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This is Part 3 in our 3-Part series about how contact centers can adapt and thrive during a global pandemic. See Part 1 and Part 2. As the pandemic wears on, contact centers face challenges on two different but highly related fronts. The need to provide great CX hasn’t changed, but the environment has changed for both agents and customers. The CX environment has shifted and, in many cases, has been re-invented as a touchless experience.
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Does this sound familiar? A customer calls the contact center with an urgent issue. His new coffee machine isn’t working properly, his smart sprinkler system isn’t configured correctly, or his internet connection is inexplicably down. A tier one agent gathers the requisite information: model number and nature of the problem. Basic troubleshooting scripts are followed: power off, reboot, check error messages.
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