your Workforce

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The current labor shortage is a big problem, especially for contact centers. Without enough agents in a contact center, customers cannot get the help they need. The answer is technology. But not just any technology. Virtual agents also scale quickly to handle unpredicted or seasonal volume.

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Conversational AI and Banking

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Bank technology is shifting. Specifically, the automated customer service technology. Once only powered by human agents, the first automated technology that was introduced in the contact center acted mainly as a way to redirect calls to the right department.

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Wanted: Customer Service Change Agents for Contact Centers

Tricia Morris

According to the same Forrester survey referenced above, online community, virtual agent, mobile customer service, social media and live chat have also increased in usage. Contact centers are working to address this growing and changing channel use. Agent responsibilities are changing.

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Consumer Behavior is Changing, and it’s AI’s time to Shine

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One interesting shift from pre-pandemic to the new normal will certainly be people’s comfort with using technology in their personal and business lives. Contact Center Challenges. The pandemic has caused an interesting conflict within contact centers. Everyone is talking about The New Normal. Don’t cross the line.