Magnus Geverts at Calabrio encourages organisations to re-think their cloud contact centre strategy. In the first of a new series of blogs, he shares three top tips for empowering employees using the latest cloud-based innovations in Workforce Engagement Management (WEM)… Continue reading Empower your workforce with a smarter approach to WEM →

Doing business has never been more unpredictable. Success depends on identifying and analysing trends then quickly developing effective solutions. Calabrio has recognised three organisations with awards for their innovative use of workforce optimisation analytics. Continue reading Using automated analytics to identify contact centre issues and solutions in turbulent times →

Predictions for the property market in the coming year vary widely. The end of the stamp duty holiday and ambitious government targets for building new homes are set to make for an interesting year. Property companies will continue to focus on customer service as a differentiator. Continue reading 5 reasons to boost self-service using AI in today’s property market →

Richard Pinnington of Calabrio discusses how workforce management means so much more in challenging times… Continue reading Remote Workforce Management – from survive to thrive in 3 easy steps →

What does 2021 hold for us? Aviad Abiri is VP, Portfolio Sales Enablement at NICE Ltd shares some of his thoughts with us. What will the CX landscape look like in 2021 and why will it need to look to extreme digital CX agility… Continue reading Predictions for 2021 – Contact Centres Need Extreme Digital CX Agility →

The value of delivering good customer experience cannot be underestimated. Research from Infobip recently found that British businesses are set to lose more than £2.5 billion due to bad customer service during lockdown. But it’s not all doom and gloom; some retailers are getting customer service right. Continue reading It’s good to talk: learning from COVID-19 customer experiences →

Companies are now torn between preparing for a full return to the office at some point, and committing to large-scale remote work. And they’ve generally used examples of employees adopting healthier lifestyles or working longer hours to plead their case for or against – usually with work-life balance in mind. Continue reading All Work and No Play: Connecting the dots trends report – How the 9-5 model saps productivity →

Customers expect immediate results but they also crave the personal touch. Abbie Heslop of EBI.AI discusses how artificial intelligence (AI) can help to achieve the right balance. Continue reading AI & Live Chat: a winning combination →

Although we are all getting used to working from home now, there are still a few issues around it such as IT support and video sharing fatigue. As it’s going to be a while before we’re allowed back to offices full time– or ever, for those of us who like working from home for at least some of the week – Rob Carmichael, Collaboration Specialist at Avaya, has the following tips on how to get the best experience from home. Continue reading 5 key criteria for elevating the work from home experience →

It’s long been acknowledged that motivated and engaged employees are the key to business success. Start by giving them the tools to do their job to the best of their ability, and make time for line managers to build rapport with their staff, so that they can support and nurture them. Andrew Tucker, Success Manager at Cirrus explains. Continue reading Give them the tools to do the Job →

The pandemic has placed culture under pressure. With lockdown an all too familiar expression, businesses cannot afford to adopt a passive approach to culture. Stephen Line, VP EMEA, Cloudera explores where to begin and what to do to reignite and drive team motivation. Continue reading Creating remote working success with a positive company culture →

Lockdowns forced contact centres to switch to remote working overnight. While interim technology solutions may have met immediate needs, they aren’t necessarily the right fit for the long-term. Jeremy Payne, Group VP, Marketing and Alliances, Enghouse Interactive looks at how contact centres can future-proof their remote working strategy, with a checklist of the areas to focus on.
Continue reading Future-proofed remote working: a checklist for readying your contact centre →

by Martin Taylor, Deputy CEO & Co-Founder at Content Guru… Continue reading 2021: a look into the homeworking contact centres of the future →

Heightened customer expectations are here to stay and are having a huge impact on technology in contact centres. Ed Creasey at Calabrio shares a forward-looking plan for the “new normal”… Continue reading Look forward not back: 4 ways to future-proof your contact centre →

There’s no denying that digital transformation has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. As businesses have transitioned to a mix of on-and-off-site working, they have also relied more on cloud computing as a way to access and store data – data that may be sensitive or business critical. Many businesses have chosen to adopt a private cloud model for at least some of their cloud deployments because it is supposed to offer higher security levels. However not all private cloud solutions offer the same level of security. Continue reading 5 key security points to consider for when choosing a private cloud solution →