CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In April 2024, the Las Vegas Convention Center will see the return of the Call and Contact Center Expo. The event is focused on the processes used by call and contact centers, with showcases from over 200 different business representatives along with seminars by over 100 industry experts.

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CX Accelerator

MARCH 16, 2020

Written by Jeremy Watkin and Community Dear contact center agent: What if I told you that if you come to work for us you can do the exact same job as you’re doing now but we’ll instead call you a customer service hero, guru, rockstar, or ninja? Are you sold? That’s the Miriam Webster definition.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 23, 2024

The debt collection industry is undergoing a major shift. This expectation has permeated the collections industry, leading to the adoption of omni-channel communication strategies. This is why automation is especially transformative in contact centers.

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BlueOcean

AUGUST 9, 2021

Contact center technologies are certainly in the mix of acceleration. The most recent publication from Ryan Strategic Advisory surveyed contact center leaders about the state of the industry. We dug into their sentiments and expectations about the future of five key contact center technologies.

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CX Accelerator

MARCH 16, 2020

Written by Jeremy Watkin and Community Dear contact center agent: What if I told you that if you come to work for us you can do the exact same job as you’re doing now but we’ll instead call you a customer service hero, guru, rockstar, or ninja? Are you sold? That’s the Miriam Webster definition.

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NICE inContact

JANUARY 29, 2020

Digital transformation and the gig economy have made remote work common across the globe—the contact center industry was no different! In fact, due to the huge array of digital interaction channels, virtual assistants, and more, the contact center field is even better positioned for remote work.

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Call Experts

OCTOBER 5, 2023

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.

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Contact Center Call Center Guidelines Customer Satisfaction 105

AWS Machine Learning

MARCH 29, 2024

Amazon Lex provides advanced conversational artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to enable self-service support for your organization’s contact center. Amazon Lex integrates with state-of-the-art contact centers including Amazon Connect, Genesys Cloud , and Amazon Chime SDK to facilitate a seamless omnichannel experience.

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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.

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Contact Center Call Center Guidelines Customer Satisfaction 52

Uniphore

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Contact centers can have the best customer service agents and the latest and greatest technology. Contact center leaders have a lot on their plate–from ensuring customer satisfaction and encouraging technology adoption to keeping agents happy and well-trained. Experience on the Frontline.

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BlueOcean

MAY 14, 2018

The purpose of a contact center RFP is no different: it’s an essential process to use when choosing an outsourcer. However, the contact center RFP is unique and can’t be modeled on the same old RFP template used for other services your company may procure. Sample Contact Center RFP Timeline.

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COPC

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

This article is the first in a series that aims to take on frequent issues related to performance improvement, simplify the topic and make it relatable, drawing connections to our industry and only afterward delving into the mathematical aspects. To understand that problem, let’s momentarily step out of the contact center world.

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Contact Center Customer Satisfaction Survey Metrics 88

BlueOcean

DECEMBER 18, 2018

And you’re ready for your outsourced customer service RFP to hit the road and bring you some stellar options for a new contact center partner. Here’s the short list of the best questions to ask about AI in the contact center. Looking for more contact center RFP questions? We want to make it easy for you.

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Contact Center Self Service Chatbots Case Study 195

Quadient

MAY 23, 2022

Contact Center Wrap-Up—Where the Rubber Meets the Road. Customers who perceive their interactions with your company as highly positive purchase more of your products and/or services, purchase more frequently, are more loyal, and are more likely to share their positive views with personal contacts and online communities. .

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 16, 2019

Agents remain the most critical resource in any contact center. But, every contact center continues to struggle with big challenges when it comes to engaging, motivating and retaining agents. The number and complexity of interactions is getting higher, but the size of the centers are not increasing at the same rate.

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NICE inContact

JULY 15, 2020

A major virtual conference, open to contact center pros everywhere. And who would have believed that in the process, we’d discover interesting new possibilities for sharing the latest in call center cloud software solutions and industry trends, not to mention in how we engage with each other?

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Playvox

APRIL 4, 2023

Every workplace has its pros and cons, but contact center agents have one of the toughest jobs out there. Just like agents are protecting your company, contact center leaders and managers need to protect them and their mental health. Burnout Burnout is at the heart of poor emotional well-being in a contact center.

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NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the veritable reigning champion and current all-star industry buzzword. Most people interact with AI daily in some form or another.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 16, 2019

Agents remain the most critical resource in any contact center. But, every contact center continues to struggle with big challenges when it comes to engaging, motivating and retaining agents. The number and complexity of interactions is getting higher, but the size of the centers are not increasing at the same rate.

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Contact Center Self Service System Training 136

TechSee

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Ever since the Industrial Revolution, organizations have always looked to robotic technology as a way to advance their operational efficiency. As industries digitize, more and more manual or routine repetitive activities can be automated – a phenomenon known as Robotic Process Automation (RPA). RPA in Contact Centers.

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

With corporate budgets tightening, contact center leaders might be tempted to cut into your quality management funding. A 2021 Qualtrics study spanning 17 industries found that, on average, organizations risk losing 9.5% A 2021 Qualtrics study spanning 17 industries found that, on average, organizations risk losing 9.5%

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BlueOcean

AUGUST 21, 2019

You’ll task your team with running a tight procurement process to assess potential contact center partners. That’s why we’ve put together a list of the top 10 things to assess on your contact center vendor site visit. The pace of change in the contact center industry is mind-blowing.

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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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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. However, he sees the contact center as an incredible resource, one that so many companies leave untapped.

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TechSee

APRIL 26, 2021

The Age of Contact Center Transformation . Like many industries these days, contact centers are at a crossroads. Vision: A key element for transforming contact centers . Creating a visual interaction between an agent and a customer in need of assistance is the fastest path to success.

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Uniphore

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Interaction analytics takes unstructured data from customer interactions across multiple channels and harnesses it to let you understand the true voice of the customer. How can you distinguish between a product that offers a few basic speech analytics capabilities and a robust AI-powered interaction analytics solution?

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Playvox

MARCH 12, 2023

Running a smooth and efficient contact center can feel like the ultimate struggle, but don’t worry, you’re not alone. Providing noteworthy customer experiences is a top priority for any business, and a well-run help desk, support center, or customer service center is the key to improving contact center performance.

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Contact Center Strategy Gamification Customer Satisfaction 52

TechSee

AUGUST 10, 2023

TechSee’s visual automation platform uses computer artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) to enhance customer and contact center engagements. TechSee’s Computer Vision AI and AR can improve issues facing customer contact centers around first-call resolution, average handling times, and truck roll avoidance.

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Connections Contact Center Average Handle Time First Call Resolution 206

Playvox

JULY 14, 2023

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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BlueOcean

JUNE 21, 2017

Looking for an outsourced contact center partner is one of the most complex undertakings for any strategic sourcing professional. It requires a thorough understanding of the contact center world as well as the inner workings of your organization’s processes, business objectives, and brand promises. Start with the Basics.

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Interactions

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Over the last three years, Covid has transformed the contact-center industry into a work-from-anywhere (WFA) world. Millions of agents now work outside the traditional walls of a care center. . At Interactions, we’ve thought about this issue since Covid turned the traditional call-center model upside down. .

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Playvox

APRIL 19, 2023

Excellent time management is crucial in a contact center. Contact center solutions can dramatically change the way your organization operates and functions. Related Article: WFM ROI: Why You Need Workforce Management Software Now How Can Time Management Strategies Help Contact Center Agents?

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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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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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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Few industries are quite like travel. Can you think of any other industry where anxiety is baked into the product or service? Industry-wide, hold times increased by 50% during the pandemic as contact centers dealt with all manner of upheaval, including wild swings in arrival patterns and staffing challenges in some hard-hit regions.

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