Playvox

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Is gamification the right choice for your contact center? Employee engagement is one of the most challenging aspects to master in the contact center. Gamification is no longer a buzzword. The Psychology Behind Gamification. Are your employees excited to come to work each and every morning?

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Gamification Contact Center Employee engagement Average Handle Time 79

Call Center Weekly

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

What are some gamification best practices you recommend, to ensure success? Although the term “gamification” is relatively new the practices is as old as contact centers themselves. Gamification Technology There are a handful of tech companies that offer gamification solutions but they’re not all created equal.

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Callminer

JULY 16, 2018

Contact centers especially struggle with how to train, manage, and engage agents properly. Since contact center agents interact with customers daily, it is essential that you create a plan and strategy for keeping at home agents engaged from afar. Personalize their training. Use gamification.

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Employee engagement is one of the most challenging aspects to master in the contact center. One proven way to motivate your team is to drive engagement with gamification. Today, companies worldwide are using gamification to great effect to enhance employee engagement and productivity. The Psychology Behind Gamification.

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CCNG

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Maintaining connectedness within a contact center has always presented unique challenges. High attrition rates, inherently diverse workforces, labor shortages and an extraordinarily dynamic technology backdrop thicken the plot for the customer contact narrative. Gather in person.

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Playvox

JANUARY 30, 2024

One strategy is incorporating gamification in the workplace. Implemented correctly, gamification can increase motivation and engagement. What is Gamification? In a contact center setting, this can mean badges, a point system, and moving up to the next level when agents perform well. Why Gamification?

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TechSee

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

COVID-19 has forced many companies to transition their contact centers to enable remote work at scale. Call Center Engagement ideas. A collaborative contact center is one where agents work together to make decisions and respond to customer requests based on group advice and guidance. billion from 2020 to 2024.

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Outsource Consultants

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

It’s because the ongoing labor shortage, paired with increased Q4 purchasing, is leaving many businesses that rely on contact center support exposed to looming CX disasters. Try These 3 Contact Center Strategies for Q4 Success. But why would anyone worry about potentially high sales volume? Tip the Scales with Technology.

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Calabrio

MARCH 4, 2025

Workforce Management 2025 Guide to the Omnichannel Contact Center: How to Drive Success with the Right Software, Strategy, and Solutions Share Calling, email, texting, instant messaging, social mediathe communication channels available to us today can seem almost endless. Table of Contents What Is an Omnichannel Contact Center?

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Fonolo

JULY 25, 2018

Think ‘gamification’. Gamification is the introduction of interactive, game-like principles and elements into different contexts. A pat on the back and a paycheque every once in a while will only go so far, so adding game elements into your call-center infrastructure is a possible way of keeping your team motivated and in the game.

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Noble Systems

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

What Contact Centers Can Do Now to Address Shifting Customer Behaviors. Earlier in this 3-part blog series, we looked at recent changes in consumer demands ( Part 1 ), including the top five contact center customer behavior trends that are here to stay ( Part 2 ). Anywhere customer service and engagement.

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CCNG

APRIL 20, 2022

This King of Rock' n Roll quote may be the purest basis for considering any personal or business challenge. Truth At The Core Contact centers depend on a wide range of technologies to operate effectively. Contact centers with advanced data management capabilities can easily leverage performance-based compensation strategies.

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

As a contact center leader, the top agents you hire, train, and manage are the clutch players. Compounding the challenges, the KPIs used by many contact centers don’t match organizational goals or business goals, affecting your contact center’s overall performance.

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Noble Systems

JUNE 25, 2019

Gamification is the process of applying game mechanics to non-gamified environments, such as contact center operations. Although launching a gamification program can be easy, keeping the program fresh so that users continue achieving sustainable results requires more attention. However, simplicity is best.

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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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Noble Systems

MARCH 20, 2019

They want to feel good about their interactions with technology, and this requires some element of the personal touch.”. To this end, the use of call center gamification represents a bona-fide breakthrough. How Gamification Works. So how does gamification work?

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Hodusoft

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Contact Center Technology Trends to Watch in 2022. The contact center trends too, changed completely driven by the pandemic. 2020-21 saw most contact centers make a shift to cloud contact center software. So, what contact center technology trends can one expect in 2022.

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Noble Systems

JULY 1, 2019

In Part 1 of this blog series, we discussed the first three of the top 10 best practices for achieving long-term success with gamification. 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.

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Noble Systems

JANUARY 21, 2019

Sales SPIFFs and contests have been used to incentivize contact center agents to sell more for decades. Understanding the sales stages in the Hierarchy of Revenue Needs is the first step toward achieving a highly effective contact center sales team. Gamification uses game mechanics to encourage desired behaviors.

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Playvox

MARCH 27, 2023

Operating a successful contact center demands attention to a wide range of factors, from investing in your agents’ well-being and training to implementing the right tools and technology. Training programs should be designed to meet the specific needs of the contact center and its agents.

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CCNG

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Budgets are getting tighter, and executive teams are asking contact center leadership to do more with a lower headcount. The already frustrated customer is now stuck in a queue with a long wait; that’s because staffing levels are down because contact centers don’t have enough customer-facing workers. It’s a vicious cycle.

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Serenova

APRIL 13, 2020

Now that your contact center agents are safely working from home, it’s time to focus on the business of managing and coaching to ensure productivity. Celebrating wins in an on-site contact center environment was easier. Contact centers can tap into the same motivation. Here are six tips to help.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 15, 2019

This goes for contact center managers and agents as well; for them, January is certainly “reach for the stars and crush your goals” month (as is every month!). Yes, we all know this is a tale as old as the call center, and we also know the importance of the customer experience. 2018 saw breakthrough developments in AI.

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Serenova

MARCH 31, 2020

Contact centers are still scrambling to find ways to support work-from-home (WFH) agents in the face of the coronavirus and rapidly spreading COVID-19 outbreak. With Serenova’s CxEngage Rapid Response program, contact centers can leverage a cloud solution within 48 hours. Managing the Performance of a Remote Team.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

No, it’s the top contact center trends to watch for in 2019. As the sun sets on 2018, contact center superheroes should watch for the plots, characters, and villains within them. As the sun sets on 2018, contact center superheroes should watch for the plots, characters, and villains within them.

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Contact centers are like people: We’re all at different stages, chugging along healthily but sometimes faltering along the way. As we begin to look back at 2018, one thing is becoming clear: Not every contact center is created equal. All contact centers face barriers, and you certainly know your own intimately.

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Noble Systems

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Employees like feedback – formal and informal, personalized, meaningful feedback that will help them become more successful at their job. One solution that has gained popularity in recent years for its ability to provide continuous feedback to employees, particularly those in contact centers, is gamification.

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Transparent BPO

AUGUST 13, 2019

Customer satisfaction with contact centers is down, according to the Contact Center Satisfaction Index 2019 from CFI Group, a market research firm. How can contact centers turn that around so that customers are left feeling positive about the interaction?

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Fonolo

MAY 17, 2017

Although there’s a plethora of intelligent call center technology to take advantage of, many organizations still only have basic functionalities in place. 10 Contact Center Technologies You Should Know. 10 Contact Center Technologies You Should Know. Why does contact center technology matter?

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Noble Systems

JANUARY 15, 2019

To make the process less stressful on collectors and ultimately a more pleasant experience for consumers, many institutions are using gamification in their contact centers. How do contact centers ensure that they reward the agent behaviors that will lead to the best results for consumers and the company?

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Outsource Consultants

JANUARY 9, 2025

Contact center operations are the backbone of customer service for many businesses. At Outsource Consultants, we’ve seen firsthand how the right strategies can transform contact centers into efficient, customer-centric powerhouses.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This is especially true for contact center and customer service professionals – after all, customer behavior is constantly shifting, and it’s critical for businesses to meet their expectations. Fortunately, e-learning has made call center management courses more accessible than ever. Contact Center Trends 2023.

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TechSee

JUNE 25, 2019

Customer-facing AI technologies are especially relevant to assisting in customer identification, call classification/routing, chatbots and predictive personalization. Using biometrics, agents can recognize customers, and greet them in a personal manner. Predictive personalization. Customer Identification. Biometrics.

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Outsource Consultants

JUNE 6, 2022

So how do you keep your remote contact center agents engaged? Most chat software allows for not only one-on-one communication between employees but also collaborative groups based on department or topic, or team-building ones surrounding personal interests. Implement Gamification Systems.

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Noble Systems

JANUARY 21, 2019

Sales SPIFFs and contests have been used to incentivize contact center agents to sell more for decades. Understanding the sales stages in the Hierarchy of Revenue Needs is the first step toward achieving a highly effective contact center sales team. Gamification uses game mechanics to encourage desired behaviors.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 9, 2019

2018 was a big year for the contact center industry. We’re going to dive into all of the above on our blog this year, along with our usual coverage of industry reports, public company earnings, fun posts about call center life, findings from our sister site OnHoldWith.com , webinars, hangouts, Fonolo news (of course), and more.

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Noble Systems

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Getting and keeping contact center employees engaged is foundational to accomplishing this objective. Gamification is an enabling technology that can help. Start Building the Core of Your Employee Engagement Plan with Gamification. Many companies turn to gamification to address the top drivers of employee engagement.

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