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Why Is It Essential to Provide a Top Digital Customer Experience
With increasing customer interactions online, organizations must focus on providing the best possible experience in the digital universe. The easier for your audience to interact with your business online, the stronger your customer relationships and brand's reputation becomes.
Can your business stop social engineering attacks?
What makes social engineering so effective? Cybercriminals use social engineering tactics and prey on our instinct to help one another. And as it turns out, those instincts are so strong that they can override our sixth sense about cybercrime.
How to Build a Profitable Inbound Contact Center
With modern communications technology, businesses can provide customers with more ways to reach out for help than ever before: online chat, email, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), and voice calls. But, even with multiple ways to reach the customer service department, most people still prefer talking to a live agent, which is why having an inbound contact center is so important.
Email Security - What it is, and Why Should You Care?
Email is one of the most often used communication channels in the corporate world. It’s a fundamental part of modern communications. Email is also a medium that’s “always-on,” and people have access to it from anywhere. While it’s a necessity, it’s also a channel ripe with risk. That’s why email security is so critical. In this post, we’ll define what email security is, discuss the risks it presents, and provide you with best practices.
3 Lessons Learned About Remote Work In 2020
One of the most impactful shifts of the pandemic was the widespread adoption of remote work. More people than ever started working from home, which taught us all a lot about what’s possible for the future. Business leaders, managers, and employees learned several important lessons from remote work, and as a result, new, more flexible work models are emerging.
The Cloud Cost Management Guide: Tips from a CIO
Cloud cost management is a red hot topic for businesses right now. Enterprise spending on cloud infrastructure services around the world is a billion-dollar industry—hundreds of billions, likely—and with so much software available on the market, this is a constant challenge for IT teams.
Must-Have UCaaS Features That Boost Productivity
Everybody wants to work smarter, not harder. In the age of hybrid work models and labor challenges, your employees need technology tools that make communication and collaboration easy and seamless. When deploying a UCaaS (unified communications as a service) platform, you provide a foundation for them to do this. But how does UCaaS productivity improve? You’ll want to seek out these eight features.
5 Ways the Cloud Enables Business Communication
Cloud solutions have become a mainstay technology practice in the business world. Cloud business communications have turned out to be far more than an option for cutting costs and making scaling easier. It’s shifting the way people work, collaborate, and share information.
RingCentral & Mitel announce their first certified devices
In November 2021, Ring Central announced a strategic partnership. Now they are announcing that Mitel’s flagship Mitel 6900 IP Desk Phones are officially certified with RingCentral MVP, their industry-leading cloud communications platform.
2022 BrightCloud® Threat Report: Soaring ransomware payments, consistent infections, and more in this year
Cyber threats are becoming increasingly difficult to detect. Cybercriminals are also becoming experts in deception. What does this mean for your business? How can you keep your family members safe online and reassure your customers you are protecting their data?
Automation for Small Businesses: Work Smart, Not Hard
It doesn’t matter what industry you’re in, or how small your business is, good service has always been the number one priority for SMEs, and it always will be. But in a world that keeps getting faster and more digitalized, customer expectations are certainly changing. The question is, can your small business keep up?
7 Ways to Use Chatbots Strategically in your Contact Center
Chatbots are key to a modern contact center. RingCentral offers cloud-based digital solutions including chatbot technology designed to help simplify and streamline contact center operations. Our innovative chatbot technology ensures a conversational experience for customers.