All you have to know about Customer Experience
Call Center Trends NOT Happening #1: Eye Contact (Why Not?)
Trends, trends, trends. How about advances not happening that should? Here’s my first example – your thoughts? […]
Call Center BPO Automation & Where Humans Fit In
There is talk about advances in artificial intelligence, virtual reality and the like putting live agents out of work, but Callzilla leadership views them as tremendous opportunities to add value. Callzilla President Neal Topf had the pleasure to serve on a panel assembled by Fonolo The purpose and topic of this panel was “Call Center BPO Automation: Where Do Humans Fit In?” He joined Shai Berger, Fonolo, CEO; Mark Hillary, IT Decisions, CEO/Writer; Peter Ryan, Ryan Strategic Advisory, Principal; and Jeremy Watkin, FCR, Head of Quality. Daniela Puzzo, Director of Marketing at Fonolo, moderated the discussion. [...]
At Large with Customer Experience Expert Neal Topf
Excerpts of early 2017 interviews with Callzilla’s Neal Topf. […]
Outsourced Contact Center Trends Not Happening #3: AI and AR in Agent Training
Why isn’t artificial intelligence and augmented reality used in training and retaining contact center agents? Third in a series about call center trends that aren’t happening and should. […]
Call Center Technology for Enhanced Customer Experiences
Proprietary call center technology plays a tremendous role in Callzilla’s ability to provide full-service outsourced contact center services to its customers. […]
Top 5 Reasons to Outsource your Customer Service
For those who have considered a contact center for outsourcing their business’ customer service, there is always hesitancy, especially regarding the quality of the calls, and how their customers would be serviced. After all, turning over a crucial piece of business functionality can have an effect on your customer satisfaction, and be the deciding factor in whether or not customers continue utilize your products and services. […]
6 Things to Consider When Choosing a Nearshore Call Center Location
You’ve decided to consider locations for your nearshore contact center, but where do you start your research? Reasons for outsourcing customer care may seem obvious, but companies that rely on outsourced help for inbound and outbound call center services must look deeper than just cost-benefits. We’ve put together 6 questions you’ll want to research to find the perfect location. […]
Why Live Chat is the Channel That’s Changing the Customer Care Game
Callzilla recently implemented live chat customer service capabilities for a client. This client, a subscription-based live television streaming service, initially only offered email as a means of customer service. Reflecting the bad old days of email customer care, response times ranged between 3 to 5 business days and time-to-resolution untold, their customer satisfaction rate was very low and had it been measured, customer effort, very high. In partnering with Callzilla, they implemented new channels—phone and most recently, live chat, for a multi-channel customer service approach. What we’ve found is that many of their customers experience [...]
Tips for Training Outsourced Agents
“Training agents is mission critical in the customer service industry, whether your agents are in-house, offshore, onshore, nearshore, or outsourced.” Our recent article, posted on ICMI.com, features four important tips worth considering during the contact center agent training process. […]
Customer Contact Week 2018 Key Insights
We had the privilege of attending the 19th annual Customer Contact Week in Las Vegas. This gathering is one of the largest customer contact events in the US – and always offers us a wealth of industry insights. Here are some of the key takeaways from our time at the conference: […]