Sponsor: IDG Connect Ltd

Most sales & service organization find themselves with a hodge-podge of different systems, applications and procedures. Every sale, every deal, becomes way too complicated, creating unnecessary delays and errors. They wish they could start all over with a clean sheet of paper and do it right the next time.

Well, welcome to the world of true omnichannel engagement, powered by CaféX and Microsoft Dynamics 365 with Live Assist.

Read Sheila McGee-Smith’s whitepaper on how the leaders in CRM & customer engagement combined forces to make it happen for District M

Aberdeen research shows that technology tools are among the top factors influencing agents’ ability to meet and exceed customer expectations. Of the tools agents use, agent desktop is arguably the most important one. This report highlights the business value companies observe by optimizing the agent desktop. It’ll also illustrate the key activities and technologies contact centers use to empower agents and help them succeed in creating happy customers.

Bridging the Gap between Customer Demand and Existing Technology

In the blink of an eye, the world of customer care has changed. Dialing a toll-free number to connect to a live contact center agent is rarely anyone’s first choice as consumers increasingly embrace digital alternatives. Reminiscent of the introductory sequence to the popular television show “The Big Bang Theory,” where the history of the world is shown in a 20 second sequence, customer care’s progress from the simple phone call to today’s omnichannel world has happened in less than a generation