Ellen Christenberry December 13, 2020 A company recently charged me for a duplicate purchase I didn’t make. I knew if I didn’t jump on a call with customer service right then and there, I’d likely forget (or procrastinate) until it was too late and I couldn’t get the charges removed. So, I dropped everything I … Continue reading How to Stop Abandoned Calls From Ruining Your Customer Satisfaction and Toppling Your Other Call Center Metrics
Susan Preiss October 26, 2020 When the world hit the pause button in the face of COVID-19, putting our client’s customer care programs on hold wasn’t an option. Days before lockdown became mandatory in the regions where we operate, we were in full swing making the move to a 95% work-at-home model for our entire … Continue reading The Pivot to 100% Remote Training in the Contact Center
Ellen Christenberry October 22, 2020 When I worked my first customer-facing job, I was on the verge of quitting every other week. The pay and benefits were good, the hours were flexible, many of my co-workers were fun. So what was the big deal? My supervisor. While I liked my supervisor as a person, and … Continue reading How to Coach the Coaches: What You Can Do to Improve Your Coaching Skills to Help Supervisors and Agents Boost Satisfaction in Your Contact Center
The free platform is now open to U.S. small businesses. Ginny Marvin on October 7, 2020 at 1:58 pm The Microsoft Digital Marketing Center (DCM) is now available in open beta in the U.S. The company had been piloting the free platform designed for SMBs to manage automated search and social campaigns across Microsoft, Google, … Continue reading Microsoft’s Digital Marketing Center for search and social management adds features, opens beta
Laura Krajewski August 7, 2020 As a call center agent, a day of work can be like whiplash. They have hours of monotonous work the first half of your shift and then… BAM! Something goes awry and they’re swamped with back to back phone calls from angry customers. The switch from boredom and tedium to … Continue reading Fight Call Center Burnout and Sky High Turnover Rates: 3 Omnichannel Technology Trends to Adopt to Simplify Your Call Center Agent Experience
Laura Krajewski July 28, 2020 Pexels / Pixabay The room is dimly lit, tightly packed, and windowless. The air seems tense. It’s hard to hear above the clatter of keyboards and phones ringing off the hook. Agents juggle phone calls, quickly type out emails and talk down angry callers. We’ve seen the typical call center … Continue reading An Undeniable Choice for Current Times: Move your Contact Center Virtual
Veronica Krieg July 27, 2020 Last week, I texted my vet on a Saturday to cancel an appointment for my cat Nacho. Within seconds, I got a response from Julie, the friendly and peppy office manager. It took less than 60 seconds to reach out and get confirmation for my request. At my previous vet’s … Continue reading 3 Facts IT Pros Wish Your Contact Center Would Prioritize on the Hunt for a Better Omnichannel Platform
Laura Krajewski July 17, 2020 When I was in college, I worked in a call center. And one call is engrained in my mind as a permanent reminder of how not to interact. The customer who called in was just so insulting and so…mean. See, I was the last person on the shift. We were … Continue reading Training Your Call Center Agents to Sound the Alarm on Harassment in Abusive Customer Interactions Instantly Can Fuel Your Agents’ Empowerment
Veronica Krieg July 13, 2020 Author’s note: We realize racism both in and out of the workplace is an extremely difficult topic and a complex subject to approach. But, its difficulty does not give us permission to disengage. At Sharpen, we believe in equality for all people. We’re working to bring those values into an … Continue reading 6 Ways to Be an Understanding and Supportive Leader as You Manage a Contact Center Team During a National Cultural Movement
Laura Krajewski July 6, 2020 We’ve all been there. You get an email from someone you work with and something doesn’t sit right. Was that word choice just a coincidence? Or, are they annoyed with me? Those absent, non-verbal cues are hard to interpret. It’s often difficult to gauge how your relationship is going with … Continue reading The Key to Managing Conflict in the Workforce, No Matter Where your Agents are Working: Naming and Addressing Conflict on your Remote Contact Center Team
