Playvox

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Let’s face it, the call center of yesteryear is not wholly relevant when looking at customer service operations today. Even the terms “call center” and “contact center” are called into question, given the images they evoke of rows of agents in cubicles lined up to fill a room.

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

With corporate budgets tightening, contact center leaders might be tempted to cut into your quality management funding. But quality management is a vital area of your business — it’s what ensures your customers get top-notch service. It requires a multi-level approach to ensure success today and in the years ahead.

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TechSee

APRIL 26, 2021

The Age of Contact Center Transformation . Like many industries these days, contact centers are at a crossroads. On the one hand, every business needs to save money and customer service is generally the first on the chopping block. Vision: A key element for transforming contact centers .

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BlueOcean

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

As customer care teams start planning for 2024, we’ve seen how easy it can be to get stuck in a rut. The quickest way to get re-inspired is by getting a finger on the pulse of current news and customer service trends in the industry. How are other customer experience leaders delivering?

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TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

Eric Esguerra, Vice President, Customer Service & Operations at Miele Canada Ltd. Eric’s favorite motto is “The Customer Experience is Paramount and must be the driving force to any organization.” Paul Husar, Senior Call Center Manager at LG Electronics. Jim Iyoob, Chief Customer Officer at Etech Global Services.

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InMoment XI

JANUARY 12, 2024

Here is a breakdown of how conversation intelligence operates: Data Collection: Conversation intelligence platforms can work as part of an omnichannel contact center to gather data from various sources, including audio recordings of phone calls, video conferences, chat transcripts, emails, and other written communication channels.

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CSM Magazine

JUNE 12, 2023

In today’s digital age, contact centers play a critical role in customer support, sales, and overall communication between businesses and their clientele. Unfortunately, these centers have also become a target for fraudsters looking to exploit the vulnerabilities inherent in these systems.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 22, 2024

The flip side to the technological advancements in the contact center industry is the rising tide of scams specifically engineered to target their vulnerabilities. Account Takeover Attempts An increasingly common scam involves attempts to take over customer accounts through contact centers.

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Talkdesk

JULY 1, 2020

Many customers prefer and expect different digital communication channel options depending on the context. It may be most convenient to text while in the doctor’s waiting room or to email customer service when there’s a more complex issue. add voice to chat) as needed to solve customers’ issues.

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Win the Customer

MAY 20, 2014

Multi-channel is more important than ever as customers expect information to be available when instantly and through the channels they already use daily. Call Center Communication Customer Experience Customer Service'

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Call Experts

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Companies would have all the resources they needed to operate a BPO contact center in-house in a perfect world. A business process outsourcing can be the perfect fit for your company if you need more than one support channel. . Many companies migrate to BPO contact centers for their customer service needs.

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2023

Playvox, one of the leading providers of workforce engagement solutions for digital-first and CRM-centric contact centers, today announced the launch of a global collaboration with Salesforce (NYSE: CRM). Playvox solutions deliver a powerfully simple way to achieve efficiency and effectiveness in the contact center.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 27, 2023

Calabrio , the workforce performance company, today announced its new workforce management (WFM) integration with Zoom’s omnichannel contact centre platform. The cloud-to-cloud integration gives Zoom Contact Center customers access to the only true-cloud, enterprise-grade WFM solution on the market.

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TechSee

OCTOBER 9, 2018

This penchant for technology has shaped their consumer behavior and preferences, and brands must tailor their customer service strategies to suit Millennials’ attributes. According to a survey by Desk.com , 25% of millennials expect to get a response within 10 minutes after reaching out for customer service via social media.

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Avaya

JANUARY 3, 2017

When it comes to customer service, it seems that change is the only constant. I know you’ve heard it all before; how single channel service evolved into multi-channel service evolved into omni-channel service. From Servicing Channels to Channeling Your Customers.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 11, 2021

Contact center outsourcing has proven to be highly beneficial, but it isn’t without its faults. Call spikes are probably the biggest challenge that contact centers face. Due to this predictability, a business can hire an outsourced team to help their contact center manage the high call volume when needed.

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Playvox

MARCH 21, 2024

Let’s face it — no one contacts your contact center to tell the person who answers the phone, text, or chat to tell your organization that they love your brand, service, or product. When customer interactions are the heartbeat of business operations, one crucial factor often takes center stage – agent morale.

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Magellan Solutions

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Your handy guide to the differences between contact center and call center in customer support outsourcing. In regards to customer support outsourcing , people often cannot distinguish the difference between a contact center and a call center. Contact Center Versus Call Center: Which is Which.

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InMoment XI

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In the fast-paced world of customer service, call center management plays a pivotal role in ensuring efficient operations, customer satisfaction, and improving the customer experience. Understanding the ins and outs of call center management is crucial for both seasoned professionals and newcomers to the field.

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VDS

MARCH 17, 2023

Customer engagement and contact centers are critical components of any business’s success. They serve as the primary means for organizations to interact with customers, resolve issues, and improve customer satisfaction. While these two platforms share similarities, they also have important differences.

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SaleMove

JUNE 16, 2020

But when it comes to high-volume, inbound, multi-channel conversations, Zoom-like interactions just weren’t built for that. If you think you’re on a lot of calls nowadays, think about a Contact Center agent. The main challenge with using virtual meeting platforms in a Contact Center boils down to control.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The article includes 5 things the very best leaders do to prepare for the future as well … Continue reading → The post Prepare Your Contact Center for the Future appeared first on Brad Cleveland.

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Omnicus

AUGUST 29, 2022

Poor customer service is costing businesses more than 75 billion dollars a year. That number should scare you – or at least inform you that most contact centers will (and should) consider how they can up their game in the years to come.

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Interactions

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Getting stuck in a loop or being misunderstood by an automated customer care system brings out the worst in humanity. Thankfully, customer service tools have advanced in recent years, and AI is accelerating the change. Our AI is developed specifically for contact centers. We play nice with others.

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BirdEye

MARCH 1, 2024

Are you a multi-location business struggling with time zone headaches and frustrated customers? Juggling customer calls across different locations and time zones can be a nightmare. Missed calls, confused customers, and a strained support team are just a few of the consequences.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In this video from my LinkedIn Learning course “Managing a Customer Contact Center,” I … Continue reading → The post <strong>Don’t Guess at Staffing: Proven Methods for Your Contact Center</strong> appeared first on Brad Cleveland. How about a Thursday afternoon at 2:00 pm?

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2018

The customer experience industry is changing at an unprecedented pace and businesses must prepare for dynamic developments throughout the coming year. This year, businesses should echo this technique in order to enable a more enhanced customer journey, reduced costs, improved efficiencies and far better consumer insight.

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Magellan Solutions

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Empowering Your SME with Omnichannel Contact Centers. As many business practices continue to evolve, so does customer service, continuing to develop its channels in order to provide excellent service in more ways than one. What is an Omnichannel Contact Center?

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NICE inContact

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Years before this generation’s full influence will be felt, however, millennial preferences have already changed how contact centers think about customer experience. Globally, 55% of all customer service interactions now start online , and that numbers jumps to 65% for millennials. Mobile & Online First.

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InMoment XI

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Customer-centric companies are 60% more profitable than companies that don’t focus on customers. As your organization starts your customer experience management efforts, you need to consider how to measure it. Customer Satisfaction Score (CSAT) Customer Satisfaction Score (CSAT) is the most popular transactional metric.

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Playvox

MAY 25, 2023

Contact centers have changed drastically in recent years. The once “in-person” centers dealing with inbound calls have been replaced by global, distributed customer experience teams. In addition, new online channels have emerged to help companies serve customers in an increasingly digital landscape.

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Kustomer

JUNE 27, 2022

A new era in customer service has arrived. The transformed landscape requires engagement like never previously seen, and customer service software is here to help. Not one single survey has ever indicated that customers wouldn’t pay more for great service, according to Forbes.

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

They are under constant pressure to reduce operational overhead costs, lower recruiting, onboarding and training costs – all while exceeding customer demands and delivering exceptional customer service. When contact center managers look to decrease overhead, they think first to eliminate manual processes through automation.

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TechSee

JUNE 23, 2020

Customer experience (CX) is a space where innovative AI applications are being deployed at a rapid rate to deliver effortless, multi-sensory journeys across a range of voice, video and text modalities, apps, and other digital touchpoints. MX gives customers a greater degree of choice over how they interact with a brand.

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CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Conversational AI (aka intelligent chatbots or virtual agents) combines artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to streamline customer interactions across channels. Customer service teams and contact centers have specific needs when considering new technology solutions. Multi-Lingual Capabilities.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The article includes 5 things the very best leaders do to prepare for the future as well … Continue reading → The post Prepare Your Contact Center for the Future appeared first on Brad Cleveland.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

Everything to do with getting resources right in a contact center begins with forecasting, predicting what the workload will be.

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