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View post: 9 Onboarding Tips for Contact Center Agents

9 Onboarding Tips for Contact Center Agents

Contact center agents are key resources for companies. Get some essential onboarding tips for contact center agents that will prepare them for success.

July 6, 2021

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View post: Cultivating Loyalty: Contact Center Software

Cultivating Loyalty: Contact Center Software

How important is customer loyalty to your business? It’s likely a priority for your company, but it’s not always easy to gain. It can be hard to scale across an enterprise, and consistency in interacting with and supporting customers can be tricky. At the heart of customer loyalty is having contact center agents that have the tools they need to serve customers aptly. One of the essential ones is contact center software.

February 24, 2021

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View post: Is Your Contact Center Properly Staffed?

Is Your Contact Center Properly Staffed?

Peak volume doesn’t have to be elusive for contact center supervisors. By understanding when it happens, you can ensure that you always have appropriate staffing. To best determine when peak volume is for your contact center, you’ll want to pay attention to specific metrics. Learning from your data will help you staff efficiently and improve customer experiences.

February 22, 2021

4 mins to read

View post: Interface Tech Picks Intermedia Cloud Solution

Interface Tech Picks Intermedia Cloud Solution

Introducing the Intermedia Business Innovators series – where Intermedia honors business leaders who are improving customer care, employee engagement, and business operations through innovative thinking and decisive action. Hear the stories from the business innovators first-hand.

February 4, 2021

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View post: Contact Center Omnichannel Strategy

Contact Center Omnichannel Strategy

Companies that execute a flawless omnichannel strategy are able to give customers what they want – consistent, personalized experiences. People don’t want to repeat themselves every time they talk to a representative, and they want fast resolutions to issues via their channel of choice.

January 13, 2021

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View post: Efficient Contact Centers: Custom Call Flows

Efficient Contact Centers: Custom Call Flows

Every organization wants its contact center to be as efficient and effective as possible. Serving the needs of your customers shouldn’t be complicated or too technical to improve. With the right Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) software, you can implement customizable call flows. With this technological feature, you can see dramatic improvements in your contact center operations.

January 5, 2021

4 mins to read

View post: Intermedia Debuts Easy-IVR for Interactions

Intermedia Debuts Easy-IVR for Interactions

Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems are critical to every contact center. Anyone that’s ever called customer support knows the drill. They can be very helpful tools for customers, providing quick answers to questions or getting them to the right agent. On the backend, they are extremely valuable to contact center operations for routing and enabling self-service.

November 18, 2020

4 mins to read

View post: Pearson-Kelly Partners with Intermedia

Pearson-Kelly Partners with Intermedia

Today’s customers engage providers in channels and being able to address these interactions is paramount to customer satisfaction.

October 1, 2020

4 mins to read

View post: Credit Counseling Moves: Hosted Contact Center

Credit Counseling Moves: Hosted Contact Center

Credit Canada’s Keith Emery shares the journey of his nonprofit credit counseling service and its successful transition to a hosted contact center solution.

July 22, 2020

3 mins to read

View post: Contact Center Analytics for Remote Performance

Contact Center Analytics for Remote Performance

Contact center managers regularly monitor their teams to ensure the utmost productivity in delivering fast issue resolution for customers with a friendly, approach. But what happens when the team, who may typically sit in the same office environment, suddenly becomes 100% work from home.

May 26, 2020

6 mins to read

View post: Is Your Remote Contact Center Properly Staffed? Learn What Metrics Can Help You Understand Peak Volume

Is Your Remote Contact Center Properly Staffed? Learn What Metrics Can Help You Understand Peak Volume

To ensure your remote contact center is able to handle peak volume times, you need to always have the right number of agents ready to answer calls. Adequate staffing is essential for providing callers the best possible customer experience. You also don’t want to make the mistake of overscheduling and wasting resources. So, what metrics should you look at to understand peak call volume?

May 19, 2020

5 mins to read

View post: Types of Business Communication Needed

Types of Business Communication Needed

For many companies, in as little a few days, business models shifted from tried and true operations to everything happening over the phone. We are all in uncharted ground, where distancing has become the prime directive and in-person interactions are by necessity curtailed. Phone call volume has soared to unprecedented levels, resulting in widespread busy signals, and the demand seems unlikely to abate any time soon.

May 13, 2020

5 mins to read