Tag: artificial intelligence

Our Contact Center Pipeline family was saddened recently by the passing of long-time friend and colleague, Frank Priola. Those of us who have been...

2020 was nothing short of challenging for businesses. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March, we all scrambled to adjust to the new state...

About a year ago, I tried something that we would all agree now was a bit foolish: predict what the 2020 contact center would...

Intelligent virtual assistants (IVAs) have proven themselves to automate the handling of customer and employee requests and tasks. They are quickly becoming a fixture...

Already experiencing pandemic change, contact centers can expect even more in 2021, at a more rapid pace. Call and ticket volumes continue to rise,...

No matter the brand, customer service needs to be a priority. Here’s how to make it a revenue source as well. Contact centers are often...

COVID-19, aka Coronavirus, has changed everything. Consumers are still very wary of exposure to the virus and want to get more things done digitally....

In 1977, singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffet released his seventh studio album, entitled Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes. The album, which featured a song by...

Contact Center Pipeline's SPONSOR WALL OF FAME Company name: Verint CEO: Dan Bodner, President, CEO and Chairman of the Board When Founded: 1994. We just celebrated our 25th year. Describe your company: As...

In times of crisis, we often find heroes in the unlikeliest of places. The current COVID-19, or coronavirus, pandemic is no exception. The obvious heroes...

At Pelorus Associates, we have studied the workforce management (WFM) space for over a decade. Our biannual reports delve deeply into the size, composition,...

If you’ve read any of my Contact Center Pipeline columns over the past nine years, you’ve probably noticed that I usually sneak in something...

The contact center industry is seeing a growing need to improve operational efficiencies, enable increased flexibility and agent versatility, and deliver vastly enhanced customer...

If you watched the final season of the British television series “Downton Abbey,” which I did since it was required viewing in my household,...

When customers have questions for companies they do business with, they might get a set of FAQs to plow through. They might get an...

Providing a good customer service experience is more important than ever. One bad experience over the phone can lead to bad reviews, criticism on...

When you think of states with the hottest temperatures in the U.S., chances are Arizona will be at the top of your list. Here...

In today’s highly dynamic digital economy, there is no set safeguard against uncertainty. We live in an era where a single tweet or photo...

Contact Centers have always had an abundance of data about customers and performance. Unfortunately, that data is not being fully utilized to benefit the...

The winter holidays aren’t always “the most wonderful time of the year” for the contact center. Time-off requests and spikes in call volume, especially...