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Digital Transformation

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How to deliver ROI from your digital self-service

How to deliver ROI from your digital self-service We all have heard about the unprecedented digital transformation that was accelerated by the recent pandemic. Consumers turned to shopping online and suddenly online retail became hugely competitive, forcing retailers to adopt the latest and greatest technology to stay ahead. However, it wasn’t only retail that was affected. As a result of…
Barbara Stuart
March 8, 2022
Market analysis - writing pen on screenCloud Contact Center, CCaaS, Remote Working, WFHCommunications CentreContact centre, Multi-channel, Omni-channelCX, Customer Experience, Customer Service, SupportDigital TransformationMicrosoftMicrosoft Teams

Measuring the Value (ROI) of a Microsoft Teams Contact Centre

The recent pandemic forced us into remote working... …Remote working forced many organisations to implement collaboration solutions. …And collaboration solutions brought unforeseen improvement. The rate of the implementation of collaboration and other solutions – which would have not arrived in many organisations for another 8-10 years (or so Gartner and McKinsey estimate) – is what is being called the dramatic…
Barbara Stuart
June 14, 2021
Risk Management image - Microsoft Teams office meetingCloud Contact Center, CCaaS, Remote Working, WFHCommunications CentreContact centre, Multi-channel, Omni-channelCX, Customer Experience, Customer Service, SupportDigital TransformationMicrosoft Teams

4 Steps to Mitigating Risk in your Teams Contact Centre Migration

4 Steps to Mitigating Risk in your Teams Contact Centre Migration With Teams adoption fast outpacing all other UC and collaboration platforms, more and more businesses are looking seriously at its feasibility for their own needs. If you’re one of them, DON’T leave your contact centre behind! A Teams environment adds huge benefits to the contact centre, arguably even more…
Barbara Stuart
May 25, 2021
AICloud Contact Center, CCaaS, Remote Working, WFHCompliance, PCI-DSSContact centre, Multi-channel, Omni-channelCX, Customer Experience, Customer Service, SupportDigital TransformationQuality management, quality monitoringVideo

2020 shaped our 2021 CX trends – Now what? (Two-Part Blog Series; Part 2: The Customer)

How the events of 2020 have shaped the Customer Experience technology trends of 2021 (Part 2) The global COVID-19 pandemic changed the lives of millions, and the way we do business. It changed our day-to-day habits, as families, as workers, and as customers. It changed our needs, our priorities, our buying habits, and our expectations. So it’s a given that…
Barbara Stuart
April 13, 2021
Woman smiling laptop online meetingAICloud Contact Center, CCaaS, Remote Working, WFHContact centre, Multi-channel, Omni-channelCX, Customer Experience, Customer Service, SupportDigital TransformationQuality management, quality monitoring

2020 shaped our 2021 CX trends – Now what? (Two-Part Blog Series; Part 1: The Contact Centre)

How the events of 2020 have shaped the Customer Experience technology trends of 2021 (Part 1) The global COVID-19 pandemic changed the lives of millions, and the way we do business. It changed our day-to-day habits, as families, as workers, and as customers. It changed our needs, our priorities, our buying habits, and our expectations. So it’s a given that…
Barbara Stuart
April 13, 2021
Cloud Contact Center, CCaaS, Remote Working, WFHCommunications CentreContact centre, Multi-channel, Omni-channelCX, Customer Experience, Customer Service, SupportDigital TransformationHealthcareIntegration & OptimisationResourcesRetailVideo

Video-Enable Your Contact Centre to Enhance CX

There’s a well-known maxim for online meeting participants: When some of the group are on headshot video and some aren’t, participation almost invariably devolves to just those who are on video – while the invisible people become merely observers. It doesn’t seem as if it should be that way – since no one has muted them after all – but…
Barbara Stuart
February 20, 2021
Cloud Contact Center, CCaaS, Remote Working, WFHCommunications CentreContact centre, Multi-channel, Omni-channelCX, Customer Experience, Customer Service, SupportDigital TransformationIntegration & OptimisationIVR/Self-ServiceMicrosoftQuality management, quality monitoringResourcesRetailTraining

How to Choose a Contact Centre

Shopping for a contact centre? The first step is to understand how important this purchase is to the business, and then work out your contact centre strategy. Read our eBook "How to Choose a Contact Centre - Buyers Guide"  for advice on tackling key challenges and templates to help you understand your needs, as well as tailored examples of successful…
Barbara Stuart
February 20, 2021
AICloud Contact Center, CCaaS, Remote Working, WFHContact centre, Multi-channel, Omni-channelCX, Customer Experience, Customer Service, SupportDigital TransformationIntegration & OptimisationQuality management, quality monitoring

Super-Agents Are Real (Series: Blog #3 of 3)

AI Makes It Possible (Blog Series) Access the On-Demand Webinar Playback of  “How AI-Enabled Super-Agents Improve CX” with Kate Legget, Vice President and Principal Analyst Service Application Development and Delivery, Forrester Research, with Steve Nattress, Director, R&D and Jacki Tessmer, Vice President – Product Marketing, Enghouse Interactive. Blog #3 of 3: The MORE you know. The more YOU KNOW. Key Learnings from Forrester and Eptica Experts…
Barbara Stuart
December 21, 2020
AICloud Contact Center, CCaaS, Remote Working, WFHCommunications CentreCX, Customer Experience, Customer Service, SupportDigital TransformationQuality management, quality monitoring

Super-Agents Are Real (Series: Blog #2 of 3)

AI Makes It Possible (Blog Series) Access the On-Demand Webinar Playback of  “How AI-Enabled Super-Agents Improve CX” with Kate Legget, Vice President and Principal Analyst Service Application Development and Delivery, Forrester Research, with Steve Nattress, Director, R&D and Jacki Tessmer, Vice President – Product Marketing, Enghouse Interactive. Blog #2 of 3: With context, AI seeks to improve more quickly than ever. Constant Learning Improves AI Recommendations…
Barbara Stuart
December 8, 2020
AICloud Contact Center, CCaaS, Remote Working, WFHCommunications CentreCX, Customer Experience, Customer Service, SupportDigital TransformationQuality management, quality monitoring

Super-Agents Are Real (Series: Blog #1 of 3)

AI Makes It Possible (Blog Series) Access the On-Demand Webinar Playback of  “How AI-Enabled Super-Agents Improve CX” with Kate Legget, Vice President and Principal Analyst Service Application Development and Delivery, Forrester Research, with Steve Nattress, Director, R&D and Jacki Tessmer, Vice President – Product Marketing, Enghouse Interactive. Blog #1 of 3: The Customer Experience. Remember: A Customer’s Perception is their Reality What exactly is the “customer experience”…
Barbara Stuart
November 26, 2020