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

JUNE 1, 2021

READ THE FULL GUIDE: How to Foster Agent Engagement in a Hybrid Contact Center. This is the reality contact centers are facing right now, as they navigate the post-pandemic transition back to the workplace. According to Fonolo’s 2020 State of the Contact Center report, agent attrition is worsening.

Contact Center 155

Contact Center Touchpoint Customer Satisfaction Technology 155

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

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

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

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

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

Callminer

MAY 26, 2020

Operating a growing call center operation involves logging and assessing myriad moving elements at once. At the heart of most technological optimizations implemented within a successful call center are fine-tuned metrics. Keeping tabs on the right metrics can make consistent improvement notably simpler over the long term.

Customer Satisfaction 340

Customer Satisfaction Touchpoint Start-ups CX 340

Fonolo

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Here are seven things your customers want your contact center to know: They want easy solutions. Your millennials and Gen Z customers are known for their high expectations when it comes to technology. Call-back technology is the best way to eliminate lengthy hold times. CX #CustomerService Click To Tweet. Not likely!

Contact Center 144

Contact Center Omnichannel Business Growth Technology 144

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. Empathy has been a hot topic in the contact center industry this past year.

Contact Center 150

Contact Center Start-ups Sales Customer Satisfaction 150

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?

Contact Center 246

Contact Center Education AI Start-ups 246

Hodusoft

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Why Every BPO Needs an Omnichannel Contact Center for Success? At HoduSoft, we have helped many BPOs set up omnichannel contact centers to streamline their customer service operations and help them deliver exceptional customer experience. What comes to your mind when you hear the word “BPO”?

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Omnichannel Social Media Sentiment Analysis 52

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. Plus, so much more.

Contact Center 95

Contact Center Technology Technology Retail 95

Uniphore

AUGUST 6, 2021

These are some of top contact center pain points driving employee disengagement today. In our webinar, What Your Call Center Agents Rant About on Social Media , we went beyond the annual Voice of the Employee survey to explore how agents really view the contact centers they work in—and why they’re leaving at an alarming rate.

Contact Center 246

Contact Center Social Media Artificial Intelligence Voice of the Employee 246

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.

Contact Center 76

Contact Center Social Media Omnichannel AI 76

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. New in Contact Centers. It’s a great time to be a contact center agent in New York state, who seem to be very fond of its telephony workers.

Customer Service 117

Customer Service Contact Center Healthcare Omnichannel 117

Uniphore

JULY 30, 2021

2020 Global Customer Experience Benchmark. When contact center leaders were asked what prevents them from running their dream contact center operation, they cite the same reasons year after year – lack of technology integration closely follows lack of budget. Overall, only 12.1%

Innovation 246

Innovation CX Contact Center Artificial Intelligence 246

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

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. The State of the Contact Center 2020. Get call-back technology. How Has COVID-19 Affected Call Center Agent Turnover?

Contact Center 132

Contact Center Social Media Omnichannel Start-ups 132

Uniphore

AUGUST 12, 2021

Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant—virtual assistants have transformed how we interact with technology and what we expect from it. 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. It’s also the wave of the future.

Contact Center 246

Contact Center AI Sales Technology 246

Fonolo

JANUARY 14, 2020

Not only has technology changed the way we interact with customers, but it’s also massively changed the way we communicate with our peers within the industry. 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.

Customer Service 136

Customer Service Contact Center Social Media CX 136

CX Accelerator

JULY 1, 2020

However, those who were planning to move their contact center to the cloud in 2021/2022 are now faced with increased stress and frustration and regret for not changing sooner. This company bumped up their 2022 digital transformation strategy to 2020. Now more than ever, technology is vitally important. Digital First.

Contact Center 266

Contact Center CX Technology Technology 266

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?

Contact Center 70

Contact Center Technology Technology CRM 70

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

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. ” – Marketing and Call Center Strategy , CSG. Procedural and Technological Tips for International Call Centres.

Contact Center 226

Contact Center Mystery Shopping Customer Satisfaction AI 226

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.

Contact Center 207

Contact Center Finance AI Innovation 207

Fonolo

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The 2020 holiday shopping season will look very different from others in recent memory, thanks to COVID-19. Here are some of our best tips for retailers when navigating holiday shopping season 2020: 1. The State of the Contact Center in 2020 Industry Report. Prepare your contact centers.

Retail 96

Retail E-commerce Contact Center Gaming 96

Fonolo

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

This blog is for contact center industry newbies. It’s a quick rundown of call centers and how contact center technology has developed over the last 70 years. What does call center technology mean? Top Contact Center Trends 2021. A Short History of Call Center Technology.

Technology 96

Technology Technology Contact Center Start-ups 96

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

Taylor Reach Group

AUGUST 13, 2021

According to the research we completed in May 2020, only 15% of contact centers had active and existing remote or agents working from home. There were equipment shortages, technology issues, and insufficient bandwidth which resulted in not all agents being able to work from home. So we were patient, and time passed.

Contact Center 170

Contact Center Start-ups Technology Technology 170

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” . What are cloud-based contact centers?

Contact Center 98

Contact Center Finance Omnichannel Customer Relationship Management 98

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

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

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.

Contact Center 97

Contact Center Sentiment Analysis Construction AI 97

ClearAction

JANUARY 20, 2020

2020 Customer Experience: 20 Wishes Lynn Hunsaker. 2020 customer experience management is at a turning point. It’s a new decade that will be characterized differently by social, economic, technology, legal and competitive forces. We have the technology to do this. Get ahead by making significant turns yourself now.

CXM 120

CXM Customer Experience Non-Profits Close the Loop 120

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Contact centers have been learning this the hard way over the last decade. Our latest report, Contact Center Trends 2022, covers this important topic as our workforce faces significant labor shortages. READ THE FULL GUIDE: Contact Center Trends 2022. Turnover has plagued contact centers for a long time.

Contact Center 87

Contact Center Customer Satisfaction Sales Touchpoint 87

DMG Consulting

DECEMBER 7, 2020

DMG Consulting Releases 2020 – 2021 Cloud-Based Contact Center Infrastructure Product and Market Report. Who: DMG Consulting LLC, a leading provider of contact center, back-office and real-time analytics market research and consulting services. When: Today, 2 December 2020.

Contact Center 62

Contact Center Text Analytics Technology Technology 62

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. Cloud contact centers can also integrate analytics data from all service channels.

Contact Center 93

Contact Center Omnichannel Retail Customer Service 93