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Contact Center Trends 2021: The CX Watershed

Fonolo

To achieve that within a remote or hybrid work environment, we’re going to see more contact centers reach for a cloud-based technology that drives camaraderie, increases visibility, allows supervisors to coach from anywhere, and enables agents to self-manage.” Find Out the Rest of the Trends: Contact Center Trends 2021.

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100+ Customer Experience Stats to Prepare for 2023

CCNG

(Gartner, 2021) 8 in 10 consumers report that businesses are meeting or exceeding their expectations for service, compared to 67 percent in 2014. In fact, 40% say businesses have increased their focus and attention on service, a significant increase in just three years (up from 29% in 2014). more than other companies in the past year.

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How Do You Make Customers Feel Important?

aircall

This percentage compares with only 67% in 2014. Time management skills. Willingness to escalate difficult calls. It’s always nice to hire call center agents that have call center experience, but it’s sometimes better to train the right people. Active listening. Problem-solving skills.

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3 Ways to Use Slack to Improve Your Phone Support Efforts

Talkdesk

Since its release in 2014, Slack has become a force to be reckoned with. Talkdesk Product Manager Alex Willen and Slack Account Manager Jesse Elliott discussed Slack’s new functionalities as relates to phone support teams in our webinar “Using Slack to Reinvent the Call Center Experience.”

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International Contact Centre Operations Tips & Best Practices

Callminer

To learn how CallMiner is helping African Bank better extract and operationalise insights from voice-based customer interactions in its call centres, watch to our Tech Central podcast, How CallMiner is Helping African Bank Retain and Grow its Client Base. . Agent Management Tips for International Call Centres.

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How to Eliminate Hold Time in Your Call Center

Fonolo

And the worst of it is, consumers are getting more and more impatient on calls. More than 80% of customers say the experience a company provides is as important as its products. A 2014 AMEX survey found that the maximum amount of time customers are willing to wait is 13 minutes. Understaffing and poor management.