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. 31 Aug 2020  |  North America

    Contact Center Buyers Guide, North America, 2020

    Business Agility, Flexibility, and Innovation Present Growth Opportunities in Changing Times

    New analysis from Frost & Sullivan's Digital Transformation program presents some of the customer experience trends that Frost & Sullivan believes will shape, grow, and influence customer contact and the customer experience. The study focuses on those growth insights that are the most relevant for 2020-2023 in North America, and highlights the tre...

    $3,000.00
  2. 24 Apr 2020  |  North America

    Addressing the Experience Delivery Gap

    A Sine Qua Non for Making CX an Organization-wide Priority

    Today, the experience economy is in full swing, strongly impacting organizations and their business models. In this new era, user experience is key to creating value. It is no longer just about the quality of a product or a service; it is about the emotions and experiences that clients have when they consume it. Firms from all sectors are increasin...

    $1,500.00
  3. 14 Jan 2020  |  North America

    Infusing AI into the Retail Customer Experience

    Watch Out World—Your Next Food Server Could be a Bot

    As technology adoption has skyrocketed, it has vastly changed the way that consumers engage with businesses across the industries, but never more than in the retail sector. Online shopping, web portals for deals and discounts, review sites allowing consumers to review, compare, praise and complain, and mobile loyalty apps are just a few of the chan...

    $1,500.00
  4. 10 Jan 2020  |  North America

    Global End-user Priorities for Customer Engagement, 2019

    Improving CX is the Top Corporate Goal from 2020 to 2022 Across Industries

    The overall research objective is to measure the current use and future decision making behavior toward customer contact solutions primarily in the United States with a small sample from other regions. The technologies we covered include: customer journey analytics, elearning, quality monitoring, social media analytics, speech analytics, unified ag...

    $3,000.00
  5. 03 Dec 2019  |  North America

    Why People Must be a Critical Aspect of Digital Transformation

    99% of Companies are Embracing Digital Transformation Amidst Disruption, Innovation, and Consumer Upheaval

    People, processes and technologies have long been the key elements of a CRM strategy. A recent Frost & Sullivan study found that 99Percentage of businesses are now in some stage of digital transformation. The people piece is a great place to start. Customers and employees play probably the most important role in a company's success. Our research pr...

    $1,500.00
  6. 19 Nov 2019  |  North America

    English Proficiency is the New Black

    The BPO Nearshore Growth Accelerator

    This Frost & Sullivan Market Insight presents a broad overview of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) market demand for English proficiency for call volumes originating from the United States. It highlights the key industry trends. In preparing this report, Frost & Sullivan conducted interviews with executives from the following companies: Alorica,...

    $1,500.00
  7. 22 Aug 2019  |  North America

    Contact Center Buyers Guide, North America, 2019

    Providers Look to Harness AI to Infuse Intelligence in the Customer Experience

    New analysis from Frost & Sullivan's Digital Transformation program finds that growth continues in all areas of the contact center market: premise-based systems, the cloud, and hybrid configurations. Analytics, quality monitoring, and recording continue to be bright spots for growth, but emerging areas are taking center stage as companies transitio...

    $3,000.00
  8. 21 Aug 2019  |  North America

    Companies to Watch in Customer Contact, North America, 2019

    Technology Providers of Note in an Expanding Customer Service Ecosystem

    This is a companion piece to Frost & Sullivan’s 2019 Contact Center Buyers Guide (K234-76, August 2019), which examines the core areas and suppliers in the North American cloud/hosted contact center market. Core areas include systems and cloud-based solutions for inbound contact routing/automatic call distribution (ICR/ACD), outbound dialing, in...

    $1,500.00
  9. 29 Jul 2019  |  North America

    North America Contact Center Outsourcing Market, Forecast to 2022

    Digital Transformation Proves Challenging Amid Active Service Provider Acquisitions

    The ongoing jostle for preeminence in customer care BPO in the region of North America (NA) is entering an important new phase. Like the original “Great Game” – a foreign policy term associated with the geopolitical machinations of the Great Powers and regional powers vying for geopolitical standing and influence in Central Asia. Dominant ma...

    $3,000.00
  10. 11 Jun 2019  |  North America

    BPO Company Culture, 2019

    THE Driver for Customer Experience Excellence

    This Market Insight will explore how large Business Process Outsourcers (BPOs) have created company cultures that have become a driver for customer experience (CX) excellence across global markets. Much more than a company call for donating to a favorite charity, it’s about employee volunteerism, feeding children, caring for the environment, day...

    $1,500.00