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The top differences between call centers and contact centers

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Using a call center or contact center to address customer needs is key, but it's important to know the different features of these customer service hubs to find the best solution for your business.

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The Efficiency Equation: Tackling Hidden Costs in Contact Centers

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Poorly managed contact center QA programs can lead to costly inefficiencies. The Efficiency Equation: Tackling Hidden Costs in Contact Centers Many contact centers today struggle with inefficiencies stemming from inconsistent processes and poorly defined performance standards.

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Transforming Customer Experience with Contact Center Automation

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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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Call Center vs. Contact Center: What’s the Difference?

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Call centers and contact centers operate within the same general field of customer support and outreach. Call centers came first, focusing employees on handling large streams of customer calls at once. Call Centers Focus on Phones. Contact Centers Incorporate Advanced Analytics.

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Contact Center Dialers Demystified

Dive into the realm of contact center dialers with our infographic! Explore the various types – Preview, Predictive, Automatic, and Progressive Dialers – and unravel their roles in boosting call center performance.

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Contact center vs call center: the difference explained and — more importantly — realized

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What makes the contact center different from the call center? It's more than just a call center with email and chatbots.

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Avoiding Compliance Pitfalls: How Robust Contact Center QA Can Protect Your Business

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Discover how poorly managed contact center QA programs can lead to significant fines and legal actions. This article is the second in a series exploring the risks of substandard contact center QA practices. Fortunately, we had great QA practices in place to ensure compliance.

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The Health of the Contact Center: Are You Ready for 2019?

A survey of 1,000 contact center professionals reveals what it takes to improve agent well-being in a customer-centric era. This report is a must-read for contact center leaders preparing to engage agents and improve customer experience in 2019.

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How to Build ROI for Conversational AI

Speaker: Sofia Burton & Tiffany O'Malley from SmartAction

Contact center leaders have faced an onslaught of burdens exacerbated by the pandemic. Agent attrition has always been a huge problem, but now the difficulties of the worker shortage make securing live agents for call centers highly competitive.

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STIR/SHAKEN for Contact Centers

NobelBiz Ebook: STIR/SHAKEN for Call centers: How STIR/SHAKEN came to be and the legislation mandating it How STIR/SHAKEN impacts the contact center industry What is STIR/SHAKEN and how attestation works

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Study: The Health of the Contact Center

Download our study of 1,000 contact center agents in the US and UK to find out what major challenges are facing contact center agents today – and what your company can do about it. What does it take to engage agents in this customer-centric era?

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Navigating the Worker Shortage in the Contact Center

Speaker: Brian Morin, Helena Chen, and Sofia Burton from SmartAction

The latest trend in the contact center has CX leaders worried -- across industries, there is a massive shortage of workers. Key takeaways: Why there’s a shortage of call center agents during a time of relatively high unemployment. How to mitigate the impact of an understaffed contact center with conversational AI.

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Why Do Your Contact Center Agents Keep Quitting?

Speaker: Helena Chen, Director of Product Marketing & Marilyn Cassedy, VP of Customer Success

Combined with the Great Resignation and a candidate-driven market, it’s become a perfect storm for contact centers. To cope with the struggle of hiring and retaining agents, call center leaders are offering more pay, more employee perks, and more training.

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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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How to Inspire and Empower Contact Center Agents Through Collaborative Coaching

Speaker: Kate Nasser, The People Skills Coachâ„¢

Contact center agents are people and people can grow on their own BUT great collaborative coaching truly guides agents to connect authentically to customers better and better each time. It can inspire and empower agents to make their next call better and more real for a refined customer experience.