2011 Contact Center Buying Criteria

Posted By Sheri Greenhaus   |   Monday, January 4, 2010   |   [0] Leave a Comment »

According to Udi Ziv, President, Enterprise Product Group, NICE Systems, user buying criteria (what users are looking for) changed over the past few years?  If so, how?

Over the last few years we have seen a shift in buying priorities due to three key drivers:

• Data center consolidation – in a recent Ventana Research study, participants expressed that economy of scale opportunities for larger multi-site operations are being considered as they are migrating to VoIP, increasing home-based agents...

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Accelerating Call Center Monitoring Results and Workforce Optimization with Desktop Screen Analytics

Posted By Patrick Botz   |   Tuesday, December 15, 2009   |   [0] Leave a Comment »

Authored by Patrick Botz, Vice President of Solutions Marketing, VPI

 

Call center monitoring software is now a fundamental technology in virtually every competitive call center environment. As the economy begins to recover, 2010 is expected to be another tough year for enterprises, with contact center managers asked once again to reduce their operating expenses while improving the customer experience and satisfaction scores. They will be expected to achieve this goal with limited resources and...

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The Rise of Alternative Customer Communication Channels

Posted By Sheri Greenhaus   |   Monday, December 7, 2009   |   [0] Leave a Comment »
A recent contact center study by Ventana Research shows that 44% respondents expect their customer interaction volume to increase in the next 12 months, compared to only 14% that expect to see an overall decrease. More interesting though are the reasons behind the expected growth, one of which is the expansion of contact channels. Contact center executives expect a massive growth in instant messaging (137%) and text messaging (128%), along with a modest growth of 11% expected for the use of...continue reading this post »

Call Center Metrics and Processes Need to Be Viewed Though the Customer “Eyes”

Posted By Tim Montgomery   |   Monday, November 23, 2009   |   [0] Leave a Comment »

 What Customers Want

 We often lose sight that we’re all consumers – everyone that works in customer service is a customer and with that comes a tremendous amount of experience and expertise.   Many companies to whom I consult spend countless hours trying to figure out what their customers want without tapping into their own experience as a customer.   We often approach our own product or service through the company's self created call center metrics and have a hard time looking beyond the...

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