As artificial intelligence (AI) and omnichannel customer touchpoints continue to make their mark on the global business landscape, the role of the contact center agent is evolving. It must. This ...

The Microsoft Dynamics 365 Contact Center could stand out as a pivotal advancement set to redefine how businesses interact with their customers. Now widely available, this Contact Center as a Service ...

Consumers who call the customer service department of your call center are typically individuals who have a problem, concern or complaint and are looking for assistance. Handling these people in an ...

Katherine Haan, MBA, is a Senior Staff Writer for Forbes Advisor and a former financial advisor turned international bestselling author and business coach. For more than a decade, she’s helped small ...

This article originally appeared in the December 2007 issue of Business Communications Review magazine. Most customer service executives spend a considerable amount of time thinking about the need to ...

Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. A contact center is every customer’s first call for answers ...

Customer service jobs at virtual call centers are one of the few work-from-home opportunities open to candidates at the entry level. Here’s where you can look for a remote role at a virtual call ...

In the last five years, there has been a palpable shift in customer service standards—in contact centers especially, but not exclusively. Not that long ago within contact centers, the standard for ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Given their experiences with them, customers may believe (or at least hope) that call centers are a thing of the past. When asked to ...

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America(R) (Guardian) has once again been recognized by J.D. Power, the standard bearer in evaluating and certifying companies for outstanding customer service.

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