ByChrissy Calabrese
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In face-to-face interactions with customers, you have the advantage of observing eye contact, tone of voice, body language, and other cues that go along with their spoken words. But when you move to a world of digital or omnichannel customer support, the human language element goes away and it becomes much more difficult to gauge…
ByLaura Manrique
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As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies have opted for remote work. In the midst of “quiet quitting” and continued low unemployment, contact centers are leveraging remote work as a way to attract team members. The contact centers that offer this flexibility for their workforce realized that their remote workers could have the…
ByPlayvox Team
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Customer service has gone digital — and your contact center needs to evolve with the times. As younger customers make up more and more of the marketplace, they’re shifting service preferences toward digital channels. No matter where your customers get service, they’ll expect outstanding customer experience (CX), so you’ll have to be ready. Make sure…
ByPlayvox Team
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Every workplace has its pros and cons, but contact center agents have one of the toughest jobs out there. They’re protecting and building your company’s brand — no matter what they have to deal with from customers. Just like agents are protecting your company, contact center leaders and managers need to protect them and their…
ByAndrés Gómez Gallego
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Agent performance optimization isn’t a new challenge for CX leaders. Post-pandemic, distributed workforces operating in remote and hybrid environments, though, have made getting the most out of your teams a lot more complicated—and important. Add uncertain economic conditions to the mix, and the need for maximum employee output is acute. The most successful contact centers strike…
ByLeslie O'Flahavan
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These are difficult times, and our anxious customers need us more than ever. Some of them need help with a simple task, like “How do I add a new driver to my auto insurance policy?” Others need help solving a problem: “Why was I charged twice for inflight WiFi?” All of our customers need our…
ByTadas Labudis
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Customer support teams can get a bad rap. As a contact center leader, you need to break down stereotypes and getting your teams the respect they deserve.
ByPlayvox Team
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Words matter, but language is complex and often left to interpretation. That’s especially true in your contact center, where millions of customer interactions across dozens of platforms can leave you overwhelmed by information and unable to act on what you hear from your customers. The rise in conversational commerce — chat interactions on a variety…
ByMeg Monk
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Contact center agent attrition can be as high as 38% — and it’s not hard to understand why. An agent’s work is frequently monotonous, stressful — thanks to angry customers taking out their frustrations on agents — and overwhelming with too many interactions to handle. It can be a thankless, unappealing job, pushing employees to…
ByNikki Quinn
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We all can quickly recall examples of when we’ve received gold-star service — and at the opposite end of the spectrum — when service has been disappointing. For example, think of how an amazing restaurant experience combines well-prepared, tasty food with promptness, friendliness, and food-oriented knowledge. Then think of an example when you’ve been stuck…
New eBook
Transforming Customer Experience: The Impact Of AI On Contact Centers
We’re excited to announce that Playvox has joined NICE, a global leader in AI-powered contact center solutions. Together, we’ll strengthen our commitment to optimizing customer service with innovative workforce engagement tools. Stay tuned at NICE.com for more updates as we integrate and expand our capabilities to serve you even better.