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 there is change in the air.
Change is everywhere. Could there...
Contact Center Pipeline Magazine: Inside Our April 2023 Issue
Our April issue is available. We cover some of our bigger contact center challenges in our April issue. We discuss motivation, schedule flexibility, hiring, GIG working, remote work, knowledge management, awesome customer experiences and...
Contact Center Pipeline Magazine: Inside Our March 2023 Issue
It's March and you know what that means... Madness is in the air! We've picked our teams and are ready to party! But that's not all, this month also marks the 14th anniversary of...
Contact Center Pipeline Magazine: Inside Our February 2023 Issue
I have always found Valentine’s Day to be one of my favorite holidays. It’s the perfect time to let people know you appreciate them, whether they are a mentor, colleague, friend, writer, subscriber…we...
Contact Center Pipeline Magazine: Inside Our January 2023 Issue
Welcome to 2023!
Our editor, advisory board and authors have done an amazing job of sharing with us their insights into the road ahead in 2023. As Sandrine says, “What we’re seeing already – and...
Contact Center Pipeline Magazine: Inside Our December 2022 Issue
TIS THE SEASON when it is time to reflect and anticipate. That’s what I do as the year comes to an end. I think about what was and what will be. The end of...
Contact Center Pipeline Magazine: Inside Our November 2022 Issue
I don’t think there is any coincidence that both Veteran’s Day and Thanksgiving fall in the same month, well at least in the U.S. One of the things we are most thankful for is...
Contact Center Pipeline Magazine: Inside Our October 2022 Issue
I love celebrations! It is always great when we have an “excuse” to tell people important to us that we appreciate them! Our top “excuse” is here! It is National Customer Service Week. The...
Contact Center Pipeline Magazine: Inside Our September 2022 Issue
Wow! We are a good-looking issue this month! We cover all the hot topics from business continuity and disaster recovery, difficult customer and employee situations, adaptive leadership, key performance indicators and clouds, clouds, clouds....
Contact Center Pipeline Magazine: Inside Our August 2022 Issue
Feeling just a bit challenged with agent training and hiring these days? Check out our articles this month. We address how to boost training effectiveness through gamification, interactive training techniques, meeting the new WFH...
Contact Center Pipeline Magazine: Inside Our July 2022 Issue
While talking with people, I hear the same few struggles discussed. It seems to mark a sign of the times for our industry. Our July issue covers many of these issues.
Customer promises/experiences and staffing...
Contact Center Pipeline Magazine: Inside Our June 2022 Issue
Remote Work. Work from Home. Work from Anywhere. We have been covering this issue for a while now. Many organizations embraced remote work teams prior to Covid, but what an acceleration we saw! Now,...
Contact Center Pipeline Magazine: Inside Our May 2022 Issue
Know what I love best about the contact center industry? It is as relevant and as important today as ever. We are continuously challenged to find better processes to improve our customer experiences and...
Contact Center Pipeline Magazine: Inside Our April 2022 Issue
Did you think in March 2020 that we would still be talking about adjusting to the “new normal” and figuring out the best path forward for our staff and customers in April 2022? I...
Contact Center Pipeline Magazine: Inside Our March 2022 Issue
This issue marks our 13th year of publishing Contact Center Pipeline. For many, 13 is an unlucky number. However, for me, 13 represents 13 years of hard work and great accomplishment in providing our...
Contact Center Pipeline Magazine: Inside Our February 2022 Issue
Welcome to the February issue of Contact Center Pipeline.
This month, we include a special report on the Biden Administration's Executive Order on Transforming Federal Customer Experience. Our report explains what to expect and...
Contact Center Pipeline Magazine: Inside Our January 2022 Issue
Welcome to 2022 and the January issue of Contact Center Pipeline. I hope the new year brings much health and happiness.
This is an exciting month. We are sharing our board members’ thoughts on...
Contact Center Pipeline Magazine: Inside Our December 2021 Issue
TIS THE SEASON when it is time to reflect and anticipate. That’s what I do as the year comes to an end. I think about what was and what will be. The end of...
Contact Center Pipeline Magazine: Inside Our November 2021 Issue
What a great time of year. It is Halloween as I write this so I am thinking about gremlins, ghosts and goblins. Of course, there are unicorns, ladybugs and princes. Kind of reminds me...
Contact Center Pipeline Magazine: Inside Our October 2021 Issue
Welcome to our Contact Center Pipeline October issue. It has been a busy month. I welcome Brendan Read as our new editor. He brought many good ideas to this issue, as we discuss business...