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. Define your mission statement and company values.

Contact Center 156

Contact Center Employee Engagement Average Handle Time Culture 156

Calabrio

MARCH 5, 2025

Analytics Call Quality Monitoring: Best Practices and Tech for More Effective QA in 2025 Share Call Quality Monitoring: Best Practices and Tech for More Effective QA in 2025 What area do you see as the biggest opportunity for growth in your contact center? Why is call quality monitoring so important in the contact center?

Contact Center 130

Contact Center Call Center Average Handle Time Customer Satisfaction 130

BlueOcean

JUNE 26, 2018

When it comes to customer experience, there’s a lot of cross-over between the hospitality industry and the contact center industry. Today, what matters most is the cultural fit. What does a “rooms per shift ratio” have to do with contact center operations, you might ask? Empathy is key. We want to hear from you.

Customer Service 353

Customer Service Hospitality Contact Center Hotels 353

Calabrio

MARCH 7, 2025

Workforce Engagement How to Combat Call Center Agent Attrition Share You know the signs: increased average handle time (AHT), increased irritation, productivity decline. Even in a remote/hybrid workforce, contact center leaders (if theyre paying attention) can see when their employees are slipping.

Call Center 130

Call Center How To Contact Center Gamification 130

Calabrio

MARCH 5, 2025

By collecting direct and indirect insights into customer behaviorwhether its related to customer service experiences in the contact center or pain points elsewhere in their journeybusinesses can uncover insights that help them better cater to customer needs and improve their overall experience. Peckham Inc.

Analytics 130

Analytics Customer Experience Contact Center Effort Score 130

BlueOcean

MARCH 13, 2023

Like most people in the customer care sector, we are diving deep into where ChatGPT fits, or might fit, into the contact center world. We’ve long been proponents of making transactional customer service low effort, for both customer and contact center. So let’s get into it. Those first three are what we’d expect.

Contact Center 156

Contact Center Customer Experience Self Service Chatbots 156

Comm100

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Contact center management is a difficult job. Even as an outsider, if you’ve spent any time at all working alongside a call center or contact center you’ve probably seen the same mistakes being made by management over and over regardless of the company, the market, the product or customer base.

Contact Center 165

Contact Center Tips Management Call Center 165

BlueOcean

JUNE 14, 2016

We all know that, in business, there are some corporate cultures and indeed some industries, (yes, lawyers, we’re looking at you) that promote the idea of work as a competitive sport. In the contact center business, empathy is our bread and butter. The post Are Your Bad Sleep Habits Ruining Your Contact Center Career?

Contact Center 120

Contact Center Average Handle Time Call Center Sports 120

BlueOcean

MARCH 20, 2017

Can a contact center partner really manage a team of agents working remotely as effectively as they can manage someone sitting right beside them? Managing Work-at-Home Call Center Agents. There’s no denying that there is an enormous amount of trust required with a work-at-home model in your outsourced call center.

Customer Care 189

Customer Care Contact Center Call Center Average Handle Time 189

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? Is There Still Cultural Alignment? Cultures evolve, that much is clear. Just as important – has their culture evolved with the times?

Customer Care 156

Customer Care Contact Center Effort Score Net Promoter Score 156

Playvox

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Is gamification the right choice for your contact center? Employee engagement is one of the most challenging aspects to master in the contact center. That’s why many organizations are putting increased emphasis on improving their company culture in order to improve employee morale.

Gamification 79

Gamification Contact Center Average Handle Time Employee Engagement 79

TechSee

DECEMBER 22, 2019

The contact center agent’s job is getting harder. Call volumes in many contact centers are down along with the cost to serve. However, that means successful call center agents must now deal with a far greater proportion of complex issues. Seven types of successful contact center agents.

Call Center 124

Call Center Self Service Contact Center Effort Score 124

Playvox

APRIL 4, 2023

Every workplace has its pros and cons, but contact center agents have one of the toughest jobs out there. Just like agents are protecting your company, contact center leaders and managers need to protect them and their mental health. Burnout Burnout is at the heart of poor emotional well-being in a contact center.

Contact Center 78

Contact Center Average Handle Time Study Feedback 78

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.

Contact Center 84

Contact Center Gamification Training Chatbots 84

BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

That’s what has happened in the outsourced contact center space when it comes to SaaS clients — there’s been a metamorphosis from customer service cost center to customer success revenue protection and generation center. Looking for the right contact center partner to outsource your customer success?

Customer Success 177

Customer Success Contact Center Average Handle Time Touchpoint 177

Playvox

JUNE 21, 2022

The requirement to provide a better customer experience while improving productivity and controlling costs is paramount in contact centers at the best of times. Workforce management (WFM) continues to be one of the most important contact center productivity tools. Workforce Management Strategy.

Contact Center 74

Contact Center Software Self Service Average Handle Time 74

Playvox

APRIL 5, 2022

But without getting contact center performance right, all other CX elements – such as marketing, user experience, etc. How do you build a high performance contact center? These enable you to make progress on your most pressing challenges and transform into a high performance contact center. Perhaps not.

Contact Center 77

Contact Center Net Promoter Score Effort Score Metrics 77

Playvox

MARCH 19, 2024

Some of the most common uses of AI have been game changers: Virtual assistants like Siri guiding us on our way and finding information in an instant Fraud detection from our financial institutions Medical diagnoses and healthcare Contact centers are no exception and stand to gain significant business and operational benefits from AI.

Contact Center 74

Contact Center Self Service Net Promoter Score Effort Score 74

BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

That’s what has happened in the outsourced contact center space when it comes to SaaS clients — there’s been a metamorphosis from customer service cost center to customer success revenue protection and generation center. Looking for the right contact center partner to outsource your customer success?

Customer Success 156

Customer Success Contact Center Average Handle Time Touchpoint 156

TechSee

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The drivers for changing roles in contact centers. To encourage a collaborative culture, enterprises must shift to collaborative KPIs that encompass the efforts of different departments. Focus on agent engagement. Shift to Collaborative KPIs. Adoption via change management and technology.

Customer Service 186

Customer Service Contact Center Knowledge Base Self Service 186

Experience Matters

JANUARY 6, 2015

We’ve recently seen a surge in the number of companies looking to build more customer-centric cultures and train their people on CX. Taken together, this new emphasis on culture, training, and Voice of the Employee will put employees at the center of CX attention this year. Contact Center Loyalty Aspirations.

Customer Journeys 120

Customer Journeys Trends Contact Center Customer Connectedness 120

TechSee

OCTOBER 31, 2019

As you get into the spirit of the occasion, spare a thought for the humble contact center agent, huddled over his keyboard, staring into the abyss of another long shift of customer service hell. Let’s meet these malevolent monsters and get to grips with the thorny issue of call center attrition. Magic and mischief reign.

Call Center 117

Call Center Contact Center Average Handle Time Fashion 117

RapportBoost

OCTOBER 20, 2018

23 to discuss how established enterprises can turn their contact centers into profit centers by optimizing conversations, training agents and utilizing augmented intelligence. – hiring and training a dedicated and high performing live chat team. – increasing agent retention and shortening agent learning curves.

Contact Center 70

Contact Center Sales Average Handle Time Analysis 70

TechSee

JUNE 11, 2019

Conversely, when trying to improve NPS, agents would often spend additional time building relationships with their customers, driving up call durations. Recently, an innovative technology has emerged, transforming contact center operations and customer experience across a wide range of industries: Visual Assistance.

Self Service 117

Self Service Technology Customer Service Contact Center 117

TechSee

JUNE 4, 2019

Everyone knows that time equals money, right? Nowhere is that truer than in call center training – bringing new agents up to speed on products, processes and the productivity expected of them. Call center training priorities. On-the-job learning. We all learn best through practice – not theory. See the bigger picture.

Call Center 117

Call Center Training Technology Gamification 117

TechSee

JULY 10, 2024

Moreover, human-augmentation systems often struggle to handle peak operational volumes since their dependence on humans prevents them from reaching the true scale that full automation AI agents would enable. Cultural and organizational fit is another crucial factor. The impact on these organizations has been remarkable.

Self Service 124

Self Service Average Handle Time Contact Center First Call Resolution 124

Talkdesk

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Global contact centers and customer experience (CX) leaders are looking for solutions that act as a catalyst in the remote working environment, so their agents are more empowered to provide the services and support that customers need right now. This will help align the team towards common goals.

Self Service 116

Self Service Management Net Promoter Score Average Handle Time 116

TechSee

AUGUST 26, 2024

Similarly, call center agents are measured on their average handle times. These two metrics are closely related, as longer handle times will naturally result in longer wait times for customers. Chat Interactions Contact centers aren’t just for the phone.

Call Center 124

Call Center Customer Service Chatbots Average Handle Time 124

ShepHyken

JULY 11, 2022

That includes reviews of your company’s products or services, customer interactions on social media, customer conversations with contact centers, and much more. This time, the focus is on the customer support center. My Comment: Here’s another excellent article on CX metrics.

Customer Service 25

Customer Service Average Handle Time Metrics Social Media 25

NobelBiz

APRIL 18, 2023

Optimizing team productivity is the key to achieving this goal, and this comprehensive guide will walk you through the steps necessary to unlock your call center’s full potential. What is hyper efficiency in a contact center?

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Call Center Management Gamification 52

Magellan Solutions

MARCH 12, 2021

Filipino call center agents get paid between $6 to $8 per hour. . Average handling time. This is because of the high mastery of the English language and exposure to Western culture. Contact us today for more information. contact-form-7]. Rates depend on: Number of agents. Current labor market rate.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Call Center Average Handle Time Insurance 52

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2018

oz contact centers are sometimes too efficient for their own good leading to poor customer service and high agent attrition rates. It’s time to introduce a ‘less haste, more speed’ culture supported by the latest technology. It all comes down to the basics so let’s start with how contact centers measure.

Contact Center 56

Contact Center Self Service Average Handle Time Travel 56

BlueOcean

JANUARY 26, 2016

If you’d like to hear more about Blue Ocean’s culture and unique offering in customized contact center solutions, get in touch. Baby Steps or Major Missions. We’d love to hear your thoughts on goal-setting and what it takes to make those goals reality. The post Did You Give Up on Your Resolutions Yet? appeared first on.

Average Handle Time 149

Average Handle Time Contact Center Sales Course 149

Call Experts

JULY 28, 2022

Contact center support is a vital part of any business. A contact center can help save you time and money while delivering outstanding service to your customers. The right contact center will improve customer satisfaction , which leads to increased sales and profitability. What Is A Contact Center?

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Call Center Knowledge Base Customer Satisfaction 52

NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In our sphere, a successful contact center is defined by its ability to manage customer interactions and meet their needs, while also operating in an efficient and cost-effective manner. To become a successful contact center, managers should pay exhaustive attention to four aspects, the first of which is a well trained workforce.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Self Service Wait Times Metrics 52

NobelBiz

MAY 2, 2023

Welcome to this insightful blog post, where we discuss building a successful outbound lead generation strategy for contact centers. If an outbound campaign works with a list of 500 leads and only 50 persons answer back, the Contact Rate for that particular campaign will be 10%. And no wonder. And no wonder. Learn more here.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Strategy Call Center Multi-Channel 52

NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Call4You Marketing implemented NobelBiz Omni+, an advanced, full-featured cloud contact center solution equipped with an impressive stack of options and features that can be easily integrated, customized, and optimized to any contact center use case. RELATED ARTICLE What is IVR?

Call Center 104

Call Center Tools Contact Center Net Promoter Score 104