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The Impact of and Opportunity for Virtual Agents on Call Center Outsourcers

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The Great Recession in 2008-2009 accelerated the offshoring trend as companies grappled with the economic downturn. Even before the global pandemic, Contact Center and Business Process Outsourcers (BPOs) were facing new headwinds and competitive pressures. Which meant that someone from Kansas could call a U.S

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Contact Center Trends 2021: The CX Watershed

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As the focus of contact center turns to creating value rather than reducing expenses, KPIs like customer satisfaction and service level will become increasingly favored over metrics like Average Handling Time. Keeping employees motivated is a challenge in every industry. contactcenter #2020trends Click To Tweet.