People who ignore history’s lessons often make the same old mistakes, and right now, some New Zealand businesses appear to be making this very error. They appear determined once again to test contact centre credo that a New Zealander responding to New Zealand queries is always going to deliver a better response. With the significant […]
For a long time contact centres have been known to have very high staff turn overs with most having a turnover rate of 30-45 percent with some seeing a turnover rate higher than 100 each year! A common cause for this is due to Contact Centres not prioritising the frontline, ensuring they have the right […]
As we enter a new era of AI and are starting to see more and more uses of this technology across more industries than ever before it becomes more crucial than ever for Contact Centres to be aware of and utilising tools that make use of this emerging technology. With this in mind, today we […]
Outsourcing to a contact centre can be an intimidating idea for many businesses and it comes with a lot of stereotypes that are frankly outdated. Having worked in a mix of both in-house and outsourced contact centres for over 20 years, I have extensive experience in both realms and have seen both the upsides and […]
As parts of New Zealand begin the recovery and cleanup process after the havoc of Cyclone Gabrielle our thoughts are with those that have been effected by its devastation. Sadly, this impact extends to some of our own staff who were caught I the path of the floods and violent winds. We are now seeing […]
With 18 years at Telnet working from a frontline agent up to client services, I have been exposed to many iterations of ContactSuite, which is our primary CRM and omnichannel management tool. I still recall a time where this software was used to manage calls only, but even at that stage I could see the […]
In the ever changing and evolving world of call centres, we all have heard the term “AI” used for many years now as the answer to all of our problems. However, in the past its real world use in our industry has been limited and I could understand some people being jaded by their experience […]
In the contact centre industry, we are exposed to a large variation of CRM software on a regular basis for everything from data entry to handling calls, emails chats, social media etc. Each CRM has its strengths and weaknesses but one common trend they all seem to share is a high level of complexity for […]
We have all seen and continue to see the impact COVID has had on the call centre industry as a whole, from companies rushing to implement some sort of homeworker model to others struggling with increased staff absenteeism. One impact that is often overlooked is how this has impacted the culture in call centres, specifically […]
I am very happy to announce that Telnet have now completed the migration of its all its voice queues to the market-leading Amazon Connect cloud contact centre platform. The existing integration with ContactSuite, Telnet’s own cloud based CRM and call management system, allowed the migration process to be quick and efficient, with all phone queues […]
