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What’s the True Cost of Your In-House Contact Center? (And How Does It Compare to Outsourcing?)

BlueOcean

So, we’ll take a comprehensive look at the cost of ownership of your in-house contact center – both intangible and tangible expenses – and how it compares to the cost of outsourcing. And that beginning is this – PayScale cites an average $13/hour for a customer service rep. The Cost of Contact Center Infrastructure.

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Five Coaching Tips For Contact Center Agents that Work

Playvox

Coaching your contact center agents on their performance can either fill everyone with dread or be a productive activity that you and your agents look forward to. Either way, it needs to be done, and arming yourself with a full set of coaching tips for contact center agents will ensure the sessions are productive.

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How to Implement a Successful Cross-Selling/Upselling Program in Your Contact Center

Playvox

If your contact center isn’t currently focusing on cross-selling and upselling, you’re missing a great opportunity to strengthen customer relationships and increase revenue. Seventy-two percent of contact centers offer additional products to their customers to enhance customer experiences.

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Contact Centers and Coronavirus: 5 Ways to Adapt and Find Future Gains

Strativity

This is especially true for employees working in contact centers and customer care departments who are tasked with providing customers with information, support, and a positive experience. Changes to the modern contact center environment . Communicate with your customers. 5 – GET KNOWLEDGEABLE.

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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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The Pros and Cons of Contact Center Outsourcing

NICE inContact

Twenty years ago began a shift to contact center outsourcing to offshore locations, especially the Philippines and India, and away from the local market where customers on the other end of the phone were located. I’m old enough to remember all the hype and hyperbole that all contact centers would be offshore by 2010.

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How to Deliver An Outstanding Omnichannel Customer Experience

Playvox

Customer service has gone digital — and your contact center needs to evolve with the times. As younger customers make up more and more of the marketplace, they’re shifting service preferences toward digital channels. What Is Omnichannel Customer Experience?