Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, asserts that the prime reason that made them one of Big Four tech companies is their ‘obsessive-compulsive focus’ on their customers. It wouldn't be a matter of opinion with the other front runners as well that customers lay at the heart of any successful or efficient business model. The world of customer experience management has snowballed over the years acknowledging this very fact. However, while businesses strive to become more agile and responsive to customer demands by continually reinventing their customer culture, customers ceaselessly look out for better services, thanks to the ever-increasing digital consumption. This, then leaves the businesses with the Hobson's choice of providing a superior customer experience to enhance the level of customer satisfaction, thereby retaining customer loyalty. Contact center technologies come in as a perfect solution to this dilemma.
With the rise in digital consumption, customers expect businesses to be constantly available on various channels. Contact center technologies provide omnichannel customer support via calls, emails, chats, voice over IP (VOIP), and websites, which allow businesses to refine their customer service while efficiently improving the analysis of customer behavior. To this end, the channels operate cohesively and are consistently managed as part of one whole entity instead of individual entities, and that allows customers to communicate by any conceivable means. Alongside, such multi-channel technologies also support integration and analytics of contextual data that can personalize the customer experience and make the interaction more effortless. The greater integration of AI has furthered the benefits that businesses can leverage from contact center technologies.
There’s a wide spectrum of contact center technologies available in the market to help businesses maximize their operational efficiency. The transition from single-channel call centers to omnichannel contact centers that support seamless and personalized customer experience is happening at a rapid pace. The right contact center platform can tell a complete story of customer journeys, behaviors, and trends.
To help CIOs choose the apt cutting edge contact center technology that would successfully balance innovation with profitable growth, APAC CIO Outlook has compiled a list of ‘Top 10 Contact Center Technology Companies 2020.’ The technologies enlisted here are the frontrunners in the industry that provide better services and utilize resources more effectively. The magazine also comprises insights from thought leaders in the sector on the industry trends, best practices, recent innovations, and their advice for the upcoming aspiring CIOs.
We present to you APAC CIO Outlook’s, “Top 10 Contact Center Technology Companies – 2020.”