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6 Tips to Optimize Your Call Center IVR

Fonolo

You’re probably familiar with IVR, or Interactive Voice Response, is a menu system that connects customers to the information they need in your call center. Callers will use either a dial pad or tap-button options ( Visual IVR ) to connect with an appropriate agent or department to address their needs.

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3 Keys to Q4 Contact Center Success in 2021

Outsource Consultants

No matter the offering, businesses are competing against their competitors not just in price and product, but also in customer experience. The most powerful technology pairings in 2021 include call deflection, AI, and automation systems that work in harmony. The result is deeper, more powerful customer journeys.

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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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10 Essential Call Center Features to Look Forward in 2021

Hodusoft

Below mentioned are some of the essential features to look forward to in 2021, have a look: Predictive Dialer: Predictive dialer is an important feature of a call center software solution that enables agents to connect with the call as soon as they become available to take the next call. Key Features of Call Center Software.

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Delivering a great customer experience during open enrollment

Talkdesk

Delivering exceptional customer service during open enrollment is always a challenge, but promises to be even more complex this year. 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.

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Upgrade Your Call Center with These 7 Cost-Effective Methods

Fonolo

By offering call-backs , customers are empowered to save their place in the phone queue, hang up, and receive a call-back when the next available agent is free. The business case for call-backs is clear: they smooth out call spikes, improve the customer experience, lower your telco costs, and reduce abandonment rates.

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12 Statistics to Inspire You To Take the Next Steps (Big or Small) And Move Your Call Center to the Cloud

SharpenCX

As many as 20% of Fortune 500 companies won’t make it through 2021 in one piece. In a study of more than 1 million customer service calls, companies reported 34% increases in hold times and 68% rises in escalations. Supporting a smooth move to the cloud lets you adopt customer service tools built for the new-age customer experience.