Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Executives and managers know that contact center goal-setting helps usher in progress and bring about positive change. In a busy customer service department, having an agreed-upon set of milestones helps you cross the finish line because it clarifies decision-making, keeps morale up, and can even reduce agent turnover.

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

With corporate budgets tightening, contact center leaders might be tempted to cut into your quality management funding. But quality management is a vital area of your business — it’s what ensures your customers get top-notch service. It’s not enough to stick to managing quality at the operational level.

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Contact Center Quality management Calibration Coaching 78

Playvox

JANUARY 24, 2022

While it’s hard to argue against the importance of delivering great CX, it’s also all too easy to assume that the experiences your contact center delivers are up to par simply because you are handling interactions efficiently. Until you start measuring customer experience , you could easily be falling behind the competition.

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Outsource Consultants

JANUARY 27, 2025

Contact center key performance indicators (KPIs) are critical for measuring and improving customer service operations. At Outsource Consultants, we understand the pivotal role these metrics play in driving success and enhancing customer experiences. Offer callback options to reduce customer wait times.

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Calabrio

MARCH 25, 2025

This is where modern contact centers are turning to cutting-edge solutions, including AI, to deliver real-time performance tracking and more actionable coaching. Agent performance is at the core of overall contact center productivity as well as customer experience quality.

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Call Center Metrics Abandon rate Coaching 52

Noble Systems

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

In Part 1 of this two-part blog, we noted that in 2019 the overarching trend indicates a “back to basics” approach with an emphasis on the ultimate contact center goal of fostering meaningful connections with consumers. The best way to decide what self-service options your customers want is to ask them. Move to the Cloud.

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SharpenCX

JANUARY 21, 2020

A couple of years ago, Tommy Reese, Deloitte’s Contact Center Strategy Manager said , “If you treat the client like gold, then they’ll continue to buy from you and other sales will follow.”. When you treat your customers like a valuable piece of your corporate puzzle they’re going to be more loyal. Customer Satisfaction (CSAT).

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Noble Systems

AUGUST 1, 2019

By ignoring the signs of agent overload and just considering high attrition as a fact of life in your contact center, you are risking your reputation, and the negative impact to customer satisfaction, customer retention and bottom-line results. Top 10 Signs of Contact Center Agent Overload.

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Outsource Consultants

MARCH 18, 2025

Domestic brands are increasingly exploring call center outsourcing both nearshore and offshore as a cost-effective alternative to managing customer experience (CX) in-house. At the same time, rapid advances in AI are transforming how contact centers operate, enabling smarter automation and data-driven insights.

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Quiq

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Share This Story The customer service a company provides has a direct impact on that company’s sales numbers. A positive experience with a contact center agent can serve as the nudge customers need to make a purchase, while a frustrating conversation can deter existing customers and put off new customers entirely.

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SharpenCX

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

As customers grow restless to get the customer journey they expect, how can you help solve their growing list of grievances? It’s time to turn to the brain of the operation: your customer service data. Download Now] Use the data that lives in your contact center to improve your customer experience.

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Taylor Reach Group

MARCH 10, 2020

It seems like customers have a voice louder than ever before. For Leaders in the call center industry, the “sell” cross functionally on the importance of the customer is easier than in past years. This provides opportunities to contribute to customer loyalty. Great scores alone aren’t enough!

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SharpenCX

AUGUST 31, 2021

A lot of data is coming in and out of your contact center platform throughout the busy day. This is where a call center dashboard comes in. Listen Now]: An Interview with Ric Kosiba: Using your Contact Center Data to Make Better Business Decisions. Ok, so your customers may be happy and satisfied.

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JustCall

MARCH 7, 2023

That’s when customer care outsourcing comes in handy. Outsourced contact center solutions can take the burden of customer management off your team’s shoulders. In this guide, we’ll help you understand what customer support outsourcing is, its benefits, and more. What is Contact Center Outsourcing?

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JustCall

MARCH 7, 2023

Whenever you hear the term contact center, you imagine cubicles filled with employees, headsets on their heads resolving customers’ queries. Thanks to cloud contact center solutions, today, organizations can host their contact centers at a third-party data center.

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Tenfold - Contact Center Blog

JULY 9, 2018

According to a 2017 report from Microsoft , 97% of global consumers say customer service impacts brand loyalty and their buying decisions. The job isn’t only about picking up the phone 24/7, it entails establishing customer relationships based on value and satisfaction. Service Level.

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Real Blue Sky

MARCH 6, 2023

There are many reasons to consider whether to outsource your contact center. Before the internet, customer service was typically limited to a brick-and-mortar storefront, letter-writing, or a phone call to customer service. Thankfully, this perspective on the contact center has shifted significantly.

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Real Blue Sky

MARCH 6, 2023

There are many reasons to consider whether to outsource your contact center. Before the internet, customer service was typically limited to a brick-and-mortar storefront, letter-writing, or a phone call to customer service. Thankfully, this perspective on the contact center has shifted significantly.

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Fonolo

MARCH 11, 2021

Medical contact centers have been inundated with worried members seeking answers and support. While not physically on the front lines, call center agents have been facing their own challenges with massive call volumes as they attempt to help callers navigate health networks to get the support they need. DID YOU KNOW?

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Call Center Metrics Abandon rate Healthcare 131

Global Response

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Traditional call centers are typically very dependent on in-person resources—both in-person agents as well as offices, hardware and physical tools that allow you to monitor and manage customer service calls. Or is a traditional call center the way to go? higher than those who do not use omnichannel strategies.

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Hodusoft

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

7 Ways How Omnichannel Analytics In Contact Center Can Improve Your CX. The customer experience (CX) has become a key differentiator in driving business success. What do modern customers imply by good customer service experience? Compiling data from all the channels creates customer profiles.

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Hodusoft

OCTOBER 14, 2022

5 Ways to leverage eCommerce Contact Center Software to improve CX. With greater internet accessibility and drastic change in customer behavior, the age of e-commerce began and continues to grow. As the competition gets fierce over the years, e-commerce businesses are battling for customers’ attention. Promotion, etc.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Customer loyalty is more important than ever, and prioritizing customer service — with an excellent, dynamic, and engaged contact center — can help your company stand out. After all, your customer support team is the heart and soul of the customer experience (CX). Prioritize customer engagement.

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Noble Systems

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

In Part 1 of this two-part blog, we noted that in 2019 the overarching trend indicates a “back to basics” approach with an emphasis on the ultimate contact center goal of fostering meaningful connections with consumers. The best way to decide what self-service options your customers want is to ask them. Move to the Cloud.

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Contact Center Journey mapping Self service Cloud contact 51

Callminer

AUGUST 6, 2019

.” – Sandie Simms, 12 Questions to Ask When Choosing Contact Centre Software , West UC; Twitter: @West_UC. Know the latest call center trends. Contact center software has evolved as customers’ expectations and needs have shifted with the rise of mobile devices and social media. Social media.

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Fonolo

APRIL 16, 2019

If you’ve had your eyes on the Fonolo blog for the past nine years, you know that in that time we have dedicated ourselves to bringing you news and views of all kinds that impact the customer service and contact center spaces. How to Reduce Contact Center Costs AND Improve Customer Service.

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NICE inContact

JULY 10, 2018

As the digital landscape continues to evolve, businesses in all sectors face the challenge of adapting their strategy to stay competitive, and adjusting their infrastructures to meet customer expectations, to stay agile and flexible and to become more cost efficient. Firstly, it’s important to have the right software cloud software in place.

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Noble Systems

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

If you’re a contact center manager, you’ve probably heard a lot about how to manage and engage your workforce with WFM and WFO – especially recently. How does WFO work in the Call Center? Workforce Optimization provides contact center management with total visibility into quality and performance. Let’s take a look.

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Management Gamification Quality management Schedule adherence 86

Playvox

AUGUST 25, 2022

All these singular actions can negatively impact service level metrics and the customer experience. How to Ensure Contact Center Agents Understand Their Impact. There are a couple of different ways to help customer service agents understand the ways each of them can positively or negatively impact service levels.

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Robert Davis

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Today we read a lot about artificial intelligence (AI) and other new solutions in the contact center marketplace that providers claim will help improve the customer experience (CX). So let’s talk more about how contact centers need to strike the right balance with their investment in the human side of the equation.

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Enghouse Interactive

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Today, the biggest challenge facing global service organizations and traditional contact centers is delivering a quality of service experience in line with the expectations of the modern customer – one that keeps the customer satisfied and instills loyalty to their brand.

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Great companies are regularly assessing the ongoing value of their partnerships – but how do you measure the true value your contact center outsourcer is delivering? Whether it’s your own culture that shifts over time or that of your outsourcer, keeping a pulse on cultural alignment in your outsourced contact center is essential.

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Playvox

MAY 25, 2023

Contact centers have changed drastically in recent years. The once “in-person” centers dealing with inbound calls have been replaced by global, distributed customer experience teams. In addition, new online channels have emerged to help companies serve customers in an increasingly digital landscape.

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Return Customer

JANUARY 6, 2016

In the last decade, there has been an influx of customer experience platforms that all offer the ability to capture data and give actionable insights to deliver exceptional customer service. About the author.

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Playvox

JULY 31, 2023

Employee self-service can nurture employee satisfaction and agent performance and promote a motivated and engaged workforce. Reduced Labor Costs Overstaffing and understaffing are both major workforce scheduling challenges in customer service centers. Understaffing and overstaffing both cause challenges and are costly.

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Noble Systems

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

How well are your customers being served by your customer support contact center? Are your agents delivering the best possible experience when customers engage with your business? Knowing how well your customer support team is performing is essential for continuous improvement. Service Level.

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Tenfold - Contact Center Blog

JUNE 6, 2018

This type of customer experience is common across contact centers, and it results to not only unhappy customers but error filled records as agents scramble to take notes and enter data into their systems. On the average, more than half of the cost of running a contact center is associated with the workforce.

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