Burnout in contact centres, how to spot it early 

contact centres burnout

Burnout in contact centres doesn’t just happen overnight, it builds slowly.   In my experience, people often miss burnout because it looks like laziness or a bad attitude from the outside. But that’s not what’s really going on. More often than not, the people who burn out are the ones who care too much, for too […]

Handle “Let me speak to your manager” like a customer service pro

customer service escalation example

Every customer service professional knows that feeling when a customer says, “Let me speak to your manager.” It’s a moment that can send a wave of anxiety, but it doesn’t have to be a negative experience. The way you handle it can turn a tense situation into a positive one. Whether you work in retail, […]

Should Contact Centres Replace Humans with AI? 

It’s a thought-provoking question that has sparked plenty of online debates and the answer isn’t as simple as picking one over the other. The truth is, that the benefits of AI are undeniable in terms of efficiency and handling increasing customer demands.

Streamlining Data Capture with Dynamic Pop-Up Forms in QContact

Modern day contact centres know only to well that efficient data capture and streamlined workflows are crucial for delivering exceptional customer service. Which is why QContact’s new dynamic pop-up forms feature enables businesses to seamlessly collect essential information during customer interactions.

Unstable cables

The past few months have seen large scale internet disruption across Africa due to submarine cable cuts.
Africa’s vast size coupled with geopolitical reasons makes it more reliant on submarine cables than you would see in the US or Europe, and more akin to a series of islands.

Not every conversation is a ticket.

Many traditional customer support tools want to class every interaction with the customer into a ticket. Customer rings to ask about a product? It’s a ticket. They ring to ask about an order update? Ticket. Every interaction – always a ticket. Not every conversation is a ticket.

Why is your price hidden?

We’ve probably all been there – we see a product or service, we like what we see and we click that link that says Pricing expecting to see, you know, the price.