Beyond call recording: getting real ROI from Gong
Most teams treat Gong as expensive call storage. The return is in coaching, deal execution, and forecast accuracy. Here is how to move from recording to results.
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How We Help
What we deliver for call center leaders.
Service Cloud Voice + Agentforce
Unified agent desktop with real-time transcription, sentiment, AI suggestions, and CRM context, built on Service Cloud Voice + Agentforce.
AI virtual agents for tier-1
Production AI agents handling routine inquiries, password resets, order status, account changes, with proper escalation to humans when needed.
100% AI-powered QA
Conversation analytics scoring every call against quality, compliance, and coaching criteria, with humans focused on the cases that need them.
Real-time agent coaching
In-call AI coaching surfacing next-best-actions, knowledge articles, and compliance prompts when agents need them.
Workforce management integration
WFM platform integration with Service Cloud Voice for unified scheduling, forecasting, and intraday management.
Compliance recording automation
Automated PCI/HIPAA scrubbing, retention management, and audit-ready recording infrastructure.
Common Challenges
What we see in call center organizations.
The patterns that come up in nearly every call center engagement.
Voice and AI integration
Connecting voice systems, AI agents, conversation analytics, and CRM into one operating model is hard. Done well, the operational gains are dramatic.
Agent ramp and attrition
Contact centers run on agent productivity and retention. AI augmentation helps both, when implemented thoughtfully.
Quality monitoring at scale
Manual QA on a tiny sample of calls is the legacy model. Conversation AI can score 100% of calls against quality criteria.
Cost-per-contact pressure
CFOs are watching contact center cost. AI deflection, when done right, changes the math without sacrificing customer experience.
Workforce management and scheduling
Forecasting volume, scheduling agents, and managing shrinkage are operational disciplines technology should support, and often does poorly.
Compliance recording and PCI/HIPAA scrubbing
Call recording brings compliance obligations. Automating PCI/HIPAA scrubbing is technical, critical, and often half-done.
Signature Service Categories
The major call center practices our team runs.
Each category represents a deep specialization with dedicated playbooks, accelerators, and experienced consultants.
Contact Center Modernization
Service Cloud Voice, omnichannel routing, unified agent desktop.
AI Virtual Agents
Agentforce, voice AI deflection, and human-in-the-loop escalation patterns.
Quality Management & QA
100% AI-powered call quality monitoring with human review focus.
Workforce Management
WFM integration, scheduling, forecasting, and intraday management.
Agent Productivity & Coaching
Real-time AI coaching, knowledge assistants, and conversation intelligence.
Compliance & Recording
PCI/HIPAA scrubbing, retention management, audit-ready infrastructure.
See what this looks like for call center.
A free 30-minute working session with a consultant who has done this work before. You leave with a clear read on the right approach, whether or not you engage us.
Case Studies
Recent work for call center teams.
Biotechnology · AI & Technology Consulting
A biotech startup cut support time 30% with Service Cloud AI agents and MuleSoft integration
30%
Support time saved
19
Knowledge articles powering AI
Cybersecurity · Sales & Service Cloud
A cybersecurity company unified sales and support on Salesforce and migrated 2,300 accounts in 6-8 weeks
2,300
Accounts migrated
6-8 wks
To go-live
Featured Insight
Insight & analysis from our call center team.
Consultant-level analysis from the consultants delivering the work.
Revenue Operations
More guides for call center teams
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- Omni-Channel routing in Salesforce: queues, skills and capacity
- Service Cloud vs. Zendesk: which fits a Salesforce company?
- How to set up Salesforce Knowledge: structure, audiences and upkeep
How We Work
The engagement model.
Predictable phases. Clear deliverables. No surprises.
01
Discovery
One to two working sessions to map your current state, business goals, gaps, and constraints. We come out with a written scope document and recommendation.
02
Design
Documented solution architecture, technical design, realistic timeline, and a transparent commercial proposal, reviewed with your team before any build.
03
Build
Configuration, development, integrations, data migration, AI training, and QA, delivered in iterative sprints with weekly demos and adjustments.
04
Launch & Optimize
Training, change management, hypercare support, and continuous improvement. We do not disappear after go-live. Most engagements continue into managed services.
Salesforce for Call Center
Can a call center run on Salesforce?
Salesforce brings phone calls into the same console where agents handle every other customer interaction. Service Cloud Voice connects supported telephony so calls ring inside Salesforce, screen-pop the caller's record, and produce a live transcript. Omni-Channel balances voice and digital work across agents by skill and capacity, and supervisors monitor queues in real time. Agentforce can take routine calls or messages, and for human agents it can summarize the conversation afterward, reducing wrap-up. Recordings, transcripts, and outcomes attach to the case for review.
Day to Day
Call Center workflows that run in Salesforce.
Inbound call with screen pop
A call arrives through Service Cloud Voice, and the softphone in the console matches the caller's number to a contact, opening their record and recent cases before the agent says hello. If no match exists, a search or new-contact prompt appears. The agent verifies identity using fields on the record rather than a separate system.
Live transcription and guidance
As the conversation unfolds, the transcript appears in the console. Keywords in the transcript can trigger recommended actions or knowledge articles in the agent's sidebar, such as a returns flow when the customer mentions a damaged item. Agents act on suggestions with a click instead of navigating menus while keeping the customer on the line.
Wrap-up and disposition
When the call ends, Agentforce drafts a summary of the conversation and proposed next steps from the transcript. The agent reviews it, selects a disposition code, and saves, which updates the case and contact history. Structured dispositions feed reporting on why customers call, while the summary gives the next agent readable context.
Supervisor queue monitoring
Supervisors use the Omni-Channel Supervisor view to watch agent status, queue depth, and wait times as they change through the shift. They can reassign waiting work, move agents between queues when volume spikes, and, where the telephony setup supports it, listen in or join a call to assist a newer agent.
Callbacks and outbound follow-up
When wait times grow, customers can request a callback, which lands as routed work for the next available agent with the case attached. Outbound campaigns, such as appointment reminders or follow-ups on unresolved issues, use lists built from Salesforce reports, with do-not-call and consent fields checked before any number is dialed.
Measure It
What call center leaders should track.
- Contact reasons by volumeReports on disposition codes and case reasons show why customers are calling, by product, region, and time period, pointing to issues the business can fix upstream.
- Queue wait and abandonmentVoice call records capture queue time and whether callers hung up before connecting, letting managers relate abandonment patterns to staffing, time of day, and routing configuration.
- Handle and wrap timeTalk, hold, and after-call work durations are reported per agent and team, so managers can separate conversations that are genuinely complex from time lost to manual documentation.
- Transfer and escalation patternsTracking how often calls transfer between queues or escalate to supervisors highlights routing rules that send callers to the wrong place and training gaps on specific topics.
- AI containment and handoffAgentforce conversation reports show which intents the AI resolved, which it handed to agents, and at what point, guiding decisions about where to expand or restrict automation.
Where to Start
Your first four steps.
- Confirm telephony compatibility earlyCheck whether your current phone platform is supported by Service Cloud Voice or needs a partner connector, and what features, such as transcription and supervisor listen-in, carry over. This single decision shapes project scope, contract timing with your telephony provider, and what agents will see at launch.
- Design disposition codes with agentsDraft a short, mutually exclusive list of call outcomes and reasons, then test it with experienced agents on real calls. Codes that are ambiguous get chosen at random under pressure. A tight list turns every call into usable data about demand, repeat issues, and training needs.
- Unify routing for voice and digitalSet up Omni-Channel so calls, chats, and messaging compete for the same agent capacity under clear priority rules. Separate routing systems produce agents idle on one channel while another queue overflows. A combined model gives supervisors one place to rebalance work during busy periods.
- Start AI with after-call workBefore automating customer-facing calls, introduce AI-generated call summaries for human agents. It is low risk, agents review every output, and it shows quickly whether transcripts are accurate enough for broader use. Lessons from summaries inform later decisions about self-service voice or messaging agents.
FAQ
Salesforce for call center: questions.
Do we have to replace our phone system?
Not necessarily. Service Cloud Voice works with specific telephony providers, and many other contact center platforms integrate with Salesforce through their own connectors. The right path depends on whether your current platform's integration gives agents a unified console, live transcripts, and reliable call logging. We assess what you have before recommending any change, since replacing telephony adds cost, risk, and retraining.
Can Agentforce handle phone calls?
Agentforce can handle conversations on digital channels and, depending on your configuration and telephony setup, voice interactions as well. Capabilities in this area are evolving, so the practical question is which call types are predictable enough to automate and what the caller experiences when a handoff is needed. Starting with messaging or after-call summaries is often a safer path than automating live voice first.
How are call recordings and transcripts stored?
With Service Cloud Voice, recordings and transcripts link to the voice call record and the related case, so reviewers find them in context. Storage location, retention rules, and access permissions depend on the telephony provider and your configuration. Sensitive data such as payment details should be kept out of recordings through pause controls or secure payment flows, and retention policies should reflect your legal requirements.
How is call center work different from customer service?
They overlap, since both run largely on Service Cloud. The service discipline covers case management, knowledge, portals, and field work across all channels. The call center focus is real-time operations: telephony integration, routing under live volume, supervisor tools, agent desktop speed, and the conversation data calls generate. Many organizations need both, designed together so voice is not treated as a separate silo.
How can supervisors coach agents using Salesforce?
Supervisors can review transcripts and recordings attached to cases, filter calls by disposition or outcome, and compare handle and wrap times across the team. Conversation insights can flag moments such as long silences or competitor mentions, depending on setup. Pairing those signals with the actual case outcome keeps coaching focused on customer results rather than speed alone. Coaching notes can be logged on the agent's record so progress is visible over time.
Our Capabilities
The practices that support your call center work.
Salesforce Consulting
Implementation, integration, configuration, and managed services across the full Salesforce platform, from Sales and Service Cloud to Agentforce and Data Cloud.
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As a Gong services partner, we implement, integrate, and optimize Gong so revenue teams actually adopt it.
Learn more →AI Consulting
Strategy and production AI, from use-case selection and governance to deployed agents on the platforms you already run.
Learn more →Revenue Operations
The systems, data, and rituals that make sales, marketing, and customer success operate as one revenue engine.
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