Fonolo

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

With the labor shortage, a workforce in transition, and the dynamic (but disruptive) impact of AI, managing a contact center in 2024 can be a real workout. Why not take a break from the heavy lifting for a moment, and check out Fonolo’s annual State of the Contact Center report? What’s inside?

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Contact Center Artificial Intelligence AI CX 87

Fonolo

AUGUST 10, 2021

No matter how great your product or service is, the success of your contact center largely depends on the customer service you provide. Ultimately, if customers don’t have a good experience, they’re likely not going to call back. Start by creating a customer care vision and set goals.

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Contact Center Customer Service Social Media Start-ups 167

Customer Think

JANUARY 26, 2023

Contact center leaders, your time is now. Customer service and customer experience analysts and thought leaders are suggesting that the contact center is “the next big tech frontier.” Investment in the contact center is increasingly—finally.

Contact Center 145

Contact Center CX Customer Service Customer Experience 145

Fonolo

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Contact center trends move fast, which makes trend-spotting an invigorating sport for those who dare to participate! There’s no denying that some of the changes impacting contact centers over the last four years continue to make waves – notably the enduring appetite for hybrid and remote work.

Contact Center 81

Contact Center Artificial Intelligence Sports AI 81

Fonolo

JANUARY 17, 2023

If there’s one thing managers need to understand about digital transformation, it’s how artificial intelligence is changing CX in the contact center. Gartner reports that AI chatbots alone can save the contact center industry up to $80 billion in annual labor costs by 2026. What Do Customers Value in CX?

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Artificial Intelligence Contact Center CX Machine Learning 154

CX Accelerator

MARCH 16, 2020

Written by Jeremy Watkin and Community Dear contact center agent: What if I told you that if you come to work for us you can do the exact same job as you’re doing now but we’ll instead call you a customer service hero, guru, rockstar, or ninja? Be careful about confusing agents and customers. Are you sold?

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Contact Center CX Customer Service Engineering 182

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

After assessing how the pandemic had changed the call center in 2020 , we decided to peek over the parapet at 2021. We asked the contact center industry’s top influencers and business leaders what they thought the most significant contact center trends in 2021 would be. Contact Center Trends 2021.

Contact Center 176

Contact Center CX Social Media Omnichannel 176

Fonolo

MAY 10, 2023

Attending contact center conferences and live events is an excellent way to keep up with technology and best practices in this rapidly changing industry. Consider attending an industry event if you’d like to sharpen your management and customer service skills. You’ll be glad you did!

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Contact Center Healthcare Gaming Innovation 87

Fonolo

AUGUST 29, 2018

This is especially true for those of us involved in the cacophony of contact centers; we are essentially the appointed, trusted ‘brand listeners’ who hear many, many voices on a given day, including those of both customers and colleagues. Contact center professionals? We are all customers for something.

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Contact Center Non-Profits Technology Technology 271

Fonolo

MAY 23, 2023

Customer service is all about meeting and exceeding customer expectations. Contact center managers know this implicitly. But did you know that hyper-personalization in the contact center is one of the best ways to delight your customers? Customers want to feel seen.

Contact Center 106

Contact Center Machine Learning Social Media Artificial Intelligence 106

Fonolo

MAY 30, 2023

Put it another way: if customer interactions are at the heart of a contact center’s success, then effective workforce management is the backbone. It enhances agent productivity, helps you deliver exceptional customer experiences and improves the agent experience , too. How Can WFM Help my Contact Center?

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Contact Center Customer Satisfaction CX CRM 106

CSAT.AI

APRIL 5, 2023

Like most industries, customer service has its own jargon – chock full of acronyms (context is everything). Here is a customer service dictionary of 65 common terms and acronyms with some links if you want to go deeper. B Backlog: An accumulation of unsolved tickets.

Contact Center 97

Contact Center Customer Service Net Promoter Score Artificial Intelligence 97

Inside Customer Service

JANUARY 27, 2022

The contact center agent shook his head as he scanned the quality assurance form. What is contact center quality assurance? I realize some readers might not be familiar with the quality assurance process in contact centers. Let's say you monitor five calls for a particular customer service agent.

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Contact Center Legal Construction Start-ups 148

Uniphore

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Contact centers can have the best customer service agents and the latest and greatest technology. They can even implement superb customer experience strategies; but without an able and trustworthy leader at the helm, they will ultimately fail. Experience on the Frontline.

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Contact Center Technology Technology AI 130

Uniphore

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Contact centers can deliver superior CX, save costs, and achieve better ROI with AI and automation. Over a year after the onset of the pandemic, contact centers have stepped up digital transformation plans at scale. The post Fulfilling Conversational AI’s Promise in Your Contact Center appeared first on Uniphore.

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Contact Center Artificial Intelligence CX Transformation Actionable Insights 130

Fonolo

OCTOBER 7, 2021

That’s why it’s more important than ever to have a superior customer service strategy — that includes ensuring your retail contact center operations are optimized for a smooth customer experience. The Contact Center Guide to Managing Spikes in Call Volume. Cyber Monday.

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Contact Center Retail Customer Expectations Technology 141

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Active listening is an essential skill for contact center agents for one very good reason: customers want to be heard. Come to think of it, everybody wants to be heard! Of course, customers want a lot of other things , too. Call-backs are great for bridging the gap between self-service and live calls, by the way.)

Contact Center 87

Contact Center Customer Satisfaction Healthcare Start-ups 87

Ameyo Callversations

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In a digital-first post-pandemic world, exceptional customer experience has become a priority without stepping out, and organizations are paying close attention to making it happen with inbuilt AI technologies in contact and cloud centers. – Salesforce. – Salesforce.

Contact Center 96

Contact Center AI Artificial Intelligence Customer Experience 96

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

We spent the last couple of months asking influencers and industry leaders how they thought the pandemic had impacted customer service. Read the Full Industry Report Here: Contact Center Trends 2021. Contact Center Teams Had to be More Empathetic. The pandemic thrust contact centers on to the frontline.

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Contact Center NPS CX Customer Service 159

Adrian Swinscoe

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

As CX continues to evolve into a modern business initiative and area of keen focus […] The post Embracing the future of CX: Unleashing the power of converged VOIP, contact centers, and video conferencing software first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe. This is a guest post by Jeni Rogers, Managing Editor, Wheelhouse.com.

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Contact Center CX Customer Experience Management Technology 147

Fonolo

JANUARY 28, 2021

An unsung hero of the contact center, managers are typically known for overseeing daily operations. So how can contact center managers help your business shine in the eyes of your customers? Why can contact center managers influence customer perception?? The importance of ‘informal authority’.

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Contact Center Customer Satisfaction CX Sales 175

Fonolo

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Contact centers are like people: We’re all at different stages, chugging along healthily but sometimes faltering along the way. As we begin to look back at 2018, one thing is becoming clear: Not every contact center is created equal. All contact centers face barriers, and you certainly know your own intimately.

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Contact Center Social Media Education Technology 170

Fonolo

MAY 4, 2021

Consumer expectation and channel preference have always dictated the direction of customer service and experience. The highly-coveted Millennial and Gen Z consumers expect and demand a certain quality of customer service across all channels. The ROI of Call-Backs for Your Call Center.

Contact Center 152

Contact Center Artificial Intelligence AI Omnichannel 152

CSAT.AI

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The negative nickname of ‘cost center’ applied to contact centers works against the success of quality customer service. Further, there is an argument for the contact center as a means of increasing profit and using other department budgets wisely. Human based customer service is one of these.

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Contact Center Non-Profits Sentiment Analysis Customer Loyalty 101

DMG Consulting

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The report defines generative AI and explores in-depth how contact centers and customer service organizations can utilize it to achieve their essential goals. The report also includes a list of the top frequently asked questions and answers about the impact of generative AI on contact centers and customer service.

Contact Center 59

Contact Center AI Customer Service Outlook 59

Fonolo

MAY 20, 2021

Here, we’ll look at how to best handle escalations in a contact or call center to ensure your customer feels satisfied, and to learn more about how you can improve your company’s operations. The Contact Center Playbook for Improving Customer Satisfaction. What is an escalation in a contact center?

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Contact Center Customer Satisfaction Customer Service Technology 148

Adrian Swinscoe

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The contact center space is under a lot of pressure right now. Business Process Outsourcers (BPOs) play […] The post Three trends reshaping the customer experience outsourcing market first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe. As things stand, the status quo doesn’t look sustainable.

Customer Experience 147

Customer Experience Contact Center Artificial Intelligence Innovation 147

Fonolo

DECEMBER 8, 2020

AI has been making a relentless assault on the contact center for several years. Read All the Contact Center Trends Here: Contact Center Trends 2021. Contact Center Execs Had Been ‘Back-Burnering’ Upgrades. Read All the Contact Center Trends Here: Contact Center Trends 2021.

Contact Center 154

Contact Center AI Artificial Intelligence Omnichannel 154

Hodusoft

MARCH 13, 2024

Optimizing Customer Support in the Financial Sector: How BPO Contact Centers Can Add Value In the present age, financial institutions are grappling with a wide range of challenges. Poor customer support not only affects satisfaction but can also harm the reputation of financial organizations. percent from USD 90.57

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Contact Center Compliance Social Media AI 52

Win the Customer

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In the realm of contact centers, the pursuit of enhancing customer service while streamlining operations remains a top priority. As technology evolves, two prominent solutions have emerged: AI-powered chatbots and self-service portals.

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Contact Center AI Technology Technology 69

Taylor Reach Group

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

by Colin Taylor The rapid advancement of conversational AI has had a profound impact on various industries, and one arena that has been significantly affected is the contact center industry. The emergence of Interactive Voice Response Systems (IVRs) in the 1980s marked the initial steps toward automation within contact centers.

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Contact Center AI Data Entry Sentiment Analysis 65

Execs In The Know

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Strategies for Leading a Multilingual Global Contact Center. This shift in mindset will enable companies to improve their staffing strategies, optimize their efficiency, and provide a delightful and consistent experience for customers every time. . Five Considerations for Multilingual Contact Center Operations.

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Contact Center CX Technology Technology 98

Zendesk

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Discover the significance of delivering exceptional customer experiences , and learn how to leverage this approach to stay ahead in competitive markets. What is an omnichannel contact center? What is an omnichannel contact center?

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Contact Center Omnichannel Social Media AI 52

Fonolo

OCTOBER 27, 2020

As part of our State of the Contact Center in 2020 Industry Report , we asked industry leaders and influencers what surprised them the most about the pandemic. Contact centers that have been hesitating on technology upgrades for years transformed their operations in a matter of weeks because it was a matter of survival.

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Contact Center CX Innovation Technology 147

Fonolo

JANUARY 18, 2022

Contact centers have experienced a wild ride throughout the pandemic – and it looks like it is continuing in a more positive direction. The global contact center industry was valued at approximately $339 billion in 2020, and is expected to reach $496 billion by 2027!

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Contact Center Omnichannel Technology Technology 81

Execs In The Know

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Deloitte reports that 80% of contact centers are actively engaging in some stage of AI deployment. The Customer Support/Service world changed 18 months ago with the advent of GenAI. will be joining us at Customer Response Summit (CRS) in Tucson, March 12-15, 2024. Learn more about CRS Tucson here.

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Contact Center AI Healthcare Start-ups 98

UJET

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The API integration linking your contact center and your customer relationship management (CRM) tool shouldn’t be holding you back. API integrations are lines of code that connect two or more applications, like your CRM and your contact center. What Exactly Is CRM Contact Center Unification?

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Contact Center CRM Customer Service Actionable Insights 82