Contact Centers

Contact centers are slated to go through major changes in the coming future. The rise of cloud technology, big data and analytics and social media will change how contact centers are operated, bringing new found efficiencies to the incumbent outsourced contact centre model, making customer service and customer experience a significant differentiator and pushing it to the top of the priority list of organizations.

Frost & Sullivan’s Information Technology research and consulting programs look at conventional and unconventional technologies, with specific focus on top-level potential disruptors such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and IOT or the Internet of Things. In the contact center market, we look at:

  • Solution providers in varying segments
  • Big data analytics and their applications in contact centers
  • Web and mobile engagement
  • Complex sales, service, and support opportunities and issues
  • Web experience personalization

We work closely with the world’s largest IT firms and upcoming disruptive start-ups to predict macro and micro trends related to products, services, technology and business models that can define growth. Tailored, customized solutions provide clients with the best strategies for growth, supported by the right key data points researched to meet the client’s needs and the specific engagement. Our research spans broadly across the sector and provides deep insights into specific markets in the most significant areas of IT and the IT industry.

  1. 11 Feb 2013  |  North America  |  Market Research

    Voice of the Customer

    The New Voice in Analytics

    This market insight looks at the tools and strategies being used to harness the voice of the customer (VoC), as part of the broader industry effort to improve the customer experience. It incorporates customer use cases from interviews on customers VoC goals, initiatives, and best practices.

    $1,500.00
  2. 19 Dec 2013  |  Global  |  Market Research

    Global RollupContact Center Systems Markets

    Analytics Leads the Way for Growth in a Mature Market

    This market analysis research provides market sizing and forecasts for premises-based contact centre systems at a global level. The product segments covered are: inbound contact routing, IVR and voice portal, outbound dialer, quality monitoring, workforce management, and contact center analytics. The study provides market forecasts by product segme...

    $10,000.00
  3. 23 Jun 2014  |  Europe  |  Customer Research

    Enterprise Priorities in Europe

    Agent Performance Optimization

    The main objective of this research service was to investigate the current use and future adaptation of agent performance optimization (APO) solutions in European contact centers. Quality monitoring and workforce and performance management systems are the most widely deployed and used APO applications in Europe. Furthermore, large contact centers h...

    $12,500.00
  4. 23 Jun 2014  |  Europe  |  Customer Research

    Enterprise Priorities in Europe

    Contact Center Outsourcing

    The main objective of this research service was to investigate the current use and future adaptation of cloud contact center solutions in European contact centers. One-third of the respondents outsource some customer care activities. The United Kingdom has the highest proportion of companies that outsource, while Benelux has the least. Outsourcing ...

    $12,500.00
  5. 23 Jun 2014  |  North America  |  Customer Research

    Enterprise Priorities in North America

    Contact Center Outsourcing

    The overall research objective of this research service was to investigate the current and future outsourcing trends in the North American contact centers. Nearly half of the respondents outsource some customer care activities. Large contact center organizations are greater users of outsourcing than medium and small contact center organizations. Co...

    $10,000.00
  6. 23 Jun 2014  |  Europe  |  Customer Research

    Enterprise Priorities in Europe

    Cloud Contact Center Solutions

    The overall research objective of this research service was to investigate the current use and future adaptation of cloud contact center solutions in European contact centers. About 37% of contact center organizations in Europe use a hosted/cloud contact center solution, which is expected to reach 86% by 2016. While small and medium contact centers...

    $12,500.00
  7. 23 Jun 2014  |  North America  |  Customer Research

    Enterprise Priorities in North America

    Cloud Contact Center Solutions

    The main objective of this research service was to investigate the current use and future adaptation of cloud solutions in North American contact centers. Currently, about 50% of the contact centers in North America use hosted or cloud solutions, and that percentage is expected to reach more than 90% by 2016. Although small and medium contact cente...

    $10,000.00
  8. 30 Jun 2014  |  North America  |  Customer Research

    Enterprise Priorities in North America

    Multichannel Customer Contact

    The main objective of this research service was to investigate the current and future integration of customer interactions in the North American contact centers. Currently, one-third of the contact centers have been fully integrated to deliver seamless and consistent customer experiences across channels. By 2016, 54% expect to be fully integrated. ...

    $10,000.00
  9. 18 Sep 2014  |  Europe  |  Market Research

    Web Real-time Communication (WebRTC): The Future of Contact Center Technology

     

     

    $1,500.00
  10. 09 Oct 2014  |  North America  |  Market Research

    North America Contact Center Outsourcing Market

    Technology-enabled BPO Solutions to Drive Growth

    This market analysis study provides market sizing and forecasts for the North American contact center outsourcing market. North American market revenue represents outsourcer revenues associated with customer interactions that originate in North America, regardless of fulfillment model. This includes onshore, nearshore, offshore, home-agent, automat...

    $4,950.00