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How do Americans Feel About Engaging Virtually?

Cresta conducted a survey of 2,000 U.S. adults in November 2022 to better understand how Americans feel about engaging with virtual agents, and how these opinions may differ by geography and demographics. Here are our findings.

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Seven Predictions for Generative AI in the Contact Center

AI has crossed the inflection point for working with human language. The innovations around large language models has led to a Cambrian explosion of applications. We believe that, more than ever, the future contact center will be fundamentally built around AI.

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Stop the Revolving Door: How to Reduce Attrition in the Contact Center

To better understand the state of agent attrition and how the agent lifecycle has evolved over the last few years, we looked at data from over 6,000 agents across nearly 4 million conversations.

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Why Personalization is Central to the Smart Contact Center

We discuss CCW's latest report on the role of personalization in customer service and revenue growth, and the need for 'smarter' tech in the contact center.

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4 Trends Shaping Contact Centers in the Insurance Industry

Four trends continue to have tremendous impact on the intersection of contact centers and generating value in the insurance industry, and require a strategic and full response.

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4 Sales Behaviors Proven to Increase Revenue and Drive Conversions

Through analyzing more than 340,000 inbound sales conversations across a variety of industries, we were able to uncover the key behaviors that top sales performers are doing, that most predict a value add for both customers and businesses.

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Three Ways AI Supercharges Your Contact Center

Learn how Cresta brings no-code Artificial Intelligence to the contact center, making agents into top performers and supercharging revenue.

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A Three-Phased Guide to Happier Agents

As customer service agents grapple with high volume and increased pressure, it’s harder than ever to perform well. Agents who are good at their jobs are happier (and vice versa) — happy agents are less likely to leave. But long ramp times and short tenure mean many agents only achieve proficiency right before churning. Read this blog post to learn more why contact center should want to make their agents happy.

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Simplifying The Agent Workflow

Introducing Omni Search and Guided Workflows. Now agents have everything they need to be a top performer on day one. No more searching for answers and workflows across knowledge bases.

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The 15 Critical Contact Center KPIs to Track

Most successful organizations track key performance indicators (KPIs) to make informed business decisions. Contact centers are no different...

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What to do About the New World of High-End Retail

When COVID-19 hit, social distancing and lockdowns forced us all inside. But this didn’t prevent us from requiring items with high purchase prices: diamonds for engagement rings, for example...

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Real-Time Adherence: Keeping Contact Center Agents on Track

Maintaining high adherence scores can be challenging for even highly-sophisticated contact centers. There's a delicate balance between finding the right people, in the right areas, at the right time of day.

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How Gamification Can Keep Your Contact Center Agents Engaged

Gamification is the secret to some of the most successful contact centers. It encourages reps to achieve goals, motivates them to be more productive, and makes them feel more fulfilled in their roles. The happier the employee, the better the customer experience.

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What Comes Next? Taking Contact Center QA From Reactive to Proactive

Quality assurance (QA) is a key element of contact center performance management. But the QA process is far from perfect. Thanks to modern advances in AI, QA is getting a much needed uplift.

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Series C: The Contact Center is the Front Door of Your Business

Cresta announces its Series C funding of $80M at a $1.6B valuation. Cresta also discusses why the contact center is now the front door of your business, critical for customer experience.

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