A solid work-life balance is an essential element of employee well-being. If you’re an employer, it’s something you should not only care about but actively encourage your employees to improve and maintain. Study after study has shown that an imbalance of work and life, a work-life conflict if you will, can have a serious negative impact on employees. In the office, it has been associated with poor workplace performance, reduced productivity, absenteeism, and burnout.

Call centers can handle all the support services for your business without you having to break a sweat. But there are two main types of call centers businesses can use: outbound and inbound. Outbound call centers make outgoing calls to customers while inbound call centers handle incoming calls. In this article, we’ll cover what an outbound call center is, how it differs from inbound call centers and its key aspects.

With the COVID-19 pandemic, the world moved online. Digital software and online shopping became increasingly popular among customers, which intensified the need for excellent customer service. And to match that, several companies like Amazon and Microsoft embraced the virtual call center model. In a virtual call center, agents handle incoming and outgoing customer calls while they work remotely.

For managed service providers (MSP), customer support is absolutely core to their business. Where the various services provided may be the main customer-facing offering, without a supporting team to attend to client needs and answer questions, an MSP is sure to face challenges retaining clients. Empowering your customer support team only further serves your business, and one simple way to do that is by introducing a helpdesk and ticketing system.

The June 2021 Release of OneDesk introduces a new App (in Beta) to centralize statistics about your tickets, tasks, and projects. We call this new app ‘Analytics’. Located under the ‘More Applications’ icon in the lower-left corner, the Analytics app brings together Reports and Activities, and introduces a new section called ‘Charts’. Here are some highlights of the new Charts app.

Today, the remote developer adaptation process is a reality for many of us. About 4.7 million employees work remotely in the U.S. That number is increasing day by day and more industries embrace remote work. Regardless of the industry type, people need to adapt to this work culture, and the sooner they transform, the better will be the results.

To nobody’s surprise, sturdy success starts with good foundations. While the building materials have changed drastically and improved remarkably over time, the foundation of any good business is ultimately the satisfaction of its customers. Arguably, it’s easy to overlook the importance of customer satisfaction when the issues aren’t obvious. Just like the wiring of a house, you expect it to be there and working perfectly.

Successful companies are more than just productivity and revenue hubs. These places institutionalize making their workers feel engaged, so they trust and believe in the overall direction of the company. All of this positivity might make it seem like great organizations don’t need to boost team morale—but that’s simply untrue. Keeping employees engaged and satisfied is still a huge challenge, no matter how successful the business might be.

Companies are increasingly trying to promote customer experience into a key selling point. And for good reason—the Zendesk Customer Experience Trends Report 2021 found that 75 percent of customers will pay a premium to buy from brands that provide a great customer experience. Exceptional customer experiences require exceptional customer experience design. But what does that really look like?

Due to COVID regulations and virtual call center software innovations, virtual customer service teams have grown in popularity. With cloud-based virtual call center solutions, remote agents can be more productive, and business owners can manage their call virtual center operations with ease. But with several virtual call center tools out there, which one is the best tool for you?