Contact Centers

The overall research objective is to measure the current use and future decision making behavior toward contact center solutions in the following industries: Education, IT/Communications, Financial Services, Government, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Outsourcing, Retail & Consumer, and Travel & Hospitality. Technologies covered: • Interactive Voic...

25 Sep 2017  |  North America  |  Mega Trends

Growth Opportunities in the North American Contact Center Systems Market, Forecast to 2021

Still Under Cloudy Skies, System Sales See Recovery

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New analysis from Frost & Sullivan's Digital Transformation program titled Growth Opportunities in the North America Contact Center Systems Market finds that despite healthy growth in the cloud contact center market, in 2016, the market for on-premises contact center systems recovered slightly after several years of decline. Contact center analytic...

22 Sep 2017  |  North America  |  Mega Trends

Growth Opportunities in the North American Hosted/Cloud Contact Center Market, Forecast to 2021

Enhanced WFO and Analytics Fuel the Drive to Digital Transformation of Customer Care

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New analysis from Frost & Sullivan's Digital Transformation program titled Growth Opportunities in the North America Hosted/Cloud Contact Center Market finds that the market for cloud contact centers continues to increase. The acceleration of omnichannel and digital transformation, coupled with the C-suite demands for stronger and swifter growth, i...

Customers are becoming more reliant on computer hardware, software, and services in their lives and work. And while customers have had to become more knowledgeable about the technologies they own, use, and access, there also have been critical changes to the customer support landscape. Meanwhile, today’s customers are more anxious and demanding o...

Customers have higher excellent CX expectations. They seek personalized short or no wait interactions with highly trained agents who are suited to serve their unique needs. Customers expect companies to understand the full context of their communications histories. They do not want to repeat information when switching channels, resuming conversat...

25 Jul 2017  |  North America  |  Market Research

North American Contact Center Location Trends, Forecast to 2022

A Stronger Economy & High Customer Expectations Are Driving Growth, but Automation and Income Changes Loom

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Economic growth, consumer and business spending, and growing customer expectations for excellent customer experiences (CXs) are spurring higher American and Canadian contact center demand. As a result, CX-sensitive higher valued omnichannel contact centers will be set up, expand, and stay onshore, and return from nearshore and offshore locations, ...

This market analysis provides market sizing and forecasts for the North American contact center outsourcing market. North American market revenue represents revenues derived from clients based in North America, regardless of fulfillment model. This includes onshore, nearshore, offshore, home-agent, automated and technology-based solutions. This mar...

Frost & Sullivan forecasts that the total number of contact center seats will shrink from 4.1 million in 2012 to 4 million by 2017. Even so, there are opportunities for vendors in this mature market. For example, consider hosted solutions. Hosted delivery allows companies to cut costs by buying only the applications and capacity they need, an attra...

Todays customers expect companies to provide a consistent and high quality Customer Experience, regardless of channel, including walk-in retail. Omni-channel strategies that integrate the Web, contact center, and retail channels (and subject matter experts), are becoming increasingly prominent in pursuit of a quality Customer Experience. The di...