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25 Call Center Leaders Share the Most Effective Ways to Boost Contact Center Efficiency

Callminer

To gain some insights into the strategies and tactics call centers can use to boost efficiency and arm you with effective strategies you can put to use, we reached out to a panel of call center experts , managers and leaders and asked them to answer this question: “What is the most effective way for a contact center to increase efficiency?”.

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Guest Blog: “Zhuzhing Up” Humans in the Contact Center

ShepHyken

In the contact center industry, for example, there are fewer phone conversations going into customer support centers than in the past. The calls that do go through to the contact center agent are for more critical interactions — involving complexities, emotions or higher values.

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24 Experts Reveal the Single Worst Thing a Contact Center Agent Can Do During a Call

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Talking to customers on the phone all day isn’t an easy job; that’s why it takes a special set of skills and characteristics to be a successful contact center agent. If you’re looking for ways to boost your agents’ performance, check out our white paper, Using Gamification to Improve Contact Center Performance.

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5 Contact Center Technical Trends

CCNG

Introduction Contact Centers are transforming rapidly to meet the demands of a digital age. Contact centers have stepped up with self-service options, but they don’t always hit the mark. Introducing Generative AI (GenAI), the innovative force reshaping self-service in today’s contact centers.

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6 Killer Applications for Artificial Intelligence in the Customer Engagement Contact Center

If Artificial Intelligence for businesses is a red-hot topic in C-suites, AI for customer engagement and contact center customer service is white hot. This white paper covers specific areas in this domain that offer potential for transformational ROI, and a fast, zero-risk way to innovate with AI.

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Transforming Customer Experience with Contact Center Automation

CCNG

While almost all industries are going digital, there’s one industry that is leading the charge in the digital revolution, i.e., Contact Centers. By rapidly embracing digital tools like AI, Analytics, and Automation, contact centers are completely changing how they function and deliver customer experience.

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On Being an Accountable Customer Service Leader

Customer Service Life

Properly authenticating the account. Leaving complete account notes for the next person who interacts with the customer. Starting a blog about customer service became instant accountability for me. Quality as accountability. So as I was recently evaluating my team, I was reminded of the importance of being accountable.

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Winning Solutions to Keep Contact Center Agents Engaged

Speaker: Adam Saad - Founder & CEO, Tech Stack Advising

Somewhere in a global contact center, there is an agent who has spent the last 8 hours answering questions from disgruntled customers. These plans must also take into account the different environments and locations your agents may be working in.

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The Top 3 Ways to Forecast for Your Contact Center

Forecasting is no easy task. It can be difficult to schedule the right amount of agents at the right time. Download our ebook to learn how to reduce overstaffing and understaffing, lower customer wait times and improve the customer experience with proper forecasting.

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Top 5 Things to Look For in a Workforce Optimization Solution

Speaker: Vicki Herrell, Executive Director, SWPP, & Steve Kosiba, Product Marketing Manager, Genesys

As your contact center becomes more complex with a growing number of communication channels and touchpoints, it’s more important than ever to have the right technology in place to support your workforce. And smooth communications with operations staff and accountability to plan become your daily reality.