INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Service advisor mental health and wellbeing
By Sabio Group Why it’s time to look inwards and unlock the potential of your number one asset in a post-Covid world – your contact centre staff. The growth of automation and self-service technology is helping organisations serve their customers in the way they want to engage. But have we stopped to consider the impact […]
WEBINAR REWIND: The future of AI in the contact centre
Don’t worry if you missed last week’s insightful webinar about the future of AI in the contact centre – You can now re-watch the entire session online. The in-depth discussion saw Paul Lasserre (Global Segment Lead for Applied AI solutions, AWS) explore the maturity of AI in the CX space, the key barriers to AI […]
WEBINAR: The future of AI in the contact centre
Tuesday, September 14, 2021, 10 a.m. BST Join talkdesk for a virtual discussion with Paul Lasserre (Global Segment Lead for Applied AI solutions, AWS) to explore the maturity of AI in the CX space, the key barriers to AI adoption, and the top predictions for the future of AI in the contact centre. Contact centres […]
Reinventing failure demand to revitalise contact centres
By Suzette Meadows, Lead Consultant, Contact Centre/Unified Communications, Exponential-e Contact centres aren’t averse to a challenge. For years the familiar phone call has seen its role in customer service challenged by other modes of automated communication promising fast, first-time resolutions and tangible cost savings. The reality is that right now, many of these platforms lack […]
WEBINAR: How AI is delivering a new generation of CX Analytics
Contact centres spend significant resources evaluating agent effectiveness and customer sentiment, but don’t always know if they are capturing the right data, creating the right KPIs and sharing the available analytics to allow them to improve agent and customer metrics. Has your approach to analytics been re-evaluated to take advantage of today’s cloud and AI […]
Why text messaging should be part of your omnichannel customer service strategy
By mGage Americans spend about five hours a day on their phones, according to TechCrunch. Consumers expect customized and genuine engagement in real-time, across all communication channels. This trend toward personalized conversational messaging isn’t going away, particularly in the business world. As a result, SMS has become a popular platform among businesses for customer service. […]
WEBINAR: Employee engagement in a remote-work world
By Puzzel In this new world of hybrid working, contact centre leaders face a difficult challenge. How can you keep teams happy, connected and engaged, regardless of where they’re logging in? Join Puzzel’s webinar with guest speaker, Sandra Thompson for top tips on maintaining a strong company culture, keeping teams aligned, and supporting agents’ wellbeing. […]
How real-time feedback helps drive lasting change
By Lauren Maschio, Product Marketing Portfolio Manager, Enterprise WFO How to give people feedback, according to Harvard Business Review, is one of the hottest topics in business today. A key problem with feedback, Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall wrote, is that people are “unreliable raters of other humans.” “This phenomenon is called the idiosyncratic rater effect, and […]
7 ways Generation Z will change the working world
A new study has revealed a number of key ways that the next generation of workers will affect the landscape in 2017. Traditionally described as being born between the mid-1990s and early 2000s, ‘Generation Z’ represents the new wave entering the workforce this year. Communications specialist 8×8 has released a study in which full-time and […]
BLUECREST HEALTH SCREENING TO BOOST CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE USING 8X8
Bluecrest Health Screening is introducing cloud-based communications technology to improve the service for its customers. Adopting 8×8’s Virtual Contact Centre and Quality Management solutions will give the company’s customer service agents the tools to provide an excellent experience at every stage of an interaction. A leader in private health screening sessions for signs of illness, […]
