6 Predictions for the Future of the Contact Centre Related Articles The Future of Contact Centres: Trends and Predictions 13 Predictions for the Future of CRM Systems 20 Predictions for the Contact Centre of the Future 19 Predictions for the Future of the Contact Centre © VectorMine-Adobe Stock-338287575 524 Filed under - Guest Blogs, 8x8 Tricia Morris at 8×8 shares forecasting predictions for the future. “Knowledge is telling the past. Wisdom is predicting the future.” – W. Timothy Garvey It’s finally happening. Historically change-resistant contact centres are getting their transformational day in the sun. One of the most hyped decades for business innovation is now in flight. And whether you consider its start a setback or a boost, there’s no doubt that recent events have accelerated technology trends and the need for digital transformation to the point where last year’s existing gaps are this year’s formidable divides. The average contact centre has a big leap it needs to make – from on-premise to permanently in the cloud. From in-office to operate-from-anywhere. From siloed to collaborative. From reactive to proactive. While most business leaders don’t love predictions, we think these six from Gartner forecasting the future of the contact centre are right on track. Decide for yourself: By 2024, 30% of organizations will have moved their contact centres’ operations off-premises, with a 60% jump in remote-working full-time agents. – Gartner Report – Overcome the Top 3 Challenges to Setting Up Contact Center Agents for Remote Working By 2024, cloud contact centre agents (56% market share) will exceed on-premises contact center agents (44% market share), a transition that will have taken two decades. – Gartner Forecast Analysis Contact Center, Worldwide 2021 On-premises contact centres will increasingly become technologically inferior compared to their cloud counterparts. The result is a −12.5% CAGR for on-premises contact centre agents. – Gartner Forecast Analysis Contact Center, Worldwide 2021 By 2025, 80% of customer service organizations will have abandoned native mobile apps in favor of messaging for a better customer experience. – Gartner Predicts 2021: CRM Customer Service and Support By 2025, proactive (outbound) customer engagement interactions will outnumber reactive (inbound) customer engagement interactions. – Gartner Predicts 2021: CRM Customer Service and Support By 2025, 40% of customer service organizations will become profit centres by becoming de facto leaders in digital customer engagement. – Gartner Predicts 2021: CRM Customer Service and Support This blog post has been re-published by kind permission of 8x8 – View the Original Article For more information about 8x8 - visit the 8x8 Website About 8x8 8x8 is transforming the future of business communications as a leading Software-as-a-Service provider of voice, video, chat, contact centre, and enterprise-class API solutions, powered by one global cloud communications platform. Find out more about 8x8 Call Centre Helper is not responsible for the content of these guest blog posts. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect those of Call Centre Helper. Author: 8x8 Published On: 18th Mar 2021 - Last modified: 24th Mar 2021 Read more about - Guest Blogs, 8x8 Recommended Articles The Future of Contact Centres: Trends and Predictions 13 Predictions for the Future of CRM Systems 20 Predictions for the Contact Centre of the Future 19 Predictions for the Future of the Contact Centre Related Reports Guide: Contact Center Buyer's Guide Report: 2030 Customer Experience Vision eBook: Embracing eXperience Communications as a Service (XCaaS) eBook: The Real Costs of Doing Nothing Contact Centre Reports, Surveys and White Papers Get the latest exciting call centre reports, specialist whitepapers and interesting case-studies. Choose the content that you want to receive. Contact Centre Reports, Surveys and White Papers Invites to Webinars & Events Weekly Newsletter