Fonolo

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

A few weeks ago, our CEO, Shai Berger , sat down with Peter Ryan, Principal Analyst and Founder of Ryan Strategic Advisory , to discuss the state of the contact center going into the new decade, and how the industry is expected to develop in the coming years. The real reason why companies are investing more in their contact centers.

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DMG Consulting

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

2020 Contact Center Investment Priorities. DMG’s annual survey of contact center investment priorities for the year has confirmed the anecdotal data we’ve been hearing from companies. 2020 is looking to be an outstanding year for contact center investments. Cloud-Based Contact Center Solutions.

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Uniphore

JUNE 9, 2021

In the contact center, the leading driver of improvements has been automation. In fact, 65 percent of executives in a 2020 survey cited automation as a catalyst for modernizing legacy business practices. Say goodbye to outdated Employee Experience (EX) metrics and KPIs How is your contact center currently measuring EX?

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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 just got done.

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Fonolo

DECEMBER 17, 2019

It’s been a journey: The contact center evolved from the humble call center, as more channels of communication became commonplace. In order to keep up with the demands of modern consumers, the contact center is destined to evolve further, into the ‘Customer Experience Hub’ of the future.

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Fonolo

DECEMBER 5, 2019

As we head into 2020, data is becoming more crucial for successfully running a call center than ever. In the past, the efficiency of a call center hinged on management’s ability to identify flaws in their processes and opportunities to improve the running of the center. But, which areas are we to measure?

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Uniphore

JUNE 10, 2021

We also learned just how important contact centers are to our everyday lives. Today, as companies look past the pandemic, one thing remains certain: we now expect more from remote support centers than ever before. At Jacada, we recognized the challenges of overwhelmed—and often understaffed—contact centers early on.

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Uniphore

JULY 1, 2021

Atlanta, GA – July 1, 2021 – Jacada, a leading provider of AI and RPA powered virtual assistants , recently released key insights on why contact center employees are stressed and how their stress negatively affects the customer experience. Kumaran Shanmuhan, Chief Growth Officer at Jacada.

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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. A report predicts that the AI market size will reach US$ 270 billion by the end of 2027.

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Uniphore

AUGUST 12, 2021

Unsurprisingly, sales of these multimodal assistants grew 30% in 2020, while voice-only assistants saw a 3% decline. The same holds true in the contact center. What Alexa's Smart Display Can Teach Your Call Center. Multimodal Virtual Agents allow customers to tap, text and talk to get more done , with little effort.

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Hodusoft

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Contact Center Technology Trends to Watch in 2022. The contact center trends too, changed completely driven by the pandemic. 2020-21 saw most contact centers make a shift to cloud contact center software. So, what contact center technology trends can one expect in 2022.

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Callminer

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

While it may not have been our typical, in-person experience filled with cocktail hours and outdoor activities, there was no shortage of entertainment and powerful and engaging insight from the customer experience (CX) and contact center industry’s most influential leaders, and hands-on practitioners. CETX 2020: It was a cyber success.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 14, 2020

Here, we cover the 20 best customer service blogs and influencers to follow in 2020. Top Pick: 20 ways to create an amazing customer service experience in 2020. Top Pick: Promoting a digital-first mentality throughout the contact center. Top Pick: Customer self-service and the role of cloud contact centers.

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DMG Consulting

MAY 26, 2020

WFO Trends in 2020. 2019 was the year of artificial intelligence (AI), automation and analytics, a trend that has continued in 2020 and into the foreseeable future, despite the pandemic. Predictive analytics, an AI-based application, is getting a lot of attention, even if these solutions are still in their infancy.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 9, 2020

Advances in communication technology are forcing rapid change in the contact center. To accommodate consumers’ growing expectations and provide 24/7 omnichannel customer support, we’re expecting to see a mass exodus, with as many as 70% of contact centers moving ‘to the cloud’ in the next 12-24 months.

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Callminer

JANUARY 18, 2021

Watch for these skills when recruiting and hiring for your call center.” ” – Allie Decker, How to Run a Call Center in 2020 , HubSpot; Twitter: @HubSpot. ” – Contact Center Operation and Management , Digital.gov; Twitter: @digital_gov. “Agent Assist AI is going to be huge.

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Callminer

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Below, you will find interesting statistics pertaining to call centers, their employees and their finances that may prove helpful in deciding whether the use of one for your own business’s strategy is appropriate. Call Center Workforce Statistics. Cloud contact centers may be more reliable. ” – E.

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Ameyo Callversations

AUGUST 26, 2021

Contact centers make the spine of your customer experience. Any piece that you miss in the contact center eventually disturbs the experience for the customer. Over the last few years, AI and digital transformation have evolved some new trends, and contact centers fall under that transitioning verticals.

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Aquire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

An omnichannel contact center offers more than just customer communication — it’s a powerful tool for creating memorable customer experiences (CX) and strengthening brand loyalty. What is an omnichannel contact center? Omnichannel vs multichannel contact center. Understand the customer journey.

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Andrew Yang, founder of “Venture for America” (and a long-shot candidate for president in 2020) said “Google recently demonstrated software that can do the job of an average call center worker … that’s going to result in hundreds of thousands of jobs lost”. The key is, don’t think about this as a “call center” story.

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Execs In The Know

AUGUST 10, 2021

WFH contact center roles are nothing new, but the pandemic contributed to many organizations shifting more of their workers to this construct by necessity. Perfecting the work-at-home contact center model. According to Gartner research, 70% of customer service and support agents prefer to work at home.

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Uniphore

JANUARY 25, 2022

However, in artificial intelligence (AI), the feeling is anything but cautious. While the rest of the world was scrambling to course-correct in the wake of the global pandemic, AI was undergoing nothing short of a revolution. Emotion is the Next AI Frontier. Post-2020 could easily be called the start of the Zoom Era.

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Execs In The Know

MARCH 4, 2022

Temporary layoffs accounted for essentially the entire increase in unemployment to its historically high rate in April 2020 , and tens of millions of Americans quit their jobs in 2021. fell by more than 22 million jobs between February and April of 2020. million fewer workers at the close of 2021 than in February 2020.

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UJET

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

In 2020, we will see messaging (SMS and Chat) overtake voice as the most popular support channel, especially on omnichannel platforms that can channel steer between various curated paths. Similarly, contact center directors want to easily channel steer queries based on urgency and complexity. AI Goes Internal.

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CSAT.AI

JUNE 29, 2022

Agents learning to perform at the industry comparable level of a guitar legend is supported by effective contact center agent feedback. Not all contact center agent feedback is equal though. 2) Positive and Negative Contact Center Agent Feedback. Feedback is Wanted. They do not have equal impact.

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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. In this article, we’ll explain why contact centers need digital transformation, and what steps you need to take to ensure a smooth and successful transition throughout your organization.

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Kerry Bodine

JANUARY 14, 2021

In 2020, many contact centers were forced into “do or die” changes in order to overcome the challenges brought on by the pandemic. With the world still in a state of flux, how can global CX leaders navigate the uncertainties of 2021 while optimizing the changes they implemented in 2020? Register here.

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Fonolo

MAY 17, 2017

UPDATED: February 2020. Although there’s a plethora of intelligent call center technology to take advantage of, many organizations still only have basic functionalities in place. 10 Contact Center Technologies You Should Know. Why does contact center technology matter?

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Uniphore

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Between 2020 and 2021, financial technology adoption grew from 58% to 88% of U.S. Traditional banks did amazingly well in playing catch-up on digital transformation, but they didn’t necessarily perform as well when responding to the overwhelming volume of ensuing contact center interactions. And shift we did.

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DMG Consulting

MARCH 8, 2019

Innovation Enhances the Cloud-Based Contact Center Infrastructure Market. The past year was excellent for the cloud-based contact center infrastructure (CBCCI) market. The vast majority of the sales were to existing contact centers whose management made the decision to migrate to the cloud.

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DMG Consulting

APRIL 15, 2020

DMG Consulting Releases Future Contact Center Outlook, 2025 – 2040. Who: DMG Consulting LLC, a leading provider of contact center, back-office and real-time analytics market research and consulting services. What: Releases Future Contact Center Outlook, 2025 – 2040. When: Today, 3 March 2020.

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Uniphore

JUNE 10, 2021

.‡ Given agents’ historically high attrition rate—and its impact on call center budgets—the benefit of engaged, in-person coaching translates to significant cost savings. Learn how to rescue the modern contact center with an Agent Assist that’s powered by AI and RPA. Intro to Call Center Life. Did you know?

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Fonolo

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Related content for you: 3 Major Contact Center Trends in 2020. And that’s where AI automation comes in. Top content for you: Top Contact Center Trends in 2020. AI Automation to Fill the Gap. And let’s be clear about this: human agents won’t be replaced by AI.

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Fonolo

MAY 7, 2015

UPDATED FEBRUARY 2020: The call center is an extremely stressful work environment. Simply knowing how to run a call center isn’t enough for success. Not for the weak at heart, only some call center managers have the grace, tenacity, and skills to handle the extreme pressures of the contact center manager’s job.

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Fonolo

DECEMBER 12, 2018

By 2020, customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator. By 2020, 30 percent of all B2B companies will employ artificial intelligence (AI) to augment at least one of their primary sales processes. 25 percent of customer service operations will use virtual customer assistants by 2020.

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SurveySensum

JULY 14, 2020

Customer Experience – The new focus of 2020! Customer Experience has become a top priority for businesses in 2020. Meet the Top 150 Global Customer Experience Thought Leaders and Influencers of 2020. She is also the 2020 CXPA Board Chair and an Advisory Board Member for CX@UCI. LinkedIn : [link]. Website : [link] /.

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Uniphore

DECEMBER 17, 2021

That’s where conversational artificial intelligence (AI) and automation can help. Contact centers are the main touchpoints with members, greatly impacting overall member satisfaction. Lack of scalability Call volumes skyrocketed during the pandemic at the same time contact center employees had to shift to work-from-home models.

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