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Contact Center Trends 2021: The CX Watershed

Fonolo

After assessing how the pandemic had changed the call center in 2020 , we decided to peek over the parapet at 2021. We asked the contact center industry’s top influencers and business leaders what they thought the most significant contact center trends in 2021 would be. Contact Center Trends 2021. Increasing Empathy.

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Why Your Contact Center Needs A Remote Work Policy?

Playvox

According to a 2021 survey by ICMI , the top 10 metrics for employee performance in service centers are: Customer Satisfaction Agent Productivity Accuracy Average Handle Time Average Speed of Answer Quality Score Abandonment Rate Schedule Adherence Service Level Average Response Time.

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Delivering a great customer experience during open enrollment

Talkdesk

Members and caregivers are already under stress due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and will only have a limited number of weeks to make healthcare choices for 2021. During this busy time, health plan providers need to ensure they accommodate the demands of new and re-enrollments while still meeting the expectations of existing customers.

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7 Best Practices for Managing Call Center Operations

Hodusoft

Second, it can allow you to monitor your agents’ and teams’ performance by tracking metrics such as call resolution rate, call abandonment rate, and average handle time. billion in penalties between January 2021 and February 2022. If you don’t comply, you may pay heavy penalties.

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“Free”: The True Costs of Knowledge Based Authentication Questions?

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Source: Contact Babel The US Contact Center Decision-Makers’ Guide, 2018 and 2021. Not only has the average call duration increased by almost 2 minutes, the cost of servicing those calls has also been inching up. It now costs up to 40% more to handle a call compared to the cost three years ago. The Real Cost of KBAs.

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7 Proven Ways to Manage Contact Center Agent Staffing Shortages

Playvox

unemployment rate was 5.4% in July 2021 , higher than pre-pandemic levels, yet the news is full of stories about businesses of all sizes across industries having difficulty finding employees. Similarly, the UK and Canada have not yet returned to pre-pandemic unemployment rates. Increased abandon rates.

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Voice Channel: What Are The Most Important KPIs And How To Improve Them?

NobelBiz

The Average Handling Time (AHT) Call centers are an excellent investment when it comes to customer care, whether you are assisting your staff or your consumers. AHT is an abbreviation for “Average Handling Time.” Why is the abandonment rate important?