Fonolo

DECEMBER 8, 2020

AI has been making a relentless assault on the contact center for several years. But it wasn’t until 2020 that its true role became clear. Read All the Contact Center Trends Here: Contact Center Trends 2021. Contact Center Execs Had Been ‘Back-Burnering’ Upgrades.

Contact Center 154

Contact Center AI Artificial Intelligence Omnichannel 154

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. Contact centers that have been hesitating on technology upgrades for years transformed their operations in a matter of weeks because it was a matter of survival.

Contact Center 147

Contact Center CX Innovation Technology 147

Fonolo

AUGUST 29, 2019

Every year we ask: What can contact centers do to bolster their productivity, efficiency, and customer service offerings in the future? This year’s soundbites are rich with well-researched insights that a) act as a warning; and b) can help your contact center win.

Contact Center 121

Contact Center AI Technology Technology 121

Fonolo

JANUARY 14, 2020

Which customer service blog posts helped to shape the last decade for you? . When we look back at the customer support industry in 2010, we see a very different beast to the one we work in today. Here, we cover the 20 best customer service blogs and influencers to follow in 2020. Peter Lavers @ ThinkCX .

Customer Service 136

Customer Service Contact Center Social Media CX 136

Fonolo

JANUARY 20, 2020

Happy 2020, Fonolo Followers! Welcome to our *new* biweekly news roundup, where we give you the latest and greatest in customer service technology, news, and views. As always, the customer service space reads like a riveting novel, full of conflict, drama, beauty, disappointment, hope, taxes, unanswered phonecalls, and robots.

Customer Service 117

Customer Service Contact Center Healthcare Omnichannel 117

Hodusoft

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Why Every BPO Needs an Omnichannel Contact Center for Success? They are highly sophisticated organizations that offer a wide array of services to other businesses. The services range from customer service, legal support, data entry, marketing, and more. Apart from that what else?

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Omnichannel Social Media Sentiment Analysis 52

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.

Contact Center 87

Contact Center Social Media Artificial Intelligence AI 87

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.

Contact Center 98

Contact Center Omnichannel AI Technology 98

Fonolo

JANUARY 14, 2021

Fostering an inclusive work environment is essential if you want a high-performing contact center team. If you haven’t been paying attention, agent attrition has continued to rise, according to our State of the Contact Center 2020 report. 3 Reasons Why Agent Satisfaction is the New Customer Satisfaction.

Contact Center 150

Contact Center Start-ups Sales Customer Satisfaction 150

Fonolo

MAY 26, 2020

Does your call center feel more like a burden than an asset? You’re not alone — contact center managers often find themselves faced with tough challenges, including clunky technology, dysfunctional processes, and less-than-happy customers. How can you turn your contact center into a highly efficient part of your business?

Contact Center 142

Contact Center Technology Technology Start-ups 142

Fonolo

JUNE 9, 2020

Is your contact center providing the best customer experience possible? One of the most challenging aspects of running a contact center is managing your team. After all, these are the people who connect with dozens of your customers each day and support them with any issues or challenges they may have.

Contact Center 129

Contact Center Construction Customer Satisfaction Start-ups 129

Fonolo

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Customers are not forthright with their expectations, but they know a sub-par experience when they encounter one. #CX Here are seven things your customers want your contact center to know: They want easy solutions. That’s why creating reducing friction in your customer experience is so important. Not likely!

Contact Center 144

Contact Center Omnichannel Business Growth Technology 144

Fonolo

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Modern consumers are no longer willing to accept poor customer service. In fact, more than 80% of customers now say the experience a company provides is as important as its products. It’s been a journey: The contact center evolved from the humble call center, as more channels of communication became commonplace.

Contact Center 76

Contact Center Social Media Omnichannel AI 76

Uniphore

JUNE 9, 2021

With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing rapid digital transformation and the complexity of customer interactions on the rise, most companies recognize the need for new approaches. In the contact center, the leading driver of improvements has been automation. Implement real-time embedded learning.

Contact Center 246

Contact Center Education AI Start-ups 246

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. Metric #1: Customer Satisfation.

Contact Center 125

Contact Center Customer Satisfaction AI Customer Survey 125

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

We spent the last couple of months asking influencers and industry leaders how they thought the pandemic had impacted customer service. Download the full industry report FREE: The State of the Contact Center 2020 . And it wasn’t just the public who realized the importance of their contact centers.

Customer Satisfaction 167

Customer Satisfaction Contact Center Healthcare CX 167

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.

Contact Center 98

Contact Center Technology Technology Social Media 98

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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Contact Center Finance AI Innovation 207

CX Accelerator

MAY 25, 2022

Here’s the Tweet I shared: After receiving 68 creative, funny, insightful replies from customer service and experience folks from all across the world, I knew that this is something others are also thinking about. Jenny began her call center customer service journey on the front lines back in 2005.

Social Media 316

Social Media CX Contact Center Customer Service 316

CX Accelerator

JULY 1, 2020

Before Covid-19, customers chose companies that differentiate on experience, and 81% of customers switch to another brand as a result of bad customer service (American Express). Now more than ever, the customer experience is the battleground for brand loyalty. Changing Expectations. Back To CX Accelerator Blog

Contact Center 266

Contact Center CX Technology Technology 266

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Your customers don’t want to spend a lot of extra time listening to menu options and pushing buttons, so condense their choices where possible. FACT: In a poll of 176 contact center professionals, almost 3 out of four respondents scored their IVR as a 3 out of 5 or below when it came to customer first-impressions.

Contact Center 132

Contact Center Social Media Omnichannel Start-ups 132

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. The great online kick-off.

VOE 182

VOE Artificial Intelligence Contact Center Entertainment 182

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.

Contact Center 67

Contact Center Artificial Intelligence Omnichannel AI 67

Callminer

JANUARY 18, 2021

“A 2014 survey suggested that 69% of customers feel that their call center experience improves when the customer service agent doesn’t sound as though they are reading from a script. These shortcomings do affect the service quality. “A This is a vast difference having a huge impact on service quality.”

Contact Center 226

Contact Center Mystery Shopping Customer Satisfaction AI 226

CSAT.AI

AUGUST 12, 2021

Customers cheer when they feel that they matter. Treat your customers like valuable members of your team! Here are some QA goals in contact centers to make your team score: Reduce Abandon Rate. Redesigning a faulty part or sourcing a new manufacturer eliminates a problem permanently for the customer and the company.

Contact Center 98

Contact Center Social Media Customer Satisfaction Manufacturing 98

Win the Customer

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Cloud contact center solutions are becoming the new standard for customer service. The cloud-based contact center market is growing at an explosive compound annual growth rate of 23.6 billion by 2020, Markets and Markets projects. percent, on track to increase from $5.43 billion in 2016 to $15.67

Contact Center 93

Contact Center Omnichannel Retail Customer Service 93

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.

Contact Center 98

Contact Center Omnichannel Social Media Net Promoter Score 98

Fonolo

DECEMBER 2, 2021

From retail to tourism to food service, almost every sector is currently experiencing major labor shortages , and contact centers are no exception. A reduction in available childcare workers has left many contact center agents without adequate care for the kids, forcing them to leave their positions.

Contact Center 95

Contact Center Technology Technology Retail 95

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.

Contact Center 98

Contact Center Sentiment Analysis AI Finance 98

Hodusoft

MAY 24, 2022

Top Reasons Cloud-based Is Better Than On-Premise For Contact Centers. Contact centers are becoming increasingly important to modern business, and they are the central hub in a company to assist with customer retention and building brand loyalty. billion in 2020” . billion by 2025 from USD 11.5

Contact Center 98

Contact Center Finance Omnichannel Customer Relationship Management 98

Fonolo

MARCH 6, 2020

The ones that develop social media departments undoubtedly grow revenue and can save money on other outdated systems and the use of call centers. It also helps to improve customer satisfaction levels. Handpicked related for you: The Golden Rules of Contact Center SLAs. Making your contact center omnichannel ready.

Social Media 122

Social Media Customer Service Contact Center Start-ups 122

Fonolo

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The 2020 holiday shopping season will look very different from others in recent memory, thanks to COVID-19. To stay ahead of the curve, retailers will need to stay alert to changing trends in their customers’ behaviour — but most importantly, they must prepare to support them when they run into challenges. Think you’re ready?

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Retail E-commerce Contact Center Gaming 96

Execs In The Know

AUGUST 10, 2021

While the labor shortage has affected every industry, one role that has fared relatively well during the labor shortage is that of the work-from-home (WFH) customer service agent. WFH contact center roles are nothing new, but the pandemic contributed to many organizations shifting more of their workers to this construct by necessity.

Contact Center 97

Contact Center Sentiment Analysis Construction AI 97

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. trillion of business value, and customer experience will become the center of this hike.

Contact Center 96

Contact Center AI Artificial Intelligence Customer Experience 96

Customer Service Life

JANUARY 7, 2021

This article was originally published on CustomerThink on November 10, 2020, and is being reposted with the permission of the editor. They boast a number of benefits for contact centers handling text-based support channels like email, chat, SMS, social media, and more, including: Improved speed and accuracy when interacting with customers.

Contact Center 95

Contact Center Social Media Customer Satisfaction Start-ups 95

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Agent engagement has always been a critical ingredient for customer satisfaction. Without it, efficiency, productivity, and customer satisfaction are almost guaranteed to fall. Contact centers have been learning this the hard way over the last decade. READ THE FULL GUIDE: Contact Center Trends 2022.

Contact Center 87

Contact Center Customer Satisfaction Sales Touchpoint 87

Comm100

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Call centers are evolving to become contact centers in increasing numbers, supporting a wide variety of contact channels for customers. Customers can receive answers in real time with minimal effort – all within a digital medium that has become integral to their everyday life. Business Goes Digital.

Contact Center 98

Contact Center Social Media Omnichannel Technology 98