VENDOR ROUNDTABLE: How Contact Centers Can Have Available Quality Agents – Part 2
Workforce management (WFM) solutions are the prime go-to tools for contact center managers to assure agent availability and provide an excellent customer experience (CX)....
VENDOR ROUNDTABLE: How Contact Centers Can Have Available Quality Agents – Part 1
Having the right numbers of skilled quality agents to provide an excellent business-building-and-supporting high quality customer experience (CX) when they are needed has always...
Top 5 Posts in June
Mark McKinney starts off the top 5 this month with his article unpacking the FCC's recent rulings. He explains the rulings and how they...
Decoding The Solution Options
As companies continue to search for ways to cut costs and improve customer experience (CX), self-service solutions have become increasingly popular.
Conversational AI applications...
Energizing the CX
With continued market uncertainty, lingering inflation, and heightened customer expectations, business leaders are laser-focused on improving or, more accurately, energizing the overall customer experience...
Top 5 Posts in May
Throughout May, our readers are learning how to best wield the latest technologies to improve their CX. First, Brendan and Heather offer insights on...
Unpacking the Recent FCC Rulings
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) oversees powerful laws and regulations impacting the call center industry, notably the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
So, call...
Hearing (and Understanding) the Customers
Your customers want and need to be heard and to have our insights gathered, analyzed, and if merited, acted on to enable success for...
Better Automation Makes Better Agents
If you’ve ever called customer service to dispute a bill, cancel a service, or return an item, there’s a chance the conversation could end...
The Future of QA in Contact Centers
We all understand that quality assurance (QA) is vital in maintaining and enhancing performance within contact centers.
Traditionally, human QA analysts have been responsible for...
Top 5 Posts in April
Starting off our Top 5 Blog Posts in April, in honor of CCP's 15th Anniversary, Verint reflects on the evolution in customer interaction over...
Demystifying AI
In my last article, “Connecting the Machine and Human” (March 2022 Contact Center Pipeline) I explored the concept of machine learning and its application...
Transforming the Retail CX
Since its release in late 2022, OpenAI’s ChatGPT has undeniably gained prominence, making waves across various industries, including the ever-evolving retail/eCommerce sector.
The impact...
What Is The New Normal?
The COVID-19 pandemic that hit over three years ago disrupted most every facet of life: including how - and where - customers and employees...
Reimagining the Contact Center
The last 10 years have revolutionized the way we do everything. Innovative brands from Tesla to Amazon have leveraged technology to create new realities...
Loyalty Starts with Strong CX
Although inflation has shown signs of slowing down, consumers are still making careful purchasing decisions. And, as we go into 2024, these trends are...
Celebrating 15 Years of Contact Centers is as Easy as 1, 2, 3!
The contact center has seen a lot of changes in the last 15 years. We have matured as an industry. The centers have become...
The State of the Contact Center Industry
Happy 15th Anniversary, Contact Center Pipeline! You’re a teenager now. A lot has changed since you were born. In my world—I help customer...
Top 10 Blog Posts of All Time
In honor of Contact Center Pipeline's 15th Anniversary, we have pulled together the Top 10 Blog Posts of All Time. These blog posts represent...
Top 5 Posts in February
Again this month, our readers really enjoyed our new addition, Pipeline Puzzles. In the February edition, Tiffany offers a word search full of WFM...




















