Contact Centers

Frost & Sullivan defines workforce optimization (WFO) as a strategy to integrate disparate contact center workforce applications, monitor and analyze customer and agent interactions, and automate processes to optimize resources. WFO is an important segment of the contact center industry because it drives performance, agent engagement, and an improv...

The global CX outsourcing services market is expected to expand throughout the forecast period due to the growing recognition of CX as a key competitive differentiator and compelling incentives for businesses to outsource their CX activities. The market is poised to experience moderate disruption due to the emergence of generative AI technology,...

The Asia-Pacific contact center applications market grew by 6.9% in 2022 and is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.4% from $881.9 million in 2022 to $1,193.5 million in 2029, driven by cloud migration, system upgrades, and increased investments in advanced applications, such as analytics and workforce management. Vietnam...

The 19th Annual Customer Contact West: A Frost & Sullivan Executive MindxChange brought thought leaders from around the globe to Huntington Beach, California to tackle their challenges with other customer experience (CX) experts. Participants discussed their shared challenges, successful customer solution implementations, and strategies for improvi...

The recent introduction of ChatGPT from artificial intelligence (AI) firm OpenAI has captured the imagination of the world and moved AI further into mainstream conversation. ChatGPT is “humanizing” AI in a way that has not been experienced before, generating impressive content from relatively simple requests (or prompts) written in natural lang...

10 May 2023  |  North America

Retail Contact Center Growth Opportunities in North America—2023

Successful Providers Must Bridge the Physical and Digital Realms

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Preparing for a pandemic that lifts or redescends is top of mind for retailers that must navigate increasing foot traffic in stores and in malls with a large retail footprint. To mitigate economic headwinds, customer retention is key. Malls and retailers need new ways to entice pandemic-weary customers, and retailers must find the optimal mix of di...

Patients are consumers and expect excellent customer service for every product and service they buy. Patients invest in their health and set self-care management goals and play an active role in attaining health services. Improving a patient’s experience with digital solutions that give them more power is becoming the norm. These solutions includ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the shining star of contact center innovation and began gaining features, focus, and adoption in 2022. AI is enhancing capabilities across the contact center spectrum: from agent hiring and training, resource forecasting, and quality and performance management to process automation, workforce optimization, and custom...

The LATAM cloud contact center (CC) market grew substantially in 2022, driven by accelerated migration from premises-based contact center implementations. As organizations realize that providing superior customer experience (CX) is fundamental for competitive differentiation, they respond to growing customer expectations by delivering seamless, eff...