Tag: call center

During the summer of the COVID pandemic, sudden urgency emerged to get everyone home safely. Massive amounts of on-site agents were suddenly sent home...

Today is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincerest gratitude to all of our...

In 1979, when musician and entrepreneur Chuck Surack founded Sweetwater Sound, a mobile recording studio in the back of his VW bus, he never...

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

When workforce operations are disrupted, the results can have a serious impact on your business. This is especially true if your customer service operations...

I’m no stranger to remote work. I’ve been onboarded remotely and have onboarded remote employees before. But I have to say I’ve never been...

Now that call centers have transitioned to working from home, many managers and supervisors are finding coaching remotely to have its challenges. Managers often...

Contact Center Pipeline's SPONSOR WALL OF FAME Company name: NICE inContact CEO: Paul Jarman When Founded: 1997 Describe your company: NICE inContact, a NICE business, works with organizations of all sizes to create...

These are difficult times, and our anxious customers need us more than ever. Some of them need help with a simple task, like: “How...

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...

Like so many companies, PFS’ customer care team had to make the quick shift from a fully on-premise operation to a work-from-home model during...

Remember being in school? I don’t remember much either, actually. But I do remember how classes were designated. The 101 class was always the...

Sitting here this morning, I see we have three sets of numbers going up… way up! Unfortunately, our COVID numbers are climbing higher and...

As we entered Q4 of a uniquely challenging year, our most-read posts in October reflected that contact center management are well into their annual...

FACT: Stress is a huge side-effect of any sudden change. We all react to stress differently. Have you noticed an occasional change in behavior...

The first half of 2020 will forever be defined by the global response to the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Individuals, businesses and governments worked together...

My blog series co-author, Paul Stockford, and I both lobbied to lead this one off. Paul, thanks for letting me set the stage—plus I...

Why should you go out of your way to show your appreciation to employees beyond Customer Service Week? I can give you three good...

We’re wrapping up Customer Service Week 2020 with themes, activities and comments from Fara Haron of Majorel, Mark Pereira of Briljent, and Centrical’s Gal...

Contact Center Pipeline’s AUTHOR WALL OF FAME Dick Bucci is Principal of Pelorus Associates, a market research and marketing communications company that assists developers of contact...