13 Easy and Creative Contact Center Rewards and Recognition Ideas

13 Easy and Creative Contact Center Rewards and Recognition Ideas

Keeping employees happy and motivated is challenging in any workplace, and agent motivation is especially difficult for contact centers. Although you might think employee happiness is less of a priority than ROI, customer experience, or profit margins — research shows that happy employees are more productive. It’s here, at the juncture of happiness and productivity,…

7 Essentials to Managing Remote Call Center Agents

7 Essentials to Managing Remote Call Center Agents

People are working remotely more than ever thanks to the proliferation of online productivity, communication tools, and of course, the pandemic. At the beginning of the pandemic, 31% of employees worked from home at least part-time. By March 2020, that number grew to 45% and then grew again to 62% by April 2020, according to…

8 Proven Tips To Improve Agent Performance

8 Proven Tips To Improve Agent Performance

If you’re focused on strengthening customer service within your contact center, the first step is to boost your agents’ performance. Why? Because agent performance directly impacts customer satisfaction and sales.  Agents are the foundation and most important asset of your company — they’re on the front lines. They’re in constant communication with your customers and…

7 Essential Learning Courses for Every Customer Service LMS

7 Essential Learning Courses for Every Customer Service LMS

So, you’ve chosen an LMS for your customer service team. You plan to create the most effective learning courses you can. You want every single frontline employee to grow into a master of outstanding service. Sounds overly ambitious? Not at all. With the right LMS and learning courses, you can help your customer service team…

What Benefits can Customer Service Agents Expect from a Good LMS

What Benefits can Customer Service Agents Expect from a Good LMS

As a customer service agent, you’re responsible for representing a business or organization in every single interaction. Your performance has a massive impact on the customer’s experience. Research by American Express revealed a ‘pleasant’ representative was crucial to 68 percent of consumers’ satisfaction when dealing with a business, and they’re willing to spend 17 percent…

What are the Top LMS Tools for Customer Service Teams

What are the Top LMS Tools for Customer Service Teams

Every call center or business with its own customer service department should invest in a high-quality Learning Management System (LMS). Why? Because ongoing education for your employees is crucial to keep delivering the best customer experience. Yes, it’s another expense your budget might seem too small for, but you have to recognize just how vital…