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Embracing Conversational AI for Contact Center Success in 2023

SmartAction

Virtual agents handle after-hours inquiries, provide self-service options, and streamline interactions. With automation, you can deliver top-notch service, exceed customer expectations, and drive business growth. Waiting means falling behind your competitors who have embraced automation. Limited Internal Resources?

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How to Handle High Call Volume: 10 Strategies for Success in Sales and Contact Centres

JustCall

This blog unlocks the secrets of using IVR automation with JustCall to handle high call volume with ease and free up your agents for what matters most! Reduced wait time is directly proportional to happy customers and more sales. Offer self-service options Customers often call with the same common questions over and over.

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Understanding Call Center Occupancy in the Contact Center and How To Optimize It

TechSee

Customers have varying expectations of different service channels. When a customer picks up the phone to call a customer service center, it is understood that there will be some wait time, time spent explaining the problem and finding a resolution.

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Bringing Automation to Customer Service – 5 Chatbot Examples for Any Industry

Comm100

The majority of customer service queries are repetitive and simple in nature, like ‘how do I reset my password’, ‘where is my delivery’, or ‘what time is your store open’. While these queries can easily lead to agent burnout, they also use up valuable agent time. Providing a self-service option.

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7 Proven Ways to Manage Contact Center Agent Staffing Shortages

Playvox

Increased agent burnout. Working extra overtime hours and handling back-to-back interactions all day long can quickly lead to agent burnout, especially if customers are frustrated about long wait times and take it out on agents. Implement self-service to reduce demand for agent assistance.

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3 Ways Chatbots Can Quickly Improve Customer Support Metrics

Solvvy

For instance, as the number of self-serviced resolutions increase, so do your quantifiable cost savings. Right away you can measure what it costs for an agent to resolve an issue versus the cost of a bot handling the interaction. Chatbots Lead to Happier Agents, Which Means Happier Customers.

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Advantages & Best Practices for Managing Callbacks in Contact Centers

NobelBiz

It is challenging to offer a good customer experience when customers hate long wait times. One solution to this problem is to increase the capacity of call center agents. However, if your contact center experiences occasional call spikes, hiring additional agents can increase agent downtime and costs.