
Questioning if Speech Analytics are Right for Your Call Center?
Speech Analytics is a technology that transcribes and analyzes phone calls between customers and call center agents, but is it right for your call center?

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In Season 8 of The Office, Andy Bernard gets creative with an employee incentive plan to drive better profitability. His points system is met with apathy until he ups the ante with some pretty bizarre and embarrassing potential rewards. In typical Andy fashion, his plan backfires spectacularly. Kory Kostecka, the Director of Workforce Solutions at Paramount Staffing, believes contact centers need to adjust to attract and retain top talent, but he wouldn’t advise using Andy’s method. Instead, he offers some relatively simple strategies that will make your talent management successful in 2024 and beyond. We discuss: • Post-COVID shifts in hiring criteria • How companies can earn employee loyalty beyond pay • How to communicate career path opportunities • Big trends for 2024 • One thing younger workers want more than ever before Connect with Daniel on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/kory-kostecka-95b82514a/ Paramount Staffing – https://www.hireparamount.com/ Music courtesy of Big Red Horse – https://bigredhorseband.com/ Brought to you by Happitu – https://happitu.com/

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In 1989, Roxette took the world by storm with their first hit, “The Look.” Songwriter, Per Gessle wanted the band’s 2nd album, Look Sharp, to be “a little more programmed, digital, and modern” than their first effort, Pearls of Passion, so he got a synthesizer and in the process of learning to use it, wrote “The Look.” Daniel Nilsson believes support should be “a little more programmed, digital, and modern” as well. Not only does his proactive approach to support reduce support inquires, it drives more sales through channel partners. We discuss: • Why Daniel believes in always being available for Customer Support • How Preventative Support impacts product design • How good onboarding impacts Support • How great Channel Sales and Support can drive revenue • Tips and Tricks for providing great Channel Sales Support • Lessons from Marketing applied to Support • The critical attribute for successful Support professionals Connect with Daniel on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielnilssonsweden/ Daniel’s blog – https://www.daniel-one.com Much Skills – https://www.muchskills.com/ Music courtesy of Big Red Horse – https://bigredhorseband.com/ Brought to you by Happitu – https://happitu.com/
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