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If you purchased a laptop in 2012 and compared it to one today it would be like comparing a raft to a nuclear submarine! That’s because all technology has a “shelf-life”. For many IT systems this is about seven years. This is also true for call center systems. Why does technology have an expiration…

How do you know how your organization is really doing? How you stack up against external standards and industry peers? That you’re taking the right steps towards improvement in the contact center and beyond? Contact center benchmarks, that’s how. You’ll learn the answers to these and other important questions in this informative and insightful webinar featuring two…

Ever heard the expression “don’t be sorry, just change?” Sure, you have. Nowhere is this more applicable than in social customer service. It’s easy for brands to say or type “sorry,” and that’s exactly what makes the phrase less-than-helpful for customers. Everyone on social media – which is just about everyone – knows how little effort it takes to…

NiCE CXone call center software helps contact center managers deliver great customer experiences, engage contact center agents, and reduce costs. CXone provides unified administration that simplifies contact center management. It offers integrated tools to drive and empower agents, elevating performance and enabling contact center managers to quickly respond to meet or exceed their service level agreements…

A few days ago, I was asked to send a fax to a government agency. I couldn’t believe my ears. Sending a fax these days is like sending a pigeon. I wasn’t even sure where I’d find a fax. Then I thought about how many companies put their customers through a similar experience…. maybe not by asking them to fax, but by not allowing them to message.

Our ability to interact and engage with our government is clearly fundamental to the functioning of our cities, states and nation. And, while it can be frustrating at times from a convenience standpoint, government agencies shoulder a significant burden in ensuring the privacy and security of its citizens, leading to possible longer handle times. Contact centers must…

Boston is famous for its meandering streets that seem to take the long way to where you need to go. Folklore tells of how the trails of aimlessly wandering cows were simply paved over. This may not be true, but it serves to illustrate a point. When we become complacent with inefficiencies they can become institutionalized. If you speak with any…