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Call Center Metrics and KPIs to Measure Performance and Productivity

CCNG

There is a great deal of debate about what metrics call centers should measure now, especially with COVID-19 and the accompanying shift to work-at-home agents, staffing shortages, and persistent supply chain issues straining customers’ patience. What metrics should call centers and BPOs focus on?

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10 effective tips for training WFH contact center agents

Talkdesk

Customer expectations for service are rapidly evolving, so training a team of at-home agents to align with these expectations can bring tangible benefits to any company. Say “Hi” to the team Kick off training with a video introduction from the call center managing director, department heads and agent supervisors.

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Onboard, Train and Engage Remote Agents with Gamification

Noble Systems

Contact centers have been hiring increasing numbers of work-at-home agents in recent years and it looks like this trend is expected to grow. According to the National Association of Call Centers, over 50% of contact centers in the United States tout that some percentage of their agents are now working from home.

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The Rising Risk of Call Center Agent Burnout in the Age of COVID-19

Skybridge

For so many organizations, survival has depended on whether their employees could even do the job remotely and how quickly they could be back up and working from home. For brands that have always used onsite call centers to care for their customers – and for the agents who worked onsite – this has been a particularly challenging time.

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What is a Cloud-based Call Center Solution? (And How to Choose the Right One)

Babelforce

What does it mean for a call center solution to be in the cloud? And cloud call center solutions offer many benefits to companies that make the switch. To understand what a cloud-based contact center is, we first need to understand what we mean by the cloud. Agents can work remotely via a virtual call center.

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

Xaqt

Contact Centers spent of much Spring 2020 scrambling to shift agents to work-from-home or bring agent seats back onshore from locations where at home agents simply weren't feasible due to lack of critical infrastructure. VOIP made it possible to answer a call anywhere in the world.

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Columbia Sportswear Takes Customer Service to the Cloud

NICE inContact

Quick and simple access to live call statistics. Our old call center placed a heavy burden on IT because it was so inflexible. We had a lot of changes on the roadmap, and we needed a solution that was stable, flexible, and scalable for our call center,” Kristina noted. Seasonal Call Volumes Demand Scalability.