5 technologies changing contact centers in the APAC region
CX Network
MAY 29, 2024
Find out more about five technologies revolutionizing contact center operations in the APAC region
How Artificial Intelligence is Changing CX in the Contact Center
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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CX4Now: CX and Contact Center Trends to Watch, According to These Influencers
Fonolo
JANUARY 26, 2023
If you’ve been following the CX and contact center industries over the past few years, you know the landscape has drastically changed. We asked nine influencers and leaders in the CX and contact center spaces to weigh in on the biggest trends for 2023. And their answers may not be what you expect.
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Embracing the future of CX: Unleashing the power of converged VOIP, contact centers, and video conferencing software
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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Expert Insights: Your 2023 Guide to EX, CX, and Technology
Speaker: Colin Taylor, CEO & Chief Chaos Officer at The Taylor Reach Group, Inc
Contact center operators have been buffeted by the pandemic, work-from-home initiatives, the great resignation, and quiet quitting. As a result of these changes, new challenges have emerged, requiring contact centers to undergo major transformations. Adoption and innovation are swift and ongoing.
CX and Contact Center Priorities and Technology Investments for 2023
DMG Consulting
MARCH 13, 2023
CX and Contact Center Priorities and Technology Investments for 2023 March 2023 Each year, DMG Consulting surveys our international customer base of enterprise, contact center, and IT leaders and asks them to share their customer experience (CX) and contact center goals, as well as related technology investment priorities for the upcoming year.
Industry Report: State of the Contact Center 2023
Fonolo
MARCH 2, 2023
No stranger to change, the contact center industry has been ahead of the curve throughout the global pandemic. We consulted nine industry experts to tell us all about it – and discuss the state of the contact center in 2023. Word: Contact centers are technology leaders! Customers love it.
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Contact Center Trends 2021: The CX Watershed
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.
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The Upcoming Impact of AI on Enterprise Technology Design: Enhancing CX and Business Outcomes
eglobalis
MAY 12, 2024
The Upcoming Impact of AI on Enterprise Technology Design: Enhancing Customer Experience and Business Outcomes The post The Upcoming Impact of AI on Enterprise Technology Design: Enhancing CX and Business Outcomes appeared first on Eglobalis.
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3 Ways Employee Disengagement Is Hurting Contact Centers
Uniphore
JULY 23, 2021
Employee disengagement is rampant in contact centers. But it’s actually the everyday reality at the contact center, according to Gartner’s recent report “Rampant Employee Disengagement is Driving Turnover and Harming Customer Outcomes.” Jacada's Call Center Life: 2021 Edition. Register Now.
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AI is the Tailwind for 2024 Contact Center Technology Investments
DMG Consulting
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
AI is the Tailwind for 2024 Contact Center Technology Investments On an annual basis, DMG Consulting conducts a worldwide survey of enterprise, customer experience (CX), contact center, and customer service executives and managers to ask about their top business priorities and technology investment plans for the following year.
Contact Center Trends 2024: Our Predictions
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.
CX4Now: Contact Center KPIs that Matter
Fonolo
MARCH 16, 2023
Your contact center may run like clockwork, with engaged agents answering calls quickly, solving problems, and creating satisfied customers in record time. But without the contact center KPIs and metrics that managers use to measure the effectiveness of their operations, you’d never know for sure. KPIs matter.
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Top Contact Center Technology Trends in 2021
Fonolo
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
The pandemic disrupted many contact center trends , but not all of them. Some, like the move to cloud-based contact center technology , were hastened in the last year. Here are some of the ways call center trends around technology have changed. 3 Crucial CX Trends You Need to Know for 2021.
Busting some CCaaS and CX technology myths – Interview with Vasili Triant of UJET
Adrian Swinscoe
APRIL 25, 2022
Today’s interview is with Vasili Triant, Chief Operating Officer of UJET, the world’s first and only cloud contact center platform for smartphone era CX. The post Busting some CCaaS and CX technology myths – Interview with Vasili Triant of UJET first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe. Vasili joins […].
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25 Call Center Technology Trends to Watch in 2021
Callminer
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
To learn more about how call centers can adapt to new challenges in the era of COVID-19, download our white paper: Contact Center Practices and Guidelines for Managing Through COVID-19. Technological Trends. Customers want a variety of channels to contact your agents. AI is here to stay.
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Call Center vs. Contact Center: What’s the Difference?
Callminer
MAY 27, 2020
Call centers and contact centers operate within the same general field of customer support and outreach. Call centers came first, focusing employees on handling large streams of customer calls at once. Call Centers Focus on Phones. Contact Centers Incorporate Advanced Analytics. Read on to learn more.
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A look inside a punk-inspired contact center – Interview with David Powers
Adrian Swinscoe
MARCH 11, 2024
David […] The post A look inside a punk-inspired contact center – Interview with David Powers first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe. Today’s interview is with David Powers, who is an author, podcast host, Chief Experience Officer at Rooter Hero Plumbing & Air and a true punk.
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Contact Center Customer Experience Best Practices
Callminer
APRIL 20, 2018
Customer experience (CX) is evolving. Change isn’t necessarily bad, but it certainly is confusing when you have to cut through the noise and determine which best practices and trends will launch your contact center ahead of the competition. Adopt Technologies That Align with Your Customers’ Expectations.
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Leading Contact Center Conferences and Events
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. Call Center and Customer Service Conferences If you’re wondering what contact center or customer service industry conferences to attend in 2023, we’ve got you covered!
CX4Now: What Influencers Say About Self-Service in the Contact Center
Fonolo
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Self-service is one of the biggest topics in CX and in the contact center world right now. While the industry is no stranger to new technologies and automation, modern self-service tools have really changed the game when it comes to supporting customers. Watch the video or read on for the highlights!
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AI: The Future Brain of Contact Centers
DMG Consulting
OCTOBER 13, 2023
AI: The Future Brain of Contact Centers View this article on the publisher’s website. Trying to limit AI is akin to limiting human ingenuity, and that will not (and should not) happen. AI is going to make very significant contributions to many areas of business, including contact centers.
The Best Advice for Contact Centers in 2018: The Experts Weigh In
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? It’s simply become too loud.
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How VOC Analytics Improves Contact Center Performance
CX Accelerator
JULY 22, 2019
Contact centers are big on analytics. For example, when VOC survey data is added to the call center KPI dashboard, it can be analyzed alongside internal KPIs and QM scores. If companies experience integration issues or are not using contact center software, data can be manually consolidated in a spreadsheet.
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Contact Center Workforce Management Best Practices
Fonolo
MAY 30, 2023
That’s why contact centers are investing in it in droves. In fact, Gartner reports that by 2025, 60% of contact centers will have implemented AI-driven workforce management tools to help optimize scheduling and resource allocation. These resources include time, staff, technology, and processes.
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How Artificial Intelligence is Changing the Contact Center
Fonolo
JANUARY 12, 2023
The same holds when considering how artificial intelligence is changing the contact center. . Here are four main areas where we expect to see advancements in artificial intelligence change – and improve – the contact center. . Improved contact center operations . How to Buy Contact Center Software.
Contact Centers Are Using More Call-Backs Than Ever
Fonolo
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
As the contact center continues to evolve rapidly, it’s important to take a step back and evaluate the big picture periodically. Over the past few months, our team at Fonolo has been working diligently to explore the latest contact center trends. The State of the Contact Center in 2020. Improve CX.
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How to Make Your Contact Center More Resilient
Fonolo
DECEMBER 15, 2020
However, we’re willing to bet that this contact center trend — resiliency — will be seen across all industries. Contact centers need to be more resilient before the next crisis. Contact centers need to be more resilient before the next crisis. Contact Center Trends 2021. Crises do occur.
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Can Call-Backs Do More For Your Contact Center?
Fonolo
APRIL 25, 2023
It improves your CSAT scores, supports your agents and helps smooth out call spikes in the contact center. Call-backs are a simple, elegant answer to a great big CX problem. Top 7 Problems Fonolo Call-Backs Can Solve If you work in a contact center, chances are you are familiar with the traditional way to use call-backs.
How to Train and Onboard (Work From Home) Contact Center Agents in 2021
Uniphore
JUNE 16, 2021
How to Train and Onboard (Work From Home) Contact Center Agents in 2021. How do you shorten the learning curve in the contact center and retain more agents when 91% of agents are likely to quit in 2021? There’s no way around it: How contact centers currently train and onboard agents is completely messed up.
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COVID is Creating a Surprising Contact Centers Trend
Fonolo
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Read the Full Industry Report Here: Contact Center Trends 2021. “I see the CX industry finding new, faster and more efficient ways to meet their customers’ needs, maybe through the use of new technology, while also balancing a deeply personal, empathetic human connection.” We had to listen to that.
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The True Role of AI in the Contact Center
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. Rapid technological updates were forced upon execs like never before.
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5 Expert Tips for Leading a Global Contact Center
Execs In The Know
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Strategies for Leading a Multilingual Global Contact Center. When you’re running multilingual operations or international business, oftentimes CX strategy and language become separated into two different work streams. Five Considerations for Multilingual Contact Center Operations.
The Impact of COVID on Contact Centers: from the Experts
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. That so many CX professionals have been able to incorporate this approach into their operations is impressive, to say the least.”. Peter Ryan , Ryan Strategic Advisory.
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Contact Center Technology Paves the Way for Enterprise-Wide CX Improvement
DMG Consulting
AUGUST 31, 2021
Contact Center Technology Paves the Way for Enterprise-Wide CX Improvement. The pressure is on for enterprises to improve their customer experience (CX). Investing to enhance contact centers is an excellent and overdue first step. This a reality that companies need to accept and address.
The Future of Contact Centers is Enriching Human Interactions. Are You Prepared?
Beyond Philosophy
MAY 25, 2022
The contact center at many organizations doesn’t get the strategic consideration it deserves. My former contact center team at British Telecom seemed to be viewed primarily as a cost center, a necessary expense. However, the contact center should have been valued.
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10 RPA Implementation Best Practices to Automate Your Contact Center
Uniphore
JUNE 21, 2021
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) technology is dramatically improving contact center efficiency and agent productivity. Automating the right processes can pay huge dividends — from error reduction to shorter call times — creating a measurably better customer experience (CX) and employee experience (EX). A faster ROI.
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How VOC Analytics Improves Contact Center Performance
CX Accelerator
JULY 22, 2019
Contact centers are big on analytics. For example, when VOC survey data is added to the call center KPI dashboard, it can be analyzed alongside internal KPIs and QM scores. If companies experience integration issues or are not using contact center software, data can be manually consolidated in a spreadsheet.
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8 Tips to Reduce Contact Center Costs
Fonolo
MAY 4, 2021
Many call center overseers are now realizing that they are technologically behind their more channel-savvy competitors. Budget-conscious center managers are struggling to up their CX game while managing the cost of upgrading their operations. The ROI of Call-Backs for Your Call Center. The result?
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Queue Management Best Practices for Contact Centers
Fonolo
APRIL 11, 2023
And they should help call center managers see the importance of queue management and the perils of keeping customers waiting on hold You’ve come to the right place! In this blog, we’ll explore the best practices for call center queue management. It results in faster resolution times and improved CSAT scores.
15 steps to Improve your Contact Center
Taylor Reach Group
MAY 11, 2023
by Colin Taylor I was in Las Vegas last week attending and speaking at Call & Contact Center Expo US and it was a great time. I also saw a lot of very interesting technologies. I was particularly impressed by some of the agent-assist capabilities and the real-time noise-canceling technologies.
Top Contact Center Industry Trends for 2023
Fonolo
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Contact centers are dynamic, evolving workplaces, which makes industry trend spotting an exciting sport — sometimes prone to error — but always full of discovery! Like many industries, contact centers have seen the pace of change accelerate during the COVID pandemic. READ THE FULL GUIDE: Contact Center Trends 2023. (It
2023 Customer Service Statistics for Contact Centers
Fonolo
APRIL 4, 2023
Customer service expectations in the contact center continue to increase, and only the best businesses keep up. Customer service statistics show that superior CX generates more return customers, increases loyalty, and helps generate higher profits. 14% of contact center leaders predict growth of more than 10%.
The Future of the Contact Center is Remote
Fonolo
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
We thought we were bold when we said more than 65% of contact centers would move to the cloud in 2020. Read the Full Industry Report Here: The State of the Contact Center in 2020. We’ve spoken to the experts for our State of the Contact Center 2020 report. It happened even faster than we thought.
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