At the heart of every contact center is a team of agents who want to show up every day and do their best work. Even when your agents are working remotely, a strong team spirit is central to customer satisfaction and agent performance. How do the best call center managers keep morale high and performance…
The foundation of a successful business relies on its customers. Simply coasting through without hearing feedback from them will most likely lead to misfortunes financially. Any business that suffers in that regard probably won’t be around for too long. Customer service feedback is important to any business. It helps build the company and improves customer…
Words are important. Keywords and phrases are how we show that we are listening and that we want to help, especially those rooted in empathy. Saying the right phrase or words to a customer shows you are empathetic to the customer’s needs. In addition, saying the right words also can soothe an angry customer and…
It’s only natural for humans to want to feel understood and heard, especially with the chaos and anxiety permeating the atmosphere these days. In order to successfully validate a customer’s wants and needs, empathy is a must. Agents with strong empathic abilities are overall better at creating long-term customer relationships. Of course, this is easier…
Customer experience is more than a trendy buzzword these days – it’s a customer service necessity.
Contact center BPOs consistently face high agent attrition rates, which can cost a host of problems, from productivity to customer service to financial related issues. According to a recent ContactBabel study, agent attrition in the BPO industry is around 49%, more than double the rate for all occupations in the U.S.
Remote customer service is not just a growing trend in the workplace today — like many jobs, these roles are becoming permanent. More companies are allowing employees to work from home or hiring workers from all around the world to work on the same digital team. If you’re considering testing the waters, it may sound…
Agents who work from home present different benefits and challenges for call centers. Workers who are physically in the call center have the opportunity to learn from walking around the center or listening in on a neighbor. Remote agents can miss out on this opportunity and experience.
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…
Creating coaching sessions is an ideal way to help drive your employees to a better standard of performance at their desks: no need to pull them away from their work for a face-to-face meeting in a stuffy conference room; no need to disrupt their schedule for longer than is absolutely necessary.
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How Is AI Shaping the Customer Services Industry?
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 1:00 PM EDT