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Editor's choice

07 February 2012

Voice recognition software will never be 100% perfect because of the huge variations in accent, tone and pitch of people’s voices. But automation applications are becoming increasingly sophisticated and speech scientists are able to tweak the systems to achieve higher levels of customer service. Mark Pritchard discusses how to apply the software to the best of its ability.

Call Centre Focus news

07 February 2012
A 50% increase in enquiries for its predictive dialler services has been reported by Comms Consult, a telecoms company.
03 February 2012
UK consumers say that if they receive bad customer service once, they won’t return to that company again.
02 February 2012
Quality headsets are seen by 73% of contact centre managers worldwide as the absolutely number one factor for creating a satisfactory work environment in their contact centre.

Editor's blog

03 February 2012

I’ve been thinking about the value of offering rewards to call centre workers. I know many centres have incentive schemes related to excellent performance, but these can be tricky to manage – how do you make sure every employee has an equal chance of achieving the levels required for the award? And there can be nothing worse than an incentive scheme that is discouraging for some employees who don’t think they will ever win it.

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Strategy & leadership

03 February 2012

Does the customer service provided by your contact centre reflect the same values as your brand? As customers we assume that the brand we buy in to will provide us with service that mirrors the brand’s core values and, as such, we are often let down by failed promises. Michael Gray takes a look at an example of excellent customer service which exceeded his expectations and reflects, whole-heartedly, the values of the brand. 

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People development

01 February 2012

Call Centre Focus is once again partnering with Hays Contact Centres to gain valuable insight into reward and recognition of contact centre staff. There are two short surveys to fill in, and the more people who complete them, the more valuable the survey will be.

Once all the answers have been collated, we will report on the findings and we will work with Hays to produce the annual salary and benefits guide. We really appreciate you taking the time to fill in the questionnaire.
 

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Technology

02 February 2012

Dealing with complaints is one of the most contentious topics in the customer service sphere. Without an effective complaints procedure you risk making a bad situation much worse. What is more, improper handling of complaints does not just damage reputations but can also incur stiff financial penalties. Martin Scovell examines how complaints handling software can improve the management of complaint handling in your organisation.

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Call Centre Focus whitepaper

Agent's headset is at the heart of contact centre's success

No matter how sophisticated the ACD software used or the cutting edge multi-media contact streams available, it is the contact centre agent’s voice interaction with a caller that remains the most vital part of the contact centre experience.

This complimentary whitepaper will examine the three essential elements to headset design: sound quality, hearing safety and wearing comfort, as well as highlighting the latest innovations in their contact centre headset range.


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