CCNG

JULY 27, 2022

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 key metrics should call centers measure for voice, chat, email, and SMS?

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Call Center Metrics At home agents Average Handle Time 195

Contact Center Pipeline

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Three years ago, very few of us could have imagined a world where most contact center agents would be working from home. While some centers were dabbling with at-home agents before the COVID-19 pandemic, the unprecedented shift to remote work in early 2020 looks like it could be here to stay.

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At home agents Contact Center Technology Management 147

DMG Consulting

JULY 5, 2020

Developing a Contact Center Work-At-Home Program. And even BC plans that had work-at-home (WAH) guidelines for agents were unlikely to have documented best practices for supervisors or managers who unexpectedly needed to work remotely. . WAH Considerations for Contact Centers.

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DMG Consulting

MAY 14, 2018

Question: What are some best practices for at-home agents? Answer: Here is a list of several best practices for contact center operations that include home-based agents: Invest time in hiring qualified agents. Train supervisors to manage a virtual workforce; out of sight cannot mean out of mind.

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At home agents Best practices Analytics Contact Center 48

Playvox

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Our 2022 research shows that 70% of agents say that working remotely has improved their job satisfaction, and 56% of respondents say they’d consider leaving their jobs if they couldn’t work remotely. Our survey uncovered five ways contact center managers are adapting to remote work. Adopt New Management Styles.

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Contact Center Management Gamification Surveys 70

Aspect

MARCH 26, 2020

A large technology company was being inundated with inbound calls and needed an approach to “insulate their contact center.” ” They wanted to throttle the amount of calls that route to an agent in their call center. Inundated with Inbound Calls. Your success is our success.

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At home agents Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Call Center 155

SharpenCX

JULY 23, 2020

Agents juggle phone calls, quickly type out emails and talk down angry callers. We’ve seen the typical call center in TV shows or in movies. This scene makes for good drama, but today contact centers look different. . Contact centers are no longer confined to those windowless rooms with cubicles.

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Contact Center Call Center At home agents Education 101

Tethr

MARCH 3, 2020

Transitioning from a team of 100 percent onsite call center agents to a more flexible working environment can be daunting. After all, management must also adapt to a new landscape. Learning how to train, manage and motivate agents is challenging. Nail down at-home agent policies and guidelines.

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Call Center At home agents Management contact center workforce 80

DMG Consulting

JANUARY 10, 2022

Contact Center Workplaces Are in the Midst of a Renaissance. This is the case for many contact centers, where agents have been under-appreciated, under-recognized and under-rewarded for decades. It’s time for this to translate into lasting improved treatment for contact center employees.

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Contact Center Self service Gamification Enterprise 77

Outsource Consultants

JUNE 6, 2022

While the data certainly seems to indicate that fears of evaporating productivity in an at-home working environment were unfounded, maintaining employee engagement tends to take some effort. So how do you keep your remote contact center agents engaged? Here are a few must-haves: Provide Virtual Communication Channels.

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Gamification At home agents Morale Employee engagement 128

Tethr

JULY 6, 2020

Here are some areas contact centers are giving a little extra attention to after dealing with the side effects of the illness that shook up the whole world. In most industries, there was an enormous spike in customer contacts as soon as the COVID-19 outbreak hit. A real strategy for sudden increased call volumes.

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DMG Consulting

JANUARY 29, 2021

Answer: Remote workers, whether performing their job responsibilities off-site temporarily as a result of the pandemic, or agents who regularly rotate between home and contact center locations, as well as dedicated work-at-home employees, depend on mobility to help them effectively and efficiently perform their jobs anytime, anywhere.

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Gamification At home agents Self service Contact Center 101

DMG Consulting

JULY 9, 2021

Practical Considerations for Hybrid and Work-at-Home Contact Center Employees. Executives are still discussing whether or not contact centers agents will be allowed to work at home on a full-time or hybrid basis after the pandemic, but I believe the decision has already been made.

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Contact Center Coaching At home agents Best practices 67

pindrop

APRIL 30, 2020

A short history of how the pandemic has unfolded – how contact centers have faired and how fraudsters have taken advantage. As a critical customer interface, contact centers have felt the effects directly, regardless of geography and industry. INSIGHT 1: THE EARLY SYMPTOM – BROKERAGES AND CALL VOLUME.

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Contact Center Banking Government At home agents 75

Noble Systems

AUGUST 8, 2019

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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Gamification At home agents Contact Center contact center workforce 65

DMG Consulting

APRIL 1, 2021

Workforce Management in 2021: Better than Ever. It’s the year of workforce management (WFM), despite (or maybe because of) the pandemic. But maybe there is another way, one the pandemic brought home for enterprises. But maybe there is another way, one the pandemic brought home for enterprises.

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Aspect

JANUARY 12, 2018

Other industries are quickly catching on for services such as furniture moving, dog walking and at-home makeup styling and the contact center isn’t far behind. In the contact center, you can think of customer contacts as representing the work to be done (or the packages to be delivered in the case of Amazon).

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contact center workforce Contact Center At home agents Self service 165

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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DMG Consulting

DECEMBER 7, 2020

DMG Consulting Releases 2020 – 2021 Cloud-Based Contact Center Infrastructure Product and Market Report. Who: DMG Consulting LLC, a leading provider of contact center, back-office and real-time analytics market research and consulting services. 2020 – 2021 Cloud-Based Contact Center Infrastructure Market Report.

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Consulting Consulting Contact Center Marketing 62

EPIC Connections

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The benefits of a home-based agent model are undeniably exciting. From cost savings to reduced attrition, the work-at-home agent model is attractive to say the least. However, deploying it in a way that is successful for both business and agents can prove challenging. Hiring the Right Agents.

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At home agents SaaS Education Contact Center 35

24-7 InTouch

JULY 8, 2020

This ability to change and grow was integral for all companies, especially in the contact center industry, when word of COVID-19 started to spread throughout the world. A cautiously optimistic approach is needed as contact centers adapt and respond to the shifting business landscape that has developed around COVID-19.

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Contact Center At home agents Coaching Education 52

VocalCom

APRIL 14, 2020

While face-to-face agencies are closing, contact centers are vulnerable at this time, and companies must find swift solutions for ensuring business continuity without jeopardizing their staff. Their contact centers are comprised of 600 agents providing omnichannel support for their core services as well as commercial services.

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contact center solutions Contact Center At home agents CRM 62

Eckoh

MAY 18, 2020

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and associated social distancing requirements has caused most contact center operations to rethink and reformulate their business continuity plans (BCP). Traditionally, contact center business continuity plans were designed to facilitate continued operations through geographic dispersion.

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Contact Center At home agents Technical Support Customer Support 52

DMG Consulting

MARCH 2, 2021

Answer: The forced migration of on-site contact center employees to work-at-home agents has renewed interest in employee empowerment tools. These solutions provide a framework for operationalizing and incentivizing KPI-based achievements using the metrics that matter most to the contact center and the enterprise.

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Gamification At home agents Employee engagement Contact Center 87

Contact Center Pipeline

AUGUST 25, 2020

When you think of working from home, several benefits come to mind. And, if you usually eat out for lunch, you can save money by eating home-cooked meals. Working from home can also improve one’s work-life balance and help reduce the […]. The savings in both time and money to commute back and forth to work.

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At home agents Contact Center Call Center Management 232

Calltools

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The holiday season — less than seven weeks away now — is almost always the busiest time of the year for contact centers. This year will likely be the same, so contact center managers must prepare for the holiday rush. Follow these nine holiday contact center tips! Train Contact Center Agents.

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Contact Center Gamification Upselling Scripts 52

DMG Consulting

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Contact Centers’ Road Map to Success in the New Normal. Contact Centers Moving Forward at an Accelerated Pace. Adding digital channels is a step in the right direction and a necessity for contact centers of all sizes in all verticals, but it is just the beginning. May 25, 2021 Donna Fluss.

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Contact Center Real estate Self service Enterprise 48

DMG Consulting

AUGUST 3, 2020

Interaction analytics (IA) is a highly valuable application for contact centers, with even higher potential for making major contributions to other enterprise departments. The pandemic has changed contact centers in what is hopefully a lasting way. The uses of IA have been expanding inside and outside of contact centers.

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Enterprise Contact Center At home agents Analytics 78

Calltools

MARCH 8, 2023

The cloud has revolutionized almost every sector in the last decade or so, including the call center industry. billion this year, according to Gartner, it’s likely more call center managers will invest in cloud technologies that improve performance and day-to-day operations.

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Interactive Voice Response voip Call Center At home agents 98

Aspect

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Over the past few months Aspect customers have been reaching out to discuss their plans to implement a work from home strategy for their engagement centers (contact centers), and it has inspired me to share more globally what we have seen in the industry, and what’s driving this interest. Define the Agent Profile.

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At home agents Coaching Gamification Metrics 78

Insite Managed Solutions

MAY 23, 2013

Top 10 Technological Contact Center Trends Cloud: Cloud-based infrastructure is the fastest growing area in the call center industry, which DMG predicts will almost double between 2013 and 2015. Video Support: Video is making its way to the call center; thanks to the amount and detail of information it provides customers.

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Contact Center Technology Gamification call center workforce 40

Talkdesk

MARCH 14, 2018

Three talent trends emerged from Deloitte’s 2017 global contact center survey that point to the need to rethink the way contact centers handle staffing. These initiatives are all supported by the Talkdesk Enterprise Contact Center Platform , illustrating our overall dedication to improving agent effectiveness.

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Contact Center At home agents Coaching Contact center software 40

VocalCom

JUNE 22, 2020

To operate the switch, offering intuitive and efficient digital tools for the contact centers workforce is crucial. Finding new ways to engage, train and manage agents is key: a staggering 74% of call center agents are at risk of burnout ( Toister Solutions ). Contact Center .

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Serenova

JUNE 6, 2019

Yesterday, at the Austin Contact Center Alliance ’s Emerging Technologies for CX event, Serenova and more than 30 contact center executives and technology thought leaders discussed customer experience (CX) challenges and how emerging technology can help. For most contact centers, the cloud means increased security.

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Outsource Consultants

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

From leaders, managers, and agents on down, the entire industry scrambled to transition to a work-from-home model. Support – BPOs continue to refine training and agent support, including customer experience as well as employee experience. Give Thanks: BPO Providers are Resilient.

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outsourcing Call Center Employee engagement Consulting 119

Serenova

AUGUST 23, 2019

For most contact centers, back-to-school signals the starting line for ensuring you’re prepared to flexibly scale for seasonal business demands, including the expected—and unexpected—spikes in traffic that start now and continue through year-end. Yet, driven by the schedules of two pre-teens, preparation for the unexpected is a must.

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Customer Experience contact center solutions Contact Center At home agents 65

Call Design

MAY 28, 2019

A skilled scheduling team can do great work with spreadsheets, but when you add a best-fit Workforce Management tool, you open up new possibilities for truly transformational improvements in agent satisfaction. Dynamic Scheduling – For flex agents or work-at-home agents, could you increase your options for schedule flexibility?

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At home agents Contact Center Self service Surveys 60