The Hybrid Model: Humans Powered by AI

AI call center solutions are reshaping customer service by combining automation with human expertise. They streamline repetitive tasks, deliver real-time insights, and empower agents to focus on meaningful conversations that build trust. The challenge isn’t whether AI can run a call center alone, but how humans and AI working together can deliver faster resolutions, better compliance, […]

Rising CX Costs? How Nearshore Call Centers Save Money Without Sacrificing Service

Despite rising CX costs, outsourcing is holding strong — Deloitte’s 2024 Global Outsourcing Survey shows that 80% of executives plan to maintain or increase their investment in third-party outsourcing. Even with some companies insourcing select roles, nearshore partners continue to be a key strategy for reducing customer service expenses. Businesses are choosing nearshore options to […]

Optimizing Utility Customer Service During Outages: Key Strategies

A sudden outage not only causes you to lose potential customers, but it can also drastically increase your need for utility customer service during outages. You can try to mitigate the potential for such an incident, but sometimes it is beyond your control. Incident manager PagerDuty reports that 88% of executives expect another large-scale outage this year, similar […]

Why Customers Hate Being Transferred (And How to Fix Your Call Flow)

VOIP-provider Carolina Digital Phone recently reported that as many as 70% of customers become very upset when they hear the phrase, “I need to transfer your call”. These transfers cause customers to feel unheard, as though a subset of their phone call has been wasted due to repeated information sharing. To prevent this, what is […]

Bilingual Support Is No Longer Optional: It’s the Key to Beating Your Competitors

Seventy percent of customers are more loyal to businesses that offer support in their native language, according to Retail TouchPoints. Not better products, not lower prices. Just the simple ability to communicate comfortably and be understood. If you’re leading a company that offers essential services, you already know how important customer retention is. Losing a customer […]

The $100,000 Mistake: How Most Companies Are Overspending on Customer Support

Poor customer support services can cost businesses a significant amount of money. In fact, Customer Think reports that $3.7 trillion is lost globally because of poor service. That’s money slipping through the cracks, day after day. When you’re managing a high-volume contact center, those losses add up fast. It’s the overhead costs of onshore call centers, the […]