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How to Stop Abandoned Calls From Ruining Your Customer Satisfaction and Toppling Your Other Call Center Metrics

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It’s the story of abandoned calls. Customers abandon calls when they’re frustrated from long hold times and unanswered questions. Spikes in abandoned calls take a toll on agent productivity and customer satisfaction. And often, they lead your customers to abandon your brand entirely.

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How to Improve Call Center Agent Productivity

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Average Handle Time (AHT). Average handle time is the average amount of time it takes an agent to wrap up a phone call or live chat. Lower average handle times usually mean higher productivity. The Executive Guide to Improving 6 Call Center Metrics.

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3 Tips to Reduce Cost Per Contact in the Call Center

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Use metric-tracking software to determine if your average handle time is increasing, first call resolution is falling, abandoned call rates are rising, or customer satisfaction survey results are going down. Empower your customers with self-service options. Have you heard of Visual IVR ?

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Call Center Metrics & KPIs to Measure Agent Performance

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The average call abandonment rate (ACAR) indicates the number of customers that abandon calls if they wait on hold for too long. When calculating the ACAR, it’s important to neglect calls that were abandoned in the first few seconds since these calls are mostly made by customers by accident.

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Guide to Interpreting Call Center Analytics

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If wait-times are too long, managers will typically implement strategies to reduce hold times, like offering call-back options or other self-service tools like a well-constructed FAQ section. This metric can be an indication of long hold times or poor call routing, which can impact customer satisfaction.

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14 Critical Call Center Metrics You Should be Tracking

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Average Wait Time : Average wait time tracks how long it takes for customers to connect with an agent who can address their needs. Self-Service Usage : Often times, customers can resolve their own issues without needing to get in touch with an agent. Outbound Dialing. Operational Efficiency.

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What is Intelligent Routing? 6 Big Benefits It Offers Your Business

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Decreased Average Handle Time (AHT). By reducing the number of customer transfers and time the customer is placed on hold, companies see better AHT metrics, which also impacts customer satisfaction. Here are 6 benefits intelligent routing offers: 1. Agents won’t have to transfer customers around like a hot potato.