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In 2016, I spoke at a customer conference and the topic was, “ContactCenter2020.” At the time, 2020 seemed like it was forever away, and I had carte blanche to forecast whatever I wanted to about the potential state of the contactcenter in 2020.
When invited to compile this list of customer service trends for 2020, naturally the first thing I did was look back at all of the predictions made the previous year. The influence of AI in the contactcenter was strongly touted, but in 2020 (after a number of false starts), artificial intelligence will finally start […].
According to The Northridge Group's State of Customer Service Experience 2020 report, as a result of COVID-19, 68% of consumers have increased their online shopping and plan to continue at this increased rate post-pandemic. The past year has been difficult for contactcenters. Focus on leadership.
Welcome to the March 2020 issue of ContactCenter Pipeline magazine! It is gratitude month for me at ContactCenter Pipeline! Our first issue was published in March 2009. And as they say, the rest is history.
In 2020, driven by the need to react to the pandemic, these figures were 75% and 5% respectively. In this handy guide, learn everything you need to build your ultimate contactcenter—with no walls and no limitations. 43% of survey respondents were using homeworking, with 5% running a pilot scheme or about to set one up.
Just a few months ago, many contactcenters had not fully embraced work-from-home, work-from-anywhere policies. I think Greek philosopher Plato said it correctly: Necessity is the mother of invention.
ContactCenter solutions have evolved significantly over the last two decades. Before 2005, the vast majority of contactcenter software was On-Premise based and highly fragmented. Recent Gartner projections indicate that CCaaS use will increase by 50% between 2020 and 2022.
That certainly seems true enough in the contactcenter world where the pace of change has been accelerating exponentially—often with dizzying effects for the three key elements of the contactcenter operations framework: […].
Speaker: Laura Bassett, Senior Director Product Marketing, NICE inContact
Gartner predicts that by 2020, 85 percent of customer relationships will be managed without human interaction. With the increase in artificial intelligence tools we see in the marketplace, it’s important to understand how AI is transforming our contactcenters. Why does my contactcenter need to adopt AI now?
As 2020 begins, it’s an opportunity to reflect on what we’ve accomplished in the past year, and the place that ContactCenter Pipeline holds today as a strong contactcenter resource, with a large archive of independent contactcenter articles and […].
Contactcenters often see ebbs and flows. For example, at the beginning of 2020, our own research had overwhelmingly shown the importance of digital channels, particularly among younger demographics.
Welcome to the February issue of ContactCenter Pipeline. I’ve always thought of February as a fun month with the opportunity to show some love! The best way to show your agents some love… recognize and support them. The best way to show your customers some love… provide an amazing customer experience!
2020 was nothing short of challenging for businesses. Virtually overnight, hundreds of thousands of agents transitioned to working remotely and the approach, management and infrastructure of contactcenters were completely restructured. In the months following, we […].
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We will continue to update this contact-center-centric resource as new information becomes available. COVID-19 for ContactCenters Member Response to COVID-19. Contactcenters during a crisis: An action plan from experts. March 20, 2020. March 15, 2020. March 18, 2020.
In today’s highly dynamic digital economy, there is no set safeguard against uncertainty. We live in an era where a single tweet or photo can completely reshape a brand’s perception—for better or worse. And at the same time, businesses are striving to meet and exceed a moving goal post of customer preferences, influenced by a […].
Forrester) As B2B marketing leaders wrap up 2020 with a keen eye on customer satisfaction and revenue acceleration, they must start looking forward to make sure they are planning for the right strategic pivots and preparing to adopt and optimize new tactics. The State of the ContactCenter in 2020 | Industry Report by Ben Ringshall.
Speaker: Jim Rembach, Editor in Chief, CX Global Media
Most contactcenter leaders view the touchpoint from agent to customer as the most important. The touchpoint from contactcenter leaders to their employees has become essential in order to introduce these new technologies as a form of empowerment rather than a total replacement.
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ContactCenter Pipeline’s AUTHOR WALL OF FAME Dick Bucci is Principal of Pelorus Associates, a market research and marketing communications company that assists developers of contactcenter solutions by providing in-depth market research and by authoring white papers, e-books and blog posts.
ContactCenter Pipeline’s SPONSOR WALL OF FAME Company name Customer Contact Strategies CEO/Founder Michele Rowan When founded 2009 Describe your company We help companies design/expand their work-at-home programs for contactcenters via custom consulting, public workshops and conferences.
Speaker: Richard Kenny, Sr Marketing Manager - Contact Center, Poly; Roger Lee, VP Customer Success, Gridspace; and Ron Owens, SVP Operations, Avtex
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While I encourage you to read the full report, here are some observations that stand out this year: Top ContactCenter Challenges With attrition garnering so many votes, we see a bigger drop in the […]. We just completed our fifth annual survey and had 275 participants chime in on their top three challenges and priorities.
ContactCenter Pipeline’s AUTHOR WALL OF FAME Kathleen Peterson is Chief Vision Officer of PowerHouse Consulting, a renowned management consulting firm specializing in operationalizing the Customer Experience; our consultants are recognized experts in the design and implementation of ContactCenter strategy and associated technologies.
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2020 has thrown a curveball at society, upending organizational objectives, expectations, and resources. Survey results reveal a significant shift from a minority to a majority of contactcenter staff moved to remote work. The shift to everything online demands hiring more contactcenter talent and fast.
This was a lively and fun discussion that also incorporated discussions around leading in the state of the world we live in today post 2020. Amas drove home the mindset that classroom training as we once knew it is no longer effective or even viable.
The end of 2020 marks quite a year. As the year draws to a close, I extend wishes to you and your loved ones for the best of holidays and a very peaceful New Year. Not only has COVID-19 affected us individually and within our families, but our organizations have had quite the challenge of […].
Fast Forward to August 2020, and we are talking about state travel restrictions, how we are going to manage work and our […]. It’s summertime here in Annapolis, Md. It wasn’t that long ago that we talked of vacations, pool time and kids going back to school as our summer days were drawing to a close.
8 CX Design & Strategy Trends You Need To Know: Looking Back On The 2019 ContactCenter by Matt Wujciak. This excellent article from the good people at CCW, who put on several amazing conferences for the customer support world cover eight strategies in the contactcenter. Here are my top five picks from last week.
Speaker: Brian Morin, CMO, SmartAction & Aarde Cosseboom, Director of GMS Technology and Product, TechStyle Fashion Group
Adapting to a post-COVID world means recession-proofing your contactcenter with AI that reduces reliance on live agents with virtual agents that are always on, perfectly trained, and at a fraction of the cost. Thursday July 16, 2020 11AM PST, 2PM EST, 6PM GMT Sketch a back-of-the-napkin ROI in minutes.
These are not easy times. The struggle is real. We have so many vital decisions to make for our operations that can have profound impacts on our staff and customers. Do we continue with a work-from-home strategy? Can we start to re-open our office doors? If so, how does that look and what are the […].
Many of our centers are still in the midst of a full-blown struggle to keep up with a higher volume of customer contacts (with […]. What a difference a month makes! Well, that is what I thought I would be saying this month as we release the May issue, but that doesn’t appear to be true.
We’ve all heard how 2020 is the year everything changed. Rick Denton is a CCNG Academy member, podcaster, speaker, consultant and principal at EX4CX, focusing on transforming ContactCenters from Cost Centers to Customer Insight Centers. Use this time to double down on CX and emerge stronger tomorrow.
My Comment: We start this week’s Roundup with a reminder of the upcoming Customer Service Week, which is the first full week of October every year (October 5-9, 2020). LearningNotes) The year 2020 is the year of those individuals who are successfully adapting themselves to the chaos incurring due to these tumultuous times.
Speaker: Brian Morin, CMO, Mark Landry, VP Product, Marilyn Cassedy, Director of Customer Success, SmartAction
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Throughout 2020, many new trends arose and call center solutions continued to evolve to meet fresh challenges in the space. To learn more about how call centers can adapt to new challenges in the era of COVID-19, download our white paper: ContactCenter Practices and Guidelines for Managing Through COVID-19.
In our second post on Customer Service Week 2020, Sitel Group’s Olivier Camino and Sweetwater’s Jeff Ostermann provide insights into their companies’ employee experience cultures and highlight CSW activities to engage and support their teams.
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