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From Trends to Transformation: The AI-First Contact Center

CCNG

This shift will determine the winners and losers in the market. This marked a shift away from on-premises software that required employees to be physically present at the contact center. Cloud-based software solutions, like Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS), followed suit, promising flexibility and scalability.

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The Future of Contact Centers is Enriching Human Interactions. Are You Prepared?

Beyond Philosophy

The contact center at many organizations doesn’t get the strategic consideration it deserves. My former contact center team at British Telecom seemed to be viewed primarily as a cost center, a necessary expense. However, the contact center should have been valued.

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Migrating Contact Center Solutions to the Cloud – a Business and Operational Perspective

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Contact Center solutions have evolved significantly over the last two decades. Before 2005, the vast majority of contact center software was On-Premise based and highly fragmented. CCaaS vendors keep up with market trends and regularly implement new capabilities and new versions of their software.

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25 Call Center Leaders Share the Most Effective Ways to Boost Contact Center Efficiency

Callminer

To gain some insights into the strategies and tactics call centers can use to boost efficiency and arm you with effective strategies you can put to use, we reached out to a panel of call center experts , managers and leaders and asked them to answer this question: “What is the most effective way for a contact center to increase efficiency?”.

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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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Declaring Victory in the War on Contact Center Agent Performance

CX Global Media

Whether you’re fighting the battle to stop eating that dessert you love that’s bad for you, or you continuously battle a war with contact center agent performance, it’s time for you to enjoy the sweet taste of victory. In more than twenty years in the contact center industry, improving agent performance has always been a major focus.

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24 Experts Reveal the Single Worst Thing a Contact Center Agent Can Do During a Call

Callminer

Talking to customers on the phone all day isn’t an easy job; that’s why it takes a special set of skills and characteristics to be a successful contact center agent. If you’re looking for ways to boost your agents’ performance, check out our white paper, Using Gamification to Improve Contact Center Performance.

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The Challenges of Omnichannel: Why so Many Contact Centers Struggle with Digital Self-Service

To find how contact centers are navigating the transition to omnichannel customer service, Calabrio surveyed more than 1,000 marketing and customer experience leaders in the U.S. about their digital customer communication strategies. Read the report to find out what was uncovered.

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Executive Report: The Customer Data Too Often Overlooked by the C-Suite

A recent Calabrio research study of more than 1,000 C-Suite executives has revealed leaders are missing a key data stream – voice of the customer data. Download the report to learn how executives can find and use VoC data to make more informed business decisions.

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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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Contact Center Cloud Migration Done Right

Speaker: Sheila McGee-Smith, Founder and Principal Analyst, McGee-Smith Analytics

Is your head in the clouds when it comes to your contact center's future? If so, you're not alone; over the past three years, thousands of companies have begun the process of leaving premise-based contact center headaches behind and moving to the cloud. The top 5 tips for successful contact center cloud migrations.

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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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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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Expert Insights: Your 2023 Guide to EX, CX, and Technology

Speaker: Colin Taylor, CEO & Chief Chaos Officer at The Taylor Reach Group, Inc

Contact center operators have been buffeted by the pandemic, work-from-home initiatives, the great resignation, and quiet quitting. As a result of these changes, new challenges have emerged, requiring contact centers to undergo major transformations. He will share with you: Market research on the shifting labor market.

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The 2023 Customer Experience Management Value Index

Building a successful CX program requires teams to share data seamlessly across multiple functions, including support services, contact center, marketing, and sales. The Value Index is an assessment of how well vendors address buyers’ requirements for CX software and incorporates all criteria.