Calabrio

MARCH 31, 2025

Contact Center AI Generative AI in Contact Centers: The Tech and Use Cases Driving a Revolution in Customer Service Share The contact center landscape is undergoing a dramatic shiftone driven by the adoption and innovation of AI. The speed of the shift has been remarkablebut its also far from over.

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InMoment XI

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In a world where customer service and support are crucial to business success, the importance of an efficient and effective contact center cannot be overstated. What is a Contact Center and How Does it Work? The primary goal of a contact center is to ensure that customers receive timely and effective support.

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InMoment XI

JANUARY 10, 2024

Contact centers are not new by any means. As a matter of fact, the first employed call center agents date back to the 1950s. It wasn’t until the turn of the century that these call centers evolved into multichannel contact centers. The future of the contact center lies in the omnichannel contact center.

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NobelBiz

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Standing at the threshold of 2025, contact centers face a critical juncture between rising customer expectations and rapid technological developments. This article will delve into five significant challenges that contact centers will likely face in the coming year and provide practical solutions for hurdling these obstacles.

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Vonage

DECEMBER 18, 2018

As scores of attendees packed the impressive all-glass venue in Midtown New York a small group of thought leaders kicked it off with an early morning breakfast to discuss AI, chatbots, omni-channel, and analytics for contact centers. Customers are also driving the demand for omni-channel communication. “We

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InMoment XI

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Omnichannel contact center solutions should be more than just a few buzzwords that are thrown around in your boardrooms. Omnichannel Contact Center Solutions Benefit #1: Enhanced Customer Engagement Omnichannel contact center solutions empower businesses to engage with customers on their terms.

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Comm100

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Call centers are evolving to become contact centers in increasing numbers, supporting a wide variety of contact channels for customers. Another customer benefit of business going digital is the ability to support a variety of channels. Choose your digital channels. Business Goes Digital.

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BlueOcean

JANUARY 9, 2018

These technologies are sparking new expectations in today’s consumers on an almost daily basis. Instead, in addition to self-serve customer service , the majority of interactions will be driven by AI technology. Forget AI being the future of the contact center. AI is the now of the contact center.

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InMoment XI

JANUARY 27, 2025

Call centers focus on handling issues as quickly as possible, often at the expense of the bigger picture. But what if a contact center could become a powerful sales engine, transforming routine support calls into avenues for growth? For most companies, this scenario remains unrealized potential.

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InMoment XI

JULY 25, 2024

The contact center experience can make or break your customer’s overall experience with your organization. What Is a Contact Center Experience? Why is the Contact Center Experience Important? The contact center experience is a crucial part of the overall customer journey.

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InMoment XI

OCTOBER 31, 2024

To show you can further improve the performance of your contact center, fill out the calculator below to discover your business’s ROI using InMoment’s conversational intelligence tools: Calculate your business’s ROI using InMoment’s conversational intelligence tools.

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InMoment XI

APRIL 24, 2024

In the dynamic landscape of healthcare, where patient care is paramount, the role of healthcare contact centers has emerged as a vital component in ensuring seamless communication and efficient service delivery. What is a Healthcare Contact Center? Why are Healthcare Contact Centers Important?

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BlueOcean

AUGUST 9, 2021

The adoption rate of new and evolving technologies accelerated at unseen speeds—resulting in 10 years’ worth of change within a mere 10 months. Contact center technologies are certainly in the mix of acceleration. We dug into their sentiments and expectations about the future of five key contact center technologies.

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BlueOcean

DECEMBER 18, 2018

And you’re ready for your outsourced customer service RFP to hit the road and bring you some stellar options for a new contact center partner. Here’s the short list of the best questions to ask about AI in the contact center. Looking for more contact center RFP questions? We want to make it easy for you.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 2, 2019

So, when you do integrate digital customer service technology , you’ll want to be thinking about the future of the technology, its agility and flexibility, and the development of your business. Key takeaway: Live chat delivers a service that customers want and helps agents work more efficiently at a lower cost than other channels.

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TechSee

DECEMBER 11, 2018

To achieve both short and long term benefits, three critical elements must be aligned: business objectives, infrastructure and technologies. Aligning business objectives with contact center performance. Technologies: Data Analytics, AI, AR solutions. Infrastructure: Accelerated digital transformation.

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BlueOcean

MAY 23, 2017

Companies that implemented the earliest versions of Tier 0 technology were likely excited by the possibilities. Most of all, it drove down call volume, resulting in lower call center costs. That’s where Tier 0 support – and strategic omni-channel service in general – has upped the ante. Good luck finding what you need.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 23, 2024

Traditional collection methods, such as persistent phone calls and letters, are making way for more nuanced, technology-driven, and customer-oriented strategies. This evolution reflects broader trends in consumer behavior, regulatory environments, and technological advancements.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 27, 2025

If your contact center feels like its constantly busy but your customer satisfaction scores remain low, chances are there are hidden inefficiencies hampering performance. Identifying and reducing these inefficiencies can turn your contact center into a streamlined operation that delivers exceptional support.

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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?

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Kayako

JANUARY 5, 2017

In the customer service trends handbook published by Microsoft , “90% of consumers say they expect consistency and continuity from a brand across channels.”. Yet, relatively few contact centers have focused on providing a consistent customer experience. Multi-channel support can silo important customer history.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 16, 2019

In light of fast-changing customer demands, is your contact center keeping up? The numbers say it all: digital channels are real and relevant, and customer experience is central to company growth. Hear about actual contact center transformations and best practices, too. Is your Contact Center Keeping Up?

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TechSee

JUNE 9, 2022

Providing a digital, omnichannel customer experience is a clear imperative. per contact compared to live channels which cost an average of $8.01 per contact. However, current technology solutions are not meeting demand. However, current technology solutions are not meeting demand.

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Calabrio

MARCH 5, 2025

Meanwhile, in customer service, a contact center may strive to improve the CX it delivers by quickly and efficiently resolving customer concerns, while driving overall customer satisfaction. Let’s consider an e-commerce platform that aims to develop its customer experience through a detailed VoC program.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 20, 2019

That’s because all technology has a “shelf-life”. This is also true for call center systems. Why does technology have an expiration date? As we know, technology moves fast and what was once considered “state of the art” will inevitably become functionally obsolete. How does all this impact your call center?

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 20, 2019

That’s because all technology has a “shelf-life”. This is also true for call center systems. Why does technology have an expiration date? As we know, technology moves fast and what was once considered “state of the art” will inevitably become functionally obsolete. How does all this impact your call center?

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Upstream Works

JUNE 9, 2022

The contact center was even more complicated. The contact center agent’s life was not easy, and we saw it just getting more and more complicated. ” Then, an application called UpStart was born. UpStart was designed with one thing in mind – to simplify the life of the contact center agent.

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Vonage

MARCH 27, 2018

Use appropriate metrics and technology for measuring the impact of emotion. Businesses that want to operationalize emotion in their customer experience should consider implementing technology solutions that provide access to customer data, the ability to act on that data, and the means to ensure consistency across the programs they roll out.

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NobelBiz

JANUARY 28, 2025

With the advancement of the contact center industry, benchmarks continue to shift and challenge businesses to meet higher customer expectations while maintaining efficiency. How to Benchmark Your Call Center Benchmarking is all about measuring your performance against clear, actionable goals and comparing them to industry standards.

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NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

But while the underpinning technology has been well tested, documented and measured – the journey of moving to the cloud can still be incredibly tricky. In the world of Contact Centers , moving functions like IVR and ACD are obvious choices. Your Contact Center represents the front line to your constituents and customers.

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NICE inContact

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

No other season impacts so many contact centers across so many markets quite like it. To accommodate the volume of sales, returns, and customer service requests, most businesses will hire seasonal contact center staff. Some retailers choose to upgrade technology, moving their call center software to the cloud.

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NICE inContact

APRIL 12, 2019

At the time, the company was using a mix of on-premise and cloud contact center tools and operating on a high-touch maintenance environment, making it hard to deliver the exceptional customer experiences they desired. Unisys wanted a contact center partner that could keep pace and support it into the future.

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Vonage

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Customers have always wanted a friendly, efficient and reliable service, but with the development of new technology, their expectations have been raised. And with this wealth of data and the technology to support it, consumers often feel like there’s no excuse for getting it wrong. They want a more efficient service than before.

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Vonage

AUGUST 30, 2017

Customers have always wanted a friendly, efficient and reliable service, but with the development of new technology, their expectations have been raised. And with this wealth of data and the technology to support it, consumers often feel like there’s no excuse for getting it wrong. They want a more efficient service than before.

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BlueOcean

JANUARY 6, 2020

Competitive pressures, customer expectations, and emerging technologies are some of the key factors pushing leaders to elevate and evolve their customer service approach. We often talk about omnichannel as the ultimate goal for any and every customer service solution. An Increase in Channel Switching.

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