TechSee

APRIL 16, 2019

Many of us have worked in contact centers. Contact center agents want to work for employers who help them to develop and grow their careers – and they’re not afraid to leave if they’re not getting what they need. What Matters Most to Contact Center Managers. Proactivity is Key.

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Call Center Culture Contact Center Net Promoter Score 126

InMoment XI

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Benefits of Having A Customer Experience Manager Employing a dedicated customer experience manager can profoundly enhance your organization by providing a singular leadership point for the entire customer experience program. 78% of customers prefer to contact customer support through online chat or voice calls.

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Customer Experience Management Customer Experience Management ROI 195

BlueOcean

MARCH 3, 2025

Michaels Hospital in Toronto, to discuss how partnerships with service suppliers like outsourced contact centers can impact your business objectives. We cant take an RFP template that was written for manufacturing and use it verbatim for sourcing a contact center. Its a two-way street.

Insights 156

Insights Contact Center Culture Customer Journey Mapping 156

BlueOcean

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Are you in the middle of “contact center RFP season”? We segmented the questions into six key sections: Company Overview Agent Workforce Contact Center Reporting Project Management Technology Pricing Company Overview Get to know the history and organization of the vendor. Be realistic about your risk tolerance.

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Contact Center Culture Average Handle Time Measurement 156

BlueOcean

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Are you in the middle of “contact center RFP season”? We segmented the questions into six key sections: Company Overview Agent Workforce Contact Center Reporting Project Management Technology Pricing Company Overview Get to know the history and organization of the vendor. Be realistic about your risk tolerance.

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Contact Center Culture Average Handle Time Measurement 156

BlueOcean

AUGUST 21, 2019

You’ll task your team with running a tight procurement process to assess potential contact center partners. That’s why we’ve put together a list of the top 10 things to assess on your contact center vendor site visit. The pace of change in the contact center industry is mind-blowing. 2. Technology.

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Contact Center Culture Leadership Engagement 159

TechSee

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Going into 2022, we’ve got our eye on seven trends that are expected to help call centers deliver service excellence while still keeping a close eye on their bottom line to ensure business continuity in an unstable economic environment. These technologies are paving the way for new possibilities for the future of call centers.

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TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

As companies embrace the digitization of customer support, the new standard is much more than a phone conversation with a call center representative or a visit from a field agent. With a career spanning over 20 years, Eric has an extensive amount of experience in Contact Center and 3rd party and onshore vendor management.

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Customer Service Contact Center 2022 Magazine 251

Calabrio

JANUARY 17, 2025

Analytics Promoting career growth in contact centers: Unlocking potential and building futures Share Contact centers have evolved from being viewed as monotonous jobs to becoming vibrant environments filled with opportunities for career growth and meaningful work.

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Contact Center Loyalty Leadership Culture 52

CX Accelerator

JULY 1, 2020

However, those who were planning to move their contact center to the cloud in 2021/2022 are now faced with increased stress and frustration and regret for not changing sooner. A plan could be bulletproof, but without leadership buy-in and an OCM and communication plan to support it, it will struggle to thrive once rolled out.

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Contact Center 2022 Call Center Roadmap 266

InMoment XI

MARCH 25, 2025

Nowhere is this more critical than in call centers and customer experience teams, where every interaction shapes customer satisfaction, brand perception, and business outcomes. Then leadership can communicate those successful, productive tactics to entire teams. Heres how: 1. Training is key here.

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Contact Center Call Center Leadership Communication 195

UJET

JUNE 4, 2021

Ready to modernize your own contact center? Understandably, there’s a great deal of buzz around how customer service (and call centers specifically) are experiencing unprecedented pressures to evolve to keep up with surges in demand, murky marketplace dynamics, and shifting customer expectations. Set Transformative Goals.

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Contact Center Roadmap Leadership Competitive Advantage 121

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 25, 2019

This week we feature an article by Matthew Smollen who says e nsuring your clients have an amazing call center experience when interacting with your brand is one of the best ways to encourage repeat and referral business. This is multiplied in a contact center as often the customer experience is the main focus.

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Call Center Leadership Blog Contact Center 76

COPC

MARCH 11, 2024

Early attrition poses a significant and costly challenge for contact centers. and Centrical have teamed up to present the Improving Contact Center Retention Series, offering strategies to increase call center retention and lower attrition-related expenses. To address this issue, COPC Inc.

Call Center 97

Call Center Contact Center Culture Engagement 97

CX Accelerator

MAY 25, 2022

Jenny began her call center customer service journey on the front lines back in 2005. She is known for her thought leadership, speaking about CS, CX and self-care for contact center agents at business conferences such as Zendesk Relate and ICMI Expo. Great choice Jenny. We hope it serves you well!

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Avaya

OCTOBER 7, 2016

The evolving demands of digital-savvy customers have a deep impact on the contact center. While these channels provide customers with the information they need, the contact center remains a predominant channel for customers to seek support when they truly need something done.

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Contact Center Customer Experience Omnichannel 2016 81

TechSee

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Customer service leadership must abandon any short-term initiatives to reduce customer service costs and instead find sustainable cost optimization tactics that will allow for business resilience. Assisting customers using visuals can add efficiency and significantly cut costs in three areas of customer service: the contact center.

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Customer Service Contact Center Average Handle Time Consulting 207

CX Accelerator

JULY 1, 2020

However, those who were planning to move their contact center to the cloud in 2021/2022 are now faced with increased stress and frustration and regret for not changing sooner. A plan could be bulletproof, but without leadership buy-in and an OCM and communication plan to support it, it will struggle to thrive once rolled out.

Contact Center 182

Contact Center 2022 Call Center Roadmap 182

Playvox

MARCH 27, 2023

Operating a successful contact center demands attention to a wide range of factors, from investing in your agents’ well-being and training to implementing the right tools and technology. Training programs should be designed to meet the specific needs of the contact center and its agents.

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Contact Center Customer Satisfaction Interaction Call Center 84

UJET

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Contact center employees are extremely important to the overall success and health of businesses. But call center employees can also be some of the least supported, hardest worked employees in the business – a sure-fire recipe for call center burnout. . What is Call Center Burnout?

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Contact Center 2022 Call Center Metrics 72

Zeisler Consulting

JANUARY 14, 2025

One of the greatest sources of those insights, I always like to say, is from your Customer Care organizations, be that Customer Service, Support, Success, or the Contact Center. for those calls: some fraction of an FTE. Think about it: If you have an old-fashioned (on-shore, lets go for broke!)

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Contact Center Fashion Call Center Customer Care 93

Integrity Solutions

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

The past few years have seen a dramatic increase in investments in AI, data analysis and other technologies designed to increase contact center efficiency. But in spite of all the technology that’s now available, the #1 factor contributing to whether or not your contact center achieves its objectives hasn’t changed.

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Contact Center Technology Engagement Leadership 77

Playvox

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Advances in technology allow contact centers to use data in much more manageable ways, redefine how to engage with customers, gain efficiencies, and leverage actionable insights to improve quality management (QM) and the customer journey. One of the most impactful uses is how AI is transforming customer experience (CX).

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Contact Center Management Call Center Omnichannel 75

BlueOcean

MARCH 30, 2018

Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, we discussed how securing long-term partnerships with service suppliers like outsourced contact centers can impact your overall business objectives. We can’t take an RFP template that was written for manufacturing and use it verbatim for sourcing a contact center.

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Insights Contact Center Hospitality Culture 184

Playvox

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Now that we have an overview of the perspectives that will shape our workforce in the next three years, here are four tips to help you successfully manage a multi-generational contact center team. Training, tools, and coaching are elements that each contact center agent needs, regardless of generation.

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TechSee

JANUARY 25, 2023

Over the past two decades, he has led integration and transformation efforts with ACGs Contact Centers and Field Operations. Jon has been with KONE Americas for over 16 years, and serves on the Americas Leadership Team. Previously, Jon was the director of business processes for KONE Americas.

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Customers That Stick

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

I am a Customer Experience and Contact Center Manager with over 15 years of contact center experience. My years in contact center leadership have provided me a solid understanding of the call center environment. Meet Sean Hawkins! False Dichotomy. Paper < Plastic. Mac > PC.

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Customer Experience Contact Center Sports Social Media 137

Stella Connect

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

When it comes to setting priorities for the call center, it’s important to keep rewarding and recognizing your customer service agents top of mind. After all, call center incentives aren’t just a “nice to have.” 5 Types of Call Center Incentives and How to Decide When to Use Each. #1:

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Call Center Competitive Advantage Social Media Financial 78

InMoment XI

AUGUST 19, 2024

Measuring the success of CX initiatives and sharing insights with your team and leadership is vital to continually improving and achieving these results. However, many other factors can influence the ROI of your customer experience including industry benchmarks and standards, numbers of promoters, contact center experience, and more.

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ROI Customer Experience Net Promoter Score Telecommunications 195

Myra Golden

APRIL 10, 2017

George jumped at the chance to get out of the call center and sit in on a meeting with managers and directors. Months later I could see George beginning to blossom in the areas of leadership, public speaking and championing ideas. I held monthly staff meetings with my call center. (I He was beaming with excitement.

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Call Center Management Leadership Customer Service Representative 73

BlueOcean

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Great companies are regularly assessing the ongoing value of their partnerships – but how do you measure the true value your contact center outsourcer is delivering? Sometimes the leadership team shifts, with people moving on to other opportunities or new leaders entering the mix and shaking things up. your evolving needs?

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Customer Care Contact Center Net Promoter Score Metrics 156

TechSee

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

A recorded call within a call center in Stockholm, Sweden. Agent: Thanks for calling Förenad TelCo*, how can I help you? Measuring (and limiting) the length of time an agent spends on each call is seen as an important KPI to ensure efficient and agile call center operations. shhh, sweetie, shhhh….

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Customer Centricity Contact Center Net Promoter Score Call Center 104

Customer Bliss

JULY 19, 2018

In today’s lively chat with Sue, we talk about her customer service experience and leadership that paved the way for her success in transforming the CX culture at Newegg, a multi-billion dollar company that has been customer-focused since its inception. Customer Experience Leadership Means Being a Team Player. About Sue Martin Homes.

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Customer Focused E Commerce Multi-Channel E-support 129

Integrity Solutions

MARCH 3, 2020

The most persistent contact center challenges can be overcome by making coaching a part of the culture and developing your agents’ listening and problem-solving skills. For several years we’ve been participating in Customer Contact Week (CCW), the world’s largest customer contact event series. The Power of Coaching.

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Contact Center 2018 2019 Culture 59

NICE inContact

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Agent attrition is not a new concept in the contact center. The average lifespan of a contact center agent is traditionally short, resulting in human resource departments trying to understand this costly trend, usually turning to some kind of retroactive metric. Part of the mission / strategic leadership.

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Contact Center Culture Metrics Leadership 64

COPC

MAY 23, 2023

Most contact centers recognize the importance of team leaders. This article uses insights from the following research to reveal the quantifiable impact of contact center team leaders on employee satisfaction, retention and performance. US Employee Engagement Research Report COPC Inc.

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Contact Center Engagement Leadership Webinar 88

Playvox

JANUARY 11, 2024

Managing forecasting, scheduling, and agent productivity in a call center is a lot like searching for the fountain of youth. While we don’t have a roadmap to the proverbial fountain, we can help steer you in the right direction for better call center workforce management (WFM). But getting to this nirvana is no picnic.

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Call Center Contact Center Management Omnichannel 52