Workforce Management
The Biggest Challenge To Agent Retention – The Gig Economy?
April 19 by CCW DigitalRegister for FreeMany organizations today are struggling with agent retention. However, an increase in agent turnover should not be surprising given the changing agent demographics. More than 70% of c...
Special Report: Workforce Management
July 17 by Brian CantorOur newest report focuses on workforce management.Employees are the lifeblood of the customer experience strategy. They represent the link between the business and its customers, and their actio...
Q&A: Pitney Bowes on How At-Home Agents are Improve Customer Engagement
September 17 by Shawn SiegelAt the Virtual Call Center Summit, Jesse Hoobler, Director of Support at Pitney Bowes, will discuss the keys to adopting and adapting to virtual environments. In this interview with CMIQ's Shawn Sie...
What Amazon, American Airlines, Cleveland Clinic Know About Home Working
January 09 by Michele RowanHome working benefits are compounding, from virtually every vantage point. Simply put, home working saves everybody money (employees and business), it drives employee satisfaction and retention, an...
At-Home 2.0 – The Evolution of Virtual Contact Center Delivery
December 14 by CCW DigitalVirtual, at-home customer service has graduated from the early adopter phase and is now reaching the early majority of companies who are hungry for its benefits in scale. As the virtual pro...
Call Center Metrics: Measuring Isn't Managing
September 18 by Brian CantorWhen leaders in today’s era of customer management downplay the importance of "efficiency" metrics like average handle time, hold time, call volume, speed of answer and the like, they are forg...
Offshoring to India -- No Longer a Smart Strategy?
August 06 by Mitchell OsakFor North American companies looking to stay competitive, outsourcing some or all of their back-office business operations to India has achieved the status of dogma. However, in the past couple of y...
10 Best Practices for Deploying Your Contact Center in the Cloud
July 29 by Customer Contact WeekDownload this informative whitepaper from Ovum and sponsored by Genesys –"Deploying Your Contact Center in the Cloud – A Guide to Best Practices". Cloud-based contact centers are providing access to a...
Are Your Call Center Agents Truly Uncoachable?
July 19 by Melissa KovacevicAccording to an SBA survey, Our Customers Leave because…. • 1% die or go out of business • 3% move away • 5% follow a friends recommendation to go elsewhere • 9% leave...
Conquer Europe with Work from Anywhere!
July 09 by CCW Digital EditorYou’d no doubt like to learn more about opportunities to enter the European market, but may not be sure how to go about it successfully. Whereas you’re used to working in a homogenous market, Europe i...
How Your Reps are Ruining the Customer Experience (And Why It's Your Fault)
June 28 by Melissa KovacevicStop getting in your agents' way! Learn best practices for empowering agents to deliver for your customers in this exclusive, free webinar, featuring author article Melissa Kovacevic. In a recent...
3 Creative Ways to Dramatically Reduce Call Center Costs
June 20 by Greg LevineIf you care about reducing costs in your call center, you’ll definitely want to check out our webinar on the realities of cloud-based call centers. Is it vendor nonsense? Or something much m...