Tag: Knowledge Management

Managing the contact center for maximum effectiveness has taken on a whole new level of importance as today’s agents are signing up for a...

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

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...

Whew! You made it. Your team made it. Another holiday season is behind you. Despite all the challenges, despite all the: Product inquiries Order status checks Incorrect...

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

For all the buzz about “bots” and Artificial Intelligence (AI) and their potential to make agent-supported contacts go away, agent-handled contacts still dominate for...

Customer experience (CX) is the new marketing battlefront.” These are not the words of me, Stephen Pappas. That’s Gartner talking. That’s right—the research and...

If you’re like me, you may waffle between excitement and cynicism over self-service (SS). Over the years, there has been a lot of hype...

We talk a lot about delivering an exceptional customer experience (CX), but the talk focuses on how to deliver it. “Improve first-call resolution,” or...

For years, organizations have embarked on workplace wellness initiatives to help reduce healthcare costs, cut absenteeism, prevent employee burnout and keep employee productivity on...

A few universal truths guide contact centers, and one is that everyone seeks “efficiency and effectiveness.” Efficiency includes timely responses and (relatively) short contact...

Capitalism loves consolidation, and credit unions are no exception. Callahan & Associates’ creditunion.com reports there were 1,121 credit union mergers in the past five...

It’s a well-known fact that customers hate to wait. In a recent survey on consumer attitudes, researchers discovered that 35% of the respondents stopped...

For the modern contact center, delivering high-quality human or digital customer service requires quick access to accurate and actionable information. Whether you have one...

There is no doubt that artificial intelligence, robotics and automation in the contact center offer the potential to drive faster, more consistent around-the-clock service...

Knowledge Management (KM) may be the single most impactful technology to help centers address key goals: Reduce workload through greater self-service and shorter handle...

Mapping the customer journey is not a new concept. In fact, within the contact center world, it’s quickly become a critical part of delivering...

I’m pretty sure, regardless of the size of your center or company, you seek to deliver a great customer experience. And I’m willing to...

What do NASCAR drivers Kyle Busch, Martin Truex, Jr., and Jimmie Johnson have in common? Each driver qualified for the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR...

We can’t publish a series on trends without including artificial intelligence (AI). In our five-part series on hot topics that are impacting contact centers,...