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Colin Taylor
ApexCX

Colin Taylor

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Recognized as one of the leading Contact/Call Center pioneers and experts, Colin has received 30 Awards on two continents for excellence in Contact Center Management.

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Background

Ever since answering his first customer call more than 40 years ago Colin has blazed a trail of innovation and success through the Customer Interaction industry. Colin has assisted many Fortune 500 and global brands to improve their customer-facing organizations. Today more than 15,000 agent positions globally operate employing Taylor Reach designed Contact Center, operational models.

Recognized as one of the leading Contact/Call Center pioneers and experts, Colin has received 30 Awards on two continents for excellence in Contact Center Management. Acknowledged as a leader and influencer on the topics of Call/Contact Centers, customer service and customer experience, in published rankings on Huffington Post, Call Center Helper, and MindShift. Colin was recognized as number 6 in the global 100 for customer service.

Colin was most recently named one of ICMI’s Top 50 Thought Leaders in customer service for 2018.

Colin has held numerous leadership roles in the industry, is an author and frequent speaker on customer service, customer experience, Call/Contact Centers, operational innovation, CRM, sales, and team building.

Published work

Articles by Colin Taylor

ApexCX Nov 25 · 5 min read

How to prepare for changes in contact center hours of operation

Many factors go into changing contact center hours of operation, such as call volume, demand forecast, agents occupancy, SLA &

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ApexCX Nov 25 · 4 min read

Managing Millennials in Call Centers

Managing millennials in call centers requires first understanding them, and transparent, open, specific, & connective communication. By Colin Taylor I read

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ApexCX Nov 25 · 4 min read

A Difficult Customer was a Frustrated Customer Not Receiving Deserved Services

What was perceived by contact center agents as a difficult customer was actually a frustrated customer not receiving deserved Services.

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ApexCX Nov 25 · 7 min read

Contact Center Health Assessment Prevents Crises and Resolves Issues

Contact center health assessment prevents crises & resolves issues, like annual wellness check we all do with our doctors. By

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ApexCX Nov 24 · 3 min read

Internal Quality Assurance (QA) Should be Based on External Customer Satisfaction (CSAT)

Call center internal quality assurance is based on external customer satisfaction (CSAT), not what QA team thinks what customers want.

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ApexCX Nov 23 · 3 min read

The Risks and Benefits in Managing AHT (Average Handle Time) for Contact Centers

The risk in only managing AHT to the average is agents then watch their time and don’t focus on fixing

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