Proactive outreach is nothing new in the contact center world. In fact, forward-thinking organizations have been utilizing a proactive outbound approach for quite some time. It’s no longer a “nice-to-have" but a necessity for every kind of organization – not just collections. Customers aren’t just asking for proactive engagement from the brands they trust — they expect it. With these rising expectations from customers, it’s imperative for contact centers to keep up with the latest technology in order to exceed expectations and provide consistent, positive customer connections.
Join us on Thursday, October 5th, at 11:00 AM EDT / 8:00 AM PDT for The 2024 Trends to Watch Out for in Outbound. We’ll have an engaging conversation about the 2024 trends to watch out for to ensure your proactive outreach leaves an impression. We’ll cover trends like:
If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. - Wayne Dyer
Alvaria Education is excited to announce the return of in-person classroom training. We are looking forward to offering some “beyond the essentials” classes. Check out the upcoming courses located in Brentwood, Tennessee:
Alvaria Workforce™ Configuration and Administration – October 17 – 18
Alvaria Cloud™ - Enabling a Stronger Cloud Presence with Rest APIs – November 28 – 30
Alvaria Workforce – Shift Bidding: Sequential vs. Flexible – December 12 – 14
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In today’s rapidly changing business environment, organizations are constantly seeking innovative ways to improve their operations and employee engagement. If workforce engagement management (WEM) software is part of the technology your organization has chosen to embrace, then you should be familiar with the recent and popular topic of discussion: the shift toward cloud-based solutions.
WEM involves strategies and tools that empower organizations to optimize employee productivity, enhance customer service, and streamline operations. Unfortunately, traditional workforce engagement management solutions are managed through on-premises systems and often come with limitations —they're resource-intensive, lack scalability, and require substantial IT infrastructure — proving to be inefficient, time-consuming, and lacking flexibility...
Trust is essential to the composition of customer relationships. No matter the sector, enhancing brand loyalty and driving business growth in a contact center are impossible without consumer confidence. But quantifying trust in a contact center environment is a challenge. Scams, swindles, and sketchy business have plagued the industry. Contact centers still contend with the telemarketer/cold-caller stigma daily.
Quantifying trust in a contact center requires a customer-centric organizational culture. If trust is a core value, its importance is clear to every agent and staff member. When your workforce is aligned with a customer-centric culture, every interaction reflects the organization's commitment to building and maintaining trust. This commitment permeates recruitment, onboarding, and retention of your employees as well as your business partnerships.
A contact center's primary objective should be to create a positive customer experience (CX). From a strictly customer point of view, metrics are meaningless. When a contact center prioritizes metrics, interactions can become robotic, scripted, and lack the empathy and understanding that customers value.
From an organizational point of view, metrics are invaluable. They allow contact center managers to identify strengths, uncover weaknesses, and make informed decisions based on data-driven insights; but an overemphasis on metrics can lead employees to focus solely on meeting predefined targets, potentially undermining the depth of problem-solving and customer engagement. Employees and organizations may become preoccupied with “hitting numbers” at the expense of resolution or personalization...