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UK regulation of outbound telephone marketing scores another own goal

Telecoms
Written by Jonathan Graham May 10, 2016

As you may have seen in the news, the law regarding outbound direct marketing calls has changed. Currently one in five outbound direct marketing calls is from an anonymous or withheld number, something that became illegal from 16 May 2016.  UK registered companies that flout the revised regulations could be subject to penalties of up to £2.5 […]

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As you may have seen in the news, the law regarding outbound direct marketing calls has changed. Currently one in five outbound direct marketing calls is from an anonymous or withheld number, something that became illegal from 16 May 2016.  UK registered companies that flout the revised regulations could be subject to penalties of up to £2.5

Five ways to reduce queuing time in your contact center

Contact center management
Written by Danny Cresswell April 19, 2016

Customers generally hate waiting on hold, and the longer that they have to hold the more chance there is that they’ll abandon the call. High call abandon rates are never good but they’re particularly problematic if your business is running any kind of inbound marketing campaign when every call abandoned can mean lost business. Even

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Customers generally hate waiting on hold, and the longer that they have to hold the more chance there is that they’ll abandon the call. High call abandon rates are never good but they’re particularly problematic if your business is running any kind of inbound marketing campaign when every call abandoned can mean lost business. Even

How can my contact center become PCI DSS compliant? A check list of considerations

PCI DSS
Written by Simon Beeching April 5, 2016

After three years of discussion, a new EU Data Protection Framework has been agreed. The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) replaces the current Data Protection Directive. Whilst it won’t come into force for a couple of years, it’s important that your organization starts preparing now, as it will have a very substantial impact on all entities that

How can my contact center become PCI DSS compliant? A check list of considerations Read More »

After three years of discussion, a new EU Data Protection Framework has been agreed. The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) replaces the current Data Protection Directive. Whilst it won’t come into force for a couple of years, it’s important that your organization starts preparing now, as it will have a very substantial impact on all entities that

12 New Year’s resolutions for your contact center

Contact center management
Written by Danny Cresswell January 10, 2016

Tips and ideas for 2016 based on new features and developments of Syntec’s integrated contact center systems   Cloud contact center management innovation Effectively track call outcomes – Using Syntec’s AgentCall contact center management system, your agents can mark the outcome of each telephone call they handle using the call history tab, either during or after

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Tips and ideas for 2016 based on new features and developments of Syntec’s integrated contact center systems   Cloud contact center management innovation Effectively track call outcomes – Using Syntec’s AgentCall contact center management system, your agents can mark the outcome of each telephone call they handle using the call history tab, either during or after

10 key developments for contact center managers in 2016

Contact center management
Written by Simon Beeching January 4, 2016

Companies need to consider making the move from a multichannel to an omnichannel approach It’s becoming more commonplace now for organizations to engage with customers through multiple channels. You have your call center and for most customers, talking to a live agent is still the best way to get the result they want (and many

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Companies need to consider making the move from a multichannel to an omnichannel approach It’s becoming more commonplace now for organizations to engage with customers through multiple channels. You have your call center and for most customers, talking to a live agent is still the best way to get the result they want (and many

How to make IVR payments (and your call center) PCI DSS compliant

Contact center management
Written by Danny Cresswell November 5, 2015

Let me start with an important distinction here first. If you want to take payment over the phone via an automated IVR system without call center agents involved, then it’s correct to talk about this as ‘an IVR payment system’.  But if it’s compliant card payments between customers and call center agents that you are

How to make IVR payments (and your call center) PCI DSS compliant Read More »

Let me start with an important distinction here first. If you want to take payment over the phone via an automated IVR system without call center agents involved, then it’s correct to talk about this as ‘an IVR payment system’.  But if it’s compliant card payments between customers and call center agents that you are