Providing the best customer service is, no doubt, the top of the mind of every organization, especially during this time. As more call centers look to move their operations to the cloud, specifically at-home agents, they are quickly learning that it can be done easily and smoothly. To accommodate at-home agents, each agent will need […]

Noticed a slump in productivity? Getting more customer complaints than usual? Feeling like things are running slowly and inefficiently in the office? A common cause for all of these situations: poor agent performance. That issue doesn’t just impact KPI targets and customer satisfaction; if agents feel like they’re not getting the support they need to […]

If agents aren’t performing well, neither is the call center. But agents can’t do all the work on their own. Check out the many ways inbound call center software improves agent performance through top-notch tech. 5 Ways to Improve Agent Performance Using Inbound Call Center Software Agent performance doesn’t solely depend on the agents themselves and […]

Agent burnout is a nasty problem – and no stranger to call centers around the world. It leads to high attrition rates, inconsistent employee experience and poor business results. But it doesn’t have to. By measuring call center KPIs, companies can reduce agent burnout and dramatically improve agent loyalty, company standing and performance. Here are […]

MIT reports service-based businesses see higher customer satisfaction and retention rates when self-service meets customers’ actual needs. But if quality self-service IVR functions solve typical concerns and problems, what happens to a business’ call center agents? Do they keep a role in such a paradigm? Absolutely. While customers can handle a lot of routine items […]

Capacity planning can be very difficult and confusing for many call center managers and executives. How do call centers know who to schedule and when to schedule agents? That’s the central question surrounding capacity planning. Instead of using error-prone spreadsheets or complicated formulas and calculations, call centers can rely on cloud contact center software to […]

Call center agents have many needs. From needing to know more about customers to being trained on how to handle customers effectively. While managers play a critical role in catering to these needs, there’s only so much they can do before agents require the help of technology. That’s where cloud contact center solutions come into […]

Interactive voice response (IVR) is usually a call center’s first contact point with a customer. Which is good, because according to Steven Van Belleghem, 40% of customers prefer self-service over interacting with human agents. Not only that, but customers using some sort of self-service to solve their problems has increased from 67% in 2012 to […]

How can call centers better serve their customers? Connecting customers with skill and intelligence with call center technology – specifically, ACD call center technology. We’ll cover what is, how it works, and how it benefits call center agents in today’s post. Let’s dive in. What is ACD? Automatic Call Distribution is a call routing system […]

Contact center agents are on the frontlines of customer service. The better they do their jobs, the better the companies they work for perform in the market. Plus, better customer service can instantly separate a business from their competition. According to the Harvard Business Review, customers who enjoyed terrific customer service spend 140% more compared […]