Managing Outbound Dialling lists strategically to Maximise Collections

Posted on 09/27/12 No Comments

JOHANNESBURG – September 27, 2012 – Outbound Dialling List management strategies ensure that the accounts representing the highest risk to the collections process are targeted with the right treatment in order to maximise collections. Some collections companies operate in multiple locations, often with competing debtor contact strategies and different methods and philosophies for managing portfolio risk. To [...]

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Ocular Technologies announces Aspect Contact, maximising users’ Microsoft Lync deployment

Posted on 09/27/12 No Comments

JOHANNESBURG – September 27, 2012 – Contact centre solutions provider, Ocular Technologies, has introduced Aspect Contact, helping enterprises maximise their return from Microsoft Lync deployments. Aspect Contact is a multimedia contact centre solution that is ideal for contact centres and help desks up to 100 seats and, according to Pommie Lutchman, CEO at Ocular Technologies, [...]

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Optimising agent performance in collections organisations

Posted on 09/12/12 No Comments

JOHANNESBURG – September 12, 2012 – Collections contact centres predominantly make outbound calls, but also generate inbound call traffic. These types of centres, that handle both incoming and outgoing calls, are faced with a critical decision – how to efficiently and effectively balance inbound and outbound volumes to achieve excellent service and to optimise agent productivity. [...]

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Key to heightened customer experience is a Next-Generation Customer Contact Centre solution

Posted on 08/29/12 No Comments

JOHANNESBURG – August 29, 2012 – Financial services providers are becoming increasingly reliant on next-generation customer contact and workforce optimisation solutions to create and sustain differentiation through exceptional customer experience. Credit card lenders, in particular, have realised that product improvement alone is not enough to drive long-term profitability in an environment of radically changing, heightened customer [...]

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Making the back office pay through Workforce Optimisation

Posted on 08/15/12 No Comments

JOHANNESBURG – August 15, 2012 –  Workforce optimisation solutions can increase the productivity of back-office operations and decrease costs. Specifically, they help to improve customer service levels while decreasing required staffing through predictive modeling. These solutions also empower and improve employees’ performance through automated coaching and by allowing staff to manage their own schedules using predefined [...]

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Tweets and trends in the contact centre industry

Posted on 11/07/11 No Comments

JOHANNESBURG – October 12, 2011 – Reminiscent of the formal written letter of praise or complaint that was soon eclipsed by the phone call, social media is today’s essential communication tool and should be at the top of a contact centre’s priorities list, as it can significantly affect and enhance brand reputation and customer service. [...]

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AudioCodes Ltd signs Ocular Technologies as local VAR

Posted on 09/30/11 No Comments

JOHANNESBURG, September 27, 2011 – Specialist contact centre solutions- and services provider, Ocular Technologies has announced its appointment as a registered value-added reseller (VAR) of AudioCodes Ltd. AudioCodes Ltd (Nasdaq: AUDC) designs, develops and sells advanced voice over IP (VoIP) and converged VoIP and data networking products and applications. “As part of our reseller agreement, [...]

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Nine things every contact centre needs to know about workforce productivity

Posted on 08/19/11 No Comments

JOHANNESBURG – August 10, 2011 – Contact centres need to go beyond cost savings and become revenue contributors for companies to remain competitive. The contact centre also needs to stop being managed solely for efficiency, convince the business that it has the potential to build customer loyalty, win new customers and increase revenue. This is [...]

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If unified communications is the answer, what is the question?

Posted on 07/12/11 No Comments

JOHANNESBURG – July 12, 2011 – Both consumers and enterprises are changing. Today’s customers have more choice, influence and control than ever before – whether it is in the channel that they choose to communicate with companies, their increasing use of intelligent mobile devices, or the influence of social media and blogs on company perception. [...]

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Ocular partners with pioneering headset manufacturer

Posted on 04/13/11 No Comments

Contact centre solutions provider, Ocular Technologies, has partnered with the leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of lightweight communications headset products, Plantronics, enhancing its competitiveness in the contact centre arena by offering a complete unified communication (UC) services portfolio and becoming a one-stop shop for customers. “Ocular Technologies has always partnered with industry leaders to provide [...]

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