Contact Centers

When COVID-19 lockdowns in early 2020 forced businesses to close physical locations, demand for digital options soared as employees shifted to working from home and customers sought alternative means of interaction. Australian organizations made major changes to their processes and technology to address the initial crisis. Their contact centers wer...

Frost & Sullivan's annual survey of contact center solution decision-makers revealed that employee engagement is a top priority for contact center organizations in 2023. Organizations with more employee engagement initiatives benefit from higher employee satisfaction (eNPS) levels and lower attrition. Those with more solutions that support employee...

Patients are consumers and expect excellent customer service for every product and service they buy. Patients invest in their health and set self-care management goals and play an active role in attaining health services. Improving a patient’s experience with digital solutions that give them more power is becoming the norm. These solutions includ...

10 May 2023  |  North America  |  Customer Research

Retail Contact Center Growth Opportunities in North America—2023

Successful Providers Must Bridge the Physical and Digital Realms

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Preparing for a pandemic that lifts or redescends is top of mind for retailers that must navigate increasing foot traffic in stores and in malls with a large retail footprint. To mitigate economic headwinds, customer retention is key. Malls and retailers need new ways to entice pandemic-weary customers, and retailers must find the optimal mix of di...

The CX industry is in a disruptive state as IT decision-makers and customer contact leaders struggle with prioritizing and procuring budgets and persuading executives to align CX and corporate goals. There is a fear of failure in these uncertain times, making organizations less agile than in previous years. Trust, ease of use, and reliability are t...

Digital health has maintained a consistent growth trajectory and continues to address the multi-faceted challenges that plague the industry. The primary focus is investing in technology that helps organizations move toward the Quintuple Aim of the healthcare framework, which includes improving population health, enhancing patient experience, loweri...

Along with healthcare, retail was one of the industries most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced rapid change and innovation because retail goods and services are often necessities in peoples lives, not nice-to-haves as seen in the travel and hospitality sectors, for example. In some of these verticals, customers slowed down or stopped...

08 Aug 2024  |  Global  |  Customer Research

CX Growth Opportunities in the Travel & Hospitality Industry 2024 to 2025

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In 2023, the pent-up demand for travel boosted spending in this industry to almost back to pre-pandemic levels. With increasing demand and the need to recoup revenue lost during the 2020-2022 pandemic restrictions, air and ground transportation, accommodations, and dining prices are high. Revenue growth is also expected due to more consumers spendi...

The primary goals of this study are to determine implementation plans of interaction channels, applications, and solutions in the contact center environment across industries and to understand purchase trends. It also investigates the factors that influence product selection. Decision-makers and purchase decision influencers of contact centers wer...