Building a Win-Win Customer Strategy

Building a Win-Win Customer Strategy

When it comes to interacting with brands these days, customers are firmly in the driver’s seat. They’re used to reaching out when and where...
How to Succeed in the New Normal

How to Succeed in the New Normal

In a business world that’s becoming increasingly digital, how can contact centers stand out from the crowd and thrive? The New Normal is one...
Reinventing Hiring for Speed

Reinventing Hiring for Speed

Operating a high performing contact center before the COVID-19 pandemic was hard, but now, it’s gotten even harder. Coming out of the height of...
The Virtual Shift

The Virtual Shift

Unified communications and collaboration (UCC) applications can be considered as the electronic solder that holds the contact center together. These solutions facilitate outside and...
Staffing in the New Normal

Staffing in the New Normal

Customer contact organizations are being pushed by strong tailwinds yet are facing powerful headwinds. Customers increasingly and understandably insist on top quality service for...
Working with a BPO in a Digital World

Working with a BPO in a Digital World

The use of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) providers by contact centers has skyrocketed, both due to a frenzied labor market and the explosion of...
Mitigating the New Norm

Mitigating the New Norm

In all my years in the field of contact center leadership, I have seldom witnessed a more challenging time to recruit and retain customer...
The AI Duo Contact Centers Need

The AI Duo Contact Centers Need

There has been much chatter recently about Generative AI. So, let’s deep dive into it and discover how it can help contact centers. Generative AI...
Winning Customer and Employee Support

Winning Customer and Employee Support

Success: achieving and exceeding your goals, whether personal or in an organization, is its own reward. But it is great when you are recognized. Virgin...
The Hiring Game Has Changed

The Hiring Game Has Changed

While many jobs come with a fair amount of stress, few positions are as taxing as that of an associate in a busy contact...
The Hard, Hidden Costs of Attrition

The Hard, Hidden Costs of Attrition

Employee attrition affects every contact center. Most executives realize churn is expensive, but few know what it costs a specific center, much less an...
The Agent Experience Imperative

The Agent Experience Imperative

Contact center attrition rates have risen to new heights during the COVID-19 pandemic, and there’s no sign of that turnover slowing down. But if...
The ChatGPT Revolution?

Contact Center Pipeline Magazine: Inside Our May 2023 Issue

There are signs of spring everywhere. The little tree frogs are singing, flowers and trees are budding, the days are longer...all this to say...
Contact Center Pipeline Top 5 Blog Posts

Top 5 Posts in April

Congratulations to Kathleen Peterson, author of two of the Top 5 Blog Posts for the month of April! In her first article "The Future...
Challenging Circumstances, New Approaches

Challenging Circumstances, New Approaches

We can all agree that a lot has changed in a few years. While some of us have tried to hold on to what...
To Blend or Not to Blend?

To Blend or Not to Blend?

Blending customer contacts, such as outbound outreach for inbound agents (or vice versa), and more recently, digital streams with voice calls, appear to have...
Why Employees Leave (and How to Retain Them)

Why Employees Leave (and How to Retain Them)

It's no secret that employees are the lifeblood of any company. Without productive and committed employees, businesses would lose their competitive edge and falter....
The Employee Experience Movement

The Employee Experience Movement

Today’s customers want more than just products and services. They demand memorable experiences that go beyond simple transactions. Therefore, to meet increasing customer expectations,...