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Training Cheat Sheet – Creating Advocates

green-holding-book-This week we bring you the third cheat sheet in our latest series of downloadable training materials. (Read more…)

Poll – On home workers which statement best describes your centre?

2.On-home-workers-which-statement-best-describes-your-centre (Read more…)

Behold, the future is coming!

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Paul Cooper writes about customer service from 10 years in the future. (Read more…)

17 top tips for workforce management

coordinated-workforceYou can have the best staff in the business, but it will count for nothing if they’re not in the right place at the right time.

Here are some tips from our readers on how to optimise your workforce management (WFM). (Read more…)

Free Webinar: Top 5 Workforce Management Myths

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There are many common misconceptions about WFM.

For example “Overtime is always bad” or “True labour costs are easy to calculate”.

In this webinar, The Call Centre School and injixo will explore the Top 5 common WFM myths and provide insights that you can take away to improve your WFM practice without disruptive change (and without spending lots of money).

Being an interactive webinar you will also have a chance to participate in the discussion, share your tips and participate in a live web chat.

Thursday 23rd May 2013 @ 1.00pm UK time.  Click here to register. (Read more…)

Businesses lose money through poor customer experience

customer-speech-bubblesNew research from NewVoiceMedia reveals that UK companies deemed to have poor customer service are losing approximately £12 billion a year. (Read more…)

Winners of Noble Awards announced

number-oneNoble Systems has hosted its second annual Users Group conference and awards. (Read more…)

Careful what your employees are tweeting!

censored-tweet Gemma Murphy shares some lessons on social media for employees and employers. (Read more…)

New field service management app

mobile-appsmplsystems has extended its field service solution with the addition of powerful integrated mobile apps that support both client self-service and field worker activities. (Read more…)

The ‘first ever’ complaint about sales calls?

Is this the first ever complaint about a sales call?

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Case Study: Tyne Tunnel Crossing operator

toll-boothTT2 Limited has improved transaction security and the customer experience with Payment Automation from Netcall. (Read more…)

Poll – How many languages do you handle in your contact centre?

5.How-many-languages-do-you-handle-in-your-contact-centre (Read more…)

Green Deal qualification introduced for call-centre staff

graduation-celebrateSkillsfirst Awards has introduced a new qualification for call centre or customer services staff working with the energy industries. (Read more…)

Next webinars in the series…

6th June – Multi-channel Mayhem?

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13th June – 10 Ways to Improve your NetPromoter scores

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Bank colleagues smash fundraising target

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Big-hearted colleagues from Tesco Bank recently presented the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society (SANDS) with a cheque for over £32,000, which they have raised over the past year. (Read more…)

Call Centre News round-up

NewsHere is a quick round-up of the current call centre stories featured in the national, local press and Twitter.

  • Sick of getting stuck in the automated phone maze? One man has written all the shortcuts.  Daily Mail
  • CWU union claims O2 call centre workers ‘betrayed.  BBC News
  • Major new contract saves call centre jobs.  Selkirk Weekend Advertiser
  • Sunderland bank staff take revamp care centre’s garden.  Sunderland Echo

(Read more…)

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Introduce agent self-evaluation

evaluation-sheetA powerful technique to improve performance is to introduce agent self-evaluation. (Read more…)


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