In today’s world, customers have become accustomed to serving themselves. This phenomenon may have started with fuel. With the notable exception of New Jersey, customers have been pumping their own…
Category: Contact Center Training
Using Voice Technology to Enhance Customer Service
When a customer calls into a contact center, they want a good experience, and they want to receive accurate information in a timely manner so that they don’t have to…
HighPoint Operations VP to Speak at ICMI Contact Center Demo
HighPoint Vice President of Operations, Doug Taylor, is scheduled to speak at the International Customer Management Institute’s (ICMI) Contact Center Demo event in Las Vegas. Taylor’s presentation, called “Contact Center…
Contact center agents have little to fear with AI implementation
There’s no death knell for CSRs yet, says Doug Taylor. Forecasters have been sounding the death knell of contact centers for decades. In the 90s, technology enthusiasts predicted that contact…
Plain Language Is the Key to Contact Center Scripting
Caller: “I can’t figure out how to ask for a return on your website.” Customer service representative: “Thank you for calling. I can facilitate the completion of that process by…
Four Best Practices for Onboarding New Contact Center Employees
Hiring and onboarding new employees are processes that no contact center manager takes lightly, especially since high agent turnover remains a top challenge. Compounding this challenge is the fact that many…