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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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? Are you sold? What’s wrong with the traditional terms? And are new titles any better?

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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.

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Contact Center CX Customer Service Customer Experience 145

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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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. . More personalization and better customer experience . Sentiment Analysis.

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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.

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Execs In The Know

APRIL 9, 2024

Having spent the majority of my career in the customer care industry, I’ve had the opportunity to watch the continuous advancement of new and smarter technologies that improve contact center performance. Why Agent Retention Matters The challenge of retaining top talent in a contact center environment is no small feat.

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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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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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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? Are you sold? What’s wrong with the traditional terms? And are new titles any better?

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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.

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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.

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DMG Consulting

OCTOBER 13, 2023

AI: The Future Brain of Contact Centers View this article on the publisher’s website. AI is going to make very significant contributions to many areas of business, including contact centers. No person or government is going to stop the AI revolution, and regulating it is going to be very difficult.

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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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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. The industry players are bigger and more intimidating, and the customers are more demanding. They discuss the importance of driving employee engagement and by extension, customer satisfaction.

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Uniphore

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Contact centers can adapt to a post-pandemic world and be future-ready with conversational AI and automation. Over a year after the onset of the pandemic, contact centers are looking to transform and enrich their operations with conversational AI and Automation technologies.

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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. You may have already interacted with self-service tools as a customer.

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Contact Center CX Gaming AI 142

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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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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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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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. of retail contact center leaders.

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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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Customer Think

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) is imperative to future-proof customer experience automation. However, the modern contact center’s greatest challenge is the prevalence of “closed platforms” that limit an organization’s choice of data, AI, and best-of-breed applications.

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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).

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Contact Center Start-ups Gaming CX 147

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. You can also identify macro-trends across your contact center without QA scores.

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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.

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UJET

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

DMG’s white paper entitled Digital Transformation Roadmap for Contact Centers reviews the top 10 phases companies need to address to prepare their customer-facing departments for the future. For more than two decades she has helped emerging and established companies develop and deliver outstanding customer experiences.

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Contact Center Retail Innovation Customer Experience 138

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.

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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.

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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

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. The post Active Listening for Contact Center Agents: 5 Examples first appeared on Fonolo.

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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

Fonolo

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

This is especially true when it comes to contact center outsourcing. It may be tempting to hire an external team when faced with high call volumes, but in doing so, you risk lowering the quality of your customer experience. The Pros and Cons of Call Center Outsourcing. Guide to Contact Center Technologies .

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Doing CX Right

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Peter Ryan, market analyst, and Stacy Sherman discuss how technology is changing contact centers & valuable delivery models to succeed based on workforce trends. The post Expert Insights on Improving Customer Experience in the Contact Center Industry appeared first on Doing CX Right.

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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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