Even if you re mentally panicking, it’s important to remain calm so you can properly handle agent resignations. Every manager’s worst nightmare is employee resignation—especially the ones so quietly planned and thus impossible to anticipate. This is especially true in contact centers, where managers must be capable of lowering attrition and heightening employee engagement.
Outbound call center services allow brands to reach customers in a more proactive way. A quick glimpse at call centers today would tell us that they re leaning more toward inbound than outbound services. Outbound’s close links with telemarketing seems to have given it a “dirty” reputation, especially now that brands can easily take their […]
As tools for customer self-service, visual aids help customers easily follow instructions and fully understand a product’s features. Customer self-service is rapidly becoming the new norm. With this feature, you re not only providing people an option, but you re also allowing them to make decisions independently. In other words, it empowers consumers by letting […]
Having a social media channel for customer service doesn’t mean you can just lie back and relax. It wasn t long after social media platforms rose into fame when businesses started seeing their potential for customer service. Small business and multinational company owners are placing their bets on social media in their quest to outsmart […]
Your customers are changing, but are you? A large part of a brand’s customer service success rests in the hands of its frontline employees. Customers form impressions of brands based on how they were treated by their representatives. One instance of poor service can dissuade them from trusting your brand or giving you another chance. […]
One-on-one employee training sessions can be much more effective than classroom setups. But first, you need to have the skills required for individual coaching. There are instances when one-on-one coaching sessions with agents are much more effective than group-based learning. In this setup, trainers can zone in on an agent s specific needs, allowing them […]
Technology, a booming business environment, and strong government support aren t the only pillars raising the Philippines IT outsourcing sector to its world-class stature.
As contact centers are focusing more on the customer experience, would scripting still be relevant? Making customers happy through seamless interactions has never been more important, especially now that they can voice out their sentiments about a brand through social media. Brands are thus working even harder to meet customer needs, the most crucial of […]
Fueled by technology and the transition to a customer-centric focus, call center jobs are transforming right before our eyes. Both brand owners and customer service managers must be aware of how call centers are evolving today. The boom of digital channels, proliferation of tech-savvy consumers, and brands emphasis on the customer experience all contribute to […]
