{"id":3735,"date":"2019-12-03T08:54:40","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T16:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/?p=3735"},"modified":"2019-12-03T08:54:40","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T16:54:40","slug":"cx-starts-at-the-contact-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/cx-starts-at-the-contact-center\/","title":{"rendered":"CX starts at the Contact Center"},"content":{"rendered":"
There\u2019s nothing like business for buzzwords, and one of the latest is CX\u2014Customer Experience.\u00a0 Lots of companies worry about their customers\u2019 experiences with their products or solutions, but the challenges in addressing those concerns can seem overwhelming.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a place to start: your contact center. \u00a0Today\u2019s customers are used to having information readily at their fingertips.\u00a0 When you can get most of what you want by asking Google, Alexa, or Siri\u2014your needs are likely reasonably complex if you\u2019re making that phone call. In fact, the contact center has seen more change in the last five years than in the previous 30 combined, and much of that is around how to better meet the needs of today\u2019s customers.\u00a0 Remember, Net Promoter Score (or any other measure of customer satisfaction) is significantly higher for phone calls than any other channels.<\/p>\n
How can you make that in-person contact more positive?\u00a0 Start by remembering that your contact center employees are people, too. And, depending on the role they play, their needs are very different.\u00a0 Consider four key roles in your contact center:<\/p>\n
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Regardless of the employee\u2019s role, the role of voice and video in the contact center has increased in importance over last few years.\u00a0 Why? The easy interactions are now handled by digital or self-service channels, and it\u2019s only the more complex issues that are reaching employees. \u00a0Prospective recruits are now being reviewed for empathy, problem solving skills, and team collaboration. \u00a0When they have this right skill mix, they need the right tools to support them in successfully getting the job done.<\/p>\n
How do you know what the right device is to help these employees create great experiences?<\/p>\n
The right device can make a significant difference. \u00a0Putting the employee experience at the center, the device is the first three feet of their interaction path. \u00a0But you can\u2019t give same device to everyone\u2014purchasing decisions need to be informed by each individual\u2019s role.\u00a0 And that\u2019s where Poly can help.<\/p>\n
The newest member of our EncorePro family of professional headsets is the EncorePro 300<\/a>. Designed for all day comfort, this device provides voice optimization for incredible audio quality for agents and customer service reps. Unlike headsets tuned for office workers that may also be used for music playback, the Encore Pro line of headsets is specifically designed to clearly transmit the human voice (not music).\u00a0 That matters when you\u2019re trying to hear clearly.<\/p>\n The EncorePro 300 is the ideal headset for organizations that are cost conscious but have not seen Poly as an accessible brand before.<\/p>\n Our newest audio processor The MDA500<\/a> helps agents and CSRs deliver great customer experience by enhancing the audio of the phone call\u2014no matter what type of phone is being used.\u00a0 Great audio, fewer mistakes, better experiences.\u00a0 With acoustic protection built-in to help safeguard employees.<\/p>\n The MDA500 is the ideal solution for organizations moving their contact center to the cloud and want to retain that clear connection to the customer.<\/p>\n These new additions round out portfolio of great devices\u2014wireless headsets such as the Savi, desktop cameras such as the EagleEye<\/a> mini, and SIP phones such as the VVX350<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
(The Poly MDA 500QD audio processor bridging the gap between desk phones and softphones in a hybrid work environment)<\/h5>\n