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The Omnichannel Contact Center: Q&A with Liz Osborn [Part 2]

In June 2015 Susan Hash of Contact Center Pipeline conducted a Q&A interview with our very own Liz Osborn. The topic? All things omnichannel. Last week we published the first part of the interview, covering top omnichannel challenges, how to get started, prioritizing contact channels, and what to measure. In this week's post Liz covers omnichannel performance monitoring, impacts on customer service staff, necessary resources for implementation, and one final piece of advice.
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The Omnichannel Contact Center: Q&A with Liz Osborn

The omnichannel contact center -- How do you get there? What are the first steps? Where do you focus your resources? How do you measure it? Liz Osborn, Five9 VP of Product & Solution Marketing, reviews these topics and more in her Q&A session with Susan Hash of Contact Center Pipeline.
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4 Ways to Bridge The Gap Between Agent Productivity & Customer Delight

As we've discussed in previous blogs, ICMI research has found that contact center agents have the greatest potential to affect the customer experience. Furthermore, the same research found that the greatest positive impact on agent performance hinges on the necessary tools agents need to effectively perform in their position. Here are four key characteristics...
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How Call-Back Systems Can Increase Customer Satisfaction Scores (CSAT)

Guest Post by Joanna Jones of MHI Global: With customer service trends changing at lightning speed it is sometimes easy to miss the straight forward task of delivering excellent customer experiences. Take for instance call-back systems. It doesn’t matter how much money is invested in infrastructure and training agents if your customers are abandoning their calls out of frustration because of long wait times.
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Future of the Contact Center: 7 Key Trends Driving a Massive Transformation (Part 2)

Contact centers are under pressure to adapt to the rapidly changing technology landscape and consumer expectations. There are seven key trends that will impact contact centers as they evolve to meet these shifting expectations. Read on to learn about trends #2 & #3:
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The Rise of Outcome-Based Pricing for Contact Center Outsourcers (BPOs)

Contact center outsourcers are striving to differentiate themselves based on their ability to hire and retain the most highly skilled workforce in the customer care field. Managing this workforce has traditionally been a challenge, but outcome-based reporting has shown a great deal of promise in removing much of the uncertainty. Defining Outcome-Based Pricing:

Bridging the Multichannel Customer Service Gap [INFOGRAPHIC]

Parts of this post were originally posted on the Zendesk blog here. Consumers feel that companies are failing to provide a seamless, integrated, and consistent customer service experience across all channels, especially as more and more shoppers use multiple devices to make purchases and seek help. This Zendesk infographic explores the gap between consumer expectations and what shoppers experience in the real world.

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