“There’s a 10-year track record of work-at-home results in the contact center environment. It’s become hard to ignore, even for those executives who personally don’t prefer or like the thought of a distributed work environment.”

“The more I researched the Roarin’ Twenties of a century ago, the more I began thinking that we may be on the cusp of a Roarin’ Twenties of our own. This could be a decade that defines the current millennium.”

“Without a doubt, 2020 will surface more ways, both practical and innovative, to leverage AI and improve both customer and employee experience.”

“There are some interesting parallels in the contact center in terms of how technologies can transition while still relying on the tenets that made them important in the first place.”

“Despite all the talk about the value of analytics, most companies still struggle to understand the practical ways they can benefit from it and how to implement it."

“If asked what the differentiator for Saddletree has been for the past 20 years, I’d have to say it’s the kind of relationships I’ve built with so many of my clients

“Analytics has brought an unprecedented degree of intelligence—yes, I’ll say it—artificial intelligence (AI), to the call-routing process"

“Sixty percent of consumers globally expect to be able to engage with an organization at any time and on any channel.”

“The practice of spoofing has gotten so inexpensive that it has grown exponentially, leading to the proliferation of these calls and the nearly nonstop ringing of the phone.”

“Painfully slow, complex, tree-based IVR menus are about to go the way of the buffalo.”