Constant change and the viral power of social media demand new levels of adaptability from organizations today. Nick Smith at Teleopti shows how to gain control by applying workforce management (WFM) principles to influence company culture and protect corporate reputation. Continue reading How to win friends and influence people with Workforce Management →

Excellent interactions—consistently and across all touchpoints–are the foundation of a good customer experience that will build long lasting customer relationships. However, without the availability of adequate channels that customers expect and processes to enable engagement that is fast and convenient, customer satisfaction and long term loyalty across the customer journey could be unwittingly diminished. Continue reading Customers expect an excellent experience. Make sure you’re doing everything to deliver it →

Far from replacing people, artificial intelligence (AI) has the power to enhance employee engagement and productivity and customer interactions in one go. Henry Jinman explores 7 ways to turn your contact centre agents into superheroes using conversational AI… Continue reading Artificial Intelligence: friend or foe? →

IT professionals are easy to please so why is life so complicated? Dave Hoekstra at Calabrio explores the niggling doubts that can get in the way of building an efficient Workforce Management (WFM) framework… Continue reading Top 7 questions IT professionals ask about WFM →

As the digital revolution has provided consumers with more information, so their relationship with vendors that they purchase products from has fundamentally changed. Power is now firmly with the buyer; and this means customer experience is the new battleground on which businesses thrive or die… Continue reading The importance of voice in the moments that matter →

In the race to maximise productive agent time, contact centres increase the risk of employee burnout and diminished customer experience. Ben Willmott at Teleopti advocates the comfortable middle ground using automated Workforce Management to improve agent occupancy and reduce shrinkage. Continue reading 5 Ways to strike the right balance: Occupancy and Shrinkage →