Master Agent MicroCorp Partners with RingCentral to Drive Enterprise Adoption of Cloud Communications Solutions

RingCentral, a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications and collaboration solutions, announced that MicroCorp, a premier value-added distributor of communications and cloud solutions, has joined its prestigious partner program. Building on its momentum in the channel, RingCentral continues to strengthen its program with strategic partners as enterprise demand for cloud communications solutions continues to rise. Continue reading Master Agent MicroCorp Partners with RingCentral to Drive Enterprise Adoption of Cloud Communications Solutions

Convergys Accelerates Deployment of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to More Than One-Third of its Workforce to Streamline Performance and Simplify Customer Interactions

Convergys, a global leader in customer management, has announced that it has achieved an important milestone with more than one-third of its workforce utilizing Robotic Process Automation (RPA), reducing customer handle times up to 45 percent and transaction error rates up to 98 percent. RPA uses software “robots” to perform tasks within existing applications, such as data entry or cut and paste of data across systems, to quickly respond to commonly asked questions, freeing representatives to focus on resolving customer issues more efficiently. Continue reading Convergys Accelerates Deployment of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to More Than One-Third of its Workforce to Streamline Performance and Simplify Customer Interactions

Sitel Group Recognized by IAOP 2018 Global Outsourcing 100 List for Sustained Excellence

Sitel Group, one of the largest customer experience companies in the world, announced that it has been recognized by the Global Outsourcing 100® list produced by IAOP®, the International Association of Global Outsourcing Professionals for its sustained excellence in the outsourcing industry. Continue reading Sitel Group Recognized by IAOP 2018 Global Outsourcing 100 List for Sustained Excellence

GCI to implement new contact centre at housing and homelessness charity, Shelter

Leading Converged ICT Service Provider GCI has won a significant Skype for Business Contact Centre contract with the UK’s foremost housing and homelessness charity, Shelter. The move will see Shelter use the latest cloud-based technology to run a more flexible Contact Centre to better help the 60,000 people that call it every year for help with their housing needs. Continue reading GCI to implement new contact centre at housing and homelessness charity, Shelter

Five Top Tips for Optimising the Use of Active Listening in the Contact Centre

Active listening in the contact centre is about agents fully concentrating on what is really being said in any interaction with a customer or a prospect, rather than just passively ‘hearing’ the message of the caller. It’s about remaining silent when the customer is speaking and not interrupting but then positively acknowledging what the customer has said. It avoids the pitfalls of advisors jumping to conclusions. Continue reading Five Top Tips for Optimising the Use of Active Listening in the Contact Centre