Fonolo

APRIL 1, 2021

Customer experience (CX) continues to be a hot topic in the contact center world. Explore Contact Center Trends for 2021. Jeremy Watkin is a contact center industry leader with over two decades of experience. Blair Pleasant is a top unified communication and contact center analyst.

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Uniphore

JUNE 22, 2021

You’ll see what we mean when you check out the videos and comics in Jacada’s Call Center Life: 2021 Edition. Jacada's Call Center Life: 2021 Edition. Call center agents are stuck between a rock and a hard place. They have made your call center a glass house on social media.

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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 happened even faster than we thought.

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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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CSAT.AI

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Offshoring contact center operations is not a new concept. The costs of setting up and/or scaling contact centers are high from training, to equipment, to wages. Plus, supplemental contact center support in a different time zone makes it possible to have 24 hour service accommodating your customers around the world.

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Futurelab

JANUARY 31, 2022

It appeared on their site on July 1, 2021. Tags: Annette Franz (Gleneicki) artificial intelligence automation contact center customer experience customer service employee experience Facebook Like. I originally wrote today’s post for NICE inContact. Linkedin Share Button. Tweet Widget.

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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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Fonolo

MAY 25, 2021

So, when it comes to tackling these never-ending inbound calls on the voice channel, what’s a call center manager to do? The Contact Center Guide to Managing Spikes in Call Volume. What is Call Deflection in a Contact Center? How does Call Deflection Benefit a Call Center? Looking to Computer Vision AI.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Contact centers have faced some serious ups and downs in the past few years. Find out how we scored in our latest resource, Contact Center Trends 2022. As for the upcoming year, take a sneak peek at our predictions below: READ THE FULL GUIDE: Contact Center Trends 2022. Trend #2: Remote contact centers.

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Execs In The Know

AUGUST 10, 2021

As of May 2021, there was a record-high 9 million open jobs in the U.S. 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.

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Uniphore

JUNE 15, 2021

From toxic interactions to unrealistic expectations, unhappy agents have made a glass house out of call center life. For contact center and customer experience leaders, the stakes have never been higher. What Your Call Center Agents Rant About on Social Media. How Contact Center Managers See Their Agents.

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CSAT.AI

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

With the internet buzz around ChatGPT making so much noise it’s easy to miss that AI tools have been a part of customer service for a long time. based AI tools out there (like Jasper and Youchat and Google’s not-yet-available-to-the-public Bard powered by LaMDA ). Generative AI may be able to address some of these problems.

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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. Video-based AI software is the answer to that demand.

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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. Vaccine ” was Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2021. million fewer workers at the close of 2021 than in February 2020. AI to the Rescue.

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Fonolo

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Contact center technology has come a long way since its early years as a jury-rigged air traffic control system. The pandemic has hastened many call center trends and compounded technological developments. Contact Center Trends 2021. The Full List of Contact Center Technology.

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Fonolo

JUNE 22, 2021

Despite advancements in customer service technology and automation, one thing hasn’t changed: people remain fundamental to the success of a contact center. With this in mind, it’s important that your best agents are happy and engaged enough with their work to stay put and make your contact center successful. Call-backs.

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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. Source: “ United Healthcare, Humana Top Healthcare Satisfaction Ratings ,” Nathan Eddy, Healthcare Finance, September 2021.

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Fonolo

MAY 6, 2021

The contact center industry boasts some of the most intelligent and innovative CX technologies out there. Six Crucial CX & Contact Center Trends That Will Shape 2021. They’re designed for quick and intuitive navigation, and some even leverage AI to anticipate the customer’s needs. What is a Visual IVR?

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DMG Consulting

MARCH 30, 2021

Contact Centers’ Digital Transformation Has Only Begun. March 30, 2021 By Donna Fluss. It was a brute force exit from the office, but contact centers were highly effective in getting their folks home and back online so they could be available to assist their companies’ customers and prospects.

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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? I hope you’ll join us for this webinar!

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DMG Consulting

JANUARY 10, 2022

Contact Center Workplaces Are in the Midst of a Renaissance. This is the case for many contact centers, where agents have been under-appreciated, under-recognized and under-rewarded for decades. The employee-employer relationship in contact centers is finally being re-evaluated and redefined, and not a moment too soon.

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Shep Hyken

JULY 26, 2021

15 Ways To Leverage AI In Customer Service by Forbes Business Council. Forbes) From gathering data to speech recognition and message response times, AI can enhance the customer experience in nearly every way when it’s applied correctly. Five Contact Center Innovations That Are Reshaping Customer Service by Kendal Rodgers.

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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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Fonolo

DECEMBER 13, 2021

2021 was an incredibly innovative year. Great strides were made in AI assistive technology to create an easier, more human experience. Sure, the contact center industry has never been known for embracing cutting-edge technology. Contact Center Trends: Industry Report 2022. Worst Industry to Call in 2021.

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Uniphore

JUNE 16, 2021

67% of interactions involve a time-consuming diagnosis 60% of customer-assistance occupations are automatable* 30% of common call center tasks are automatable*. Many contact centers, therefore, have opted to favor outcome metrics such as First Contact Resolution or Net Promoter Score, with secondary emphasis on AHT.

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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

JANUARY 19, 2023

According to the 2021 ICMI report, a contact center’s average employee turnover rate was 58% per year. But stressful industries like contact centers stand out. Let’s take a closer look at why call centers see so much agent turnover and consider the solutions. The numbers are sobering. DID YOU KNOW?:

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Shep Hyken

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Forbes) As employees seek more flexibility, contact centers — which are notorious for rigid, demanding job descriptions — could be at high risk of losing employees. My Comment: The business word for 2021 is “empathy.” Will AI Take Your Job? Fear of AI and AI Trends for 2021 by Kazimierz Rajnerowicz.

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Taylor Reach Group

JULY 6, 2018

Over the past few weeks, we have be posting a series related to Contact Center industry statistics. as well as statistics related to the various Contact Center channels. Below, we will be discussing Contact Statistics related to the various technologies within the Call Center. trillion in 2018.

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Aquire

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Before you get into the complex stuff, like artificial intelligence or visual search, make sure that the core pillars of digital customer service are effective: namely, your website and contact center. Try AI chatbots. Technology is central to every aspect of digital customer service, but AI deserves its own mention.

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CSAT.AI

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Streamlining saves money and time in contact centers or customer service departments just like in any other area of business. These tasks can be automated with AI powered software, like CSAT.AI. How Does This Apply to Customer Service? The first part of eliminating waste activities is to identify them.

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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”?

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Shep Hyken

JANUARY 4, 2022

They discuss how to use AI and automation to increase efficiency, capacity, and effectiveness within your contact center and ultimately deliver a better customer experience. They don’t like waiting on hold, complex IVRs, or conversational AI that doesn’t work. Should every business use AI and automation?

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DMG Consulting

APRIL 15, 2020

DMG Consulting Releases 2020 – 2021 Workforce Management 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. What: Releases 2020 – 2021 Workforce Management Product and Market Report.

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DMG Consulting

JUNE 30, 2021

DMG Consulting Releases 2021-2022 Robotic Process Automation Product and Market Report. Who: DMG Consulting LLC, a leading provider of contact center and back-office market research and consulting services. What: Releases 2021-2022 Robotic Process Automation Product and Market Report. When: Today, 30 June 2021.

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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? Call center technology refers to a vast range of software and hardware used to run the modern call center.

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