Voice biometrics can shave three to five seconds off average handle times and significantly reduce fraud risks, making it a valuable contact center tool.
Posted October 30, 2020
Service can increase customer loyalty as long as interactions are low-effort.
Posted October 22, 2020
But the reality is that it cannot be fully automated. Companies still need humans to do what bots cannot.
Posted October 15, 2020
Companies need to deploy both voice and digital technologies to meet customer service needs.
Posted October 08, 2020
Companies that have successfully navigated COVID-19 have turned to cloud-based and AI-enabled technologies for their contact center workforces.
Posted October 02, 2020
Consumers increasingly want to self service, but companies need to let them do so on the channels of their choice.
Posted September 24, 2020
Here are a few considerations to help smooth out service-level dips during certain times of the day or days of the week.
Posted September 18, 2020
To show empathy toward customers, let them know you understand their problems and give them a say in how they are solved.
Posted September 10, 2020
How to get all the departments to paddle in the same direction.
Posted September 03, 2020
The cloud is the main deployment model for contact center systems; here are some considerations if you haven't already made the move.
Posted August 21, 2020
Here are a few first steps for supporting customers over digital channels.
Posted August 14, 2020
Companies need to adjust their strategies for customer self-service amid the continuing crisis and beyond.
Posted August 06, 2020
The right metrics around customer experience measure both explicit and implicit data throughout the full customer journey.
Posted July 31, 2020
There is no right formula for all contact centers or industries, but here are some factors to consider when staffing with agents and supervisors.
Posted July 23, 2020
As we've seen, technology is important, but relationships are equally important.
Posted July 16, 2020
Here are four things to consider when looking to simplify contact center management.
Posted July 10, 2020
Customer service leaders must prioritize employee health and safety as plans are made to re-open offices.
Posted June 25, 2020
Gig economy workers present an opportunity for contact centers to address personnel shortages without the cost and effort of recruiting, hiring, and onboarding.
Posted June 19, 2020
Customer service is moving to digital channels like chat and self-service out of necessity.
Posted June 11, 2020
Customer journey analytics can help companies build effective strategies that engage customers cost-effectively throughout their lifecycles.
Posted June 05, 2020
A guide to the seven categories of metrics that every contact center should have, from the foundation up.
Posted May 28, 2020
As interactions move online, digital channels like chat and co-browse become a lifeblood of customer service.
Posted May 22, 2020
Tech support organizations were able to quickly scale up work-from-home workforces without negative impacts.
Posted May 14, 2020
The top WFO vendors have been offering solutions and educational resources to help customers scale work-from-home efforts during the COVID-19 crisis.
Posted May 08, 2020
Contact center managers need to be a little more flexible and open with employees working from home.
Posted April 24, 2020
An effective RPA project requires full transparency with agents.
Posted April 17, 2020
There's an abundance of digital customer interaction tools that can replace the in-person experience, but choosing the right one will take some effort.
Posted April 09, 2020
There are seven factors that guide customer intolerance for being locked in queues.
Posted April 03, 2020
Letting customer service agents work from home is smart business sense and presents an opportunity to take advantage of new technologies.
Posted March 27, 2020
Clearly, using work-at-home employees would be the safest way to staff contact centers during this pandemic. If companies aren't properly set up to handle this scenario, starting a WAH program will be tough but not impossible.
Posted March 19, 2020
The choices for WFM systems have never been better, and contact centers have never had more options.
Posted March 13, 2020
Contact centers are the perfect environment for automation, freeing agents from repetitive tasks that take away from their real purpose.
Posted March 06, 2020
Customer experience improvements, finding upsell and cross-sell opportunities, and ensuring regulatory compliance are the top reasons for speech analytics deployments.
Posted February 27, 2020
Customer service leaders continue to focus on improving both live and automated service experience with finite resources.
Posted February 21, 2020
Include planning for pandemics like the coronavirus in your disaster recovery/business continuity plans.
Posted February 14, 2020
Technological advances have enabled us to do things the early communications pioneers could never have imagined
Posted February 07, 2020
Timing, testing, and trust need to be at the forefront of any digital transformation.
Posted January 30, 2020
Customers are adopting a wide variety of channels for contacting customer service, and many of them are digital.
Posted January 24, 2020
The California Consumer Privacy Act applies to contact centers, so you need to know what is required.
Posted January 16, 2020
There are four imperatives that separate companies whose digital self-service strategies are paying off from those that are still waiting for the promise to come true.
Posted January 10, 2020
Customer data platforms can lead to hyper-personalization, if they are used properly.
Posted December 20, 2019
Contact center leaders must seek a much broader range of skills and types of agents to keep up with workforce changes.
Posted December 13, 2019
There's value in a human-to-human relationship, but there's nothing wrong with having technology to help along the way.
Posted December 06, 2019
Companies need to move into omnichannel service offerings to truly undergo needed digital transformations.
Posted November 14, 2019
Contact center budgeting requires a clear direction, good communication, and a solid understanding of the contact center's needs and strategic contributions.
Posted November 08, 2019
CX isn't the same as CRM, but it requires an investment all the same.
Posted November 01, 2019
Though interest continues to grow, opportunities for customer self-service still abound.
Posted October 25, 2019
Contact centers can be stress-filled places to work, but managers can do a few things to lessen the emotional strain.
Posted October 17, 2019
Self-service can help companies weather any financial storm without killing the customer experience.
Posted October 04, 2019
Robotic process automation will allow contact centers to upskill agents to handle more complex interactions.
Posted September 27, 2019