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Contact Center Future Shock: Channels May Become Part of Our Past
Recently, I was reminded of this brief interview that I recorded with Jim Rembach of Call Center Coach. We discussed how channels are likely to be approached in the future. I hope the video helps you consider how to prepare your organization for future challenges in...
Adherence to Schedule Tips
Adherence to schedule is an important performance objective for agents. It is within their control (when implemented appropriately) and measures if agents are available to handle contacts as scheduled. However, to ensure your approach is supporting the culture you...
The Power of Employee Engagement
The impact of employee engagement is incredible. In fact, engaged employees are four times more likely than non-engaged employees to go beyond what's expected of them according to the Temkin Group, a US firm focused on customer experience. Other studies show that...
Harness the Potential of Customer Interactions to Deliver Value
The amount of intelligence gathered through customer service is significant, in any industry. There’s far more value to handling customer contacts than improving the satisfaction and loyalty of customers, as vitally important as that is. So, how do you build the...
Building a Culture of Engaged Employees
Article on Customer Service Trends
Sam Del Rowe recently wrote an article for www.destinationcrm.com titled “The Top Customer Service Trends: Building Better Service Beyond Voice.” In the article, Mike de la Cruz of Directly and I provide insight into artificial intelligence (AI), omnichannel...
Gauge the Effectiveness of Your Customer Service Strategy
Is there a secret to ensuring that your customer service strategy is effective? Are there common denominators among organizations getting the best results? I've observed four key factors that you can use to take inventory and get a good sense of how well your strategy...
Does Your Executive Team Understand Staffing Tradeoffs?
Are you working through difficult discussions related to resources and budget? Just remember, contact centers must handle most customer-related work as it happens, so resource mismatches quickly result in big problems. It’s essential that those making decisions have a...
Cutting Costs with Minimum Impact on Customers
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