{"id":5594,"date":"2020-09-15T17:10:43","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T00:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ptpinc.com\/staging\/?p=5594"},"modified":"2020-11-19T10:36:28","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T18:36:28","slug":"contact-center-preparedness-operating-in-a-pandemic-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ptpinc.com\/staging\/cx-strategy\/contact-center-preparedness-operating-in-a-pandemic-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Contact Center Preparedness: Operating in a Pandemic and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The COVID-19 crisis has made many organizations realize their contact centers were not fully prepared to handle customer communication needs. Especially with work from home requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But many of these changes were likely reactionary, spot fixes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">What happens moving forward? When things go back to \u2018somewhat normal\u2019? When the next pandemic hits, whatever that might be?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We\u2019ve done a lot of work in this area and have created a guide to help answer these questions and more.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.ptpinc.com\/Contact-Center-Crisis-Preparedness-Ebook-Share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" class=\"wp-image-5759\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ptpinc.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PTP-eBook-Contact_Center_Preparedness_Page_01-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Contact Center Preparedness eBook\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ptpinc.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PTP-eBook-Contact_Center_Preparedness_Page_01-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ptpinc.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PTP-eBook-Contact_Center_Preparedness_Page_01-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ptpinc.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PTP-eBook-Contact_Center_Preparedness_Page_01-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ptpinc.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PTP-eBook-Contact_Center_Preparedness_Page_01-1536x1187.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ptpinc.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PTP-eBook-Contact_Center_Preparedness_Page_01-2048x1583.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/go.ptpinc.com\/Contact-Center-Crisis-Preparedness-Ebook-Share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download the Contact Center Crisis Preparedness eBook<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AUTHORED WITH EXPERIENCE<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.ptpinc.com\/Contact-Center-Crisis-Preparedness-Ebook-Share\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ptpinc.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Diane-Halliwell.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5696\" width=\"181\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ptpinc.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Diane-Halliwell.jpg 408w, https:\/\/ptpinc.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Diane-Halliwell-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Our own&nbsp;<strong>Diane Halliwell<\/strong>, a Senior Customer Experience Specialist with over 30 years of consulting experience in the contact center arena, has just about seen it all. And she has put together an informative yet concise guide on the key ways you can set up your contact center for long-term success, continue effectively communicating with your customers, and survive and thrive before, during, and after any pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diane points out what you need in your technology plans, how to best craft customer messages and making the most effective use of your communication channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GET THE PREPAREDNESS GUIDE<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.ptpinc.com\/Contact-Center-Crisis-Preparedness-Ebook-Share\"><strong>Download the new ebook:&nbsp;\u201cContact Center Preparedness: The 5 Key Steps to Keeping Customer Informed\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope it helps inform the right investments and decisions at your organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HOW CAN WE HELP?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ptpinc.com\/staging\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact us to learn more about how you can optimize your contact center and prepare for the long run<\/a>. We are truly interested in hearing about what you\u2019re doing and can help you find the right solutions, technologies and processes to deliver superior CX.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The COVID-19 crisis has made many organizations realize their contact centers were not fully prepared to handle customer communication needs. Especially with work from home requirements. But many of these changes were likely reactionary, spot fixes. What happens moving forward? When things go back to \u2018somewhat normal\u2019? 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