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Contact centre, Multi-channel, Omni-channel

Cloud Contact Center, CCaaS, Remote Working, WFHCommunications CentreContact centre, Multi-channel, Omni-channelCX, Customer Experience, Customer Service, SupportDigital Transformation

Challenges and Benefits from Lockdown and After: How Managers are Adapting to a Remote Contact Centre

In May 2020, towards the end of the COVID-19 lockdown, Enghouse Interactive hosted a webinar together with the Customer Contact Network of New Zealand (CCNNZ) to discuss remote working for contact centres in the region. Julie Valencia, Chair at CCNNZ, interviewed Sharyn Clements, Team Leader Customer Contact at Cessnock City Council, and Peter Cooke, Head of Customer Service at Lotto…
Barbara Stuart
June 8, 2020
Cloud Contact Center, CCaaS, Remote Working, WFHCommunications CentreContact centre, Multi-channel, Omni-channelCX, Customer Experience, Customer Service, SupportResources

Ticking the Boxes for a Homeworking Contact Centre

COVID-19 lockdown is relaxing in many regions, but many organisations are talking about making the call to keep their staff at home indefinitely for safety reasons, where feasible. For a contact centre in particular, social distancing is a challenge with tens or hundreds of agents – previously grouped closely to achieve a tight team environment! Even when COVID-19 safety reasons…
Barbara Stuart
May 28, 2020
Working from homeCloud Contact Center, CCaaS, Remote Working, WFHContact centre, Multi-channel, Omni-channelCX, Customer Experience, Customer Service, SupportHealthcare

When Home is the New Office – Operating in Crisis Times

We are living in unprecedented times, with workers across the UK and many other countries worldwide being urged to avoid non-essential travel and work from home where possible. Home working is nothing new of course. Its origins date from the 1980s and BBC 5 Live Wake Up To Money analysis reveals a 74% jump in the number of people working…
Helen Billingham
March 18, 2020
AIContact centre, Multi-channel, Omni-channel

Embracing AI and Robotic-Driven Customer Service Without Leaving Employees Behind

We are living in a digital age. People are more willing to self-serve and the use of AI and robotics for customer service is growing. This drive to automation has the potential to benefit organisations and their customers across all sectors. Business employees understand how AI helps deliver operational efficiency and enhanced customer service. According to a recent survey we…
Helen Billingham
December 10, 2019
Cloud Contact Center, CCaaS, Remote Working, WFHCommunications CentreContact centre, Multi-channel, Omni-channelCX, Customer Experience, Customer Service, SupportIVR/Self-Service

Raise the Bar: Top Tips to Improve the Customer Journey

Most customer service operations are on a relentless march towards omnichannel. Although digital is the way forward, no business should roll out new digital channels for their own sake. Any implementation needs to be in the context of the customer journey, with a focus on continuous improvement. In other words, a business should concentrate on the whole experience a customer…
Helen Billingham
November 19, 2019