There’s a lot riding on your contact center schedule. Does it have enough coverage for each channel? Does it meet your agents’ needs? Does it have the right tasks at the right times? Will customers get service in the time they expect? Even when you get it all set, making sure agents stick to your…
Every single support leader has either just finished a significant tagging overhaul or is slowly coming to realize that they need to do one. Tags can be the bane of many support teams’ existences — especially if they do the process manually. That said, tags can also be one of the most significant sources of…
Coaching your contact center agents on their performance can either fill everyone with dread or be a productive activity that you and your agents look forward to. Either way, it needs to be done, and arming yourself with a full set of coaching tips for contact center agents will ensure the sessions are productive. Agent…
Donuts in the breakroom, water cooler talk, lunch chats with teammates—they’re the little things that make going back to work on a Monday more bearable. For your remote agents, however, it’s often all work with little reward. In addition to feeling the mental and emotional weight of consumer-facing jobs, remote contact center agents are experiencing…
On June 1, 2021, SoFi became a publicly-traded company on the Nasdaq Global Market (Nasdaq). Just over six months later, on January 18, 2022, SoFi was granted a national bank charter. This period of high-stakes decisions and operational scrutiny required a clear and accurate view into many things, including SoFi’s Member Service Teams quality assurance…
Last week was the Channel Partners Conference and Expo (CPC) in Las Vegas and the 25th anniversary of this event did not disappoint. In fact, the bright lights and neon that are the hallmarks of Las Vegas were an appropriate backdrop for this year’s conference. The mood among exhibitors and attendees could only be described…
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…
There’s nothing more important than creating an optimal contact center schedule to ensure you and your agents have the structure you need to provide the best service possible. But have you taken the time to check that your contact center schedule isn’t doing more harm than good? A cluttered, complicated schedule can create inefficiencies and…
Most companies aspire to excellence in customer experience (CX). But without getting contact center performance right, all other CX elements – such as marketing, user experience, etc. – will ultimately fall flat. How do you build a high performance contact center? The foundation of contact center success is attracting and retaining skilled and motivated employees…
It probably comes as no surprise that customers are at the center of all we do at Playvox. We love when our customers have the systems, processes, and tools they need to delight their customers. Every interaction our workforce engagement management (WEM) software enables helps agents love their job and encourages customers to love their…
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