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Contact Center Trends 2021: The CX Watershed

Fonolo

As the focus of contact center turns to creating value rather than reducing expenses, KPIs like customer satisfaction and service level will become increasingly favored over metrics like Average Handling Time. It is an exciting time for the contact center, and we look forward to seeing how these trends develop in 2020.

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Looking Beyond Metrics for Customer Satisfaction

Talkdesk

Number of calls in queue, average handle times, speed to answer. When customer satisfaction dips, many in the industry pile on increasing layers of call center metrics to locate the problem. So the question becomes: Can traditional call center metrics zero in on how to meet customer expectations?

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When should you be recruiting your next support agent?

Kayako

Calculate non-ticket time. If you simply take a 40 hour work week and divide it by AHT ( average handle time ) you’ll be underestimating the resource time you need to get through tickets. This leads to higher wait times for customers, and longer work days for agents. Calculate the time you spend on tickets.

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The evolution of contact center performance

Eptica

Date: Monday, September 28, 2015 The evolution of contact center performance. Published on: September 28, 2015. As performance occurs at a very granular level, contact centers rely on a wide variety of performance metrics which are tied to high level business objectives and strategies.

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Does AI Mean the End for Contact Centres or Simply Higher Levels of Customer Care?

CSM Magazine

Moving your CC team to video chat gives you the metrics you need to convince management of the value. Priya was awarded New England Entrepreneur of the Year in 2014 and ranked on the 2015 top 100 Entrepreneur list by the Boston Globe. Incorporate co-browse and screen-share technology into your phone based contact centres.

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Top Metrics that Measure Inbound Call Center Performance

Tenfold - Contact Center Blog

It begins with setting metrics. The right metrics or key performance indicators (KPIs) should effectively measure a business’s specific capacities. Here’s a list of the most crucial metrics that inbound call center must measure. Simply put, it’s getting it right the first time and reducing customer effort.

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Top Live Chat Best Practices for 2022

Comm100

Recommended for you: How to Reduce Your Average Handle Time Fast. Set clear time expectations. Offer real-time, personalized, efficient support that your customers and agents will love at 1/3 the cost of voice support. Note: This blog post was originally published in July 2015. Learn more. Comm100 Live Chat.