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FBI Warns of New Remote Work Attacks
Intermedia discourages our employees and new hires from posting announcements on social media that could make them a target, and we suggest you do the same and make them aware of this potential threat.
October 5, 2020
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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
Timing Was Key for Essential Manufacturer
How do you protect your employees and adhere to COVID-19 restrictions when you’re a manufacturer and the products you produce are deemed “essential”?
August 20, 2020
5 mins to read
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
The Power of Radio and Kindness Funds 5 Million Meals for Feeding America
Ron Stone, the CEO of Adams Radio Group that operates 25 stations across 5 American markets, watched a news story about a San Antonio food bank that caught his eye and inspired him to act. The story featured families whose lives had been up-ended by the COVID-19 pandemic shut-down and who were now waiting in line in their cars at a local food bank in order to get their next meal.
June 11, 2020
5 mins to read
What Is Cloud Communications?
Communication is one of the most important aspects of any company’s operations. Often, communication tools are not fully integrated, creating challenges for your team. By leveraging cloud communications, you can assure greater mobility and accessibility.
June 10, 2020
4 mins to read
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
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
Preparing for the New Normal in Business
Drastically increased remote working and the need to ensure flexible and adaptive communications isn’t a temporary COVID-19 problem. It’s the new normal in business. How your organization responds to this new way of collaborating and communicating will determine its future level of success, both directly after the coronavirus and in the long term.
May 15, 2020
5 mins to read
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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
6 mins to read
Scaling Healthcare Patient Communications
Many healthcare institutions are faced with a sudden and dramatic increase in patients without the help of additional resources. They have the same number of doctors and nurses on staff but are now dealing with hundreds of thousands of inquiries due to the pandemic. So how do you streamline your operations to handle this increase, all while enabling remote care teams to provide telehealth services? L.A. County Department of Health Services faced this very scenario and knew they had to scale their contact center fast in order to meet demand.
April 2, 2020
3 mins to read
Effective Communication in Healthcare
The new paradigm isn’t coming – it’s already here. Across North America, caller volume to hospitals, clinics, and health services lines is spiking to record highs. The influx exceeds most estimates, often overwhelming available resources and causing long wait times, unanswered calls, and frustrated patients.
March 30, 2020
6 mins to read