Contact Centers

Contact centers are slated to go through major changes in the coming future. The rise of cloud technology, big data and analytics and social media will change how contact centers are operated, bringing new found efficiencies to the incumbent outsourced contact centre model, making customer service and customer experience a significant differentiator and pushing it to the top of the priority list of organizations.

Frost & Sullivan’s Information Technology research and consulting programs look at conventional and unconventional technologies, with specific focus on top-level potential disruptors such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and IOT or the Internet of Things. In the contact center market, we look at:

  • Solution providers in varying segments
  • Big data analytics and their applications in contact centers
  • Web and mobile engagement
  • Complex sales, service, and support opportunities and issues
  • Web experience personalization

We work closely with the world’s largest IT firms and upcoming disruptive start-ups to predict macro and micro trends related to products, services, technology and business models that can define growth. Tailored, customized solutions provide clients with the best strategies for growth, supported by the right key data points researched to meet the client’s needs and the specific engagement. Our research spans broadly across the sector and provides deep insights into specific markets in the most significant areas of IT and the IT industry.

  1. 10 Oct 2014  |  North America

    Customer Engagement in Healthcare in Europe and North America

    Healthcare Vertical

    The objective of this study is to analyze the current and future adoption trends of various customer contact strategies, enabling technologies, and services in the healthcare vertical. North American healthcare companies are more likely to have social customer care, but are behind their European counterparts in terms of mobile customer care. 38% of...

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  2. 04 Aug 2014  |  North America

    Customer Engagement in Manufacturing in Europe and North America

    The Current and Future Manufacturing Vertical

    The overall objective of this research service was to look at the current and future adoption of various customer contact strategies, enabling technologies, and services, specifically in the manufacturing vertical. Email accounts for the highest share of customer interactions, ahead of LiveAgent voice, especially in Europe. More customer interactio...

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  3. 04 Aug 2014  |  North America

    Customer Engagement in Financial Services in Europe and North America

    The Current and Future Financial Services Vertical

    The overall objective of this research service was to look at the current and future adoption of various customer contact strategies, enabling technologies, and services, specifically in the financial services vertical. In terms of financial services, significantly more current customer interactions are taking place through email in Europe than in ...

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  4. 04 Aug 2014  |  North America

    Customer Engagement in Communications in Europe and North America

    The Current and Future Communications Vertical

    The overall objective of this research service was to look at the current and future adoption of various customer contact strategies, enabling technologies, and services, specifically in the communications vertical. As a proportion of total customer interactions in the communications vertical, the projected growth is clear for Web self-service port...

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  5. 30 Jun 2014  |  North America

    Enterprise Priorities in North America

    Multichannel Customer Contact

    The main objective of this research service was to investigate the current and future integration of customer interactions in the North American contact centers. Currently, one-third of the contact centers have been fully integrated to deliver seamless and consistent customer experiences across channels. By 2016, 54% expect to be fully integrated. ...

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  6. 26 Jun 2014  |  Europe

    Enterprise Priorities in Europe

    Multichannel Customer Contact

    The overall research objective of this research service was to investigate the current use and future adaptation of multichannel customer contact in European contact centers. Overall, the use rates of mobile apps, social media, Web self-service, and chat are growing, while use rates of LiveAgent voice and email are declining. About 25% of contact c...

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  7. 23 Jun 2014  |  North America

    Enterprise Priorities in North America

    Contact Center Outsourcing

    The overall research objective of this research service was to investigate the current and future outsourcing trends in the North American contact centers. Nearly half of the respondents outsource some customer care activities. Large contact center organizations are greater users of outsourcing than medium and small contact center organizations. Co...

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  8. 23 Jun 2014  |  North America

    Enterprise Priorities in North America

    Cloud Contact Center Solutions

    The main objective of this research service was to investigate the current use and future adaptation of cloud solutions in North American contact centers. Currently, about 50% of the contact centers in North America use hosted or cloud solutions, and that percentage is expected to reach more than 90% by 2016. Although small and medium contact cente...

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  9. 23 Jun 2014  |  Europe

    Enterprise Priorities in Europe

    Contact Center Outsourcing

    The main objective of this research service was to investigate the current use and future adaptation of cloud contact center solutions in European contact centers. One-third of the respondents outsource some customer care activities. The United Kingdom has the highest proportion of companies that outsource, while Benelux has the least. Outsourcing ...

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  10. 23 Jun 2014  |  Europe

    Enterprise Priorities in Europe

    Cloud Contact Center Solutions

    The overall research objective of this research service was to investigate the current use and future adaptation of cloud contact center solutions in European contact centers. About 37% of contact center organizations in Europe use a hosted/cloud contact center solution, which is expected to reach 86% by 2016. While small and medium contact centers...

    $12,500.00

    Special Price $9,375.00 save 25 %