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7 Tips to Handle Seasonal and Unexpected Call Volume Spikes

JustCall

If agents are not available during a particular season and call volume peaks, it would result in missed calls and extended wait times. Productivity concerns: An unexpected increase in call volumes can lead to decreased agent morale, demotivation, and burnout. Call monitoring Install real-time call analytics dashboards.

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Contact Center Workforce Management Best Practices

Fonolo

Real-time monitoring lets supervisors follow agent activity, track schedule adherence and make adjustments on the spot if needed. Promoting agent empowerment through self-service WFM tools often include self-service capabilities that are empowering for agents. That’s a goal on every call center manager’s radar these days!

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What Is Call Center Reporting & How Does It Work?

NobelBiz

The end goal is to foster a cycle of continuous optimization, leading to elevated customer experiences, enhanced agent morale and performance, and ultimately, a more streamlined and cost-efficient operation.

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3 Projects to Help You Deliver Good Customer Service Daily (+ Resources)

SharpenCX

Invest in speech analytics and inline feedback tools. Both speech analytics and inline feedback tools can streamline your coaching. With inline training , give feedback and make notes on specific moments in customer-agent interactions. Use speech analytics to search through transcribed calls to focus your coaching sessions.

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Agents Will Be Empowered Only If They Feel Valued — And You Must Continuously Prove It to Them

CCNG

One of the major initiatives abuzz in the Contact Center industry is agent empowerment and how it will improve performance and CX. Agents who feel empowered are comfortable making decisions on their own, which gives them a keen sense of ownership with every customer interaction. The concept is simple.

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Customer Experience Isn’t a Guessing Game: Get 5 Actionable Methods and the Customer Service KPI Categories You Need to Put Your Data to Work for an Off-The-Chart CX

SharpenCX

We’ve been conditioned to understand that intelligent analytics give us a clear view of what’s happening with our business. At this point in your contact center’s history, some 51% of contact centers have even realized data needs to be actionable for the specific agents and leaders who need it. It’s time to use it. We’re here to help.

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Customer Experience Isn’t a Guessing Game: Get 5 Actionable Methods and the Customer Service KPI Categories You Need to Put Your Data to Work for an Off-The-Chart CX

SharpenCX

We’ve been conditioned to understand that intelligent analytics give us a clear view of what’s happening with our business. At this point in your contact center’s history, some 51% of contact centers have even realized data needs to be actionable for the specific agents and leaders who need it. It’s time to use it. We’re here to help.