Report: Merchants Need to Address Live Chat

| Jim Tierney

Merchants need to “move off the needle” to support live chat because it has reached a “tipping point” of adoption, according to Bold Chat’s 2012 Live Chat Effectiveness Research Report.

Benchmarking Contact Center Best Practices for Cross-Selling & Up-Selling

| Jason Lancaster

Taking advantage of cross-selling and up-selling can maximize company profits and significantly enhance the overall customer experience by adding value to customers during inbound interactions and limiting the number of outbound calls potential and existing customer receive. Here’s four steps for effectively incorporating cross-selling and up-selling into your contact center

5 Ways Contact Centers Can Use Web 2.0 Channels

| Lauren Ziskie

The voice of the customer has now amplified. This shift in consumer behavior does not signal the death of the contact center model, but an evolution in the way companies must address customer concerns. Here are 5 ways contact centers can connect with customers using Web 2.0 channels.