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Blue Ocean Wins 2024 Silver Stevie® Award for Contact Center Provider of the Year

BlueOcean

Blue Ocean, a world-leader in customer care solutions, was awarded a Silver Stevie® Award in the “Contact Center Outsourcing Provider of the Year” category at the 18th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. The company received a Bronze Stevie in 2017, a Silver Stevie in 2019, and another Silver Stevie in 2020.

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60 Customer Care RFP Questions for the Contact Center of 2020

BlueOcean

2020 has marked the workplace like no other year in recent history. We have highlighted the new questions for 2020 in bold so you can skip right down to those if you want.). Contact center pricing models vary from vendor to vendor. Our updated list of customer care RFP questions keeps these facts top of mind.

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The 5 Biggest Challenges Facing In-House Contact Centers. Is Outsourcing the Answer?

BlueOcean

We also took a look at how outsourcing your customer care to the right contact center partner may enable your organization to circumvent these obstacles without sacrificing commitment to your customers. The challenging part of business continuity in the contact center is just how many variables there are.

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60 Customer Care RFP Questions for the Contact Center of Today

BlueOcean

2020 marked the workplace like no other year in recent history. Pricing Contact center pricing models vary from vendor to vendor. The post 60 Customer Care RFP Questions for the Contact Center of Today appeared first on Blue Ocean. Provide details on which options are included in your pricing model.)

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8 Contact Center Trends to Watch in 2020

Over the last decade, many of the trend predictions for contact centers have revolved around AI, omnichannel technology, digital transformation, a growing focus on employee experience, and the evolution of analytics. What does 2020 look like for this industry?

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Key Contact Center Trends to Watch for in 2020

Upstream Works

There are many technology trends impacting the contact center, and as we enter a new decade, it’s only natural to think in broad terms with a longer-term time horizon. Ten years is an eternity in the world of tech, and it’s staggering to consider how much the contact center has changed over the last decade.

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Hark the Herald Agents Sing: It’s Holiday Season in the Contact Center!

BlueOcean

Before we sign off for the holiday break, we want to give shouts to all the frontline agents and coaches holding it down for clients and customers in contact centers everywhere. A reminder that the struggle to sustain morale when it’s holiday season in the contact center is real. at Blue Ocean. We’d love to hear from you.

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The Future of Contact Centers: A New Paradigm for Superior Customer Experience

Speaker: Jim Rembach, Editor in Chief, CX Global Media

Most contact center leaders view the touchpoint from agent to customer as the most important. The touchpoint from contact center leaders to their employees has become essential in order to introduce these new technologies as a form of empowerment rather than a total replacement.

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The Post-Covid CX Powered by AI

Speaker: Brian Morin, CMO, SmartAction & Aarde Cosseboom, Director of GMS Technology and Product, TechStyle Fashion Group

Adapting to a post-COVID world means recession-proofing your contact center with AI that reduces reliance on live agents with virtual agents that are always on, perfectly trained, and at a fraction of the cost. Thursday July 16, 2020 11AM PST, 2PM EST, 6PM GMT Sketch a back-of-the-napkin ROI in minutes.

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The 5 Categories That Rule Virtual Agents

Speaker: Brian Morin, CMO, Mark Landry, VP Product, Marilyn Cassedy, Director of Customer Success, SmartAction

Having a keen awareness of where or how AI fits in your contact center for a great CX and ROI begins with understanding how to broadly classify your interactions. Thursday September 17th, 2020 at 11AM PDT, 2PM EST, 6PM GMT. If it fits into one of these 5 categories, a live human agent should never handle it.

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What Do Your Employees Need to Provide Outstanding Customer Experiences?

Speaker: Laura Sikorski, Contact Center Consultant

Your Contact Center today is truly an Interactive Engagement Center and the most customer-focused area in your organization. June 25th, 2020 11:00 AM PST, 2:00 PM EST, 7:00 PM GMT. Your company is judged on how your staff relates to your customers on all channels. How do you retain the human touch in the digital world?