Contact Center Pipeline Top 5 Blog Posts

Top 5 Posts in August

Robert kicks off our top 5, showing us how contact center intelligence (CCI) can make our centers smarter. Over to April, who begins her...
Average Handle Time vs. Human Time – Part 3

Average Handle Time vs. Human Time – Part 3

In today’s call and contact centers, agents are caught in the middle of a quiet - but constant - tug-of-war. Leadership wants faster calls, tighter...
Average Handle Time vs. Human Time – Part 2

Average Handle Time vs. Human Time – Part 2

In today’s call and contact centers, agents are caught in the middle of a quiet - but constant - tug-of-war. Leadership wants faster calls, tighter...
Average Handle Time vs. Human Time – Part 1

Average Handle Time vs. Human Time – Part 1

In today’s call and contact centers, agents are caught in the middle of a quiet - but constant - tug-of-war. Leadership wants faster calls, tighter...
The Human Touch Paradox

The Human Touch Paradox

The contact center industry is experiencing a fascinating contradiction in 2026. While enterprises race to deploy AI agents and automation at unprecedented scale, a...
How to Make Contact Centers Smarter

How to Make Contact Centers Smarter

No matter the industry, just about every brand is trying to navigate a real-world dilemma. That is, to meet (and exceed) rising customer expectations...
Contact Center Pipeline Top 5 Blog Posts

Top 5 Posts in July

This month's top 5 has a strong focus on our people and how we can best support them. Jens guides us through updating our...
Contact Center Pipeline Top 5 Blog Posts

Top 5 Posts in June

John starts this month's list by detailing four strategic actions contact center leaders can take to optimize their operations, beginning with reducing unnecessary contacts....
Accommodating the Accents

Accommodating the Accents

Accents are deeply personal, shaped by geography, language, socioeconomic class, gender, and by one’s own identity. Just as voice prints can identify individuals, accents...
The Hidden Accessibility Crisis

The Hidden Accessibility Crisis

Digital accessibility is no longer a “nice-to-have.” It’s a business-critical issue that impacts customer experience (CX), operational efficiency, and brand trust. Yet many contact...
Taking Off With the Contact Center

Taking Off With the Contact Center

Airlines are in the business of taking customer journeys. And they comprise two key steps that are taken together. There is the physical piece of...
An Interview with JM&A Group

An Interview with JM&A Group

In our September 2025 issue, we featured an article, “The Road Ahead for Auto Finance CX,” which examined automotive finance lending and included an...
Contact Center Pipeline Top 5 Blog Posts

Top 5 Posts in May

It seems that everywhere you look these days, the conversation is focused on AI, and our most-read blog posts this month are no exception....
The Power of Post-Purchase Personalization

The Power of Post-Purchase Personalization

Businesses have no shortage of tools for acquisition and support. This pre-purchase phase is the playing field of many marketers where they can guide...
Is The Agentic AI Journey Worth the Drive?

Is The Agentic AI Journey Worth the Drive?

Contact centers are moving faster down the road to increased automation, where machines are becoming the norm and people the exception in customer interactions....
Contact Center Pipeline Top 5 Blog Posts

Top 5 Posts in April

We start off this month's most-read blog posts with an inside view of the contact center operations of BC Ferries, which provides ferry services...
Relieving Active and Latent Customer Pain

Relieving Active and Latent Customer Pain

Every contact center leader knows the obvious pain points customers complain about: long wait times, being passed between multiple agents, and unresolved issues. Less...
Is AI Contact Center-Ready?

Is AI Contact Center-Ready?

AI has been dominating the contact center conversation (as seen by the articles in our publication): and for good reason. The technology’s integration of...
Why Trust is a Must in CX

Why Trust is a Must in CX

Trust is the invisible currency behind every strong customer relationship, and once it is broken and lost, it is hard to earn back. With...
The GPS for the CX

The GPS for the CX

When you look at a map it shows you the geography and the routes to enable you to get to places. But does it...